Thank you to our wonderful PTA for supplying our staff with a tasty dinner Monday night during Parent/Teacher conferences. It was much appreciated! Also, thank you to all our parents/guardians who took the time to meet concerning your child. Our students truly benefit when we are working together to provide them with the best education possible. Finally, today all our students received a free ticket to the All-Pro Dad’s Harlem Wizards basketball game this coming Sunday, March 4 at 3 PM in the MHJH gym. Please consider bringing your child to this event. General admission tickets are $12, V.I.P. tickets are $30. Ten percent of the proceeds go to the All-Pro Dad’s program. Our own Mrs. Burke, Mrs. Stefanko, and Ms. Weiss will be playing in the game. Check it out!

Saturday, March 3

Sunday, March 4 Monday, March 5

Thursday, March 8

Friday, March 9

Sunday, March 11 Monday, March 12

Tuesday, March 13

Thursday, March 15

Friday, March 16

PTA Family Resource Fair, 9 AM-12 Noon, Middleburg Heights Community Center All-Pro Dad’s Harlem Wizards Basketball Game, 3 PM, MHJH Gym Kindergarteners and Fourth Graders to be administered Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) this week Garden Club to Rocky River Nature Center, 12:30-2:30 PM KidzArt, 4-5 PM, Room 54 BOBCAT (RED & WHITE) THROWBACK SPIRIT DAY DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME BEGINS—Turn Clocks Ahead One Hour Mrs. Basnett and Mrs. Medaglia’s Kindergarten Classes to the Coe Lake Study at BMHS, 10 AM-12:30 PM PTA Meeting, 7 PM, Library Spirit Club Meeting, 8:15 AM, Room 44 Ms. DiCola and Mrs. Krug’s Kindergarten Classes to the Coe Lake Study at BMHS, 10 AM-12:30 PM All-Pro Dads Breakfast, 8-9 AM, Cafeteria KidzArt, 4-5 PM, Room 54 GREEN SPIRIT DAY Middle School Counselors Meet with Fourth Graders, 9:30-10 AM, Cafeteria Middle School Instrumental Music Teachers Meet with Fourth Graders, 10-10:30 AM, Cafeteria Instrumental Music Testing for Fourth Graders, 10:45 AM-3:25 PM, Rooms 54 and 55

Coming Up

From the Principal

BPM Titan Tidbits Brook Park Memorial Elementary School

16900 Holland Road • Brook Park

216-433-1350 Mike Kostyack, Principal Twitter/@mkostyack

March 2, 2018

All children are to have an extra set of clothing in their locker!

Baldwin Wallace presents A Children’s Concert with Factory Seconds Brass Trio

Join Factory Seconds Brass Trio for an hour of music, storytelling and audience participation. The concert highlights French composer Francis Poulenc’s “Sonata for Horn, Trumpet and Trombone.” The hour-long interactive concert is appropriate for ages 4+ and the young at heart. Factory Seconds Brass Trio is composed of The Cleveland Orchestra members and BW brass faculty Jack Sutte, trumpet; Jesse McCormick, horn; and Richard Stout, trombone. The Trio is an ensemble in Residence at Baldwin Wallace Conservatory. As part of this residency, the group engages with students in multiple ways, including in-classroom collaborative teaching with academic faculty, and reading and coaching sessions.

Saturday, March 17 from 2-3 PM Kulas Musical Arts Building

96 Front St., Berea

Menu | March 5-9

Blue Choice Red Choice

Green Choice

5 Hot Dog Chicken Nuggets/WG Roll Yogurt/WG Roll String Cheese Vegetarian Bean Pineapple Milk

6 Taco Chicken Sandwich Yogurt/WG Roll String Cheese Broccoli Peaches Milk

7 WG Pizza Chicken Nuggets/WG Roll PB&J Graham/WG Roll String Cheese Corn Pears Milk

8 Egg/Cheese Sandwich Chicken Nuggets/WG Roll Chef Salad/WG Roll California Blend Juice Milk

9 Waffle/Sausages Chicken Nuggets/WG Roll PB&J Graham/WG Roll String Cheese Carrots Fresh Fruit Milk

NOTE: The FIRST item is always the BLUE choice, the SECOND item is always the RED choice and the THIRD item is always the GREEN choice.

Kindergarten Registration

Kindergarten registration for the 2018-2019 school year is now open ONLINE. Registration will be online only. There is a link on the home page of the district’s website www.berea.k12.oh.us. Click on “Class of 2031” to begin the registration process. After you register your child for kindergarten, make sure you attend Kindergarten Information Night on April 24 at 7 PM in the Ford Intermediate School auditorium. This is a parents only information event to learn about kindergarten curriculum, how to prepare for the big first day, kindergarten readiness, and to meet your child’s principal. For questions, call 216-898-8300 x6218 or go to www.berea.k12.oh.us/kindergarten.

Reader Boost Camp

The Cuyahoga County Public Library will be hosting an exciting opportunity for BCSD students. Beginning on March 3, the Brook Park Branch will be hosting a Reader Boost Camp for students struggling with their reading skills. This program is open to students in Grades 1 through 3 along with their parents/caregivers.

Participants will need to attend each week of this four-week series. Each session is a two-part program of information and fun! For the first part, parents go separately with a classroom teacher to learn tips for working with their child at home, while children remain with the librarian for fun reading-based activities. During the second part, families participate together.

Registration is required and is very limited. This program is free of charge and is offered on Saturday mornings at 10 AM on March 3, 10, 17, and 24 at the Brook Park Branch of Cuyahoga County Public Library at 6155 Engle Road.

Harlem Wizards

Get ready Berea City School District! A high-flying, slam-dunking, rim-rattling basketball show is coming to town! The world-famous Harlem Wizards will visit Middleburg Heights Junior High gym on Sunday, March 4 for an evening of great fun and fundraising. The Wizards will play a game against a team of some of our hometown teachers, local administrators, community leaders, and community members. Proceeds will benefit All Pro Dads and local PTAs. The event will feature a variety of fun interactive extras to complement the Wizards’ dazzling demonstration of hoops artistry: pregame “Wiz Kids” warm-up, contests, comedy, awesome slam dunks, audience participation, merchandise giveaways, and more. The game will conclude with the Wizards’ signature dance extravaganza that will have the crowd on their feet! Join us: Sunday, March 4 3—7 PM (doors open at 2 PM) at the Middleburg Heights Junior High gym Amazing Courtside Plus seats: $30 (going fast!) Advance General Admission: $12 Tickets at the door: $15 Tickets will also be available to purchase online for a discount. Visit www.allprodadberea.com for more information.

Berea PTA Council is holding a FREE family resource fair event for Northeast Ohio families on Saturday, March 10 from 9 AM to 12 PM at the Middleburg Heights Community Center. This fair will have over 55 exhibitors sharing resources for children. Families can expect to find resources including summer programs and camps, various activities including music, art, sports, and social groups, therapy and counseling services, and much more. For more information, visit www.berea.k12.oh.us/resourcefair.

Jump Rope for Heart News

A great big THANK YOU to all those who participated in the Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser. We raised over $13,000 for the American Heart Association! Prizes will be delivered to the school at the end of March. Great job, BPM!

Destination Imagination Tournament

We would like to show our support for the students in our district who are participating in the Destination Imagination Tournament this Saturday, March 3 at Beachwood High School. There are four elementary teams, one middle school team, and two high school teams who are competing in this challenging program.

The teams have worked hard for many months to develop their solutions and presentations to complex challenges. We are proud to have these students represent the Berea City School District in this creative problem solving competition. Thank you also to the team managers, parents, and volunteers who have helped Mrs. Silvestro offer this program to our students.

Easter Egg Scramble

The Ohio AT&T Pioneers of NE Council is sponsoring an Easter Egg Scramble at 1:30 PM sharp (until all eggs are gone) on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at Tressel Field-Finnie Stadium, Baldwin Wallace University, for children ages 1-10. Admission is one box of cereal or pasta per child (to be donated to local food pantry). Each child should bring a basket to carry home his/her candy.