Dates to Note
Oct. 23 End of 1st Term
Oct. 26 No School, Teacher Work Day
Oct. 30 Fall Harvest Parties 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Nov. 04 2 hour early dismissal (1:40) – Staff Professional Development
Nov. 14-20 Conferences
Dec. 09 2 hour early dismissal (1:40) – Staff Professional Development
Dec. 23 2 hour early dismissal (1:40) – Staff Professional Development
Parent, Student, Teacher Conferences
Parent-Student-Teacher conferences will take place November 14 - 20. All teachers will hold conferences from 2:00-4:00 on Wednesday, November 18 and from 4:00-8:00 on Thursday, November 19. Each teacher will also schedule four additional hours outside of the school day during the week for conferences to occur. The online scheduling window will be open from October 19 to November 2. Use the following link to schedule your child’s conference www.canyoncreeksoftware.com/scheduler/ia/waukee. The password for Brookview is brookview.
News From The Health Office
Kindergarten Requirements
Required kindergarten paperwork is to be turned into the health office no later than October 23, 2015. Parents will be receiving a note from the health office stating that their child is not up to date on the following paperwork: Immunizations, physical forms, vision and dental screenings. If you have questions on why you received the letter, or need copies of the health forms then don’t hesitate to call the health office at 987-5166. For those parents that have already turned in the correct paperwork, thanks so much!
Allergy Policy
Please remember that we have students in the school that may have a life-threatening allergy. If you have any questions regarding our allergy policy, you can find information on pages 8 and 25 of the 2015 – 2016 Preschool-Fifth Grade Parent Handbook.
Hearing Screenings
Hearing screenings will be conducted Nov. 10th, 11th, and 12th. If you don’t want your child screened at this time, please notify the Health Associate.
Iwant tomakeourfamilies aware that WCSD does have a Health Information Blog. It is utilized by all buildings' health stafftokeepparentsinformedof various concerns astheyarise. Thelinkto the blog is: http://blogs.waukeeschools.org/health/
If you choose tosubscribe, youwill get email alerts if a new post is published so you can beup-to-date astowhat istaking place in our buildings with regard to various health concerns. Oneof the items addressed by theblogis notification ofthe occurrence of headlicein each building. Parentsare asked to NOTIFYTHE SCHOOL NURSEif they discoverliceontheir child(ren), so that the appropriatenoticecan beposted in atimelymanner.
**Noticesof parent reported ornurse identifiedcasesof head liceare publishedbyGRADELEVEL ONLY. (For example, the headerfor my posts willbe"BROOKVIEWELEMENTARY" andthe postitselfwill readlike this: "There has been 1 case of headlicereported at the 1stgradelevel."or "There has been 1 case of headlice identifiedat theKindergartenlevel.") WhentheBrookview Elementary School Health Associate is awareof acertain percentageofagrade level reportedoridentifiedtohaveheadlicein a short periodoftime, writtennoticeand other helpfulinformationissuppliedto theaffectedgradelevelteachers, whothen notify theirparent lists of a higher incidence of lice attheparticular gradelevel via email.**
Weunderstandthatheadlice arenot pleasanttodeal withorexperience,and we dofollowpolicyrecommendationsset forthbytheIowaDepartment of Education/Public Healthand DallasCountyPublicHealth in our WCSD policy, stated in theWCSD handbook whichcanbefound onlineat www.waukeeschools.org. The school health associate welcomesquestionsduringschoolhoursat515-987-51663, or via email to .
Brookview Party Dates
All Party Times are 2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
Fall – October 30
Winter – December 22
Valentine – February 12
All Party Times are 2:30 – 3:15
Fine Arts Dates
Kindergarten: May 5, at BV times TBA
1st Grade: April 28, at BV times TBA
2nd Grade: March 03, at BV times TBA
3rd Grade: February 18, at HS Auditorium 6:30 p.m.
4th Grade: November 23, at HS Auditorium 6:30 p.m.
5th Grade: April 14, at HS Auditorium 6:30 p.m.
PowerSchool
PowerSchool provides access to your elementary students attendance, grades and lunch account balance. If you have misplaced your login information, stop by the office between 7:30 and 4:00.
Brookview PTO News…
Brookview Night at the Iowa Wild!- Back by popular demand, we will be having a Brookview night at the hockey game on Friday, November 13. Tickets can be purchased on RevTrak using this linkhttps://waukee.revtrak.net/tek9.asp?pg=products&grp=126. Please note, we are in the process of getting the correct date on RevTrak which may (incorrectly) indicate the game is Nov 15. Sorry for the inconvenience!
2015 Brookview/Waukee Spirit Wear is now for sale!- All orders must be placed online (no paper order forms) and the order deadline is November 3.Items will be delivered to the school on November 25. If you are buying an item for a gift, please indicate this on the “notes” section when checking out. While the PTO does make a small profit from the sale of spirit wear, this is not considered a fundraiser. The Brookview/Waukee Spirit Wear sale is conducted as a service to our families. Please use the web address below for ordering and enjoy your new gear!
http://www.promoplace.com/academy/stores/2015BrookviewWaukeeSpiritwear/
Staff Appreciation- The PTO will be providing a Spooky Treats Day for the staff as they prepare for conferences on Monday, October 26. Watch the PTO Facebook page and PTO website for the VolunteerSpot sign-up link. Thank you!
Parent/Teacher Conference Meals-The PTO will be providing the Brookview staff with snacks on November 18 and a meal on November 19. More detail and sign-up information will be available in November.
Thank You For Making The Family Fun Carnival a Success!- It was great to see such a big turnout at the Brookview Carnival on October 18! Thanks so much to all those who donated items, purchased raffle tickets and volunteered! A special thank you to Charity Moreland and the entire carnival planning committee!
Thanks to the Businesses Who Donated to Our Carnival!- We couldn’t make the carnival happen without generous donations from theses businesses -
Adel Veterinary Clinic
Aldo Shoes
Bargain Basket
Barnes & Noble, Jordan Creek
Blank Park Zoo
Bloom Studios (Kelsey Peterson)
Build-A-Bear
Bunny’s First Serve Tennis
Casey’s General Store
Climb Iowa
Coca Cola
Confluence Brewery
Des Moines Civic Center
Eden
Empty Nest Brewery
Fareway
Funnybone
Glen Oaks
Gusto Pizza
HyVee
Iowa Energy
Iowa Events Center
Iowa Wild Hockey
Jason’s Deli
Jasper Winery
KoKo Fit Club
Kosama
LaMie
Living History Farms
Marketplace Events
Massage Envy
Media USA
Meredith Corporation
Mixed
Nicodemus Family
Orange Leaf
Outdoor Adventures
Papa John’s Pizza
Plaza Dental Group
RayGun
Reiman Gardens
Rita’s Italian Ice
Roca
Saints
Salon 86
Somerset Winery
Spencer’s Gifts
Stivers Ford
Subway
Supercuts
Table 128
Taco John’s
The OP
Toys R Us
Trader Joe’s
Tropik Sun
Villa Pizza
Wake Up for Makeup (Ivy Boyd)
Waukee Wellness
Younique (Amy Reiling)
Annual PTO Fundraiser- Due to its past success, we will again be using Great American Fundraising this year. The kickoff will be in November and information will be sent home with your student.
Box Tops -The PTO collects Box Tops for Education throughout the school year. Kids can collect the Box Tops and bring them to the office in a Baggie with the count written on the outside. Packs of 50 are great but we’ll accept all (Box Tops are the pink labels with pencil logo on them, we don’t collect Labels for Education or Campbell’s soup labels). A huge Thank You to all who have contributed! The school has earned thousands of dollars through the program over the years and our goal is $1,000 again this year.
Art Town, Friday, January 15, 2016- Mark your calendars as Art Town is returning for the 2015-2016 school year a little earlier than in prior years! This is a day of Arts Enrichment for the students including literature, drama, dance and music. If you have a talent to share or an idea for Art Town, please contact co-chairs Maren Trettin () or Valori Bross (). If you would like to volunteer time, supplies or money, please be on the lookout for a VolunteerSpot sign-up in late November or early December.
PTO Meeting Dates 2015-16 School Year- All staff and Brookview parents/guardians are welcomed! Attending a meeting doesn’t mean you need to join a committee, speak infront of the group, volunteer, sell anything or buy anything! Just come to learn about what’s going on with Brookview and the PTO. Questions are welcomed!Meetings are on Mondaysfrom 6:30-7:30pm in the Brookview Library. Upcoming meetings: Nov. 30, Jan.25, Feb. 15, April 18, May 16
The PTO is online!“Like” us on Facebook at“BrookviewElementaryPTO-Waukee” or our website https://sites.google.com/site/brookviewpto/
Questions about the Brookview PTO?Contact one our VP’s Toni r Maren
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