News/Reminders (Blue is New, Green already Seen)
- Did you read the Brooks Crossing Online Folder? Check it out. Click here
- Clubs will begin April 30th. Click here for more information.
- Please bring in your empty cereal boxes by Monday. Empty cereal boxes needed for our writing unit. Students are writing series books and will use the cereal box to hold their stories. Please send in an empty cereal box. Please label it with your child's name. If you have extra cereal boxes, please feel free to send those in as well. Thank you for your help.
- Don't throw your eclipse glasses away. BC is collecting them to donate to people in South America who will see the next eclipse. Please bring them to school.
- School Spirit Day on Friday! At BC, we always bring the sunshine. Wear bright colors, rainbow, or tie dye to show your school spirit.
- Save the date: Somerset Patriots baseball game on Saturday, May 18th. (See Online Friday Folder for ticket information. Spring Family Bingo on May 3rd. More info to follow.
- 1st Day School Supplies is the best way to buy back-to-school supplies!
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- Our google photos has been updated. Take a look at some of those clever leprechaun traps. We didn't catch one, but the class had fun trying!
- 19th Annual Joanne Kerekes Student Art Gallery
Please join us on April 17th, in the Main Gym at South Brunswick High School, for the 19th Annual Joanne Kerekes Student Art Gallery. This time honored tradition celebrates select student artists from across the district who have shown exceptional talents in the visual arts. The gallery will be open from 4-8PM, with our Art Specialists on site from 6-8PM. Bring your family. You'll be blown away! Click here for this year's Art Gallery flyer. Thank you to Julia Lieberman, a senior at SBHS, for the design. - SBSD Parent Academy: HIB Law Update for Parents, Presented by John Worthington, ESQ.
In an effort to further collaborate with the families in our community, the district is offering an informative session on Harassment, Intimidation and Bullying (HIB) on April 23, 2024, at 6:30PM, in the auditorium at Crossroads North Middle School.
In this session parents will be provided with:
-an overview of the laws governing bullying in New Jersey to provide an understanding of how they apply to their children;
-the difference between Code of Conduct and HIB violations;
-the recent changes to the law, as well as some court cases that impact how the laws are applied;
-information on free speech and social media issues and requirements;
-the procedures to be followed should a student be a victim or perpetrator in a bullying case; and
-the rights of students and unique procedures for certain students, including LGBTQ students and students with disabilities.
Please register for this event, and childcare (if needed), by 4/16 using this form. Click here for more information. If you have any questions, contact [email protected].
- Reading Incentive Program: iPlay America Book Club: read 5 books for a free pass! Click link for the iPlay America reading certificate
- Brooks Crossing needs your help! If you can set aside a little time for us, we'd greatly appreciate it. To see how you can assist, please click these attachments: PTO Book Fair Volunteers.pdf and Library volunteers.pdf
- Hello from the Brooks Crossing Physical Education Department! We wanted to share our new site so that you can see all of our up to date events and activities that are happening in the gymnasium. Please click the link below and save it to your favorites so that you may follow your child’s Physical Education journey and participate in fun family fitness challenges.
Thank you!
Erin Woronicz and Lorie Unger
Brooks Crossing Physical Education
https://sites.google.com/sbschools.org/bcpe/home
- Check out the new Trick Word Page on this website. I will update it as the class learns new trick words. Keep practicing at home!
- Please make sure your child has a lunch bag to carry their plastic lunch containers. The students need to carry their lunches, water bottles and coats to and from lunch. Having a lunch bag makes it easier for them and avoids lunches spilling if they fall on the ground.
- Order your yearbook early and save! Order before October 31st, you get 10% off! This is also a school fundraiser so you will be helping give back to your school! Click Here on how to order.
- Did you read the Brooks Crossing Online Folder? Check it out. Click here.
Important Dates in April/May
4/2-4/5 - Spirit Week: Click here.
4/10 - Schools Closed: Eid-al-Fitr
4/17 - Art Gallery
4/19 - Early Release: Professional Development
4/23 - HIB Parent Training
5/3 - Spring Family Bingo
5/10 - Early Release Day: Professional Development
5/18- Somerset Patriots Game (PTO Fundraiser)
5/27 - No School: Memorial Day
(Click here for our District Calendar)
4/2-4/5 - Spirit Week: Click here.
4/10 - Schools Closed: Eid-al-Fitr
4/17 - Art Gallery
4/19 - Early Release: Professional Development
4/23 - HIB Parent Training
5/3 - Spring Family Bingo
5/10 - Early Release Day: Professional Development
5/18- Somerset Patriots Game (PTO Fundraiser)
5/27 - No School: Memorial Day
(Click here for our District Calendar)
Tying shoes - check this out!
Does your Child Need Help Tying Shoes?
See the helpful trick below.
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/mum-shoe-tying-trick-for-kids_uk_58872045e4b0208540992868
Don't Forget to Check the Online Friday Folder