Brookside Blast

Principals' Message

Dear Brookside Community,

Our community has had many opportunities to practice holding two emotions at once, often conflicting. Our hearts are with the Dunbar family as they navigate the tragic loss of Gracie last weekend.

We have also had moments of joy to celebrate. As a PBIS (Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports) school, our students work hard to demonstrate respect, safety, responsibility and kindness. Students earn “fish and gems” as a token to acknowledge these positive behaviors, put them in their classroom fish bowl, and when the class bowl is full, they take a paper fish to add to the schoolwide bulletin board. Since our theme this year is ripples, the school works together to fill every ring on the ripple before we have a schoolwide celebration.

A special bonus was the opportunity to create a human BPS on the upper field and the infamous Gordon Miller photographed us all with his drone!

Next week, on Friday the 13th, we invite the BPS community to celebrate World Kindness Day. Wearing a shirt with words of kindness on Friday, and contributing a non-perishable food item for our food drive beginning Monday 11/9 are two ways we invite you to join us!

Finally, this Saturday, 11/7, Canyon Creek opens for PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE sign-ups.

Sign up: Saturday, 11/ 7 -Thursday 11/12

When: Monday 11/16 - Friday 11/20. (**4th grade parents, please note your teachers have availability the week prior to this -you will note options in Canyon Creek online scheduler of available days and times for your child's teacher)
Login: https://www.canyoncreeksoftware.com/scheduler/vt/wwsu/
Password: The password for parents to access the Online scheduler is “BPS" (Not case sensitive).

Finally, there is no school tomorrow 11/3 due to Election Day. Please vote!

In community,

Sarah & Chris

From the HUUSD School Board

Waterbury/Duxbury Public Forum on the Future of HUUSD

Thursday, November 12th, from 6-8pm at Crossett Brook Middle School

Waterbury and Duxbury folks, your HUUSD School Board reps want to hear from you! Please join us in the Crossett cafeteria on Thursday, November 12th, at 6pm to hear about what’s going on with our schools’ enrollments and finances. We’ll share some data and updates with you and want to hear your questions and ideas as we decide how to build the best future for our students.

Questions? Contact Theo at THanna@huusd.org

BPS Spiritwear Store!

Show your Brookside pride while supporting an amazing opportunity for our students! The Brookside Parent Teacher Organization is excited to share our spirit wear store:

https://www.bonfire.com/bps-spirit-wear/

All proceeds from spirit wear sales directly benefit the Brookside ski program, a unique and memorable experience for our children.

Backpack Program

Any child enrolled at Brookside Primary School is able to receive these weekly bags of food for themselves and each child in their family. If you believe your child could benefit from this program, please complete the form linked below.

https://forms.gle/vbkSNVD97qepJ4zu6

Arrival and Dismissal Routines

Bus route information can be found here: https://huusd.org/bus-routes. Please take a moment to review your child’s route so that the first days of school run smoothly. Additionally, please familiarize yourself with Pick Up Patrol, as it is the system we use to manage absences, tardies and dismissal plans. Please ensure your child has adequate default plans!

Upcoming Dates

November

Tuesday 11/3 No School - Election Day

Wednesday 11/11 EARLY RELEASE DAY dismissal at 11:20am

Friday 11/13 World Kindness Day & Food Drive

Week of 11/16-11/20 Family Conferences

Week of 11/23 - 11/27 No School - Thanksgiving Recess

Please note that the opportunities/events listed below are not specifically endorsed or screened by school staff. As always, families should use their own standards and review processes to determine appropriate activities.