Spring Brook Weekly News

September 28, 2026

Happy Monday!

Hello Spring Brook Families,

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend! We had a wonderful visit for Staley the Bear during last week's Bear Down Against Bullies Assembly! Please see the PTA Newsletter for photos. Thank you to everyone who came to watch the Neuqua Marching Wildcats show on Friday night, they did an amazing job! See below for important updates. Go Huskies!

Important Information

Fall 2026 Parent Teacher Conference Sign Up

Parent-Teacher Conferences for preschool, elementary, middle and high school will take place on Thursday, October 22, 2026 from 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm. On Monday, November 2, 2026 the conferences will be offered from 8:00 am - 3:00 pm and 4:30 pm - 8:00 pm.

Elementary, middle, and high school parents can begin scheduling conferences through ParentVUE on October 6, 2026 starting at 6:00 am.

To schedule your conference for elementary, middle, and high school students, log in to ParentVUE and select "Conference" from the menu on the left side to see the times available. Once you have scheduled your conference, you can click "Email Schedule" to have the details emailed to you. You can also go back to ParentVUE at any time to view the information. Conference scheduling will remain open through October 13, 2026 at 6:00 pm.

Picture and Yearbook Ordering!

To view and order photos from Picture Day: You can search for your child's photo HERE. If you need further assistance, contact VIP at support@vipis.com.

Click here to order a 2026-2027 yearbook for your child!

Picture retake day is on October 27th. Please let the office or your child's teacher know if you'd like your child to participate in picture day make ups.

CogAT Updates

Beginning this school year, we are streamlining the assessment information used to support student recommendations for district programming. As part of this work, the Cognitive Abilities Assessment will no longer be administered universally to 5th grade students. This does not impact CogAT testing in 2nd grade, where it will continue to be administered to all students. This change reflects our ongoing effort to limit the collection of redundant information when meaningful data is already available through classroom assessments and i-Ready. Additionally, reducing unnecessary testing minimizes classroom disruptions and preserves valuable instructional time. Our philosophy and criteria for identifying and supporting students in district programs, like Project Arrow and Accelerated Math, have not changed. School teams will continue to use multiple sources of student data to make thoughtful placement and programming recommendations for students.

Blizzard Bucks: Celebrating Students!

Each day students have the opportunity to earn Blizzard Bucks for being great role models and following our school rules. Students cash in those Blizzard Bucks with their classroom teacher for a variety of special incentives, such as having lunch with their teacher, reading a book aloud to another classroom, choosing their seat for the day, and more.

This year, we've added a school-wide Blizzard Buck incentive! We are collecting the Blizzard Bucks students cash in to fill our Blizzard Buck Backpack. Classes have been brainstorming ways to celebrate when we reach our goal, and we are currently working toward earning a school-wide dance party!

Other celebrations we may work toward throughout the year include gum day, PJ day, stuffy day, movie day and more! We can't wait to see how quickly our Blizzard Buck Backpack fills up!

Upcoming Dates

Click here to access Spring Brook's Google Calendar with upcoming events. Please remember that before and afterschool clubs require registration prior to attending the club.

Tuesday, Sept. 29

7:50 am 5th Grade Art Club
3:35 pm Young Rembrandts

Thursday, Oct. 1

8:10 Spring Brook Singers
3:35 pm 4th Grade Math Club

Tuesday, Oct. 6

7:50 am 5th Grade Art Club
5th Grade Field trip to St. James Farm
3:35 pm Young Rembrandts

Wednesday, Oct. 7

National Walk, Ride, Roll to School day!
3:45 pm Robotics

Thursday, Oct. 8

8:10 am Spring Brook Singers
3:35 pm Chess Club
3:35 pm Robotics

Friday, Oct. 9

Kindergarten Fall Party

PTA

PA PTA Meeting - October 13

A flyer for the upcoming PA PTA Meeting is available here.

Spring Brook PTA

We're in the single digits - there are three days left in PTA Membership Drive! The competition between classes is tighter than ever! Which grade will win? Check out our current standings in this week's newsletter. Today is a GREAT DAY to join the PTA.

We also had a wonderful week celebrating kindness, inclusion, and respect during last week's Anti-Bully Week. A highlight included welcoming Staley the Bear for a fun (and loud) "Bear Down on Bullies" assembly. See our Facebook page for photos and check out this video on our PTA drive!

Finally, mum pickup is TODAY! If you ordered mums during our fall fundraiser, please stop by the Breckenridge Clubhouse this afternoon between 2 and 6 p.m. to pick up your order.