Bronco eBulletin 10.29.23

10.29.23

School News

A Message from Principal Dumar

Bradfield Families,

Now that was a fun week at Bradfield with so many traditions that we all love, and to boot, the Rangers made it to the World Series! You couldn’t ask for much more.

Thank you to PTA Pancake Breakfast Chairs, Angie Shank and Katie Samler for hosting a fantastic morning filled with plenty of pancakes, syrup and staff relays. Broncos enjoyed watching the pancake artist and cheering on their favorite teachers in the pancake relay competition as Ryan Watts did a fantastic job as our emcee. Congratulations to Cynthia Marlow for taking 1st place, Lumi Seagroves for coming in 2nd place and a special appearance by pinch hitter-Coach Tristan Weber. I would also like to thank Steve Noviello and the parents who volunteered to serve breakfast and Ms. Susan, Joyce, Debra and Jaime who were there before the crack of dawn to prepare a delicious breakfast.

Friday began with our Kindergarten tradition as our little Broncos strutted their stuff for the Halloween Parade. From princesses to superheroes, our Kindergarteners were adorable and the older students enjoyed cheering for them as they made their way through the halls.

Thanks to our Bradfield Dads Club for continuing our loved tradition of Pumpkin Carving. It is such a special time that our Broncos look forward to each year. Thank you to BDC President, Benjamin Carpenter, and his Board for helping organize, clean and ensure we had everything we needed to make this such a cherished family time. Also, thank you to the Dads who made sure each child in the class felt extra special and took the pumpkin creations with them to enjoy in the neighborhood.

We wrapped up Friday with a BRADTACULAR Carnival. It was definitely a fabulous way to end the week. I can’t even begin to explain how PTA Carnival Chairs, Jamie Ashby, Madeleine Fidler and Kelly Sporich put in more hours than one can imagine in order for our community to have a spooktacular afternoon! Even though the weather tried to throw them for a loop, these dedicated ladies began adjusting their vision they had been working on since spring and came out on top. Broncos had so many fun activities to choose from such as; interactive midway games, cake walk, dunking booth, DJ Eric and even entertainment from Timi the Monkey! Thank you, ladies and their husbands, their team of volunteers, Ms. Susan, Debra, Joyce, Jamie, Mr. Dale and crew and SRO Connel and Officer Koppa for a night to remember!

This week’s Writer of the Week was third grader, Harper Navarre, from Ms. Utley’s class. Her assignment was to write an Informational Essay where Harper chose to inform the listeners all about gymnastics. She described the different events, skills and equipment to be a successful gymnast. It was obvious Harper has been building these skills since she was a toddler. Thank you, Harper, for sharing many important details about gymnastics.

I encourage you to check out this week’s Broncoland photos.

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I look forward to seeing you and your children at the front door!

PTA News

A Message from our PTA President, Laura McCallan

I am so proud to be a Bronco this week. The way our PTA, Dads Club, parents, students, staff, community leaders, administration, and EVERYBODY came together to help make Carnival a huge success in spite of Texas’ crazy October weather, is truly so appreciated and makes me so proud of our school! THANK YOU!

Please join me in thanking our 3 Carnival Co-Chair superstars, Madeleine Fidler, Kelly Sporich, & Jamie Ashby. These three ladies took one look at the forecast and muddy field and pivoted seamlessly. I think it took them less than 10 hours total to procure a rental tent AND a tent permit from the Town of Highland Park. Not to mention the hours of work they have put into planning this event for months. In the end, the weather held out long enough for our Broncos to have a fantastic time. Thank you ladies for giving your ALL for our Carnival!

I’d also like to thank Katie Samler & Angie Shank for organizing what I think might have been our most successful Pancake Breakfast to date! I don’t know if we’ve ever had so many families join us for this fun tradition. And thank you to our good sport staff members for participating in the pancake relays!

I’d also like to thank the Dads Club, Principal Dumar, Susan Graeber and her team, Mr. Dale and his team, school staff, Officer Connel, Community Law Enforcement, and the countless Carnival Committee members and volunteers who helped to make this week a success. Whether you were serving pancakes or working the Cake Walk, each volunteer was vital to the success of these events. Thank you!

Lastly, I’d like to thank Katie Patterson & Jen Sowders, our Communications Queens. So much work goes into communications for these events, especially when last minute changes are needed. These girls worked for hours this week to perfect and crank out messaging to make sure everybody knew where to go and what to do. Thank you!

Go Broncos!

Laura McCallan