4th Grade Newsletter: More May Information!

May 17, 2023

4th Grade News

CHEERS TO BRADFIELD!

Moms are invited to stop by and toast to our 4th grade grads!

Wednesday, May 24th

Location: Home of Katie Tauscher (4401 Edmondson Ave)

8:00am-9:30am

Casual. Come and go.

FIELD DAY

Thursday, May 25

4^th Grade: 1:40pm - 2:40pm

All 4th grade parents are invited to join as our graduates enjoy a special treat after the 4th grade Tug-O-War champions are crowned!

4th graders will dismiss from the Field and will not take backpacks to school on Thursday 5/25.

Please have the kids wear their 4th grade BRADFIELD t-shirt for a class of 2031 group picture before the Field Day events begin!

We need your help! Please sign up for a volunteer shift through your teacher volunteer links: SIGN UP HERE

DECORATE YOUR CAR FOR GRADUATION

Thursday, May 25

Location: Flippen Park (4421 N. Versailles Ave.)

We are going to do two shifts to make sure we have enough room to park:

3:15pm-4:00pm: Girls

4:00pm-4:45pm: Boys

Bring your own supplies! Many families choose to decorate their car for graduation day drop-off and pickup. This is not a school or PTA sponsored activity and not required. It is just something many choose to do for fun. Families use glass markers on the windows, streamers on cars, balloons, etc.

Friday, August 11

1:00pm – 2:30pm

Students will get the opportunity to meet their advisory teacher, visit classrooms, and tour their house. Students & parents are welcome!

Focus Camp for Incoming MIS 5th Graders

The Academy for Lifelong Learning (ALL) at HPISD has offered the back

to school, Focus camp, for over 15 years to welcome incoming 5th grade

students to MIS. During this camp time students will tour the building to

become familiar with where classes are located and learn about the

different classes offered to 5th graders. Students will also have a

hands-on opportunity to practice opening lockers. Tips are shared to

support staying organized with four core teachers.

For more information click here.

GRADUATION DAY SCHEDULE

Friday, May 26

7:50am: 4th Grade Breakfast and Awards (students only)

Location: Cafeteria

No backpacks or water bottles for the last day.

After breakfast, students will enjoy the 4 th grade video and go back to their classrooms.

8:15am-8:45am: Parents and guests arrive and check in

Location: Bradfield main entrance. We will have a portable check in table in the courtyard and The Herbster coffee truck will be serving coffee in front of the school.

*****IMPORTANT*****

Each guest must RSVP: https://forms.gle/fF654pvxQmtDfBB18

All guests must have a volunteer badge or a drivers licenses to check in (no exceptions)

Deadline to RSVP is Friday, May 19

8:50am: Doors open to Graduation Ceremony

Location: LGI room and Cafeteria

9:00am: Graduation Ceremony

Principal Dumar opening remarks

4th grade video

Ceremony: students will line the stage one class at a time and names will be called one at a time.

10:00am: Parents exit to Sport Court for Clap Out

All Bradfield students and staff will line the halls leading to the Sport Court, where parents will be the last to clap them out.

Parents/students/teachers may remain on the Sport Court for pictures and good-byes until they leave for the pool party. Parents will receive a sign out form prior to graduation. All forms will be due by Thursday, May 25 at 8am.

11:30am: Graduation Swim Party for all 4th Grade Graduates!

Location: Dallas Country Club

Drop off student at the pool entrance. Please use Mockingbird entrance (pool is on the east side of the main clubhouse).

There will be parent chaperones and lifeguards on duty.

Lunch will be served.

Please plan to volunteer for the party if your child is not a confident swimmer.

1:30pm: Pick up at Dallas Country Club

Who attends Graduation?

This special event is for parents. Grandparents and guests are welcome to attend, we just ask you to let parents have priority seating.

No current Bradfield siblings, please.

Graduation Attire:

It is a celebration! Let’s dress up!

Examples: dresses, skirts, slacks, khaki pants, collared shirts

A NOTE FROM PRINCIPAL DUMAR

As we begin this last month of the 22-23 school year, I want to congratulate all of our students on a job well done! I am thankful for the many Bradfield traditions we dearly cherish.

It is hard to believe the last day of school is quickly approaching. Fourth graders are excited about their last rite of passage traditions as our PreK-3rd grade students enjoy theirs as well. While we are able to celebrate our fourth grade students with their traditional breakfast, video and graduation, PreK-3rd graders will be enjoying their last opportunities with their teacher and classmates. For this reason, we ask that Bradfield younger siblings not attend the 4th grade graduation ceremony.

PreK-3rd graders play an important role honoring our fourth graders by watching the 4th grade video in their classrooms as well as the traditional 4th Grade Clap Out. PreK-3 graders proudly line the hallways with their classmates and teachers as the fourth graders take one last walk through the building.

The last day of school is such a special day for all of our students. We especially congratulate our fourth graders and the achievements they have accomplished throughout their elementary years. I look forward to celebrating our fourth graders, May 26th one last time before they head off on a new path.

Principal Dumar

If you have questions, please reach out to one of the 4th Grade Program Chairs: