4th Grade Newsletter: MAY 2023

May 2, 2023

4th Grade News

GRADUATION DAY SCHEDULE

Friday, May 26th

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 19th

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

OTHER NEWS AND EVENTS:

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 25th

Students should plan to wear their 4th grade t-shirts (handed out at the beginning of the school year). We will be taking the 4th grade picture in front of the school during the day.

DECORATE YOUR CAR FOR GRADUATION

Thursday, May 25^th

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.

SUMMER FOCUS CAMP

Registration is now open for the Summer 2023 sessions for INCOMING 5th graders to learn the building, lockers, and make new friends before the start of school.

Learn more and sign up here!

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: