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Hello Bradfield Families!
I would like to thank each of our families for your continued financial support. At the School Board meeting, Bradfield PTA presented the District with a generous gift which comes directly back to Bradfield in order to impact the learning opportunities of our Broncos. The generous gift allows us to provide the excellent education and experiences your children deserve. We are thankful we can purchase the much needed instructional resources and technology, provide professional development and provide additional salary support for our dedicated staff members. Thank you, Bradfield families, for making your child’s education a top priority!
I had the opportunity to meet with the newest first grade teachers and discuss “All things Bradfield” where they were able to provide suggestions and feedback for the upcoming school year. Bowen Aboussie, Evie Bowman, Mathew Harris, Jack Labonowski and Sophia Warren shared some interesting ideas as they enjoyed being First Grade Teachers of the Day. I’m not certain we can add a water park to the field, but they seemed to think the community would have no problem raising the needed funds.
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The Bradfield Family Picnic is right around the corner. We look forward to seeing everyone on the field this Friday during your child’s regular lunchtime. Please check out the information below for more details.
Friday, our community celebrated the life of former head custodian, Sam Flores who dedicated decades of serving our school district and building lasting relationships with students and staff. He lived in the house by the field with his wife, Hilda, and three sons, Sam, Josh and Johnny, who all attended Bradfield. Their house was often referred to as "Sam's Corner." In honor of Mr. Flores, we are in the process of dedicating the northeast corner of the field to Sam. Please continue to keep the Flores family in your thoughts.
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I look forward to seeing you and your children at the front door!
Regina Dumar
dumarr@hpisd.org
WE ARE BRADFIELD BOLD!
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Grab your picnic blanket for the annual Family Picnic!
Bring your own lunch or purchase a sack lunch from the Bronco Café. Sack lunches will include a warm Chick-Fil-A sandwich, chips, cookie, and bottled water. Sack lunches available for $8.00 via Skyward account.
Bring a picnic blanket.
Families will be seated by class on the field.
Meet your child on the Sports Court.
If you have more than one student, plan to stay for each child’s designated lunch time!
UPDATED! View Lunch Schedule by Grade
Parents are encouraged to send their children back to class to experience a full day of learning!
In the event of inclement weather, students will eat in the cafeteria. Sadly, parents will not be permitted indoors.
Questions? Rebecca Bell or Stephanie Ernst
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Invite your Great Friend (grandparent, parent, aunt, uncle, friend or neighbor) for a fun program that the kids have been working on with Mr. Foley.
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Kindergarten: 8:30AM performance, classroom visit ends at 9:10
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1st Grade: 9:10AM performance, classroom visit ends at 9:50
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2nd Grade: 9:45AM performance, classroom visit ends at 10:30
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3rd Grade: 10:30AM performance, classroom visit ends at 11:10
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4th Grade: 11:15AM performance, classroom visit ends at 11:50
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PreK: 11:40AM performance in their classroom
Permission slip to leave early with your Great Friend will be sent home early next week.
Questions? Jamie Ashby & Stacy Hicks
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Current families of 4th graders transitioning to 5th grade for the 2023-24 school year are invited to McCulloch Intermediate School.
Preview MIS Round-up Info Here
4th grade students will have the opportunity to visit MIS for a campus tour on Thursday or Friday, April 20-21, with their 4th grade classes.
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A Message from our PTA President, Kate Cutshall | |
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We have such a busy and exciting couple of weeks ahead with lots of information coming your way. Please be sure to read all the communication very carefully, particularly as it relates to Family Picnic and Great Friends Day!
Now is a great time to get a jump start on your spring cleaning and donate your used books to our Book Drive that will be held this week. And please take a last look at Lost & Found located inside the front door of the building. There are so many coats, sweatshirts, water bottles… the list goes on. All items will be donated after April 6th.
Please join me in thanking the following volunteer for keeping Bradfield BOLD:
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Our Yearbook Chair, Anna Jackson, has quietly been working behind the scenes all school year. She has poured not only her time, but her heart into this project. Your children are in for quite a treat when they receive their books at the end of the school year. We can’t thank Anna enough for taking on this Herculean effort to make this special keepsake for your kiddos!
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- 3/27-31: Book Drive
- 3/30: Dads Club Spring Social 5:30-7:30PM
- 3/31: Family Picnic
- 4/3-6: Book Fair
- 4/6: Great Friends Day
- 4/7: School Closed
- 4/13: Highland Park Village Shopping Event 1-3PM Bandier
- 4/20: Dads Club Cornhole Tournament 6PM
- 4/25: PTA Meeting 8:15AM, 4th to 5th MIS Transition Meeting 9:30AM at MIS Auditorium
STAAR Testing - 3rd & 4th Grades:
No visitors or scheduled events on these dates.
- 4/19: Reading Test
- 5/3: Math Test
View full calendar
23-24 HPISD Academic Calendar
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Since August of this school year, Highland Park ISD has been using new instructional resources to teach students how to read and write based on proven methods and the science of teaching reading. The process of removing balanced literacy materials, including Lucy Calkins' Units of Study, has been a huge undertaking, but teachers are doing a phenomenal job!
At April 4th's Decoding Dyslexia meeting, parents will see a presentation from Amy Wood and Mary Webb, the two educators leading this English Language Arts and Reading (ELAR) transition. Amy Wood is HPISD's interim Executive Director of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning and the Director of Instructional Technology. Mary Webb is the district's Director of Instruction and a Curriculum Specialist. Together, they've been working closely with experts and teachers to revise the district's literacy framework and to effectively implement a new ELAR curriculum. While this mainly impacts students in kindergarten through eighth grade, it's an important change and all parents are invited to see the presentation.
We expect this meeting will be well attended, so please CLICK HERE TO RSVP to ensure we have enough seats for everyone.
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