February 2021
BPS Students Celebrate the Legacy of
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
School Board Vice-Chairman Matt Susin will spend a morning with Legacy Club members providing an update on the district, and answering questions. Join us for an informal time to chat, connect and enjoy a cup of coffee - virtually!
Paid advertisement from St. Francis Reflections Palliative Care.
Collaboration and Coordination are at the Heart of St. Francis Reflections
St. Francis Reflections Palliative Care helps people with a variety of serious illnesses achieve a better quality of life by addressing bothersome symptoms and reducing the stressors of navigating a complex healthcare system. A dedicated nurse practitioner works with patients, their loved ones, and their primary and specialty care physicians and nurse practitioners to create a plan of care that offers relief from physical, emotional, and spiritual pain, symptoms, and stress.

Additionally, the Palliative Care Team assists patients in establishing the goals of care that are most important to them, and providing resources for important decision-making, care planning and conversations with their loved ones. It is important to know that palliative care is not the same as hospice care.

While both focus on comfort and support, palliative care is available at any stage of an illness while hospice specializes in caring for people with a life expectancy of six months or less. The palliative care team visits patients at home. Our palliative care physicians and nurse practitioners are also available to see patients at several local hospitals.

Some important benefits of Palliative Care:
  • While patients are receiving treatment for their illnesses, they can still receive palliative care at home.
  • People with Cancer, Heart Disease, Respiratory Disease, Kidney Failure, Dementia, ALS, HIV/AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis and many other illnesses may all benefit from palliative home care.

For more information about St. Francis Reflections Palliative Care, call 321-360-3550 or visit the website: www.reflectionslsc.org/palliativecare
Port Malabar Teacher Partners with Blue Origin, Space Force and Brevard Zoo, Offering Students
Out of This World Opportunities
By Kat Allen
Port Malabar third grade teacher, Mrs. Phelan, wanted to create special opportunities for her students in light of the sweeping changes COVID-19 has brought to the typical school day.

"With all the necessary restrictions set forth due to the pandemic, I went into this school year wanting to provide as many opportunities as possible for my students to feel connected to world around them. My goal was to provide students with memorable activities where they could learn resilience, be excited about learning again, and feel connected to their school and community.

So far this year we have participated in the Blue Origin 'Dream Big Florida - Send a Postcard to Space' program. Our postcards were shipped into space on the New Shepard Rocket and we are anxiously awaiting their return. We also are part of the Brevard Zoo’s 'Restore a Shore' mangrove project. Our classroom adopted 18 mangrove propagules that we are caring for until they are established and ready to be planted in their new home along the Indian River Lagoon. 

When the opportunity was presented to me that we could take part in a presentation by Space Force I immediately signed us up! The purpose of the virtual meeting was to celebrate Space Force’s first birthday and educate students about their STEM education as it relates to space. Will Ulrich, launch weather officer 45th Weather Squadron, CCSFS, was our presenter and he went above and beyond all our expectations. He spent over an hour discussing his job, the importance of the Space Force and answering each student’s questions. 

My hope is that at the end of this year my students leave me with two things: that when faced with adversity we learn to persevere and to find something positive every day, and celebrate it!"

NOW HIRING


We are hiring Bus Drivers! If you would like more information about employment with BPS, please visit www.brevardschools.org


Legacy Club Cards
Two years ago expiration dates were removed from Legacy Club cards so members would not have to worry about renewing each school year.

If your current Legacy Club card has no expiration date, you have the most recent edition, and do not need to renew.

If you have a Gold Legacy card (55-64), but are now age 65 or older, please contact:
Sara Almond at almond.sara@brevardschools.org to receive an updated card in the mail.

Or, you may visit the front office of any BPS high school to obtain a new card.

Thank you for your support of Brevard Public Schools!