Bronco eBulletin 9.8.24

9.8.24

School News

A Message from Dr. Hilton

Dear Bradfield Families,

I hope everyone had a wonderful and relaxing Labor Day weekend. Even though saying goodbye to summer is hard, I love the fall season. Pumpkins, apple cider, football, and the cooler weather are some of the things that make fall so great!

We also have some special events coming up this month. On Wednesday, September 11th, Bradfield will proudly participate in National Remembrance and Service Day. We will take this opportunity to honor our First Responders. Bradfield Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts will play a special role as they help lead this important ceremony. Parents are welcome to participate as the students and faculty will gather around the flagpole, on the Sport Court, at 8:05AM.

Speaking of First Responders, Bradfield is lucky to have our School Resource Officer (SRO) keep us safe while building relationships with our Broncos. Officer Holley models exemplary behavior and is a role model for our students and community. He takes pride in his role, and we are honored to have him play a vital role in the daily lives of our Broncos. Thank you, Officer Holley.

Safety Tip from Officer Holley

For students that use Armstrong Parkway north of Mockingbird to and from Bradfield Elementary, please use caution while there is construction near the intersection of Potomac. We have been advised this project will continue for at least another two months. We were advised the sidewalk is passable and the construction crew has been advised of the pedestrian traffic from the school.

We ask that our Bradfield Bronco students and family exercise caution in this area. Watch for construction equipment entering and exiting the alley. Walk your bicycles or scooters through the zone. Follow the directions of construction personnel on site, and do not cross Armstrong within the construction zone.

Before I wrap up this week’s message and share some photos from Broncoland, I want to thank our wonderful Kindergarten moms and dads for treating the staff to a delicious luncheon from Heirloom Haul on Friday. A special thanks to Christen Bright, Kelly Diehl, Stephanie Ernst, Sara Shuart, and Steve Noviello for taking the time out of your day to decorate the faculty dining room (FDR) and for setting up the beautiful luncheon. We all felt loved and appreciated.

I hope you all have an amazing weekend, and enjoy some of these sweet pictures from Broncoland.

Kindergarteners reading If You Give a Mouse a Cookie

and learning about characters and setting.

3rd graders learning about the parts of a plant and planting beet seeds

in the Bronco Learning Garden.

Kindly,

Dr. Aimee Hilton

Welcome to CAMP READ-A-LOT!

Join us as we kick off 2024’s Reading Rodeo!

Please mark your calendars for the 6th annual Bronco Reading Rodeo: Wednesday, September 18 - Wednesday, September 25. A camp-themed week full of fun, surprises, and friendly competition designed to foster our students’ passion for reading while raising funds for Bradfield.

All Bradfield students are encouraged to read daily, log their minutes, and invite family and friends to support. Thanks to our generous sponsor, Origin Bank, 100% of proceeds will go to Bradfield. We will celebrate top readers and classes with a donut breakfast and awards ceremony

on Friday, September 27.

Click here to register your students for the Reading Rodeo with PledgeStar!

Questions? Caitlin Bonner, Lauren Calano, Missy Peck

Generously sponsored by:

PTA News

A Message from our PTA President, Rachel Reed

I hope everyone is enjoying settling into their new routines, now that September has arrived and many of our initial back to school activities are complete. Even though it was only a four-day week, it was a busy one at Bradfield.

We hope each of you took a moment to sign up for classroom volunteer opportunities, which opened on Thursday. Thank you to our amazing signup.com chairs, Christen Bright and Kelly Diehl, who have been working for months with staff and PTA chairs to ensure each classrooms’ volunteer opportunities were accurate and ready for go-live. Parents, it’s still not too late to sign up. You can find the link volunteer opportunities at the bottom of every bulletin!

Picture Day is always a fun one, as our darling Broncos don their school-day best and come ready to smile for the camera. Thank you to Jennifer Morton and Genevieve Short, our Class Photo chairs, for the hours you spent working with the photographer, organizing the classes, fixing collars, straightening bows, and so much more to make sure everyone looked their very best for their annual photo.

This week, we will hold our annual Patriot Day ceremony. Parents, you are invited to join us on the sport court after drop off on Wednesday as our Broncos recognize and honor the first responders in our community. I look forward to seeing you there!

With gratitude,

Rachel