The Blaze | 10.19.25 | Carnival is on Friday!

Issue 10 | 10.19.25

A Message from Dr. Hilton

Dear Bradfield Families,

I hope everyone is enjoying the cooler weather today. As we finally move into the fall season, we have some exciting events planned. On Wednesday, October 22, we will have the annual Carnival Pancake Breakfast. It is a super fun event to get the kids excited for the Carnival! The Pancake Breakfast will be from 6:45 - 7:45am. You must be in line no later than 7:30am to get food at the Pancake Breakfast. Parents are welcome to attend with their children. Cost is $10 per child up to a maximum of $25 per family.

Then on Friday, October 24, we will have our Bradfield Elementary Carnival. It will be after school from 3:00-6:00pm. Our theme this year is Space Cowboy. There will be lots of games and activities. Please see the reminders below to ensure we have a fun and successful event.

Dismissal forms were sent home with students on Friday. Please complete the form and return it to your child's teacher by Wednesday, October 22.

Southern Ave. will be closed between Douglas and Armstrong from 8:30 AM until 7:00 PM Friday.

There will be no afternoon carpool on Friday afternoon.

Students will be dismissed by grade level to parents on the front lawn starting with Pre-K and Kinder at 3:00pm.

Pre-K - 2nd grade students must be released to a parent or adult to accompany them home or to the Carnival.

3rd and 4th grade students may attend the Carnival without a parent only with permission.
If they have permission to attend without a parent, 3rd & 4th grade students will be dismissed to the Carnival via the Sport Court. Parents will meet up with their student at the Carnival. Please make arrangements with your student where to meet.
If 3rd & 4th grade students do not have permission to attend the Carnival without a parent, parents will pick them up at dismissal on the front lawn to take them home or to attend the Carnival.

** Students should not bring a backpack or water bottle on Friday (disposable water bottles are fine). If your child brings his or her lunch, please send in disposable packaging.**

Family Meet-Up Plan

Please take time this week to talk with your children about where you will meet if you get separated from each other. Some suggestions would be the DJ booth or inside the cafeteria.

Thank you for taking the time to plan and share your Carnival plans with your family. It is truly going to be an out of this world event.

Finally, thank you, to our Bradfield families who continue to support our Broncos. I enjoyed a special Donors Breakfast last week with your children. I took an informal survey, and the favorite breakfast item seemed to be a tie between the bacon and the biscuits. Some students asked where the pancakes were, and I said they are coming this week with the Carnival Pancake Breakfast. Thank you, to Ms. Susan, Deborah, Joyce, and Jaime for preparing such a delicious meal for all to enjoy.

Please enjoy some of these fun pictures from Broncoland this week, and I will see you all on the front steps tomorrow morning.

3rd graders learning from experts about real estate and home design in preparation for their upcoming Halloween real estate project.

Preschoolers & 4th graders working in the garden.

Kindly,

Dr. Aimee Hilton

A Message from our PTA President, Kamela Aboussie

Dear Bradfield Families,

I hope you’ve all enjoyed a great weekend! October is always full of activity both at school and on the weekend, so the rain forcing a little downtime on Saturday was nice! It was also nice because it’s giving a lot of good reason to our big reveal this week…our new turfed playfield at Bradfield! As I was sitting on the sofa Saturday watching football with my boys, you know what I thought? “It’s raining pretty hard outside, and...we do not have a muddy field at Bradfield!”

This project is a long time in the making, and it has been a giant team effort by so many! Bradfield families so kindly stop me to say thank you for taking this project on, though I want to be very clear that the ability to pay for, plan for and see the final (wonderful!) product though stretches far beyond me. It is made possible by decades of generous Bradfield families and sponsors who entrust donations to the care of the PTA. It is made possible by the Bradfield Dads Club who took on a large part of the construction planning and management, and by a wonderful contractor, Paragon, who took very seriously our greatest needs and my 10000 schedule reminders. It’s also possible because Dr. Hilton, in her second year (!) trusted us and became a great cheerleader for what this field will bring to our school. And, of course it is made possible by the many many many Bradfield PTA volunteers who came up with ideas for the field, supported the efforts, and wore hats, both big and small, to see it to completion. I am BEYOND grateful to each of you, and I’m really darned proud of our community!

Tomorrow is an exciting day at school! Our Broncos will find out the winning name of our field, and they’ll be the first busy feet to race through the gate onto our almost 2 acres of a brand new turfed field! As of tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 pm, the field will be open for you and your family to enjoy!

In 1976, in celebration of Bradfield’s 50th year, the PTA gifted a new playground to the school. Below are photos from their groundbreaking ceremony! And here we are 50 years later, hours away from unveiling our new playfield in celebration of Bradfield’s 100th year!

I wish this gift will be a blessing to our community as a place to gather, play, and to grow our friendships.

Enjoy this special week, and I hope to see you on the field!

With love and gratitude,

Kamela

Community Outreach Costume Drive: Sarah Conway and Amanda Sunderman
Donor Relations: Courtney Dowling, Mary Peyton Glasgow, Brett Underwood
3rd Grade Parent Party: The Bennett Family
The Field Project: Lauren Calano, Carolyn Cross, Aubrey Labanowski, Laura McCallan, Jennifer Morton, Rachel Reed, Sara Shuart, Taylor Baird and Jake Francis
Planting at Entry: Texas Land Care and Trey Daniel

October 21: 1st Grade Parent Party

October 22: Carnival Pancake Breakfast (6:45-7:45AM) - Sign Up to Help!

October 24: Carnival (3-6PM)

October 31: Kindergarten Costume Parade (8:15AM) & BDC Pumpkin Carving

November 3 & 4: NO SCHOOL

November 10 - 19: One School, One Book

Our Out of this World Carnival is THIS WEEK!

IMPORTANT REMINDERS:

Carnival Dismissal Permission Slips came home in your child's backpack last week. Please fill it out and return it by October 22.

This year at carnival we will no longer be using wristbands - all current Bradfield students have admission. If you have a child coming from another school, you may purchase extra tickets here!

There will be no afternoon carpool on Friday, October 24. Southern Avenue will be closed beginning at 8:30AM.

Food will be available for purchase during the event in the cafeteria---students can use their Skyward account or pay with cash.

Questions?

Erika Burton, Marjon Henderson, and Ashley Nowak

Volunteer Sign Up

Carnival Pancake Breakfast

Wednesday, October 22

6:45 - 7:45AM

Bradfield Cafeteria

Panky Doodle Pancakes will be serving up out of this world treats

for the whole family!

$10 per child or $25 per family

(purchase in person via skyward or cash)

* Gluten-free pancakes will be available

Questions? Jamie Ashby & Madeleine Fidler

Carnival Needs Cakes!

Help keep the Cake Walk tradition alive and donate for the carnival.

Any and all types of packaged cakes/sweet treats

are welcome and much needed!

Cake donation drop off starts Wednesday, October 22 in the front office.

Jump on the Bronco Bandwagon!

Grab a friend and snag one of the last remaining spots...!

RSVP and get full event details by clicking on your grade level(s)!

PRESCHOOL Parent Party

1ST GRADE Parent Party

In order to provide our host families and caterer with accurate numbers, please RSVP by the following dates:

PreK: Wednesday, November 5

Questions? Jessica Bolander, Marika Rome & Kate Ryan

Calling all Bronco Alumni!

Do you have any Bradfield memorabilia PTA can borrow for our spring celebration?

Examples include yearbooks, trophies, photos, newspaper articles, etc If so, please submit here or email directly to bradfield100years@gmail.com.

We love learning a little more about the amazing teachers and staff

who make our school shine.

Read their All About Me forms here!

25 - 26 Calendar Highlights

10/24: Carnival
10/31: Kindergarten Halloween Parade
10/31: BDC Pumpkin Carving
11/3 & 4: NO SCHOOL
11/10 - 19: One School, One Book
11/24-28: NO SCHOOL - Thanksgiving Break
1/22: Daddy/Daughter Dance
1/30: Science Fair
2/21: Auction
3/10: Open House & Art Show
4/2: Great Friends Day
5/21: Field Day

25-26 PTA Calendar

25-26 BDC Calendar

25-26 HPISD Academic Calendar

HPISD Community News

Questions? Bradfield Event Chair, John Diehl

PARENT SPEAKER SERIES

Join TAG Expert Greg Reeves

When: Tuesday, November 4th at 6:30PM

Where: MIS 5/6 Assembly Room

We are excited to host gifted and talented specialist Greg Reeves who has spent over three decades in the world of gifted education. Attend this session (geared towards parents of K-12 students) to hear Greg's thoughts on how gifted students change and grow over time, the primary challenges they face at different age levels, and the main traits he sees among the different age groups.

This PC-TAG hosted Speaker Series was generously funded through a grant by La Fiesta De Las Seis Banderas.

HPISD Preschool applications for the 2026–27 school year are now open. Our preschool program provides a nurturing, engaging environment where our youngest learners build the foundation for lifelong success.

Families are encouraged to learn more and apply at hpisd.org/preschool