The Candle Lighters will be opening their annual Ghost House from October 13th to October 30th! We have just confirmed that next Tuesday, October 18th, is Brookvale Night! Our school counselor, Victoria Tanaka, and our school librarian, Alexondra De La Rosa, will be dressed up in costume and mingling with the crowd! The Ghost House is located at the Fremont Hub (right next to Chili’s) so check it out! For more information, please visit their website:
Happy Haunting!
Fremont Debate Academy (FDA), a 501 © (3) non-profit organization, is running an 8 week long free competitive debate program focusing on the Middle School Public Debate Format at Brookvale Elementary School. This program is for 4th – 6th graders; however, 5th-6th graders will be given priority in terms of registration. Students will learn various structured forms of argumentation, and research techniques. Through practice sessions, drills, and mini-competitions, students’ public speaking skills will be vastly improved. At the end of the school year, all students can participate in the FDA international tournament!
Over the past 8 years, FDA has impacted over 5000 elementary and middle school students. Under our instruction, students and alumni internationally over the past 3 years have championed or qualified to elimination rounds 200+ times, accumulated 350+ winning records, and received 110+ speaker awards.
FDA has also developed programs in 19 states and 8 countries, including Oregon, Arkansas, Australia, India, and more! In addition, Fremont Debate Academy has taught 100+ teachers from institutions like Broward County. Since 2014, our international team of over 200 volunteers has logged over 20,000+ hours, with several volunteers receiving certification for the gold-level Presidential Volunteer Service Award from FDA.
Students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 39.1% improvement in their self-confidence & public speaking skills. Students participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs saw a 45.9% improvement in their knowledge about the world & research skills. 90% of students said participating in FDA’s debate & civics programs has had a positive impact on their academic performance.
FDA Brookvale Debate sessions will be held on Tuesdays in the MPR from 3:15 pm to 4:45 pm. There will be 8 classes for this program. The start date for the sessions will be October 25rd in person at Brookvale Elementary. Our last session will be on December 20th. November 22nd will be excluded due to Thanksgiving break. We will be capping student enrollment at around 30 students on a first come first serve basis. Priority will be given to 5th and 6th graders, and 4th graders will be put on a waitlist.
To Register:
Please go to the website below to register! The deadline for registration is on October 17th
https://www.fremontdebateacademy.org/fda-brookvale
Feel free to direct any questions to our three instructors:
Teacher Lead – Christine Dillon – cdillon@fusdk12.net
Student Lead – Agastya Gaur – agastya@fremontdebateacademy.org
Student Lead – Jessica Kim – jessicak@fremontdebateacademy.org
| Fall is in full swing and our Trunk or Treat is back! Below we have 40 entries open for vehicles to be displayed. This is open to parents and staff! Please sign up if you’d like to adorn your vehicle with halloween decorations and pass out candy to the children. When: Friday, Oct 28 4:00pm – 8:30pm (for trunk or treat vehicle participants) 5:30pm – 8:30pm (for community) Where: Brookvale Elementary Like last year, we will have our attendees judging, but there will be more categories to consider: – SpookiestBest Theme – Most Creative – Brightest – Best Overall If you plan on signing up, please arrive before 5:30p. For safety reasons we won’t be allowing vehicles inside once our guests arrive and begin walking around. Voting will be done by space number and everyone who attends should vote for a winner in each category. We will have pens on site, but bring one to walk around with as well. We are accepting candy donations for this event and will have a box in the main office where you can drop off your bags of candy. Please come out in your costumes and stroll the parking lot with us, and lastly, please keep in mind that this is a children’s event and to costume accordingly. Thank you and please consider signing up! I will post more details and a reminder as we get closer. |
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Hello Brookvale Families!
You have just received an email regarding the upcoming BRONCO GALLOP and we are excited to have some fun and raise a lot of money for the school at the same time! The Walkathon event will take place on Friday, November 4th and students will be doing their laps with their teachers and fellow students and will strive to achieve (or exceed) the $7,000 goal!
This year, Brookvale is partnering with 99Pledges (https://99pledges.com) to manage this event and collect funds via their secure online platform. This way you will be able to reach out to friends and family via email and social media! You should have received an email from 99Pledges with a link to your student’s online pledge page. If you did not receive this email, simply search and find your child’s pledge page here: https://app.99pledges.com/fund
All funds raised for this event will go towards student activities to enrich curriculum, supplemental curriculum and teacher supplies for the class! We are confident that our families will achieve the current goal of $7,000!
We are also in need of parent volunteers for this event so please email your child’s teacher if you are interested. It’s a day of fun for the students and all for a good cause!
THANK YOU again for your continued support! Go Broncos!:)
**UPDATE** – for parents interested in volunteering on the day of Bronco Gallop, please email your child’s teacher. Thanks!!
Deadline for submissions: Friday, Oct. 14th by 6:00 pm