With the end of the year fast approaching, we would like to take a moment to thank all of our hard working and dedicated PTSA volunteers. Each of you, in your own way, helps to make Brookview School the best place for our children.

In particular, we would like to thank all of our PTSA coordinators for their many hours of planning and organizing in each of their areas:  Cathy Mantione: Bookkeeper; Robin Everts: Hot Lunch; Vicky & Chip Critchley: Pizza Lunch;  Anne Arrowood: Family Events; Amy Guiffrida: Day Events;

Kim Bohrer: Playlist Coordinator and Next-to-New Coordinator; Grace Crowley: School Pictures Coordinator;  Erica Kiley: Event Photographer and Memory Book Coordinator; Eileen & Bob Phillips: BoxTops Coordinators;  Alana Colbey & Keri Colicchio:  Book Fair Coordinators; Alana Colbey: Publishing Center Coordinator; Keri Colicchio: Red Ribbon Coordinator; Teresa Piedmont: Reflections Coordinator; Cynthia Schluter: Spiritwear Coordinator and Shannon Constantino:  PTSA Membership Coordinator.

A sincere thank you goes to all of our Room Parents for their efforts throughout the year.  The Brookview teachers truly appreciate your time and dedication, especially for their creativity and organization during Staff Appreciation Week. Thank you: Alana Colbey, Gina Keyes, Maureen Heron, Margaret Plow, Barb Turner, Anne Arrowood, Leah Bertram, Beth Szuba, Michelle Wansha, Angel Pecora, Mikki Sargent, Erica Kiley, Colleen Spaker, Keri Colicchio and Robin Evarts.

The PTSA would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to all who recently donated to our Sharing and Caring program.  The response was overwhelming and very touching.  Rest assured that all of the donations were put to excellent use and distributed to families in need right in our own community. Your generosity is greatly appreciated; thank you very much.

Please be on the look out for the PTSA Volunteer forms for the 2008-2009 school year.  Please complete these as soon as possible. We are still looking to fill many positions such as a Pizza Lunch Coordinator, a Red Ribbon Coordinator and many more.  Please let us know via the volunteer forms if you’d like to become a part of the PTSA.  All are welcome and needed!!!!!!

Upcoming Brookview Year End Events:

June 6^th – Brookview Carnival with a special PTSA sponsored Cultural Arts performance by Bart Dentino & Kevin Huber.   Anne Arrowood is preparing lots of games and exciting events for the evening. A volunteer sign up will be coming soon.

June 13^th -  Flag Day Celebration

June 18^th – 3^rd Grade Recognition Day

June 19^th – Sports Day

June 24^th – Hot Dog Lunch

Thank you very much.  Have a safe and fun summer break!!

Reminders:

• Please do not send Canadian money for milk purchases, Friday hot lunches or Tuesday pizza. The bank will not accept this currency.

• All pizza and hot lunch orders are due on the Friday before the scheduled lunch. In order to assure accuracy with your child’s hot lunch and pizza orders, please remember to: Place order sheet and money in a tightly sealed envelope. Write your child’s name, classroom teacher, amount enclosed and name of the hot lunch vendor on the envelope. We can NO LONGER ACCEPT LATE ORDERS FOR PIZZA OR FRIDAY’S HOT LUNCH. If your child is out sick on a hot lunch day and you would like to pick up his/her paid lunch, please do so by 1:00. All lunches not picked up by 1:00 will be disposed of for health reasons.

• A reminder to parents that hot lunches should be supplemented with healthy choices such as fruit, veggies, etc. 1% milk is always available for purchase of

• 45 cents.

• Remember that on-time arrival to school maintains your child’s opportunity to learn. Students may be dropped off at 8:40 a.m. and dismissal is at 3:05 p.m.

Reminder from our Nurse’s Office: