Brookdale PTA News / November, 2010

Budget surplus will benefit every student and family Mark your calendar
Brookdale parents may no longer be asked to con- $500 expense to help ensure a balanced budget for 2 No school: Conferences
tribute toward classroom parties, thanks to a new the 2010-11 school year. 4 Conferences
approach being taken by the PTA. The PTA can afford the added expense because
The organization will foot the bill for classroom par- revenues for the 2009-10 school year outpaced ex- 5 Buzy Bobcat Store open
ties for the rest of this year, setting aside $1,100 so penses by about $3,500. The budget had anticipat- 8:30 to 9 am for K-2
that each class will have $50 to split between the ed a shortfall of nearly $3,500. •Boys Basketball Night
two remaining parties. Next year, the PTA would in- Beyond funding classroom parties, the PTA is re- 7 to 8:30 pm
crease the allocation to $75 per classroom to cover storing its field trip contribution to $6 per student, •Spirit Day
all three parties, PTA President Barb Peterson said. doubling the amount budgeted for this school year.
The move aims to eliminate one request for money All grade levels will have at least one field trip before 10 Dine-out Fundraiser at
parents receive each school year while making the the end of the year and an opportunity to use the Buffalo Wild Wings
party planning resources more equitable. Each year, additional money. •Conferences
some classes receive generous donations toward The increase in field trip contributions adds $1,575 11 No school:
parties while others receive minimal contributions. in expenses to the current budget. Veterans
“We are hoping to make that more equitable,” Pe- PTA members also voted to add $100 to the budg-
Day
terson said. “Our hope is that the parties (in class- et for the Fall Family Fun Fest. The annual event was
rooms where families have donated more money) re-imagined this year to incorporate Halloween as 12 Girls Bas-
will not become overloaded with stuff that was pur- the fall classroom parties were moved from late Oc- ketball
chased, but that all classrooms will be filled with in- tober into September and the daytime costume pa- Night 7 to
teraction and activities.” rade eliminated. The addition brings the event budg- 8:30 pm
Donations collected for this year’s parties likely will et to $450, and organizers hoped donations from 16 Market Day pickup
be put toward year-end gifts for teachers. families that attended would offset additional costs. 9:45 to 10:15 am
The expense, approved at the October PTA meet- Additionally, PTA members agreed to consider in- 18 PTA meeting at 7 pm
ing, comes with the caveat that part of the money be creasing spending on assemblies. The current budg-
19 Buzy Bobcat Store open
used to buy bottled water for children to drink at the et earmarks $2,000 for assemblies, a decrease of
parties. Some members had asked last month $500 from the previous school year. Members would 8:30 to 9 am for 3-5
whether the PTA could provide drinks. Until this year, vote on an increase if and when it is needed to pro- 24-26
the PTA had provided juice for the parties but cut the vide an opportunity for Brookdale students. Thanksgiving break
November, 2010 Page 2

The Principal’s Corner A few words from Principal Brian LeCrone

World Café discussion generates Preparing for conferences

ideas for helping students achieve Parent-Teacher Conferences are 8 a.m. to 3 p.m.
A collection of 240 Indian Prairie were charged with taking ideas with Tuesday, Nov. 2, and 4:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 4,
Unit District 204 parents, teachers them to share with their new and Wednesday, Nov. 10. There is no student attend-
and administrators recently had the groups. ance on Nov. 2; however, Nov. 4 and 10 are regular
school days. Maintaining effective two-way communi-
opportunity to attend the World Ca- After four 15-minute table rota-
cation between home and school is an extremely im-
fé. The café provided tions, all of the tablecloths
portant factor in ensuring student growth. Please take
attendees the forum Message from were posted so everyone a moment to either call or e-mail your child’s teacher
to engage in dialogue the Principal could see the collection to make an appointment if you did not get a chance to
about the following ~Brian LeCrone of ideas that were devel- sign up for a conference time at Curriculum Night.
question: As a commu- oped. The evening con-
nity, how can we — individually and cluded with a group share out of the Report Cards and Curriculum Based Measurements
(CBM) Results: You should have received your child’s
collectively — assist all students proposed ideas.
report card on Friday, Oct. 29. The report card enve-
with realizing their fullest potential? Certainly, many common themes
lopes should include information about your child’s
Participants were asked to sit in emerged, but probably the most
performance on CBM testing in the area of reading
groups of four to discuss their dominant thought was that for stu- and math. In addition, a letter from Dr. Patrick Nolten,
thoughts and write them down on dents to achieve to their fullest po- director of assessment, research and evaluation for
the tablecloths (made of butcher tential, they need to feel connected District 204, should help you analyze the information.
block paper). to the school setting. A full report of We ask that you take a moment to look at your
After 15 minutes, one group mem- the findings will be available soon. child’s achievement and familiarize yourself with the
ber at each table remained as the Thank you to the following data provided so your child’s teacher can assist you in
host/hostess while the other three Brookdale group members for their interpreting the information at Parent-Teacher Confer-
spread to other tables as ambassa- energy, commitment and time: Jan ences. Though they should not be the only focus of the
dors. Mallak, Saily Joshi, Bernadette conference, an understanding of the report card and
CBM data will help you assess the growth and needs
The hosts had the responsibility of Young, Robyn Rathe, Rachael
of your child. Please contact the main office if you
sharing previous thoughts with new Batchu, Candy Michelli and Brittany
have not received your child’s report card envelope.
tablemates while the ambassadors Washington.
November, 2010 Page 3

The Principal’s Corner A few words from Principal Brian LeCrone

Timeline to identify students for Project Arrow and Accelerated Math

District 204 offers a variety of academic
programming to meet the needs of our stu-
dents. Although assessment occurs through-
out the school year for all students, some pro-
grams require additional information gather-
ing to determine appropriate placement.
The Identification Timeline below provides
general information regarding identification
for the Project Arrow Gifted Program and the
Accelerated Mathematics Program. Letters
with specific testing details will be mailed to
parents of students for whom further evalua-
tion is recommended.
Additional information about either of these
programs can be found on the district website
or by contacting your child’s classroom teach-
er or Student Services Coordinator Candy
Michelli.

Accelerated Math Project Arrow

September-  Otis-Lennon School Ability Test administered to all students in Grades 2 and 5
November  Notification of PA evaluation procedures
Letters sent home from schools to parents of Grade 1-5 students recommended to
December
participate in testing for the Project Arrow Program
 Letters sent to parents of all 5th grade Accelerated Math students regarding math
placement tests (Iowa Algebra Tests & Differential Aptitude Tests) for Grade 6 PA
January Math
 Selected elementary students participate in PA testing (Stanford Achievement Test
and/or Otis-Lennon School Ability Test)
Letters sent home to parents of 2nd -5th grade students regard-
February IAAT/DAT Testing for Grade 6 PA Math
ing permission to participate in Accelerated Math Testing
Placement tests for Accelerated Math administered to all Grade 2
March Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) (Grades 3-5)
and 3 and selected Grade 4 and 5 students
Letters sent home to parents of students qualifying for Accelerat- Letters sent home to parents of students qualifying for Project Arrow at the elementary
April
ed Math for the upcoming school year (Grades 3-5) and middle school for the upcoming school year (Grades 2-5)
Summer Elementary PA students placed in cluster classrooms for the upcoming school year

Purpose of Standardized Assessment Instruments:  Iowa Algebra Tests: Mathematical aptitude

 Differential Aptitude Tests: Mathematical aptitude  Otis-Lennon School Ability Test: Abstract thinking and reasoning
 Illinois Standards Achievement Test: Individual student achievement relative  Stanford Achievement Test: Academic knowledge in reading and mathematics
to the Illinois Learning Standards
November, 2010 Page 4

Administrative Thoughts A few words from school and district administrators

Preschool staff helps you prepare children for Brookdale Vision/Hearing
BY JUDI BUCKMAN room with many children. Preschool classes often range
Brookdale Speech/Language Pathologist
Vision and hearing screen-
between 10-15 students, but kindergarten usually has
ings will be done Dec. 7 and
In Indian Prairie Unit District 204, we are fortunate to twice as many students. If your child falls in that sum- 16 by DuPage County Health
have an excellent preschool to help children develop mer range, it is usually advantageous to be among the Department or District 204
readiness for learning and their formal education. oldest students rather than among the youngest. Re- nurses, as mandated by the
Once your child is 3, you may ask that he be evaluat- search shows that retention is seldom advantageous for state, for these children:
ed in the areas of fine motor, gross motor, speech, so- a child, so parents should decide whether a child is  Kindergarten: Hearing and
cial interaction with peers, or cognition. To arrange an ready before he starts school. vision if there is no man-
assessment, call Prairie Children Preschool, (630) 375- Because parents are a child’s first teacher, we rely on dated exam on file
3030. If he demonstrates delays in two or more areas, your knowledge of your child’s development to identify  1st grade: Hearing only
your child may attend our preschool at no charge. when extra programs may help prepare him for success  2nd grade: Hearing/vision
Many expectations are placed on students once they in school. Early intervention is the key for supporting  3rd grade: Hearing
attend their first day of kindergarten. The community children when development is delayed. Parents usually  Special education stu-
experiences, exposure to books and print, interactive are involved in helping their child to grow more rapidly dents: Hearing /vision
conversations a child receives, and social maturity he when delays are identified. Our preschool staff are  Foster children: Hearing/
possesses pave the way for a happy and successful in- trained to recognize readiness and support both chil- vision
dren and adults during these crucial preschool years.  Children new to District
troduction to school.
They can be called upon to discuss expectations and
204 or any student without
Children with summer birthdays often benefit from
documentation of previous
entering school following their sixth birthday rather than offer suggestions for home involvement. Please take
testing: Hearing/vision
after their fifth birthday. Those additional 12 months advantage of this excellent resource as you ready your
We also will test children
provide time that may help them succeed in a class- child for that magical first day of kindergarten.
whose parents or teacher
indicate a concern.
In brief Children with glasses or
Food drive: Brookdale is sponsoring a Another new face in the office: Please
Software discounts: Brookdale fami- Holiday Food Drive to help needy fami- introduce yourself to our new regis- hearing aids should have
lies can purchase a wide range of soft- lies in the Naperville area. The drive tered nurse, Tracey Breen. Tracey will them with them on screening
ware at deep discounts through jour- runs until Nov. 15, with donations go- split her time between Longwood and dates.
neyed.com/select. Before you shop, ing to Loaves and Fishes Community Brookdale each day. We are truly excit- If you have any questions
the site has four drop-down menus. Pantry on Nov. 20. Please check your ed to have a consistent face in the or concerns, please call the
Select K12, IL, DuPage County, Indian pantry for donations, and contact the nurse’s office. Welcome to Brookdale, health office at (630) 428-
Prairie School District 204. school office with questions. Tracey! 6800.
November, 2010 Page 5

Your PTA at Work News and notes from our committees

Families can offer safety to children in danger What’s next

No one wants to think about it happen-
ing, but from time to time a child needs to
find a safe place. In those moments, if
home seems too far away and a friend's
house isn't in view, a child can know
they'll be safe at a house with a red Help-
ing Hand sign in the window.
Helping Hands are issued to families
who apply through the Naperville Police
Department and submit to a background
check. Families agree to be a safe haven for chil-
dren and contact the police department on their be-
half.
Parents are encouraged to teach their children
about the Helping Hand program so they The next meeting
know they can find help if the need it. When: 7 p.m. Thursday,
Parents also are encouraged to apply to Nov. 18
be Helping Hand households. The police
Where: Brookdale’s
department would like to have at least
Multipurpose Room
one Helping Hand house per block.
Lisa Burke serves as Brookdale's Helping PTA meeting schedule
Hand program liaison to the police depart- Jan. 20: 2 p.m. 1st Grade at
ment. If you have questions, please e- 2 p.m.; 4th Grade at 3 p.m.
mail her at lisaburke8@yahoo.com. Feb. 17: 7 p.m.
You'll find a letter from the police department ex- March 17: 3rd Grade at 2
plaining the program at tinyurl.com/ p.m.; 5th Grade at 3 p.m.
HelpingHandLetter, and a Helping Hand applica- April 21: 7 p.m.
tion at tinyurl.com/HelpingHandAp. May 17: 1:30 p.m.

Project Arrow Chess Tourney
Project Arrow students can try to make the right
moves in the Indian Prairie Project Arrow PTA Chess
Tournament.
The competition is Sunday, Nov. 7, at the Neuqua Val-
ley Gold Campus, 3220 Cedar Glade Drive, Naperville.
Registration is 9 to 9:30 a.m., with play following until 1
or 1:30 p.m.
The cost is $3 for PA PTA members, $8 for others.
Families can join the PA PTA at the door.
Players will be guided by Neuqua Chess Team players
and adviser Jim Fox.
For a PA PTA membership form, visit tinyurl.com/ippa-
pta. For info, e-mail bernadetteannyoung@gmail.com.
Reflections draws entries from more students
Congratulations to all the children
who entered the Reflections program
this year.
More than 50 students submitted cre-
ative art projects, an increase of 80 per-
cent over last year, and all reflected the
theme of “Together We Can” well.
The projects were judged in the last
week of October. The students whose
projects will advance to the district level
will be notified this week.
The entries not advancing will be dis-
played at school this week to recognize
the students who participated and to
serve as examples. All entries will be
displayed sometime this year; look for
details in the next newsletter.
Thank you to Kelly Urbon for her work
to promote the Reflections program this
year. Thanks, too, to all the teachers
who encouraged their students to par-
ticipate in the program — especially Ms.
Batchu, whose students submitted 19
of the entries.
November, 2010 Page 6

Your PTA at Work News and notes from our committees

Fall Family Fun Night blends Halloween, traditions Get involved

We are looking for volunteers. If
Sure, we’ve had Fall Family Fun Night five times guidance of event coordina-
you’re interested, please e--mail
before, but this year’s event was a full-blown Hal- tor Linda Watkins.
Vice President Judy Nagel-
loween festival. Their names are listed
Conley at jln0522@aol.com, and
With children — and many adults — in costume, here, but you can read
check the blog for an up-to-date
more than 900 people turned out for the festivities about their contributions at
list of volunteer opportunities.
on Friday, Oct. 29, and found the school brimming tinyurl.com/FamilyFunVols
with activities. and on the blog. Yearbook/Directory
Children — dressed as everything from a fairy prin- Jamie, Judy, Connor and Shadow Janet LaRocque this
cess to a superhero, a penguin to Super Mario, a Ken Markiewicz; Amber, year to take over either publica-
daisy to a mummy — were invited to trick-or-treat at
Mike and Nicholas Watkins; Barb Steinkuller and tion for the 2011-12 school
stations around the LMC. family; Tim Reidy; Maria Kluemper; Beth Siwicki; year.
Families found activities like pumpkin bowling, Darcy Hutzler; Khalilah Phillips; Amy Hausman; Special Needs PTA
relays, crafts, Halloween mini golf, an eyeball Yana Chriss; Karen Johnson; Jessica Harris; Kathie A parent is needed to serve as
bounce and even storytellers. Smurawski; Saily Joshi; Linda Bock; Theresa Hus; Brookdale PTA’s liaison to the
All the while, families and groups competed in Lisa Burke; Ms. Ory; Ms. Perna; Mr. Korbitz; Mr. Ta-
district’s Special Needs PTA.
Family Feud — a Fall Family Fun Night tradition. bisz; Ms. Gelso; Ms. Sampson; Ms. Parks; Mr.
Congratulations to the Family Feud winners. The Baldridge and Mr. Belen; Joy Ross; Mike Kirkpatrick Welcome aboard: Barb Marshall
first-place team was Jake Fleming, Evan Lang, Drewand the Metea Science Department; Metea LMC; and Rueben Lerma are leading
Winchester, McKenna Grezlik, Madison Grezlik, Metea Facilities Department; Kate Carnevale, Me- the planning for the fifth-grade
Jack Damhorst and Sean Fleming. A team with tea Key Club Coordinator; Christi Grezlik; Rose
social … Anne Staskon and
members of the Bradshaw, Palmquist and Lankish Baranyk; Lisa Burke; Barb Steinkuller; Mary Hens-
families finished in second place. ley; Denise Munro; Laura Schiro; Harkirat Sethi; Vic- LaShandra Moore are heading
ki Lynch; Jen DeMale; Jessica Harris; Fatima Jeya- up production of the fifth-grade
For the 400+ children who guessed
balan; Jan Mallak; Laura Schlicher; Ron Heger; Beth DVD … Bernadette Young repre-
The pumpkin weighed 59 pounds, 8 ounces.
Reiman; Tom Stewart; Pat Burke; Rick Bock; Lori sents Brookdale on the district’s
There were 2,359 candy corns in the guessing
Jones; Janet Anderson; Carey Peterson; LifeSavers Project Arrow PTA and helps with
container. Winners were announced Monday,
Club; Barb Nicodemus; Principal LeCrone; Candy the Parent Diversity Advisory
Nov. 1.
Michelli; and Cindy Minch.
Thank you, thank you, thank you Council ... Susan Corrigan will
A special thank you to the more than 40 students
Thank you to the many volunteers who worked ex- from Waubonsie Valley and Metea Valley high coordinate the Staff Apprecia-
tremely hard to make this event happen under the schools who worked the event. You were great! tion effort.
November, 2010 Page 7

Your PTA at Work News and notes from our committees

Put a little high tech into talks about old masters Kids on the Block
Art Awareness volunteers Smart Board. assemblies
can put a little modern flair Art Awareness news
into their presentations on On Oct. 28, students were en-
 Art Awareness coordinator Theresa Hus has a
artists and masterworks. tertained and educated by the
new e-mail address: theresahus@gmail.com.
Presenters can use the Kids on the Block assemblies.
 The website link is sites.google.com/site/
Smart Boards in their class- Kids on the Block focuses on
brookdaleartawareness/ three aspects of daily living — de-
rooms, opening up a range of
possibilities. Use the Art Awareness website to dis-  If you have a PPT, craft or information to upload cision-making, diversity and disa-
play an electronic image of the artwork, show a to the website to share with future presenters, e- bilities — to help students develop
PowerPoint, or guide the students through a craft. mail it to theresahus@gmail.com. We appreciate attitudes of respect and responsi-
Just ask your child’s teacher to go to the Art everyone who has shared his or her work! bility and to educate them about
Awareness website from the PTA tab on the  Thank you to all the classroom coordinators who human diversity. The “three Ds”
Brookdale homepage. Click on your grade, your art- have been working hard to recruit volunteers. were presented by trained adults
work, and whatever you’d like to show, and turn on Most classes are filled, but there are still a few using life-sized puppets and inter-
the Smart Board. openings. If you’d like to see whether there are active, fun and educational activi-
Alternatively, if you have other information you’d any openings in your child’s classroom, check out ties. Each grade level learned
like to display, save it to a flash drive. You can plug the schedule (Art Awareness sign up) under about an age-appropriate topic:
it into your teacher’s computer for display on the “General Information” on the website.  Kindergarten and 1st grade:
Friendship
Enrichment classes let students explore new interests  2nd grade: Bullying
This fall, your children had the their classes are is looking forward Svetlana Sotak, Olga Palzynski,  3rd and 5th grades: Attention
chance to explore new interests to additional chances to explore in Mary Hensley, Linda Watkins, Jen- Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
through the PTA Enrichment Clas- the spring. nifer Dang, Jeanette Curtis and  4th grade: Learning differ-
ses. From crafts to cookies guitar We’d like to thank all the volun- Sarah Henrickson. ences/challenges
to rock climbing, the classes of- teers who helped during the en- Thanks as well to Danielle
Thanks to the PTA for sponsor-
fered something for nearly every richment classes this fall: Baker, Laura Falk and Sarah Wil-
interest. Theresa Hus, Ana Goddard-Ziga, liams, who coordinate the After ing the shows and to Beth
We hope your children enjoyed Jackie Palmquist, Veena Jose, School Enrichment program. Reiman for organizing the event!
November, 2010
Your PTA at Work
Budget-beating fundraiser earns prizes for many students
Even before counting the online orders, we
knew the gift wrap/jewelry/cookie dough sale was
successful enough to earn the school an assem-
bly featuring BMX bike champ Matt Wilhelm.
Now, with final totals in, we know the fundraiser
generated more than $11,500 through your sup-
port and participation.
Wilhelm will bring his motivational message to
school on May 23. We’d previously announced the
assembly would be in April, but Wilhelm will be in
competition on that date.
With the sales tallied, we can announce the win-
ners of our incentive prizes and raffles.
Greatest dollar amount sold by classroom
Congratulations to Mrs. Ouellette’s fourth-grade
students who collectively sold $2,387 of items. An
additional congratulations to Mrs. Bischoff’s third-
graders, who sold items totaling $1,957. Both
classrooms will receive a popsicle party to cele-
brate!
Greatest dollar amount sold — teacher
As a result of Mrs. Ouelette encouraging her
students with their fundraising, she received a
large gift basket of Great American Opportunities
goodies as a thank you!
Greatest class participation
The students in Ms. Fitzgerald’s fifth grade will
duct tape a yet-to-be-determined Brookdale staff
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News and notes from our committees
 An autographed picture of Matt Wilhelm
 A $50 Target gift card
Front row winners
Five students will sit in the front row of the VIP
section with Jake during the assembly: Maddie D.
(2C); Alex F. (4O); Bryce J. (2B); Lindsay M. (3B);
and Cameron M. (4O).
VIP section winners
Five students will sit in the second row of the
VIP section during the assembly: Lourdes C. (1I);
Brady M. (2C); Sean R. (1B); Ryann R. (KT); and
Timmy S. (3G).
Autographed photo winners
Twenty students won autographed photos of
Matt Wilhelm: Ethan N. (KB); Sam U. (KE); Nicho-
las K. (KR); Christian H. (1B); Mackenzie L. (1B);
Brookdale School
Amari R. (1I); Malcolm H. (2C); Jenny F. (3B); Kev-
May 23 2:30 pm in L. (3B); Aryanna A. (3M); Emma C. (4F); Jaylen
B. (4J); Jenna G. (4J); Kaiya H. (4O); Paul K. (4O);
Ryan H. (4O); Jacob T. (5F); Anna S. (5P); and Day-
member to the gym wall before an assembly. A sha L. (5W).
huge 68 percent of her students participated in
the fundraiser! Congratulations to all the winners, and thank
you to all the students who participated (and their
Top seller
families)!
A huge congrats to first-grader Jake N. from Mrs.
If you have any questions or comments, please
Iwinski’s class for selling $497 worth of items!
As top seller, Jake wins: contact Debbie Snyder, (630) 428-3089 or
 A front row seat in the VIP section during the dsnydermjt@wideopenwest.com or Amy Hausman,
(630) 961-1210 or khaus-
Matt Wilhelm BMX Assembly
 A photo with Matt Wilhelm at the BMX assembly man@wideopenwest.com.
November, 2010 Page 9

Your PTA at Work News and notes from our committees

LifeSavers toy drive aims to make holidays bright for area kids
The LifeSavers Service Club is
sponsoring a Holiday Toy Drive in
December to benefit children in
our area who could use some ex-
tra holiday cheer.
The LifeSavers will collect toys
to benefit two local charitable or-
ganizations: People's Resource
Center in Wheaton and Wayside
Cross Ministries in Aurora. These
organizations were suggested by
some of our LifeSav- posit them in the days brighter for many children.
ers members, designated boxes They deserve it!
and both in the LMC. Please To learn more about the chari-
serve children in do not wrap the ties, visit peoplesrc.org and way-
need in our sur- toys; any toy dona- sidecross.org.
rounding area as tion that is new or If you have any questions,
well as their fami- gently used is appre- please e-mail LifeSavers coordina-
lies. ciated. tors Beth Reiman
Please bring your toy The LifeSavers thank at bethoreiman@gmail.com or
donations to Brookdale you in advance and appreciate Rose Baranyk
School from Dec. 6 to 17 and de- your help in making the holi- at rosalie_baranyk@yahoo.com.

Spirit Wear Tyson Project A+ labels Basketball nights

Brookdale staff was able
to order polo shirts and
other “grown up” apparel
this fall, an option that
could be available to par-
ents next year. If you like
the idea or have sugges-
tions for other logo items,
e-mail your feedback to
sale coordinator Lisa How-
ard at thehow-
ards@wowway.com.
Like us on Facebook
Brookdale Elementary PTA
Did you know eat-
ing Tyson products
can earn money for
Brookdale?
We participate in
Tyson’s Project A+ label redemp-
tion program. For each label we
send in, the company gives us 24
cents with no strings attached.
The PTA can spend the money on
educational support, technology,
Get the latest on our blog
brookdaleschoolpta.blogspot.com
parties — anything.
To help out, just save the label
with the Project A+ logo when you
open a Tyson frozen foods pack-
age, then have your child to de-
posit it in the box in the LMC.
For a list of products, visit pro-
jectaplus.tyson.com. Contact
Barb Marshall with questions,
rmarshall8804@wowway.com or
(630) 357-7761.
With the NBA’s first games already in
the books, it’s time for basketball sea-
son to tip off at Brookdale,
The first round of Basketball Nights is
in November. Boys and parents shoot
hoops 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 5. Girls
and parents hit the
court 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 12.
Questions? E-mail
Amy Elston at amyel-
ston@hotmail.com.
November, 2010
Fundraisers
November pie purchases pay plenty toward PTA programs
Mmm … pie. It’s a classic ending to a
holiday dinner and a special treat any
day.
But pie not only treats your family, it
feeds the PTA’s ability to sponsor activi-
ties, assemblies and education pur-
chases for our children and our school.
This month, the PTA earns 15 percent
profit from each delicious pie we buy
through Market Day. If we sell more
than 100 pies, we will earn a 30 per-
cent profit. Imagine how much money
the school could earn if each Brookdale
family ordered even just one pie this
month.
Buffalo Wild Wings
Dine at Buffalo Wild Wings in War-
renville any time on Wednesday,
Nov. 10, and the restaurant will do-
nate 20 percent of your bill to the
PTA.
To earn the donation, take a flier
to the restaurant, 28241 Diehl
Road. The flier will come home soon
in your child’s backpack, or you can
download and print the flier, also
available on the blog..
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Providing learning opportunities and fun for our children
just return the unused portion to coordi- Pick-up dates
nator Tricia Smith, who will get you a Pick-up dates
refund. Market Day accepts the LINK for Brookdale :
card as payment.  Nov. 16
You can order and pay for pies online Thank you to everyone who ordered in  Dec. 14
at marketday.com, or fill out the form October and helped us raise $170.80  Jan. 11
that came home with your child and re- for Brookdale.  Feb. 8
turn it to school with a check made out Tracey Perna won the raffle for the  March 8
to Market Day for the exact amount. Staff Market Day Basket and Susan  April 12
Pie pickup will be the same date and Corrigan won the raffle of the Mini Cin-  May 10
time as regular Market Day pickup: namon Sugar donuts.  June 7
9:45 to 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 16, in Contact Tricia with questions at tricia- For ordering
the Multi-Purpose Room. greg98@wowwawy.com or (630) 416- online, our
Never tried Market Day? There is a 3255. She is happy to deliver pre-paid school code
100 percent guarantee on all items; orders to your home. is 2092.
Box Tops for Education eScrip update
Take a look at the boxes in your pantry. You’ll find the Box Tops Long-time eScrip members
for Education label on many of them, and some brands even have may need to renew so
two. Brookdale will continue to bene-
For each label you clip and turn in, the PTA receives 10 cents to fit when you shop at
put toward field trips, classroom items and more. Our goal this Dominick’s.
year is to collect $1,000 in Box Tops. We turned in $494 in Box Those who signed up before
Tops for the October deadline and can hit our goal with the next fall 2009 should log in at
submission, due in February. escrip.com and click “Renew.”
We collect Box Tops all year long in a bin just inside the LMC. Contact Stacey Ramsey with
The list of qualifying products is at www.ipsd.org/Uploads/ questions at (630) 778-1849 or
brookdale_box%20Tops.pdf. srams66@wideopenwest.com.
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Free Money for the PTA

It’s easy to help the PTA earn money for assemblies, contributions to the classroom and more just
by doing what you’re already doing. Here’s how:
Tyson labels:
Find the Project A+ logo on the Tyson package, clip it
out and send it to school with your child to drop in
the bin just inside the library. Each label earns us 24
cents. For a list of qualifying products, visit projecta-
plus.tyson.com. Contact Barb Marshall with comments or ques-
tions, rmarshall8804@wowway.com or (630) 357-7761.
Box tops:
Box Tops for Education labels are on
many, many products. Just clip the logo
and send it to school with your child to
drop in the bin just inside the library. The
extensive list of qualifying products is at
www.ipsd.org/Uploads/brookdale_box%20Tops.pdf. If you have
questions, contact Stacey Ramsey at
srams66@wideopenwest.com or (630) 778-1849.
GoodSearch and GoodShop:
Brookdale PTA earns a penny every
time you search the Internet with
GoodSearch.com, a Yahoo-powered
engine that donates half its advertising revenue to user-
designated charities. Enter “Brookdale School” in the “Who do
you GoodSearch for?” box and select our school, then search
like usual. The site’s GoodShop.com offers discounts from partic-
ipating merchants, who donate a portion of sales to the charity.
Dominick’s eScrip:
Using your Fresh Values Card at
Dominick’s can save you money and
generate a donation to the Brookdale
PTA. If you register your card, the store
will contribute up to 4 percent of your bill
from each shopping trip when you use
your card. Registration takes just a few
minutes at escrip.com. After that, all you
need to do is shop. Contact Stacey Ramsey
with questions at srams66@wideopenwest.com or (630) 778-
1849.
Best Buy Reward Zone:
The Reward Zone program lets
Best Buy customers build up
points to use toward future
purchases at the store. Through
the Reward Zone Program for
Schools, you can put your points
to work for Brookdale. Enroll as a Reward Zone member and
each time you check out, tell the cashier you’d like to donate
your points to Brookdale Elementary. The store will give us
reward certificates for 2 percent of your total that will buy
more technology for our school.
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Brookdale PTA Executive Board

President Vice President Secretary Treasurer
Barb Peterson Judy Nagel-Conley Jan Mallak Ron Heger
(630) 416-4565 (630) 428-9717 (630) 717-0953 (630) 983-7189
afamily@petersonlink.name jln0522@aol.com janmallak@comcast.net rgheger@aol.com
Committee Chairperson Telephone E-mail Committee Chairperson Telephone E-mail
Danielle Baker (630) 357-6137 danilbaker@aol.com Market Day Tricia Smith (630) 416-3255 triciagreg98@wowway.com
After-School
Laura Falk (630) 718-1088 glmnfalk@wowway.com
Enrichment Newsletter/Publicity Christie Willhite (630) 579-9423 christiewillhite@gmail.com
Sarah Williams (630) 717-9979 sarahdave@wowway.com
Parent Diversity Saily Joshi-Moorthy (630) 527-9536 saily@aol.com
Art Awareness Theresa Hus (630) 961-5348 theresahus@gmail.com Advisory Council Bernadette Young (708) 870-5175 bernadetteannyoung@gmail.com
Assemblies Beth Reiman (630) 416-7976 bethoreiman@gmail.com Positive Behavior
Interventions & Supports Melissa Winchester (630) 717-0375 melnme1997@yahoo.com
Basketball Nights Amy Elston (630) 637-9709 amyelston@hotmail.com
Project Arrow PTA Bernadette Young (708) 870-5175 bernadetteannyoung@gmail.com
Book Fair Dawn Yorke (630) 330-7703 dyorke8708@wowway.com Red Ribbon Week Krista McCann (630) 364-2630 kmccannrn@yahoo.com
Box Tops Stacey Ramsey (630) 778-1849 srams66@wideopenwest.com Reflections Kelly Urbon (630) 718-0384 tkurbon@sbcglobal.net
Brookdale Brainiacs Ann Luttrell (630) 416-2581 anneluttrell@gmail.com School Directory Janet LaRocque (630) 527-8473 janetlarocque@yahoo.com
Jeanette Curtis (630) 579-6207 jeanettecurtis@mac.com Jennifer Sanchez (630) 753-9423 jlsanchez@wideopenwest.com
Buzy Bobcat Store School Supplies
Barb Nicodemus (630) 848-0148 nicknbarb@wideopenwest.com Sarah Williams (630) 717-9979 sarahdave@wowway.com
Classroom Sheila Fleming (630) 548-1494 sjsjfleming@wowway.com Rose Baranyk (630) 355-8786 rosalie_baranyk@yahoo.com
melnme1997@yahoo.com Service Projects
Coordinators Melissa Winchester (630) 717-0375 Beth Reiman (630) 416-7976 bethoreiman@gmail.com
Cultural Arts Francesca Giacobbe (630) 946-6285 Silent Auction Laura Heger (630) 983-7189 rgheger@aol.com
eScrip Stacey Ramsey (630) 778-1849 srams66@wideopenwest.com Special Needs PTA
Fall Family Social Linda Watkins (630) 357-5724 ljrwatkins@wideopenwest.com Spirit Wear Sale Lisa Howard (630) 548-4804 thehowards@wowway.com
Family Dinners Out Heather Lang (630) 717-1204 heather.lang@eicoff.com Spring Fling Cherie Quarles (630) 579-0679 cheriequarles@yahoo.com
Rueben Lerma (630) 768-6394 diet8926880@aol.com Staff Appreciation Susan Corrigan (630) 399-4690 svcorrigan@hotmail.com
Fifth-Grade Social Barb Marshall (630) 357-7761 rmarshall8804@wowway.com Robyn Rathe (815) 514-0529 robynrathe@yahoo.com
Title One Parent Rep Bernadette Young (708) 870-5175 bernadetteannyoung@gmail.com
LaShandra Moore (630) 857-9110 lmlmblue@yahoo.com
Fifth-Grade DVD Anne Staskon (630) 357-3445 estaskon@sbcglobal.net Tyson Food Labels Barb Marshall (630) 357-7761 rmarshall8804@wowway.com
Health and Safety Beth Siwicki (630) 942-0516 siwickifamily@wowway.com Cathy Collins (630) 961-1080 ckc1021@sbcglobal.net
Variety Show
Helping Hand Lisa Burke (630) 416-9430 lisaburke8@yahoo.com Mary Hensley (630) 428-9963 jhensley0378@wowway.com
Dina Bradshaw (630) 717-6916 dinabradshaw@att.net Walk to School Day Beth Siwicki (630) 717-0375 siwickifamily@wowway.com
Hospitality
Beth Martinson (630) 717-7902 abmartinson@yahoo.com Welcome Committee Linda Watkins (630) 357-5724 ljrwatkins@wideopenwest.com
IPPC Representative Saily Joshi-Moorthy (630) 527-9536 saily@aol.com Amy Hausman (630) 961-1210 khausman@wideopenwest.com
Wrapping Paper Sale
Kids Art Note Cards Tricia Smith (630) 416-3255 triciagreg98@wowway.com Deb Snyder (630) 428-3089 dsnydermjt@wideopenwest.com
LMC Coordinator Cathy Collins (630) 961-1080 ckc1021@sbcglobal.net Yearbook Janet LaRocque (630) 527-8473 janetlarocque@yahoo.com

Brookdale Elementary School

1200 Redfield Road Principal This publication is produced and funded
Naperville, IL 60563 Brian LeCrone by the Brookdale Elementary School PTA.
(630) 428-6800 brian_lecrone@ipsd.org