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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Emerson Families,
As seven storms washed over the Bay Area, we adjusted numerous plans including our All School Meetings, our Dr. Martin Luther King Jr March, and our daily recess plans. We survived and continue to thrive at Emerson! Hopefully, all this rain will bring lots of Spring flowers and relief from the drought.
Last week we were able to celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in many ways. For one, our School Librarian, Ms. Rachel, read the students a story titled “Martin’s Big Words”. After hearing the story, Ms. Morgan’s second-grade class figured out that Dr. Martin Luther King would have been 94 years old now. He was assassinated 55 years ago when he was 39. Students engaged in a meaningful conversation about how they can show respect for his legacy today. On Friday, students learned a classic Civil Rights protest chant, which they enthusiastically shouted while they marched indoors, proudly displaying their social justice signs. At the end of our indoor march, we met in the cafeteria, where Ms. Barnes, Ms. Bella, Ms. Suzuki, and Mrs. Hampton led the students in a ukulele rendition of “This Little Light of Mine”. As a school community, we were inspired and happy to celebrate Dr. King’s legacy. You can see this when you check out the video that our volunteer Mr. Phil created here.
We are wrapping up our Fall / Winter recruitment for next year’s incoming Kindergarten class. Applications are due by the first week of February. We appreciate our parent volunteers who have been conducting school tours each week- our last tour is this Thursday. The Kindergarten Night was last Tuesday, and Ms. Bella, Ms. Carter, Ms. Jeannie, and Ms. Kim did a wonderful job representing Emerson. In addition, parent volunteers Ms. Rana Cho (PTA President), Ms. Karla Schlags, and Ms. Meg Kunchai attended and spoke about Emerson’s strengths. It was a positive night with about 20 families in attendance. For more information about 2022- 2023 enrollment visit: https://www.berkeleyschools.net/admissions/.
Now that there is a break in the rain, we are enthusiastically planning to hold our February All School Meeting outside on the blacktop. We are encouraging students to create “Black Lives Matter” and “Black History Month” performances for Friday, February 3rd. In the week prior to the next All School Meeting, Ms. Salyk will announce “auditions” during recess for Grades K- 2 and Ms. Barnes for Grades 3-5. Feel free to encourage your child to participate.
Take care and thank you for your support,
Jana Holmes
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ATTENTION PARENTS: BUSD is planning an adoption of new Science Curriculum for Grades Kindergarten through 3rd. Parent input is requested. Look at this flyer which includes information about the Parent Meeting on Thursday, January 26th from 6pm - 7 pm via Zoom.
UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES
Thursday, January 26: Berkeley High School Open House
January 30 - February 3: No PTA After-school Classes
Friday, February 3: February All School Meeting, 8:30am
Monday, February 6: Spring 2023 After-school Classes Begin
Wednesday, February 15: PTA Association Mtg via Zoom, 8:00pm
Thursday, February 16: School Site Council mtg, 7:00pm - via Zoom
Friday, February 17: No School (Lincoln’s Birthday)
Monday, February 20: No School (Presidents’ Day)
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Spring 2023 PTA After-school Classes
How to Sign Up, Class Descriptions, FAQs
The PTA volunteer team is proud to announce the Spring 2023 session of Afterschool Classes. In addition to enrichment, these classes provide an unmet need for part-time afterschool care for many Emerson families. PTA Afterschool Classes are a complicated and time-consuming project, which is why some BUSD elementary schools are not even offering PTA Afterschool Classes this year. Thank you for your patience while we learned from Fall/Winter classes!
Families who are not in LEARNS/Kids World have no afterschool care options available, specifically if the needs are part-time. This is why we will prioritize participation and enrollment this way:
Scholarship requests
Families waitlisted for LEARNS
Kindergarten families
Families not in LEARNS
Any remaining spots will be open to the rest of Emerson families.
On Thursday January 19 12pm noon, PRIORITY enrollment (#1, #2, #3 and #4) for PTA-sponsored afterschool classes will open here: https://www.homeroom.com/sites/emerson-elementary-2800-forest-ave-berkeley-berkeley
On Thursday January 26 12pm noon, enrollment will be open to ALL Emerson families. For scholarship requests, questions, suggestions: enrichment@emersonelementary.org
Art Corner
Neurographic Art
In the last month or so, students from grades 3 through 5 have tried their hand at this mindful art practice. Students started by pushing a coin or button across their paper with a sharpie. The goal was to follow the coin, staying focused on the direction in which it was moving. Then they softened up all of the intersecting lines so the whole piece ended up looking a bit like neural pathways. Many chose to add more organic shapes. Finally, they could choose whether to add color with watercolor markers. Most of the artists said it was a relaxing project.
Lucy Ames, Art Teacher
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