Bradley Newsletter 11.15.24

Bradley Weekly Newsletter

Principal Update 

We had a fun filled week with exciting visitors and field trips.  All Bradley students enjoyed a rockin’ assembly of “We Will Rock You” learning about the history of rock and roll.  Our students were highly engaged and joined in with percussion instruments in the audience and on stage.    Our ECE students went to the Denver Center of Performing Arts to see the Little Piggy Play.  They also had special visitors from the police department who shared about helping people in our community.  We hope you have a great weekend and enjoy our beautiful Colorado sunshine. 

Kimberly Ulery, Principal 

Jose Fernando Hernandez, Assistant Principal  

Bradley Thanksgiving Meals for Families in Need
Thank you for all you do for our school and community! To help spread thanks this holiday season, we are asking for help feeding Bradley families that need a healthy, bountiful Thanksgiving dinner this year. We have about 26 families in need. The Denver Optimist Club of SE Denver is donating 7 meals and Grace Methodist Church is donating 6 meals. We are hoping to fulfill the needs of the rest of our families through donations. Would you be able to help? If so, please sign up for any of the donation options HERE. Please bring in donations to the main office before Tuesday, November 19 at 3:30pm. Thank you again for your generosity!

Bradley Thanksgiving Luncheon
This Thursday, November 21st is the Annual Bradley Thanksgiving Luncheon during your students’ lunch time. If you sent in an order form and money for a meal for yourself/family, you will come to the main doors, go to the Thanksgiving Luncheon table and get your meal ticket. You will give your meal ticket to Maria once you get through the lunch line. If you did not order a meal, you are still welcome to come and sit with your student while they have lunch. We welcome you to join this fun day!

Here are the lunchtimes for each grade:
ECE – 10:15am
Kindergarten – 11:10am
1st Grade – 10:50am
2nd Grade – 11:30am
3rd Grade – 12:20pm
4th Grade – 11:55am
5th Grade – 12:45pm
Lost & Found
Please check the Lost & Found tables at the main entrance on Thursday, November 21st. All items will be donated on Friday November 22nd. Please put your student’s name on all items – coats, hats, hoodies, lunchbox, water bottles, etc. Thank you!

CSC Meeting
PTO and CSC Meetings were after school yesterday. Please find the Agenda and Minutes for the meeting HERE. Next PTO and CSC meetings will be December 12 starting at 3:00pm in the library. Childcare will be provided.

Community News 

Optimist Club of Monaco South will have its Christmas Tree Lot open every day from Friday, November 29th through December 24th.  This year, they are in the same area as last, at 2295 S. Monaco Parkway, in the Villa Monaco Shopping Center, NW corner of S. Monaco & E. Iliff. Again, we will have trees, wreaths, garland, tree stands, and other holiday accessories. In addition, on weekends from 10 am to 6 pm, Santa Claus is in residence at the Tree Lot’s heated Santa Haus to visit with the young and not-so-young at no charge or purchase obligation. 

This is the club’s major fundraiser for the year and provides the funding foundation for more than thirty-five youth and community projects, including our Super Citizen Programs at Bradley International, Ellis Elementary, Hamilton Middle, Holm Elementary, Lowry Elementary, McMeen Elementary, Most Precious Blood, Samuels Elementary, and Slavens Elementary schools. Additionally, the club provides Thanksgiving and Christmas Day Food Baskets, Thanksgiving dinner to over 900 kids at the Boys and Girls Clubs/Girls Inc., and programs such as Respect for Law and Brain Bowl. Assistance is given to the Thomas Jefferson High School Sullivan College Scholarship Program, Eagle Scout Recognition, Multiple Sclerosis BikeMS event, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Children’s Cancer Research, and many other community projects. 

The club sells five varieties of trees, tree stands, wreaths, and garland. Free delivery in a 10-mile radius is available, and business buyers are encouraged. See FLIER for savings!

This is a great way to support local Optimists and their youth projects. Again, the lot is open starting November 25, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. every day through December 23, or until sold out.

Thank you in advance for your assistance and support.

Robert Wardlaw & Robert Finkelmeier

Optimist Club of Monaco South

University Hills Turkey Trot – Thursday 11/28
We hope to see you there!!
Each year a former Bradley parent hosts a Turkey Trot run/walk on Thanksgiving morning. You arrive to check in starting at 8:30am and the event starts at 9am. You can go to the Rec Center parking lot to park and that is where the event starts. Funds collected ($10/person or $30/family) for this race are returned to Bradley to help buy food and presents for Bradley families in need this holiday season. It’s a great event and it’s always nice to get a little exercise before eating and lounging and visiting with family! We’d love to see our Bradley community on Thanksgiving morning for a little exercise (rain, snow or shine!). We thank the University Hills community for their donations. Please see the FLIER for more information and we’ll see you there! Donate using this CheddarUp Link.
Youth Wrestling Program
Mouctar is a Thomas Jefferson alumni and current Head Wrestling Coach at Denver South High School. He is excited to launch the youth wrestling program this November for the community. He aims to provide Bradley students with the same opportunities that shaped his wrestling journey.

 Program Details

– Open to grades K-5 – Boys and girls welcome

– Practices start November 18th No prior experience is necessary, our goal is to introduce kids to the sport and foster their growth. 

F0r additional resources for interested students and parents, please see the Google Form to express interest. Please feel free to reach out to him if you have any questions or need further information. Thank you for your support and we hope you take part in this opportunity with your students! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfP84VS3JYHYCIoQhPJAxSVkJx1fNgwkLUHFGmdHh4DwRlrKQ/viewform

Best regards, Mouctar Kamara

Head Wrestling Coach
Denver South High School

Attendance
Please call the attendance line at 720-424-9398 to report your child’s absence or if they will be late to school for an appointment or any other reason. You can also submit an absence request through the Parent Portal, click here to see how. If your student arrives late, please remind them to stop at the office for a Tardy Pass.

November IB Learner Profile
The Learner Profile for the month of November is Open-Minded.  Open-Minded people understand and appreciate their own cultures and personal histories, and are open to the perspectives, values, and traditions of other individuals and communities.  They are accustomed to seeking and evaluating the range of points of view, and are willing to grow from

Activities for Parents

• Encourage your child to try new foods, activities, experiences.
• As we enter into the holiday season, expose your child to different festivals, celebrations and traditions and be sure to present them in a non-judgmental way. 

Encourage your child to really listen to others when they speak and ask questions for more information!

PTO NEWS : PTO WEBSITE

• Check out the Bradley PTO November meeting minutes on our website: BradleyPTO.com/meetings. Mark your calendars – our next meeting is scheduled for December 12 at 3 p.m. in the library/Zoom.
• We are ONLY $187 away from raising $50,000 for the Fun Run! Help us meet our goal and students will get a movie and snacks on the 11/22 pj party! PLEASE get those last few pledges into Bradley (pay by check payable to Bradley PTO or cash and turn into the front office or your student’s teacher; or pay online by credit card: Bradley-Fun-Run-2024.cheddarup.com. Thank you again! 
• Thank you for attending this week’s Bradley Dines Out at Tazikis! Our next Dines Out is Monday, Dec. 9 through Thursday, Dec. 12 at Unique Indian Cuisine on Colorado Blvd. and Iliff (dine in and take out) ALL DAY! 
• The Bradley Backpack Program (benefiting Bradley families in need) will be collecting donations during Colorado Gives Day on Dec 10! More details soon!
• Help the PTO spend down our funds to benefit the school, teachers and students! We want your ideas! Fill out this online form – https://forms.gle/iH9NakHqfB1U9D8W7 – or drop your suggestion into the PTO suggestion box located outside the main office. Last year the suggestions with the most votes included: funding new art tables in the art room, a new GaGa pit and soccer goals, and more! If you participated in our spending suggestion last year, please complete a form this year if your idea didn’t get implemented – new school year, new form! 
• Interested in or planning to take professional family photos this holiday season? Do it with SHOOTT and Bradley gets a portion of the funds raised! To sign up you must use the SHOOTT Link (no promo code) – Shoott.com/?rfsn=8313354.100cb8. 
• Planning those holiday cards? Shop at Minted and receive 20% off your order while Bradley gets 15% of the proceeds! Check out Minted.com and at check out enter the promo code: FUNDRAISEBRADLEYINTL