Please find the Bradley Newsletter for 4.17.25  HERE

Remember, No school tomorrow, Friday April 18th for Professional Training Day.

Have a great weekend!

Bradley Weekly Newsletter

Principal Update 

Our kindergarten students had an amazing learning experience at the zoo this week! The trip provided a rich opportunity for students to make real-world connections to their unit on animals and habitats, while also engaging with key concepts from their IB units, such as community, responsibility, and how people interact with the natural world.  One of the highlights of the day was seeing the baby giraffe, which sparked so much wonder and excitement! 

Family Market Day was a phenomenal celebration of learning in action! Our 5th graders applied key concepts from the Colorado economics standards.  Through this real-world application, students gained a deep understanding of how economic systems work and the role of entrepreneurs in our communities.  This project beautifully reflected the IB Learner Profile—students were thinkers and inquirers as they planned and problem-solved, communicators as they promoted their products, and principled as they made decisions with integrity and fairness. Bravo 5th Grade, your innovation, collaboration, and curiosity were truly inspiring! 

Enjoy the three day weekend and spring snow,

Kimberly Ulery, Principal 

Jose Fernando Hernandez, Assistant Principal  

Remember – No School Tomorrow, Friday
Tomorrow, Friday, April 18th is a Professional Learning Day for teachers. There will be no school for students. Have a great weekend and we’ll see you on Monday, April 21st!Don’t Miss Out – BESS Survey Closes April 18!
We invite and encourage you to take a few minutes to complete the BESS (Behavioral and Emotional Screening System) survey. Your input plays an important role in supporting our students’ mental health and social-emotional well-being. The survey takes less than 5 minutes to complete! HERE is the link.

Bradley Summer Camp Registration

Register for Bradley Summer Camp for current K-5th Graders that will be held June 9 – June 27, 2025.  Register through this CheddarUp application by May 23, 2025.**Students should have attended at least Kindergarten through 5th grade this school year (2024-25).** See camp descriptions HERE

Dates: There will be 3 1-week sessions. You can choose to join 1, 2 or all weeks! You can choose to have your student attend ½ day camp or full day. See what might fit your schedule. As a note, we will not hold camp on June 19 (Juneteenth Observed). Camp hours are 9:00am-3:00pm

Camp Fees (scholarships are not available):
∙ Full day of camp $250/week
∙ Half day of camp $150/weekTreering Yearbook
Order your yearbook for 2024-25 today! Orders are due May 8th (extended deadline)!!
We should receive them by the end of May. You’ll order through TreeRing where each yearbook can be specialized with 2 free pages, just for YOUR student. Create 2 memorable pages all for free. All orders are due May 8th. Go to: www.treering.com/validate. Enter your school’s passcode: 1015403147971338. Design Your Page:  Add all of your memories to your two free personal pages that will be printed in your unique copy of the yearbook. Need more room? You can add more pages! Regular price: $19.62 Need help? Contact www.treering.com/help. 

TreeRing Flyer

TreeRing Additional Pages FlyerSkate City Cummer Skate Card
Buy a Skate City Summer Card for only $5 and get $1 Admission all Summer – May 27th through August 12th. Skate Rentals are $5. Stay cool this summer at Skate City! See how to buy HERE and use this link to buy the Summer Cards.
April Earth Month
Greetings and Happy Earth Month! If you know of any middle or high school students looking for ways to celebrate Earth Month, the DPS Students for Climate Action are hosting their third annual DPS Climate Summit on Tuesday April 29, from 10:30AM-1:30PM at CSU Spur. Whether you’re a seasoned sustainability champion or new to the game, all are invited to learn and build a sustainable future together. Join students, staff, and community members as we empower each other to make a difference by learning how to contribute to climate action, hone leadership skills, and find your place in the District’s Climate Action Plan. You won’t want to miss this inspiring event – register today!April IB Learner Profile
The Learner Profile for the month of April is “Knowledgeable”.  Those who are knowledgeable explore concepts and ideas that have local and global significance.  In doing so, they acquire in depth knowledge and develop understanding across a broad and balanced range of disciplines. 

Activities for Parents

• Encourage your child to read books at home that correspond to the topics being covered in school. 
• If English isn’t your primary language, then encourage books in their mother tongue. This will help make them more meaningful and create connections to what is being taught in their classroom in English. 
• Ask your child about what they are learning in school and engage them in conversations about it.
  -”Why do you think that was an important thing to know?”
  -”Can you think of anything happening in the world today that might be similar to that aspect of history?”
• Encourage your child to become more familiar with the acts of kindness throughout the world and how they can replicate those acts of kindness in their own lives and the lives of others. 

PTO NEWS : PTO WEBSITE

• Thank you to everyone for joining the Bradley PTO meeting last week (see minutes on our website: BradleyPTO.com/meetings). Our next meeting is scheduled for May 8th at 3 p.m. in the library/Zoom.
• Thank you to everyone for participating in this week’s Bradley Dines Out at Birdcall! Stay tuned for our next Dines Out opportunity. 
• Staff Appreciation week is nearly here – May 5-9! We want to ensure our staff feel our love and appreciation all week – and we need your help! 
  • Sign up for a short volunteer slot (come help us for an hour set up for the day or clean up/prep for the next day) using this volunteer Sign Up Genius link. 
  • Donate money online to help us fund the week’s activities and prizes (or donate a gift card – email BradleyIBpto@gmail.com). 
• Don’t want to wait until August, when everything is hectic before school starts to get school supplies? Then order now and let us take care of the rest! The Bradley PTO is partnering with EPI to provide an optional, hassle-free way for families to buy school supplies for next school year (2025-26). Supplies purchased through EPI are delivered directly to Bradley – PLUS the PTO will raise $1 per kit purchased. Watch for more information on when the sale will begin and fliers in your student’s Friday Folder. For a sneak peak visit EducationalProducts.com/ShopPacks/ and enter School code/ID: BRA241
• WANTED: One fun-loving, organized human to be our next PTO President! Do you:
  • Enjoy organizing school activities (and mildly bossing people around), such as helping to recruit volunteers for the Fun Run, Read-a-Thon, and other fundraisers?
  • Thrive on running monthly meetings that (mostly) stay on topic? 
  • Believe “it takes a village” – and being mayor of said village?

Then, congratulations – you may be qualified to be our next Bradley PTO President! Perks include: eternal gratitude from teachers, VIP access to the copier, and more high fives than you can count! No cape required –  just a good sense of humor, a love for our Bradley community, and a passion for helping the school thrive. Interested? You can shadow for an entire year to get the feel for it (and help from our current President) – just email BradleyIBpto@gmail.com. 

• Mark your calendars for May 15th from 5-6:30 p.m. to attend the Bradley Family Festival! 

COMMUNITY NEWS: 

• Denver Parks & Recreation – Eisenhower Rec Center – See the My Denver Youth Activities Schedule – HERE
• Denver Guide to Summer Camps: Website