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Principal for the Day Second grade student, Principal Harrison Forman, did a tremendous job at the helm of

Brookside on Monday! He had a very busy

day, which kicked off with the Monday

morning assembly honoring our character

award honorees. Great work, principal

Forman! Thank you to the Forman family for supporting the PTA with your winning auction bid for this fun experience!

Breakfast with Principal Ahl! Jog-a-Thon top pledge winner, 2nd grader

Avery Boggs, enjoyed breakfast with Principal Ahl and her friend, Aimery Schrimpf at Agoura

Deli! Great job, Avery for helping collect all

those pledges to support Brookside! Thanks for

showing up with flowers for the ladies, Aimery!

What a gentleman!!

Power Lunch with the Principal Mrs. Ahl also had a delicious lunch last week with auction winner,

Natalee Glickstein and her friend, Ava Dermott. What a fun

week and another special treat for our principal to be able to

spend time with awesome Brookside students. She can’t wait ’til

next year! Thank you to the Glickstein family for their continuous

support of the Brookside PTA!

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Brookside PTA Carnival & Campout is This Saturday! •VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! OPHS & MCMS Students are

welcome to sign-up! Please sign up on ParentSquare HERE.

•EARLY-BIRD WRISTBAND PURCHASE DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY, MAY 17TH: Download your forms on

ParentSquare HERE. Turn in your forms with your check attached via your child’s homework folder or to the PTA

workroom. Prices go up to $20 at the door. Please note, purchases are non-refundable.

UPCOMING EVENTS…

5/21 Brookside Annual Campout & Carnival 4:30 p.m. 5/27 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL/5th Grade Culmination 12:15 Dismissal for DK-3; 12:30 Dismissal for Grade 4; Grade 5 Students Dismissed after Culmination Ceremony

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! SUNDAY, 8/7 IS FORMS & FAMILY FUN DAY

TURN IN YOUR FORMS, FIND OUT YOUR TEACHER & GREET FRIENDS! SCHOOL STARTS: Tuesday, August 9th!

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• Please make checks payable to Brookside PTA, with “campout” in the memo.

• Bring Your Chairs (low ones for the movie!), Blankets, Warm Clothing (especially if you are camping out) & Cash for Food Trucks! WRISTBANDS GO UP TO $20 AT THE DOOR!

NOTE: NO Alcohol, campfires, stoves, fire pits, or pets allowed. Park services & law enforcement will be patrolling the park so please respect park and school rules to ensure we can keep the campout as an annual Brookside family tradition. Thank you!

PTA Reflections Theme for 2016-17 is Here! “What is Your Story?”

Brookside Tigers, put on your thinking caps, and start thinking

about incorporating next year’s PTA Reflections theme, What is Your Story? into your next masterpiece! PTA Reflections is a

nationally acclaimed student recognition program to encourage

artistic creativity in the classroom and at home. As a PTA,

Brookside is proud to participate as part of the Conejo Council

PTA and the 12th District PTA. Students of all grades and

abilities may participate and explore the arts based on the

2016-2017 theme: What Is Your Story?

Students may choose one or all of the available arts categories

listed. For more information, contact PTA Reflections Chair, Bhavya Singh at

bhavya.singh80@gmail.com Rules and Entry Forms for each category can be found HERE.

Online School Supplies for Fall 2016 is Coming Soon! Look for it on ParentSquare!

Tired of hauling reams of paper, paper towels, and other bulky supplies on the first-day of school? Tired of visiting 4 different stores in search of the special pencil box? The Brookside PTA is

pleased to offer the convenient service of ordering online! Get a

jump start on fall by reserving your supply packs NOW! Look for

more information in next week’s Tidbits & in ParentSquare!

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Kids with Character Awards: Cooperation

Congratulations to our awesome Brookside Tigers who were awarded their Cooperation

Spirit Sticks this past Wednesday during school assembly! Great job Brookside Tigers for

demonstrating Cooperation!

DK & Kindergarten: Austin Irvine, Teagan Kommers and

Nikhilesh Pediredla, Brooke Beaty, Ethan Xu, Justin

McComb, Hunter Meza and Olivia Murphy

1st Grade: Brooke Gorney, Grayson Arledge, William

Liu, Vikranth Rajagopalan, Avani Ambhaikar, Shrey

Panigrahi, Ellis Green and Reese Daywalt

2nd Grade: Jake Crawford, Rohin Ganguli, Cheryl Hu,

Caitlyn DePrano, Jackson Quon, Joshua Ma, Nate Fried,

Venky Shivampet, Carly Theaker, Michelle Vu, and Todd Norton

3rd Grade: Anthony Grishchenko, Jonathan Zhang, Max Accortt, Elle Hazelton, Grant Jones,

Henry Rosenfeld, and Colin Martin

4th Grade: Sierra Mikulus, Roi Belson, Sarah Jefferson, Elle Mori, Jacob Dang, Zaara Ahmed,

Emma Lee, Drew Koval, Justin Cooper, Siena

Morgenthal, Zane Honea, and Catherine Cheng

5th Grade: Ananda Kincaid, Kavya Rajavel, Ammar

Sutarwala, Kyra Kotsur, Talia Parker, Nithin Mudunuri,

Emma Tabor, Dante Stefani, Ryan Foster, Henry

Glass, Abhinav Chinnam and Ilay Keidar

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Tiger Shout-Outs

A Note from the PTA President As we near the end of our school year, I want to take a moment to thank our incredible

Brookside community. Every single new program or change you see is a result of parent

feedback, collaboration between volunteers and school staff, and execution via the time and

hard work invested by dedicated volunteers and staff.

There is a saying, “Volunteers Do Not Necessarily Have the Time, They Have the Heart.”

and I think of this each day I see our parent volunteers at work in the classroom, helping with

traffic & safety in the mornings, helping at our lunchtime enrichment programs, volunteering

for class parties, donating supplies, and running programs in the midst of the busyness,

challenges, and responsibilities we all have.

I am so grateful for the parent, staff, and administrative support we have at this school and am

continually humbled by the sacrificial giving of our families in both time and resources to

bridge the funding gap California public schools currently face so that our children have a

top-notch education supported with enriching programs. Thank YOU for making Brookside such a wonderful place to be.

Special thanks to the executive board, program & fundraising chairs, Principal Ahl, all of our supportive teachers and staff, counselor Holly Baxter, our Office Manager, Virginia Standring, and student services assistants, Maureen Winter, Michelle DiCamillo, our custodial staff, Antonio Salas & Elba Lopez—thank you for your tremendous work this year that made all these programs and events happen.

-Tina Wang

Thank You to Our School Site Council Members Parent Members: Andrew Cook, Ty Avendano, Lisa Kommers, and Eliza Parker

Staff & Teacher Members: Sara Ahl, Tara Hees, and Kim Annino

Brookside PTA Program & Fundraising Chairs Brookside programs would not be possible without the generous contributions from our

parents and a large group of committed parent volunteers, teachers and staff that work

together to make these programs happen for our children.

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THANK YOU to the following individuals who have truly gone ABOVE AND BEYOND in providing outstanding programs and enrichment opportunities for our children this year.

PTA Program Chair

Assemblies Mrs. Ahl

Artist in Residence Art Trek, VCOE Artists, Mrs. Becker, Kids Acting Out West

Big Sunday Denise Helfstein

Birthday Book Club Kim Kavett-Moore & Mrs. Shaver

Bulletin Boards/PR Cynthia Snyder

Campout/Carnival Maria Cross and Tina Wang

Chorus Amanda Benjamin, Music Specialist

Classroom Aide Program District & PTA supported

Classroom Expenses Tim Fontenette

Community Relations Simi Valley: Wendy Diaz, West Hills: Crystal Bell Woodland Hills: Eliza Parker

Computer Lab Program /Supplies Jan Rosen, Computer Specialist

Disaster Preparedness Eran & Abi Greenberg, Helene Winston

Drama Program/Kingsmen Shakespeare Danielle McFadden & Denise Zweig (Fall and Spring) Meg Khanolkar (5th)

Earth Day/Week/Recycled Book Fair Stuart Forman, Recycled Book Fair, Rian Li, EEAC Rep

Forms Turn-In Day PTA Executive Board

Hardship Program Virginia Standring

Hospitality – Welcome Back Coffee, Open House, Parent Ed., Teacher Breakfast.

Kim Kavett-Moore

Garden/Earth Science Exploratory Debra Leith

Grant Writing Danielle McFadden

Imagineering Mrs. Keane & Stacy Dishlip

International Day Booth OPUSD Community Outreach

Junior Achievement Helene Winston

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Kids with Character School Counselor, Holly Baxter/Mrs. Ahl

Library Program Kelly Shaver, library specialist

Lunch Bunch & Think it Through Thursday

School counselor, Mrs. Baxter

Lunch Time Enrichment -Create Art -littleBits -Book Cart, Legos at Lunch -Masters of the Playground

Create Art-Create Art Studio Legos at Lunch -Pam Norton & Rachel Oakes Masters of the Playground-Sports n’ More Book Cart-Stephanie Brody, Preethi Dravid, Luisa Kapitz, Denise Helfstein & Mrs. Shaver

Math Night Rachel Oakes & Tina Wang

Music Van Stuart Forman

Music Specialist Program & Supplies Amanda Benjamin, Music Specialist

Odyssey of the Mind Representatives Monica Chizzo & Samantha Kinkaid

Parent / Son Event Jennifer Burstein

Parent/ Daughter Event Renee Noy & Alison Ross

ParentSquare Communication Mrs. Ahl & Tina Wang

PE Program – Equipment Coach Christa & Coach Gretchen

Picture Day Lolly Parker

Red Ribbon Week Mrs. Farlow & Coach Christa

Reflections Bhavya Singh

Road to Fitness Coach Christa & Coach Gretchen

Room Parents Kim Kavett-Moore

Run Club Coach Christa, Coach Gretchen, & Rachel Oakes

Santa Comes to Agoura Food Drive Jennifer Goldstein/Student Council

Science Fair Eva Larson

Science Family Night/Exploratory David & Jennifer Goldstein

Spelling Bee Mr. Squire & Ms. Reisman

Spirit Sticks/Spirit & Pride Sue Meskis, Tina Wang

Student Council Program Mrs. Stephens & Ms. Landis

PTA Program Chair

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ALL of the programs above are supported by the funds we raised this year through the following fundraisers and the hard work of Denise Helfstein, VP of Fundraising & each of the following fundraiser chairs:

After-School Enrichment Growing Outdoors

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Judie Berro & Sadiya Riaz

Traffic & Safety Pam Norton, Ty Avendano,

Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast Staff & Teachers

Walk to School Wednesday Monica Chizzo

Welcome Back Movie Night & Picnic Denise Helfstein & Eliza Parker

Women In History Shawna Driggs

Yearbook Karen Pemberton & Stephanie Boggs

5th Grade Culmination Events Main Office/ Maria Cross & Nicole Baumann

PTA Program Chair

2015-16 Fundraiser Funds Raised for Programs

Chair

Box Tops $900 Gale Saul

Restaurant Night Outs $1,600 Crystal Bell

Spiritwear & Spirit Sticks $2,000 Sue Meskis & Tina Wang

Book Fair $4,000 Heather Hanna & Wendy Diaz

School Supplies $4,600 Meg Khanolkar

Bingo Night $4,500 Crystal Bell

Mixed Bags & Solar Flashlights $5,600 Denise Helfstein

Tile Wall $6,500 Denise Helfstein & Tas Sutarwala

eScrip & Shopping Affiliates $7,000 Kerri Scherzay & Lisa Dang

Jog-a-Thon $10,000 Sue Dermott & Tina Wang

Mid-Winter Give to Grow Gala $37,000 Lolly Parker

Just for the Kids $105,000 Tina Wang

TOTAL $ 187,800

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