Brentwood Union School District

The Brentwood Union School District is excited to announce that two site administrators have been selected for honors by the Association of California School Administrators.   Brentwood Elementary Principal Guy Rohlfs has been selected as the Elementary Principal of the year and Adams Middle School Assistant Principal Lauren Griggs have been selected as Secondary Co-Administrators of the Year for the ACSA Delta Charter.  Both of these administrators will be honored at a dinner in March.

Please join me in congratulating these exceptional school leaders!

Students in Ms. Heaney's kindgergarten class at Brentwood Elementary partnered with their 5th grade buddies in Mrs. Peltz's class for a STEM project.  Their task was to plan and create the tallest tower they could using only plastic straws and a few labels.

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A brand new traverse wall was installed at Bristow MS thanks to funds raised by Turkey Trot!

Sixth grade students from Bristow MS are having fun at science camp.  These students found the first banana slug!

Garin kindergartners develop number sense by comparing numbers 1-5 in a lesson this morning.

Brentwood Elementary is getting ready to celebrate All Abilities Week 2018.  Miss Mara is shown teaching students that we are like pieces of a puzzle.  We all fit together in our own special way.  Ability Awareness Week will be celebrated across the district during the second week of September

Our GATE students had a blast at the Back to School BBQ social event on August 22nd at Veteran’s Park.  They got to problem solve while participating in some team building activities, ate yummy BBQ, made new friends, and said hello to old ones.  Way to kick off the 2018-19 school year GATE kids! 

Mr. Rohlfs, principal at Brentwood Elementary cooked pancakes for staff members to welcome them back to school!

I hope you will consider joining us on August 9th at 6:30pm in the Liberty High School Performing Arts Center for a symposium on School Safety.

Brand new all-access playground equipment will be waiting for students at Pioneer Elementary.  Thank you Brentwood voters for helping BUSD ensure every student can enjoy our playgrounds!

Krey students from Mrs. Berry's 3rd grade class generously donated 17 pounds of vegetables grown in their class garden to the Food Bank.  More on this story can be found at the following link:  https://www.foodbankccs.org/2018/07/3rd-grade-class-gift-crops-to-food-bank.html  Way to go Coyotes!

Thank you Brentwood Rotary for honoring our students who give back to the community.  An Edna Hill MS student was presented with a special award for her outstanding service!

Thank you voters!  This water fill stations was installed at Edna Hill MS thanks to Measure B!  Cool, filtered water will be waiting for students when they return to school at the end of July.

The highlight of the day at the district office was a visit from Karissa and Victoria DePaola.  Their sister Lindsey is a survivor of the Route 91 Vegas shooting.  In an effort to take this horrific event and turn it into something positive, they are spreading kindness.  They brought treats and their story to us this afternoon in honor of Sandy Casey, a teacher from Manhattan Beach who tragically did not survive.  Thank you ladies for your kindness and spirit, you made our day!

Mary Casey Black First Grade Owls rocked their 2018 “How Does Your Garden Grow” annual musical performance. We are so grateful for our PTA and parent support in painting our beautiful back drop this year. Gooo Owls!! 

Ron Nunn Tongue Twister Challenge Winners celebrate with Mrs. Foote!

Mary Casey Black Elementary First Graders sang beautifully for family and friends.  "How Does Your Garden Grow?" was a hit!

Diane Alexander, Lynne Brown, Lynn Groshong, Pam McReynolds and Michael Bowen were pictured as the Brentwood Library Foundation announced the proceeds of their recent fundraiser, Bucks for Books.  Overall the Foundation raised $7652.99 with half of this money going to support district libraries and the other half to support the new community library opening late summer or early fall.

Seventh grade Computer Science at Bristow Middle School combines coding, collaborative conversations & paired programming!  #bristowrocks #weareBUSD #CSforAll #codeorg #csd

A special thank you to everyone who participated in the Turkey Trot.  Just look at all the fabulous equipment and supplies that were purchased with TT funds!

Ron Nunn's second graders know that character matters! They performed the musical, "Character Matters" to a packed house with standing room only. The story included some favorite nursery rhyme characters. They did an incredible job of entertaining as well as teaching the audience about making good choices in life.

Congratulations to the Mary Casey Black Elementary 5th Graders!  They did a fantastic performance of American Music Through Time.

The kindergarteners at Brentwood Elementary rocked out to their favorite nursery rhymes in their spring musical, "Nursery Rhyme Rock". They were all smiles as they performed for a crowd of cheering fans. Their engaging performance included songs with choreography about seven different nursery rhymes.

The Bristow Band and Choir both received first place awards with Superior ratings at the Six Flags Music in the Parks Festival last Saturday. They also received the coveted Espirt de Corps Award for the second year in a row, given to the one school that displays the most school spirit and respect for other schools. Congratulations Bristow!

Japanese Taiko drummers kick off the BUSD Diversity Committee screening of the Japanese internment documentary, "And Then They Came For Us" on May 1st at Edna Hill Middle School.

Mary Casey Black Elementary's  Multicultural Fashion Show was a hit!  Thanks goes to our ELAC parents, Mrs. Ordaz, Mrs. Ornelas, Mrs. Baeza and all of the students and families who shared their culture (and food)!

Students enjoy the GaGa Go Pit purchased with Turkey Trot funds at Brentwood Elementary.  Thank you Turkey Trot!

This is just an example of materials that have been purchased for the Marsh Creek and Loma Vista Elementary PE programs. All funding for this equipment was due to the generous support of the Turkey Trot!  Thank you to everyone who participated. These funds make a difference for our students!

First graders from Loma Vista entertained their families and friends by singing many fun songs they have learned through out the year.  Great job little leopards!

Third graders from Mary Casey Black Elementary stepped back in time at the Nail House historical site today.  In this picture, students are in a school house and are participating in a lesson that would have been taught in the 1800's.

On April 9th, the Bristow Jazz Band performed for Ron Nunn's 5th grade band after school.  After the performance, the Jazz Band joined the 5th graders to play some of their songs with them.  It was a great afternoon!

Garin Elementary is celebrating Ability Awareness Week.  Through dance, Axis Dance Company taught students that all shapes and forms are beautiful!

The BUSD Education Foundation recently organized a family day at the A's!  

The kindergarten playground renovation is underway at Pioneer Elementary.

Students from the Bristow MS Choir, under the direction of Mark Morello, recently performed the National Anthem at a Sacramento Kings game.  Go Bears!

The Brentwood Elementary OM team poses for a picture with Dr. Sam, the creator of OM while at the UC Riverside competition.

Additional PE equipment purchased with Turkey Trot funds at Pioneer.

Congratulations to Tamra Golinveaux, 1st grade teacher at Garin Elementary School.  It was recently announced that she is being awarded The Celebrate Literacy Award by the Contra Costa Reading Association!

Third grade students at Mary Casey Black Elementary sang their hearts out with tunes from "Brentwood Musical".  A special thanks to the staff members and parent volunteers who helped make this event so special.

Congratulations to Sarah Jenkins' Class at Krey!  They have been notified that they have been named as a finalist in the Wonder League Robotics Competition for $5000!  Great job Coyotes!!

Over 300 people attended the very first RNS STEAM night!  Presenters included:  Liberty's FFA, Brentwood Police Department, East Contra Costa Fire, Patriot Jets Foundation, Del Sol Energy, Treasure Wine Estates, Berkeley National Lab., Bristow’s Video productions, Bristow’s math department, Bristow’s leadership club, Scientific Jam, Bricks 4 kids, City of Brentwood Waste Water, Rogue Making, Delta Bay Builders, East Bay Parks, The Game Truck, the RNS student council representatives, Mr. Madrid, Mrs. Siemers, Mrs. Gribbs, Mrs. Diaz, Ms. Cruz and all of the teachers who judged the science projects.

Students and families enjoyed a wonderful Read Across America Night last Friday.  Many staff members, as well as, Superintendent Dana Eaton joined the fun with reading.

The second graders from Brentwood Elementary recently performed the multicultural musical "It's a Small World".  The performers learned about countries from all around the world and sang songs in French, Spanish, Swahili, Chinese, and more!

More information is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIB2EE0GmxA

Bristow students were inspired to make a difference in their school by attending Josten's Renaissance Tour "Find Your Grind".

Close to 30 parents came to Mary Casey Black to learn technology skills during their Bilingual Parent Time.  Amanda Konrad trained them on how to email via School Loop, how to access apps with their student's help on Classlink and how to take practice tests for the SBAC and ELPAC.  Thank you to all who participated.

Students in Mrs. Konrad's 5th grade class at Mary Casey Black take on their roles in Walk Through the American Revolution.

Brentwood's new library will be opening this summer!  Here's a way you can help get books for the new Children's sections AND your school library too! Your school will be holding a special fundraiser beginning February 26th through March 16th.  Your generous and kind "Buck" donations will allow us to buy books for both the new Brentwood Library and our school libraries.

50% of the funds raised will go to the schools' libraries and 50% for the Opening Day Book Collection for the children & teen areas of our new library. Checks can be made payable to "The Brentwood Library Foundation" and are tax deductible. Nonprofit tax ID 47-1101372.

http://www.brentwoodlibraryfoundation.org/

Students from Bristow and Adams Middle Schools enjoyed a recent 7th grade boys basketball game at AMS.

Family STEM Night was organized as an Eagle Scout Project by former Marsh Creek student, Euan McManus.  There were 318 attendees!  In addition, five microscopes and nine "STEM-in-a-Box" kits were donated to Marsh Creek by Declan Tsuyuki as his Eagle Scout Project.  A huge thank you to these young men for their work at Marsh Creek Elementary.

Fourth grade students from Mary Casey Black performed Gold Dust or Bust recently for a packed house.  Great job students!!

Students from Adams, Bristow and Edna Hill Middle Schools were selected to perform in the California Music Educator's Association Bay Section Conference Band, Choir, and Orchestra.  Students performed their concert at Chabot College on January 13th.  Great job!  Students were accompanied by music directors Lindsay Kellogg, Mark Morello and Cheryl Breitenbucher.

Students in Mrs. Cauley's 5th grade class at Pioneer Elementary participate in the Walk Through the American Revolution program.

Fifth grade students at Mary Casey Black Elementary participated in the Hour of Code technology skills.

Students in Mrs. deFremery's Advisory class at Edna Hill MS made blankets to donate for their community service project!  Way to give back!

Third grade students in Mrs. Cleek's class at Ron Nunn School create a Martin Luther King poster while learning about his dream for equity in America.

Loma Vista Elementary School kindergarten and first grade students, delighted their audience with their Holiday Musical performance!  Great job Leopards.

The Brentwood Regional Committee Chest says thank you to everyone who donated food and toys.  A special thank you to all of the volunteers who came out to support this event.  It is truly a community effort.

First graders at Brentwood Elementary performed "Let it Snow". 

The Turkey Trot committee would like to thank all of the BUSD staff who supported our event!

The Bristow Middle School Jazz Band played holiday songs at Westmont of Brentwood. The senior living facility residents enjoyed listening to students play songs like "What a Wonderful World", "Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer", and "Silent Night".

The Ron Nunn School KC Club spent an evening caroling at Summerset.

First grade students at Brentwood Elementary School enjoyed some fresh air and a warm up!

The Adams Middle School Jazz Band participating in the Winter Concert.  Great show under the direction of Lindsay Kellogg!

Kindergarten students practicing the Hanukkah song for the upcoming holiday performance.

Pioneer 1st graders learning to code with Ms. Kinnaird and Ms. Simens.

Edna Hill Middle Students enjoy the joy of Fall!

EHMS National Geographic Geography Bee winners for 2017 are…  in third place, on left is Nathaniel Abramzon. The school champion, holding the plaque in center, is Nicolas Brady.  In second place on right is Oliver Lyman.  Nice job Bobcats! Nicolas will go on to try to enter the state competition.  Also pictured, Phil Rodriguez, teacher Edna Hill Middle School.

Bristow's TUPE (Tobacco Use Prevention Education) Club shared a booth during lunch break which provided information related to the Great American Smokeout.  This is an annual intervention event to encourage individuals to use the date in order to make a plan to quit smoking.

Bristow's Advisory Classes created a Gratitude Poster as part of their advisory theme this quarter.  The current theme is Sowing the Seeds of Success.

Bristow's Determination for Success and GATE programs took a recent field trip to UC Berkeley.  Determination for Success is a college prep class at Bristow that integrates motivational speakers and college campus tours into their educational program.

A huge THANK YOU to the 2017 Turkey Trot Committee for making this event possible.  Thank you as well to our fabulous runners and walkers.  The event was a huge success!

Mary Casey Black kinder students thrilled family and friends with their "No Turkey for Perky" performance.  

Students from Bristow and Adams Middle Schools had a great time participating in Unified Sports.  This is one of many activities for students during Bristow's All Abilities Week!

Students from Adams and Bristow Middle Schools participated in the Area Music Festival with Heritage High School.

We are excited to announce that we have three nominees for the California League of Middle Schools Region 4 Educator of the Year! Lisa Kennealy from AMS, Michelle Mendoza from BMS and Frances Prochaska from EHMS will be honored at a special awards dinner in January.  Congratulations Lisa, Michelle and Frances for your amazing work and for this wonderful accomplishment!

The Adams Middle School Robotic's Club - Team Pristine won the Core Value award at their first LEGO League Competition over the weekend!  Great job AMS!

Adams Middle School has two robotics teams.  Team Botz had one of the best robot performance scores at their event.  This is unheard of for a rookie team!  We are very proud of these young team members!  Way to go AMS!

Congratulations to Paula Rios, District Secretary for Maintenance & Operations!  Thank you for 20 years of service to the district.  We wish you all the best in retirement.  You will be missed.

Fifth graders at Mary Casey Black Elementary impressed younger students, staff and family members by showcasing their research and display of colonial day artifacts.

Please join us in congratulating Amy Wallace, Jon Ovick and Michael Bowen ACSA Delta Charter Administrators of the Year.  We are very proud to have such outstanding employees!

Third grade students at Brentwood Elementary perform a Veteran's Day Tribute! 

Happy Halloween from Gru & the AMS Minions!

Congratulations to Mary Casey Black Elementary 2nd graders for their wonderful performance of Anansi!  It was a terrific show.

Students at Ron Nunn School are shown learning golf skills with equipment purchased with Turkey Trot Funds!  Thank you Turkey Trot participants and volunteers!

A big thank you to Turkey Trot participants and volunteers!  Bristow Middle School has used their Turkey Trot funds to purchase a new projector to use in the PE Department for group workouts and Gather in the Gym assemblies.

The Brentwood Library Foundation is sponsoring a Brentwood City Read Author Luncheon on Wednesday, November 8th from11:30-2:00pm.  The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande.  For more information click here.

Students at Pioneer are playing "car and driver" during Ability Awareness Week.

Students are pictured using equipment purchased with funds from the Turkey Trot.  The Traverse Wall and Battle Ropes add to the activities available for students.  Thank you Turkey Trot volunteers and participants!

The GATE Ice Cream Social was a success!  GATE students from 4th grade through 8th grade mingled with each other, problem solved together, and smiled from ear to ear as they enjoyed some monster sundaes!