Posted February 4, 2025
Specials Spotlight – Art!
It’s been impressive to watch our oldest Bears in 5th, 4th and 3rd guide their creative experience using Oil Pastels. Learning 4 blending techniques to incorporate into a thoughtful composition showing the artists chosen Elements of Art and Design. With 2nd, 1st and Kinder we are exploring Color Theory through the medium of Tempera Paint. Our guiding inspiration for this week is author Herve Tullet’s interactive book Mix It Up! and the famous artist and “Color Master” himself Henri Matisse.
Illness Protocol Updates – Norovirus
With so many outbreaks in DPS schools, we are asking to keep your family home for 72 hours to keep our community safe. This includes at least 48 hours after their last episode of vomiting and/or diarrhea. If you have questions or concerns, please reach out to Nurse Brooke and our health office, they can provide additional guidance as needed.
Social Emotional Learning – SEL at Bromwell
Hello all, Mr. Tay here. This past week and some of this week, we have started working on our Social Filter and “Think It vs. Say It/Do It.” Just like a filter, we try our best to strain our thoughts based on the situation we find ourselves in, whether expected or unexpected, before we do or say whatever the thought is. Hopefully, after filtering, we can pause and think: is this a “Think It, stays in my head for now” or “Say It/Do It, release that thought into the world”? This is, of course, a lifelong lesson of learning time, place, and social setting, and we will continue to touch on this every now and again. As always, please feel free to reach out if you have any questions, and I have included an example of a social filter below.
2024-2025 BESS Mid-Year Screening
Bromwell students will complete universal mental health screening 3 times/year using the Behavior and Emotional Screening System (BESS). This is an online tool that takes approximately five minutes to complete and consists of 28 questions for the student to answer. Our teachers will complete the BESS for all students, and 3rd-5th grade students will complete self-reports.
Mid-year BESS screening will occur during the weeks of 1/21/25-1/31/25. You are also invited to complete a parent form by going to this link. Have your student’s ID number ready.
Please reach out to Christina Campbell, School Psychologist, with any questions regarding these screeners. Christina_campbell@dpsk12.org
NEW Bell Times for 2025-2026 School Year
Our bell times will be changing for the 2025-2026 school year. The new bell times will be 8:15am – 3:15pm. School bus transportation will be available for eligible students. More details to come at a later time.
Upcoming Events!
January 30th from 4-6pm – First Annual Silent Disco!: Kids will get to put on their headphones, choose their favorite channel, and dance the night away to some awesome beats. Parents/guardians must accompany their child(ren). Tickets can be purchased HERE.
Bromwell PTA Corner
Get ready to light up the night and support the PTA at Bromwell’s First Annual Silent Disco!
Kids will get to put on their headphones, choose their favorite channel, and dance the night away to some awesome beats. No noise other than headphones and joy from our Bears! All of our Bears must have a parent/guardian at school with them. This will allow the adults to enjoy connecting with others in the community! Tickets are $12 and can be purchased HERE. When purchasing tickets, please include your child(ren)’s name in the comment section. If you would like to donate a ticket, please put DONATE in the comment section
Added bonus! – we are partnering with Shake Shack to make dinner easy AND give 25% of your purchase back to Bromwell PTA that night! Use code DONATE when ordering online or in-person.
The Annual Multicultural Night is on February 27th!
Please join the community for the PTA’s Annual Multicultural Night from 4-6pm! If you’re interested in hosting a table, please sign up HERE. Students will also be doing projects during the week that will be on display throughout the building.
We have the venue… we have the date… we need the committee and items to auction!
The Bromwell Party & Auction is on April 12th from 6-9pm at Woods Boss Brewery. We need you to help with the details and procure auction items! Please complete THIS form if you’re able to help in any way.
Ongoing Reminders
Weather Reminders
With the change in weather, please send you children with layers and rain jackets as needed. As snow starts to come, please send snow boots and snow pants. Please make sure to label your students gear so if it ends up in the Lost and Found, we can get it returned to the correct owner. We want our Bears to enjoy outdoor recess as much as possible!
Please remember that any parent/guardian entering the building at any time must always go through the front doors of the school and check in at the office.
School Choice Round 1 Opens January 15th!
The DPS Choice process opens 1/15 and closes on 2/18 with results typically released before Spring Break. If you are a current ECE family, or a family that already has a student at Bromwell looking to enroll a sibling and not in the boundary, you will need to do the school choice application for Bromwell. We do prioritize siblings of existing students, but we do not have control over how the DPS Choice Office algorithm assigns students to school(s) or their waitlist number.
Prior to applying, please make sure your address is correct in your Parent Portal.
If you have additional choice or enrollment questions, you can reach out to Lexie Krohn Parker in the front office, alexis_krohn-parker@dpsk12.net or 720-424-9330.