News

August 27, 2021

What a terrific start to the school year BEARS!  It has been wonderful to have the students back and see so many smiling faces of both our Bears and their parents/family/caretakers.  There is a lot of information to communicate this week, so please read this bulletin in its entirety.  If there are any additional questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out to those named in each specific section, or your room parent.  We promise we will get you to the right place!  

CSC Nominations

COVID-19 Protocols and Health Absences

Bromwell is a Nut Safe School!

Volunteering at Bromwell

Calendar Planning:

• CSC Nominations due August 31st
• CU Buffs Game September 3rd (discounted tickets available)
• Monday September 6th is Labor Day!  NO SCHOOL

Collaborative School Committee (CSC) Nomination for 1 Parent Representative (2-year term)

Nominations are due TUESDAY AUGUST 31st – Collaborative School Committee (CSC) brings together families, staff, and community members to create and implement a plan to promote high achievement within a school. This committee meets monthly throughout the school year.  More information can be found in the attachment below (Nomination form can be found here).

Health Absence Line and Covid Protocol – If your child will be absent because of illness, please call Nurse Brooke/Ashley Baker at 720.424.9340. For all other absences, please call the Attendance Line at 720-424-9380 or email Bromwell_Attendance@dpsk12.org by 8:15 a.m.

Quarantining/Positive COVID-19 Cases – During the 2021/22 school year, our goals regarding COVID-19 continue to be keeping our community safe and ensuring our students are in school with minimal disruption to learning.  CDC is learning more about how COVID 19 spreads and affects people and communities.  With this information, the CDPHE is guiding the rules and regulations regarding quarantining an entire classroom.  CDPHE’s new guidelines do not require quarantine for “routine classroom exposure.”  Unvaccinated students that test positive for COVID-19, or who have had close contact (defined as being within 3 feet for longer than 15 minutes indoors) with someone that has tested positive, will still be expected to quarantine based on CDPHE guidelines (10 days if not exhibiting symptoms (no testing required) OR 7 days if not exhibiting symptoms with proof of a negative PCR or Molecular COVID-19 test result. The test cannot be given earlier than day 5 from the last exposure and they cannot be in close contact with high-risk people).  Most fully vaccinated staff and our students will not be required to quarantine due to exposure but are encouraged to follow the testing and masking recommendation of CDC (testing 3-5 days after exposure, even if symptoms are not present, and continuing to wear a mask indoors at school).  Please report all suspected and positive COVID 19 results to Nurse Brooke (or our health tech Ashley Baker) at 720.424.9340.

Bromwell is a Nut Safe School – Nut-free lunches will be served this year at Bromwell.  Originally  we had a nut free table, but due to COVID-19 protocols, there is a new seating chart that does not allow for the nut free table.  Because of this we ask that all parents sending lunches with their children ensure they are nut free.  Nurse Brooke will be providing additional information soon to include further details on being a “Nut Safe School.” 

Volunteering at Bromwell – We love seeing the eagerness amongst our community to help support Bromwell.  Hopefully, most parents and caregivers are seeing printed communication regarding volunteer opportunities.  There are updated resources in Flyer as well.  We are hoping to engage those who can give a little time in addition to those who can give a lot this year!  To learn more, please touch base with your room parent, or fill out this form from the parent volunteer coordinator, Erin Phelan (she’s coordinating all volunteer roles for the school, and not just PTA ones).  Also, please be sure to complete your application here. https://forms.gle/g5XExw33VXntKEsU7

Further Opportunities to Support Bromwell – Amazon Smile has a continuous fundraiser for Bromwell families.  It’s super easy to participate and costs you nothing!  We currently raise about $1000/year from Amazon smile but we KNOW we can do better than that. Please find some additional information in the attachment below.  

Reduced priced tickets to catch the CU Buffs take on Northern CO on 9/3 for $25/ticket and Oregon State on 11/6 https://fevo.me/dps21

Kiss and Go Registration Link & Drop-Off/Pick Up Directions

Drop-off starts at 8:00AM for school to start at 8:10AM. 

Pick-Up 

• Driving? Kiss & Go on East 3rd Place 
  • Register HERE for Kiss n Go
  • Staggered Dismissal:
    • 3:05 Kinder and siblings 
    • 3:06 1st and siblings
    • 3:07 2nd and siblings
    • 3:08 3rd and siblings
    • 3:09 4th and siblings
    • 3:10 5th

• Walkers: Garden Gate or Alley Gate 
• Bike Riders: Bike racks on playground via Garden Gate

Weekly To Do’s:

1. Submit your CSC Nomination by August 31st.
2. If you plan on picking up at Kiss and Go, please register your student(s) before the first day of school.
3. Make sure to complete a volunteer application if you would like to volunteer this school year!  Returning parents who are previously approved need to reapply each year.  There is a DPS/Background Check that needs to be completed, in addition to the Bromwell application.