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Food Drive

December 8, 2011 By

In the spirit of the Holiday season, the 8th Grade leadership class is  putting on a short, but well-needed food drive to help support the Alameda Country Food bank. Starting on Friday, December9th, and ending the following Friday, December 16th, we would like to have a grade-level challenge. Leadership students will come around to count the total amount of cans/dry food items in your grade’s barrel, which will then be reported the following day over the announcements.

 

Everyone – be a model to students and bring in items of your own to contribute to remind them that you are part of the community as well.

 

1 out of every 6 people in Alameda County uses the food bank during the course of a year. This is a great opportunity to help build community both inside and outside of Brewer, but we need the help of our amazing staff and students to make this work. Please email me with any questions, concerns, feedback, or idea’s that you would like to contribute.

Thank you,

 Mr. Minhondo .  email address dashkira@gmail.com

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements

African American Summit

December 5, 2011 By

2nd Brewer African American Summit is happening next week on Dec 14th from 5-8. This is a collaborative effort between OUSD’s office of African American Male Achievement and Brewer staff. The event will include student awards, showcase of student work, student participation, and discussion and decisions about how to create the best possible learning environment for Brewer’s African American students.

We will have registration and dinner in the cafeteria, then we will move to the gym for activities. All families are welcome. We are looking for parent volunteers who would like to help us with outreach (phone tree) to promote attendance.

Please have any potential volunteers contact your child’s grade level administrator (Claire Fisher claire.fisher@ousd.k12.ca.us
= 8th, Darius Mensah darius.mensah@ousd.k12.ca.us = 7th, Stephanie Travaille steph.travaille@gmail.com = 6th).

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements

Envision Academy of Arts and Technology

December 5, 2011 By

Please join us for the

Envision Academy of Arts and Technology High School  Information Session

 

Thursday, December 8th

  6:30-8:00 PM

 

As a key player in the Oakland educational community, we
know you like to stay informed about school options available to your
students.  The Information Session is a
great way to learn more about Envision Academy’s rigorous and supportive
environment and innovative model of education. 
If you know students or parents that are are interested in Envision Academy,
please encourage them to attend!

 

Envision Academy is now accepting applications for the
2012-2013 school year!

Prospective students should apply soon to ensure their
space in the lottery before the January 20th deadline. Applications can be
submitted at the Information Session or online at www.envisionacademy.org. Applications
can also be mailed to 1515 Webster St. Oakland, CA 94612

 

Envision Academy is located at:

1515 Webster St.

Downtown Oakland

 

(Parking is free after 6:00 pm.  Please allow time to find street parking.)

 

If you have questions, or to RSVP, please reply to this
email or call the school at 510-596-8901.

 

We look forward to seeing you there!

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Community News

Race to Nowhere at Grand Lake

December 5, 2011 By

Friends
-

We’re excited to announce a special week-long theatrical run for “Race to
Nowhere” at Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater!

“Race to Nowhere” will open Friday 12/2 with showings four times
daily through the weekend, and three times daily Monday through Friday.

Purchase tickets online or call (510) 465-7586 for showtimes.

** About the Film **

Featuring the heartbreaking stories of young people across the country who have
been pushed to the brink, educators who are burned out and worried that
students aren’t developing the skills they need, and parents who are trying to
do what’s best for their kids, Race to Nowhere points to the silent epidemic in
our schools: cheating has become commonplace, students have become disengaged,
stress-related illness, depression and burnout are rampant, and young people

arrive at college and the workplace unprepared and uninspired.

Race to Nowhere is a call to mobilize families, educators, and policy makers to
challenge current assumptions on how to best prepare the youth of America to
become healthy, bright, contributing and leading citizens.

In a grassroots sensation already feeding a groundswell for change, hundreds of
theaters, schools and organizations nationwide are hosting community screenings
during a six month campaign to screen the film nationwide. Tens of thousands of
people are coming together, using the film as the centerpiece for raising
awareness, radically changing the national dialogue on education and
galvanizing change.

Featured in the film:

* Dr. Madeline Levine, Clinical Psychologist and author of the best-seller, The
Price of Privilege

* Dr. Wendy Mogel, Clinical Psychologist and author of The Blessing of a
Skinned Knee

* Dr. Kenneth Ginsburg, Adolescent Medicine Specialist, The Children’s Hospital
of Philadelphia

* Dr. Deborah Stipek, Dean of the School of Education at Stanford University

* Dr. Denise Pope, Co-Founder, Challenge Success, Stanford University

* Sara Bennett, Founder, Stop Homework

* [Plus students and teachers, including some from Oakland Tech]

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Community News, News, PTSA News, Weekly Blast

Tours

November 30, 2011 By

The Outreach and Tours Committee needs parent volunteers to help show off our awesome middle school!  

By sharing your experience as a parent at Edna Brewer, you can help many 5th grade families who are interested in learning about our
school.  Please consider joining our team of parent tour guides on Thursday, December 15th, and/or Friday, January
6th.  We also welcome all parents to attend our next committee meeting on December 9th at 10 AM in the EBMS Library to help us plan our tour and outreach events. 

For more information, please email tours@ednabrewer.net  Thank you!

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Community News, Uncategorized, Weekly Blast

PACT Class

November 30, 2011 By

Every Wednesday all of our students have PACT class first
thing in the morning. The most important part of PACT class is the progress
report.

 

Every student at Edna Brewer must do 2 things with the
progress report:

 

- Share it with a guardian at home. That guardian must
sign the report showing that they have discussed the grades with the child. The
student must return it to the PACT teacher.

 

- Set goals. The progress report will have small weekly
goals that have been set by the student. The student must get teacher
signatures to show that they have reached the goals. Each PACT class has
different requirements for how many goals they have to have reach each week.

 

Many of our students are not doing well in PACT class because
they aren’t returning progress reports with guardian signatures and goals
reached.

 

PLEASE help your student be successful in PACT by asking
to see the progress report every Wednesday, signing it, and reminding your
child to return it to the teacher.

 

Being able to monitoring academic progress as a student
will help them be successful in high school and beyond.

 

Please contact me if you have any question about progress
reports or PACT class.

 

Thanks for your help!

 

==================================

Ms. Claire Fisher

Administrator

Edna Brewer Middle School

Oakland, CA 94578

phone: 510-879-2100

email: claire.fisher@ousd.k12.ca.us

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Homework

Thinking About Highschool?

November 17, 2011 By

On Wednesday, November 30th at 6-7pm, Edna Brewer will be hosting a small high school information night. This night is intended for
parents to learn more about the public high school options in Oakland since the high school choice is such an important decision.

 

The schools we have coming so far are:

Bay Tech

Arise

Envision

American Indian

Aspire Public Schools

MetWest

Street Academy

 

Please send Ms. Fisher an email reply to RSVP claire.fisher@ousd.k12.ca.us 

If you have questions, please call  her at  510-879-2100

Alice Phillips, our guidance counselor, is also a great resource for information:

Contact her by calling 510-531-6600 ext. 505 or emailing alice.phillips@ousd.k12.ca.us.

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Community News, News

African American Summit

November 15, 2011 By

Edna Brewer will hold its first African American Summit
on Wednesday, November 16th, 2011, from 5:00-8:00 PM in the school gym. This
event is a joint effort between Edna Brewer and OUSD’s African American Male
Achievement Initiative Task Force.

 

Similar events have taken place at middle and high
schools in OUSD.

 

Food will be served from 5:00-6:00, and from 6:00-8:00,
we will meet in various groupings (students, parents, teachers) before coming
together for a whole-group discussion.

 

Our objectives will be:

 

–to lift up the voices of the African American members
of our school community

 

–to build community with authentic dialogue

 

–to create various action plans

 

While this meeting will focus on the African American
experience at Edna Brewer, this meeting is open to anyone who wishes to come.

 

Please RSVP by clicking on the link below and filling out
the online form. We’ll look forward to having you join us on Wednesday night,
November 16th, 5:00-8:00 PM.

 

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?hl=en_US&formkey=dDVYNVBtdnY2cFY0TUE5bGFJcTVaNUE6MQ#gid=0

 

(If the link doesn’t work for you, please email me with
your name, your child’s name, and the number in your party)

 

Warm regards, and Goooooooo PANTHERS!!

 

==================================

Mr. Sam Pasarow

Principal

Edna Brewer Middle School

Oakland, CA 94610

phone: 510-531-6600

email: sampasarow@yahoo.com

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Community News, Info for Brewer Families, News, Panther Prints, Principal, Weekly Blast

Teacher Appreciation

November 8, 2011 By

On the second working Monday of every month, the Teacher Appreciation committee provides snacks and beverages to support the monthly teacher/staff meeting.  Please contact Trish Dolan and Jean Michaels (trish1112@gmail.com, jean.michaels@tetratech.com) if you can bring an afternoon pick-me-up snack for our hard working teachers.  You may drop off your food donation either in the morning (the front office) or bring it to the Library at 2:45 p.m.  Also, if you are coming in the afternoon and can stay for 15 minutes to help set up, please let us know.  

The next teacher appreciation volunteer opportunity is Monday, November 14.  

Show a little love for the Brewer Staff!

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements, Do One Thing!, Uncategorized

Promotion for All Study Hall

November 8, 2011 By

School News

Edna Brewer is providing a study hall opportunity for all students who have scored below a 2.0 in the
first marking period. We are holding a special Promotion for All study hall from 3:05- 4:15 every Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday.

 

Please contact Claire Fisher at claire.fisher@ousd.k12.ca.us if you are interested in having your child participate.

Filed Under: Administration News, Announcements
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