Wednesday, 5/2, 6:30 pm: Orchestras, Orff Ensembles
Thursday, 5/3 6:30 pm: Panther Band, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band
Come hear the culminating musical event of the year! These ensembles have learned so much and worked very hard for these performances. Come and share in the joy of their music making!
Refreshments for sale
Zack Pitt-Smith
We wanted to thank everyone involved with the planning of the trip. The kids had such a great time, and to see everyone so excited and still talking about touching starfishes and the cool things that they learned and experienced was well worth all of the work. We had such a great time hanging with our groups and seeing all of the other groups enjoying the experience. This will definitely be something that the kids will remember and we look forward to trying this process again as we loop with the kids into 8th grade. Thank you all again so much.
7th Grade Legends Teachers
On Saturday Edna Brewer’s eighth grade Orchestra, Symphonic Band and Jazz Band traveled to Santa Clara to participate in the Music In The Parks competition at Six Flags Great America. The Jazz Band placed 1st, Jazz Band soloist Jack Perry was awarded a medal for best Jazz Band solo. The 8th grade Orchestra and Symphonic band placed 2nd with a superior rating. Our biggest and proudest moment came when Edna Brewer Middle School won the Esprit de Corps award!
These accomplishments are the results of the hard work, dedication, and love from our Band and Orchestra Directors Mr. Pitt-Smith and Ms. Stephanie Holmes.
Did you know the Pit will become the Panther’s Lair this week? It’s the Panther made by Brewer Panthers at the Crucible.
We need help installing our Panther at 3 after school at the Pit. If you want to help out, sign up at the main office, or, call Jeff White @ 510.928.5559
The 7th grade Legends Family field trip to the Monterey Bay Aquarium is on Thursday, April 26 from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. If you can volunteer, please contact Michelle Fitzhugh by email at mfitzhugh@sbcglobal.net.
Did you know the Pit will become the Panther’s Lair this week? It’s the Panther made by Brewer Panthers at the Crucible. We need help installing our Panther at 3 p.m. after school at the Pit. If you want to help out, sign up at the main office, or, call Jeff White at (510) 928-5559. OnEarth Day, next Saturday April 21st, we’ll be making a nest so our Panther can rest comfortably. Come help out from 9 a.m. to noon.
Our teachers are working to build positive school culture by awarding students with ACT tickets when they display Panther PRIDE. Students can then use their tickets to buy prizes at lunch (11:08am – 12:04pm) on most Fridays. We’ve currently got a crew of 4 parents who have done a wonderful job of rotating in to volunteer for this activity and we are looking to find another 2-3 parents who would be willing to join the pool of volunteers. Can you help on a Friday from 10:45am – 12:04pm in February, March, April, or May? If so, please email lwlange@hotmail.com
Dear Edna Brewer Parents:
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> As part of the annual California Healthy Kids Survey, we are asking
> you to use your voice and complete the parent portion of the survey.
> The survey is an important opportunity for you to help identify ways
> that our school and school district can serve all of our children better.
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> On Wednesday, February 22, your student should have come home with a
> paper copy of the survey. Please take a moment to complete it and send
> it back in with your child, or if you prefer, complete it online by
> directing your web browser to http://www.wested.org/parent and entering the following information:
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> Login: 6057061
> Password: ctxgttb
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> The survey is available in English and Spanish. WestEd will keep the
> link open until the March 2, 2012.
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> Thank you for your continued work at making Edna Brewer Middle School
> an excellent place for our children!
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> Sincerely,
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> Mr. Darius Mensah
> Assistant Principal
> Edna Brewer Middle School
> Oakland, CA 94578
> phone: 510-531-6600
> email: darius.mensah@ousd.k12.ca.us
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Mark Your Calendars for the Next General Association Meeting
We have a special speaker lined up for our next PTSA General Association meeting on Tuesday, February 21, 2011and we hope you can join us in the school library at 7:00 p.m. Our school board representative Noel Gallo will speak to us on important matters that will directly affect our students and schools next year. Some topics include: OUSD school closures and boundary changes, updates on state funding for schools, including Governor Brown’s weighted pupil funding system which would be a huge departure from the current system in which districts’ revenues differ dramatically based on allocations of dozens of specially designated “categorical” programs, and the Mutual Matching proposal by Superintendent Smith to modify the current teacher placement process to give more say to the principal and site staff to choose teachers who are aligned with the culture, climate, philosophies and priorities of the school. For more information about this meeting and open PTSA positions for the next school year, please email president@ednabrewer.net.
Brewer Beautification Day scheduled for next Saturday has been rescheduled to Saturday, February 25th from 9 to noon.
Our gardens should have had plenty of rain by then and will need our love .
Please hold a space open in your day to drop by and help out for an hour or two.
Pizza and Prizes for those who make a morning of it!
