Upcoming Events...
Enjoy an afternoon hockey game with the Sound Tigers
and support literacy!
Join the Sound Tigers
on
Sunday, February 24th
at 4:05 p.m.
for a discounted price of
$15 per ticket.
(Doors open at 3 p.m.)
$5 of each ticket purchased will
benefit First Book, an organization
that gives children from low income families the opportunity to read
and own their first books.
For tickets, please call one of the following contacts:
Lisa Pavlich
Bridgeport Parent Center
336-4197
Flora Harris
Dunbar Family Resource Center
332-5658
Dawn Bennett
Roosevelt Family Resource Center
330-8181
Marge Hiller
Bridgeport Public Education Fund
331-0551
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New Online Reading Resource Available to BPS Community
All members of the Bridgeport Public Schools community can now access TeachingBooks.net, an online collection of K-12 multimedia author and book resources, throughout the spring semester. This website contains over 30,000 online resources including author programs, book guides, book readings, pronunciation guides, readers’ theater, and more.
To access the Bridgeport Public Schools semester-long license, please follow these three steps:
1) Go to: http://TeachingBooks.net/home
2) Enter your email address (optional)
3) Password: Bridgeport (case-insensitive)
Click on the following link to view an online presentation and receive a comprehensive overview of how TeachingBooks supports your library and reading initiatives: http://teachingbooks.net/archive/TN.
For questions or comments regarding TeachingBooks.net, please contact Media Specialist Kathy Bain at 203-576-7897 or kbain@bridgeportedu.net.
Beardsley School Adds Caribbean Flair to Potluck Dinner
Last week, Beardsley School held its first Caribbean Night: Cultural Gathering and Potluck Dinner for Beardsley students, parents, and staff. The dinner provided fire safety information to families and celebrated the Caribbean culture of students with Puerto Rican, Dominican, Jamaican, Haitian, and Cuban backgrounds.
The celebration included student dance performances and featured Cosmic Jibaros, a Bridgeport-based Latin rock band. Beardsley Principal Amy Marshall and City Council Woman Maria Valle, Beardsley’s Home School Coordinator and Caribbean Night co-coordinator, were among those in attendance. This event was sponsored by the Beardsley Parent Advisory Council (PAC) and staff.
“We are always looking for a way to get more families into the school,” said Elizabeth Moran, Beardsley teacher and Caribbean Night co-coordinator. “It was a time for Beardsley staff, parents and students to get together in a relaxing, positive atmosphere and form better lasting relationships.”
Cosmic Jibaros started in Black Rock in 1999. The seven member band plays to the Latin and Caribbean rhythms and specializes in traditional bomba beats, congas and timbales, which are Latin percussion instruments.
Principal Named for North End School
--By Linda Conner Lambeck, Connecticut Post
This article appeared in yesterday's edition of the CT Post
When 186-pupil Webster School closes in June, Principal Marlene A. Roberts will pack up and move two blocks down North Avenue to become principal of the brand-new, yet-to-be-named, North End school.
Roberts, who has been with the district 30 years, was officially named to the principalship of the new school Tuesday by the Board of Education.
To read the full article, please click on the following link:
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