Dear BUGS Families,
Please see below for reminders for what is coming up in the next few weeks.
If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at kevin.penaloza@bugsbrooklyn.org.
Best,
Kevin Penaloza
Family & Operations Coordinator
School Surveys (March 31st deadline)!
This is the time of year when both the DOE and our authorizer NYSED are reaching out for family feedback about BUGS. Both surveys are required and important to helping us grow our learning community. We appreciate your taking the time to provide NYSED and DOE your opinions and experiences with BUGS.
The deadline to complete both surveys is March 31st.
DOE Survey: The link to the survey was sent in an email from me TODAY with the Student ID Number.
NYSED Survey
Parent/Guardian (English): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2023Parent
Parent/Guardian (Spanish): https://es.surveymonkey.com/r/2023ParentEspanol
BUGS Field Study
Friendly reminder that this Friday, March 24th is a Field Study day for students. If you have any questions, please contact Ms.Laura Karlen at laura.karlen@bugsbrooklyn.org.
Reminder! Time is running out for Friends and Family to Submit Lottery Applications for 2023-24 School Year
We would love to welcome middle schoolers you care about to BUGS. The deadline to submit applications for the lottery is April 1. Please share our brochure . Please encourage friends and family to submit their applications ((here’s a link) to our brochure) at https://brooklynurbangardencharterschool.schoolmint.net.
BUGS BOOK EVENT WITH DR. LISA DAMOUR!
Join us on May 9 at 6:30pm for a riveting evening of fresh insights, advice, and conversation with Lisa Damour, Ph.D., author of the newly released (and already a NY Times Bestseller) The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents.
Here’s how to be part of the program!
Attend the event!! Tickets are $25 and are available at https://bit.ly/DamouratBUGS
Become an event sponsor! Learn more here.
Volunteer! If you can volunteer, please either email taralindiscorbell@gmail.com or sign up on the Konstella sign up sheet! https://www.konstella.com/app/school/6373d00b9b9869b0cd60d337/signups/63f0e3bfcf38fec600b62cfc
PTA Updates & Events
The BUGS PTA needs you!
Please join our KONSTELLA community here:
https://www.konstella.com/cd/4PDQ1S
We also need parents to join our PTA Executive Committee!
The BUGS PTA EC helps parents stay sane and navigate family-life in NYC with friendships, guest speakers, and resources. We provide community picnics, dances, potlucks, basketball team uniforms, school uniforms to incoming 6th graders, guest speakers, and more. This is an all-volunteer thing and truly, the more the merrier.
Donate to the PTA !
The PTA is still in pandemic recovery mode and currently operating in the red. If you have not donated your yearly dues, please donate here: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3AH2WCGK9YCE8
Donations in the month of March will be entered into a weekly raffle! Sign up for recurring monthly donations, and you’ll be entered 12 times! We’re also accepting donations of appropriate items and services to include as raffle prizes. This week’s winner will win a subscription to Elissa Stein’s High School 411! A valuable resource and sanity saver in the High School Application process!
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BUGS PTA FAMILY MOVIE AND GAME NIGHT
Friday, March 31st, 5:30-7:30PM
Location: BUGS
Come enjoy some adult beverages and socialize with other families over pizza at the BUGS PTA Family Movie and Game Night! Movie and game rooms open for kids! Beverages and Silent Auction for parents! Feed the family for cheap with $2 a slice of pizza, $5 suggested donation for adult beverages.
In Celebration of National Reading Month, bring in and donate your used books to our book sale! $1 for a book to raise funds for school events!
Please RSVP on Konstella. Note: this is not a drop off event for kids, but for families and parents. Childcare will not be provided.
If you can volunteer for this event, please contact Kirstenkellyny@gmail.com
We are especially looking for volunteers with expertise in D & D and Settlers of Catan!
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Talking to Middle Schoolers about Sex
& BUGS PTA General Meeting
Special Guest: Sexuality Educator Rachel Lotus of The Talk, NYC
Thursday, April 20th
6:30PM- 8PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86455864078?pwd=S0xrbzYxMmdUcXRzSE4vUVg2aDEvZz09
Suggested $5 donation for this talk:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3AH2WCGK9YCE8
BUGS PTA FRIENDS AND FAMILY EVENT @ BROOKLYN CYCLONES!
Brooklyn Cyclones vs. Aberdeen
Sunday, May 7th @ 2PM
Cyclones Stadium at Coney Island
Tickets $15 can be bought here: https://fevo.me/3Tialrr
Baseball season has started! Come join us for this fun (and fundraising!) event with the Brooklyn Cyclones! Bring your friends, family, and Little League teams! If we sell 250+ tickets, a lucky BUGS participant will get to throw out the first pitch!
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High School Application Overview and Process
& BUGS PTA General Meeting
Special Guest: NYC High School Expert Joyce Szulfita
Thursday, May 11th
6:30PM-8PM
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86455864078?pwd=S0xrbzYxMmdUcXRzSE4vUVg2aDEvZz09
Suggested $5 donation for this talk:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=3AH2WCGK9YCE8