As many of you know, we have been meeting and discussing a variety of improvements to the Brookfield campus for several years. Included  in these improvements have been topics of hands on learning, an urban forest, and the campus garden/grove projects.  I am excited to announce that with the hard work and undying dedication of the parents, community members, and  school partners, and staff, Brookfield is ready to break ground on the beginning phase of “Grow Green.” 

The Oakland School Performance Framework (SPF) is a comprehensive, annual review of school performance, which is presented in the form of a report that includes multiple measures.  These measures assess how the school educates the Whole Child, compares performance to the prior year to show the Impact of our schools, and highlights priority student groups in order to strive for Equity, all with the goal of preparing students to be College, Career, and Community Ready.

It is so exciting to announce that we had 116 students with perfect attendance and zero tardies for the month of September.  Please keep up the great work! Families remember, the “Every Day Counts Attendance Challenge” begins Oct. 17.  Families who are registered and have students with perfect attendance between Oct. 17 and Nov. 18 are eligible for the $500 drawing.  Sign up in the office. Also, there are several family engagement activities scheduled this month, including Zumba, Homework Workshop, Parent Resource Time, and Homework Diner; please come and participate.  See the school calendar. Finally, congratulations to the Lions Roar BVES Cheerleaders for winning 3^rd place in the Black Cowboy Parade Competition this weekend!

Welcome Back to School!  We are off to a great start and looking forward to an exciting year.  I want everyone to know that September is Attendance Awareness Month.  During the 2015 - 16 school year, there were 22 students with perfect attendance and 71 students with good attendance.  We were able to celebrate these attendance achievements with special fieldtrips and award certificates. However, this year, it is an honor to announce that earlier this month the Brookfield Village Elementary School attendance plan won the Bonta Attendance Challenge hosted by Oakland Natives Give Back. Of the 12 schools that submitted a proposal, Brookfield was the one to receive a $25,000 award. 

I am excited to announce that the Site Based Committee and the Proposal Writing Team have completed their work on the Pre-Planning Proposal.  As of May 5th, the proposal will be presented to the Academic Review Board.  A big thank you to all staff, family, and community members who worked tirelessly to assure a positive outcome to this task.  Your dedication and hard work are greatly appreciated.  We may now begin to build the school’s Design Team and move forward in developing the final plan for our Brookfield Redesign.

By now, every child and parent should be aware of the level at which each student is reading. A student’s reading level is noted on an A -Z scale. Parents, please remember to ask your child/ren about their reading level. Understanding your child’s reading level is important because the best way to grow as a reader is by reading text that’s not too hard and not too easy...

This year, the District created the School Design Cohort to affirm its commitment to support the development, approval, and implementation of school quality improvement plans for Intensive Support Schools.  As many of you know, in January 2014, Brookfield Village Elementary School was identified as an Intensive Support School.  As part of the School Design Cohort, Brookfield is working to dramatically improve academic achievement and is set to submit a Quality School Proposal in April 2016, for 2017- 2018 implementation.

On January 28, we will host the Annual Family Literacy Night (AFLN) from 5 p.m, to 7 p.m.. Please bring the entire family and join us for crafts, games, presentations, book giveaways, student performances, etc...

The holidays mark many important moments, a time to be thankful, a time to celebrate, the beginning of a new year, and the ending of the grading period. The Brookfield staff believes that communication between home and school is critical ...

As we prepare Brookfield students to be college and career ready, one area we must focus on is literacy. Many efforts are underway to promote literacy at our school. We are expanding both classroom libraries and the school library ...