If you love art you most likely visited our Bernardo Art display at the 13th Annual smART Festival last month at the California Center for Arts in Escondido. Here are some pictures for those who were not able to make it. Enjoy!
Hey everyone, so much has been happening at Bernardo these past few months and we wanted to share some of these special moments with you before we go on break. For starters, here is a video link to see Mr. Lyche get spray painted by the students who won for best sponsors of our Color Run. We hope you enjoy it as much as we have!
https://youtu.be/W60SIg_uFqw
Tomorrow is the Last Day Of Limited Edition Spirit Wear Sale! All orders will be ready by April 21st when students return from Spring Break. This is a great opportunity to expand your spirit wear collection as this design will only be available during this special sale. Please add your child's name and classroom teacher in the notes section before submitting your order. You can place your order directly at https://bernardo-spirit-store.square.site/
Tonight (April 3rd, 2025): EUSD Board of Education Regular Meeting at the Carilyn Gilbert Education Center, 2310 Aldergrove Avenue. 7 p.m. open session (6 p.m. closed session). Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/551974247. Agenda: https://eusd.org/agenda
Family Lunch Day this Friday, April 4th! We invite all our families to bring folding chairs, beach umbrellas, easy-ups, or blankets and join your child during their regularly scheduled lunch time. Feel free to bring your own food or your child can get a free lunch from the cafeteria.
Here are the lunch times for each grade level along with sitting areas. Teachers will walk the students out to the grass area and wait with them until your child finds you.
4th/5th: 11:00-11:40 (4th on grass closer to front office/5th on grass closer to MPR).
2nd/3rd: 11:40-12:20 (2nd on grass closer to front office/3rd on grass closer to MPR).
K/1st: 12:20-1:00 (Kindergarten on grass closer to front office/1st on grass closer to MPR).
TK: 12:30-1:10 (TK playground area).
If you cannot attend Family Lunch Day for any reason, please let your child's teacher know ahead of time. Students whose parents cannot make it will sit with a friend (or possibly Mr. Lyche) to ensure that nobody is excluded from the fun. We can't wait to see you all!
Stop Sign Send Off for Ms. Cindy this Friday Morning. It is bittersweet news that Ms. Cindy, our spunky smiling crossing guard, is transitioning to a classroom aide position at another school. While some kindergarten students will be very blessed, this means she will no longer be helping us cross Bernardo Avenue each day. We will miss her smile, her ability to remember all of the kids' names, and her love of dum dums. 😀 Thank you so much for making our mornings bright, wishing you all the best! 🥰
Cindy wanted to share the following with everyone:
"Thank you to the staff, parents, and students for welcoming me with open arms and making me part of this wonderful family here at Bernardo. I will miss every one of you. From the bottom of my heart, Miss Cindy"
We Need Your Help! In order for us to have a memorable Spring Fling Family Dance Night, we need some people to help with set up and tear down for the event. Please consider lending a hand. Even just 30 minutes of time can be a huge help! You can click the link below to sign up. Your support is greatly appreciated!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094EADAC2AABF8C70-ptavolunteer#/
Happy 1st Day of Spring! Let us celebrate by becoming a Playground Pal and make all the kiddos super happy at recess time! You can sign up for any Friday, starting tomorrow, for only an hour of recess by just using this link:
https://forms.gle/9pvk4ACv5MnfN8yz8
This Friday the 21st is the last day to sign up your student for the 2025 Summer Programs at NO COST to families. You must hurry as there is limited space. You have the option of a 1-Week Enrichment Program or a 4-Week Academic & Enrichment Program. Please complete the Interest Form by clicking on the QR Code or the link below:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSff74_ZSTvNA_acsN5SzXBQJCblkOodl86Nj3N-6ilAFXVdVg/viewform
Happy Friday everyone! Don't forget to wear green, a big smile and have green eggs & ham for breakfast this Monday for St. Patrick's Day! Look out for those happy lucky Leprechauns! 🍀🌈💰
This week is your last chance to go through the Lost & Found! We'll have items set up along the bike rack fences up front on Family Lunch Day for parents to come by and see what you can claim. After Family Lunch Day, we will be donating any leftover items to charity.
On a related note, please consider writing your child's name on the tag of any jackets/sweatshirts/water bottles/lunch pales, etc., as we always check to see if we can reunite found items with their owners before donating. Otherwise, thank you so much for your contributions.
Family Lunch Day this Friday, March 14. We invite all our families to bring folding chairs, beach umbrellas, easy-ups, or blankets and join your child during their regularly scheduled lunch time. Feel free to bring your own food or your child can get a free lunch from the cafeteria.
Here are the lunch times for each grade level along with areas to sit. Teachers will walk the students out to the grass area and wait with them until your child finds you.
4th/5th: 11:00-11:40 (4th on grass closer to front office/5th on grass closer to MPR).
2nd/3rd: 11:40-12:20 (2nd on grass closer to front office/3rd on grass closer to MPR).
K/1st: 12:20-1:00 (Kindergarten on grass closer to front office/1st on grass closer to MPR).
TK: 12:30-1:10 (TK playground area).
If you cannot attend Family Lunch Day for any reason, please let your child's teacher know ahead of time. Students whose parents cannot make it will sit with a friend (or possibly Mr. Lyche) to ensure that nobody is excluded from the fun. We can't wait to see you all!
Spring Forward this Sunday the 9th! Just a little reminder before you go to bed, get all your clocks together and set them all an hour ahead! Make sure to get your sleep and change your batteries too! 🥱😴
The Scholastic Book Fair is back to Bernardo! Get ready to shop for all your favorite titles next week, March 10 - 14! Open every day after school and during Family Lunch Day on Friday, 3/14. Questions? Contact bookfair@bernardopta.org
Congratulations to our Bernardo Employee of the Year, Mrs. Janet Zavala, our Food Service Manager, who was presented with a beautiful hanging flower pot for her garden, and we surprised her with the presence of her husband Raymundo and her beautiful daughter Giselle. Thank you Mrs. Zavala for all that you do, especially for bringing a smile to all our hungry students every single day! 🎉😋
Tonight (March 6th, 2025): EUSD Board of Education Regular Meeting at the Carilyn Gilbert Education Center, 2310 Aldergrove Avenue. 7 p.m. open session (6 p.m. closed session). Zoom link https://zoom.us/j/551974247. Agenda: https://eusd.org/agenda
Ms. Jess is excited to celebrate Read Across America week this week with many fun activities such as giveaways & prizes, a Spring Bookmark contest, the return of the Free Little Library (thank you to the Kaull Family), and the reintroduction of Morning Hours from 7:40-8:00 on Tuesdays and Fridays (Parents must accompany any students who wish to come to the library on those mornings. We're excited to celebrate the love of books with our students!
Color Run Was A Huge Success! We have gone above and beyond our fundraising goal! Thank you to all the families that donated and reached out to others who also gave to this great cause which supports so many great activities, events, and opportunities for our students at Bernardo. We couldn't have had such a successful event without the service of so many volunteers. We want to send out an extra special thank you to the following individuals who served on the Color Run Committee and donated an incredible amount of their time before, during, and after the event: Karen Stephenson, Andrea Ingold, Nicole Korb, Diana El Abdallah, Whitney Matta, Myla Retuya, and Katie Mahzari.
Color Run Sponsors! Thank you to the following companies that sponsored our Color Run. These donations helped purchase event shirts and incentives:
Vivian's Quality Furniture
The Bibel Team
HMT Electric
San Diego Lactation
F45 San Marcos
Shakey's Pizza of Escondido
Red Robin of Escondido
Yogurtland of Escondido
Last two weeks to donate to Bernardo's Annual Book Drive! Thanks to our amazing school community, last year we were able to collect over 1,000 books that were distributed to other schools within EUSD! This year we are collecting books not only for elementary, but middle school & high school as well. Please feel free to bring us your new/gently used books. We have a collection box in the front office until March 14. Thank you for supporting our community!
