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Emerson K (& TK!) Tours—Volunteer Tour Guides Needed

Share your love of Emerson with prospective Kindergarten and TK families - be a tour guide!

Tours will take place for prospective families at Emerson, Thursdays from 8:15am to ~9:45am, November 16th through January 25th.

We will have two leaders per tour this year, and are eager to welcome new tour guides, especially those families that have just joined us at Emerson this year. We’ll provide you with talking points, answers to FAQs, and other information to make the job easy and fun.

Sign up to co-lead a tour here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080444ABAD2FA5F94-help

Please email tours@emersonelementary.org with questions.

LADYBUG APHID HUNT 2023

Check out this super cute video that Mr. Phil made of the Kindergarten classes going on an Aphid Hunt all over campus! https://youtu.be/GnRtzFgUzjg

ART CORNER WITH MS. AMES

5th Graders completed this work earlier this year. They each wrote a brief phrase about themselves and then carefully wrote the letters in a grid. We looked at the work of Paul Klee for inspiration - he often used a grid in his compositions and he even wrote out a very long poem in this way. Artists made sure that their letters touched the top and bottom of the squares so that they would create interesting negative shapes around the letters. They can be hard to read, but that's part of the fun of this style of art.

Colorful art with grids of squares with letters inside them that spell out phrases the 5th graders at Emerson wrote about themselves — 5th graders’ art

Fall Festival

Thank you to everyone who helped make the Fall Festival this past Saturday such a great time, and to everyone who attended and enjoyed the festivities! Special thanks to our PTA organizers Ariel Clute, VP of Community Building, and Elise Kneram, VP of Community Building, and our many volunteers.

OFRENDA IN THE LIBRARY!

Some lovely volunteers and their children (Cielo and Adriana, and their kids Severine, Salvador and Eleonor) put up the ofrenda in the library in honor of Dia de los Muertos! This is a yearly tradition at Emerson, and all students, staff and families are welcome to add a photo, item or letter representing a loved one (human or animal) whose life will be remembered and celebrated on November 1st and 2nd.

An ofrenda for Dia De Los Muertos in the school library, with flowers and colorful decorations.

HEART OF EMERSON FUNDRAISING

Emerson’s art education, Fall Festival, annual ofrenda, many classroom supplies, and much much more are financially supported by our PTA. Contribute to our PTA’s efforts with a donation to the Heart of Emerson campaign! https://emersonelementary.org/heart-of-emerson

UPCOMING EVENTS AND KEY DATES

Friday, October 27: Elementary Conference Day (NO SCHOOL)

Saturday, October 28: Cal Football Parking Fundraiser (Emerson blacktop)

Tuesday, October 31: Halloween Parade, 12:45pm (Emerson blacktop)

Wednesday. November 1 - Thursday, November 2: Dia de los Muertos, Day of the Dead

Friday, November 3: All School Meeting, 8am to 9am

Tuesday, November 7: Election Day; Meet the Symphony at 8:30am

Friday, November 10: Veterans Day (NO SCHOOL)

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EQUITY CORNER

CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF OUR COMMUNITY

In October, Emerson honors the rich diversity of our communities, celebrating Latine/x Heritage Month (Sept 15 - Oct 15), LGBTQ+ History Month (Oct), and Filipino American History Month (Oct). BUSD's Ethnic Studies Teacher Joemy Ito-Gates has compiled these excellent resources for teachers and caregivers!

LGBTQ+ History Month

Origins

The recognition of LGBTQ History Month was born out of an idea from a Missouri high school teacher, Rodney Wilson, who, in 1994, believed a month should be dedicated to the celebration and teaching of gay and lesbian history, and gathered other teachers and community leaders. They selected October because public schools are in session and existing traditions, such as Coming Out Day (October 11), occur in the month of October. In 1994, a coalition of education-based organizations in the U.S. designated October as LGBT History Month. We recognize leaders and freedom fighters of the LGBTQ+ community, including Marsha P. Johnson, Urvashi Vaid, Edith Windsor, Audre Lorde, Harvey Milk, among many others.

To learn more about LGBTQ+ History, visit: https://lgbthistorymonth.com/background

Rainbow background with text saying BUSD Celebrates LGBTQ+ History Month, October 2023

BUSD celebrates the LGBTQ+ community

BUSD celebrates, affirms, and highlights the deep history and significant achievements of the LGBTQ+ community in our schools and our community. BUSD has created a webpage of resources, of note are highlights from wonderful BUSD staff, including our own Emerson staff. This section is called “Lifting Up LGBTQ+ Voices,”

https://www.berkeleyschools.net/lgbtq-history-month-resources/

EMERSON FAMILY HANDBOOK

The 2023-24 Emerson Family Handbook is now available online in English and Spanish. If you would like a hard copy, you may request one from Ms. Michelle in the front office. Email her at leahlopez@berkeley.net to have one sent home in your student's backpack.

Find Emerson Online

Website: https://emersonelementary.org/

Remind: Text @7f6hb to 81010; or go to www.remind.com/join/7f6hb

Facebook: www.facebook.com/emersonpta (or follow @emersonPTA)

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