Are you looking for an extra-curricular enrichment activity for your child? Please see the details below for Odyssey of The Mind! #WeareBUSD
Marsh Creek Elementary kicked off the Kids Heart Challenge with 2 assemblies that educate students on keeping our bodies healthy. Congrats to these students for being first to register! #WeareBUSD #mchawks. #KidsHeartChallenge
Our fantastic SRO's took time out of their busy day to hang out with our Bristow 8th graders in health class and talk about important targets. Both SRO's are openly connected to our youth & the students learned a lot of information to support them in middle school & high school. It was a GREAT day! #WeareBUSD
Happy Fall Break! We look forward to seeing you all on October 16th! #WeareBUSD
Lots of Apples at Ron Nunn Elementary this week! Apple math in 2nd grade & Apple tasting and graphing in Kindergarten! Fall is always so special in Brentwood! 🍎 🍏 #WeareBUSD
We love our Unified athletes! Check out the soccer match between Adams Middle School and O'Hara Park. Go Yellowjackets! #BeAMS #WeareBUSD
Students in Mrs. Tognolini's 5th grade class at Pioneer Elementary had fun with their American Flag Shirts for Constitution Day! #WeareBUSD
Over the next two weeks, our district Chef, Adrian, will be making a new scratch made Arroz con Leche breakfast item and sampling with students at 7 different schools. Arroz con Leche is a traditional dish eaten hot or cold in the Hispanic community. If students approve, look for the dish on our winter breakfast menus at all schools! #WeareBUSD
Congratulations to Brentwood Teacher of the Year, Elizabeth McGinn! Mrs. McGinn was honored by the Contra Costa Office of Education and is a special education teacher at Garin Elementary. We are so fortunate to have her on our team! #WeareBUSD
Student's at Harvest Grove Virtual Academy enjoyed Tennis Club with Mrs. McNamara this week! Everyone learned a lot and had a great time being outdoors! #WeareBUSD
“Students from six of our elementary schools are helping in the kitchen this week! Shucking local sweet white corn from Simoni and Massoni farms. Once shucked, our kitchen crews will wash, roast and serve the sweet corn to all interested students during lunch time later in the week! #WeareBUSD
Marsh Creek's amazing Parents' Club treated staff to their world famous coffee cart!
We love our community and our parent club organizations. We cannot do what we do without you. Thank you! #WeareBUSD
Mary Casey Black Elementary kicked off Hispanic American Month with a performance from the Ballet Folklorico Group! #WeareBUSD
Students at Pioneer are starting the day with some mindfulness and a little yoga! #WeareBUSD
Sample day at lunch with some of our fabulous cafeteria ladies, Kelly & Kristin. Students got to taste test the difference between Wowbutter & Sunbutter. The winner, so far, is Wowbutter (made with soy) #WeareBUSD
Garin 5th graders presented their 9/11 projects for students and families this morning. Students did an amazing job sharing all they learned. #WeareBUSD #NeverForget
The newest elementary school in the Brentwood Union School District, located at 2340 Smith Road, is currently under construction and on schedule to open for the 2024-25 school year. In May, the Board of Education began a process by asking the community for suggestions for the naming of our newest school. Board members Steve Gursky and Emil Geddes led a naming committee that included past district honorees. The naming committee reviewed the thoughtful community suggestions and are recommending that the district’s newest school be named Isaac R. Montanez School. This recommendation will be an action item at the district’s September 13th, 2023 Board Meeting starting at 7PM, at 255 Guthrie Lane in Brentwood.
Isaac R. Montanez was born in Tempe, Arizona in 1936. His father was a farm worker and Isaac also worked in the fields as a young man. Education was very important, especially to his mother, who taught him the importance and love of reading. Isaac R. Montanez graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in Education. He completed his Masters Degree in School Administration at California State University Sacramento.
After starting his education career in the Mount Diablo Unified School District, he served as a teacher, bilingual program director, principal and school board member in the Brentwood Union School District for almost thirty years. His last year as a school board member was in 2000.
He has continued to serve his community in retirement with several non-profits through steady volunteer work for decades. He has played significant roles supporting local non-profits like the Village Community Resource Center, A Place of Learning, One Day at a Time and the Brentwood Regional Community Chest. For several years, the family awarded a scholarship to a Hispanic student graduating from the Liberty Union High School District through the Isaac Montanez Family Scholarship Fund. He was selected as Brentwood Citizen of the Year in 2005 and the Loma Vista library is named in his honor. He has lived in Brentwood for 51 years.
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What happens when rain falls on natural materials? Mrs. Mullholland's 3rd graders were busy experimenting at Pioneer Elementary to see what materials absorb and which one repel. #WeareBUSD
Students at Krey are kicking off the celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month! We are proud to celebrate this month as part of our Community Celebrations! #WeareBUSD
Students at Loma Vista Elementary were busy during their community celebration lesson. Students created self portraits including their interests, values, and beliefs. #WeareBUSD.
