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Broomfield Academy Students Give Blankets From the Heart…

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September 23, 2010 & September 24, 2010. From 12:00 pm - 3:30pm.

Broomfield Academy Families will have Parent/Teacher Conferences today. Progress Reports and ISLP’s (Individualized Student Learning Plans) will be reviewed. Students have school in the morning and will be dismissed at noon.

You and your friends are invited to attend a talk by Dottie Lamm, author of "Daddy On Board: Parenting Roles for the 21st Century," on Thursday, October 1, 2009 at 6:30 p.m. at the Broomfield Auditorium. Dottie Lamm is the former first lady of Colorado, the mother of two and grandmother of three. She writes of a cultural shift in the U.S. that has seen fathers play an increased role in families and how parents balance the new roles. She will talk about her book and how parenting has changed… Continue

“Building strong character is one of the main priorities at the school. And, it was really fun to see the kids ‘ham it up’ on stage,” said Carol Parrill, first grade teacher at the school, in the lobby of the Broomfield Auditorium following the May 22nd performance of “Character Matters.” The actors, singers and dancers were the talented junior kindergarteners, kindergarteners and elementary school children from Broomfield Academy, a private school dedicated to the development of exceptional,… Continue

By Dawn Essig The students at Broomfield Academy engaged in Jump Rope for Heart last week. During their PE classes, students jumped rope, shot baskets, hula-hooped and learned about the causes of heart disease in order to raise money for The American Heart Association. This is the second year students have participated in this particular fund-raising event. Julie Shelley, the PE teacher and Dawn Essig, the fifth and sixth grade teacher, coordinated the event along with Ms. Essig’s fifth and… Continue

By Lilly Hansing, Kindergarten Teacher, Broomfield Academy Students at Broomfield Academy raised $1638 to aid research in diseases that affect children patients battling cancer and other catastrophic childhood diseases. Children aged four to twelve participated in Mathathon, a program where students use their mathematics skills to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Broomfield Academy’s students regularly participate in community service, and this particular… Continue

The Bat and the Rat

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Murray R., age 5, student at Broomfield Academy



The sun was shining.

It was fun to play.



Rat was out of the house.

All the bats flew away.



The bat flew down.

The rat got away.



The bat chased the rat.

The rat hid under the mat.



The rat found some cheese

And ran under my knees.



The bat found some blood

But it was a dud!



The bat and the rat got… Continue