Community

Here you will find community based events and resources. You will also find messages that help strengthen our community. 

Please help us keep our students safe during drop-off and pick-up times.  Below please find the Bergeson procedures along with a map of the parking lot showing the traffic flow. Thank you! 

Parking Lot Drop-Off Pick-Up.pdf

Pick-up/Drop-off procedures: 

Please help us keep our students safe during drop-off and pick-up times.  Below please find the Bergeson procedures along with a map of the parking lot showing the traffic flow. Thank you! 

Parent & Me Dance - A Huge Hit! ♥️♥️♥️

Thanks to all of the families who attended the Parent & Me Dance. It was a chilly night, but you wouldn't know it.  Families dancing on the stage on the dance floor or entertaining themselves with awesome Valentine's Day arts and crafts. The Parent & Me Dance was a big hit with young and old.  Principal Murphine was seen booging the night away. ;)

Thank you PTA for sponsoring the Parent & Me Dance. 

Thank

you

Restoration

for your donation!

Oliver Chin, Renown Author Visits Bergeson

Thanks to Friends of MIP, Bergeson welcomed renown author Oliver Chin on Tuesday, February 6, 2024 to help kick-off our Lunar New Year celebrations.  Oliver Chin is an author of over 50 children’s books such as Julie Black Belt, Welcome to Monster Isle, and the popular annual series Tales from the Chinese Zodiac. He lives in San Francisco, CA. Oliver co-wrote The Discovery of Ramen, The Discovery of Fireworks & Gunpowder, and The Discovery of Anime & Manga from The Asian Hall of Fame series. He co-wrote the anthology Awesome Asian Americans and its sequel More Awesome Asian Americans.

Thank you Friends of MIP for exposing our students to an inspiring author such as Oliver Chin.   

Martial Arts Presentation

Daniel Mah is a martial artist, actor and filmmaker dedicated to promoting the virtues and ethics of the martial arts in the modern world.  He is a founding member of the filmmaking group Martial Club and is known for his work on the multiple Oscar-winning film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022).  A long-time practitioner of traditional Chinese martial arts, Daniel is passionate about kung fu and wishes to spread awareness of it as a promotion of Chinese culture and an excellent means of attaining health.

Thank you Friends of MIP for bringing Daniel Mah to Bergeson.  Our students and teachers alike raved about his inspirational performance

Strategic Kids Chess Tournament for Charity

 

Twelve schools from the local Southern California area competed against each other in the chess tournament for charity that was held this past Saturday afternoon, December 16th at the Strategic Kids Learning Center in Laguna Niguel.  The Strategic Kids Chess Tournament for Charity event raised money to teach chess to underprivileged children in Poland and Ukraine.

 

Six of the twelve schools were awarded trophies.  We are proud to announce that two Bergeson students, Micaela Harvey & Gabrielle Harvey won a 5th place trophy!  Way to go Bulldogs! Thank you for representing Bergeson Elementary.

 The schools that were awarded trophies were:


 Congratulations Micaela & Gabrielle!  Go Bulldogs!

Check-out the CUSD Insider Story on our Amazing Chess Players: 

https://cusdinsider.org/cusd-students-compete-in-chess-tournament/

First Lego League Robotics Team

We are proud to inform you that with the support of the Girl Scout Council and Marian Bergeson School, our first-year team- GS Junior troop 8597 learned to code, built a robot, built mission models and then coded an autonomous robot to complete 13 out of the 15 missions outlined in the competition. They also made an innovation projection and robot design poster which they presented at the competitions. 


Students met once week and occasionally on weekends to work together. They went to qualifying tournaments in November. Their great public speaking skills coupled with their enthusiasm and presentation scores secured them a spot to advance to Regionals.

 

They continued to work on the robot and the missions until the Regional Tournament. The team traveled to San Diego for the competition practicing and coding in preparation for Regionals. At the regional tournament, they attempted (quite successfully) 13 of the 15 missions, earning 245 points! They nailed their presentations!  In the end, they did not get to advance (only about 5% do) but they got 1st place for core values (one of the subcategories!). 

Our students had so much fun, learned so much, and grew closer as a team and as a troop.

 Congratulations Girl Scout Troop 8597!  Go Bulldogs!

BERGESON'S ANNUAL VETERANS DAY CELEBRATION

2nd graders sang a heartwarming song in Mandarin to honor our veterans.

“Listen to Me Say, Thank You”

Please find below the link to the song video:

Below is a PDF version of the lyrics to the song, "Listen to Me Say, Thank You"

Listen to Me Say Thank You.pdf

1st Grade

Sang

"Thank you,

Soldiers!"

Thank you,

All 

Veterans

for 

your 

Service

and

Valor!

We

Appreciate

You!

Bergeson Bulldogs!

FRIENDS OF MIP

Save the Date:

Friends of MIP’s Annual

Fundraising Gala

Theme: Grand Game of Games

Catering: Seafood Cove #2

Auctioneer: Benjamin Serio - NEW THIS YEAR!

Soka University Campus

SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 2024

SOKA UNIVERSITY - FOUNDER’S ART GALLERY

The MIP Gala is our yearly fundraising event for families and friends to enjoy a night of giving, games and auctions in support of the Mandarin Immersion Program. Proceeds from the evening go to fund the resources that FoMIP provides your scholars! 


Several new details this year include the location, theme, catering and auctioneer. Save the date for Saturday, March 9, 2024 at Soka University!

We need your gently worn Traditional Chinese Apparel! If you have good condition garments to donate in both adults and children sizes, we would love to take them off your hands to resell them! All funds raised will go back to MIP. Please contact Alexandra Welker at aa.welker77@gmail.com. Thank you!

A BIG THANK YOU to the volunteer parents who ran after-school Mid-Autumn activities.  There was great participation by students and parents alike. 

HAPPY

MID

AUTUMN

FESTIVAL!

Bake

Sale!

Yummy!

😀

Help your students in the MIP program by volunteering your time or talents - sign up here! 

Have you joined our Facebook groups and/or monthly newsletter? We want to connect with you! Join for latest news and updates on the FoMIP program. 

Thank you to the outgoing 2022 - 2023 FoMIP board members - we appreciate your hard work and dedication!


Please help us welcome our board members for this school year. Thank you for volunteering your time and energy!

BERGESON PTA NEWS

February 2024 Calendar of Activities

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Community Events

Before and After School Enrichment | Session 3

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Marian Bergeson

Session 3: January 22nd – March 21st  

All programs meet 8x this session, unless stated otherwise. 

Skip Dates: Programs will not meet February 19 - February 22 this session).

Full class details? Visit our website, type the Class ID in the search bar, click on the class title for ages, class description, skip dates and more!

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 PAYMENT UPDATE: Due to South Orange County Community College District (SOCCCD) policy, we will no longer process credit card transactions over the phone. All credit card transactions must be completed online by the customer independently, or in-person at the Community Education Office. Customers registering in-person at the Community Education office may pay with a check, exact cash, or credit card.  

 

LATE REGISTRATION UPDATE: Online registration for BASE programs will close at 11AM on the class start date. Registrations processed after 11AM on or after the class start date will be considered “late.” Late registrants may not attend BASE programs until the next scheduled class date. All late registrations will be processed in-person at the Community Education office. Missed classes and late registrations are not eligible for proration. No on-site registration. Students must be registered to attend.

 

 

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