UPCOMING EVENTS

May 20-24 Scholastic Book Fair

May 23 Open House and Bergie Bulldog Bash

May 24 - June 2 Bidding for Good

June 1 Turn in your Annual Fund Pledge!

June 1 End of Summer Academy Registration

June 5 Advisory Board Meeting

June 11 Last day of School!

July 28-28 Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival

2013/14 Open Enrollment ended but we are still accepting applications!

It's NOT too late! We still have a few spots left to fill in our 2nd Kindergarten class! If you are interested in this amazing Mandarin Immersion Program, Click here for more information.

Special Thanks To Our Generous Corporate Sponsors

Sea View Pediatrics

Dragon Boat Race Team

Looking for a fun summer activity? The Long Beach Dragon Boat Festival is on July 27th and 28th and we need paddlers. Last year our elementary team won the Bronze medal!!  We are looking to have at least one adult co-ed boat and one elementary boat entry. Each boat consists of 18 paddlers (minimum 6 females).

Feel free to invite your friends to row - MIP families will be given first priority.

If interested, please contact Audrey At audrey_shaw@friendsofmip.com.

NEWS FLASH 

O.C. Register Feature Article

On Sunday, April 10th, the Orange County Register had a front page feature on the two Mandarin Immersion Programs in the area, including our program at Bergeson. Check it out!

Chinese New Year Fundraiser Success!!!

Our 2nd Annual Chinese New Year Fundraiser and Celebration was a HUGE success! It was an evening of blackjack, mingling, bidding, and laughter... and most importantly we raised close to $60,000!!! We had a great turn-out with over 175 attendees and 115 companies and individuals donating auction items. Our MIP supporters included not only MIP families but incoming 2013-2014 MIP families, those with kindergarteners a few years down the road, CUSD Board Members, Bergeson staff, and members in our community throughout Orange County.

Congratulations to everyone! And a BIG thank you to all who helped make this event successful and fun by donating both time and resources!

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JAMBA JUICE THURSDAYS!

Every Thursday at pickup, Jamba Juice will be onsite and selling their 6oz delicious drinks for only $2 and 8oz drinks for $4.  Variety of flavors will be on hand and proceeds will go to the Mandarin Immersion Program.

FUNDRAISING

2013/14 Annual Fund Drive

Make an investment in our children and their future! Every contribution brings
us closer to building a competitive 21st century education. Making your donation by June 1, 2013 helps ensure teacher’s aides, Chinese textbooks and technology are in place on the first day of class. Download the file below to help us reach our goal TODAY!
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Bidding For Good

Auction is live from Friday, May 24th thru Tuesday, June 2nd! Don't miss your opportunity to bid on some great items and services while supporting our Mandarin Immersion Program! Check it out!

Our Goal

We have started our fundraising efforts for the 2013/14 school year as we add 2 new classrooms and 70 new students to the program. With a fundraising goal of $175,000, we are suggesting a donation of $1,200 per student. This will insure that our students get the most out of this amazing immersion program!
2013/14 MIP Budget
$70,000 Five Instructional Aides
$50,000 iPads, Smartboards, Laptops
$23,000 Chinese Textbooks
$20,000 Singapore Math
$10,000 Teacher Training
$ 1,000 Chinese Library Materials
$ 1,000 Operational Expenses

Please support our children and donate today! A special thanks to our supporters for donating to the Bergeson Mandarin Immersion Program!

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