Breeze Hill Elementary School

It is not a horrible school, but I am looking to put my child elsewhere. My son went there for kindergarden. There is a lot of bullying at the school, and it seems like the teachers don't know how to handle it. When he first started there, he was telling us the he was getting hit almost every day, and when we found out who was doing it my husband went to ask the kid why he was hitting our son, but the teacher stopped him and said the parents were not allowed to talk to the kids about that, but she said nothing to the kid about the hitting. Well someone needs to talk to the kids about not hitting!! It got better as the school year went along, prolly b/c the kids starting getting to know eachother better. Safety is somewhat of a concern for me. I have a lot of my different family members pick up my son since I work, and the school never told me that I had to give them any of their names, so basically anyone can pick up the kids. Also, there were times when he stayed home from school sick and we didn't call the school thinking the school would call us since he did not show up for school, but they don't call when your kid doesnt show up. SCARY.
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Regarding 3-15-12 - I couldn't agree more!! The attitude of the campus supervisors is disgusting! They are disrespectful to the students. The bulling is out of control, when a student tells you that someone is bothering them you don't tell them to stop being a tattle tail and go away. They have allowed the bullying to increase because of their lack of concern. The other problem is if you have (five)- 4th or 5th grade classrooms, each individual grade should have the same projects all year. Its not fair to have half of the 5th graders have to do a big year end projects and the other half do not. What is up with that?? The last issue for me was when it came time for the CST test, the school sent home letters saying have your kids in bed on time make sure they get their rest, They must attend school those weeks! Oh, and they will have FREE breakfast available for any of the students that would like it during those weeks of testing. OK shouldn't that be a given all year long minus the free food?? No they just want to make sure they get their money from the state. They take way more interest in the students during those weeks of school then they do all year long. Very disappointing!!
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We have been at Breeze Hill now for 5 years and the first 4 years we eally enjoyed it. This year has gone all so bad. Mr. Green the new principle is HORRIBLE!! He is always chasing his tail. The bullying has gotten out of contol and there is no playground supervision. We have ried to work with the school but it has gone so down hill so fast we are changinging our kids out this next year. Its so sad it was a fab school.
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As far as the 3-2011 post, I would just like to say that #1, Mr Arnold is wonderful, yet he's retiring. We're crossing fingers as far as the next one. The pta is more than willing for any and everyone to volunteer their time to help, that is why they are there, to help. As an outsider who volunteers occasionally, I have seen their appreciation for additional help. Any sour apples aren't there anymore. This past year the pta planned an entire weeks worth of ways to thank the teachers. The teachers said it was the best teach/appr. week they ever had. There is new leadership next year, and they are always needing all the parents to support the school with time or however they can. Breeze Hill is a family. They do have a yearbook and the Gate program was a district wide problem b/c of funding. I am happy we moved because I like Breeze Hill BETTER than Lake. No complaints only good things to say....haven't experienced a bad teacher and next year will be our last before middle school.
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I can't believe this principal at Breeze Hill is still working. Mr. Arnold is TOTALLY out of touch. The teachers are not supported by the administration or the PTA. The PTA is a click that has no interest in helping the students at all. The parents on the PTA are there to socialize with each other and do not care about the children. Breeze Hill is the most poorly run school I've ever seen. VUSD is in serious need of new leadership.
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i really like this school i like this school and i am totally new in here and the kids are great here! ************************

I am extremely happy with the academic level at Breeze Hill. My daughter tranfered into 4th grade after all prior education in a private school and the level is right up there with what I experienced before. The teachers are energetic, prepared, and most of all happy to be at their jobs. She enjoys going to her seperate classroom for 'blocking' and this program has increased her love of reading. Overall I find the schools teachers, parents, strudents and principle to be a great family to be a part of.
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We found Breeze Hill to be very mediocre. They use the standard district curriculum of course, but the school seemed lifeless the year my daughter was in kindergarten. I asked the principal if there was a GATE program for kids that starts in third grade, (most schools start Gate in third grade) and was told that they didn't really have a program during or after school, but that the GATE material was 'embedded in the language arts program'. Other schools do much better than that. Of course, this year no VUSD schools will have a GATE program due to budget cuts, but this just illustrates the complacency of this school. They also don't have a school yearbook and have a bare bones web site. The two secretaries are unfriendly and stay at the back of the office. We're much happier now at one of the Vista magnet schools.
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I have three children and we've been coming to this school now for 6 years. The teachers are very experienced and care about the quality of education their students receive. They go above and beyond to inspire and challenge them to prepare them for the next school year. The PTA is very active and friendly and the school provides occasional family nights and fun school functions to promote school unity. Keep up the great work!!
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I'm more and more impressed with breeze Hill Elementary! After checking other schools around (our son should go to a different district) I'm really glad we were accepted agasin as a trasnferee. His 1st grade teacher has amazing skills and is really commited to providing an excellent education for her kids, just as his kindergarden teacher was. The AMPM program is also excellent and our PTA is completely hands on! This school is a 10!!
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