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Summer Information: Free Meals, Reading Lists, and Staying Connected / Información Durante el Verano: Alimentos Gratuitos, Listas de Lectura y Permanecer Conectado

June 4, 2025

 

Dear BUSD Community:

Please see below for important summer information.

 

Free Breakfast and Lunch for Students Age 18 and Younger

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Berkeley Unified School District is serving FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH at select school sites to children who are 18 and under during the dates listed below. The summer lunch menu is available here.

Summer Meal Locations & Schedules:

Washington Elementary School:  June 9 – August 8, Closed June 19, July 4, and weekends.

  • Breakfast 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM

Rosa Parks Elementary School: June 9 – August 8, Closed June 19, July 4, and weekends.

  • Breakfast 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School: June 9 – August 8, Closed June 19, July 4, and weekends.

  • Breakfast 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM

Berkeley High School:  June 16 – July 11, Closed June 19, July 4, and weekends.

  • Breakfast 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Lunch 12:00-1:00 PM

Berkeley Central Library: June 9 – August 8, Closed June 20, July 4, Mondays, Tuesdays and weekends.

  • Lunch Only 12:00-2:00 PM and ONLY on Wednesdays, Thursdays, & Fridays

 

Summer Reading – #BerkeleyReads!

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BUSD students are encouraged to keep reading all summer long! The BUSD Library Department provides grade-level targeted lists of recommended books for preschool through high school. The focus is on fun, engaging titles that may become a future favorite. 

All students in grades 3 and above have access to ebooks and audiobooks through Sora, thanks to a partnership with Berkeley Public Library. No library card is needed! Students can use their berkeley.net username and password to access a wide variety of digital reading materials through any internet-enabled device. Visit Sora to sign in and access thousands of immediately available titles.

For our younger readers, read-aloud videos and digital books are available through our subscriptions to TumbleBooks and Storybook Online.

Berkeley library’s 2025 Summer Reading Challenge for kids and teens begins on June 5th! 

 

Stay Connected to BUSD this Summer

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First Day of School 2025-2026

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Have a great summer, BUSD!

 

Berkeley Unified School District
Public Information Office

Junio 4, 2025

 

Estimada Comunidad en BUSD:


A continuación encontrará información importante para el verano.

Desayuno y Almuerzo Gratuitos para Estudiantes de 18 Años de Edad o Menos

An overhead shot of several black rectangular containers filled with fresh vegetables, including bright green broccoli florets, thinly sliced orange carrots, sliced red onions, and dark leafy greens. White script text overlaying the image reads: "Alimentos Frescos Durante el Verano" (Fresh Food During the Summer). Below this, orange text states: "Desayuno y Almuerzo Gratuitos para Todos los Estudiantes De 18 años de Edad y Menores" (Free Breakfast and Lunch for All Students 18 Years Old and Younger). In the bottom right corner is the "Berkeley Public Schools" logo in black on an orange background.

Berkeley Unified School District está sirviendo DESAYUNO Y ALMUERZO GRATUITO en establecimientos escolares selectos para niños de 18 años de edad y menores durante las fechas indicadas a continuación. El menú de verano está disponible aquí.

Ubicación y Horarios de las Comidas durante el Verano:
Washington Elementary School:  Junio 9 – Agosto 8, Cerrado Junio 19, Julio 4, y fines de semana.

  • Desayuno 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Almuerzo 12:00-1:00 PM

Rosa Parks Elementary School: Junio 9 – Agosto 8, Cerrado Junio 19, Julio 4, y fines de semana.

  • Desayuno 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Almuerzo 12:00-1:00 PM

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School: Junio 9 – Agosto 8, Cerrado Junio 19, Julio 4, y fines de semana.

  • Desayuno 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Almuerzo 12:00-1:00 PM

Berkeley High School:  Junio 16 – Julio 11, Cerrado Junio 19, Julio 4, y fines de semana.

  • Desayuno 8:30-9:30 AM
  • Almuerzo 12:00-1:00 PM

Berkeley Central Library: Junio 9 – Agosto 8, Cerrado Junio 20, Julio 4, Lunes, Martes y fines de semana.

  • Únicamente Almuerzo y 12:00-2:00 PM y ÚNICAMENTE los Miércoles, Jueves, y Viernes

 

Lectura durante el Verano – #BerkeleyReads!

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¡Animamos a los estudiantes de BUSD a seguir leyendo durante todo el verano! El Departamento de Bibliotecas de BUSD ofrece listas de libros recomendados para cada nivel de grado desde preescolar hasta preparatoria. El enfoque se centra en títulos divertidos y atractivos que pueden convertirse en futuros favoritos. 

Todos los estudiantes de 3º grado en adelante tienen acceso a libros electrónicos y audiolibros a través de Sora, gracias a una colaboración con la Biblioteca Pública de Berkeley. No es necesaria la tarjeta de la biblioteca. Los estudiantes pueden utilizar su nombre de usuario y contraseña berkeley.net para acceder a una amplia variedad de materiales de lectura digital a través de cualquier dispositivo con conexión a Internet. Visite Sora para ingresar y acceder a miles de títulos disponibles inmediatamente.

Para nuestros lectores más jóvenes, vídeos de lectura en voz alta y libros digitales están disponibles a través de nuestras suscripciones a TumbleBooks y Storybook Online.

¡El Desafio de Lectura durante el Verano 2025 de la Biblioteca de Berkeley para niños y adolescentes comienza el 5 de junio! 

 

Manténgase Conectado con BUSD este Verano

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Primer Día de Clases 2025-2026

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¡Ten un buen verano, BUSD!

 

Berkeley Unified School District
Oficina de Información Pública

 

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The Berkeley Unified School District is committed to providing equal opportunity for all individuals in district programs and activities. Accordingly, BUSD programs and activities shall be free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation and bullying based on actual or perceived ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression; nationality, race or ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. The Board shall promote programs which ensure that discriminatory practices are eliminated in all district activities. (Board Policy 0410, Board Policy 1311, Board Policy 4030, Board Policy 5145.3, Board Policy 5145.7)

The Board also prohibits retaliation against any district employee or job applicant who complains, testifies or in any way participates in the district's complaint procedures instituted pursuant to this policy. (Board Policy 4030)

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2020 Bonar Street Room 116, Berkeley, CA 94702
Phone: 510.486.9338     Email: nondiscrimination@berkeley.net
More information is available at www.berkeleyschools.net/non-discrimination/.
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