Kentfield School District

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Kent Parents – Upcoming 7th/8th Grade School Dance

The next dance for seventh and eighth graders is on Friday, March 15th from 7-9 p.m. The dance will be held in the gym, and once kids come in they will not be permitted to leave unless a parent picks them up at the entrance.

• Tickets will go on sale that week for $5 and will also be available at the door same price.
• If you would like to chaperone, please email Melissa Stephens at mstephens@kentfieldschools.org.

Lunch and Jamba Juice Ordering Now Open

• Please visit KSPTA section for more details.

• Download 2018-2019 District Calendar
• View Online Calendar for Bacich, Kent, and District

Friday, March 1, 2019

• Kent Battle of the Books sign-up deadline. Students should visit the Kent Library for more information.

Monday, March 4, 2019

• Kent Jamba Juice orders due
• KSPTA meeting, 8:45-10 a.m., Kent Library, view agenda here
• Bacich Site Council meeting, 3-4 p.m., Bacich Library

Tuesday, March 5, 2019

• Kent Site Council meeting, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Kent Office Conference Room
• Parent Education: Vaping, Nicotine, and Marin County Youth, 7-8:30 p.m., Kent Middle School Library, RSVP Here

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

• Pizza lunch graduation fundraiser after school at Kent
• Bacich ELAC meeting, 8:15-9:30 a.m., Bacich Portable 1
• kik Board meeting, 7:30–9:00 p.m.

Friday, March 8, 2019

• Orders due for Good Earth Naturals and Stefano's Pizza lunches
• Bacich Jamba Juice orders due

Save the Date:

Monday, March 11, 2019: Like – A Documentary About the Impact of Social Media on Our Lives, 6:45–8 p.m., Lark Theater, free, but tickets required

Wednesday, March 20, 2019: Screenagers Film, 7-9 p.m., Kent MP Room, RSVP here

Thursday, March 21, 2019: DELAC meeting, 5:45-7 p.m, Kentfield District Office

Friday, March 22, 2019: Fifth and Sixth Grade Games Night, 6-8 p.m.

Monday, March 25, 2019:

• Fourth grade parents - Gold Country meeting, 8:30-9:30 a.m., Bacich Room 33
• Bacich Yearbook ordering deadline

Thursday, March 28, 2019: Kent Open House, 6-7:30 p.m.

Communications Systems Battery Backup

We had begun the process of purchasing battery backup devices for both schools several months ago, but the February 14th power outage has underlined how important it is to make our communications systems more resilient.

Our current plans are to install sufficient battery capacity to keep the network, phones, paging and bell systems operational in all classrooms at both schools for 2 hours during a power outage. The school offices and the district office will continue to have network and phones for 4 hours, to allow for coordination and communication during a prolonged outage.

We are evaluating these plans in light of what we've learned from Thursday's power outage, and will be making adjustments to ensure we are better able to weather the next event.

View Budget 101 Presentation Here

This presentation will be discussed at the following public meetings:

March 4, 2019: KSPTA Meeting, 8:30 a.m., Kent Library

March 5, 2019: Kent Site Council Meeting, 3:30 p.m., Kent Office Conference Room

March 14, 2019: Finance Committee Meeting, 3:45 p.m., District Office

March 21, 2019: ELAC/DELAC Meeting, 6 p.m., District Office

School Board Information

Next Meeting: March 12, 2019, 5 p.m. in the District Office.

• The Agenda will be posted by 5 p.m. the Friday before the meeting.

Finance Committee Meeting

• March 14, 2019, 3:45-4:45 p.m., District Office

Communication Committee

At last month's Communications Committee meeting, there was discussion about the ways families wish to receive information from the district. Since we know that only about half of the emails we send with the newsletter link each week are opened, it was deemed important to attempt some different vehicles for sharing news and reminders. To that end, each Thursday evening there will be a text message sent simultaneously with the email containing the link to the newsletter. In addition, text messages announcing events of the next day will occasionally be sent the evening before. The Committee hopes that this variety of delivery methods increases families' knowledge of what's going on in our schools.

March 6, 2019: Bacich ELAC meeting, 8:15-9:30 a.m., Bacich Portable 1

March 21, 2019: DELAC meeting, 5:45-7 p.m., District Office. We will cover topics such as roles of DELAC and ELAC, next year's meeting dates, and agenda items.

English Language Learner Resources and English Learners Website

It is time for Pennies for Patients again!

• March 1-15, 2019
• The fundraiser benefits the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.
• Students will bring home collection boxes in their Friday folders on March 1, 2019.

New Student Registration - Incoming Kindergarten Students

• March 20, 2019, 1-3 p.m., Bacich Office
• Bacich Office staff will be available to assist parents of incoming Kindergarten students who may need help with the registration process. We will also be available any other day as well with an appointment.
• Parents will need to bring all of the Proof of Residency documents as well as a birth certificate and current immunization records.

Bacich 2018-2019 Yearbooks Now on Sale

• Click here to order a Bacich Yearbook. Order by April 19, 2019.

Next Meeting: March 4, 2019, 3-4 p.m., Bacich Library. All parents are welcome to attend.

• Please visit our Site Council page for meeting dates, agendas, and minutes.

The California Young Reader Medal (CYRM) program encourages recreational reading of popular literature among the young people of our state. Since its inception in 1974, millions of California children have nominated, read, and voted for the winners of the California Young Reader Medal.

Young people recommend the titles of their favorite books for nomination, or teachers and librarians note repeatedly read or requested titles, and these are submitted to the California Young Reader Medal Committee. To be considered for nomination, a book must be an original work of fiction published within the last four years by a living author. Recommendations for nomination are due each year by April 1 for consideration as a nominee the following year.

The Bacich Library has copies of all nominated books, which Ms. Warnick will be reading to all classes for children to vote upon.

Come by the Bacich library to see how each CYRM nominee is doing!

Susan Warnick
Bacich Librarian

Click here to read the complete Bacich Library Update.

Any contribution at any level makes an impact on our schools.

Help us reach 100% participation for our schools.

• Purchase Tickets Here

Next KSPTA Meeting: March 4, 2019, 8:30-10 a.m., Kent Library

• Agenda

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