Bacich Bears News
Dear Bacich Families,
Five more days of learning and fun for our Bacich students! Please read the Bacich section of this newsletter for many important updates.
Sadly, we have to say goodbye to two of our most beloved staff members at the end of this school year. Our counselor, Maia Yamasaki, and her sweet family, are moving to Oregon in a few short days. Maia has been a favorite counselor at Bacich for nine years and will be dearly missed. Also, Jan Canon, the mother of us all, is retiring. Jan has worked at Bacich in different roles for almost 30 years. She will be missed for her caring, supportive nature as well as her witty sense of humor. Bacich will not be the same without her. Please join the School Board meeting tomorrow night where we will be honoring them and other Kentfield staff.
Oh, what a year it has been! The resilience of our students, staff and community is something to behold. I feel a sense of pride as the year is coming to an end, when I reflect on all that we have accomplished and survived together. Let’s be grateful for these obstacles as they only served to make us stronger!
It is so wonderful that Marin is now in the yellow tier and things are slowly returning to something more familiar. I wish for you a joyful summer with time to relax and renew.
Take care,
Mary Ann Spitzer
Bacich Principal
mspitzer@kentfieldschools.org
Bacich Art
Ms. Libby-Steinmann's latest blog post features the following art projects:
- Kindergarten: The Tree of Life inspired by Gustav Klimt
- 2nd Grade: Warm/Cool Color Sun and Moon
- 3rd Grade: Constellation Illustration
- 4th Grade: Realistic Soap Bubbles
June 7-June 9, 2021: Device and charger due to classroom teacher for in-person students
June 11-14, 2021: Device and charger due to the front office for distance learning students
Thursday, June 10, 2021
- Lost and Found items will be donated after 3 p.m.
Friday, June 11, 2021
- 4th Grade Promotion Ceremony, 9 a.m., Bacich field
- Dismissal Times: To keep with our covid safety guidelines, we would like to stagger our release times:
- Kinder, First, and Second grades dismissed at 11:50 a.m.
- Third and Fourth grades dismissed at 12 p.m.
Monday, June 14, 2021
- Report Cards and MAP assessment data (3rd and 4th only) will be visible in Aeries.
Bacich Announcements
Bacich Bear Broadcast: June 7, 2021
It is time to return devices, texts and library books to school! Please bring your school iPads and chromebooks to your classroom teacher no later than Wednesday, June 9. Distance learning students may return their devices through Monday, June 14.
Fourth Grade Promotion
- Friday, June 11, 2021, 9 a.m, in the Bacich field.
All attendees must be registered by name to be given admittance to the promotion. Only four or less attendees per household.
You may enter at the field gate by the baseball diamond from the parking lot on the Sir Francis Drake side, or at Gate E on the McAllister side beginning at 8:35 a.m. There will be no parking on campus as school will be in session, so please plan accordingly.
The Bacich K-3 siblings of 4th graders will watch the promotion in their classroom due to COVID safety regulations and logistics. The celebration will be livestreamed into every Bacich classroom in real time.
There will not be chairs provided for the attendees. Please bring a blanket or low folding chairs to sit on in the field. If you need special accommodations for handicap seating, please email Lynn Bartha at lbartha@kentfieldschools.org and we will be able to accommodate you.
Thank you for helping to make this promotion safe and special for our fourth graders after this unprecedented school year. The fourth grade team as created a joyful celebration for all of you!
Lost & Found: Last Chance for Pick Up!
The Lost and Found is displayed in front of the main office thanks to some wonderful KSPTA parents. It is available to peruse this week until Thursday.
After Thursday, June 10, at 3 p.m., the items will be bagged and donated.
Listen to Ms. Warnick's latest story time readings, and discover her summer book suggestions in the June Bacich Books Buzz blog post.