Bacich Bears News
Dear Bacich Community,
There is excitement in the air this week as Wednesday is the KSPTA Read-a-thon! Students can’t wait to wear their pajamas and bring their stuffies to school while they read, are read to, or are enjoying author presentations. I even heard that Bacich Bear may make an appearance during arrival time!
Conflict Resolution
Ms. A has been working hard with our Bacich Peacemaker Team to provide extra support during recess. These fourth graders are guiding students through the Peace Path as well as giving out Bacich Bear Cards for responsible behavior. Last week, she shared this fun video to help students identify ways they can deal with conflict or frustration. I encourage you to speak with your child about the positive choices Kelso the frog makes in difficult situations!
Principal Chat
Last Friday, we held a Principal Chat highlighting the Bacich Enrichment programs. If you missed it, you may review the slide deck with embedded videos here. Also, the recorded Principal Chat can be found here. A big thank you to all of the enrichment teachers for their contributions to this presentation and to KIK and the KSPTA for their support that makes these great programs possible.
Open House is Next Week!
We are excited to welcome you, in person, to Bacich’s Open House on Thursday, March 31 from 6 to 7 p.m. It is such an honor to host our entire school community on this special night to meet teachers and to learn more about our unique educational programs. Our students will share their classrooms and learning activities to provide parents/guardians a greater understanding of their children's learning space. Bacich School is a special place where the learning magic is alive everyday. We are thrilled to be able to share it with each of you. Please see this Parent Square post for more details.
Report Cards
Report cards were supposed to be available in Aeries today, but unfortunately Aeries is not cooperating! Aeries is having a web server issue so we have not been able to generate report cards yet. We are still working on it at this time however, but the report cards may not be posted until later this evening or possibly even tomorrow.
Have a great week!
Mary Ann Spitzer
Bacich Principal
mspitzer@kentfieldschools.org
In-Person KSPTA Marker Event at Bacich!
The KSPTA is very excited to bring back an in person "Maker" event to Bacich Elementary!
Unlike previous years, this event will take place during the school day, allowing all kids to participate! The Lawrence Hall of Science (LHS) in Berkeley will be hosting their: Build, Engineer, Invent! program on Thursday, April 14 (that's in little under a month!!).
Parents can still attend by volunteering at any of the following sessions. For more details and to sign up, please use the SUG at the bottom. We will need 12 to 14 volunteers per grade.
Session 1: 9-9:50 a.m. Grades K and 1st (Peters, Baetkey, Fanning)
Session 2: 10:50-11:40 a.m. Grades 3rd
Session 3: 1:05-1:55 p.m. Grades 1st and 2nd ( Stern, Bessonette/Swan)
Session 4: 2:05-2:53 p.m Grades 4th
Learn more and sign up to volunteer here
Bacich Announcements
Carline Schedule
It was suggested that we help parents plan ahead for carline duty, so here is the schedule for the next few weeks:
Announcing Art with Hopping Holly at Lunch Recess Monday, Tuesday, & Thursday, April 11-June 3
Beginning April 11, Holly Salamun from Ross Recreation will be guiding brief art exploration sessions for students during lunch recess on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays April 11 through June 3, 2022.
Holly needs parent/guardian support during the various sessions.
Interested in participating, please sign up below:
The KSD continues to require all school-based volunteers working with children to be fully vaccinated. Vaccine verification will be confirmed prior to volunteering on site.
Thank you in advance for your support – we know that you will LOVE working with the children.
Bacich Yearbooks Now on Sale!
The yearbook will be back this year with class photos and pictures of all students, not to mention spreads of special events on campus throughout the year! The sales of the book support KSPTA programming in the KSD. Yearbooks will be delivered to students in their classrooms at the end of the school year.
- On Sale Through April 29 for $35
- Link to order: jostensyearbooks.com/?REF=A09854647
If purchasing a yearbook is a financial burden for your family, please reach out to either Amber Hatfield (ahatfield@kentfieldschools.org) or Ivette Villarreal (ivillarreal@kentfieldschools.org), and the KSPTA will make sure your child has a book.
Kent Tutors Marin: Free virtual tutoring to K–6th graders in all subjects during school, after school, and on weekends. Spanish-speaking tutors are available. Sessions are 30-45 minutes via Zoom.
Bacich Library
Watch the presentation Bacich students made at the February School Board meeting! Check it out and learn more about the Bacich Library program.
Read the March issue of the Bacich Library Book Buzz: bacichlibrarybookbuzz.blogspot.com
- Learn about how the library is celebrating Read Across America and St. Patrick's Day. Discover suggested activities throughout the month, and much more!
To Check Out Books: Visit: sites.google.com/kentfieldschools.org/bacich-library
- Watch this how to video to learn how to check out Bacich Library books.
- March 23: KSPTA Readathon & Pajama Day
- March 31: Open House
- April 13, 20, 27 and "May the 4th" be with you!: Walk and Roll Jedi Challenge