Bacich Bears News
Dear Bacich Community,
What a fun time we had last week! The Readathon was a huge success. Students were entertained by special guest readers as well as author presentations. They read to their buddies and their stuffies, and traipsed around in their pajamas during their enrichment activities having a wonderful time! What a great gift from the KSPTA by prioritizing reading while raising funds for the Kentfield School District.
A Bacich favorite, the gymnastics unit, is in full swing. Students safely flip, bounce, skip and jump on the equipment and mats in the Community Center during physical education classes.
Open House is finally here! Please join us with your child this Thursday evening from 6 to 7 p.m. on the Bacich campus. This is an opportunity for your child to show off their classroom activities, the spaces where they do their learning and their enrichment programs. We are expecting a large turnout, so masks will be required when entering indoor spaces. We look forward to seeing you!
After Spring Break, we are so happy to be welcoming parents on campus again for arrival and dismissal. Parents of all grade levels are welcome to drop off and pick up their children at their classroom doors. Please review the important safety protocols to be followed below:
- Parents may enter campus beginning at 8 a.m. to drop off their child/ren.
- Parents must please exit campus by 8:15 a.m., when the school day begins.
- After school, Kinder parents may enter campus at 2 p.m. Kinder students and parents are welcome to stay on the kindergarten playground, only, after school until the rest of the grades are released.
- Parents of 1st – 4th graders may enter campus at 2:53 p.m. to meet their child/ren.
- After 2:53 p.m., Bacich is an open campus.
- Parents should stay outside of classrooms unless they have an appointment with the teacher.
Thank you!
Don’t forget Spring Break is just around the corner! There are no classes April 4-8.
Have a great week!
Mary Ann Spitzer
Bacich Principal
mspitzer@kentfieldschools.org
In-Person KSPTA Marker Event at Bacich on April 14!
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 31: Open House
- April 13, 20, 27 and "May the 4th" be with you!: Walk and Roll Jedi Challenge
- April 14 : Bacich Maker Fair – during school hours