Thank you for your support of the KSPTA READATHON!

So far we have raised over $21,000 with 120 students already receiving donations! Keep up the great work! From now until Friday, the class (at both Bacich and Kent) with the highest participation rate will win special reading prizes!

Also, we still need volunteers at Bacich on March 22 to get the kids excited about the day. We have some fun volunteer opportunities this year! For more info or to sign up click here.

NEW! Preorder a Book
You can purchase a book by the author visiting your student's grade from Book Passage here. Orders will be delivered to them at school for the Readathon. Please note, the deadline to order is Wednesday, March 15. Plus, when you support these authors by purchasing their books through Book Passage, you're supporting your school — 15% of sales are returned to us in the form of books!

NEW! Book Recommendations
Is your child looking for their next great book to enjoy during the Readathon? Check out our list of favorite books compiled by our beloved teachers.

Remember, for all things Readathon, check out our website.

If you love to read and want to get involved? Please email readathon@kspta.org.

We are launching our first-ever bookmark design contest! The contest is open to all students and you may enter as many times as you would like.

Starting today, forms will be available in your student's classroom or can be downloaded here. We can’t wait to see your original designs celebrating reading!

Please join the KSPTA on Thursday, April 27 at International Orange for an evening of shopping, light bites, and prizes! More info and tickets to come! Proceeds will benefit the KSPTA.

Thursday, March 16, 2023, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

The Dedication to Special Education is hosting an awesome opportunity to hear from father and son disability activists, Dan and Sam Habib. Dan and Sam co-directed the moving and compelling film, My Disability Roadmap. For this coming event, Dan will speak live via Zoom, and his son, Sam, will be joining pre-recorded and make a powerful case for ending the systemic segregation of people with disabilities.

Learn more at Disabling Segregation- presentation by Dan & Samual Habib.

• View flyer.

The event is presented via Zoom and Spanish translation is provided.

Back by popular demand, the Marin County Office of Education is hosting “Top TIPS for Supporting Kids in Times of Uncertainty and Stress” with author and national speaker Julie Kurtz. Her expertise in training on trauma and resilience promotes the concept of optimal brain integration maximizing the growth of our best selves.

Please join us on one or both of the following sessions:

• Elementary School Age | March 14, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Middle/High School Age | March 21, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Birth to age 6 | March 23, 2023, 6-7 p.m. Registration Link | Session in English

Registration Link | Sessions in English with simultaneous Spanish interpretation.

SPANISH:
Regreso por demanda popular, la Oficina de Educación del Condado de Marin está recibiendo “CONSEJOS para apoyar a los Niños en tiempos de Incertidumbre y Estrés” con la autora y oradora nacional Julie Kurtz. Su experiencia en entrenamiento en trauma y resiliencia promueve el concepto de integración cerebral óptima que maximiza el crecimiento de nuestros mejores seres.

Por favor únase a nosotros en una o ambas de las siguientes sesiones:

• Edad de la Escuela Primaria | 14 de marzo de 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.
• Edad de la Escuela Intermedia / Secundaria | 21 de marzo de 2023, 6-7:30 p.m.

Enlace de registro | Sesiones en Inglés con interpretación simultánea al Español.

• View flyer in English and Spanish.

March 29, 2023, 6-7:30 p.m. PST
Marin County Office of Education Office, 1111 Las Gallinas Avenue, San Rafael

• In-person attendees are encouraged to register early.
• Zoom option available.
• View Flyer in English and Spanish.

Recognized as a thought leader by the American Psychological Association, Dr. Lisa Damour co-hosts the Ask Lisa podcast, writes about adolescents for the New York Times, appears as a regular contributor to CBS News, and works in collaboration with UNICEF. She is the author of two New York Times bestsellers, Untangled: Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Transitions into Adulthood and Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls, and the soon-to-be-published book, The Emotional Lives of Teenagers: Raising Connected, Capable, and Compassionate Adolescents.

• Addresses the fact that adolescent mental health isn't about feeling good, calm, or relaxed, but about having the right feelings at the right times, and knowing how to manage those feelings effectively
• Offers guidance to adults on how to help teens open up, and how to keep teens from being overwhelmed by their emotions or feeling at the mercy of their moods
• Provides concrete strategies for dealing with teens’ arguments, risk-taking, emerging romantic lives, friendships, social media, and more

Sponsored by the KSPTA and the Marin County of Education

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