Dear Bacich Community,

Welcome back from spring break! I hope you enjoyed the week away from regular school routines. Thank you for attending our Bacich Open House prior to the spring break. I was so impressed by how proud our students were to share their work with their families. The positivity and celebratory tone were extremely uplifting. We are so fortunate to have such an incredible teaching staff who are dedicated to the academic and social development of all of our Bacich students. We have a busy week ahead, with many special events planned.

Second Grade Concert - April 20

On Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m., we will host the Second Grade Family Concert in the Bacich Community Center. Our second-grade students have worked hard practicing a slate of songs with Mrs. Poon during Chorus class on Wednesdays. We anticipate a wonderful performance and hope our second-grade families can join us for this special event. The second graders will again perform for the student body on Friday morning (please note that we can not accommodate guests during this school day performance due to capacity limitations in the Community Center).

Earth Day - April 21

We are excited to offer students special activities to celebrate Earth Day! We have a large group of parent volunteers who will help facilitate Earth Day-themed activities from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Students will also engage in Earth Day activities and lessons in class as we think about ways to positively impact our environment. Thank you in advance to all of our parent volunteers and to Hailey Underwood, Amy Wheeler, and Ann-Marie Skaggs for coordinating this event.

New Lockdown Level 2 Drill

Our staff participated in an updated training for a Level 2 Lockdown in February with our School Resource Officer, Devon Gasparini. We have learned that when a Level 2 Lockdown situation is happening, law enforcement encourages us to use the Run, Hide, Fight approach. This approach teaches that running to safety is usually the best option and should be the priority. This coming week, our students will practice walking off campus to Hal Brown Creekside Park. Please refer to the recent Parent Square message regarding this drill for more information.

Principal Chat - April 24

I hope you will join me for the April Principal Chat on April 24 from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in Room 33. I will provide some general updates, including staffing and enrollment projections for the 2023-2024 school year and fall planning efforts. I also look forward to hearing from you to learn what is top of mind for you as we head into the final stretch of the school year and answer your questions.

TEAM Time - New Unit - April 25

Team Time (Together Everyone Achieves More) for first through fourth graders is a time to focus on social skills. The TEAM and Social Justice Committees came together to plan and design the curriculum for our next unit of TEAM time, which will begin on April 25. Lessons include: making mistakes, making genuine apologies and moving past conflicts, teamwork and collaboration, how to be a good sport when you get out, giving compliments, the Bacich Promise, and playing by the rules. We look forward to engaging in these lessons and activities in the coming weeks.

I hope you have a fantastic week!