This Wednesday, May 3 is our final official Walk-n-Roll event for the year. Please walk, bike, scoot, or carpool to school. We will be handing out the final Jedi Raffle ticket for a chance to win a Cleary bike and helmet. The winner will be announced by the end of the week.

For those students who do not win, don't fret! Cleary Bikes is offering you an awesome deal of 20% off all summer long on Cleary bikes. Please see this flyer. See you on Wednesday!

Bacich Site Council

The School Site Council is made up of parents, teachers, and administrators who meet monthly to advise the principal on student academics, parent engagement, and school safety. We currently have four Site Council members whose two-year terms will end in June. We are eager to welcome four new members to the group.

This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about the inner workings of our school and make an impact on its improvement. This committee reviews school data and programs in order to monitor our progress on Bacich's School Plan for Student Achievement (SPSA). Throughout the year, the members update and improve upon the SPSA and keep us headed in the right direction for student success. We generally meet once a month on Monday afternoons.

To apply, please fill out this Google form by May 12. The form asks for a short summary of your interest and qualifications to serve on this committee. I will then post these summaries for the school community to review and vote for the new members the week of May 15. Newly elected SSC members will begin their membership in August 2023 and will serve until June 2025.

If you have any questions about the School Site Council, please contact me or the 2022-23 SSC chairperson, Alle Schreiber (alle.schreiber@gmail.com).

Bacich Principal Chat Update

Thank you to those who attended the April Principal Chat. This month’s Chat included a discussion about student behavior, specifically bullying. We also talked about differentiated teaching and learning at Bacich. Our final topic was an update on staffing and enrollment projections for next year.

At this time we are anticipating staffing five classes at both third and fourth grade for the 2023-2024 school year. This projected staffing level is based on the social-emotional needs and challenges these cohorts of students have experienced, in part as a result of factors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. While we continue to explore options for the future, including combination classes, at this time we do not anticipate any combination classes for the 2023-2024 school year.

• Please see this slide deck from the Principal Chat.
• These Frequently Asked Questions (English Version) (Spanish Version) provide further information about the fall planning process.

I hope to see you at the next Principal Chat on May 22, 2023 at 8:30 a.m.!

The Marin County Office of Education is hosting “Family Math Nights” for parents and caregivers of children, ages birth to 6 years. The virtual sessions are facilitated by Lisa Kaplan Shaanan from Early Education Equity. Spanish translation provided. The Zoom link will be emailed to you the day before the session.

Please join us on one or more of the following sessions on Thursdays from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Registration Link

• May 11
• June 8

La Oficina de Educación del Condado de Marin está organizando "Noches Familiares de Matemáticas" para padres y cuidadores de niños, desde el nacimiento hasta los 6 años. Las sesiones virtuales son facilitadas por Lisa Kaplan Shaanan de Early Education Equity. Se ofrece traducción al español. El enlace de Zoom se le enviará por correo electrónico el día antes de la sesión.

Únase a nosotros en una o más de las siguientes sesiones los jueves de 6:30 p. m. a 7:30 p.m. Enlace de registro

• 11 de mayo
• 8 de junio

View flyer in English and Spanish.

Universal Transition Kindergarten Information Session Slides - Spanish and English

• Incoming Kindergarten students will need to turn 5 years of age by September 1, 2023.
• Incoming Universal Transitional Kindergarten students will need to turn 5 years of age between September 2, 2023 and April 2, 2024.

Welcome the month of May with Ms. Warnick's favorite books and activities to honor May Day, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, and Asian Pacific Islander Heritage Month at the bacichlibrarybookbuzz.blogspot.com

Learn more about the library and search for books: sites.google.com/kentfieldschools.org/bacich-library

Susan Warnick
Bacich Librarian
swarnick@kentfieldschools.org

2022-2023 Bacich Bell Schedule

Wednesday, May 3 & 10, 2023: Bacich Parents in Action, Bacich Room 7, 8:30-10:30 a.m.

Thursday, May 11, 2023: First Grade Concert, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Friday, May 12, 2023: Bacich School Site Council applications due.

Monday, May 22, 2023: Bacich Principal Chat, 8:30 a.m.