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Greetings Bonsall Unified families!

The Purple Star Award from the State of California recognizes schools that provide outstanding support to military-connected students and families. Of the over 10,000 schools in California, only 43 have been selected for this honor.

All five Bonsall Unified School District schools have been identified as Purple Star Award-winning schools.

• Bonsall West Elementary School
• Bonsall Elementary School
• Vivian Banks Charter School
• Sullivan Middle School
• Bonsall High School

Each school will be recognized in a ceremony on Thursday, April 4th at 5:30 p.m. at Bonsall West Elementary School. You are cordially invited. We will have guests from the Bonsall and Oceanside Communities, the California Department of Education, the San Diego County Office of Education, and many military branches.

Please RSVP by Monday, April 1, 2024, using the link in the graphic or by clicking here: RSVP for Purple Star Event

I hope you will join us!

Joseph Clevenger
Superintendent

Greetings Colts Community,

It was another great week in Colt Country! On Friday, March 22nd our PTA held another successful Round Up Carnival! A huge thank you to our outstanding PTA Board and the many parent and community volunteers who made this a special day for our families! Scroll down to our Colts in Action section of the newsletter for pictures!

Congratulations to our Bonsall West students who were awarded a scholarship from the Bonsall Forward Initiative. Our winners were Shannon Coyne, Onyx Co, and Roark Robinson! On March 21st, the Bonsall Forward Initiative event was a wonderful opportunity to celebrate exceptional students from across our District who are excelling within STEM. Thank you to all who were able to attend and support the event. If you have the opportunity please click on the following 5 minute video link to learn more about the Bonsall Forward Initiative and hear from our students that are excited about STEM fields: Bonsall Forward Initiative Video.

A friendly reminder that we do not have school on Monday, April 1st! This is not a joke and we look forward to seeing you all on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. Also, we will have another minimum day for select conferences by teachers. School will dismiss at 12:45 on Thursday, April 4th, 2024.

Another reminder that our PTA is ready to celebrate all of the diverse cultures that make our school community amazing! Mark your calendars for April 19th for Our Multicultural Night to celebrate the diversity of our school community.

In other news, Mrs. Bennett's class enjoyed another visit to the Bonsall Farm! Check out the pictures in our Colts in Action section of the newsletter!

YEARBOOKS: Yearbooks are on sale online. Also you can order a customized page by April 3rd. Scroll down for the flyers in English and Spanish.

ATTENTION:

To ensure a smooth and safe drop off in the mornings, please do not leave your car unattended or wait to long after your children get out of the car to exit. We want everyone to have enough time to get to class on time each day.

PTA Updates:

Check out our PTA Corner for important information.

Please email our PTA President at bonsallwestpta1@gmail.com with any questions.

BUSD Parent and Family Engagement Policy

Districts receiving Title I, Part A funds are required to jointly develop with, agree upon with, and distribute to parents and family members of children participating in Title I, Part A funded programs, a written parent and family engagement policy.

Bonsall Unified School District has jointly developed with, agreed on with, and distributed to, parents and family members of children participating in Title I, Part A funded programs, a written parent and family engagement policy. The policy describes the district’s plan, how families are involved in the joint development of district and school plans, how parents are involved in the annual evaluation of the policy, strategies for supporting effective family engagement, and how families at school not receiving Title I funds are also engaged.

BUSD LEA Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy 2023-2024 (English)

BUSD LEA Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy 2023-2024 (Spanish)

E-bikes continue to be a concern on campus - All visitors and students are expected to walk your bike or e-bike on campus. Helmets are required so please be sure that those on the bikes are correctly wearing helmets. Parents/Guardians, it is still being witnessed that older students are riding their e-bikes with younger students on them who are not wearing helmets. Safety is extremely important to the entire Bonsall West community. A big thank you to those of you who are walking your bikes and e-bikes on our school campus.

Dogs - Dogs are not permitted on campus at any time, including outside the campus gates.

Thank you for your attention to these important safety reminders!

School Spirit is very important to us at Bonsall West and we celebrate the following each week:

Thursdays - College shirt day!

Fridays - Bonsall West spirit shirt day!

Early Release Day:

Early release days are on Friday this year.

• TK/K at 1:05 PM

• Grades 1st-6th at 1:15 PM

What to expect each regular full day:

• TK/K School Day - 8:15 AM-2:35 PM

• Grades 1st-6th School Day - 8:15 AM-2:45 PM

• Front Gate Opens at 7:45 AM

• Back Gate Opens at 7:55 AM

• Running Club & Reading Room Begins at 7:55 AM

• Drop Off & Pick Up Remains the Same

Sincerely,

Mr. Dominic Camacho

Principal, Bonsall West Elementary School

For additional information on any of our announcements, please contact JoAnn Carruego.

DREAM BIG BONSALL WEST AND RIDE WITH PRIDE

Celebrating Excellence in Supporting Military Families

April 4, 2024

5:30 PM

Bonsall West Elementary School

• March 25th - April 1st: Spring Break - No School

• April 2nd: School Resumes

• April 4th: Minimum Day: Teacher requested Conferences, School dismissed at 12:45

• April 4th: The Purple Star Ceremony at BWE starting at 5:30 PM

• April 12th: Lunch on the Lawn

• April 19th: School Based Immunization Clinic for 6th Graders - 1 pm - 5 pm at Bonsall Community Center.

• April 19th: BWE Multicultural Night from 5:00 - 7:00 PM

• April 25th: Open House 5:00 - 6:00 PM

4 – Jen Roger

10 – Jen Wise

11 – JoAnn Carruego & Nilofar Ahad

13 – Sherrina Mullins

14 – Chandler Bewley

19 – Alessandra Garcia

Bonsall Farm Information on upcoming field trips.

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

Congratulations!

A huge thank you to our outstanding PTA Board and the many parent and community volunteers who made this a special day for our families! More pictures coming soon!

Basketball continues this week per Mr. Guzman! Are you ready for the season? Stay tuned for photos and updates on the season!

In addition to the monthly awards, we have some amazing scholars who are being recognized by staff for being safe, respectful, responsible and doing their personal best each day. If they are caught exhibiting these traits they are given a raffle ticket for a chance to win a prize! Wow, just for doing the right thing all the time! Those tickets remain in the spinner for the entire month and each Friday the winners are acknowledged at our Patriot Ceremony.

Drive thru or park and pick up for all grades will take place at the front side gate near the TK/K playground. You may park or line up while remaining in your car to wait for your child(ren) to be dismissed from school. No student pick up at the main gate. Only students with a walker ID Tag will be allowed to exit the main gate. If you are wanting to pick up at the back gate they must follow the walker requirements.

Walker Requirements:

· Must be in 1st - 6th grade, TK/K can if they are accompanied with older sibling/s.

· A “Walker” permission slip is sent home with children the first week of school each year and must be filled out yearly.

· All registered walkers are required to have a bracelet keychain, distributed by BWE.

· Registered walkers with their bracelet keychain can exit the main gate in front of the school or the back gate.

Please visit our CNS website which contains forms and information for parents to request special diets.

https://www.bonsallusd.com/apps/pages/nutrition

* Menu subject to change *

Hello Bonsall West Friends and Families!

If you are wondering where the money goes from all of our family supporters then check out the flyer above! Thank you so much for all your ongoing support. We have a wonderful school because of you.

Many thanks,

Bonsall West PTA

**Check out the Parent Resource Guide for any questions you may have about school, bell schedules, pick up/drop off and more!

We cannot do the work we do without you, the parents and guardians. You are an important piece in your child’s academic success and your child’s first teacher. Now, more than ever, we need to work as community partners to support each and every child. One way to continue with support is by joining the PTA on Totem: https://jointotem.com/ca/oceanside/bonsall-west We have been very fortunate to have a strong relationship with our PTA and receive significant financial support for our students.

We encourage parents, guardians, and other members of the community to share their time, knowledge, and abilities with students. Volunteer assistance in schools strengthens the schools' relationships with the community.

If you wish to volunteer please read through the Volunteer Handbook as it defines the procedures to protect the safety of students and adults as well as conform with laws related to tuberculosis testing and criminal record checks as required by law. The forms needed in order to be a volunteer are in the handbook. Please complete the forms and turn them in to your student’s school site office manager for processing. You will also need to obtain a LiveScan request for fingerprinting, please contact the Human Resources Administrative Assistant by

e-mail at meghann.cate@bonsallusd.com or by phone: 760-631-5200 x1013

BUSD Bilingual Community Liaison, Leonor Rodriguez

The March Newsletter

Contact information: leonor.rodriguez@bonsallusd.com or (760)631-5200 Ext: 1000

Go to our PTA Corner for the Parent Resource Guide for additional resources.

BUSD Love on your back program

3597 Kellington Ct., Oceanside, Ca. 92056 760 224-1098

FEEDING KIDS IN NEED

501c3 Nonprofit Charity #83-1210023

loveonyourback@yahoo.com loyb.weebly.com (website)

COVID Test Kits

Bonsall Unified School District has supplied two COVID test kits per student for our site. If you would like you, the parent or guardian, may pick them up at Bonsall West Elementary. These COVID tests are provided to you as a courtesy. Testing is not required by our district.

Although we are excited to have your child attend school every day, when your child is sick, we do ask you to keep him or her at home. Specifically, if your child has tested positive for COVID, he or she should remain at home for five (5) days from the onset of symptoms or positive COVID test (if asymptomatic). Your child may return on Day 6, unless he or she remains sick. Masking upon return to school is not required by the District.

We wish you great health as we know the cold and flu season approaches, and encourage you to place special attention to taking practical steps to boost your student’s immune system by providing nutritious food, proper amounts of sleep, and good doses of exercise.

At Bonsall West Elementary School we are focusing on the Leader in Me to build lifelong leadership skills.

We want our students to focus on the 7 habits:

1. Feel empowered to be proactive and be in charge of themselves.

2. Set goals and begin with the end in mind,

3. Focus on work first then play with put first things first.

4. Have an abundance mindset and think win-win.

5. Listen to our peers and seek first to understand, then be understood.

6. Work collaboratively and synergize.

7. Have school work/life balance and sharpen the saw.

We have a couple of resources that explains the paradigm shifts and habits that we focus on and will get them to you soon.

All students will attend a BWE expectations assembly this week. We will review schoolwide expectations/rules and answer any questions.

At Bonsall West, everyone is inspired to do their best, be respectful, work hard, think of others and dream big!

At Bonsall West, we will focus on the future by setting goals and collaborating to create a culture of leaders that respectfully serve the community.

Email: info@bonsallusd.com
Website: bw.bonsallusd.com
Location: 5050 El Mirlo Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: 760-721-8001