Borchardt Bulletin

Good evening Borchardt Families,

Welcome back! Although October is a shorter month, it’s packed with exciting events. We hope you’ll join us for our first Family Movie Night of the year this Friday. We’ll be showing Hotel Transylvania and will have food trucks and snacks available for purchase.

In addition to the movie, we have a couple of fun fundraisers going on:

• Raffle Basket: For just $1, you can enter the raffle for a special movie night basket! The winner will be drawn at the beginning of the event (you don’t have to be present to win).

• Coin Drive: Students can bring in coins to vote for their favorite staff-decorated pumpkin. The pumpkin that raises the most money will be crowned the winner!

Lastly, a friendly reminder: We’ve seen an increase in families making left turns out of the parking lot during drop-off and pick-up. This is causing traffic congestion. Please help us keep things moving smoothly by making right turns only when exiting the parking lot.

Thank you for your cooperation, and have a wonderful week!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Carroll

Principal, Borchardt Elementary

We are pleased to announce the newest members of our School Site Council:

Jeff Kihlthau, parent

Satwinder Kaur, parent

Karla Gamez, parent

Jasmine Chawla, parent

Mrs. Grimm, 3rd grade teacher

Ms. Sandoval, 1st grade teacher

Mrs. Baker, principal's secretary

Our first meeting will take place on October 22 from 4:00-5:00 pm in room 208. Please see attached agenda. Families and community members are welcome; please sign in at the front office.

We only have one minimum day this month on Wednesday, October 23. Please be mindful to mark your calendars and make plans to have your child picked up on time. Thank you for your support.

Our first movie night of the year is here! Purchase tickets afterschool.

Food Trucks available beginning at 5pm

BONUS: a raffle basket is available to win! Start buying tickets tomorrow, Tickets are $1, winner will be announced on the movie night (winners do not need to be present to claim)

All students who missed picture day will be photographed on Tuesday, October 22. You may also request a retake photo; please see attached flyer.

Borchardt Running Club is back with Mrs. Cross and Ms. Theresa!

Permission slips will be coming home this week. Please return to your homeroom teacher. We will begin our first practice on November 5th.

We are excited to announce that Borchardt is having a spelling bee for students grades 4th through 6th this Tuesday. Teachers will select their representatives in class and then they will compete on Tuesday afternoon. Participants will be tested on their ability to spell a variety of words; the event will include several rounds. The competition aims to foster a love of language and promote academic excellence. The winner will go on to the district wide spelling bee on November 8 to represent Borchardt. We encourage you to click on the link below for rules and practice lists.

Spelling Bee Rules (sjcoe.org)

Our house competition candy drive is still going on.

Please bring a sealed bag of candy to support Lodi PD's annual truck or treat event. Bags will be collected before and after school by the front of the school

Boo grams will be available to purchase! Thank you for supporting our student government!

Starts this week!

We are celebrating Red Ribbon Week! See below for each day.

Student may dress in costume at school this year, with the following guidelines:

• All parts of the costume must follow School Dress Code (tennis shoes ONLY)
• None of the following:
• Face Paint/Makeup
• Masks, Weapons, or accessories (if you have to hold it, leave It at home)
• Gory or horror driven/scary costumes. (Think: If a TK or Kinder student saw you, would they be scared?)

If you have a question about the appropriateness of your costume, please take a picture and show your teacher BEFORE Halloween, they will let you know what is good to go!

All Lodi USD students can enjoy a FREE nutritious breakfast and lunch every school day. That means no fees or meal applications required! Plus, the district-wide afterschool meals program is also no-cost.

UNIVERSAL FREE MEALS ensure that ALL CHILDREN get the nutrition they need to learn, grow, and succeed!

Families, we have a goal for 100% completion. We are currently have 80% of our families who have completed their packet. If you have not, please take a moment to do so. This is imperative, especially in case of emergencies.

Parents: We're sending a gentle reminder that we are not able to accommodate checking out students within 10 minutes of the end of the school day. Please be patient with our teachers and office staff as the children are dismissed.

Please call the office at (209) 331-8212 to report your students' absence for each day they are out.