Wildcat Weekly
Sullivan Middle School October 11, 2024
Kindness Really Does Matter!
Thank you to Mr. Jared, students, and staff for supporting the Padres and Dodgers. The staff had a great time dressing in their favorite team colors, and the students followed up the next day with their favored gear! It was an exciting and fun week! We have the best Wildcats!
Principal's Message
BELONG ~ BELIEVE ~ ACHIEVE
Hello, Wildcat Families and Students!
I can't believe the 1st quarter is over this Thursday! Time is flying here at Sullivan, and to my 8th-grade parents, we are only 3 more quarters away from high school. We will continue to make it the best year yet. As always, thank you for all that you do for our Wildcats and for supporting Sullivan.- Thank you families for joining us for Lunch on the Lawn. I love meeting our parents and chatting about our school and your Wildcat. It is also a great opportunity to hang out with your Wildcat and enjoy the nice view and weather. See you at our next one November 22!
As a reminder, there is a minimum day on Thursday, 10/17, for end-of-the-quarter grades. Please make sure to pick up your Wildcat by 12:45.
- Our fall sports are off to a great start. Our first home games are this week, and our next home games are Tuesday, October 15!
- The quarter ends this Thursday. Parents, please make sure you are checking Aeries for grade updates and missing work. As a reminder, Thursday is also a minimum day, and school is out at 12:45.
- PTO FUNDRAISER: PTO has partnered with Soapy Joe's as a fundraiser for SMS. Print or show the flyer on your phone on Saturday, October 26, when you get your car washed. Soapy Joe's will donate 40% back to SMS!
- Join us for a Cultural Night: Wednesday, October 23 from 5:00 to 7:00 at SMS and BHS mpr. Enjoy Student projects, live entertainment, and food available for purchase.
- ZERO PERIOD PE HAS STARTED!
We are so excited to be able to offer our students a zero period PE so they can have an added elective. Thank you to Mr. Patterson, the high school PE teacher, who has offered to teach our zero period PE. Many of our Wildcats will now be able to participate in chosen electives while still participating in their required academic electives. We are still accepting names if your Wildcat would like to take PE during our Zero Period PE. please email Mrs. Gresbrink at keri.gresbrink@bonsallusd.com
Thank you so much.
Please do not hesitate to email or call about any questions or concerns.
Important Links:
Proud Principal,
Angie James, Principal ~ Click to email.
ZAP~ Zeros Aren't Permitted
Every Tuesday and Wednesday
ZAP(Zeros Aren't Permitted) started last week with students being assigned to after school from 2:45 to 3:45; ZAP sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays to give our Wildcats the opportunity to make up classwork and homework. If your student is assigned, they will bring home a ZAP reminder.
Lunch on the Lawn!
COLLEGE WEEK 10/15 TO 10/18
IMPORTANT MESSAGE ABOUT CYBER SAFETY IN BONSALL UNIFIED
Bonsall Unified School District takes an active role in protecting students online. At the end of last year, our Board of Trustees adopted a cloud managed filter and reporter system which has further bolstered cyber-safety controls for students. The vast majority of students in Bonsall Unified are conscientious about internet searches and respect the terms included within the Appropriate Use of Technology. If your student should attempt to access content that is inappropriate, site level administration will be immediately notified electronically about the specific search in a Red Flag Warning. This allows the administration to work with the student and discuss the search and deliver consequences as appropriate, yet also, and most importantly, to notify the parents so that you have the information in order to follow up as a family. Please note, if students are utilizing school issued Chromebooks from home, inappropriate searches will also come to the attention of administration. As administrators do deserve weekend reprieves, oftentimes the Red Flag Warning cannot be monitored in real time on Saturdays and Sundays, yet we have confidence that parents are taking on the responsibility of monitoring computer use at home.
We all know that the use of the internet is an incredibly powerful and now an essential aspect in our world. We look forward to continuing to partner with parents to guide students toward searching topics that are useful, productive, and good.
EVENTS
THIS WEEK
1. Tuesday: October 14: Home games for Volleyball and Flag Football.
2. NO SCHOOL: Monday October 14.
3. Early Release Day every Friday. School is out at 1:15 pm.
4. College Week: October 15- October 18: Spirit Week and lunchtime activities.
5. October 17: End of 1st Quarter
6. October 17: Minimum Day and school is out at 12:45.
UPCOMING:
1. October 23, Wednesday: Cultural Night. 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.
2. October 28- Nov 1: Spirit Week and Red Ribbon Week.
3. Wednesday, October 30: Halloween Dance and Haunted House.
ROAR Awards!
CONGRADULATIONS SUPERSTAR WILDCATS!
ROAR Awards: 4 students per grade level are picked by the teachers at each grade level. The students that are picked are chosen because they represent Sullivan's Character Traits of
R - Responsible
O - Organized
A- Can Do ATTITUDE!
R- Resilient
Parents are invited in the morning to help recognize and honor their Wildcat for this accomplishment. We have a light breakfast with juice, coffee, and water offered for our Wildcats and Families during this time in the morning.
The students receive:
1. Front of the lunch line pass
2. Get out of school 3 min early pass
3. Parents get a placard so you can drive up to the top, past the gates to pick up your Wildcat right at the front, ROCKSTAR STATUS!
This event happens once a month and the passes are good everyday for that entire month!
Special visit by our Interim Superintendent Dr. Golly and Trustee Ortega!
We were excited to welcome you to SMS!
Interim Superintendent Dr. Golly and Trustee Ortega visited Sullivan. The students and teachers were excited to show off their PE, math, and ELA skills! Our Executive Board and School Board truly support our students and staff!
The end of the 1st quarter is this Thursday!
Grades are updated every two weeks. Please check here for grade updates and information.
CLICK HERE FOR THE LINK ON YOUR COMPUTER:
SPORTS
Cross-country and Coach Pipe
FALL SPORTS: Volleyball, Cross Country, and Flag Football
VOLLEYBALL:
Thurs. 10/17: San Elijo Middle
1600 Schoolhouse Way, San Marcos, CA 92078
V 3:30pm, JV 4:30pm
Thurs. 10/24: Valley Center
Home Game @ SMS
V 3:30pm, JV 4:30pm
Cross-country:
Tues. 10/15: Double Peak Middle
111 San Elijo Rd, San Marcos, CA 92078
4:15- 8th Girls
4:40- 8th Boys
5:05- 6/7 Girls
5:30- 6/7 Boys
Practice
Monday - Thursday: after school from 3:00 - 4:15 pm.
Friday early morning practice: 6:15- 7:30 am
FLAG FOOTBALL:
Thurs. 10/17: San Elijo Middle
1600 Schoolhouse Way, San Marcos, CA 92078
V 3:30pm, JV 4:30pm
Thurs. 10/24: Valley Center
Home Game @ SMS
V 3:30pm, JV 4:30pm
Football will practice Monday through Wednesday from 3 to 4:30pm.
All players must be cleared on Homecampus.com by this Friday. Please go to the Sullivan Website - sm.bonsallusd.com to Athletics and complete the Homecampus.com registration including uploading the Athletic Physical Form. Students not registered on Homecampus.com including Sport Physical, will not be allowed to practice on Monday, 9/16 and may be at risk of being cut from the team.
CLICK HERE TO GO TO OUR WEBSITE FOR ALL INFORMATION REGARDS SPORTS.
PTO NEEDS YOU!
PARENT RESOURCES
Parent Liaison: Leonor Rodriguez
Welcome to another school year 2023-2024/Bienvenidos a otro año escolar 2023-2024
Mensaje de la Cordinadora de Enlaces Comunitario
The Bonsall Unified School District and I welcome you back to school for the 2024-2025 school year.
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El distrito escolar unificado de Bonsall y yo les damos la bienvenida de regreso a la escuela para el año escolar 2024-2025.
- Workshops at the district office #4
- BUSD all school's schedule
- Next board meeting
- 2nd. Annual Car Show at BHS
- 2nd. Annual Multicultural Night at SMS
- Breakfast and lunch menu (all schools)
- Safe storage of firearms state memorandum (Spanish included)
- Local library resources
- Local health resources
- Local food pantry resources
- BUSD Hiring website and contact information
- Joining PTA Information
- BEF information
- Transportation information
- Public Health Updates from the County (COVID updates)
- Pictures from our 1st. Bike Parade
- My contact information (all information is in both languages, English and Spanish)
Thank you all for your support. Please continue to send me referrals of parents and students who need support and assistance in any area. Our goal is to assist, support, and guide parents and students to a successful education.
Please access Leonore's newsletter at the following link: https://secure.smore.com/n/yq89x
Grief Support Group at School in Partnership with The Elizabeth Hospice
Grief Support Group at School in Partnership with The Elizabeth Hospice
Creating a safe and meaningful space for students to share about their loved one who has died provides an opportunity to gain support from peers who have a shared experience. There are many benefits to facilitating a grief support group at school. These include students learning about grief and loss, developing coping skills and tools, honoring and memorializing loved ones, and sharing grief experiences with peers.
What to expect?
• Each group will have 8-15 students at your school site.
• Each person in the group has also experienced the death of a loved one.
• Group will run for 7-8 weeks, meeting weekly during school.
• Each group follows the same structure: an opening exercise, an activity to write and/or draw about loved ones and grief experiences, an opportunity to share, a closing.
• Group is meant to be a safe space where children can share their feelings, thoughts, memories, experiences about their loved one and grief as well as who and what supports them in coping with their grief.
To ensure the participation for your student, please sign the authorization link below. One form per student is required. Our team will confirm receipt of consent. For any other questions, please reach out to Kyliegh Fox, School Psychologist, at kyliegh.fox@bonsallusd.com.
LOVE ON YOUR BACK
About Love On Your Back
Love On Your Back was founded by Carol Wood, a teacher who taught in the Bonsall School District for 32 years. Upon retirement, Carol started the non-profit organization, along with the help of many others, to address the issue of Bonsall students who may have minimal access to food. The backpack program supplements food for low income families or children whose families are in crisis. These students rely on free or reduced breakfasts and lunches at their schools. Love On Your Back supplements these children by filling backpacks with nutritional food to last over the weekend when they are not in school. It is our belief that children need proper nutrition in order to learn. The goal of Love On Your Back is to fill that need for any student in the Bonsall Unified School District who is food compromised. No child should go hungry.
If you want to register for our program, please do so at your child's school in the front office. All children in the family can be registered on one application.
PARENT VOLUNTEERS
Hello AMAZING Wildcat Families!
Welcome to the 2024-2025 School Year. As you know we are always needing Parent volunteers. The Volunteer Packet must be completed every school year. If you already have the Lifescan (fingerprints) with BUSD, you do not need to get new ones. If your TB test is over 3 years old, we will be asking you for an updated negative TB Test result. You will need both of these extra forms along with the volunteer form to volunteer on campus or on field trips where you will be or could be alone with students. If you would be open to being a driver for sports, we will need all of the above and the drivers form.
I've attached all the forms to this email. Please feel free to complete them and scan them back to me..
Please let us know if you have questions. You can reach our AMAZING OFFICE MANAGER, LINDA PIPE at linda.pipe@bonsallusd.com
Thanks for all you do,
Sullivan Middle School
LUNCH ON THE LAWN DATES!
Lunch on the Lawn!
Sullivan Middle School hosts a Lunch on the Lawn monthly for parents and families to eat lunch with their students on campus. Parents and families are welcome to bring lunch, chairs, or a blanket and eat lunch on the front lawn of Sullivan. Parents will be asked to check at the Welcome Booth before entering the campus.
As a reminder, Sullivan will not be accepting any third party delivery for any students. Lunch on the Lawn is for Parents and guardians to spend time with their Wildcat during the school day and enjoy lunch together. I have schedule this once a month so families could attend as many as they would like or could attend. Please refer to the student and parent handbook for more information or you may call the office. Thank you in advance.
Here are the dates for Lunch on the Lawn:
November 22 - Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
December 13- Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
January 17 - Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
February 14 - Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
March 14 - Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
April 11 - Friday
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
May 16 - Friday: LAST LUNCH ON THE LAWN
Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57
Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43
Lunch and Breakfast
Lunch news: Lunch is free for the 24-25 school year!
Exciting news!: Students will be able to eat for free during the 23-24 school year!
CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM NUTRITION SERVICES and lunch menu.
Bell Schedule for 24-25 School year
School starts every day at 8:00 am and can be dropped off as early as 7:30 am. Please make sure to drop your student off in the lower parking lot because the upper parking lot will be closed to allow our students to walk across the walkway safely.
Your student will receive his/ her class schedule on the first day of school. All of the 6th grade and half of the 7th grade will have first lunch and follow Bell Schedule A.
All of 8th grade and half of 7th grade will have second lunch and follow Bell Schedule B.
Secured Campus Information
ATTENTION PARENTS!
Only emergency vehicles, buses, those with handicap placards, and those with other special placards have access to the upper lot, emergency lane closest to the front of our schools. You will need to show your placard to Campus Security.
We ask that If you have a parking pass because your student received the ROAR Award for that month you may continue to have access to the upper lot at the end of the school day. Please do not park in the bus lanes or block the handicap spaces.
This decision to enforce our existing parking lot plan aligns with the recommendations of our community safety partners and will increase our ability to maintain a safe and secure site:
- When dropping students off, please use the lower levels of the parking lot.
- When visiting either the middle or the high school office, please park in the lower levels, bring your ID to the front, and check in with the appropriate staff.
Gates accessing the upper lane will continue to be closed to secure the campus. We appreciate your partnership and support in our efforts to provide the highest levels of safety for our students
Sullivan Middle School
Website: https://sm.bonsallusd.com
Location: 7350 West Lilac Road, Bonsall, CA 92003, USA
Phone: 760-631-5209