We have noticed an increasing number of families visiting students at recess during school hours. If anyone plans on visiting their child during school hours, always check in at the front office where you will be issued a guest badge. This badge will indicate to our recess staff that you have been cleared by the school. Moving forward our recess staff will only allow children to interact with persons who have checked in at the front office and are also wearing a badge on their outermost garment. One of the benefits of BHIS is being in such close proximity to a city playground. However, to continue enjoying the upper playground we need to make sure that we are all upholding the safest measures possible.

After-school program registration forms were due Sept 27. If you submitted a form, Romelle will be sending out confirmation of your selections this week. If you have not submitted your payment, please make sure you do so online, or place your payments in the PTA mailbox located in the front office. As a reminder, pick-up this year will be at 3:45 pm. Please remember to sign your child out at every pickup.

Every year the question seems to come up: Can we wear costumes or not? While Halloween falls on a Thursday this year, we ask that kids refrain from wearing any costumes. Remind your kiddos that here at BHIS we hold a few Spirit Weeks where we can dress up and show our creativity.

Ultimate Frisbee will start on October 1st – October 31st on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:20 – 3:40. Please come cheer on BHIS on Saturdays. Stay tuned for game schedules.

Bicycle Safety for 3rd – 5th graders starts October 2nd – October 21st. All kids who own helmets should bring them to their PE class. For questions about bicycle safety, please contact Heather Graves at hmgraves@seattleschools.org

Please join us on October 17th from 2:25 - 4:25 for our Traffic Garden celebration (sponsored by Safe Routes to School Group). There will be free food, giveaways, and a bike rodeo! I don't think you will want to miss this event! See you there!

BHIS is always looking for volunteers to help out in our school. For the safety of our students, it is SPS policy that all volunteers complete a screening before volunteering in our, or any, school.

We are excited to host our annual Volunteer Sign-up on Oct. 24, an hour before curriculum night, at 4:00p in our school library. Don't miss this great opportunity to sign up to volunteer and get any questions you may have answered. You can also complete the course and sign up here too!

As the cold weather starts to approach, we want to make sure we are ready for this winter season. We have a lot of kiddos who come to school without coats throughout the winter. The Coat Drive makes sure we have a coat for our students in the event they need one. If you have a lightly used coat that your child has outgrown or if you have the means to buy a new coat, we will take them all. Hats and gloves are also appreciated during the cold months as well. Please bring any items to the front office.

The PTA is reaching out to see if you could help with this year's Read-A-Thon, which will take place Nov. 22, 2024.

The following roles needed:

• Logistics - Print and deliver donation envelopes to global leadership team to distribute to teachers. Purchase and store snacks for distribution.

• Communications - Work up all communications with teachers and parents to include translations in Spanish, Mandarin, Taishanese and Cantonese.
  

• Volunteer Coordinator - Work with family members and local authors to schedule readers and other volunteers in the classroom for the day of the Read-A-Thon. Acquire volunteer readers and other readers ~5 weeks ahead to get through volunteer registration process.

Toby Clarkin is happy to answer any questions and describe the positions to volunteers.

Our hope is that we could get volunteers from the Latin@, Black and Chinese family groups this year!

To sign up to volunteer or for more information, please contact Toby Clarkin at tobeyclarkin@yahoo.com

For the SPS 2024-2025 Academic Calendar click here.

OCTOBER

October 1 Start of BHIS Coat Drive

October 3 Hearing Screening (Entire School)

October 7 After School Enrichment Program begins

October 11 State In-service Day (no school for students)

October 17 Traffic Celebration (2:25 pm - 4:25 pm)

October 18 Principal & PTA Chat (8:00 am)

October 22 Picture Day (Kindergarten through 2nd grade)

October 23 Picture Day (3rd grade through 5th grade)

October 24 Volunteer Sign-Up Night (4:00 pm)

• Curriculum Night (5:00 pm - 7:00 pm)

UPCOMING DATES

November 11 Veterans Day Observed (no school)

November 22 Read-A-Thon

November 25-27 Family-Teacher conference days in elementary and K-8 schools (no school for elementary and K-8 schools)

November 28-29 Thanksgiving and Native American Heritage Day (no school)

December 3 BHIS Dental Sealant Day (Entire School - more information to come)