Bonsall Bear News
Week of October 21 - October 25
Principal's Message
Dear BES families,
It is parent conference week! Parent conferences are an important time to connect with your child's teacher. School is out at 12:45 p.m. every day this week due to parent conferences.
This week is also Red Ribbon Week! Please see flyers below for spirit days and the opportunity to help out with the class door decorating event!
Please see information below regarding our fall climate survey which includes an explanation of the survey, sample questions, and a link for parents to take the survey. The survey is open from October 23-30.
Our Step It Up fundraiser ends on Tuesday! We have surpassed our goal and are so grateful to everyone who contributed! It is not too late to support the growth and expansion of our Animal Science and Farm program!
We are beginning a school wide attendance incentive program to promote school attendance. The top three classes each month with the highest percentage of attendance will earn a classroom trophy for the month and an extra recess. Each student with 100% attendance at our Leadership Rally will be recognized and, in conjunction with the PTA, will receive a certificate for a free treat at our monthly PTA Fun Friday event.
As a parent myself, I completely understand that sometimes it's necessary to check your child out early for things like doctor’s appointments or other important commitments. However, we’ve recently seen an increase in early checkouts, and we just wanted to kindly remind everyone that these can sometimes disrupt not only your child’s learning but also the whole class. When the office needs to call into a classroom, it interrupts the lesson and can take everyone’s focus away.
We really appreciate your understanding and cooperation in helping us minimize these disruptions. Thank you for your continued support in making the classroom a great place for learning!
Warmly,
Allison Fortney
Fall School Climate Survey October 2024
Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s):
We are looking for feedback to help improve your school experience! We thank you and your family for being our valued partners as we work together to educate the children in our district. Over the next several weeks, we will be asking for students in grades 3rd through 5th to reflect on their school experience and on their own mindsets and approaches to learning via an online questionnaire they will be completing at school. The questionnaire shouldn’t take more than 20 minutes to complete.
The questionnaire will ask students to self-reflect on Student Competency and Well-Being Measures (such as growth mindset and self-efficacy) and on Student Supports and Environment (such as school safety, sense of belonging, and school climate). The questions can be previewed here:
Students Grades 3-5: English or in Spanish here.We are asking that all of our students participate, as their responses will provide valuable insights into their experiences and how we can improve and adapt our district to their needs. If a student doesn’t feel like they have enough information to answer a question, they will be able to skip the item altogether. The responses to the individual questions will be completely confidential. If you would like your student to opt out of taking this questionnaire, please complete this Google Form by Tuesday, October 22nd.
In addition, we are asking that our parents/guardians respond to questions about their experiences and perceptions of their child’s school. Your participation is completely confidential and anonymous, which means that no one at your school will ever see your individual responses. Please take your time to give honest and thoughtful answers.
You may use a computer, tablet, or smartphone to access the questions.
Please click the following link and enter the access code for your child's school:
Access code:
Bonsall Elementary
3185421981
Link to Questions: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/bonsallusd/login
The questionnaire will be open from October 23-October 30th.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you for your participation and for being a valued member of your school community.
Library News - it is Literary Pumpkin time!
Red Ribbon Week is October 21-25!
Bonsall Education Foundation
Bonsall Education Foundation (BEF)
PTA News and Information
Schedules
Counseling Corner
Welcome to your "Counselor Corner." Please click HERE for October's newsletter.
Ms. Newman and Ms. Dully would like to take the opportunity to share our Leader in Me lesson for the upcoming week.
The Habit our school will be focusing on this month of October will be Habit 2: Begin with the End in mind Therefore, our...
1. Grades TK-K will be focusing on "emotions and how to acknowledge and strategies to support them.
2. Grades 1-5 will be focusing on reminding ourselves that we can be and act anyway we choose, so let's choose positively.
Ms. Dully and Ms. Newman
Our Community Liaison, Leonor Rodriguez
Please click on the following LINK for the newsletter from our Community Liaison, Leonor Rodriguez
Child Nutrition Services Information
Please see the letter below from Kursten Orr, our Child Nutrition Services Director.
Bonsall Elementary School is a proud Purple Star School
As a Purple Star School, BES is committed to supporting the unique educational and social/emotional needs of our military students and families. I am tremendously proud of our commitment to the students and families connected to our nation's military. Thank you to our families, past and present who make so many sacrifices for our country. As the daughter and granddaughter of Veterans, I understand that sacrifice and I am eternally grateful. For more information, please click on the following link that will direct you to our webpage that offers information and support for military families.
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Bonsall Elementary School
Email: allison.fortney@bonsallusd.com
Website: https://be.bonsallusd.com/
Location: 31555 Old River Rd. Bonsall, CA 92003
Phone: (760) 631-5205