Bonsall Bear News

Dear BES families,

I hope that the past week brought you and your family joy, gratitude, and some much needed downtime. There are a lot of school and classroom activities happening over the next three weeks so please read all school and class communication carefully!

We have a new system for dropping off items your students may have forgotten such as lunches, water bottles, backpacks, etc. Please see below for specific information.

Love On Your Back has their annual blanket drive going until December 9th. Please see the flyer below for information.

Our annual Holiday Shop starts this week! The PTA was hard at work over the Thanksgiving break to set up for our little shoppers. This year, the PTA will be donating 50% of the profits they make from the Holiday Shop to support our Love On Your Back program. Thank you, PTA, for your generosity!

The PTA is hosting their first toy drive to support some of our Bonsall families. Please see the flyer below for more information.

Lastly, please see the flyer for our 5th grader students and the annual yearbook cover contest.

Warmly,

Allison Fortney

Please see below for some friendly reminders from our school staff.

• Please remember when you check out your student, kindly wait outside of the office until your student arrives. Often times, multiple students are being checked out at once and things can get hectic for our front office staff when there are too many people in the office. This is also a measure we take to protect student's personal information. We often have meetings taking place in our office conference rooms and the office conversations can be disruptive to these meetings. We appreciate your cooperation with this.
• You must have a CLEARED volunteer packet in order to work in your student's classroom. This includes a background check and a cleared TB test. You will need to be finger printed if you plan on attending a field trip off campus. If you have questions about volunteering, please call the front office.
• When you are volunteering, siblings are not permitted in the classrooms. This can be a distraction to other students' learning.
• If you plan on taking a vacation during the school year, please allow your child's teacher a 10 day notice to prepare work and get a study contract together.

Thank you for paying attention to these reminders and requests. Should you have any questions, please call the front office.

In order to further promote privacy for our students and families in our school office as well as prevent disruption to the classroom, we will begin a new process for dropping off student items that may have been left at home. Please use the cart outside, along with the clipboard stating your child's name, teacher, and item. Our office staff will ensure that the items get delivered in a timely manner to your child!

Love on Your Back (LOYB), a local non-profit, is collecting new blankets and stocking stuffers for Bonsall Unified Families in need for the holiday season. Donations will be accepted until Monday, December 9th.

Where to Donate: Bring items to the school office and place them in the marked LOYB bin.

Stocking Stuffer Ideas (anything that can fit in a stocking):

• $5 to $10 gift cards(McDonald’s, Taco Bell, Starbucks etc)

• lip gloss, chapstick, nail polish, hair accessories

• bracelets, keychains, small wallets

• scented body lotions, body sprays (girls and boys),

• tiny toys, cards

• crayons, markers

• packs of gum, mints

If you are donating gift cards, please place them in a marked envelope for LOYB and hand them directly to the office staff.

Thank you for your generous support! Our goal this holiday season is to bless every family in our program. Together, we can make a difference!

ATTENTION PARENTS: Bonsall Education Foundation is kicking off our year with fundraising for our teachers. The goal is to raise $25 for each student. The donations go directly to the teachers to help with classroom supplies, projects, events, and any other special needs the teachers may have to help create the magic that happen in and outside of our classrooms at Sullivan. Sullivan, along with all of the BUSD schools, are very fortunate to have such an amazing group of parents that run and organize BEF. BEF is also looking for any parents that may want to help or volunteer some of your time to help continue the great work this foundation does for our schools and community. Please contact them directly or call our office for more information!

TK bell schedule

Kindergarten - 5th grade bell schedule

2024-2025 Instructional Calendar

Hello!

Please click on this LINK for the latest counselor newsletter!

Have an amazing week!

Ms. Dully & Ms. Newman

Please click on the following LINK for the newsletter from our Community Liaison, Leonor Rodriguez

All students are entitled to a free breakfast and lunch for the 2024-2025 school year. Our lunch menu continues to be online. You can find both the breakfast and lunch menus HERE. You do have the ability to add any allergens through the link to ensure that if your student has any allergies, they know what to avoid. If your child has food allergies, be sure to fill out a medical exemption form that can be obtained in the office. This form must be signed by a physician.

Please see the letter below from Kursten Orr, our Child Nutrition Services Director.

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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Email: allison.fortney@bonsallusd.com
Website: https://be.bonsallusd.com/
Location: 31555 Old River Rd. Bonsall, CA 92003
Phone: (760) 631-5205