Bonsall Bear News
May 6 - May 10
BELONG - BELIEVE - ACHIEVE
Principal's Message
Dear BES families,
Thank you to the families who have filled out the intent to return form for the 2024/2025 school year. If you have not yet done so, please fill out the following LINK to help us prepare for next school year. Thank you in advance for your support!
Thank you to everyone who came out to the 2nd Annual BUSD Art Show! It was a huge success and so wonderful to see all of our students express themselves and their creativity through music, art, and dance!
Please see the information below for this week's Staff Appreciation Week! We are excited to spoil our outstanding staff!
If you have a friend or neighbor with an incoming TK student, please share our registration information with them!
Warm regards,
Allison Fortney
Teacher and Staff Appreciation week is May 6 - May 10!
Love on Your Back
The non profit Love On Your Back supports students and families within the Bonsall Unified School District. We provide food and essential items to many families in need within our community.
Our organization must now buy most of our items in the retail market. Prices continue to skyrocket, and the local foodbank has cut back on available staples. To continue to feed our kids, we need donations to purchase food for our program. If you would like to donate, please Venmo or send a check …..Anything will help and is very much appreciated!
WITHOUT YOU WE ARE NOTHING!
For check donations
LOYB
3597 Kellington Court
Oceanside, CA 90256
*Message us if you would like a tax donation receipt
News from the Library
Please check your homes and student's backpacks for books that need to be returned to the library! Bills will start going home for those students who have missing or overdue library books.
Office and School Etiquette and Safety
We love and appreciate our parents and visitors that enter our campus each day and greatly appreciate each person that volunteers to support our school. You are always welcome on our campus. More recently, it has been brought to my attention by staff, teachers, and observed by me that volunteers are not always in the designated location that is noted in our Raptor system when they check into the office.
We are not only a school, but also a place of business. Information is shared throughout the day in our office, and other areas of the school, about students that could be sensitive and we as a school are held by law to protect that information. We are also a large campus that has a lot going on every second of the day. Our front office staff is often the first point of contact for an emergency. They are expected to be aware of all visitors entering the campus, answer the phones in a timely manner, and be available for students who enter the office. I ask that you please refrain from lingering in the office so that the office staff can attend to their important job of supporting our school. If you are checking your student out of the office, please wait outside the office doors for your student to ensure other student's privacy.
When volunteering on campus, you are required to state the location where you are volunteering when you check in. Please make sure that you are not entering other classrooms or locations on campus other than the one stated on your sticker when you check in with our Raptor system. This is disruptive to student learning and teacher instruction. Please also refrain from eating lunch with your child when you are checked in as a volunteer.
On behalf of our staff, thank you for adhering to these expectations in order to promote safety and support student learning.
Updating Contact Information in Aeries
TK Registration Information
5th grade promotion
Mark your calendars 5th grade families! The promotion ceremony will be held on Friday, June 7th at 8:45 a.m. More information to come in very near future.
California Healthy Kids Survey - 5th grade students only
Tomorrow, 5th grade the window opens for the California Healthy Kids Survey. Both parents/guardians and students will be participating in the survey and you will receive that link with instructions tomorrow, 4/16.
Bonsall Elementary would like our parents/guardian to complete an online survey to learn more about your opinions about Bonsall Elementary School. This survey is an opportunity to communicate your perceptions about your child's school. Below will explain the purpose of the survey. The survey will be given between April 16th – 25th.
The purpose of this survey is to obtain parent perceptions about the school.
Your participation is voluntary. It is also very important. The information you provide will help guide district and school efforts to promote safety, enhance learning supports, and improve student achievement.
· This is an anonymous survey. It is designed so that no one can be identified from the data. You do not have to respond to any questions that you feel could be used to identify you. Simply skip any such questions.
· All questions apply to this school only.
· The results are for the use of your district. The California Department of Education and WestEd will preserve data confidentiality and refer any data requests to the district.
Below are the survey questions for you to look at prior to deciding if you want you child to take the survey.
Elementary
School office hours
Please note that our school office hours are 7:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. If you call before or after 4:00 p.m., an office staff member will return your call the following day.
Daycare registration
Daycare registration will begin on August 1, 2024. It will be online through the 6 Crickets platform. More information will be available as we get closer to the date.
Information from the PTA
The PTA is hosting a Family Tech Talk night
The PTA is hosting a Family Tech Talk on Wednesday, May 1 at 7pm. This will be over Zoom.
An internet expert from Trend Micro's Internet Safety for Kids program will give a presentation and host a Q&A session.
This will be free to PTA members and will cover:
- online gaming
- managing screen time
- app settings for age-appropriate content
- how to prevent online risks
- tips on Parental controls and kid's device setup
- live Q&A session
May Spirit Days
Yearbook Information
Counseling Corner with Ms. Newman
Hi there!
I hope everyone has had a great week. This month is mental health month. Mental health is all about taking care of your wellbeing and mind. For students, this can be something challenging. Books are a great way to get educated on how to take care of your mind. Attached are some books I love reading with children.
Spot your Emotions Curriculum
Have a good week!
Ms. Newman
Click below to join the Bonsall PTA!
Child Nutrition Services Information
Please see the letter below from Kursten Orr, our Child Nutrition Services Director.
Our Community Liaison - Leonor Rodriguez
Important Contacts - Our Office Team
Office Manager, Tisha Tokarz - 760-631-5205 ext. 1172
Receptionist, Jen Williams - 760-631-5205
Health Tech, Brittany Wanzer - 760-631-5205 ext. 1102
Tisha Tokarz
Jennifer Williams
Brittany Wanzer
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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