Bulldogs Newsletter October 2, 2023

Hello Basswood Families,

Spring is a wonderful and busy time at Basswood. This week at Basswood we had field trips, the mile run, a band concert and The Three Piggy Opera. Our Four Star students put on a fabulous show today, it was just delightful and I want to see it again.

At Basswood we often encourage our students to "Dream BIG." Today's Career Fair helped our fifth grade students to have big dreams for their futures. I am grateful for the Basswood parents and community members that came out in a big way. Thank you for taking time away from your regular responsibilities to invest in our students. Thank you for the efforts you made to engage them in so many wonderful career options. Thank you also to Mrs. Paton for putting together such an amazing event! (Photos of this event will be on our Facebook page soon.)

If you are Have a wonderful weekend!

In Partnership,

Steven Schwartz

Basswood Principal

We hope you are able to come to our All School Barbecue! Join your student during their lunch time for a picnic lunch on Thursday,

May 23! Those attending will need to purchase meal tickets. Students are free. Flyers/emails went home this past week. You can purchase your meal tickets here or at the door on the day of the event. Remember to bring your blanket or chairs to sit on.

Please allow extra time as we are requesting all visitors to sign in and wear a name badge.

The BOGO Scholastic Book Fair is back just in time to stock up for summer reading! The Book Fair, located in the Media Center, starts on Tuesday, May 28, and goes thru Friday, May 31, and will be open during the PTO Ice Cream Social on Thursday evening, May 30. A flyer with all the details went home this past Wednesday.

Basswood All School BBQ

Volunteer sign-up link: https://tinyurl.com/ckuyjdxp

Thursday, May 23 - Three volunteer shifts: 10:15-11:30 - 11:15-12:30 - 12:15-1:40

Volunteers needed to help with tickets and serve. Choose from one or more shifts!

Basswood Scholastic BOGO Book Fair

Volunteer sign-up link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044FAFAC2DAAFA7-49676526-basswood

May 28, 29, 30 and 31

Choose from various days and times. Sign up for one or more shifts!

Basswood Decathlon

Volunteer sign-up link: https://tinyurl.com/yyvxy5fx

May 31 and June 3

Assist at game event stations outside.

At Basswood, we enjoy our School Spirit Days and we LOVE it when we see our students participating! Our next Spirit Day will be Friday, May 24. We have Class Color Day! Represent your grade level with the appropriate color. 4 Star/ECFE Preschool wears pink, Kindergarten wears red, 1st grade wears orange, 2nd grade wears yellow, 3rd grade wears green, 4th grade wears blue, and 5th grade wears purple. It will be so fun to see the rainbow of colors!!

• May 23: All School BBQ during student lunch times
• May 24: School Spirit Day - Class Color Day!

• May 27: No School - Memorial Holiday
• May 28 - 31: Scholastic Book Fair - BOGO
• May 30: PTO Ice Cream Social 5pm - 6:30pm
• May 31: Decathlon for 2nd grade, Kindergarten, 4 Star, and 1st grade
• June 3: Decathlon for 4th grade, 5th grade, and 3rd grade
  

The District Transportation department only allows students to ride their assigned bus to and from school. If you have questions, you can reach out to the Transportation Department at 763-391-7244 or transportationreques@district279.org.

Every parent or guardian of enrolled students of Basswood Elementary is an automatic member of the PTO. We encourage you to join one of our next general meetings - or just send us a note if you have a question. You can find more information on our PTO website: https://sites.google.com/view/basswoodpto/home?authuser=1 or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BasswoodElementaryPto

First bell rings at 8:40am letting students into the school. Second bell rings at 8:50am letting students know they should be in their classroom ready to start the day! At 8:50am, the front doors are shut and student will need to come through the office to get a late pass.

Yes! You will be able to follow us on Facebook. Our first posts went live on September 5th. Please note that we are moving away from Twitter (@BWPrincipal279) for Basswood social media. Click here below to follow us.

If you are planning a family vacation or just time away from school, please remember to call your student's absence into the attendance line. You can call 763-494-3858 and press 1 to leave a message with your student's name, student's teacher, reason for absence, and dates that your student will be gone. We really appreciate your assistance!

Basswood staff is required to leave a voicemail if you do not answer your phone when we call. Please check your voicemail before calling Basswood back. Thank you!

Our district Community Education department offers a variety of after school classes. If you do sign your student up for one of these classes, please remember to let your student's teacher know about the class and when your student needs to stay after school.