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The Colt Express
February 4, 2024
Principal's Message:
Greetings Colts Community,
It was another great week in Colt Country! I hope you are enjoying the rest of your weekend with family and staying dry! We had a lot of rain this past week and it looks like it will continue all of next week too! A special thank you to Mr. Guzman and the 6th graders for setting up activities in the MPR for our students during the rain!
We have some of our classes creating Valentine's Cards for Veterans that I will deliver to U.S. Representative Levin's office on February 12th. If you would like to create a homemade card with your child too, please drop it off in the office prior to the 12th of February.
In other news Mrs. Dale and Mr. Stark's classes went on their 3rd visit to Bonsall Farm and had a great time. Check out the photos in Bonsall Farm section of the newsletter!
Reminder, on February 5th, our PTA will be kicking off our Great Kindness Challenge with a Crayon Drive. We want your support as we strive to help others. Click here to watch a short video on how we can help make our world a better place, one crayon at a time! February 5th - 28th! Drop off your crayons in the front office! Flyer!
PTA Updates: Want to know where our fundraising money goes and what we support at Bonsall West?
CLICK HERE or scroll on down the newsletter! Thank you PTA volunteers and families for all you do for our school!
Check out our PTA Corner for important information including 2023-24 nomination forms! We have quite a few positions that will be open at the March election during our general association meeting. Please see the flyer in our PTA Corner!
Please email Lisa at bonsallwestpta1@gmail.com with any questions.
BUSD Parent and Family Engagement Policy
Districts receiving Title I, Part A funds are required to jointly develop with, agree upon with, and distribute to parents and family members of children participating in Title I, Part A funded programs, a written parent and family engagement policy.
Bonsall Unified School District has jointly developed with, agreed on with, and distributed to, parents and family members of children participating in Title I, Part A funded programs, a written parent and family engagement policy. The policy describes the district’s plan, how families are involved in the joint development of district and school plans, how parents are involved in the annual evaluation of the policy, strategies for supporting effective family engagement, and how families at school not receiving Title I funds are also engaged.
BUSD LEA Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy 2023-2024 (English)
BUSD LEA Level Parent and Family Engagement Policy 2023-2024 (Spanish)
E-bikes continue to be a concern on campus - All visitors and students are expected to walk your bike or e-bike on campus. Helmets are required so please be sure that those on the bikes are correctly wearing helmets. Parents/Guardians, it is still being witnessed that older students are riding their e-bikes with younger students on them who are not wearing helmets. Safety is extremely important to the entire Bonsall West community. A big thank you to those of you who are walking your bikes and e-bikes on our school campus.
Dogs - Dogs are not permitted on campus at any time, including outside the campus gates.
Thank you for your attention to these important safety reminders!
School Spirit is very important to us at Bonsall West and we celebrate the following each week:
Thursdays - College shirt day!
Fridays - Bonsall West spirit shirt day!
Early Release Day:
Early release days are on Friday this year.
TK/K at 1:05 PM
Grades 1st-6th at 1:15 PM
What to expect each regular full day:
TK/K School Day - 8:15 AM-2:35 PM
Grades 1st-6th School Day - 8:15 AM-2:45 PM
Front Gate Opens at 7:45 AM
Back Gate Opens at 7:55 AM
Running Club & Reading Room Begins at 7:55 AM
Drop Off & Pick Up Remains the Same
Sincerely,
Mr. Dominic Camacho
Principal, Bonsall West Elementary School
For additional information on any of our announcements, please contact JoAnn Carruego.
DREAM BIG BONSALL WEST AND RIDE WITH PRIDE
Great Kindness Challenge Starts Monday!
Art Contest! See Mr. Guzman for information!
Upcoming Dates to Remember:
- February 5th: PTA Great Kindness Challenge - Crayon Drive
- February 14th: Valentine's Day!
- February 15th: BUSD Board Meeting at BCC @ 6pm
- February 19-23: President's Week Break - NO SCHOOL
Spotlight on Staff
Congratulations Mrs. Bewley on your first baby girl! You are going to be a great mother and we can't wait to see pictures!
Mrs. Rocha rain or shine!
Ms. Laura
February Birthdays!
7 - Stephanie Mitchell
8 - David Lapoirie
20 - Alicia Bennett
28 - Shane Cantarini
Bonsall Farm
Mrs. Dale's Class
We have HENS at the farm! It was another great day at the BUSD Farm this week.
The students also learned about hydroponics, which we will continue in class. CLICK HERE for more pictures!
Colts in Action!
Valentine's for Veterans!
Mrs. Mattioda's class worked with their buddies from Mr. Stark's class to create Valentine's cards to send to our Veterans!
Rainbow over Kinder!
Patriotic Assembly!
Fun Friday Indoors!
Rain won't stop us from learning!
Weekly Colt Award Winners!
Drop off/pick up Procedures
Drive thru or park and pick up for all grades will take place at the front side gate near the TK/K playground. You may park or line up while remaining in your car to wait for your child(ren) to be dismissed from school. No student pick up at the main gate. Only students with a walker ID Tag will be allowed to exit the main gate. If you are wanting to pick up at the back gate they must follow the walker requirements.
Walker Requirements:
· Must be in 1st - 6th grade, TK/K can if they are accompanied with older sibling/s.
· A “Walker” permission slip is sent home with children the first week of school each year and must be filled out yearly.
· All registered walkers are required to have a bracelet keychain, distributed by BWE.
· Registered walkers with their bracelet keychain can exit the main gate in front of the school or the back gate.
Nutrition Services
* Menu subject to change *
Hello Bonsall West Friends and Families!
Please see the flyer below regarding our open board positions for the 2024 school year. The elections will take place at our March 21st General Association meeting. Now is the time for you to join our amazing board! We have quite a few positions that will be open at the March election during our general association meeting. Please see the flyer below!
If you are wondering where the money goes from all of our family supporters then check out the flyer above! Thank you so much for all your ongoing support. We have a wonderful school because of you.
Also, February 5th, our PTA will be kicking off our Great Kindness Challenge with a Crayon Drive. We want your support as we strive to help others. Click here to watch a short video on how we can help make our world a better place, one crayon at a time! If you are able to donate, we start on February 5th and go through the 28th! Drop off your crayons in the front office! See this Flyer! for more details!
Many thanks,
Bonsall West PTA
**Check out the Parent Resource Guide for any questions you may have about school, bell schedules, pick up/drop off and more!
Volunteer Information
We encourage parents, guardians, and other members of the community to share their time, knowledge, and abilities with students. Volunteer assistance in schools strengthens the schools' relationships with the community.
If you wish to volunteer please read through the Volunteer Handbook as it defines the procedures to protect the safety of students and adults as well as conform with laws related to tuberculosis testing and criminal record checks as required by law. The forms needed in order to be a volunteer are in the handbook. Please complete the forms and turn them in to your student’s school site office manager for processing. You will also need to obtain a LiveScan request for fingerprinting, please contact the Human Resources Administrative Assistant by
e-mail at meghann.cate@bonsallusd.com or by phone: 760-631-5200 x1013
Outreach/Resources
BUSD Bilingual Community Liaison, Leonor Rodriguez
Contact information: leonor.rodriguez@bonsallusd.com or (760)631-5200 Ext: 1000
Go to our PTA Corner for the Parent Resource Guide for additional resources.
BUSD Love on your back program
3597 Kellington Ct., Oceanside, Ca. 92056 760 224-1098
FEEDING KIDS IN NEED
501c3 Nonprofit Charity #83-1210023
loveonyourback@yahoo.com loyb.weebly.com (website)
COVID Test Kits
Bonsall Unified School District has supplied two COVID test kits per student for our site. If you would like you, the parent or guardian, may pick them up at Bonsall West Elementary. These COVID tests are provided to you as a courtesy. Testing is not required by our district.
Although we are excited to have your child attend school every day, when your child is sick, we do ask you to keep him or her at home. Specifically, if your child has tested positive for COVID, he or she should remain at home for five (5) days from the onset of symptoms or positive COVID test (if asymptomatic). Your child may return on Day 6, unless he or she remains sick. Masking upon return to school is not required by the District.
We wish you great health as we know the cold and flu season approaches, and encourage you to place special attention to taking practical steps to boost your student’s immune system by providing nutritious food, proper amounts of sleep, and good doses of exercise.
Winter School Climate January 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 3-12 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 here or in Spanish here.
Students Grades 6-12: English here or in Spanish here.
We are asking that all of our students participate, as their responses will provide invaluable 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 Sunday, 1/28.
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:
Bonsall West Elementary Family survey access code 9718339487
The questionnaire will be open from 1/30-2/13.
Link to Questions: https://surveys.panoramaed.com/bonsallusd/login
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact us at (760)721-8001.
Thank you for your participation and for being a valued member of your school community.
Sincerely,
Dominic Camacho
Principal, Bonsall West Elementary School
Community Partners
Bonsall Education Foundation
Hello BUSD Families,
The Bonsall Education Foundation is beginning its Support Our Students (SOS) campaign today through February 26th. 100% of your tax-deductible donation goes to the school site of your choice.
1. Go to www.bonsallschools.org or to the QR code on our flyer.
2. Select your school site.
3. Choose the amount to donate and receive your tax donation letter.
4. Each school is notified of the amount raised.
5. Teachers make requests for needed items in their classrooms and principal approves.
If every family contributes to this campaign, our classrooms have the needed enrichment materials that our students need.
Thank you!
BEF Board Members
The Leader in Me
At Bonsall West Elementary School we are focusing on the Leader in Me to build lifelong leadership skills.
We want our students to focus on the 7 habits:
1. Feel empowered to be proactive and be in charge of themselves.
2. Set goals and begin with the end in mind,
3. Focus on work first then play with put first things first.
4. Have an abundance mindset and think win-win.
5. Listen to our peers and seek first to understand, then be understood.
6. Work collaboratively and synergize.
7. Have school work/life balance and sharpen the saw.
We have a couple of resources that explains the paradigm shifts and habits that we focus on and will get them to you soon.
All students will attend a BWE expectations assembly this week. We will review schoolwide expectations/rules and answer any questions.
BWE Mission Statement
At Bonsall West, everyone is inspired to do their best, be respectful, work hard, think of others and dream big!
BWE Vision
At Bonsall West, we will focus on the future by setting goals and collaborating to create a culture of leaders that respectfully serve the community.
Bonsall West Elementary
Email: info@bonsallusd.com
Website: bw.bonsallusd.com
Location: 5050 El Mirlo Drive, Oceanside, CA, USA
Phone: 760-721-8001