April 09, 2015 April 2015 13-17 No School- Spring Break 22 Parent Meeting with Dr. Matthews- Cafeteria, 6:00pm 22 Garden Farm Stand - Bulldogs' Backyard 2:00-4:00 pm 23 SSC Meeting- Library, 4:00 pm 27-5/1 Volunteer Appreciation Week 30 Parent Brown Bag- District Office12:00 pm 30 Principal’s Picnic May 2015 8 Family Fun Night 11-20 Box Tops Collection 12 Teacher Treats- All Grades 12 BESCA Meeting- Cafeteria, 7:00 pm 15 Fun Friday 19 Open House- 6:30-8:00 pm 21 SSC Meeting- Library, 4:00 pm 22 Principal’s Coffee- 8:30am 25 No School- Holiday 25 Booksin’s Day at the Giants 27 Principal’s Picnic Family University As life-long learners we know that deepening your knowledge around your children’s education is one of your top priorities. Learn more about what your children are learning and how to support them at home. A new Learning Experience for Adults Saturday, April 25, 2015 8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 855 Lenzen Ave., San Jose CA 95126 Register Online at http://www.sjusd.org/family- engagement or come to the office for forms. Registration deadline: 4/20/15 Parking Lot Reminders: Booksin Beat Booksin Elementary, 1590 Dry Creek Road, San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 535-6213; Fax (408) 448-2507 Upcoming Events Remember to pull all the way forward in the drive thru, let students out on the passenger side of the car, and only cross using the crosswalk. Please do not walk in the traffic lanes with your students. Help keep our students safe! Also, please adhere to all traffic and parking laws. Please make sure your student is ready to exit the vehicle prior to pulling into the drop off lane. Principal’s Corner: Dear Parents and Guardians, Spring is in the air! The days are getting longer, and the school year is getting shorter. Please help your child to stay on track and motivated these last few weeks of school by making sure they are getting proper rest, healthy meals, and arriving at school on time. In addition, please help your child to come to school appropriately dressed. While at school we want the focus on learning rather than fashion, and we want children to be able to freely move and run. Spaghetti straps, flip flops, bare midriffs, and short-shorts are best saved for the beach. Enjoy your Spring Break! Regards, Karen Tamsen We are starting CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) right after the spring break. This is our schedule for Booksin. SDC Class: April 20-April 27 3rd Grade: April 27-May 5 4th Grade: May 4-May 12 5th Grade CAASPP/Science: May 4-May 15 P.E. 5th Grade: April 1-May 1 Currently, students are starting to utilize the practice tests online. You can also visit the CAASPP site to familiarize yourself with testing. If you would like to see the practice tests, please go to http://californiatac.org/ and click on the tab "Practice and Training Test." You can enter as a guest and see the questions our students are currently practicing. Remember, students need headphones for CAASPP. If you have any testing questions, please email ([email protected]) or call me (408- 535-6213). Our teachers are trained and ready to administer CAASPP so your child's classroom teacher would be a good resource for you too. Thank you Lauren Petrea Assistant Principal (Site Test Coordinator)
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April 09, 2015
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April 2015 13-17 No School- Spring Break 22 Parent Meeting with Dr. Matthews- Cafeteria, 6:00pm 22 Garden Farm Stand - Bulldogs' Backyard 2:00-4:00 pm 23 SSC Meeting- Library, 4:00 pm 27-5/1 Volunteer Appreciation Week 30 Parent Brown Bag- District Office12:00 pm 30 Principal’s Picnic May 2015 8 Family Fun Night 11-20 Box Tops Collection 12 Teacher Treats- All Grades 12 BESCA Meeting- Cafeteria, 7:00 pm 15 Fun Friday 19 Open House- 6:30-8:00 pm 21 SSC Meeting- Library, 4:00 pm 22 Principal’s Coffee- 8:30am 25 No School- Holiday 25 Booksin’s Day at the Giants 27 Principal’s Picnic Family University As life-long learners we know that deepening your knowledge around your children’s education is one of your top priorities. Learn more about what your children are learning and how to support them at home.
A new Learning Experience for Adults Saturday, April 25, 2015 8:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. 855 Lenzen Ave., San Jose CA 95126
Register Online at http://www.sjusd.org/family-engagement or come to the office for forms. Registration deadline: 4/20/15
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Parking Lot Reminders:
Booksin Beat Booksin Elementary, 1590 Dry Creek Road, San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 535-6213; Fax (408) 448-2507
Upcoming Events
Remember to pull all the way forward in the drive thru, let students out on the passenger side of the car, and only cross using the crosswalk. Please do not walk in the traffic lanes with your students. Help keep our students safe! Also, please adhere to all traffic and parking laws. Please make sure your student is ready to exit the vehicle prior to pulling into the drop off lane.
Principal’s Corner: Dear Parents and Guardians,
Spring is in the air! The days are getting longer, and the school year is getting shorter. Please help your child to stay on track and motivated these last few weeks of school by making sure they are getting proper rest, healthy meals, and arriving at school on time. In addition, please help your child to come to school appropriately dressed. While at school we want the focus on learning rather than fashion, and we want children to be able to freely move and run. Spaghetti straps, flip flops, bare midriffs, and short-shorts are best saved for the beach. Enjoy your Spring Break! Regards, Karen Tamsen
We are starting CAASPP (California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress) right after the spring break. This is our schedule for Booksin.
SDC Class: April 20-April 27 3rd Grade: April 27-May 5 4th Grade: May 4-May 12 5th Grade CAASPP/Science: May 4-May 15 P.E. 5th Grade: April 1-May 1
Currently, students are starting to utilize the practice tests online. You can also visit the CAASPP site to familiarize yourself with testing. If you would like to see the practice tests, please go to http://californiatac.org/ and click on the tab "Practice and Training Test." You can enter as a guest and see the questions our students are currently practicing.
Remember, students need headphones for CAASPP. If you have any testing questions, please email ([email protected]) or call me (408-535-6213). Our teachers are trained and ready to administer CAASPP so your child's classroom teacher would be a good resource for you too. Thank you
Lauren Petrea Assistant Principal (Site Test Coordinator)
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YMCA Camp Campbell The YMCA Camp Campbell outdoor science school, would like to invite all future campers to their Open House on Sunday, April 12, 2015 from 2:00-5:00pm. Join them for camp tours and have all your questions answered about camp. For questions, call (831) 338-2128 or email [email protected]. YMCA Child Care News Registration is currently open for “2015-2016 “ school year for after school child care. Please contact Dave or Doug for further details at (408) 265-3588.
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Message from the President
Dear Booksin Community, With Volunteer Appreciation Week just around the corner, I’ve been thinking about the hard work of BESCA volunteers who spend countless hours working to provide some of the amazing programs and awesome school events that Booksin is known for! I’ve been impressed, time and time again, with how these leaders come together for the good of our students and can’t thank them enough for their commitment to Booksin --- Alicia, Andrea, Azer, Brenda, Celeste, Chelsea, Christy, Craig, Don, Donna, Dynasti, Galen, Heidi, Helene, Hilda, Holly B, Holly G, Jackie, Janie, Jayna, Jill, Joyce, Julie, Karen, Karynn, Kate, Katie, Lisa, Mandy, Mark, Marta, Nancy, Reanna, Rocio, Sepideh, Tara, Tofoi, Tom, Toni, Veronica, Virginia and Windsor. As we wrap up the 2014-15 school year, know that there are still lots of way to get involved! With Family Fun Night just a few weeks away and Booksin’s Day at the Giants later in May, we could still use help. If you’re interested in getting more involved, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me or Volunteer Coordinator, Jackie Clessuras at [email protected]. In the meantime, I wish every member of our community a wonderful spring break! Warmly, Kristina Kole BESCA President
Booksin Elementary, 1590 Dry Creek Road, San Jose, CA 95125 (408) 535-6213; Fax (408) 448-2507
2015 Walkathon Please join us in thanking our 2015 Walkathon Co-Chairs, Reanna Rhodes and Celeste Lindo! Reanna and Celeste are already hard at work and we can’t thank them enough for their time and dedication to Booksin! There are many more details to come, but in the meantime, please be sure to mark your calendar for Walkathon on Saturday, October 10, 2015!
April 22 -- Earth Day Plant Sale Come tour the garden and choose from a variety of sunflower seedlings, organized by the Garden Guardians! The Garden Guardians will begin sales at lunch 12:15-1:00pm and sales will continue after school. $1 per seedling, local honey by Craig Heitkam for sale too! All proceeds go back to support the garden.
Family Fun Night Hold the Date! This year’s annual Family Fun Night will be held on Friday, May 8th from 5-8pm. As a reminder, Family Fun Night is our end of the year celebration. This year’s event will include food trucks (we’ve upped the number from last year), games, as well as entertainment and some new activities. Our goal with these event updates is to make it less volunteer dependent than previous years, so that it can be an evening the entire family can enjoy together. FFN Questions? Please contact Katie Keene at [email protected].
5th Grade Slideshow We're still collecting every picture! Seriously, we'll take every picture you've ever taken of our Booksin 5th graders, dating all the way back to Kindergarten in 2009! Group Shots… Parties…Halloween… Art Vista… Pajama Day ... Spirit Wear .... Teachers! We want Room Parent collections! Walkathon - Band - Go West - Brazilian Drumming - Kindergarten – Assemblies! Please send us digital pictures for use in our 5th Grade Promotion Slide Show! As an extra bonus, we'll give every Booksin 5th Grader a DVD with all of the pictures you submit!
