Happy Friday Bayside!

I have been under the weather this week so just a quick update…

Our School Council hosted their very first Spring Fling on Thursday Evening. They reported an excellent turn-out and that they received a great deal of positive feedback. I would like to extend a huge thank you to our School Council and the parent volunteers who helped to organize and run the event. Without the generous donation of your time, these kinds of fun, community-building activities would not be possible. 

And on the theme of people contributing to our school community… this upcoming week, April 22-26, is CBE support staff appreciation week! We hope you will join us in celebrating our wonderful support staff who help to make Bayside a great place of learning for all of our students. Each of our grade teams will be honoring some of our support staff with a kind gesture, a thank you, and/ or a small treat. For your information, the members of our amazing support staff are:

Lunchroom: The fantastic Ms. Singh (Lead), Ms. Angie, Ms. Raquel, Ms. Farrah, Ms. Namita, Ms. Melissa, Ms. Jenny, Ms. Sumaira, and Ms. Anjali

Library: the incomparable Mrs. Fitz! (Fitzowich)

Office: The incredible Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Shilton

Education Assistants: The amazing Ms. Sara, Ms. G, & Ms. Julia. We will also have Ms. Jessica and Ms. Uzma joining us this week (covering for Ms. Irene on leave)

Facilities Staff: The wonderful Mr. Chang (Johnny), Mr. Ebio (Renzon), and Ms. Galat (Conie)

We will also be showing appreciation for the Topp Kids Team for being such excellent partners in supporting our students.

Reminders & Updates:

Registration is Open for My 1st Ride: CBE offers a school bus orientation program for first time riders and their parents called My 1st Ride. Click here for more information and to register.

Earth Day: Monday April 22 is Earth Day at Bayside School! Teachers will be acknowledging Earth Day all week with conversations and activities focused on what we can do to help care for the natural world. We invite parents and families to talk about Earth Day at home and consider what each one of us can do to be good stewards of the land around us.

Volunteer Opportunities: It looks like all of the slots are filled for volunteers for this week’s Healthy Hunger but please consider signing up for May 23 or June 20! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050D45A8A62BA1F58-44565799-healthy#/

Updates from BSFA:

Plants from Growing Smiles: The deadline (April 25) is fast approaching to purchase plants through our BSFA Fundraiser. Click here for more information and to purchase plants just in time for Mothers’ Day (pick-up date is May 10)

Coming Up:

Mon Apr. 22        Earth Day

Tues Apr. 23- Fri. Apr. 26  Curnew at SEED School

Wed Apr. 24       Administrative Professionals Appreciation Day

Thurs. Apr. 25    Healthy Hunger: Coco Brooks

Have a wonderful weekend!

Darby