This week, we are kicking off a month-long March Madness Challenge in an effort to increase attendance and positive behavior.

Why?

Research shows that students who attend 90-100% of instruction are set up for lifelong success. Being absent can lead to performing poorly in school. Students deemed chronically absent (missing more than 10% of instruction) or truant (accruing 18 or more periods of unexcused absences or tardies over 30 minutes) are more likely to:

• fail their classes;
• drop out from high school;
• have poor relationships with parents and teachers.

Students will be competing against other first period classes, other grade levels and individually. Our March Madness first period brackets are posted for students. Students with perfect attendance are entered in raffle prizes drawing weekly. In addition, the grade level with the highest attendance rate each week will get a special reward involving some fun activities with staff members.

We hope you will help us with reinforcing the importance of regular school attendance. Let the March Madness Challenge begin!

FSUSD families, join us for our next Strengthening Families Workshop, in partnership with the Solano County Office of Education (SCOE)! Learn how to navigate life’s stressors while modeling healthy strategies for your family.

📅 Thursday, March 6, 2025

⏰ 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM

📍 Anna Kyle Elementary (1600 Kidder Ave, Fairfield, CA)

🧒 Childcare provided

📝 Register here: bit.ly/FSUSDFamilies25

This free workshop is part of an ongoing series designed to support parents and caregivers. Don’t miss this opportunity to connect and learn!

The cities of Fairfield and Suisun City are two of the most diverse communities in California. To honor that diversity, each week FSUSD will be sharing information about the cultures that make up our extra special learning community.

March is Women’s History Month. In the United States, Women's History Month traces its beginnings back to the first International Women's Day in 1911. In 1978, the school district of Sonoma, California participated in Women's History Week, an event designed around the week of March 8 (International Women's Day). In 1979, a fifteen-day conference about women's history was held at Sarah Lawrence College and chaired by historian Gerda Lerner. It was co-sponsored by Sarah Lawrence College, the Women's Action Alliance, and the Smithsonian Institution. When its participants learned about the success of the Sonoma County's Women's History Week celebration, they decided to initiate similar celebrations within their own organizations, communities, and school districts. They also agreed to support an effort to secure a National Women's History Week.

Please contact our athletic director Ms. Brucia with any sports questions at tinab@fsusd.org.

Any middle school student attending an FSUSD high school game must be accompanied by an adult.

Students attending home games at BGW must have their school ID and must pay 20 PBIS points to attend. Only students from BGW and from the opposing team will be able to enter games. Space is limited.

Soccer tryouts will be the week of March 10th-15th for both boys and girls.

Monday, Thursday & Friday: 3:30-4:30

Tuesday - 3:30-4:30

Wednesday - 2:45-3:45

Tryouts will be held on blacktop unless it is raining. If raining, it will be moved inside the MPR.

Teams will be picked by Friday, March 15th. The same schedule will be for practices the following week. Ms. Brucia will be meeting with students this week to clear students for tryouts on Tuesday after school.

Students interested in playing soccer MUST have a physical done by a medical doctor and MUST have a page created and completed on Homecampus.com. Students MUST also have 2.0 with no more than 2 F grades. Soccer tryouts begin in March and students cannot try out unless all the requirements are completed. If you have questions please see Ms. Brucia or email her at tinab@fsusd.org.

PTO BOARD POSITIONS OPEN & VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!!

We need your help! We have open board member positions for this year and for the 25-26 school year.

We are in need of more board members and parent volunteers to help with school events, fundraising and running the operations of the PTO. Please consider volunteering! Click the link to JOIN online membership form or for more information please contact the PTO at bgwilsonpto2.fairfield@gmail.com

NEXT GENERAL PTO MEETING

Mark your calendar for the next General PTO Meeting Thursday, March 13, 2025 meet in person or virtually Google Meets 6:30-7:30 pm.

JOIN THE PTO

If you haven’t joined the PTO yet this year, please consider doing so now with our online membership form—we’d really love your help!

Our goal is to upgrade our recess equipment for student use. Here are two ways you can help:

• Request a marquee message for your Wildcat
• Shop & Donate

We have open positions at BGW! Come join our team!

• Math Teacher
• TAP Teacher
• TAP Teacher

Home of the Wildcats

Email: bgws@fsusd.org
Website: www.fsusd.org/o/bgwms
Location: 3301 Cherry Hills Court Fairfield, CA 94534
Phone: (707) 421-4225
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BGWMiddle
Twitter: @BGaleWilson1