Bulldogs Newsletter October 2, 2023

Dear Basswood Families,

It has been great to see many of you at teacher conferences this week and I hope to see many more on Monday next week. Monday will also be the last day for families to visit the book fair between 3:40 and 6:30PM. It was very kind of our community to think of our teachers this week. Thank you to our PTO for providing wonderful dinners during conferences. Thank you!

Work at Basswood! Would you like to work where your kids go to school? We have a few openings at Basswood and we often find that the people already in our community can be amazing team members. Click here for more information on the following positions:

- Part-time Instructional ESP (3.5 hours per day)

- Full-time Special Education ESP (6.0 hours per day)

- 2nd Shift Custodian

DPAC Invitation: The District Planning Advisory Council (DPAC) helps to shape the future of our students, families, and community members by providing community-based feedback in planning and evaluating existing instructional programs. Basswood is seeking a representative to serve on DPAC. Follow this link for more information about DPAC and reach out to me if you are interested.

Have a wonderful weekend!

Steven Schwartz
Basswood Principal

#WeAreBasswood

The last Parent/Teacher conferences will be held on Monday, October 12, between the times of 7:30-8:30am and 3:40-6:40pm.

New This Year: we will be having a Book Fair during all conference evenings! Please stop by the Media Center to shop the Book Fair.

PTO is sponsoring a fundraiser at Raising Cane's on Tuesday, October 27, from 5pm to 9pm at the Maple Grove location. Mention the fundraiser at Raising Cane's or apply code RCFUND96 to online or app orders. Cane's will donate 15% of net sales to Basswood's PTO.

• October 12 - Conferences & Book Fair
• October 14 - Lockdown drill 10:05am
• October 15 & 16 - No School

• October 20 - Evacuation Drill 2:35pm
• October 21 - School Spirit day: Wear Orange for Unity day!
• October 26-30 - BWGB We Scare Hunger
• October 27 - PTO Takeout Tuesday at Raising Cane's
• October 30 - SOCKTOBER Spirit Day: Wear your wackiest/craziest socks!
• November 3 - No School
• November 10 - Student Picture Retake Day

• 2nd grade: 10:45 - 11:10am
• 4th grade: 11:15 - 11:40am
• 1st grade: 11:45 - 12:10pm
• 3rd grade: 12:15 - 12:40pm
• 5th grade: 12:45 - 1:10pm
• Kindergarten: 1:15 - 1:40pm

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.

We welcome and encourage volunteers at Basswood. You can complete an online volunteer form online at apps.raptortech.com/Apply/Nzg0OmVuLVVT and work with our volunteer coordinator, Lisa Yamaya. Volunteer information will go home the first week of school. Activities in a normal school year include being a classroom assistant, helping with classroom parties, helping with PTO sponsored activities (Carnival, Basswood Bingo, Book Fair, etc.) along with numerous other opportunities. We continue to follow state guidelines and adjust our volunteer program accordingly.

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

Yes! You will be able to follow us on Facebook. 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!

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.

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.