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SAKAI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
COHO CONNECTION
10/24/22
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MESSAGE FROM THE PRINCIPAL
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Dear Sakai Families,
We exceeded our COHO Run fundraising goal! Thank you to parents, relatives, friends, and neighbors for supporting the Sakai community. Also, I am very thankful to the Sakai staff and teachers who helped motivate students and bring spirit to the school.
On Friday classes competed for most spirited with themed outfits, chants, and cheers. After a photo for the yearbook, students ran around the track, some jumping through hula hoops, some with choreographed dances, and all with smiles. Congratulations to the top two fifth-grade classes that earned the greatest amount: Walter and Lemieux and the top two sixth-grade classes: Kitley and Rabinowitz. These classes will head outside for an extra recess. And congratulations to the entire school for earning the most spirited. It was impossible to choose just one class. The energy and enthusiasm were contagious, even when there was a light rain. Students will receive a spirit day soon, themed with pajamas and hot cocoa.
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Today students walked through the Sakai doors and onto platform 9 3/4. A dedicated team of witches and wizards was busy yesterday magically transforming the school into Hogwarts to celebrate an outstanding level of participation over the last three weeks. Thank you to Trae King, Lauren Love, and Teresa Minarik for their vision and leadership. It looks incredible.
We are looking forward to meeting with you this week. Conferences are a valuable time to connect with your child's teacher. Here are a few tips to prepare for your conference this fall:
- Please share the essential information you have about your child. You are your child’s first teacher and know them best. Sharing information that you find important about your child will help us connect and best educate your child.
- Ask us questions. Please ask about what your child will be learning, how they are progressing or what additional help they might need. Please know that all questions are good questions.
- Build a relationship with your child's teacher. Please use this meeting as an opportunity to build a relationship with your child's teacher. We are all on the same team with the same goal of ensuring your child is happy and learning.
- Finally, please remember that while teaching is always a challenging job, it has become even more over the past few years. Our teachers are working so hard to provide the best educational experience we can while also attending to students' social-emotional needs and making up for some disrupted learning over the past few school years. We are constantly working to improve how we do this. Teachers would appreciate hearing about any bright spots you have so far.
We know these are busy times and it’s a challenge to find time for conferences. Thank you for doing so and for your continued partnership!
See you this week, Sakai!
Drew
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Thursday, October 27th and Friday, October 28th are Fall conference days.
There is no school for students on conference days.
Conferences are an important time to further that home to school, and school to home connection that is so valuable in education. It's a time for students to be recognized for their efforts, and a time for students to re-establish their goals and their dedication toward reaching those goals. Families and teachers work together to support the student. In so doing, families and teachers show the caring and teamwork that is a crucial connection in a student's education. Teachers are looking forward to conferencing with all of you.
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On Monday, October 31st, students can bring costumes to school and will be allowed to change into them after lunch. We do not wear costumes all day. We do not have a school-wide activity, but homerooms will have time to celebrate. Here are some school guidelines we have around the modified costumes students will be allowed to bring:
- No make-up
- No fake blood
- No fake weapons
- Nothing overly gory or vulgar
- Nothing revealing
- Masks are okay to bring, but students may be asked to remove them at times
- Costumes should be relatively easy to put on and take off since we are changing at school
We have always been so impressed with students being respectful and tasteful with their costumes, even with scarier-themed ones. We really appreciate that. We are looking forward to a fun afternoon.
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In art, we are finishing up Pacific Northwest Native American art in 5th grade and in 6th we are finishing up self-portraits. Here are some random examples:
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As soon as the amazing Hogwarts comes down then the art will go up. If you would like to stop by the art room to say, "Hi" during conferences or check out your artist's work, I will have the art on the tables, by their homeroom teacher.
Also, I am collecting the "Talenti" ice cream containers for the art room as well as TP rolls for the future. If you happen to ever have any, please send them my way! Thank you to those who have come forward to volunteer! If you would like to, I would love to have you, the more the merrier!
Bugs and Hisses and Halloween Wishes to one and all!
Maggie
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Sakai Volunteer Opportunities
We have several upcoming volunteer opportunities. Thank you for considering signing up to help us out.
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The Chromebook insurance window has been extended and is open until October 30th.
Did you know that the cost to replace a damaged student Chromebook is $428 but the cost for accidental insurance coverage is $35 a year?
To minimize the risk of potential fines, we encourage families with students in grades 5-12 to enroll in accidental insurance coverage. For more information about Chromebook accidental damage insurance, please visit the Technology Services webpage to read the Student Device Insurance FAQ.
The window for signing up for the insurance closes on October 30th. Click here to purchase the insurance.
Families facing financial challenges may request to have the insurance fee waived for the year through this online form.
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HIGHLY CAPABLE NOMINATIONS
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Highly Capable (HC) Nominations for all Kindergarteners and new students to our District
Bainbridge Island School District offers services to students who have been identified as highly capable. Highly capable students are those who perform or show potential for performing at significantly advanced academic levels. Services are provided for students in grades K - 12.
If your student is a kindergartner or new to our district this fall, and you are interested in having them evaluated for our Highly Capable program, please visit our Highly Capable Webpage for more information. The nomination window is open from October 21-November 4.
Highly Capable Webpage: https://www.bisd303.org/Page/10084
The HC nomination process for all other returning students (Grades 1-11) will occur in the Spring of this school year.
Kindergartners and Students New to District HC Nomination Process Timeline:
October 21-November 4: Nomination window open
November 7-22: Testing window open
December: Results communicated with families
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REPORTING COVID-POSITIVE CASES
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Take home COVID Tests are available in Nurse's office if needed.
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BAINBRIDGE SCHOOLS FOUNDATION
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Halloween at Mora is BACK, 10/31/22, 4 - 6 PM.
BISD teachers will be serving up some FREE amazing ice cream at Mora Iced Creamery during the Bainbridge Island Downtown Association's Hometown Halloween celebration! Bring your spooky students over - one of the special flavors Mora is preparing may have speculoos. All donations made will benefit BISD.
Book Fair at Eagle Harbor Books, 11/2/22, 4 - 6 PM
Join us at Eagle Harbor Book Co. for a book fair with 20% of all sales will benefit BISD. Bring your studious readers and treat them (and yourself!) to that unbeatable new book smell!
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BAINBRIDGE YOUTH SERVICES
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Empower Your Child to Say "NO", An Evening with Clay Roberts
WHEN: Wednesday, October 26th, 7 pm
WHERE: Bainbridge Youth Services
HOW: Register at this link
WHAT: Please join us to learn the strategies of how to teach your child to say “no” to their friends, keep their friends, and stay out of sticky situations. Please see attached flyer for more information.
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Peer Support Groups for Parents
WHEN: October - November 2022, 6 - 7:30 pm
WHERE: Marge Williams' Center
HOW: Sign up at this link
WHAT: These groups are designed to give parents support and skills by hearing from other parents in similar life stages. Each facilitated group will address needs for the specific age and development of the targeted age of the children.
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CALENDAR
OCTOBER
OCTOBER 27 & 28 - FALL CONFERENCES - NO SCHOOL
NOVEMBER
NOVEMBER 2 - STUDENT COUNCIL 11:45
NOVEMBER 2 - VISION AND HEARING SCREENING
NOVEMBER 3 - SCHOOL PHOTO RETAKES
NOVEMBER 11 - VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL
NOVEMBER 16 - SAKAI READS
NOVEMBER 17 - PTO MEETING 9:15 AM
NOVEMBER 18 - SPIRIT DAY - WESTERN DAY
NOVEMBER 23, 24, 25 - THANKSGIVING BREAK - NO SCHOOL
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October 27th and 28th
Fall Conferences
No School
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Nondiscrimination Statement: Bainbridge Island School District does not discriminate in any programs or activities on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, veteran or military status, sexual orientation, gender expression, gender identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. For questions, please contact Civil Rights Coordinator, Kristen Haizlip at khaizlip@bisd303.org.
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