Wildcat Weekly

For almost one hundred years, Americans, both Indian and non-Indian, have urged that there be a permanently designated place on the calendar to honor the contributions, achievements, sacrifices, and cultural and historical legacy of the original inhabitants of what is now the United States and their descendants: the American Indian and Alaska Native people.

The quest for a national honoring of Native Americans began in the early 20th Century as a private effort. As far back as the late 1970s, Congress has enacted legislation, and subsequent presidents have issued annual proclamations designating a day, a week, or a month to celebrate and commemorate the Nation's American Indian and Alaska Native heritage. In 2009, Congress passed, and the President signed legislation establishing the Friday following Thanksgiving Day of each year as "Native American Heritage Day."

~"indianaffairs.gov An official website of the U.S. Department of the Interior"

Sullivan Middle School and Bonsall Unified support and celebrate our local tribe, The Pala Band of Mission Indians. We thank Mr. Eric Ortega, who is on our school board and represents The Pala Band of Mission Indians, and Chairman Smith, who serves as the Chairman of The Pala Band of Mission Indians for their support and partnership in supporting all of our students and families.

Military Family Appreciation Month is a time set aside to recognize you, the military family.

Military families know what it means to serve. Every day, you get up and support your service member, standing by during long trainings and deployments. You know the risks, but you accept this life of service anyway. Sullivan Middle School and Bonsall Unified thank you for your dedication and service to our country!

“To the nearly 5.2 million service members and families, we celebrate and thank you for the support you give to our nation each day. November is a time to honor our families, but it is also critical to acknowledge the everyday challenges you face,” said Patricia Montes Barron, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Military Community and Family Policy.

Hello, Wildcat Families and Students!

Thank you, families, for making last week such a success with all of our events! We have a few more things set up for our Wildcats this month and next!

TUTORING HAS STARTED! Right after school until 3:45. Students report to the teachers' classroom right after school.

MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH MRS. JANIKOWSKI

TUESDAY AND THURSDAY MATH ONLY WITH MRS. TOSCANO

• NO SCHOOL THIS FRIDAY NOVEMBER 10, 2023 TO HONOR OUR VETERANS!

Please download the Parent Square APP for the most updated information about Sullivan!

THIS WEEK:

• 11/6 Monday: Day of Awesomeness! Fundraiser celebration.

• 11/7 Tuesday: Bonsall Forward Job Shadow Day for 7th graders.

• 11/9: Lunch on the Lawn: November 9 - Thursday

  Lunch A - 10:24 to 10:54

  Lunch B - 11:20 to 11:50

• 11/10 -NO SCHOOL FRIDAY TO CELEBRATE OUR VETERANS

• 11/8 ROAR Awards: Library 8:00 am to 8:45 am

Next Week and beyond:

• 11/13 Monday-PTO Meeting 8:30 to 9:30
• 11/17 Thursday - Turkey Trot
• 11/20 - 11/24 Thanksgiving Break NO SCHOOL

• WINTER SPORTS TRY-OUTS:

  Monday, Nov. 27- 3:00- 4:15pm Lunch A

  Tuesday, Nov. 28- 3:00-4:15pm Lunch B

  Wednesday, Nov. 29- Invitation Only

  * If your student makes the team they will have to be cleared on the Home Campus Website in order for them to participate in the season.

  
  

  
  

  The first games are 12/12 and 12/14

• Winter sports will be Boys' Basketball and Girls' Soccer.
  Tryouts will be:

Respectfully,

Angie James, Principal ~ Click to email.

Sullivan Middle School

Please contact the office with any questions you may have!

Important Links:

DISTRICT CALENDAR.

Your Super Excited Principal

Angie James, Principal ~ Click to email.

Sullivan Middle School

Are you missing anything? Jacket? Sweatshirt? Shoes? Water bottle? Lunchbox? Shirt? PE clothes?

If so, it is probably in the Lost and Found outside the Library.

Please come claim the items that you have misplaced.

On Friday, November 17 ALL Items still in the Lost and Found will be donated. Nothing will remain over the Thanksgiving Break and the Lost and Found will start EMPTY and CLEAN on November 27.

Once again, please check through the Lost and Found for items you may be missing.

ALL ITEMS IN THE LOST AND FOUND ON 11/17/23 WILL BE BAGGED UP AND DONATED.

Thank you to all of our parents and the 6th-grade team for making our Annual Early Civ Day such a huge success! The students were very excited and were able to apply the knowledge they learned during their unit of study to participate in jewelry making, brick making/ testing, hunting skills, cave painting, and participation in an anthropology dig to discover ancient chocolate chips!

Mrs. Pecore, Show Choir, and Sullivan Guitars played at the Bonsall Fall Festival for our community and parents! Thank you for your continued support of our students and staff!

Great job Wildcats!

Congratulations to our coaches and athletes on the very successful Fall Seasons!

Winter sports will be Boys' Basketball and Girls' Soccer.
Tryouts will be:

Monday, Nov. 27- 3:00- 4:15pm Lunch A

Tuesday, Nov. 28- 3:00-4:15pm Lunch B

Wednesday, Nov. 29- Invitation Only

* If your student makes the team they will have to be cleared on the Home Campus Website in order for them to participate in the season.

The first games are 12/12 and 12/14

Thank you parents for making our Lunch on the Lawn a huge success! It was great to see all the smiling faces and parents being able to spend some downtime with their students!

Here are the other dates for Lunch on the Lawn:

November 9 - Thursday

Lunch A - 10:24 to 10:54

Lunch B - 11:20 to 11:50

January 19 - Friday

Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57

Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43

February 16 - Friday

Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57

Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43

March 15 - Friday

Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57

Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43

April 19 - Friday

Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57

Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43

LAST LUNCH ON THE LAWN

May 17 - Friday

Lunch A - 10:27 to 10:57

Lunch B - 11:13 to 11:43

We discussed fundraising opportunities and fun events to start planning for our Wildcats and discussed classroom/ teacher needs for this school year.

Please check out our membership information. You can help by donating or signing up for any of our events.

Thank you for your support!

Click here to sign up!

Your student should have received the Wildcat Planner with the student handbook in the front. Please help your student by checking for homework and classwork completed every day. This is what Sullivan is using to help our Wildcats stay organized and another way for teachers and school to communicate with our families.

Parent Liaison: Leonor Rodriguez

Welcome to another school year 2023-2024/Bienvenidos a otro año escolar 2023-2024

Mensaje de la Cordinadora de Enlaces Comunitario

The Bonsall Unified School District and I welcome you back to school for the 2023-2024 school year.

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El distrito escolar unificado de Bonsall y yo les damos la bienvenida de regreso a la escuela para el año escolar 2023-2024.

• Workshops at the district office #4
• BUSD all school's schedule
• Next board meeting
• 2nd. Annual Car Show at BHS
• 2nd. Annual Multicultural Night at SMS
• Breakfast and lunch menu (all schools)
• Safe storage of firearms state memorandum (Spanish included)
• Local library resources
• Local health resources
• Local food pantry resources
• BUSD Hiring website and contact information
• Joining PTA Information
• BEF information
• Transportation information
• Public Health Updates from the County (COVID updates)
• Pictures from our 1st. Bike Parade
• My contact information (all information is in both languages, English and Spanish)

Thank you all for your support. Please continue to send me referrals of parents and students who need support and assistance in any area. Our goal is to assist, support, and guide parents and students to a successful education.

Please access Leonore's newsletter at the following link: https://www.smore.com/bcrsh

BUSD Families,

The California Department of Education passed legislation this past July that all school districts must remind parents and legal guardians of all students in the Bonsall Unified School District of their responsibilities for keeping firearms out of the hands of children as required by California law. Please take a moment to review the memo below.

California Law Regarding Safe Storage of Firearms Memorandum 2023-2024

Ley de California Sobre el Almacenamiento Seguro de Armas de Fuego 2023-2024

Exciting news!: Students attending school on campus can eat for free during the 23-24 school year!

CLICK HERE FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION FROM NUTRITION SERVICES.

• Bonsall Education Foundation: an amazing organization that has been helping our students and teachers buy supplies needed by offering grants to our teachers for supplies needed in the classrooms.

Click HERE to donate or to get more information about BEF

• PTO: Sullivan's Awesome PTO is a parent-teacher organization (PTO) that gives parents and teachers the opportunity to work together to supplement and enrich the educational experience. "We want to make our school a great place for our kids to thrive!"

Your $10.00 Membership goes toward fun events, such as the color run, for our students!

You may click on the QR code below or bring a check into the office.

Bonsall Education Foundation

The Bonsall Education Foundation (BEF) is a 501c3 non-profit organization to help fund schools in the Bonsall Unified School District. Our mission includes the following:

Support Our Students Program (SOS)

After-School Enrichment Opportunities

Bonsall Sprouts Garden Program

Giving Tree

Dale Costa Memorial Scholarship and Thomas Flanagan Memorial Scholarship

BEF’s primary focus is fundraising for district educational programs that would otherwise be unavailable to students. We produce several large fundraising campaigns/events throughout the year, however patron donations can be made at any time.

​BEF accepts donations for any of our programs , at any time throughout the year!

Click HERE to donate or to get more information about BEF

ATTENTION PARENTS!

We are excited to announce that we extended our safety and security for all staff and students by installing a fence around the front of our school! Visitors will be required to bring ID and check in at the Welcome Booth before anyone is permitted on campus.

Only emergency vehicles, buses, those with handicap placards, and those with other special placards have access to the upper lot, emergency lane closest to the front of our schools. You will need to show your placard to Campus Security.

This decision to enforce our existing parking lot plan aligns with the recommendations of our community safety partners and will increase our ability to maintain a safe and secure site:

• When dropping students off, please use the lower levels of the parking lot.
• When visiting either the middle or the high school office, please park in the lower levels, bring your ID to the Welcome booth, and check in with the appropriate staff.

We appreciate your partnership and support in our efforts to provide the highest levels of safety for our students

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Contact Ms. James here.

Website: https://sm.bonsallusd.com
Location: 7350 West Lilac Road, Bonsall, CA 92003, USA
Phone: 760-631-5209