BAGBY BANNER June 10, 2015
FROM THE PRINCIPAL
Dear Bagby Barracuda Families,
It’s so hard to believe that we are at the end of the 2014-2015 school year. In this
second year for me at Bagby, I have particularly enjoyed becoming more familiar with
staff and families. Most importantly, it has been a delight to see the development of
the students. A school administrator I know once said that the best part of his job
was getting to work with students over their time in elementary school. The students
truly are the focus and highlight of all our efforts at Bagby. I count myself fortunate to
be in a profession that is all about hope, potential, and growth. I am looking forward
to a bit of a break in July, but I’m so excited for the launch of the 2015-2016 school
year in August! I hope you all have a wonderful summer with our Bagby Barracudas!
Honors to Bagby Employees- Three Bagby staff members have been honored recently
for their amazing efforts on behalf of Bagby School.
Barb Springett, School Secretary is Bagby’s Classified Employee of the Year. She
was selected by her peers for outstanding work as our School Secretary. Barb has
additionally been honored as Cambrian School District’s Classified Employee of the
Year! We are delighted for Barb!
Kristin Fery, 1st Grade, is Bagby’s Teacher of the Year! She was selected by her
fellow teachers for her incredible professionalism and deep commitment to
students. She has distinguished herself as a Guided Language Acquisition Design
(GLAD) lead teacher for Bagby. She is truly a resource to her students, families, and
colleagues!
Lisa Landsberg, 5th Grade, is a recipient of the Harriet Goldin Excellence in
Education Award! She was one of only six educators in the South Bay to receive this
award. Lisa has distinguished herself in many ways both in the classroom and as a
teacher leader at Bagby and in the Cambrian School District community.
We are fortunate to have these dedicated professionals at Bagby School!
Bagby is seeking Noon Yard Duty helpers for next year! If
you have availability at lunch time and are interested in helping us foster a positive
school environment, please consider applying for a paid noon duty position. It’s a
great way to get to know our many Bagby Barracudas! We’d love to include people
who might enjoy coordinating games and activities while supervising our students. A
key part of the role is being a resource when students need help resolving the typical
conflicts that arise as students play. If you are interested in supporting all our Bagby
students, please consider applying. Contact the office now or in early August so you
can talk to Mrs. White.
Combination Classes-As you know, Bagby often forms combination grade level
classes when our numbers at a given grade are not sufficient to fill up a whole
class. Combination classes are made up of two consecutive grade levels like 2nd/3rd or
4th/5th. Teachers are very thoughtful about recommending students for a
combination class. I want to assure Bagby parents that the child’s current teacher,
who has worked with them all year, is a key player in determining the appropriateness
of a placement in a combination class. At Bagby, teachers who take on the
responsibility of teaching a combination class demonstrate a willingness to work
collaboratively with colleagues from both grades and do an outstanding job of making
sure students in both grade levels meet or exceed grade level standards. Because
these classes are filled with students who demonstrate responsible behavior, teachers
are able to focus instructional time on learning. Bagby has had combination classes
on a regular basis for many years. Our staff is experienced and know how to both
teach and support colleagues who have combination classes. Students in combination
classes develop leadership skills and truly benefit from the multiage environment.
New Gates- Our fencing project will be wrapping up soon! We are looking forward to
the completed installation of all the gates. I will be sending more information out in
August so that you are aware of times the gates will be unlocked. Because Bagby is
formally in session from 8:20-2:45, we anticipate the gates being unlocked from
2:45p.m. after school until approximately 8:30a.m. the next morning. The purpose of
the gates is to limit access to the school grounds while school is in session. We thank
you in advance for your cooperation!
Certainly, not least, a HUGE Thank you to our amazing parents for all the support
during Teacher Appreciation week. Tracy Bozzo coordinated a roster of awesome
parents who covered yard duty AND parking lot duty. All of this support is very much
appreciated by all of our staff. THANK YOU TO ALL from our teachers.
Wishing everyone a safe and adventurous summer!
Mrs. White
UPCOMING DATES……..
FIELD DAY, WEDNESDAY June 10th
5th Grade Promotion Ceremony: Thursday, June 11th@ 9am, on the Blacktop
MARK YOUR CALENDARS: Return to school, Thursday August 20, 2015
BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT 2015-2016: Wednesday September 9th
FIELD DAY
It's that time again. End of the school year, and the last big event is Field Day!
Kids love this event, so let's send the kids into summer with a great memory!
Field Day 2015 will be on Wednesday, June 10 from 8:15am12pm.
Thank you to Faith & Matt Lyon and to our wonderful parent
volunteers for coordinating this amazing day for the kids.
REMINDERS FROM THE OFFICE
THE PLAY STRUCTURES…
As reminder, school is still in session from 2:15pm to
2:45pm for the upper grades. Kids released at 2:15pm
must stay off the play structures and remain with their
parent or guardian until after 2:45pm.
KIDS CLUB UPDATE
SAVE-THE-DATE Wednesdays 1:15-3:00 pm
Principles of honesty, integrity, and respect are reinforced through
music, games and Biblical lessons.
Starting September 23, 2015 - Ending May 4, 2016 Bagby
Elementary Cafeteria
Registration starts early September, 2015 Space Limited - Sign Up
Early 1st-5th Grade
Contact: Any questions, contact Pastor Robert Starke (408) 6881723
Kids Club is not sponsored by Cambrian School District. It is an
after-school activity allowed by California State Law.
FROM YOUR HOME & SCHOOL CLUB…
FROM HSC PRESIDENT
Dear Bagby Parents,
Thank you so much for another great year. Here at Bagby we are lucky to have such a
dedicated group of parent volunteers! As Home and School Club President I feel very fortunate
to be a part of a community that is so generous, both financially and with your time. Your
financial donations funded a wide variety of field trips and assemblies, much needed classroom
supplies, the AR program, library services, educational subscriptions, Field Day and much
more! By giving your time you helped bring our students events including Halloween Fun Night,
the Father Daughter Dance, Activity Day, and Mother Son Picnic and worthwhile programs
including the Bagby Garden, Mileage Club, Project Cornerstone and Art Vistas. None of these
things would happen without you! It's because of you that we are able to support and enrich
the experience of each and every student here at Bagby. Thank you!!
Have a wonderful summer and we will see you next year!!
Jill Brigham
Home and School Club President
SPECIAL THANKS
The Home and School Club would like to thank all of the 5th grade parents that are exiting Bagby this
year for everything that you have done to make Bagby a better place. We would like to specifically
recognize and thank a few 5th grade parents for going above and beyond during their time here, either
by taking on a committee chair position or a position on the home and school club board.
Special thanks to Tracey Barba, Kerry Carey, Vickie and Jim Carpeneti, North Grueskin, Kirk and Kate Knudsen, Robyn
Kubo-Manely, Cathy Valenzuela and Tammy Wilson.
We will miss you!!
GARDEN COMMITTEE THANK YOU
Thank you to the following volunteers for making our last Garden Friday so
productive and fun:
Sasha Moseychuck
Lisa Downey
Kathrin Schoenberg
Rachael Tano
Sigal Marash-Minzer
Millie Medoro
You are such a wonderful group of people and it's such a pleasure to work with
you all in our garden. It felt great to clean out the vegetable
beds, plant watermelon, cucumber, tomatoes, eggplants, and strawberries. The
area near our bench and trellis has beautiful new flowers planted and herb
garden was pruned and cleaned up as well as the artichoke plant and
blackberry bush!! The kids were so happy planting and watering! Thank you
for making this happen for them! All summer volunteer slots are filled!!
THANK YOU FROM THE MOTHER & SON COMMITTEE
This year we had ~200 guests and were able to keep the food lines moving
quickly thanks to the Dynamic Duo on the BBQ.
Dodgeball was a huge “hit” again and we were rather impressed on how many
moms took the dunk tank challenge.
As with all of the events at Bagby, it is impossible to run without dedicated
volunteers. A special thank you to the following folks for their help.
Scott Hernandez
Ken Lee
Todd Di Salvo
Daniel Miakotkin
Gordon Minami
Eduardo Medina
Steve Hawkins
Jason Agnoletti
Make someone’s day, VOLUNTEER! Thank you moms for all you do for our
sons each and every day.
Jeff Lowery and Brian Tanger
MILEAGE CLUB
Alexander Anthony (1st grader) completed 50
miles.
Marissa Marcus (3rd
grade) and Samantha Collins (3rd grade) who completed 50 miles.
Noah Finch with Mrs. Smith
(5th)
Logan Buckman, James Lee,
Matthew Eisenman, and Mrs. Hamilton. Logan ran 177 miles,
Matthew ran 152 miles, and James ran 101 miles this year.
Congratulations to Audrey Yang for
running 50 miles during Mileage Club this year! Audrey is pictured
below with your grandmother, Judy Li, who has helped every day
at Mileage Club this year. Thank you Judy!
Mileage Club news
Congratulations to Audrey Yang, Samantha Collins and Marissa
Marcus for recently completing 50 miles at Mileage Club!
Congratulations to Noah Finch (5th grade, Mrs. J. Smith) and
James Lee (3rd grade, Mrs. Hamilton) for reaching 100 miles on
June 1st! This year we have 5 students who have run 100 miles
or more. They will receive their Mileage Club trophy next week
before Field Day! It was an exciting day at Mileage Club
because Mrs. Hamilton, Mrs. J. Smith, and their classes came
out to cheer on Noah and James as they ran their 100th lap!
I would like to thank our Mileage Club volunteers this year.
Mileage Club is run totally by parent volunteers, so without
their help, the program would not be possible. We had a great
group of parents who were fun, enthusiastic, and dedicated.
Many thanks to: Dolores Hill, Judy Li, Sigal Marash, Sam Konda,
Larissa Marocco, Matt Sparks, Kevin Paskett, Gloria Avila, Peter
Hammack, Tom Vo, Jennifer Lee, Jae Lee, Loubelle Bourdon,
Kaori Sasano, Aer Lee, Renee Eby, and Dusta and Jeff
Eisenman.
As you can see, it takes many volunteers to make Mileage Club
run smoothly. If you are interested in volunteering next year,
or in the Mileage Club Chair position (as next year will be my
last at Bagby), feel free to contact me.
Thank you,
Sue Ann Lee
Mileage Club Chair