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Bowditch
Bucc Bulletin

May 9, 2022


IMPORTANT DATES

May 13 - 8th Grade Promo Ticket Survey Due

May 17 - Bowditch Founder’s Day

May 18 - Staff Appreciation Lunch

May 25 - PTSA General Meeting

May 27 - Super Minimum Day (12:25 dismissal)

       May 30 - Memorial Day; No school

June 15 - Last Day of School

SMFCSD NEWS

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT BOWDITCH…

REMINDERS

Have a great week!  

The Bowditch PTSA

NEWS from the SMFC SCHOOL DISTRICT

SCHOOL BOARD/DISTRICT MEETINGS:

  • A SMFCSD Regular School Board Meeting will be held on Thursday, May 12, 6:30pm
  • A SMFCSD Special School Board Meeting-School Visitation will be held on Tuesday, May 17, 9:00am

See the SMFCSD website for more information and zoom link


COVID RESOURCES:

Visit the SMFCSD COVID resources page to find testing and vaccination locations. This information, along with documents related to COVID, Travel Guidelines and Recommendations provided by SMCOE, and the new weekly report are located at our Safe Return to School page.

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT BOWDITCH...

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! - STAFF APPRECIATION DAY

On Wednesday May 18, 2022 we will be hosting a lunch for our wonderful Bowditch Staff. Please sign up to help: ​​https://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4caaa72aa4fe3-bowditch


BOWDITCH FOUNDERS DAY 2022

Founders’ Day Award winners will be honored during our in person Founders Day event on Tuesday May 17th at 3:30PM.


BOWDITCH PTSA GENERAL MEETING on Wednesday May 25, 2022 at 7:00pm on Zoom.

We will vote on the PTSA Budget for 2022-23. A copy of the Budget can be found here.

Join Zoom Meeting

Meeting ID: 858 6506 5359

Passcode: 644831

Find your local number: https://us06web.zoom.us/u/kc9sR08cv2


SAN MATEO SCIENCE BOWL

The San Mateo Science Bowl Club will be hosting another middle school science bowl for all the local middle schools. It is a competition that nurtures the middle schoolers' interest in STEM subjects through friendly competition. It will follow a very similar model to the SLAC science bowl: toss-up questions (7 seconds to answer), and Bonus questions (20 seconds to answer and only given if the toss-up is answered correctly). It will be hosted online through zoom. The teams will not be pitted against each other but rather will be given the opportunity to answer questions as a team. The team with the highest score will win prizes. The event is planned to occur on May 21st, a Saturday. Please fill out the form if you are interested in participating.


BAY AREA PATHWAYS ACADEMY (BAPA) WEBSITE

Community, Continuing and Corporate Education (CCCE) at San Mateo County Community College District is pleased to announce the launch of the 2022 Bay Area Pathways Academy™ (BAPA) website.  BAPA is a comprehensive academic, enrichment and fitness summer program at the College of San Mateo for students entering grades 6 to 9.  The camp will be run “live” in-person this year! Have a question? Need clarification? Email CommunityEd@smccd.edu or leave us a voicemail at 650-574-6149.

8TH GRADE INFO

EXTRA TICKETS FOR PROMOTION

SURVEY LINK - Due FRIDAY MAY 13

The 8th-Grade Promo Committee has been given the okay to open up more seats in the San Mateo Performance Arts Center for the promotion ceremony on Wednesday, June 15th. This means we can offer more tickets than just the one additional ticket that was originally offered. We need to find out from each 8th grade family exactly how many extra tickets are needed. To help us move things along, please fill out the quick survey by Friday, May 13th, 2022. Keep in mind that we cannot guarantee you will get the number of tickets you requested, but we will try our best.

We will be hosting another in-person event mid-May where you can purchase and pick up your extra tickets. More details to follow. For questions, email us at 8thgradepromotion@bowditchptsa.org.

Thank you for your patience,

8th-Grade Promotion Committee

REMINDERS AND INFO

BOWDITCH 2020-21 & 2021-22 YEARBOOKS

Due to logistical issues and distribution complications, we are still awaiting the arrival of the 2020-2021 yearbook. We will post on schoolloop, facebook, and here when we have more info. Thanks for your patience!


COVID POOL TESTING

You can still sign up for pool testing https://testcenter.concentricbyginkgo.com/minor-consent/

Access code: BOWDITCH2021

Students and staff will continue pooled testing each Monday through Concentric. If you have not done so, please see Pooled Testing Information and follow the steps below to sign-up:

  1. First, click here.
  2. Then, enter this access code: BOWDITCH2021
  3. Finally, enter your child’s information, and you’re done!

Note: If you need to provide consent for more than one child, please complete the process once for each child.


HOMEWORK CENTER: Does your student need help with homework? Looking for a quiet place to study? Have them visit the Homework Center Mondays and Thursdays from 3:15pm - 4:15pm in the media center. Students attending must sign in/out.


SCHOOL EMAILS THROUGH AERIES: If you are not getting SchoolMessenger emails from Principal Bowers through the Aeries system, please contact our registrar, Rosa De Santiago, at rdesantiago@smfcsd.net. She will be happy to assist you in updating the parent portal in Aeries.


SAMTRANS ROUTES:


CALENDARS AND BELL SCHEDULE:


FACEBOOK: Join the Bowditch PTSA Facebook Group - Our Facebook group is a closed group and is a way for Bowditch Parents to connect. It is also a way for the PTSA to post last minute updates/changes, important reminders and information from the Bowditch community. Be sure to join so you get the latest scoop! The 8th Grade Promotion Committee invites all 8th grade families to join their facebook page as well, so you can stay up to date on the promotion activities for this year’s 8th grade class.

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