Topics Below:
- Principal Message: Welcome Back, It's already the 4th Quarter
- Get connected to clubs / sports
- Facilities updates: AC is coming!
- Save the Date: Open House Wednesday, April
- Child Nutrition Services: New menu items
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Principal Message: Welcome Back
I hope this message finds you and your family well. We missed our students during our break and are very happy to be back together as a Bobcat family! This Tuesday started the 4th and final quarter of this school year. Time has flown by and we have learned so much. On Tuesday, we took a Mindful Moment to reconnect to our school expectations, values and purpose. You can help too. I took time with my own children at home after break to reconnect with important routines (like consistent bedtime) to get back into school mode.
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Get connected to clubs/sports It is so important for our children to feel connected to something positive. I encourage you to ask your child if they have checked out a lunch club, after school sport or special program this year. There’s still time! We’re actually launching two new clubs after school on Thursdays: Yoga and Hip Hop. More clubs are listed here. They are free and if needed, students can ride a free bus home to the North Central Neighborhood. We also have a robust Homework Club on Mondays and Thursdays. Finally, Spring Sports are here. I love that Track and Field is a no cut sport that brings students together to have fun in multiple events. Tonight at 6:00PM is the Zoom Meeting. There are other fun sports too like Soccer, Tennis and Boys Volleyball.
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I also encourage you to talk with your child about technology usage. We reminded students that school chromebooks are for school work and collaborating and it’s important to use technology responsibly and take a break from it to try out new things. You can help by checking out their digial footprint. I learned right before break students have a couple chat functions in their gmail called Google Space and Google Chat. These can be a great collaborative space for schoolwork when used responsibily. If you need help with finding that positive connection or setting technology limits, here's a great article from Common Sense Media. We're here to help too. Please reach out to your child’s counselor for more resources.
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Facilities updates: AC is coming! If you drove by Borel during break you saw a lot of construction. We’re excited to share as part of the district Facilities Master Plan teams were laying the electrical equipement for school wide AC. They anticipate it will be done by October. They will be working through the summer and also installing shade structures too. Read more about the project by clicking on these links: English and Spanish.
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Save the Date: Open House Wednesday, Apr 27, 2022
It makes me so happy to welcome back fun in person events. This month we invite you to come and check out your child’s classes and work during our Open House. We will pass out a hard copy of this flier as a reminder on Monday the 25th. As a reminder, that Friday the 29th will be a minimum day. Also in person this next Tuesday is a PTA meeting. See PTA information for more details.
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Child Nutrition Services
The Child Nutrition Services continues to offer new food items. In April for the middle schools, house-made turkey or vegetarian breakfast burritos, spicy chicken burgers on a bun, grilled chicken Caesar salads with crackers, and turkey taco salads with tortilla chips are offered. In May the following items will be added to the menu: at all schools, egg and cheese breakfast burrito, breakfast cereal bars and orange chicken nuggets or vegetarian nuggets with fried rice. At the middle schools, the new items will be: Yogurt parfait (yogurt, fruit and granola), fruit smoothies, pea protein vegetarian nachos, green Chili cheese tamales with charro beans, spicy chicken wrap with a spinach tortilla, and grilled chicken California wraps.
CNS staff is going to start to gather students’ feedbacks on new items during lunch and will adapt the menus according to students’ likes/dislikes.
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Yearbooks are still for sale
There are two ways to purchase a yearbook:
Pay online!
search for "Borel" to pay with a credit card. Or you can drop off a check or cash to the front office.
1/1/22 - 6/1/22 $45.00
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San Mateo High School Dance Presents....Mateo Motion XVIII! Join us in the San Mateo Performing Arts Center April 22nd and 23rd @ 7:30pm for a show full of exciting choreography in the styles of tap, jazz, contemporary, lyrical, hip hop and more! Tickets are available for purchase at smhsdance.org.
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Parent Workshops of Interest |
Creative Acts for Curious People: How to Think, Create, and Lead in Innovative Ways
Sarah Stein Greenberg, Executive Director, Stanford d.school
Thursday, April 14, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT, Online Event (Live)
How can we help our kids – and ourselves! – bring creative approaches to any challenges or opportunities we encounter? In an era of ambiguous, messy problems, it’s vital to have both an inquisitive mind and the ability to act with intention.
Seeing Race: Talking with Your Kids About Ethnicity, Culture, and Inclusion
Donald E. Grant, Jr, PhD, Executive Director, Mindful Training Solutions, LLC
Thursday, April 21, 2022, 5:30pm – 6:30pm PDT, Online Event (Live)
How can you talk with your kids about race/ethnicity, culture, diversity, and inclusion? Join Donald E. Grant, Jr., PhD, a mental health expert, social-cultural analyst, educator, DEI trainer, and social services advocate.
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Upcoming Important Dates:
Apr. 20
2nd Letter goes home to 8th Grade families
Apr. 21
6th & 7th grade dance: 3:00pm
Apr. 22
8th grade promotion tickets available for purchase through Ludus website
Apr. 27
Open House 6-7:30pm
Apr. 29
Special Minimum Day- students dismissed at 12:48
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If your child is absent, please call the school's attendance line 650-312-7669 directly to report their absence.
Please contact Kristie Bales at: kbales@smfc.k12.ca.us to send in medical appointment notes.
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Borel Fall Plans Questionnaire for 2022-2023 / Borel Cuestionario
We are gathering information regarding your enrollment plans for the 2022-2023 school year to assist us in planning for next school year.
Please complete and submit the Fall Plans questionnaire for every child you have enrolled in Borel. Link to questionnaire
This questionnaire is only for students currently enrolled in grades 6 - 7 in the SMFCSD.
Please complete and submit the questionnaire by Friday, April 22, 2022.
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Incoming 6th Grade Address Verification
Please contact Ms. Kristie Bales about address verification at kbales@smfc.k12.ca.us or 650-312-7415
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8th grade families: please look for a second letter about 8th grade events which will be sent home on April 20th. |
Gratitude Galore for a Successful First Online Auction!
A huge THANK YOU to the sponsors, donating businesses, supporting families, bidders and community members. It took a village to make this a successful event and we’ve listed all the contributors on our Borel PTA webpage. A special thank you to all staff and parents who donated their time and efforts to make this possible: Jen Hwang, Claudia Lee, Anna Kwok, Dheeban Sengottian, Heather Nayak, Lou McGee, Kerri Weyer, Dawn Kasten, Lisa Liu, Stacie Yun, Cynthia Joe, Jenn Wilcox, Cheryl Hagedorn, Jen Roberts, Sally Christgau,Teri Genschoreck, Karina Alibudbud, Karen Lott, Alyssa Goldrath, Angelica Vargas-Demeule, Sonya Chan, and Jessica Notte. We couldn’t have done it without all of you! Auction items are being delivered and emailed to all the winners by this week. Please email Emily at Auction@borelbobcats.org if you have any questions. THANK YOU!!!
Dine and Donate
Set a date for April's Dine and Donate on Tuesday, April 19th, at any Panda Express location. 28% will be donated when you order online for in-store pickup with our fundraiser code, VFR907265 at checkout on order.pandaexpress.com or via App! Click here for details. All Panda Express locations will honor our fundraiser code so tell your friends and family. Please note, this can not be combined with 3rd party delivery apps. Questions? Contact Cindy at vendorfundraising@borelbobcats.org.
Next PTA Association Meeting
Our next PTA Association meeting will be held on Tuesday, April 19 at 6:30 PM. We'd love to hear what topics you'd like to hear about during our meeting. Click here to submit your feedback by Friday, April 15th. The virtual meeting information will be posted a day prior to the meeting on our PTA web page which is linked here.
Wellness Newsletter
In our recent wellness newsletter, Wellness Ambassador, Tiffany Wightman, writes about helping our children understand and recognize strong emotions, like anger, and the layers of feelings underneath those emotions with the goal of avoiding conflict or arguments and creating empathy and understanding for one another. Her newsletter is linked here.
Borel Boosters 2021 -2022
We are getting closer to our goal of $140,000 for the year. As of 04/09, we are at 87%, coming in at $122,000. As always, we appreciate and acknowledge those who have already donated to the Borel Boosters. This is the only Borel fundraiser that supports the entire student body with funds going to those areas that help to Build a Brighter Future for every single Bobcat. Donate here and join the PTA. Every contribution big or small helps a lot. Questions, email Shirley at Boosters@borelbobcats.org.
Join Us on Facebook!
Link up with our community of Borel parents on Facebook! Search for us at Borel Bobcat Boosters. This is a great way to get Borel community news and tips relevant to you and your student as well as interact with current Borel parents. Questions, please email Communications@borelbobcats.org
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