Health and Safety Updates: The pool testing is continuing to go well. We are very excited that plans are being made to vaccinate our students ages 5-11!

What Gives You Hope? How to Parent with Confidence and Optimism in Uncertain Times with Madeline Levine, PhD; Donald E. Grant, Jr., PhD; and William Stixrud, PhD, Friday, November 5, 2021, 12:00pm – 1:00pm PT, Online Event (Webinar) Register: https://fundraiser2021parentventure.eventbrite.com

Fall Conferences: Last week we reached out through School Messenger to families teachers most wanted to conference with and encouraged them to sign up. We also provided support yesterday before and after school. Now the Sign Up Genius Link is here and also on our Borel Website’s Fall Conference page. A couple reminders:

Social Emotional Learning: It is awesome being in classrooms each Wednesday and experiencing the Second Step lessons that our homeroom teachers are facilitating fabulously! Students are engaged and learning vital social emotional skills to interact and advocate in a positive and safe way. In mid November, we’ll be conducting the first of three surveys to get student feedback on the Second Step curriculum. Please check out these letters in English and Spanish to learn more about the survey: English doc│pdf and Spanish doc│pdf

Math: Next Monday will be a Cafe con Diego here at Borel focused on math.

Tuesday, will be our second ELAC (English Learner Advisory Committee) meeting to learn more about math too and conference registration support.

Villarin: 8th GRADERS: Mondays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Meet Link

Evans: 6th GRADERS: Wednesdays, 4:30 - 5:30 pm Zoom Link

Cabalfin: 7th GRADERS: Thursdays, 4:30 - 5:30pm Meet Link or Meet Code: lj3f3pj

We wanted to keep you informed that we experienced some damage during the recent rain storm. Here is a letter about damage to the new gym. Additionally, our new music room experienced damage and we are re-carpeting it as well.

Opt into Pool Testing: Please continue to opt into our pool testing to help keep campus safe and healthy. First, click here. Then, enter this access code: BOREL2021

The Borel Scholastic Book Fair STARTS THIS FRIDAY!  There is nothing better than having new books to read and the Scholastic Book Fair has many new and exciting books to choose from. The Book Fair will be open at lunch and after school.  

DATES: THIS FRIDAY November 5 - Friday, November 12

Go to www.yearbookforever.com search for "Borel" to pay with a credit card.

Priority Enrollment (P1) is just around the corner! P1 will be from Nov 30, 2021-Feb 11, 2022. This year we created multiple documents and tutorials to assist the families with the enrollment process (ie: tutorial videos, flyers, slides, pamphlets, etc.). All items are available in 3 languages (English, Spanish, Chinese). Families can complete the entire process electronically, appts are NOT necessary unless they are missing documents or need assistance with completing the enrollment.

Please note: P1 will start on Nov 30, but the SchoolMint form will be turned on Nov 10 for the families to start completing the form. The form will be available on our District website. The Intra District Transfer form will be available starting Nov 30. 

Families can contact our office at enrollment@smuhsd.org if they have any questions.

Do you like to hike and be outside with your kids? We thought it would be fun to organize a little event for anyone who wants to join us at Half Moon Bay on Saturday, November 6 at 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM. We will monitor the weather, but if it is nice out and it isn't raining too much, we will plan to do this fairly easy hike at Burleigh Murray Ranch Trail. If you are interested and have questions, or want to join us, please reach out to Lou at communications@borelbobcats.org or RSVP HERE.

Sports Basement has partnered Borel Middle School to give 10% of proceeds back. If you become a part of their Basementeer program ( one-time cost $25 ) which gives you additional discounts, remember to select Borel Middle School as your beneficiary. Click HERE to sign up as a Basementeer. Already a Basementeer? Email friends@sportsbasement.com to get Borel designated as your beneficiary. Get additional savings with our discount week for Borel Families on November 15 - 21. Use this Sport Basement Flyer in the store or online that week. Some exclusions apply. More details can be found on our Vendor Fundraising page. Questions? Please email Jen at fundraisingevents@borelbobcats.org.

Borel Bell Schedule:

Please be sure to keep a copy handy.

Parents you may receive other benefits by filling out the free lunch application form by accessing the above link.

You have several ways to listen to the content provided by the District. You can listen on our oneSMFC podcast page, or you can download and subscribe to the oneSMFC podcast by searching for oneSMFC on Spotify or Amazon Music. (Google and Apple will be added soon.) 

November's Dine and Donate will be at Uji Time Desserts on Thurs, 11/4 through Fri, 11/5. 15% of your bill will be donated to Borel Middle School PTA! Just show the Borel/Uji Time Desserts flyer when ordering or at pick-up that day. Help get the word out by sharing our Borel/Uji Time Desserts flyer with friends and family. Please note, this can not be combined with 3rd party delivery apps. Questions? Please contact Cindy at vendorfundraising@borelbobcats.org

Upcoming Important Dates:

Fall Fundraiser Pick Up

2:15-5:15pm

Borel Book Fair

Cafe con Diego--Math Update--9:30am

ELAC Meeting 8:20am

SSC meeting 3:05pm

Special Minimum Day--DISMISSAL at 12:48

(teacher pay back)

If your child will be 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.

Dine and Donate: see flyer below to the left.

Sports Basement has partnered with Borel Middle School to give 10% of proceeds back. If you become a part of their Basementeer program (one-time cost $25 ) which gives you additional discounts, remember to select Borel Middle School as your beneficiary. Click HERE to sign up as a Basementeer. Already a Basementeer? Email friends@sportsbasement.com to get Borel designated as your beneficiary. Get additional savings with our discount week for Borel Families on November 15 - 21. Use this Sport Basement Flyer in the store or online that week. Some exclusions apply. More details can be found on our Vendor Fundraising page. Questions? Please email Jen at fundraisingevents@borelbobcats.org.

Pick-Up Day at School will be Thursday, November 4th from 2:15pm - 5:15pm in front of Barneson Gym. 

We need your help today!As of Friday, October 29th, we currently stand at 68% of our goal of $140,000 coming in at $95,600. The Borel PTA helps fund valuable academic support, critical classroom supplies, innovative professional development, and fun, community building events. this is the only Borel fundraiser that supports the entire student body. If you can only give a little, please know it will still help a lot. Let’s show our teachers and students that 100% of families support our Bobcats. Donate HERE and join the PTA in “Building a Brighter Future” for ALL our Bobcats.

Get a jump-start on your holiday shopping! Need holiday cards or customizable gifts for family? Start your Shutterfly shopping via this URL: borelpta.shutterflystorefront.com and everything happens automatically after that. 8% of the proceeds goes back to Borel Middle School. Looking for that perfect gift? Shop at Amazon via this URL: smile.amazon.com and select Borel Middle School as your beneficiary. More details on all our Vendor Fundraising can be found HERE . Questions? Please email Jen at fundraisingevents@borelbobcats.org.

The deadline to submit your work online is Friday, November 12. Please go to borelbobcats.org/reflections for more details. Questions?  Please contact Emily or Yumi at Reflections@borelbobcats.org

In November’s Wellness Newsletter, our Wellness Ambassador, Tiffany Klein Wightman, MD, FAAP, shares her thoughts on adolescent dietary habits and how habits formed during this vulnerable time can lead to diet related health problems. She offers some guidelines when talking to your kids about the importance of nourishing their bodies. Her newsletter is linked HERE.

We are still looking for can-do volunteers to support our Bobcats at Borel. Give your time to these amazing programs hosted by PTA. Consider helping out Cultural Fair and or TableArt Luncheon committees. Sign-up on PTA Website under Volunteers’s Programs and Fundraisers. Any size time commitment is welcomed and appreciated! Questions? Please email Lou at communications@borelbobcats.org

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

Show your school pride and team spirit. To purchase Borel merchandise, go to: Swag.BorelBobcats.org.

Register: https://collegemythbusting2021parentventure.eventbrite.com

In this webinar, representatives of the University of California, California State University, and California Community College systems will counter some of the most common myths about each system and the systems’ relationships to one another.

This presentation is sponsored by Sequoia Union High School District, Sequoia Healthcare District, Peninsula Health Care District, and The Parent Venture.

Questions? Contact Charlene Margot, MA, Co-Founder and CEO, The Parent Venture (The Parent Education Series), at cmargot@parentventure.org.