Family Monday Message, December 11, 2023

Principal’s Note

Happy Monday Families,
Progress Reports will be sent home on Friday in your child’s yellow folder. If you have questions about areas of growth you can email your child’s teacher to learn more. Our school has created an information sheet for the Progress Report to help families navigate the information they provide.

Also on Friday school will end one hour early, at 1:25pm.

At our most recent PTA meeting some families were asking about the uptick in assault events in neighborhood surrounding some SPS high schools. After connecting with our school security office, I learned that there were some arrests near Nathan Hale two weeks ago.  After that happened several of the events around the city schools have slowed down and/or stopped.  While we can’t say that the people engaging in this behavior were all apprehended, the security office has seen a significant decrease. Please let me know if you have any further concerns about school safety.

Nectar News

The Nectar News is shared with students every Monday to educate and celebrate Bagley student news, identity, and expectations.

Appreciations

Each week we share appreciations for our staff and adult community at Bagley in the Nectar News video. We would love it if families wanted to take some time to share a shout out at this link. Bagley Appreciations

Updates from our Bagley Library

Our school library’s bustling activity this fall… we are calling this Library by the Numbers! (and it is IMPRESSIVE!)

• 6429:   Book circulations this fall
• 101:     Book holds placed this fall
• 70:       Students in grades 4-5 signed up for the Global Reading Challenge
• 29:       Students signed up to help out as Library Leaders
• 64:       Students who have read and reviewed award-nominated books from the OTTER, Sasquatch, and Young Reader’s Choice Awards (“12 to Try”)
• 117:     Books reviewed for 12 to Try
• 526:     New books added to our library collection
• 8:         WA Children’s Choice Picture Book award nominees read aloud to grades K-3

New books added (thanks to PTA, district, grant, and book fair funds) include topics such as: soccer, fashion design, wild animals, Puget Sound animals, cooking, drawing, Spanish language, climate change, dinosaurs, field guides, Native authors, and new and award-nominated children’s fiction and transitional chapter books. You and your students can make book purchase suggestions any time.

As we head into winter break, you might enjoy the resources available from the Seattle Public Library. All students have a Seattle Public Library card number that works for digital resources only. Your student(s)’ card numbers are:

990000 followed by their 7 digit student ID (13 digits total)

PIN: MMDD of their birthday (month and day)

More info: Library Link

All Global Reading Challenge titles have special access with no wait time for e-books and downloadable audiobooks. Find them here or through the Libby app.

December Lunch Menu

(subject to change based on availability): Breakfast and Lunch menus.

Lunch and Office Volunteers Needed:

Thanks so much for your time and consideration for volunteering in the lunchroom or office from 10:30-12:30! Sign up to volunteer at lunch or in the office.

Upcoming Events

• 1 hour early release, for Winter Break, 12/15@ 1:25 PM
• No School, Winter Break, 12/18- 1/1
• First Day back for the new year, Tuesday 1/2

Please see the Family Handbook for other school wide information.