BISD Newsletter - Sept. 20, 2024

I hope you and your family are settling into the fall rhythm! A highlight of this time of year is all the activity and fall sports happening at Bainbridge High School, including football. There is a special feeling of coming together as a community for Friday Night Lights! Tonight is our first home football game of the season, and I want to reiterate important reminders about student expectations at this high school sporting event:

Please help us by supporting the above expectations and reviewing them with your child(ren). We need support from each of you as the adults in their lives to help reinforce the idea of having good sportsmanship and showing up as their best selves with respectful and safe behavior. 

Additionally, if your child is in elementary school or middle school (Kindergarten-8th grade), it is extremely important that you supervise them while they are at the game. Our high school staff will be busy providing oversight at the stadium, and it is incredibly difficult to keep all students safe and supported if staff are also tasked with supervising non-high school-aged students.

Please also help us provide a warm, inclusive and caring welcome to our neighbors from Bremerton. I can’t wait to attend the game tonight, and in addition to visiting with our BISD students, staff and families, I will be sure to go over to the Bremerton stands to personally welcome them to our community. 

Lastly, please note that all BHS home football game tickets are only available online through Hometown Ticketing and tickets will not be sold at the gate.

Hope to see you at the game — 7 p.m. at the BHS Memorial Stadium!

Take care,

Amii Thompson

BISD prioritizes partnering with families to make sure students fully benefit from their education by attending school regularly. Our schools are prepared to help families and students with attendance challenges. Please reach out to your school if you would like additional information.

BISD uses ParentSquare to communicate with families and staff, including district and school newsletters (like the one you are reading), school delays/closures during winter weather, and classroom/team-specific information from teachers and coaches.

Parents & Guardians: You can select how you receive communications (email, text, app or all three!). Be sure and register your account by following the instructions outlined here.

It was great to see so many parents and guardians in attendance at last month's Executive Functioning Seminar presented by Sarah Ward, Co-Director of Cognitive Connections, LLP.

If you were unable to attend or attended and would like to review the slides again, you're in luck! Sarah has graciously shared her slides and they are available to review here: Executive Functioning Presentation.

The window to purchase Chromebook Insurance is now open through October 8, 2024.

We strongly recommend purchasing Chromebook insurance, which costs $35 and covers the device for one year. By contrast, the cost to replace a broken Chromebook is $428; if the screen cracks, it can be over $150 to repair. 

The insurance only covers situations of accidental damage and theft, specifically:

PLEASE NOTE: Insurance DOES NOT cover the loss of the Chromebook or loss of the power cord. In the case of a loss, you will be required to pay the full $428 fine.

To purchase insurance, please visit the Worth Ave. Group.

When enrolling, you will be asked to enter your student’s “Other ID. 

This ID can be found:

Created by the Department of Health in partnership with the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction and other organizations, the Safety Study Hall recently launched and is a library of information and resources on several health and safety issues for schools, students, and families/caregivers.

Safety Study Hall was created by the Washington State Legislature in House Bill 1230. 

If you have recently moved to Washington or to Kitsap County, be sure and register to vote.

24: Sakai 6th Grade Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night

26: School Board Meeting @ 5:45 p.m.

9: BHS/EHHS Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night

10: School Board Meeting @ 5:45 p.m.

14: Indigenous Peoples' Day

15: WMS Parent/Guardian Back-to-School Night

For additional district-wide* events and meetings, please refer to these calendars:

*School-specific calendars are also available.

​​​​​​​Join us for a literary celebration that brings together local and nationally known authors, book enthusiasts, and curious minds. Enjoy free author readings/panels all day on Saturday. Help celebrate the inaugural Bainbridge Book Festival at the ticketed Launch Party on Friday, Oct. 4 ($125/ticket) and Saturday Oct. 5 readings (free) are at the Rowing Center, the Senior/Community Center, and BIMA. Check the Bainbridge Book Festival website for details. 

Check out BISD's Community News & Events website for a list of additional community events.

*Bainbridge Island School District does not sponsor these events, and the district assumes no responsibility for them. In consideration of the privilege to distribute materials and notices, the Bainbridge Island School District shall be held harmless from any cause of action filed in any court or administrative tribunal arising out of the distribution of these notices, including costs, attorney's fees, and judgments or awards.

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Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on what is happening within our school district like the recent post celebrating the four seniors who received National Merit Semifinalists status.