Halilts Newsletter: March 10, 2025

Touchdown Trouble, by Fred Bowen - Sam’s football team is undefeated and wins the game by a touchdown, but later they watch a video of the game and realize it was scored illegally. Now Sam’s team is divided on what they should do – tell the truth and lose the game, or keep quiet.

Finn’s Little Fibs by Tom Percival - When Finn breaks his grandma’s clock and blames his sister, a little fib blob appears and starts following him. As Finn’s lies pile up, so do the fibs – will he learn to be Honest and get rid of the blobs?

The Truth About Dragons, by Julie Leung - Sometimes two different things can both be true. The Honest truth about dragons is that there is more to them than meets the eye, and this is true about us, too!

Thanks to all the Orca families for supporting the Great Kindness Challenge with your donations for the Care-Kit Campaign! Not only x̌alilc families but also x̌alilc staff generously donated 476 pounds of supplies to assemble 175 care kits! Last week each student had an opportunity to put together a kit to support individuals in our greater community. 

Fishline of Poulsbo was delighted by our generosity! The donation of 175 kits is a testament to how small acts of kindness can add up to create a significant impact.

BISD believes that student attendance and engagement are essential components of understanding and nurturing the social and emotional well-being of our students. 

SHOW UP as your best self and SHOW OUT by being a part of BISD’s community of learners with unique skills, talents, and passions! 

Simply showing up to class is not always easy, but something to be proud of as a foundational part of being a student. You can show out by positively influencing your class and school with your voice and talents.

We deeply value your students and are excited to see them in class each day. Our goal is to instill a sense of pride in cultivating healthy habits and embracing the identity of being a student. This marks the beginning of our ongoing partnership to improve school attendance district-wide.

If you are facing challenges in motivating your student to attend school or encounter barriers in supporting their attendance, we encourage you to reach out to a counselor or administrator at your student’s school for assistance.

Look for stats on how attendance impacts learning and helpful resources to strengthen students’ resolve in future newsletters. And, look at BISD attendance data from a recent presentation to the school board. Attendance Presentation

Watch our notices for opportunities to volunteer! We will have opportunities to help with Recess Activities and Staff Appreciation!

Also consider supporting the collective BISD PTOs in a fundraiser for Emergency Preparedness.

Let’s welcome spring by treating our incredible Halilts staff to some well-deserved snacks as a token of our appreciation! Thank you for your support!  Click here to sign up!

During x̌alilc Reading Week, we are looking for volunteers to come during lunch recess to help students make bookmarks! You need to be a BISD approved volunteer.

This is a fun way to engage with students. Click here to sign up.

As you prepare your family for emergencies, you can help the BISD schools prepare, too!

The collective BISD PTOs are holding a fundraiser to restock emergency supplies across all schools. Your purchase will support all BISD schools and PTOs in their efforts to ensure all classrooms have sufficient emergency supplies.

The fundraiser runs March 3rd through May 4th. Use the promo code BISD303 when you check out to make sure that our PTOs receive the 30% credit for your purchase.

If you have students in more than one school, you will receive the same fundraiser information from each school.

Two years ago, BISD underwent a communications audit, which included a survey. This was a valuable tool and helped set communication goals to improve our practices. It is time again to evaluate what is working and how we can improve.

Please take the communication survey (links below) to share your opinions. You are not asked to provide your name/email address, and your responses will remain anonymous (unless you choose to identify yourself in the comment section). 

The survey takes only a few minutes to complete and will close on Friday, March 14, 2025. Your honest feedback helps shape the focus for next year (and beyond). Curious about how we use the survey data? Check out this report.

13: School Board Meeting @ 5.45 pm

10-14: Education Support Specialist (Classified Staff) Appreciation Week

25-27: x̌alilc (Halilts) Reading Week

28: PTO Meeting @ 9:00 am in the Library