Newsletter 05/05/2025
5/5/2025 12:28 am
ANNOUNCEMENT
PPS School Board Candidate Forum at BCS
The PTA is hosting a PPS school board candidate forum next week!
Join us Monday, May 12th at 7:00 pm in the cafetorium to learn about the candidates and hear their priorities.
A representative from the school bond campaign will also be present. To keep things orderly, please submit questions ahead of time here. An open Q&A will be available as time allows. Watching by Zoom is available but we cannot guarantee facilitation of questions that way. The forum is in lieu of our regular general meeting.
Join us on June 2nd to vote on the 2025-2026 PTA budget and board members.
FUNDRAISING
Donate to the FUN RUN by Friday, May 16
498 BCS students ran 4,009 laps (1,002.25 miles) this past Friday at our annual Fun Run.
Fun Run donations are still coming in and we have until May 16 to meet our fundraising goal!
This year's goal is to raise $35,000 to support the PTA's operational budget: funding beloved community events such as Spook-a-rama and the art show, direct support of teachers and staff through classroom grants, artist-in-residence programming, and more.
To learn all about the Fun Run, please read the Info Letter and check out our website.
INFO LETTER | WEBSITE | PLEDGE SHEET
To make a direct contribution, visit our donation site.
Thank you to our 71 volunteers who came out and supported this wonderful event.
EVENTS
Staff Appreciation Week - May 5 to 9
Staff Appreciation Week is coming this week May 5 to May 9!
Please see the attached flyer for ways to be involved. For families, we hope you and your children are able to participate in special appreciation days on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Of course, you are always welcome to find small ways to appreciate the wonderful energy, enthusiasm, and empathy our staff provides to our community. If you would like to volunteer to put together bouquets, or thank you notes, or to help with catered lunch service, please contact Caroline Adams Brelin at carolinecadams@gmail.com.
BCS Student Play
"She Kills Monsters: Young Adventurers Edition"
Show dates: May 8th, & 9th @ 6:00 PM
Tickets are $10
This show is recommended for 5th grade and older. It features mild language and some mature themes (bullying, death, homophobia, fantastical violence, and monsters with scary masks). A comedic romp into the world of fantasy role-playing games, She Kills Monsters tells the story of high schooler Agnes Evans as she deals with the death of her sister, Tilly Evans. When Agnes stumbles upon Tilly's Dungeons & Dragons notebook, she finds herself catapulted into a journey of discovery and action-packed adventure in the imaginary world that was her sister's refuge. In this high-octane dramatic comedy laden with homicidal faeries, nasty ogres, and 90s pop culture, acclaimed playwright Qui Nguyen offers a heart pounding homage to the geek and warrior within us all.
PPS Seismic Risk Advocacy
Check out the BCS PTA Advocacy website to find out more about how you can support PPS Seismic Risk Advocacy.
BCS Student Art Show - Save the date!
Save the date! The Beverly Cleary Student Art Show will be on Thursday, May 22rd from 5-7pm.
Student created art lead by Brooke Date, our amazing art teacher, will be on display! We will also have a live performance, games & art AND food trucks that you can purchase dinner or treats from!
We are also looking for some volunteers to help with hanging the art, starting next week!
There are lots of dates/times. Feel free to sign up and then show up for 30 mins or 3 hours. We will take any help we can get.
School Board Election Day: May 20
PPS School Board Elections are coming up on May 20th. Check out this infographic.
Thank You - Community Cares Day
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate Earth Day by working to beautify the school grounds during our spring Community Cares day.
Many hands made light work, and we were able to:
-Pick up trash
-Fertilize the blueberry bushes
-Sweep and blow up dead leaves and debris from the sidewalks
-Trim back overgrown bushes and trees
-Pull up weeds
The grounds are looking neat and spiffy. We noticed a big difference this year with less trash on the grounds, thanks to teacher and student led initiatives. Thank you again for everyone's hard work. We'll hold another Community Cares day in late summer. See you then!
Thank You - Scott School Food Drive
Thank you to all who donated funds for Scott School to supplement their weekend food program that had been cut. Due to your generosity, we were able to purchase $500 worth of food. Special thanks to BCS parent Becky Brandt for coordinating the purchase and delivery of the food.
Kermes Multicultural Festival @ Scott School
Join our sister school community for Kermes Multicultural Fesitival @ Scott School.
Ridwell Plastic Film Drive
This week BCS's Green Team is teaming up with Ridwell to host a Plastic Film Drive and celebrate Earth Week. Please bring clean dry plastic film (ziptop bags, grocery bags, bubble wrap, and lots more) to school and drop in the Ridwell labeled bins at either the front or back entrance.
Ridwell will make sure it stays out of landfills by working with Trex who turns it into new decking materials instead! Let's see how much plastic we can repurpose!
In addition, BCS will earn a free pickup of the school’s plastic film for all of the ‘25/’26 school year if we get 10 new members to sign up for Ridwell by May 23rd at the BCS site.
Ridwell collects hundreds of common household items you can’t recycle curbside, like plastic food packaging, lightbulbs, clothes, Styrofoam, and more. It is a great way to be more environmentally friendly. Pro Tip: You may be able to reduce your garbage bin size to offset the cost!
Grant HS Gendrill Dance Team
Wanna dance, perform, and compete with an amazing team?
Gendrill Dance Team tryouts are coming up, and we want you to be there! Be a part of a positive and competitive dance team that performs at halftimes, competitions, and more!
Tryouts: June 2nd–4th | 6–8PM | Main Gym
MANDATORY Parent Meeting: June 9th
Open Gyms for Current 8th graders:
May 22nd | 6–7:30PM | Dance Room
Must be registered on Arbiter Sports and approved by the Athletic Office to participate. Questions? Email Coach Jenaya at jstevenson@pps.net.
Upcoming EVENTS
Principal Coffee Talk
Friday, May 9 at 9 amPPS School Board Candidate Forum
Monday, May 12 at 7pmBCS Student Art Show
Thursday, May 22 at 5pm
