April 22, 2024
Baskin Families,
Thank you for joining us for the Solar Eclipse Party a few weeks ago! It was such an incredible experience and I am glad we got to witness it together. I am looking forward to more special memories as we close out this school year. Check out all the wonderful things happening at Baskin!
This week, our Pre K students will continue their End of Year (EOY) CIRCLE Testing, and our K-3 students are completing Mclass testing, which is a progress monitoring reading assessment for students.
Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 23, our 3rd- 5th grade students will be taking the STAAR Math Assessment. Please make sure your child gets a good night’s rest. Please make sure your child arrives at school on time; they do not need to bring their backpacks.
Thursday, April 25, we will have a Fiesta Float Parade, at 10:00 am.
Friday, April 26, is a school holiday to commemorate the Battle of Flowers parade.
Next Friday, May 3, is our PTA Spring Festival: Night in Old Baskin Elementary, “NIOBE,” from 5:30-7:30. We will have food and drinks, games and prizes. We hope you can help us out with donations to make the event a success. We will accept donations until April 30, please see our Donation Flyer.
Our Baskin Gives Back: Cereal Drive will be ending on Friday, May 3. We currently have just over 500 boxes of cereal to donate to the San Antonio Food Bank. Our goal was to donate 1,000 boxes of cereal. We are excited about the collective efforts from the students, staff, and community.
Last, but certainly not least, thank you for joining us at our Bagels for Beagles Registration Event, and thank you to the families who were able to register last week so that your child could receive an incentive last Friday. We want all of our Baskin Beagles to return to Baskin next year, and we are trying to recruit new Beagles to come to Baskin, as well. Here is the link to register your child with the new system, Avela. We have learned that it works best by using your phone number that you have in Frontline. Our goal is to exceed our projected enrollment, which is 270.
All families who are fully registered by April 30, will be entered in a drawing for our Registration Raffle for gift cards and gift baskets, winners will be announced at our PTA Spring Festival, Friday, May 3, (must be present to win).
Save the Date for Upcoming Events:
*Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10! We are so excited to celebrate our teachers and staff.
*MAP Testing K-5th Grade: Math, Tuesday, May 14 and Reading, Wednesday, May 15
*PTA Elections: Wednesday, May 15. See the flyer with information about the PTA Nominating Committee here.
*MAP Testing 4th-5th Grade: Science, Thursday, May 16
*Field Day: Friday, May 17
*Beagle Bash Fun Day: Friday, May 24. This will take the place of our school wide Field Trip. We will have various activities for students here on campus to enjoy the day with their friends.
*End of Year Awards PK - 4th Grade: Tuesday, May 28
*5th Grade Ceremony: Wednesday, May 29
*Last Day of School: Thursday, May 30, Early Release Day
We are so excited to host the San Antonio Parks and Rec Summer Youth Program at Baskin! Registration began Saturday, April 20. The summer program will run June 10- August 2 from 7:30 am to 5:30 pm. To register, click here and scroll down until you see Baskin Elementary. For more information about the fees, click here.
Thank you all for your continued support, with your help and partnership, this school year has been a tremendous success. Baskin is the BEST place to be!
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our office at 210.438.6535, or feel free to contact me directly at 210.823.2888.
Ms. Martinez, Principal