Halilts Newsletter: June 9, 2025

Only a few weeks left of school, we still need your help to end the school year strong!

Thanks to all the PTO volunteers that have given so much of your time and talents to make our school an amazing place! Whether it is working in the classroom, creating fun recess activities, organizing special events or making the staff feel special. We could not do it with out you!

Kate March & Annalisa Alberti

x̌alilc (Halilts) PTO Co-Presidents

Learn more at: https://bainbridgeptos.org/halilts/

Thanks to your generous donations through Move-a-thon in the fall, we have a fresh five-year food and water supply for every classroom in the x̌alilc building!

In addition, all PTOs in the district received a $13,506 grant from the Bainbridge Island Rotary Club to stock emergency supplies like toileting buckets, radios, blankets and more in every classroom.

Now we need your help to organize and distribute these supplies. We are looking for five volunteers to help us fill the supply tubs and distribute them to classrooms.

It’s almost here — the most exciting school day of the year! After months of hard work, our kids are ready to celebrate with a day full of fun, games, and laughter. Thanks to the amazing efforts of PE Teacher Noel Strand, this year’s event promises to be unforgettable. But to make it truly magical, we need your help.

We are looking for parent volunteers who will help lead a fun station activity. There will be two sessions on the morning of June 23rd. The first from 8:05-9:10 (3rd, 4th and Pellegrino) and the second from 9:25-10:30 (K-2). Volunteers will receive an email from Mr. Strand on June 19th with specific details about the day.  

Jump in and be part of the fun! Sign up here

Notices of student checked out/missing items will be sent to family emails beginning Thursday, May 29th. Lists will also be given to classroom teachers.

The KRL Summer Learning Program begins June 1st. This is a fun way to keep your student reading during the summer!.

MEDICATION PICK UP: Medications can be picked up at the end of the school day on Monday, June 23, 2025, or earlier if needed.

Please remember, if you were unable to sign and return your child’s 504/Health Care Plan, you will need to ensure it is filled out and signed by your pediatrician over the summer. Plans need to be turned into our nursing staff by August 26th, 2025, to be processed in order to notify all staff of your child’s health condition. Medications can either be brought at that time or on the first day of school.

Per Washington State law, if your child has a health condition that requires emergency medication, your child CAN NOT start school without a current 504/Health Care Plan and medication in place by the first day of school.

If you have questions, please contact:

Pru Zosa or Maribel Gordon                  

206-780-3022                  

pzosa@bisd303.org or mgordon@bisd303.org

If you are not returning to BISD schools, please contact the office at 206-780-3010 to inform us of your plans. 

Thank you so much.

Did you know that BISD utilizes flexible boundaries? This means there are many areas of the Island (unless you live solidly South, i.e. Lynwood Center or solidly North, i.e Seabold) that are considered a flexible boundary area between two (or sometimes three) of our preK-4th Grade neighborhood schools: Blakely, Ordway or x̌alilc. 

Per Policy 3130 and Procedure 3130: The establishment of attendance area boundaries for the elementary schools will be completed on an annual basis as follows:

As we work to balance class sizes between our neighboring schools, we may need to transfer a small number of students. We do not yet know if this will be the case, as it will be largely dependent on how many new students register over the summer, and at which grade level at each building. 

At this time, there is nothing that needs to be done. We do not anticipate having enough information to make flexible boundary decisions prior to the summer break, but we will notify families (if applicable) by mid-August. 

If you have additional questions, please reach out to Director of Teaching & Learning, Whitney Skarbek wskarbek@bisd303.org.

From kindergarten classrooms to high school programs, Bainbridge Schools Foundation helps fund academic intervention, educator resources, and student well-being programs that reach every school and every student.

This spring, we’re working to raise $100,000 by June 30, and every dollar donated will be matched up to $40,000 by a generous BSF supporter. If you've been waiting to make a donation, now's your chance to double your impact!

Your gift, no matter the size, helps ensure all Bainbridge students continue to have access to the opportunities and support they need to learn and thrive! 

Make your donation today.

Come visit the lost and found in the front hall or remind your students to check the lost and found.

We would love to have your family reunited with your belongings!

We also have several pairs of eye glasses and other small items in the office.

Portable E @ next to Ordway Elementary school

All lost and found from the buses is organized by BISD's Adult Living Program.

 Click here to see a photo gallery of found items and call 206-780-1485 for retrieval.

The Summer Pantry Bag Program provides free breakfast and lunch items for youth ages 0–18.

Please note that participants do not need to be BISD students or registered with Helpline House to receive a bag.

10: Special Tuesday School Board Meeting @ 5:45 pm

14: Graduation - Congrats, Class of 2025!

18: Last Day Preschool

19: Juneteenth - No School

20: Ice Cream Social 6:00 pm

23: Field Day

23: 4th Grade Clap Out!

23: Last Day of School - 10:50 am Dismissal

August 28: Meet & Greet from 9:00-10:00

September 18: Back to School Night