Bobcats In Brief: Weeks of 3/31 and 4/7

Dear Bobcat families,

April will be an active month for our Bobcats! Coming up, we’ve got a spring garden clean-up, SOMA Swish, and other fun-filled activities! If you have a 5th grader, today’s the last day to register for the Scavenger Hunt! Have a paraprofessional in your life? Be sure to send them words of appreciation, as April 2 is Para Day. Read on to learn more about upcoming events.

EVENTS

SCHOOL CLOSED 

When: Monday, March 31

The district will be closed on Monday, March 31, in observance of Eid al-Fitr.

SPRING GARDEN CLEAN UP & PLANTING DAY 

When: Saturday, April 5, 10 AM - 12 PM

Where: Delia Bolden

Bolden families are invited to help us prepare our gardens for spring and make the grounds look beautiful! We will meet in front of the school and ask that you to bring your own gardening gloves and tools (shovels, rakes, trowels, clippers, etc.). Questions? Email garden-project@bolden-pta.org. To volunteer, sign up here!

SOMA SWISH!

When: Sunday, April 6, 12-7 PM

Where: Columbia High School Gym, 17 Parker Avenue, Maplewood

Join us for our first-ever district-wide elementary school PTA fundraiser! Teams of teachers from each SOMSD school will play. Bolden vs. Marshall will kick off the event at noon, Tuscan vs. South Mountain starts at 2:30 PM, and Clinton vs. Seth Boyden begins at 5:00 PM. There will be free-throw contests, special performances, raffles, and more! Concessions will be available for purchase. Bring your school spirit—and stay for one game or all of them! Get your tickets here (NOTE: Tickets are centralized through Clinton PTA, but you don’t need to register. If the link takes you to a registration page, use the QR code on the flyer we emailed and sent home with your child). Buy your T-shirts here. Also, we still need volunteers, so please sign up here!

5TH GRADE SCAVENGER HUNT

When: Tuesday, April 8, 2:45 - 5 PM (Rain date: Thursday, April 10)

Where: Delia Bolden and various locations around Maplewood

Planning for the 5th grade Scavenger Hunt is underway! Students who opt in will team up to solve riddles to find secret locations around Maplewood. Please note the following:

• Your child must be registered to attend. REGISTER HERE by Friday, March 28.
• Groups of 6-8 can consist of 5th graders from any class. Please talk to your child about who they want in their group and make sure they confirm these groups with their friends! 
• We are also looking for parent volunteers to help us run this fun event! Sign up here to join the volunteer team.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

TEACHER TIME RAFFLE IS BACK!

Our amazing teachers and staff have generously donated special experiences for our students. Buy chances for your Bolden Bobcat to win tie-dyeing fun, a pizza and slime sesh, yoga and meditation, board game playtime, and even a teachers vs. students basketball game. All funds raised through the raffle support the essential programs and services of our PTA. Click here to purchase your tickets (you must sign in to your parent account), and don’t forget to claim three free tickets per student! The Teacher Time Raffle will close on Friday, April 25. Winners will be announced the week of April 28. If you have any questions, contact fundraising@bolden-pta.org.

APRIL 2: PARA DAY

Paraprofessional Appreciation Day is April 2! SEPAC SOMA loves our SOMSD paras! We’re grateful for their hard work, commitment to, and compassion for the children in our district. Some students require the support of a para, which is written into their Individualized Education Program or 504 Plan. In a classroom, you may find a para who supports a few students or works with a student one-on-one. The reasons vary, including helping a student stay on task; assisting with in-class work; collecting data for a behavioral plan; and providing support with transitions, both emotionally and physically. The work they do to support their assigned students and help them succeed in a variety of settings benefits everyone!

THE BIKE BUS IS BACK!

SOMA Bike Buses are ready to hit the road again! As long as the weather keeps getting warmer, the Bolden Bike Bus will be open for business on Friday mornings, starting at 7:20 AM, for the rest of the school year. The route begins at the corner of Hoffman Street and Kendal Avenue. Each bike bus is made up of students and their designated adult riders (a parent, friend, or neighbor) along with adult volunteers who help shepherd our riders of all ages along the route. Find them on Instagram (@boldenbikebus and @somabikebus) or on WhatsApp.

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Learn more about the PTA. 

Thanks!

Delia Bolden PTA

communications@bolden-pta.org

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