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PTSA General Meeting
Wed, Oct 14 • 8:30 AM • MPR
Join us for our next PTSA General Meeting! Hear updates, learn what's coming up, and have a voice in our school community. We'll have a few special presentations and voting items, including a special presentation on Discipline at Bay Farm.
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Make-Up Picture Day 📸
Fri, Oct 16 • 9:00–10:30 AM
Missed picture day or want a retake? For retakes, students must bring their physical picture package back to the photographer.
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Reminder: NO PARKING in Zones 5–9 After School! 🚫
Zones 5–9 are reserved for transportation vans serving our off-site after-school programs. These spaces are not available for parent parking during dismissal.
If you park there, you will be asked to move. Please don't put our staff and volunteers in the position of having to ask! Blocking these zones creates congestion and delays for students waiting for transportation.
Need a place to park? Check out our Squirt's Safety Patrol page for parking guidance.
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- MON, OCT 12: NO SCHOOL – Indigenous Peoples' Day
- WED, OCT 14: PTSA General Meeting • 8:30 AM • MPR
- FRI, OCT 16: Make-Up Picture Day • 9:00–10:30 AM
- WED, OCT 21: Site Council Meeting
- FRI, OCT 23: NO SCHOOL + Fall Festival • 4:00–7:00 PM
- TUE, OCT 27: Dine and Donate at MOD Pizza
- FRI, OCT 30: Reflections Entries Due + Library Art Contest Deadline
- SAT, OCT 31: Join the PTSA for the $100 drawing + last day for 10% off yearbooks
- TUE, NOV 3: General Election Day
- FRI, NOV 6: Principal Chat • following morning ceremony
- SUN, NOV 8: Garden Work Day • 9:30 AM
- WED, NOV 11: NO SCHOOL – Veterans Day
- NOV 16–20: Early Release + Fall Conferences + Literati Book Fair
- NOV 23–27: NO SCHOOL – Fall Break
- SUN, DEC 6: Garden Work Day • 9:30 AM
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Fall Fest Is Growing Bigger Than the Biggest Pumpkin! 🎃
Fri, Oct 23 • 4:00–7:00 PM • No School That Day
You won't want to miss it! Check out our website for all the splashtastic details. Interested in volunteering or hosting a trunk-or-treat table? Click below.
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Firefighters' Pumpkin Patch 🚒
Fri, Oct 23 • 2:00–5:00 PM • Franklin Park
Need something to do before Fall Fest? Stop by the Alameda Firefighters' annual Pumpkin Patch for some Halloween fun and a chance to meet your local firefighters! Then head over to Bay Farm for Fall Festival at 4 PM. Double the festivities!
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Calling All Young Creators! 🎨
Two creative opportunities, one deadline: Fri, Oct 30!
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Library Art Contest (Grades 2–5)
Create an original, 2D piece of art inspired by a published children's book! Pick up a poster board from the library and return your finished artwork by Oct 30. Winning pieces will be displayed in the library. No AI or parent assistance allowed.
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Reflections: What Does Culture Mean to You?
Not into drawing or painting? No problem! Explore this year's theme through music, dance, writing, photography, film, or visual art. There's more than one way to get creative! Questions? reflections@bayfarmptsa.org
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Join by Sat, Oct 31 for a chance to win one $100 Visa gift card, generously donated by a Bay Farm parent. Already a member? If you haven't won a prize yet, you're automatically entered!
🎉 Congratulations to Mrs. Carnwath and Mr. Nettles for winning our classroom membership challenge! They'll each receive a $50 coupon to Lakeshore Learning.
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Field Trip Transportation: We Want Your Input!
Deadline: Tue, Oct 13 at 11:59 PM
Transportation is becoming an increasingly challenging part of field trip planning and budgeting. Bay Farm parents and caregivers, please help us explore solutions by completing this quick 1–2 minute survey!
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Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
There are lots of ways to jump in and help with our upcoming events. Pick what works for you!
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Thinking About Next Year?
Interested in Helping? How About… Events & Fundraising Lead!
Love bringing people together? The Events & Fundraising Lead helps coordinate the fun events and fundraising efforts that make our PTSA possible. You won't be doing it all yourself — dedicated committees and volunteers do much of the work, while you help keep everyone organized and working together. Without fundraising and events, we'd have no funds and no fun!
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Yearbook Reminder: Save 10% Through Oct 31!
Every year, families forget to order (or think they already did!), leaving disappointed Dolphins. Order early and check it off your list! Choose hardcover or softcover, with 2 FREE personalized pages. Plus, every purchase supports the PTSA!
Order Your Yearbook |
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MOD Pizza Dine & Donate
Tue, Oct 27 • MOD Pizza, 2308 South Shore Center Dr, Alameda
Support Bay Farm School PTSA at MOD Pizza! Bring in our flyer or order online/through the MOD app using code MODGIVES20, and MOD Pizza will donate 20% of your bill to our organization. Every order helps — see you there!
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A Message from Squirt and the Safety Patrol 🚲
We loved seeing everyone out for Walk & Roll to School Day! Let's keep rolling safely:
- NEW! Cargo bike drop-off: Use the driveway by the TK/K gate. Ride into the loop, then walk your bike onto the driveway.
- Ride with traffic! Bike lanes are one-way. For a safer left turn into the loop, use the Sheffield Way crosswalk and flashing beacons.
- Walk your wheels! Bikes and scooters must be walked on sidewalks around campus. A minute late beats hurting someone!
- Parents, lead by example! Wear helmets, follow bike lane directions, and walk bikes on sidewalks and through crosswalks.
We LOVE bikes at Bay Farm! Let's keep everyone rolling safely.
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PropFest: Ballot Research for Busy Parents! 🗳
Prefer listening while multitasking (aka parenting)? Check out KQED's PropFest, a nonpartisan guide to California's statewide propositions. Perfect for folding laundry, making dinner, or driving the kids around!
Your ballot has likely arrived! Return it to an official drop box (there's one by the Bay Farm Library) by Election Day, Tue, Nov 3.
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Reminder: Check the Lost and Found!
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Have Something to Share?
Send events, programs, and resources Bay Farm families should know about to newsletter@bayfarmptsa.org for consideration.
Bay Farm PTSA shares community announcements from nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status and local government agencies. We do not publish political endorsements, religious promotion, or commercial advertising.
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Bay Farm PTSA • www.bayfarmptsa.org
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