BESCA BULLETIN
January 21, 2025
đď¸UPCOMING EVENTS
đTuesday, 1/21 to Tuesday, 1/28 - Book Collection for the Book Exchange
đWednesday, 1/22 - All Day Dining Fundraiser at Bibo’s Pizza
đSaturday, 1/25 - San Jose Barracudas Game (2:00pm)
đťTuesday, 1/28 - General BESCA Meeting (7:00pm)
đThursday, 1/30 - Booksin Book Exchange
đŞŠFriday, 2/7 - Glow Dance
đ˘ANNOUNCEMENTS
ALL DAY DINING NIGHT OUT- BIBO’S PIZZA
Our next dining fundraiser is this Wednesday, January 22nd at Bibo’s Pizza, located at 1431 Bird Avenue, San Jose. Gather your family and friends and enjoy delicious pizza while supporting Booksin; Bibo’s will donate 20% of the cost of your meal back to BESCA!

SAVE THE DATE: GLOW DANCE
Are you ready to get your glow on?! Booksin's 2nd Annual Family Glow Dance Party will be held in the cafeteria on Friday, February 9th! There will be two one hour long dance sessions:
- Dance #1 for TK-2nd: Doors will open at 5:15pm; Dance is from 5:30pm-6:30pm
- Dance #2 for 3rd-5th: Doors will open at 6:45pm; Dance is from 7:00pm-8:00pm
To help you get your maximum glow on, BESCA will be selling glow-in-the-dark merchandise after school on Tues, 1/28 in the Spirit Court. Glow-in-the-dark merchandise will also be available for purchase at the dance, along with pizza and snacks. Tickets will be available in the BESCA shop starting tonight! Please note: This is not a drop off event, all students must come with a parent or guardian, and everyone, adults included, must have a ticket to be admitted. Space at the dance is limited so get your tickets early!
SEEKING GARDEN CO-LEAD FALL 2025
The Booksin Garden Program is seeking a new Co-Chair for next school year! Current Co-Lead, Sarah Giacomotto, will be deeply missed at Booksin when her daughter leaves for middle school this fall. Our continuing Co-Lead, Rebecca Bitter, is looking for a partner to help maintain and grow Booksin's Garden program, which includes both hands-on gardening tasks, support for garden lessons, and coordination of volunteers. Responsibilities will be divided between Rebecca and the new co-chair with some tasks being held during school hours while others can be done on your own time. Interested parents can email Sarah and Rebecca at garden@mybesca.com to learn more about the role and whether it may be the right fit for you. Why volunteer now? Shadowing the role in winter/spring provides ample opportunities to observe and learn the ropes before stepping into the co-lead position.
Garden Lead Responsibilities:
structures as needed.
beds.
lessons.
volunteer coordination, and event logistics.
admin throughout the year.
In order to provide this program, we need ONE more Assistant Coach that can help on Wednesdays! Let Me Run is a nonprofit wellness program that inspires boys to be themselves, be active, and belong. Coaches follow a unique curriculum that uses the power of running to encourage boys to develop their emotional, social, and physical health. Practices will be Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 2:15 - 3:30. The session is for 4th & 5th grade boys and runs from March 31 to May 7, culminating in an end-of-season 5k race on May 10. Annie Reynolds will be the head coach and needs only ONE MORE Assistant Coach who can help on Wednesday afternoons. We are grateful that we now have coaches for Mondays and Fridays. If you can help with Wednesday practice each week, please contact Annie at annie.rose.reynolds@gmail.com
BOOK EXCHANGE
Does your family have some old books that are ready to be passed on to someone else? Save them for the book exchange on Thursday, January 30! The annual Booksin Book Exchange is a wonderful opportunity to clear out gently used books and donate them to other children in our school community. During the exchange, every student will have the chance to pick out a free book to take home and enjoy! We’ll be collecting book donations starting today, January 21 through Tuesday, January 28. Look for collection bins in front of the library and around the school. We welcome children's books for all grade levels but upper-grade & chapter books are especially in high demand. The more books you donate, the more choices our students will have - thank you for helping make this event a success!
BOOK EXCHANGE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!
Help us make the Book Exchange a success! We need volunteers to help set up the day before as well as helpers for the actual Book Exchange. Please use this link to sign up for a shift if you are available.
*If you volunteer to help after school for set up, you do not need to be cleared.
*If you are helping during the Book Exchange, you need to be a cleared volunteer.
YEARBOOK
There are only 12 Days left until the price of the yearbook goes up! The early bird price is $30 for soft covers and $50 for hardcovers. Prices go up on 2/1/25. Pre-order your yearbook at https://www.mybesca.com/
SAVE THE DATE: BOOKSIN BASH
Save the date for the Booksin Bash Friday! This special event will be held on March 28th tentatively from 6-11pm (exact time tbd). Join other parents and Booksin teachers & staff for an adults-only cocktail/ mocktail social event with a live auction, hors d’oeuvres, and DJ dancing. The event will be held at the San Jose Women’s Club, a beautiful historic 1920’s Spanish Revival building in the heart of Downtown San Jose. If you like to dress for a theme, we encourage you to embrace the glam 1960’s “Palm Royale” (tv show) aesthetic. Booksin Bash tickets will go on sale at an early bird rate on Monday, March 3rd. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to get your tickets early and plan to joins us for a night of fun!
âď¸ As a bonus, we are partnering with Warrior Code Taekwondo to provide childcare for some of the evening. They will be offering a special kids babysitting event only for Booksin students from 5:30pm-9:30pm for $50 a child and will be giving a percentage of the earnings back to BESCA (like a Dining Night Out). More details to come!
SHOPPING GUIDE
TruEarth: Laundry Sheets, Dryer balls, Toilet bowl cleaner, and more!
Shop at the Booksin site: http://tru-earth.sjv.io/BESCA
WALKATHON SPONSORS
We’d like to take this opportunity to appreciate each of Booksin’s 2024-2025 Walkathon Sponsors. This week, we’d like to thank our Gold Sponsor: 360 Wellness For All