BESCA Bulletin
November 24, 2025
🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS
🍁Wednesday, 11/26 - Friday, 11/28 - Thanksgiving Break (No School)
📚Monday, 12/1 - Friday, 12/5 - Book Fair with Hicklebee's (Booksin Library)
☕️Friday, 12/5 - Principal’s Coffee (8:20am, In-person with Special Guest)
📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS
🔹BESCA GENERAL MEETING MINUTES
If you were unable to attend the November BESCA General Meeting on 11/14, not to worry! Please use this LINK to read the meeting minutes and catch up on what was discussed.
🔹PRINCIPAL’S COFFEE
Principal Tan invites all Booksin parents/guardians to join her for a special in-person Principal's Coffee this month on Friday, December 5th, at 8:20am, in the cafeteria. She will be joined by a special presenter, Jamie Koo from Santa Clara County Office of Education, who will be presenting a workshop on Nurturing Effective Communication.
🔹BESCA BYLAWS
Each school year BESCA reviews our association’s bylaws, and about every three years we make updates to keep them aligned with how we operate as well as with SJUSD requirements for school-connected organizations. The proposed amendments for 2025-2026 are available for review and comment HERE. Please open the document in “comments” mode so you can see the suggested changes and the reasoning behind them. The update process is several months long and includes an initial executive board vote and review by our principal and the teacher advisory committee. The final vote by the general membership will be held at the next BESCA General Meeting on Friday, January 12th and requires a two-thirds approval of all members present.
🔹MAKER’S FAIRE RECAP
We were absolutely amazed by the creativity and craftsmanship showcased at Booksin’s very first Maker’s Faire last Friday! A huge thank you to all of our talented student sellers and enthusiastic shoppers for making the evening such a success. We also want to extend our gratitude to BESCA’s VPs of Events, Keara Simonetti and Kelly Broder, for their hard work organizing this fantastic inaugural event! 
🔹MAKER’S FAIRE YEARBOOK PHOTOS
The turnout for the Maker's Faire was amazing, and the yearbook is looking for photos to highlight this successful event! Please submit your photos from the faire using this link. Once you upload your photos, you will se a dropdown menu for the Maker's Faire. Make sure to include the grade levels of the students in your photos. Please Note: Not all photos submitted will make it into the yearbook.
🔹YEARBOOK EARLY BIRD PRESALE
Preorder your 2025-2026 yearbook now through January 31st and lock in early-bird pricing: $30 for a softcover or $50 for a hardcover. For an extra cost, you can also add personalized pages to the back of your child's book. After purchasing a personalized yearbook, you have until Thursday, April 16th to complete your page customization.
🔹HICKLEBEE’S BOOK FAIR
Booksin is partnering with Hicklebee’s Bookstore again this year to transform our library into a mini bookstore. The book fair will run NEXT WEEK from Monday, December 1st through Friday, December 5th (after school hours vary by day so please refer to the flyer below for exact times). Students, families, and friends can buy a wide variety of books and small gifts for kids. Books make great gifts for all ages, so come do your holiday shopping early at the book fair!
The Book Fair can't happen without volunteers! Volunteer shifts are 1-2 hours and include ringing up purchases at the cash register, monitoring lines, and supervising exits to manage traffic flow. Please sign up HERE if you’re able to help. If you have any questions, please contact Michelle Pilling at bookfair@mybesca.com
🔹BOOKSIN THEATER PARENT INFO MEETING & AUDITIONS
Parents/Caregivers of 3rd-5th graders interested in participating in this year’s afterschool theater production (January - March) are invited to join us for a virtual information meeting on Tuesday, December 9th at 7:00pm. We will walk through rehearsal schedules, attendance expectations, audition details, key dates, budgeting and donations, parent volunteer roles, and more. Theater is a very exciting activity, but it is also a commitment! This meeting is a chance to learn what participation would look like so families can decide if this activity is the right fit for their family. You can join the meeting HERE.
As you enter this holiday (and shopping!) season, it's easy to support the companies that give back to Booksin with every purchase. Check out our shopping guide HERE. Many of these retailers have shopping events where YOU get the discount too! We have a few great savings events coming up: True Earth (earth friendly yet still effective cleaning products), MINTED (Holiday cards and stationary) and Sports Basement (information provided in next week's bulletin).
1) Shop True Earth, using our BESCA LINK, from November 24th to December 1st, and SAVE 30% OFF sitewide using code BFCM30. Shop for yourself or consider stocking up and donating to Willow Glen Cares (laundry sheets are a popular item since kids can easily take them home). Every purchase gives 20% back to Booksin!
2) Holiday cards still on your list? You save 20% on every purchase at www.minted.com with promo code FUNDRAISEBESCA and we get 10% back! .jpg.jpeg)
🔹SECOND HARVEST FOOD DRIVE
1 in 6 of our Silicon Valley neighbors rely on Second Harvest for food. Booksin families are helping support their work, and every dollar makes a difference. We’ve set up a fundraising page to help provide meals to local families in need. Participation is completely optional, and contributions will be accepted through this Sunday, November 30th. You can learn more and donate here.
⭐️WALKATHON SPONSORS⭐️
We’d like to take this opportunity to appreciate each of Booksin’s 2025-2026 Walkathon Sponsors. This week, we’d like to thank our Gold Sponsor:
