BESCA Bulletin
March 16, 2026
🗓️ UPCOMING EVENTS
🍝Wednesday, 3/18 - Willow Street All Day Dining Fundraiser
🍫Friday, 3/20 - Last Day for See's Candy Fundraiser
🍔Tuesday, 3/24 - Kirk’s Steakburgers Dining Fundraiser
📆Friday, 3/27 - BESCA General Membership Meeting (8:20am, Cafeteria)
🌺 Friday, 3/27-Sun, 3/29 - Booksin Theater presents Moana Jr.
🪩Friday, 4/24 - Booksin Bash
⚾️Friday, 5/8 - SJ Giants Family Baseball Night
📣 ANNOUNCEMENTS
🔹MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL RECAP
The annual Multicultural Festival was a huge success! Students and families had so much fun learning about the different cultures represented in our school community. Our presenters created beautiful displays, served up tasty snacks, and shared about languages, games, and cultural activities. Thank you to all the volunteers for all your hard work and a special shoutout to Keara Simonetti and Kelly Broder for organizing such a memorable event!
🔹YEARBOOK NEEDS MULTICULTURAL FESTIVAL PHOTOS
We are looking for your photos from the Multicultural Festival. Click here to UPLOAD. Upload 3-5 of your best photos to be considered for the yearbook. For general yearbook questions, please use this link. If you still have questions, please email Karen Wong at yearbook@mybesca.com.
🔹QUILTERS NEEDED FOR WALKATHON T-SHIRT QUILT
We are looking for volunteers with quilting experience to create a quilt from past Walkathons shirts. The finished quilt will be included in our exciting Booksin Bash live auction on Friday, April 24th! If you’re interested in taking on this project, please reach out to Katie Prescott at spiritwear@mybesca.
🔹BESCA IS LOOKING FOR A VP OF FUNDRAISING
Do you want to be more involved with our school but can't be on campus/need a role you can do outside of school or work hours? Do you have project management skills or like coordinating projects? The VP of Fundraising is a great way to contribute behind-the-scenes (and on your time) to ensure the programs BESCA funds are available to our kids. Programs include Garden, Art, Music, Field Trips and more! Elections are coming up and we need a parent for the role of VP of Fundraising for 2026-2027!
The VP of Fundraising coordinates and supports BESCA's fundraising efforts by working closely with the President, VP of Events, and Walkathon Chair(s) to maintain organization across our fundraising events. Key responsibilities include supporting the WAT auction lead, sponsorship lead, and event leads to track fundraising progress (with already established spreadsheets), ensure alignment toward established goals, promoting and publicizing fundraisers, and researching new fundraising opportunities.
No previous experience necessary! Elections take place at our next BESCA General Membership meeting on Friday, April 24. Once elected, shadowing/transition starts immediately as we set the fundraising requirements for next year's programs and you can hit the ground running for the new school year. Interested in learning more? Send an email to our VP of Volunteers, Kayla Monk at volunteers@mybesca.com
🔹WILLOW STREET ALL DAY DINING FUNDRAISER
This Wednesday, March 18th, is Booksin’s next all day dining fundraiser! Take the night off cooking, and join family and friends at Willow Street Pizza, located at 1072 Willow Street, for a delicious meal. When you show the flyer below, Willow Street will donate 20% of your dine-in or take-out purchase back to Booksin!
🔹LAST CALL FOR SEE'S CANDY!
This is the final week of BESCA’s See’s Candy spring fundraiser, running through this Friday, March 20. Similar to our Dining Night Outs, this is an optional way to support our school while enjoying some delicious treats. When you purchase See’s Candy through through this link, a portion of the sale comes back to Booksin (BESCA earns about 20% of the purchase price, depending on the item). Orders are placed online, and See’s ships the treats directly to the buyer’s doorstep. You can also share the link with family and friends anywhere in the U.S., so supporters near and far can participate. Thank you for considering this sweet way to support Booksin!
🔹BOOKSIN GOLF INVITATIONAL PARENT SOCIAL
Join us for the 1st Annual Louie’s Links Booksin Golf Invitational parent social event on Friday, March 20th. We will be teeing off at 9 a.m. at The Golf Club at Moffett Field. Registration is $150 per player and includes a 4-person scramble style golf tournament, lunch, swag, prizes, and more! Friends are welcome to purchase tickets, as well. We will also be pre-selling merchandise specifically branded for the event in the BESCA Shop, stay tuned! Be sure to reserve your spot early, we are at risk of selling out. Looking fore-ward to seeing you there!
Merchandise is now on sale for the Booksin Golf Invitational! Can't make it out to "Louie's Links" to play, but still want to help support our school? Head on over to the BESCA Shop and get yourself, your family, or your friends some limited edition t-shirts, polos, and hats! 
🔹BOOKSIN THEATER PRESENTS MOANA JR.
Since January, approximately 75 of our 3rd–5th grade students have been hard at work rehearsing for this year’s production of Moana Jr! After weeks of learning lines, songs and dances, they are excited to share their performance with the community! There are two casts and performances will take place on Fri 3/27, Sat, 3/28 and Sun, 3/29. Come out and support your friends and classmates! Please see the flyer and purchase tickets here.
🔹BOOKSIN SPIRITWEAR ONLINE SHOP
Booksin Spiritwear is available for online purchasing NOW through mid-May. It’s the perfect chance to show your Booksin pride and update your spring wardrobe. Shop the BESCA SPIRITWEAR SHOP HERE or scan the QR code on the flyer below. Orders will be delivered to classrooms each Friday after the order is received. 
🔹SAVE THE DATE: BOOKSIN BASH
The Booksin Bash is coming up on Friday, April 24th, from 6-11pm! Join us for a cocktail/mocktail party with a live auction, heavy hors d’oeuvres, and dancing. This adult only social 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 Wes Anderson aesthetic. Please see the save the date flyer below for a link to a mood board, but feel free to wear whatever you'd like. Tickets will be on sale next Monday, March 23rd, and will include special early bird ticket pricing. This event is at risk of selling out, so get your tickets when they go live. Hope to see you there!
🔹SJ GIANTS FAMILY BASEBALL NIGHT
On Friday, May 8th at 7pm, the San Jose Giants are hosting Booksin families for family baseball night! Join your friends (and Louie🐾) for an exciting night at the ballpark, complete with games between innings, a 7th inning stretch sing-a-long, and fireworks after the game. Tickets are only $15 each (including processing fees) and available here or using the QR Code on the flyer. Use the code BOOKSIN26 when buying your tickets, a portion of the ticket sales will be donated back to Booksin. We look forward to seeing you there!
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 Platinum Sponsor:
