BESCA Bulletin 10-7-24
Sun, Oct 6 8:06pm

BESCA BULLETIN
October 7, 2024

 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

Click here to learn how to sync Konstella events to your personal calendar.  If you have not yet synced the Konstella calendar, please check back often as our event listing is subject to change.

 
🍴Monday, 10/7 - Dining Night Out at Giorgio's Italian Restaurant @4:00-9:00PM

Refer to the Konstella calendar or see the attached flyer for details. 
⭐️ Wednesday, 10/9 - Deadline to earn "Popsicles for Pledges" for your class

See message below about signing up for Pledgestar for more details.

📷 Wednesday, 10/16 - Picture Day

More information will be sent by your classroom teacher.

🏫 Friday, 10/18 - Spirit Day: College Wear Day

Wear college apparel to represent your favorite college or university!

🏃‍♀️‍➡️ Saturday, 10/19 - Walkathon @8:00am-2:00pm

Join us for Louie's Highflying Adventure! 

 

📢 ANNOUNCEMENTS

📆BESCA General Meeting Recording/Notes- 9/25/24
Missed the last BESCA general meeting? View the recording here:
https://besca.webex.com/recordingservice/sites/besca/recording/playback/12d2b647a2ae41698aa29a2d3cba5c2c
Password: 7dJ35mPs
View minutes here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AM0TNf6LRBhFWILolba1_Nbd6DkzEqWv/view?usp=drivesdk

🍝 Dining Night Out TONIGHT

We are welcoming everyone back from Fall Break with a delicious dining night out opportunity TONIGHT at Giorgio's Italian Restaurant located at 1445 Foxworthy Ave., in the Foxworthy. Shopping Center between 4:00pm & 9:00pm and 15% of your bill will be given back to our school! You must bring/show the attached PDF voucher for Booksin Elementary School to benefit.

🛍️ Tea Collection’s School Days Fundraiser

Get 20% off your purchase and help us earn some extra cash for Booksin by shopping for children’s clothing on TeaCollection.com through TOMORROW - October 8! Use Booksin’s unique promo code to receive 20% off your purchase on TeaCollection.com, and Tea will donate back 15% of the product order value to BESCA.

Booksin's Promo Code is: SDF24BOOKSIN

Please share with your friends and family! 

🚶‍♀️‍➡️WALKATHON

As the Walkathon quickly approaches, please read ahead for important WAT announcements in this week and next week's BESCA bulletins! The 37th annual Booksin Walkathon, Louie’s Highflying Adventure, will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024. 


👍Have you registered for Pledgestar yet?

We are 2 weeks away from Louie's High Flying Adventure! Parents, please take a few minutes to register your walker(s) via Pledgestar, our secure pledge platform, and send your pledges! Once registered, your family and friends will be able to make secure credit card donations on your walker’s personalized page.  ⭐️ As a fun extra incentive, the WAT Team is hosting another Popsicles for Pledges this year! Classrooms with at least 85% of students signed up in PledgeStar AND have sent at least 1 pledge out by this Wednesday, October 9th will receive a popsicle treat! ⭐️

Using your computer or phone's browser:

  • Scan the above QR code or go to http://pledgestar.com/booksin
  • Click “Not Registered For This Year’s Event”
  • Enter your name and email address, then click “Submit”
  • Follow the instructions on-screen to register Walker(s) and add family and friends
  • When you finish, the system emails pledge requests to your family and friends, and allows them to make secure credit card donations online. You get notified each time a pledge is made, and you can track your pledge progress online.
  • Call 1-888-598-7510 if you need help.
🙋🏻‍♀️Adult Volunteer Sign Up
Volunteer sign up is live! We need all hands on deck for this important event. Please click here to view and sign up for a shift leading up to or on the day of walkathon. We can't run this important event without your help! 
👦🏽Youth (12-18 yrs) Volunteer Sign Ups
Do you know of any responsible middle or high school alumni or friends who would like to help out at Booksin's Walkathon? Students will earn volunteer hours for school, please sign up here. 
👩‍🏫Teacher Fun Drawing Information
Teacher fun drawing is a very popular Booksin tradition where students have the chance to win a fun and unique experience with their current teacher and/or Principal and Assistant Principal. To find out more about the raffle and for information on how to purchase tickets, please visit here. 
🧾Purchase Marketplace Tickets
Skip the lines and purchase your Marketplace tickets during our online pre-sale!  Tickets may be used at Walkathon to enjoy at various school booths including Crazy Hair, Face-painting, and Temporary Tattoos, or to purchase food and drinks from the BESCA Marketplace. Tickets can be purchased here. (Note: Food trucks do not accept tickets, cash/credit only.)
📦Items Needed For Use During Walkathon
We will be selling Booksin spiritwear and merch at WAT and are looking for a few donations or borrowed items including:
  • Rolling garment racks
  • Large plastic storage boxes with lids
  • Closet hanging shelves

 Borrowed items can be picked up at the end of WAT. Please contact Katie Prescott, Spiritwear coordinator, at spiritwear@mybesca.com if you have items to share! Thank you for helping!

 

 

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 Platinum Sponsor: Cub Scouts Pack 207