Coho Connection 04/21/26

Dear Sakai Families,

We had a wonderful Hanami, or Cherry Blossom Festival,  yesterday. It was so fun to gather under the trees at lunch and eat together! 

Bike to School Day is on May 15th. This is the date for all schools in our district. Bike to School Day is a really fun day at Sakai and a good opportunity to reinforce safe biking habits and healthy choices. If you can, please consider signing up to volunteer. Aside from biking to and from school, students will also get to ride their bikes at recess on a course outlined on the field (complete with BIPD speedometer). We need lots of help to make it a safe and successful day. Also, if your child would like to participate but doesn’t have a bike, let me know. We have received some bikes in great shape we can loan.

In COHO this week we talked about the power of words and how our impact doesn’t always match our intent. The Student Dare this week is for students to check in with a person they may have unintentionally harmed at some point. As a Family Dare, talk with your child about a time you’ve had to repair harm with someone and you were able to do that.

Have a great week, Sakai!

Drew

I am amazed that we only have a short time until the end of school and in the Art room it is busy.

We are finishing Abstract Botanical paintings in 6th grade and have completed Alien Landscapes in 5th grade. Next week I will be putting up our Art at the Bainbridge Island Arts and Crafts Gallery for the Middle school Youth Art show. May 1 at 4:30 PM will be the opening of the show. I will be putting up the collaborative piece from Day of the Dead so every art student has contributed to the show. I hope you will be there. It is my last Middle School show as I will be retiring in June. 

Also coming up in May is clay. If you have time to volunteer it will be busy and fun! 

Thanks!

Maggie Hitchcock

Art Specialist

This week the Sakai PTO will be hosting the Scholastics Book Fair. We need volunteers to come help run the bookfair while our students shop the books.  

Pleae sign up for as many shifts as you are able to attend. Please note that you must be cleared by the BISD as a volunteer prior to volunteering.  

Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week is May 5th–9th, and we need your help! This year we're bringing the Farmer's Market to Sakai with a full week of goodies, a staff night out, breakfast, and lunch to celebrate the amazing people who show up for our kids every day.

Sign up to donate items or volunteer your time.

Non-perishables can be dropped at the main office starting April 27th. 

Questions? Contact Sarah Mann (sarahalida@hotmail.com) or Michelle Hobbs (mlmaguire@gmail.com). 

Hello Sakai Families! This is your last chance to upload photos of your student for the Sakai Yearbook! The deadline for submission is Friday, May 1! Photos can include things like first day of school photos, sports, hobbies, holidays, school events and vacations! Please use the QR code to upload photos of your student from the 2025-2026 school year! 

We would like to provide a game room alternative during lunch recess! Game Room will be available during recess on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. We would love one parent volunteer to supervise each of these. Please sign up for the available slots if you are able. 

Bike to School Day is on May 15th. We need many volunteers. If you can, please consider signing up to volunteer. Bike to School Day is a really fun day at Sakai and a good opportunity to reinforce safe biking habits and healthy choices.

Please remember that all volunteers who help in the classroom, on field trips, and other various activities must be cleared by the district: Volunteering with BISD. The approval process can take up to two weeks. Once approved, you are ready to volunteer and your approval is valid for two years.

Please bring your driver's license or id each time you sign into any school in the district.

WHAT: Sakai Choir sings at Mariners vs. White Sox game

WHEN: Monday, May 18th, 6:40 pm

  

WHERE: T-Mobile Park

Tickets are being sold at a discounted rate of $25 plus $5.41 for taxes and fees. Part of the proceeds go to supporting our choir program. We hope to see you at the game on May 18th, Seattle Mariners vs. Chicago White Sox! Use the QR code or fevo link below to get access to the discounted tickets. Deadline to purchase is May 15th.

Students singing in the choir do NOT need to purchase a ticket via the link below.

If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to Ms. Gibbs via email. kregan@bisd303.org. 

Go Sakai, Go Mariners, and GO CHOIR!

If you know your student will not attend BISD in the fall, please let us know by contacting the school office, or by sending an email to: studentrecords@bisd303.org with your educational plan so that we may adjust our records accordingly.

 

Our Annual Back to school Check-in process (ABC) is now open and is available by logging in to your Family Access account. Look in the left menu and choose: ABC 26-27 to move through the steps to complete this process ASAP.

It should take about 15 minutes (or less!) to complete the process for each child in your household.

This data collection allows BISD to gather information regarding your students’ plans for the upcoming year. Having an accurate understanding of the number of expected students helps us determine staffing needs, class size and building capacity to better serve our students. In addition to this valuable information, it allows BISD to fulfill its annual notification requirements for public schools in Washington state.

The ABC 26-27 process must be completed for ALL students in the district whether they are brand new to the district or returning.

*NOTE: For students with more than one family, ONLY the Primary Family will have access to complete the ABC’s. Guardians of Non-Primary Families will have “read-only” access. If this is a hardship for your family, please contact the school office for guidance, or send an email to studentrecords@bisd303.org. All families have the ability to make changes to their specific demographic information at any time via Family Access>Student Info>Change Requests link (in the top right corner).

Check out the Community Events Page for fun and engaging activities around the island!