Admin Corner- December 8

Posted Date: 12/08/25 (05:18 PM)

Bi-Weekly Newsletter

December 8, 2025

Dear BVA Families,

As we reach the end of a full and productive year, we’d like to share an important update with you. Our Leadership Team has been working hard to finalize the BVA Charter Renewal Petition for 2026-2031. We will present it at the Board Meeting on Wednesday, December 10th at 6:15 PM in the art room at the Upper School, and we warmly encourage you to join us in person or via Zoom (Meeting ID: 844 4695 9691, Password is BVA). Simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be available. A draft of the charter document can be found in agenda & packet linked here.

Once finalized, the petition will be submitted to Monterey County Office of Education (MCOE) in January, with an anticipated presentation to their board for approval in March.

Thank you for your continued support—your partnership means so much to our school community.

With appreciation,

The BVA Leadership Team

LAST CHANCE TO SIGN UP FOR SATURDAY ELOP SESSION

Activities will include engineering sled slopes, making snow, 3D printing trees and snowflakes, making a snow-human, engineering an elevator for transport and making reindeer antlers for our reindeer relay!!!

On Saturday, 12/13 from 8a-5p (located at Lower Campus). More info & registration HERE

🍬 Gingerbread House Fun — Supplies Needed! 🍭

During the week of 12/15, our Upper School students will be making graham cracker gingerbread houses during Community Meeting! 🏠✨

Our 8th graders will partner with 6th, and 7th graders with 5th to help build stronger cross-community connections — with our older students stepping in as awesome mentors! 🤝💫

To make this sweet activity a success, we’re asking families to help donate supplies. 🍪🎄

If you can send in graham crackers, frosting, candies, or other fun decorations, please sign up using the link below. Your support makes these traditions magical for our students! ❄️❤️

👉 Sign-up link: https://www.parentsquare.com/feeds/66398710

Thanks so much for adding a little extra sparkle to our community! ✨

💙🧡 Help us Spread the Word on our MC Gives Campaign 💙🧡

Our MC Gives Campaign is underway! 🎉 Every dollar donated is partially matched — helping BVA even more!

You can help by:

Sharing the flyer & on social media 📲
Spreading the word to friends & family 🗣️

🗓 Nov 13 – Dec 31

💻 Donate: montereycountygives.com/bva

Every share and donation counts! Thank you for supporting BVA! 🙌✨

📚 Bookmobile Visits 📚

Lower Campus (2:15–3:30 PM): Dec. 12. These visits will take place into the after-school hours, so families are welcome to stop by with their children!
Upper Campus (9:50–10:55 AM): Dec. 19

SAVE THE DATES!

UPCOMING BVA EVENTS

Important Dates

12/8, 6 pm: CVO Meeting
12/10, 6:15 pm: Board of Directors meeting in Shark Tank at Upper School
12/11, 6 pm: Winter Concert for grades kinder - 6th at Oldemeyer Center in Seaside
12/12, 8:45 am: CVO Community Building meeting
12.12: Dine & Donate at Ikes Monterey, 10am-8:30pm - Show flyer all day
12/13: ELOP Saturday Session
12/22/25 - 1/4/2026: Winter Break
1/5/2026: Teacher Professional Development Day, No Classes
1/6/2026: Students resume classes
1/12: CVO Meeting
1/19: MLK Jr. Day, No School, No Camp

Meeting agendas will be posted 72 hrs prior to meeting on our website's Home page, the Agendas and Minutes page and posted on both campuses.

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