Bear Creek Elementary School

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Monday, January 20

...NO SCHOOL...Martin Luther King Day

Tuesday, January 21

Wednesday, January 22

...Late Start Wednesday

...School Accountability Meeting @ 3:15

Thursday, January 23

...Coffee at the Flagpole @ 7:30

Friday, January 17

...Read in Day

Now is the time to enroll! Let your friends and neighbors know! Look for the blue link titled “Neighborhood School” in the center of the BVSD Enrollment page. Please be careful to click on the appropriate link and not the “Choice Enrollment” link as that will place your registration into the wrong department. Also, make sure to choose the correct year as both this school year and next are enrollment options!!

28 Options for Spring Lifelong Learning Classes Begin the Week of January 27 at Bear Creek

Fill your student's spring with cooking, sports, arts & crafts, Spanish, STEM, film making and more! Register by January 22 for the first session.

Click to see your options:
After School Classes (scroll down the list for the Spring sessions)
Late Start Wednesday Classes (scroll down the list for the Spring sessions)

Call (720)561-5968 or email lifelong.learning@bvsd.org with any questions.

Don't forget to sign your performers up for Lip Sync by January 31! Registration can be found here. Questions? Please reach out to the BCE PTO.

Best, Kate, Natasha, and Karen

We understand that it is difficult to find rehearsal space for Lip Sync! Unfortunately, we do not have a lot of extra room available in our building to accommodate before or after school practice. We do want to encourage large, inclusive groups in our Lip Sync program and so we will consider requests from Lip Sync groups of 10 or more. Here's what we can do:

• If you are organizing a large lip sync group (must be 10 students or more) - Please fill out this Google Form if you are hoping to secure a space for your large group. We will do our best to accommodate as many groups as possible. This form will only be open until Tuesday, January 21st at 9 am, so please submit your request this weekend! Groups will be notified by Friday, January 24th and rehearsals may start beginning the week of January 27th.
  
• 5th Grade Ensemble Group already has space reserved and will begin practicing on Monday, Feb 3rd.
  
• Groups are free to use outdoor spaces on our campus to practice after school, but please do not ask teachers for classroom spaces.

If you have any questions about Lip Sync rehearsal spaces, please contact michelle.wellington@bvsd.org.

Congratulations to our Bear Creek Spelling Bee Champion, Charlotte J, and to our runner up, Lydia C! Charlotte's championship word was "proficiency," and she will advance to the District Bee on March 15! This year's bee included 85 words during the written portion before four finalists advanced to the oral rounds. Great job to all 27 of our spellers, and a huge thank-you to parent volunteers Rose, Christina, Francis, Emily, and Angelica.

Registration for BVSD half- and full-day summer camps opens January 21. From June 2-July 25 (no camps June 30-July 4 or on June 19), choose between:

• School Age Care full-day camps at Bear Creek or Douglass. Monday-Friday from 8:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Daily themed crafts and outdoor fun, with two days per week of off-site adventures or special activities brought to the campsite.
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• Lifelong Learning half-day camps at Uni Hill or Coal Creek. Monday-Thursday from 8:30-11:30 a.m. Multiple weekly enrichment options include sports samplers, cooking, LEGO engineering, gardening, crafts and more!

Learn more

In PE- Students practiced skills early on in the week during our hockey stations. They then used those skills in games like The very hungry caterpillar, pirate hockey, pin knockdown, 4 goal hockey and ended the week with a round robin tournament. All students helped us finish up our Hockey unit with a visit from the Avalanche Youth Development group. They provided students with instruction and lots of fun! In addition, they donated hockey sticks, balls and pop up goals. GO AVS!

Check out more pictures, intramural information and more on our BCE PE website: BCE PE WEBSITE

Congratulations to: Alex Karaulanov, Charlotte Jueng, Max Monaco , Nico Ortuzar and Markos Liakaris

King Soopers has a Community Rewards Program. Through this program, King Soopers will donate money to Bear Creek through your loyalty card at no cost to you.

We are reaching out today and asking you to take part in this important program (it's free!) that provides roughly $12,000 to our school annually. You can also win one of three $50 gift cards to Illegal Pete's if you participate by January 27!

How do I sign up?

1 - If you do not yet have a King Soopers loyalty card, visit any King Soopers location to receive one for free. This gives you in-store discounts when shopping.

2 - Once you have a King Soopers loyalty card, create an online account here

3 - Log into your online King Soopers account, click on "My Account" and then "Community Awards" Enter Bear Creek Home and School Association or AQ261 (our unique organization number). Click enroll.

4 - Now every time you enter your phone number or swipe your loyalty card at the gas pump or at the checkout Bear Creek will earn money!

What if I previously enrolled?

We encourage you to log into your king soopers account to check if your card is still linked to Bear Creek via the Community Rewards program.

Once enrolled, send a screenshot of proof of enrollment to bcpto.boulder@gmail.com by Monday, January 27 . At that time, we will draw three names from all submitted screenshots and each winner will receive a $50 gift card to Illegal Pete's. We encourage you to submit a screenshot if you just linked your card or if it has been linked previously.

Thank you in advance for taking the 3 minutes to sign up and earn free money for our school while you're supporting the Table Mesa King Soopers. If you have any questions or trouble signing up, please contact bcpto.boulder@gmail.com and a PTO representative can help you.

Volunteers needed for a Rainbow Day event on 1/29/25 at Bear Creek!

Throughout the school year, BVSD Food Services holds “Rainbow Days” to encourage students to eat a colorful, nutritious lunch by including fruits and vegetables from the salad bar.

Rainbow Days are held in the cafeteria during lunch time and last ~2 hours. We need rockstar volunteers to: encourage students in line to try a variety of produce and engage with students at tables about what it means to “eat a rainbow.” (Bonus points for wearing a salad bar-inspired accessory provided by us!) It’s a fun, easy way to support BVSD’s mission of not only feeding kids nutritious food, but educating them about why it’s so important.

If you are interested in volunteering at your school’s Rainbow Day please sign up here!

Each week students who show Respect, Ownership, Cooperation, Kindness, and Safety are honored by BCE Staff. Here is this week's R.O.C.K. Stars.

Have you ever asked yourself: How do clouds form? Why do they have different shapes? Why do some clouds rain and others just move on? What do I need to make a cloud? Can I make a cloud at home?

Join CU Wizards on January 25th when Dr. Katja Friedrich, a physicist who has ventured into the Alps and Rocky Mountains to better understand the physics of clouds, storms and mountainous weather, will talk all about cumulus clouds: the water cycle, weather, and about how the air we breathe is influenced by the Earth's dynamic forces.

BCE Breakfast - Please remember to arrive for breakfast before 7:40AM. You need to come through the front door to access breakfast. For safety reasons, students will not be let in or out through either cafeteria door.

Lunch - The 1st serving of the entrée is free, however, students will need to pay for second helpings

of the entrée through their lunch account. You can set up a student lunch account by following the

instructions on this BVSD Food Services webpage. Also, parents who join their students for lunch can pay for it through their student's lunch account.

Eco-Cycle November Newsletter

Important BVSD & BCE Information Links

Volunteer at Bear Creek? Click here for HelpAtSchool where we will get you connected!!

BCE Security Reminders

*For safety and security of our building, please review this VIDEO on the Front Door Entry Protocol. There are also new instructions posted on the wall. Please read and follow !

*BCE Drop Off & Pick Up - Please watch this VIDEO, which highlights how to best navigate our parking lot.

Please keep your student home if they have a fever (>=100.4) or have vomited/had diarrhea within 24 hours. If your student has been prescribed an antibiotic for a communicable disease, please keep them home for 12-24 hours following the first dose. BVSD has also clarified its COVID guidelines. Thank you for helping us Stop the Spread!