BC Bear Facts
September Newsletter: September 4, 2023
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE: Welcome Back!
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
The 2023-24 school year is well underway, and I am excited to report that everything is off to a great start. The students impress me every day with how quickly they are learning procedures and jumping right back into the swing of school. Our dedicated teachers and staff have already set the tone for a successful year. This year, we will reinforce that every student and adult on our campus are leaders, and we will seek opportunities for all to lead positively.
Back-to-School Night was early this year, and as always we had an incredible parent turnout. It shows just how much you are all invested in your child’s education. Thank you for taking the time out of your busy schedules to come to school and gain an understanding of the incredible learning that will take place this year with your children. Teachers had so much to share about the exciting year ahead at Boulder Creek, as well as how parents can support their children outside of school. In fact, there are many more opportunities for parents to support their children via the Boulder Creek Community.
One way parents can become involved here at Boulder Creek is to become active in our Parent Club. Our Boulder Creek Executive Board members work tirelessly for our school and have some really cool annual events as well as some new ideas planned for this school year. The BC Parent Club holds monthly meetings, and the first one is coming up on September 13th at 5:30 p.m. in the library. Feel free to join us and see what it’s all about.
Welcome aboard Boulder Creek Families. Go Bears!
Sincerely,
Tina Croes
HELP OUR BUSES STAY ON TIME
Please do not arrive early, before the dismissal time of your oldest child. This will help to keep the parking lot from backing up with cars, and the buses will be able to drive in the back driveway and around the bus loop.
PARENT CLUB 2023-2024
Sundial Riffle Raffle (Formerly known as the Ducky Derby)
Up to 100% of the money raised returns to Boulder Creek School to fund classroom expenses and activities. This is a primary source of funding for the year.
Not just another Raffle! The Redding East Rotary sponsors this raffle drawing each year to raise funds for substance abuse prevention programs and youth development.
Students sell the tickets and each participating school receives up to 100% of the proceeds from the ticket sales, making it the most successful school fundraiser ever!
Each salmon ticket costs $5.00, and multiple salmon can be purchased on one ticket number.
Riffle Raffle winners will be announced on Sunday, Oct. 22 at the Sundial Bridge event from 11:00 to 3:00.
2023 Riffle Raffle Prizes:
1st - $10,000 cash
2nd - Houseboat Vacation from Holiday Harbor (16-sleeper houseboat on Shasta Lake)
3rd - Giants Baseball Game Weekend for 4 with VIP parking
4th - River Rafting Trip for 6 people
5th - Silver Blue Topaz Bracelet
6th - Harley Davidson Glass Decanter
The prizes in this fundraiser are desired by many near and far. Anyone from anywhere can win! That makes selling to friends and family much easier for our students, and they don't have to go door-to-door. We encourage our students to create their own sales messages to friends and family members. Be sure to include how their class may be using the funds.
2023 Boulder Creek Top-selling Student Prizes:
Sponsored by Parent Club
1st - $75 Gift Card to Oasis Fun Center
2nd - $50 Gift Card to Cinemark
3rd - $25 Gift Card to Jamba Juice
POPSICLE PARTY
Sponsored by Parent Club
The top 3 selling classrooms earn a Popsicle party for their class. Some classrooms have their own selling incentives as well.
TOP BOULDER CREEK STUDENT SELLER
The top-selling student at Boulder Creek will have the opportunity to attend the Rotary Luncheon with the principal to pick up the check for Boulder Creek!
Students should submit their sold ticket stubs and matching money at least once per week by Thursday, especially if they want to check out more tickets. The final date to turn in Pledge Forms/Money will be Friday, Oct. 13th.
This is our biggest fundraiser of the year. This fundraiser supports classrooms with funds for science activities, art, field trips, and so much more. It also supports funds for the Parent Club to help support fun activities here at Boulder Creek all year long.
Boulder Creek has always been one of the top-selling schools with this community fundraiser. Help us reach the top again this year! Remember, winners can be from out of the area, so students can sell to family and friends all over.
Danielle Farvall, Melissa McGee, Ashley Fitzgerald, and Samantha Green
K-5 CROSS COUNTRY
K-2 Runners practice on their own (with parents) at home. While 3rd-5th runners will have practices Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:30-3:30. All meets take place on Thursdays at which time, 3rd-5th runners will practice on Tuesdays only. The first 3rd-5th practice is on Tuesday, September 5th after the parent meeting.
There is a Parent Meeting on Tuesday, September 5th at 2:30 on the patio outside of the cafeteria when parents will be given all the details about the season. Please come with the K-5 Athletic Forms Packet completed if you haven't turned it in with your child's permission slip already. We also ask for a $2 donation for each runner to help cover the cost of ribbons for the season. Thank you in advance.
NO SHARING FOOD ITEMS AT SCHOOL
A "No Food Sharing" policy at school seems contradictory to everything we try to teach our children. However, this policy is necessary for the safety of all at Boulder Creek.
Cross-contact: A shared food item such as an apple, for example, may have been placed in a child's lunch by a person who touched other items such as peanut butter at home. The cross-contact with that apple could be life-threatening for another child who might have a peanut allergy.
New Allergies: In 25% of food allergy reactions that occur at school, the student had not been previously diagnosed. If a reaction does occur at school, tracing all food eaten, including its preparation may be of importance. This information is simply easier to gather when food is not shared.
Parents, please partner with us and discuss this policy with your children. We have many students who have food allergies, as well as those who may not know they have an allergy yet. In addition, some foods (spicy for example) that are tolerated well by some may not be tolerated by others.
Thank you!
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL
The School Site Council (SSC) is responsible for the development of the School Plan and overall school site budget including any categorical funds. The SSC is expected to:
Help develop and approve the School Plan for Student Achievement and school site budget.
Review and analyze student data.
Solicit community input and develop a needs assessment.
Monitor the implementation and effectiveness of the SPSA on an ongoing basis.
2023-2024 is a year of elections for some of our parent site council member seats. This month we will take nominations of parents who might like to participate in the school site council this school year. If you would like to nominate yourself or someone else, click HERE to access the nomination form. Complete and submit the form by Friday, September 15th. Voting will take place the third week in September.
Our 2023-2024 School Site Council (SSC) will be determined by September 29th.
Counseling Corner
HAVE YOU COMPLETED YOUR BEGINNING OF YEAR REQUIRED FORMS? **Required Every Year**
Please begin completing ALL electronic forms as well as additional paper forms, if necessary, within the first week of school if not sooner. Click HERE for complete instructions about completing Beginning-of-Year Forms.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation.
PARENT PORTAL LOG-IN
All parents, including new parents, should have logged into the Parent Portal at some point already. Why do you need to create a parent account? This is a secure platform through which you will view your child's teacher/class, receive your child’s report card, complete enrollment, and complete the necessary beginning-of-the-year school forms like your child's emergency card. In the future, this is also how state testing results will be communicated.
Click HERE for the link to the parent portal. If you cannot log-in successfully, please call our school's office at 224-4140. Be sure to keep your log-in information in a safe but accessible place.
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DROP-OFF/PICK-UP TIMES AND PARKING LOT PROCEDURES Where/when should I drop-off and pick-up?
Grade-Level Start and End Times
We are happy to welcome our students on campus for breakfast as well as on the playground before the start of the school day this year. The earliest drop-off time is 7:30 a.m.
Regular Day - School Start/End Times:
4-8 grades begin at 8:00 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.
K-3 grades begin at 8:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Minimum Day - School Start Times:
4-8 grades begin at 8:00 a.m. - 1:06 p.m.
K-3 grades begin at 8:10 a.m. - 1:06 p.m.
Students will be released from class based upon the dismissal time. Students will be walked to a designated pick-up area (see below) and remain with their teacher/classmates. If they have a younger sibling(s), they should report to the designated pick-up area of their youngest sibling so parents don't have to visit both pick-up loops. Please coordinate this with your children.
To ensure the safety of all children, students must be picked up at their dismissal times. The school does not provide supervision for students after 2:20 p.m. on regular days and 1:20 p.m. on minimum days. Every Monday is a minimum day. If students are not picked up by the aforementioned times, they will be escorted to the office. Parents will then be required to go to the office to check students out. Remember this is to ensure your child’s safety, so please be prompt when picking up your child.
Assigned Parking Lots for Drop-off and Pick-up
This location is decided by the youngest child in the family. Older children in the family will need to find their youngest sibling at the pick-up location that is assigned to that sibling's grade level. For example, Kindergarten will be picked up in the front parking lot, so all older siblings of Kindergartners will report to the dismissal location to find their Kindergarten sibling's class at the front of the school and wait for their parents there together. We will be out to help older siblings find their pick-up point. This should only take a day or two to get into the routine of where to go.
Parking Lot Assignments by Grade-Level:
- TK/K (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
1 and 2 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
3 and 4 (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
5 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
6-8 (and all older siblings) Front Lot
Please do not arrive earlier than your oldest child's release time (see above), as we want to be able to clear the parking lot quickly for each group. If you have multiple children who are released at both times, please find a parking space rather than waiting in the pick-up lane as this will block the lane from moving as you wait for your older child. Thank you for your cooperation.
Please review the BC Flow of Traffic Map in order to determine which way to enter/exit the campus from the neighborhood depending on which parking lot you are assigned. Front lot = red arrows. Back lot = green arrows.
SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER IMPORTANT DATES:
Monday, September 5th: Labor Day
Tuesday, September 5th at 2:30 (outside patio/cafeteria): K-5 Cross Country Parent Meeting
Thursday, September 5th: First day of 3-5 Cross Country Practice (after parent meeting)
Tuesday, September 12th at 5:30: 2024 Washington DC/New York Trip Informational Meeting in Room 38
Wednesday, September 13th: Fall Picture Day
Wednesday, September 13th - 5:00-5:30: Music Booster Meeting in Rm 71
Wednesday, September 13th at 5:30 pm: Parent Club in Library
Friday, October 6th, 7:00-9:00 pm: Middle School Back-to-School Dance in Cafeteria
Wednesday, October 13th: All Riffle Raffle Stubs/Money and unsold Tickets are Due
Thursday, October 26th: Picture Make-up Day
October 30th - November 3rd: Red Ribbon/Spirit Week
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST - MEALS ARE FREE TO ALL STUDENTS!
OFFICE HOURS AND PROCEDURES
IMPORTANT LINKS
- help@eesd.net: for Chromebook questions (including how to get a device); technology troubleshooting as directed by your child's teacher
- eesd.net: for online resources and other district information
- bouldercreek.eesd.net: for weekly newsletters and other information
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Boulder Creek School
Website: https://bouldercreek.eesd.net/
Location: 505 Springer Drive, Redding, CA, USA
Phone: 530-224-4140
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bouldercreekschool/