BCE Bearmail 12/20/13

December 20, 2013

Dear BCE Families,

THANK YOU Alissa Nolan and crew for another successful Gift Shift.  What a wonderful and important annual event!

 

THANK YOU to all for donating your time and resources for the Gift Shift, Canned Food Drive, classroom activities, Breakfast Club, and all the other exciting and amazing activities that make BCE the BEST PLACE TO BE!

 

THANK YOU for all your support during my first four months as principal.  It's a privilege to work with our school community in this new capacity.  I can't imagine there's a luckier principal anywhere!

 

 

As we say good-bye to 2013 I want to wish all our BCE families and friends a wonderful Winter Break.  I hope you are able to spend some extra quality time with your extra special students!  I'm looking forward to seeing you all back in 2014 and continuing our work together.

 

Take care, and remember school is closed now until we return on Monday, January 6, 2014.

BCE PARENT CLUB MESSAGE & EVENTS REMINDER:

 

We would like to take a moment to thank all of the families and local businesses who have supported our school in 2013.  Our two fall fundraisers, Drive for Schools and the Walk/Jog-a-Thon, along with our Family Dinner Night series and ongoing Escrip and Box Tops programs have raised $20,000 since the start of school.  We truly appreciate our community for working together to keep BCE strong.  Thanks to your generosity, we were able to continue to sponsor great events and provide financial support to the school.

 

 

FAMILY FUN NIGHT – BINGO:  Friday, January 10, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, MP room

Food, Fun and Prizes!!! Free to play. Pizza & Bake Sale benefits 5th Grade Science Camp!  Volunteers needed! Please contact Sara - sarajclarke@yahoo.com

 

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT:  Tuesday, January 14, 4:30-9:00pm, Taqueria Los Amigos.  20% of the nights proceeds will benefit our BCE Music Program.  These funds will be used to buy new instruments and repair the old.  

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY LINK

Please click on the following link to view a variety of opportunities for your child(ren) that are offered throughout the valley and Santa Cruz areas by various organizations, such as Boy/Girl Scouts, Sports, Arts-Drama-Theater, Local Events, Community Service, Quest/YMCA (before/after-schoolchild care), etc. Link here: 

https://sites.google.com/a/slvusd.org/community-link/.

This link is provided as a courtesy for parents / students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to receive information of current local events / opportunities.  The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.

 

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

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BCE Bearmail 12/13/13

   December 13, 2013

Dear BCE Families,

THANK YOU ~ Thank you all for your generous donations to the Gift Shift, the Canned Food Drive and Breakfast Club!  What a great example of kindness and compassion you are for our students.

Family ~ One of the many advantages of being in a small community is being part of a large family.  We're there to celebrate each other success and available when someone needs our support.  As you may have heard, one of our kindergartners has been diagnosed with leukemia (ALL).  Many people have asked if there is some way they can help so I wanted to forward you this information.

 

One of our parents has established a donation account for the student's family with an organization called GiveForward, which gathers funds for distribution to the family.  If you would like to make a monetary donation, which the family will use for necessary expenses like gas for hospital trips, meals, and learning tools for Oliver, visit the site below.

 

Here's the link
https://www.giveforward.com/fundraiser/wdl3/olivers-fund

 

At Home Keyboarding ~ Student accounts, 2nd through 5th grades, have been set up at www.typingweb.com.  Parents can contact their child's teacher for logon information.

Up Coming Dates to Remember

• Monday 12/16 = Gift Shift, 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Wednesday 12/18 = 1^st Grade Sing, 7:00 pm
• 12/23 – 1/3 = No School = Winter Break

Attendance Facts = Did you know that BCE has the lowest attendance percentage of all the schools in the District?  Let's work together to be the school with the highest rate of attendance!

 

Thank you for supporting your student by getting them to school every day and on time!

 

Safety Tip of the Week: Please be aware of the bus zones and help us keep the lanes open for the safety of our students and to allow the buses to arrive and leave on time

 

 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

 

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

BCE PARENTS CLUB EVENT & MEETING REMINDERS:

 

Wow, we had another successful Family Dinner Night on Wednesday.  We were able to raise $411 for the 3^rd Grade Class.  Please thank Justin and Boulder Creek Pizza and Pub for supporting us throughout the year and for hosting these fun family nights for BCE.

 

HOLIDAY GIFT SHIFT - MONDAY, December 16.

 

FAMILY FUN NIGHT – BINGO - Friday, January 10, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, MP room

Food, Fun and Prizes!!! Free to play. Pizza & Bake Sale benefits 5th Grade Science Camp!  Volunteers needed! Please contact Sara - sarajclarke@yahoo.com

 

 

SAVE THE DATE for 2014:

 

FAMILY FUN NIGHT - BINGO:  January 10

 

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT FOR MUSIC PROGRAM:  January 14

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY LINK

Please click on the following link to view a variety of opportunities for your child(ren) that are offered throughout the valley and Santa Cruz areas by various organizations, such as Boy/Girl Scouts, Sports, Arts-Drama-Theater, Local Events, Community Service, Quest/YMCA (before/after-schoolchild care), etc. Link here: 

https://sites.google.com/a/slvusd.org/community-link/.

This link is provided as a courtesy for parents / students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to receive information of current local events / opportunities.  The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.

 

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

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BCE Bearmail 12/6/13

December 6, 2013

Dear BCE Families,

I hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break.  I can't believe it's just two more weeks until Winter Break is here!

Breakfast Club ~ The BCE Breakfast Club is in need of donations!  Our parent run Breakfast Club runs entirely on donations and serves over 80 students a day!  The Breakfast Club is open to all of our students and provides a much needed service for students who arrive at school and haven't had breakfast.   It's hard to do your best work if your tummy is empty!  During this giving time of the year you might consider supporting the BCE Breakfast Club.  THANK YOU!  Cash or checks (made out to BCE Parent Club, "Breakfast Club" in the memo) can be dropped off at the Breakfast Club or in the office.

Canned Food Drive ~ The Valley Christmas Project Canned Food Drive continues.  Please send in your non-perishable donations to help support families in our community.  This is a great opportunity for our children to discover the good feeling we receive when we do good things for others.

HOLIDAY GIFT SHIFT

Monday,  December 16^th, 12:00 – 6:00 p.m.

Come to the Gift Shift on December 16th!  All families are welcome to come and enjoy holiday shopping.  Select and take home free gifts for your children while demonstrating the spirit of recycling.  Remember, you don't have to donate to participate.  Many families have contributed their toys and books and donations are still needed.  Children must come with an adult, but adults don't need to come with children.   We'll see you at the Gift Shift from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.! 

 

At Home Keyboarding ~ Student accounts, 2nd through 5th grades, have been set up at www.typingweb.com.  Parents can contact their child's teacher for logon information.

Up Coming Dates to Remember

• Wednesday 12/11 = Family Fun, Dinner & Karaoke @ BC Pizza (benefiting 3^rd grade)
• Thursday 12/12 = Parent Club Meeting (6:30 pm – 8:00 pm)
• Monday 12/16 = Gift Shift
• Wednesday 12/18 = 1^st Grade Sing, 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
• 12/23 – 1/3 = No School = Winter Break

Attendance Facts = Missing 2 weeks of class time each year in primary school means a total of 14 weeks teaching time missed— this could have a real impact on their
basic literacy and math skills.

 

Thank you for supporting your student by getting them to school every day and on time!

 

 

Safety Tip of the Week: With the cold weather upon us, please remind your students to wear sturdy shoes and walk.  We can have ice and frost that are sometimes hard to see.

 

 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!

 

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

BCE PARENTS CLUB EVENT & MEETING REMINDERS:

 

2-IN-1 FAMILY FUN NIGHT:  Pizza + Karaoke = FUN

Wednesday, December 11, 4-9:00PM, Boulder Creek Pizza & Pub

The Pub will contribute 20% of the night's proceeds to BCE 3^rd Class.  For double the fun, Karaoke will be hosted between 5:30-9:00PM. Order Dine-in, Carry-out, or Delivery 338-2141

 

BCE PARENT CLUB MEETING

Thursday, December 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the Library 

ALL are welcome.  Babysitting always provided.  The agenda is attached.  Meetings are Peanut Free and Scent Free.  Questions contact: bcepc.execs@gmail.com

 

 

SAVE THE DATE:

 

2-IN-1 FAMILY FUN NIGHT (Pizza + Karaoke = Fun):  December 11

 

PARENTS CLUB MEETING:  December 12

 

GIFT SHIFT:  December 16

 

FAMILY FUN NIGHT - BINGO:  January 10

 

FAMILY DINNER NIGHT FOR MUSIC PROGRAM:  January 14

Don't forget about the Parenting Newsletters on our Website.  Click here!

COMMUNITY OPPORTUNITY LINK

Please click on the following link to view a variety of opportunities for your child(ren) that are offered throughout the valley and Santa Cruz areas by various organizations, such as Boy/Girl Scouts, Sports, Arts-Drama-Theater, Local Events, Community Service, Quest/YMCA (before/after-schoolchild care), etc. Link here: 

https://sites.google.com/a/slvusd.org/community-link/.

This link is provided as a courtesy for parents / students, by the San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District, to receive information of current local events / opportunities.  The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.

 

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

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