Monday, March 28, 2016

BCE Bearmail 3/25/16

March 25, 2016

 

Dear BCE Families,


Walk/Jog-a-Thon ~ There was walking, there was jogging, there was water drinking, orange eating and lots and lots of proud smiles, what a great success!  Thank you Melanie Dudley and ALL our amazing parent volunteers who helped coordinate this fun event. Our BCE community is the BEST!


Bee Assembly – On Thursday our students enjoyed an assembly and learned fun facts about honeybees and their importance in supporting our environment. Thank you Jacquie Spracklen and Liz Chisler for arranging this educational and fun assembly.


Math Madness ~ If you joined me last Friday evening you know what a great success Math Madness was! Thank you Tammy Schultz for organizing the evening and sharing all those fun math games.


Amazon ~ Our Parent Club participates the Amazon Smile program.  Signing up is easy!  All you need to do is go to smile.amazon.com or click on the Amazon Smile button on our Parent Club home page (https://sites.google.com/site/bceparentsclub/).  After you sign up all you need to do is go to the smile.amazon.com page and shop as usual.  A percentage of every purchase made through Smile Amazon will be donated to BCE.  For more information please check out our Parent Club home page or visit smile.amazon.com


Need Kindergarten? ~ Kindergarten registration for Fall 2016 has begun!  Visit the BCE office to pick up a registration packet and sign up for a spot to attend one of our two remaining Kindergarten orientations and tours. Tours will take place at 9am on April 14th, and May 27th.  Please call or stop by the office to reserve your spot.


Children must be five years old by August 31st in order to enroll in Kindergarten.  If your student has a September, October or November birthday you might be interested in our Transitional Kindergarten (TK) program at the Ludlow Center in Felton.  For more information you can call 335-4475.


Upcoming Dates to Remember

·       April 4-8 = Spring Break

·       Thursday 4/14 = Parent Club, all are welcome!

·       Wednesday 4/20 = 2-in-1 Family Night; food and trivia at Boulder Creek Pizza!


Quote of the Week (Perseverance)

"The successful person will profit from his mistake and try again in a different way."

~ Dale Carnegie


Did you know???

School attendance is a baseline factor in determining student success.  Are you supporting your student's academic success?  If you are struggling with this, please let us know, we'd love to be able to work with you to solve this important issue.

 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend!


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



BCE PARENT CLUB EVENT & MEETING REMINDERS:

 
YEARBOOK - The yearbook is now on sale for $20.  Look for the form that went home this week.  The deadline to order is April 30th.  Questions contact bcepc.execs@gmail.com .
 
Walk/Jog-a-thon – Thank you so much to all of the amazing volunteers that worked so hard to make today's event possible!! You rock!
 
BCE Parents Club Positions for the 2016 – 2017 school yearNow is a good time to start thinking about applying for Parents Club board and committee positions. We will need officers and volunteers to run fun family events. In the next couple of weeks, be on the look out for details to come home with your child.
 
Coming Up:
 
Parents Club Meeting – Thursday, April 14th
 
Family Dinner Night – Wednesday, April 20th
 
BCE Campus Beautification – Sunday, April 24th
 

GOT PICTURES of the BCE Talent Show
Please help us capture the school year.  Digital photos may be uploaded to our yearbook website:  http://link.entourageyearbooks.com/view_account.asp?l=06D2B1A2-C89D-438E-8592-0A06252BCCD0   This link will take you to the Boulder Creek Elementary School page for uploading photos.  Entourage Link will have you create a log-in and password.  Please file the picture under the appropriate category.  
 
 
Facebook – Find us and like us on Facebook. Search for Boulder Creek Elementary Parent Club.
 

 

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-school child 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 and opportunities.  The San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District does not sponsor or endorse any of the organizations or events that are located here.

 

The Flyer Process for San Lorenzo Valley Unified School District is posted on the "home" page of the District website at www.slvusd.org.   The flyers and/or blurbs are no longer inserted into the school newsletters or distributed to the children.  The District is making an effort to reduce the amount of paper that is sent home with your child(ren) and is working together to streamline the newsletter so that you read about the most important information regarding your child's school.  The District has created a website where all of the approved flyers will be posted (Community Opportunity).