Dear BCE Families,
BCE Carnival ~ Another successful Carnival and Silent Auction is behind us! What a fun and exciting day it was. Thank you to our families who attended the Carnival and bid on items from the Silent Auction. A big THANK YOU goes out to Laurel Johnson, Tammy Schultz, Chrissy Dahl, Amber Jones, Kat Gafford, and all our families who donated their time and energies to working before, during and after the big day to make it such a success.
I am so grateful for our amazing BCE Parent Club and all the families that support us. Your fundraising efforts provide field trips, classroom supplies and many extras that our students and staff benefit from. Additionally, the community building that comes along with the events you sponsor is priceless. There are always way too many volunteers to thank individually so to you all THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!
Band Festival ~ I'd like to invite you to the 8th Annual SLVUSD "District-Wide Band Festival" on May 30 at 7 pm in the SLVHS Gym. This is the one time during the year that you can hear the SLE, BCE, SLVMS and SLVHS bands all in one place. It's a fun way to celebrate how hard we've worked this year (or more) as well as see the progression from elementary through high school. Our finale for the evening will feature all 150+ performers playing together which is something you just have to see/hear to believe! The event is free but donations will be accepted and there will be a $5 hot-dog dinner available at 6 pm. I hope you'll consider joining me for this fun evening of music! Click here for more information.
Family Survey ~ It's that time of year again! Please take a moment to complete our Family Survey. The information we receive from the survey guides us in our plans for next school year. Thank you for your time.
Need Kindergarten? ~ Kindergarten registration for Fall 2018 is open. Visit the BCE office to pick up a registration packet and begin the process. You can expedite the registration process by bringing your child's Birth Certificate, Immunization Record and Proof of Residency with you on your first visit.
Children must be five years old by September 1 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. For more information please call the BCE office at 831-338-6413.
We're looking forward to your student joining our BCE learning community!
SLVUSD Board Briefing ~ Please click here to read the latest information from our SLVUSD Board meetings.
Bookshop Santa Cruz ~ Encouraging
your student to read over the summer can seem daunting. Fortunately,
Bookshop Santa Cruz has a great Summer Reading Program to help inspire
your students to read over
the summer break. To participate, your students need a bookmark that can
be downloaded from,
https://www.bookshopsantacruz.
or
picked up at Bookshop Santa Cruz. After each student reads 6 books,
three from the bookmark and three of their own choice, they receive a $5
gift card from Bookshop, a scoop of ice cream
from Penny Ice Creamery, a slice of pizza from Pizza My Heart as well
as a great prize from the Santa Cruz Warriors. It is absolutely
free to participate, you are not required to purchase any of the books from Bookshop.
On
top of helping encourage students to read over the summer your school
can win great prizes if they have the most students participate.
Bookshop gives
a gift card to the school librarian for the top participating small
school and top participating large school.
This
year we are adding an exciting new prize, the opportunity to
participate in a "Grab and Dash". The top schools will each receive the
chance for one
lucky child to win a "Grab and Dash" experience at Bookshop Santa Cruz.
They can take home whatever they can carry in 45 seconds, making
multiple trips to the base to drop products until their time runs out.
Children's books are all up for dibs in this exciting
challenge a child will never forget.
Up Coming Dates to Remember
Monday 5/28 = No School (Memorial Day)
Thursday 6/7 = Parent Club Meeting, 6 pm BCE Library
Wednesday 6/13 = NO EARLY OUT
Last Day of School = Early Dismissal, 12:15 pm
Empathy Quote of the Week:
"Learning is a result of listening, which in turn leads to even better listening and attentiveness to the other person. In other words, to learn from the child, we must have empathy, and empathy grows as we learn."
~ Alice Miller
Did you know???
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) recommends that you teach your kids healthy habits. You can help your students develop skills to make safe and healthy choices every day. These include fastening seat belts, wearing helmets, applying sunscreen, brushing teeth, washing hands, forming healthy relationships, and more. Make safe and healthy choices every day to show kids how to do it.
Thank you for supporting your student by getting them to school every day and on time!
Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.
The BCE Way: BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE
Staff and students shall refrain from bringing furred or feathered animals, stuffed toys that may collect dust mites, scented candles, incense or air fresheners and from using perfume or cologne, scented hair spray, nail polish or nail polish remover that are not fragrance-free in classrooms or other enclosed areas or buildings.
BCE PARENT CLUB EVENT & MEETING REMINDERS:
Open House BBQ - A HUGE thank you to those of you who volunteered for this event. It was well attended and we have made notes on how to improve it for next year. We appreciate your feedback so if you have any comments or constructive criticism feel free to e-mail me at misstrinam@gmail.com
Carnival/ Silent Auction - Many thanks to all of the people who stepped up and volunteered at the BIG event. It was well attended and we were pleased to have so many volunteers to help!
Family Dinner Night - Join us for our next Family Dinner Night, May 22nd at The Roadside Cafe. This event is all day, for both lunch and dinner. A portion of sales benefit Student Services.
We had our monthly Parent Club Meeting last week and voted in nearly a full board for the 2018-2019 school year. We are still looking for a Co-Treasurer. If you are interested, or would like more information please e-mail us at bcepc.execs@gmail.com
Our board members are: Chrissy Dahl and Kat Gafford as Co- Presidents, Amber Jones and Salina Branson as Co- Vice Presidents, Virginia Justus as Treasurer who balances our books, Cindy Holmes as Treasurer (looking for a Co) and Amy Kelly and Christine Robbin as Co- Secretary.
Remember that all of us are Parents Club members just by having our children enrolled at BCE. Join us for our last meeting of this school year on June 7, 2018 in the school library from 6-8 PM. Babysitting and light snacks/tea always provided.
Redwood Mountain Faire - Fourth grade families! Did you know you can work up to two shifts to raise money towards your child's science camp? Limited shifts available on a first come first serve basis! The sign-up is available and should have already been sent to you from your teacher yesterday. If you did not get it visit http://slvrmf.
If you haven't joined our Facebook Group, and would like to, you can sign-up by sending an email to bcepc.execs@gmail.com This is a private group so members must be invited and have a student enrolled at BCE. It is a great forum to ask questions, receive announcements and stay involved.
Yearbooks have been ordered and went to print this past Monday. Yearbooks will be distributed mid-June, probably on the last day of school. Thank you for your orders.
Find us and like us on Facebook. Search for Boulder Creek Elementary Parents 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/sl
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).
