Sunday Message/BC Bear Facts

 

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January 18, 2021 (Monday)

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Dr. Martin Luther King Day message:

• Our parking lot reminder for this week focuses on entering the front and back parking lots, especially at pick-up time after school.  If you wish to enter the front parking lot, please do so from the west side of Springer Drive.  When you come from the east and want to enter the front lot at the east driveway, you run the risk of clogging the front and back parking lot traffic at the east driveway, as well as blocking the through traffic on Springer Drive.  Likewise, we highly encourage you to enter from the east side of Springer or Spaniel Drives if you have been assigned to pick-up or drop-off your child in the back parking lot loop.  Drop-off and pick-up are running very smoothly most of the time, and that is thanks to those who are following the flow-of-traffic guidelines.  Click on the flow-of-traffic map again for your convenience.  Please pass this information along to any family member or friend who you designate to pick up for you.  Thank you for your cooperation.  

• We are so happy to be back on campus with our students.  Any time we are away for any sort of break, we always need to remind students of school expectations.  One such expectation is dress code.  The dress code violation we seemed to see last week was clothing “... may not have skin-revealing holes or rips above the mid-thigh.”  We understand holes in pants for both boys and girls is the style.  However, skin should not be showing above the middle of the thigh.  Parents, if you could review the dress code with your children, especially your middle schoolers.  You can find our full dress code on page four of the Parent/Student Handbook posted under the resources tab on our website at bouldercreek.eesd.net.

• Boulder Creek would like to thank Judy Maxwell, grandmother of BC students Ayla and Avery Foxworthy for submitting Boulder Creek for a nationwide opportunity for our students to have  Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom Virtual Encounter. I understand we are one of twenty schools nationwide that were chosen.  Our school’s encounter will take place this Friday.  In a year when we can’t take field trips or have outside visitors on campus for large assemblies, we greatly appreciate this honor. 

• As always, one last reminder to wash and tuck those face masks in the backpacks for tomorrow so students are prepared when they arrive on campus. 

We hope you’ve had a beautiful three-day weekend and look forward to a wonderful week! 

 

 

January 10, 2021

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

We have made it through another round of Distance Learning (DL). I hope we won't have to return to DL as a whole school or district for the remainder of the school year. However, we all need to keep in mind that there are sure to be times when a class or classes may slide in and out of DL due to a shortage of substitutes. Please know if this happens, it is beyond our control. We want our students on campus!

Please check out the January BC Bear Facts that was emailed to you just prior to this phone message as it is filled with Important information about our return to campus tomorrow, 2020-21 yearbooks, new student registration for next school year, and much more.

Thank you, and enjoy the remainder of your Sunday. We look forward to seeing our students tomorrow!

 

January 3, 2021

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

First and foremost … Happy New Year, and I hope that everyone was able to find some relaxation and joy over the holiday break.  Tomorrow our school’s teachers will spend the day collaborating and receiving incredible insights that will help Boulder Creek students reach their potential.  And yes, that means students will have one more day of vacation before they return to school virtually on Tuesday! 

We plan to return in-person on Monday, January 11th.  As communicated before the break, our district is now able to provide dedicated teachers to our 4th-8th grade Distance Learning students.  This means there have been some staffing and class adjustments for many students in 4th-8th grade in order to make this happen.  Some notifications of changes happened before the break and other notifications of class/schedule changes will take place this week.  We know changes can be difficult, but please know we will do everything possible to help with a smooth transition for all.  In the end, all of our students, in-person and distance learners, will be better served.

The January BC Bear Facts will be distributed to your email next weekend so we can include any new state Covid information that may come to us this week.

As there are only four more distance learning days remaining, please remember to contact our school office if your child is in quarantine for any reason that will last beyond Monday, January 11th so we can excuse absences appropriately, provide necessary work at home, as well as keep track of student return dates.

In addition, check your email in the next 30 minutes to be sure you are receiving this Sunday message via email as well as by phone.  We need to make sure we have all our parents’ emails on file in case we have important school information to send to you.  If you don’t receive the email, please inform our school office at 224-4140 as soon as possible so we can update your email address.  

There is no school for students tomorrow, Monday, because it is a staff development day. We look forward to seeing all of our students virtually on Tuesday.  We plan to resume in-person learning on Monday, January 11th.

Thank you, and enjoy the remainder of your Sunday. We look forward to seeing our students soon!

 

December 15, 2020 - Distance Learner Parent Communication

Hello, Parents of Boulder Creek Long-term Distance Learners,

As you may recall from a previous communication, the Enterprise Elementary School District (EESD) has been working toward securing enough teaching staff to have dedicated Distance Learning teachers for all K-8 grade levels.  We were able to accomplish this in K-3 before we returned to Phase 1, in-person learning on September 21st.  

EESD, including Boulder Creek, is excited to share that we have now secured the required teaching staff to serve our 4-8 Distance Learners with a dedicated teacher as well.  This will mean our Distance Learners (DL) will have a teacher whose only focus is distance learning students in his/her class rather than trying to juggle serving students who are in-person as well as those who are remote.

We will be restructuring class lists over the Christmas recess, and we wanted to let you know that your child’s teacher will change to their distance learning teacher beginning Monday, January 11th.  During the week of January 4th, your child’s DL teacher will communicate with their students with a letter of introduction.  

Boulder Creek’s 8th grade DL students will be somewhat unique in that they will continue with their current teachers, however, the cohorts may be restructured so that teachers will have a DL track instead of teaching in-person and DL simultaneously.  

We want to thank all of our families as we navigate through this unique year.  If you have any questions about the changes for our DL students beginning January 11th, please don’t hesitate to call our school office at 224-4140 before Thursday at 3:30 p.m., at which point our office will be closed until January 5th for the Christmas recess.

Thank you.

 

December 13, 2020

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• I want to start with some great news!  Boulder Creek is out of the Outbreak Workplace status. As you know from last week’s message, Boulder Creek reached “outbreak” status after learning that a third staff member tested positive for Covid.  

         We responded swiftly with a deep cleaning of the school campus along with follow-up               testing within 24 hours which allows us to re-open.  Follow-up testing resulted in less                 than three positives which removes us from “outbreak” status.  With all of this said, our             staff will be back on campus tomorrow.  This is our final week of school before                           Christmas Break.  This week is a 4-day week, Monday through Thursday.  Christmas                   Break begins on Friday.

• In addition, we will resume the distribution of meals at Boulder Creek this week between 11:30-12:30 each day on the grassy area in front of the cafeteria at the front of the school. There will be no charge for breakfast or lunch through December.  If you would like to pick up meals, we encourage you to order your meals the night before by clicking on the meal distribution link in the email following this message and complete the form each night for the following day. This helps our kitchen in determining how many meals to make.

• This week’s menu will include:

         Monday - Cheeseburgers

         Tuesday - Teriyaki Beef

         Wednesday - Lasagna

         Thursday - Chicken Nuggets

         Friday - No School

• At Boulder Creek, we can’t wait to get back to some of our traditional student and parent activities!  Therefore, there will be a 2022 Washington DC/New York Trip virtual informational meeting on Tuesday, December 15th at 5:30 p.m.  This meeting is for students, and their parents, who will be ending their 7th or 8th-grade years in June of 2022.   That’s this year’s 6th and 7th graders.  Join the meeting and learn all about his wildly popular trip that happens once every two years.  Parents of 6th and 7th graders should look for the link to the virtual meeting in your email tomorrow.  

• Remember, we will remain in Distance Learning for the first 4-day week after Christmas Break, January 5th-8th.  We are excited to be back for in-person learning on Monday, January 11th.

We know this has been a challenging year for all of our families as well as our staff.  All of us at Boulder Creek wish all of you more than your share of blessings and good health this Christmas as well as in the year to come.  Have a Merry Christmas and Happy 2021, Boulder Creek Family.

 

December 6, 2020

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• BC's MUSIC PROGRAM Ornament Fundraiser is in full swing, the inventory is shrinking fast! We only have six days to go before they're gone! Order your BC Bears ornaments today!  Please click on the ornament ordering link and/or see the flyer.

• Parent Club meets virtually this Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.  All BC parents are invited to join in.  Parent Club Meeting Link

• Just a reminder:  During Distance Learning, meals are being distributed between 11:30-12:30 each day on the grassy area in front of the cafeteria at the front of the school. There will be no charge for breakfast or lunch through December.  If you would like to pick up meals, we encourage you to order your meals the night before by clicking on the meal distribution link and complete the form each night for the following day. This helps our kitchen in determining how many meals to make.

• And finally, if your child is experiencing any difficulties with his/her Chromebook or logging onto class, first contact the teacher to see if he/she can help with troubleshooting.  If it’s during class and the teacher is unavailable or unable to assist you, please email our district helpline at help@eesd.net

It’s a beautiful Sunday.  Hopefully, you find yourself with the opportunity to get out and enjoy the fresh air today.  Have a wonderful week!

 

November 29, 2020

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

This week’s Sunday message is contained in the December BC Bear Facts.  Please open the link. There is a lot of important information inside as we transition into Distance Learning beginning tomorrow and lasting until January 11th.  You will find important information about:

• Student Chromebooks and other Distance Learning materials

• A Parent Club Update

• Our Music Program’s Ornament Sale

• Important December and January Dates

• Breakfast and Lunch Ordering and Pick-up Information during Distance Learning

• and, An Introduction of a New Staff Member to the Boulder Creek Front Office  

On behalf of all of us at Boulder Creek, we are excited to see our students virtually this week! Have a wonderful Sunday evening.   

 

November 15, 2020

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• Our Annual Fall Book Fair is in full swing.  The Book Fair is virtual and all orders will come directly to your house.  Our Book Fair benefits our school’s library.  You can click HERE for the link to the flyer and to order.

• This week is Parent/Teacher Conference Week via virtual conferences.  If you don’t have a conference time yet, please contact your child’s teachers as soon as possible.

• The November Parent Club Meeting will be held this Wednesday evening at 6:00 p.m.  The meeting will be virtual and all parents are welcome.  The Google Meet link is https://meet.google.com/zmu-htoq-urq

• All Enterprise Elementary School District families were sent a video and email (see attached) message from our Assistant Superintendent, Heather Armelino on Friday.  Just to reiterate the important dates contained in the message, all EESD students will return to Distance Learning on Monday, November 30th through Friday, January 8th.  Students will resume with in-person instruction on Monday, January 11th.  If you haven’t viewed the message yet, you can do so with the link in your email from Friday or click on the attachments below.

• Next week is Thanksgiving Break.  We wish all of our families a safe, healthy, and restful Thanksgiving Recess.

Be prepared for a wet week this week.  We look forward to seeing all of our parents this week during your conference.  Have a wonderful remainder of your evening.  

EESD Family Video Message:  11-13-20

 

November 8, 2020

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• Please don’t forget that Boulder Creek along with all public schools, will be recognizing our Veterans on Wednesday, November 11th.  Therefore, there will be no school this Wednesday.  We hope that all of our students and families will have the opportunity to thank a veteran on Veteran’s Day, our country’s official day to honor those who have served in the United States Armed Forces. 

• As you know, Shasta County is now in the purple tier which is defined by widespread daily new cases and positivity rate.  What does this mean for our school district and Boulder Creek?  In order to remain in Phase 3 (in-person), we must do everything possible to minimize the possibility of spread on our campus.  We feel confident we can do this if all of our school community (staff, students, and parents) do their parts.  We ask all those who are getting out of your cars and walking your students on or off campus to wear a mask as stated in our district’s re-opening plan.  We thank all of you who have been doing this faithfully.  It really can mean the difference in our school remaining open to in-person learning.

• If you haven’t done so already, please take the time to add important school dates from our district’s year-long school calendar to your own calendars.  If you can’t find your copy of the district calendar, you can go to our school’s website at bouldercreek.eesd.net to find upcoming events and our year-long school calendar. 

• Although it will look a little different this school year, even a pandemic can’t stop our Parent Club from bringing you the wildly popular Annual Fall Book Fair. This year, the Book Fair will be virtual and will run from November 9th through the 22nd.  The link to the flyer/order information is in the November Bear Facts as well as the email following the message.  Click HERE for the link to the flyer and to order.

• There is rain in the forecast for later this week.  Be sure your child comes to school with proper shoes, a raincoat, and an umbrella.

• Please see on the November BC Bear Facts for important details about Parent/Teacher Conference Week, the Parent Portal, a School COVID-19 Update, the Fall Book Fair, Important Dates, the November Lunch Menu, and much more.

Please enjoy the remainder of this mild-weathered weekend and have a wonderful week ahead.  

 

November 1, 2020

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• Hopefully, everyone remembered to set their clocks back by one hour.

• Just a reminder, tomorrow is a Staff Development Day.  There is no school for students on Monday.

• Please click on the November BC Bear Facts for important details about Parent/Teacher Conference Week, the Parent Portal, a School COVID-19 Update, the Fall Book Fair, Important Dates, the November Lunch Menu, and much more.

• We will need to begin making phone calls home to make a plan with parents for students who are repeat offenders of forgetting their mask in the mornings. You can help by checking with your child before they leave the house and/or car to be sure they have their mask.  In addition, please place an extra mask in your child’s backpack so he/she has a spare in case they forget their go-to mask.  Thank you in advance for your help with making a plan that works.  

On behalf of all of us at Boulder Creek, we wish our students a wonderful day off tomorrow.  We will see you all on Tuesday morning.  

 

October 25, 2020

Good afternoon Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• This week is Red Ribbon/Spirit Week at Boulder Creek.  We are kicking off the week tomorrow with School Spirit Monday: Wear your Boulder Creek swag or black, white, and/or green to support our school in making healthy choices!  The themed days for the remainder of the week as well as rules regarding costumes worn on Friday were added to the October Newsletter.  

• If your child doesn’t have a Boulder Creek t-shirt or sweatshirt yet, our Spirit Gear Order Forms have been sent home.  You also received the order form in your email last week.  All order forms along with payment are due to the school office by Wednesday, October 28th.

• I’m pleased to pass along information about an alternative to trick-or-treating and what sounds like a fun fall family activity.  Join North Valley Catholic Social Services (NVCSS) for the Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Superhero drive-thru trick-or-treating event, on Saturday, October 31st at the Redding Civic Auditorium. Click on the flyer for more information and a registration link as pre-registration is required.

• This week is the last week of the first trimester and the grading period is coming to a close.  Parent/teacher conference week is right around the corner, November 16-20. Teachers will be preparing report cards and beginning the process of scheduling virtual conferences with parents.  If you haven’t interacted with the Parent Portal recently, please make sure you are able to log in as this is where you will gain access to your child’s report card for your conference.

• Watch for the November BC Bear Facts newsletter coming your way next Sunday with more about conferences as well as information about this year’s Virtual Book Fair. 

• Parents, please help us by ensuring your child has his/her mask when leaving the house and doesn't get out of the car at drop-off without it.  We have given out many masks, including washable cloth masks, and some students are forgetting them at home.  We appreciate your help in making this a part of your morning routine.

Please stay safe during this blustery Sunday.  We look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

 

 

October 18, 2020

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• This week, October 19-23, is Digital Citizenship week at Boulder Creek.  Throughout the week we will focus on the importance of being safe and responsible when using technology. We will discuss important information about keeping information safe and secure, about being respectful while using technology, and how to safely search the internet.  Students in 4th-8th grade will be taught lessons on how to be safe and respectful when using technology.

• Next week, October 26th-30th is Red Ribbon/Spirit Week at Boulder Creek.  Please see the flyer attached in the email following this message for the details about themed dress-up days for the week. And, we are happy to announce that Boulder Creek will allow Halloween costumes for all of K-8 this year for the first time at the end of spirit week since we cannot hold our traditional Boulder Bash where students normally showcased their costumes.  Costumes will need to meet the dress code, and face masks will still need to be worn by all at drop-off and pick-up and by 3rd-8th grades during class.

• In accordance with restrictions from Shasta County Public Health, public schools have disabled drinking fountains on campus.  Please include a refillable water bottle in your child’s backpack.  Students are allowed to fill water bottles at school and keep them on their desks.  

• And finally, we want to thank those who have accepted their nominations to run for the School Site Council.  If you would like to show your support to our nominees with your vote, please click on the ballot link in the email following this message.  Voting will be open until Wednesday, October 21st at 3:00 p.m.  Click HERE to vote for SSC parent members. 

Have a wonderful Sunday evening as well as a beautiful week ahead.

 

October 11, 2020

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• Even though we are doing everything possible to remain in Phase 3 - In-person Learning, there are some circumstances that may require us to enter Distance Learning (DL) as a school or as a cohort.  One such situation includes inadequate staffing/lack of substitutes for classrooms (due to staff illness or quarantine).  Should this occur, we will do our very best to notify our families as quickly as possible - preferably no later than 11:00 a.m. the day prior to moving to distance learning. See this and other possible DL circumstances in the October BC Bear Facts.

• Picture Days are coming up on Wednesday and Thursday of this week.  Teachers will be announcing to their students and/or parents which day is their picture day.  Our Long-term Distance Learning students are scheduled for pictures on Thursday from 10:15-12:15.  There is no appointment necessary.  Pictures are in the gym for DL students.  DL students and parents will park in the back parking lot, enter through the designated gate, and proceed to the big gym.  Make sure you are wearing a mask and practicing social distancing.  A picture make-up day will be scheduled, likely in December, for students who are absent or are on 10-14 day Short-term Distance Learning. 

• A great big thank you to all of you for following the Boulder Creek traffic flow plan and pick-up times.  Things are running very smoothly at drop-off and pick-up.  Thank you for all your patience! Even though there is no rainy weather forecast in the near future, we ask that our families begin looking ahead.  Our pick-up procedure will not change, as we will still need to get students out together in cohorts to the parking lot quickly.  Boulder Creek does not have outdoor covered areas in the parking lots, so we ask that you equip your child with proper shoes, a raincoat, and an umbrella for the rainy season as they wait the few minutes for their ride.

• If you didn’t see the October BC Bear Facts newsletter posted last week, be sure to check it out!

• As always, please complete the health check of your child before bringing him/her to school.  This includes a temperature check.  Notify our school office if your child is experiencing any symptoms on the CDC list.  And, don’t forget to put those masks in backpacks tonight so they aren’t forgotten on the way to school tomorrow.

• Finally, be sure to contact our school office if you don’t receive the Sunday Message in your email following the phone call.  We often include links in the email message you may need to access.

Thank you so much, and enjoy the remainder of your evening!   

 

October 4, 2020

Good evening Boulder Creek Families, this is Mrs. Croes with your Sunday message:

• Please see the October BC Bear Facts for more details about these and more school announcements.

• Even though we are doing everything possible to remain in Phase 3 - In-person Learning, there are some circumstances that may require us to enter Distance Learning as a school or as a cohort.  One such situation includes inadequate staffing/lack of substitutes for classrooms (due to staff illness or quarantine).  Should this occur, we will do our very best to notify our families as quickly as possible - preferably no later than 11:00 a.m. the day prior to moving to distance learning.

• Many students are forgetting their masks in the mornings.  Please check all children for masks prior to leaving the house and car.  Thank you.

• Some younger students who do not start school until 8:07 or 8:15 are arriving on campus too early.  Younger students should not arrive at their older siblings start times, it’s the older students who are allowed to come a little late at their younger siblings start times. Please drop kids at school according to the start time of the youngest child in the household.

• Just a reminder to all parents that no visitors, except those adults walking Kindergartners to class, are allowed on campus without an appointment.  If you need to have a meeting with a teacher, please contact the teacher with an email or phone call to set up an appointment.

• Reminder to all middle school distance learning students and their parents… P.E. and music classes have changed for all middle school students as of September 21st.  All Distance Learners are required to attend/check-in to their Google Classrooms for PE and Music Classes.  Please attend your music class if PowerSchool shows that it's on your schedule for the week.  Email your teachers if you have questions.

• I want to thank our families who are following all of the drop-off and pick-up procedures.  We have made huge improvements in clearing our parking lots in a timely way.  Please put the following drop-off/pick-up safety tips into practice as these are areas where we still need improvement.

  • Slow down in the neighborhood.  We need to respect our Boulder Creek neighbors and keep our children safe.

  • All students and adults need to cross Springer Drive at the crosswalk on the west side of the school.  There is no crosswalk on the east side.

  • Please do not walk up the east driveway.  There is no sidewalk there, and this is a vehicle only zone.

On behalf of all of us at Boulder Creek, we wish you a wonderful week ahead!