BC Bear Facts
April Update: 4/16/21
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE:
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
Thank you for your patience in waiting for our April BC Bear Facts. I was waiting on some important information from Shasta County Public Health and from the state regarding graduation and annual CAASPP testing, which we wanted to include in this month's newsletter.
Now that we have passed Spring break, we are in the final stretch of 2020-21! Despite the challenges this school year has presented, I am extremely proud of the strides our staff and students have made toward the losses suffered during the shelter-in-place order of 2020. Even though a few of our classes have had to quarantine here and there, we have faired very well with five-day-a-week in-person learning. We are ahead of the game when we consider that the majority of the state is just now beginning to come back to school in person for the very first time. We feel very blessed to serve our students and families face-to-face!
With that said, we are not completely back to normal. We will continue to follow the necessary restrictions so that we can remain in person as well as provide some much-needed extra-curricular activities for our students. We appreciate your understanding and cooperation, as it makes all the difference in keeping the school environment and learning experience positive for your children.
It's a very busy time at Boulder Creek as we wrap the year's learning and activities. Take a look at all the BC happenings below ...
Sincerely,
Tina Croes
BOULDER CREEK'S ANNUAL K-5 READING INCENTIVE PROGRAM CONTINUES THROUGH APRIL 30TH
"Reading Takes You Places!"
Boulder Creek’s Annual Reading Incentive, “Reading Takes You Places,” program continues and will conclude on Friday, April 30th. We have had a fantastic time thus far, and students are earning some great reading incentives! Keep recording those nightly reading minutes on classroom reading logs or in a notebook. Each Thursday evening, students and parents will calculate the total minutes read for the week and complete the Reading Takes You Places Google form. Click HERE for the link or access the link via your classroom teacher. Throughout the six weeks of the reading incentive, students will have the opportunity to qualify for activities and prizes if they meet their reading goals.
What are our reading goals?
K-3 Students need to read at least 100 minutes per week to qualify for activities and prizes
4-5 Students need to read at least 150 minutes per week to qualify for activities and prizes
Staff and community members are busy recording read-alouds and encouraging everyone to read, read, read! Kindergarten parents, reading to your kindergarten child counts toward reading minutes.
Thank you so much for supporting our school’s readers!
Boulder Creek Administrators Eat Bugs for Classes That Met Their Reading Goals!
Mr. Shaw Chomping Down on His Favorite Bug!
Mrs. Croes and Mrs. Haedrich Having a Buggy Snack Together!
Mrs. Walker "Enjoying" Her Bug Treat!
SPRING SPORTS - WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW
Please remember, we are still subject to the same Covid restrictions when it comes to students who are ill (any symptoms on the Covid-19 list). Students who have any symptoms should stay home from school and our office notified. In addition, there is always the chance your child's class could be named as a Covid-19 close contact and have to quarantine at home. In these cases, students would not be able to participate in their sport either as they cannot leave their houses. It's unfortunate if this happens, but we still must follow the quarantine order. Thank you in advance for your understanding.
SOME OF THE RULES FOR SPECTATORS OF COMPETITIONS:
- Each athlete may only have spectators from their immediate household.
- Spectators must maintain six feet of distance (unless in the same household) from others.
- All spectators must wear a mask.
- Unfortunately, we are unable to have volunteers help with our teams at this time.
UPCOMING SPRING SPORTS:
- 6-8 Grade Track - Practice Begins April 14th
- 3rd-5th Cross Country Running Club - Practice Begins April 13th (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
- K-2nd Cross Country Running Club - Practice Begins April 14th (Wednesdays)
- 4/5 Boys Softball - Tryouts begin April 27th (permission slips 4/13-4/16)
- 4/5 Girls Softball - Tryouts begin April 27th (permission slips 4/13-4/16)
- 6-8 Tennis Practice begins May 10th (permission slips 4/26-5/5)
VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE IN 2020-21
Like many other annual events that typically encourage large gatherings at school, Open House will be modified this year. Instead of gathering on the school's campus, Open House will come to you via a virtual link(s) from your child's classroom teacher. Together, your family will be able to enjoy some highlights of your child's 2020-21 school year.
Expect to receive your Virtual Open House link(s) from your teacher on Wednesday, May 26th. We all look forward to sharing the great things that happened at Boulder Creek this year!
8th GRADE GRADUATION
We are happy to announce that as long as we remain in the red tier or better, we will be allowed to hold an outdoor graduation for the Class of 2021. This is great news!
This year's graduation will take place on the Boulder Creek field. We must follow the Covid restrictions for all California graduations. This means there will be a limited number of household family members who may attend. We are working through those details now and will pass that information on to our 8th-grade families as soon as it becomes available.
Graduation spectators will have assigned seating, maintain six feet of distance from others (except direct household members), and wear a mask while on the Boulder Creek School grounds.
Boulder Creek's 8th-Grade Graduation will take place on Tuesday, June 1st. The time is still being decided and will be announced to our 8th-grade families.
We are excited to celebrate the Class of 2021!
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR CHILD IS COVID POSITIVE, A CLOSE CONTACT OR HAS SYMPTOMS?
If your child is positive, has come in close contact with someone who has tested positive for COVID-19, or has any symptoms listed on the CDC checklist, please keep him or her home from school and contact our school office. School or district officials will provide you with the information you need as to when your child may return to school. In addition, your child will be allowed adequate time to make up missed work in accordance with EESD school board policy. Please contact your child's teacher if you'd like to request work so there isn't as much to make-up upon return to school.
It is very important that we follow this procedure in order to reduce the possibility of exposure at school when we return in-person. If we have exposure at school, there is a very good chance a cohort (class or grade level) may need to quarantine and return to Distance Learning (DL) for a period of time.
There will be times when cohorts of students are unavoidable, and we understand. However, timely communication may help us minimize such occurrences.
Besides keeping your child home because he/she is a known close contact, please keep children home if they show symptoms in order to minimize exposure and illness to all colds, flu, potential COVID, etc. When our staff is ill, they are required to stay home. We could move to DL because of a shortage of staffing.
Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding.
PARENT CLUB NEWS
Meet Your Parent Club Board
APRIL/MAY/JUNE IMPORTANT DATES:
March 12th-April 30th: Annual K-5 Reading Incentive Program (virtual reading logs due each Friday morning by 8:00 a.m.)
April 5th - 9th: Spring Break
Monday, April 12th: Staff Development Day - No School for Students
April 13th - 16th: 4/5 Boys and Girls Softball Permission Slips Available (due April 16th)
Wednesday, April 14th: Parent Club Meeting (via Google Meet - meet.google.com/khs-bkmv-yst)
April 26th - May 5th: 6-8 Tennis Permission Clips Available (due May 5th)
May 10th-14th: 2021-22 Teacher Requests - electronic (due by 3:30 p.m. May 14th)
Wednesday, May 12th: Parent Club Meeting (via Google Meet - meet.google.com/kbc-mcgy-isz)
Wednesday, May 26th: Open House (Virtual link(s) sent by teachers)
Monday, May 31st: Memorial Day - No School for Students
Tuesday, June 1st: 8th Grade Graduation (time to be determined)
Monday, June 7th (emergency/snow day used): Last Day of School
GO SLOW IN THE PARKING LOT AND IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD
Please remember that we have students and parents crossing the parking lots in both the front and the back. Please proceed very slowly and cautiously. Do NOT pass vehicles that are stopped in front of you on Springer Drive or in the parking lots unless there is a another lane in which to do so. This is not legal and it is not safe. Thank you.
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.
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST
If your child is a Distance Learner and you need cafeteria meals, you may order meals on a weekly basis and pick up a box of frozen meals for the week on Mondays. If you would like this option, please email our Head Cook, Melody Alspach, at malspach@eesd.net.
* This is the EESD menu and is subject to changes at each school site.
OFFICE HOURS AND PROCEDURES
CLICK ON THE FOLLOWING EESD SCHOOL YEAR PLAN BUTTON FOR OUR DISTRICT'S DETAILED PLAN.
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
PARENT PORTAL LOG-IN
All parents, including new parents, should have logged into the Parent Portal at some point this school year. Why do you need to create a parent account? This is a secure platform through which you will 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 email our tech helpline at help@eesd.net. Be sure to keep your log-in information in a safe but accessible place.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Under What Circumstances Could Boulder Creek Students Move to Distance Learning?
Directive of public health
Positive cases at a school site(s)
Inadequate staffing for classrooms (due to staff illness or quarantine)
A decline in county conditions resulting in a move to the “widespread” tier
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/