Principally Speaking
Dear Parents:
Safety is a top priority at Boulder Creek. We ask for your cooperation in ensuring that our front parking lot is used for buses to safely drop off our students in the morning. Students have been dropped off in the front parking lot and there isn’t a crossing guard or a safe place to drop students off as the large buses pull through. Parent drop off is the large drive through located off 80th Street on the west side of the school. Students can be dropped off safely in the parent drop off area where we have staff on duty and students can enter the playground. Please remember to “kiss and ride”, having all items ready for your child to exit the vehicle as you pull forward so traffic can continue to flow. The gate will be locked at 8:05 when the first bell rings so students can get to class. The playground is open at 7:45 so you may begin dropping students off then. If you choose to park your car and walk your child to the gate, please park on Portobello and use the crosswalk as the front parking lot has been closed for safety reasons.
The office has many phone calls during the day regarding transportation changes for students. It is important for students to have consistency with their transportation when possible. We understand occasional emergencies but daily changes make it difficult for students and teachers to remember which mode of transportation a student is supposed to utilize. Please try to let your student know how he/she is getting home before school unless it is a true emergency and try to keep it consistent every day. Thank you for your cooperation with this.
Sincerely,
Karen K. Coleman
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6th Grade as Idioms | Scary Pumpkins in Preschool | Fourth Grade as Where's Waldo. |
6th Grade as Idioms
Scary Pumpkins in Preschool
Fourth Grade as Where's Waldo.
A Note from the Nurse’s Office,
As we approach cold and flu season here are some reminders to help keep students and staff healthy. First, remind your children to practice good hand washing especially after coughing, going to the bathroom and before eating. Washing hands with soap and water or an alcohol based hand sanitizer is best. Hand washing is the best way to prevent the spread of germs that cause illness. Have your child cover their coughs. It is best to cover the nose and mouth with a tissue or with the upper sleeve, and avoid using the hands.
Second if you feel your child is sick enough to make a doctor’s appointment, please keep them child home until after the appointment. Should your child get sick with a fever, throw up, or have diarrhea at school they will need to be picked up. Your child will also need to stay home until they are symptom free for 24 hours without using medication. Coughs can be a tricky. If your child has a deep hacky cough or a constant cough, they should probably stay home. If it is the occasional cough then they can probably be sent to school. You may send cough drops with your child for their own use. If you want your child to have cough drops, and feel your child will share the cough drops with their friends, the drops may be brought to the health office. Cough drops are not to be shared nor will they be supplied. When your child is sick, be sure to call the attendance line and say why your child will be out. It helps to know if your child has stomach issues, respiratory problems, fevers or flu like symptoms especially if they have a fever. It lets us know when we need to get notices out to parents for contagious illnesses like strep and pink eye that are contagious.
It is a good idea to have a plan for who will care for your child in case your child is sick or becomes sick at school. Having a sick child at school will be less stressful with a plan in place should you be at work and unable to get away in a timely manner. It is best for sick students to be picked up promptly. If you have any questions please feel free to call.
Jane Xavier RN
Hello Boulder Creek Families!
Thank you to everyone who came out on 10/24 to learn more about what is going on in the realm of social emotional learning at Boulder Creek. I hope you found it time well spent! Stay tuned for future presentations anxiety, depression, & mindfulness after the winter break.
We wrapped up Red Ribbon Week on October 31st. Check out the picture of our pledge board and the winning posters from our contest. Congratulations to our winners: Addison Zelaya, Jake Chos, Karsyn Padilla, Abigail Imogoh, and Sophie Halterman.Thank you to everyone who participated in the contest, you helped spread the message of Red Ribbon week throughout our school with your poster!
We are moving into the emotion management unit of the Second Steps curriculum. Students are learning physical signs of needing to calm down a strong emotion (heart beating fast, feeling hot, racing thoughts, tense muscles, shaking, crying) and the steps for how to calm down. Ask them to show you their "hand brain" and what happens in your brain when you have a strong feeling (lid flips (4 fingers), cortex loses control, the amygdala (thumb) takes over).
Step 1- STOP, give your brain a signal that it needs to stop and calm down
Step 2- Name your feeling, get that cortex back engaged and thinking what am I feeling and why?
Step 3- Calm down! take belly breaths, use positive self talk, count
We are fundraising and partnering with local organizations to help families in need this holiday season. If you need help with a holiday meal, household items (laundry soap, toilet paper, blankets, pots/pans, etc) or gifts for your children, or would like to refer a family that may be in need, please give me a call or send me an e-mail.
Grateful for all of you and the work I get to do with your students every day!
Mrs. Fortune
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5th grade Class taking the Red Ribbon Pledge | Red Ribbon Week Winner | Red Ribbon Week Winner |
5th grade Class taking the Red Ribbon Pledge
Red Ribbon Week Winner
Red Ribbon Week Winner
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Red Ribbon Week Winner | Red Ribbon Week Winner | Red Ribbon Week Winner |
Red Ribbon Week Winner
Red Ribbon Week Winner
Red Ribbon Week Winner
December 10th
What’s STEAM? It’s an acronym which stands for; Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics.
Where? This evening event will be held in the Cafeteria
When? December 10th, from 6pm to 8pm. This is a FREE event.
Why? To get students excited about the field of Science in a fun way
What to expect? At this event, our Lightsaver Club will be hosting different stations where your child can experience hands-on activities
Who can attend? Anybody interested in learning more about STEAM can attend
Other Activities:
Arizona Diamondbacks
Gilbert Air Quality Control
Freeport-McMoRan Mining Company
Desert Ridge Robotics Club
Highland High Physics Department
SRP Carnival Games
Mesa Fire Department
Mrs. Gomez ( Art Teacher)
Mrs. Cruz ( Math Resource Teacher)
PTSO
*** All students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.***
Our own PTSO will be selling Pizza and Bottled Water
Students that have displayed character traits up and beyond.
- Showing kindness to a classmate that got hurt.
Lila Rodriguez
- Kindness & Caring
Lola Campbell
- Awesome Behavior
Dane Fort
- Responsible, helped the substitute and being great
Christoper Adams
- Kindness & respect
Evelyn Hunsaker
- 100% effort when she's working n the reading lab
AVID Golden Binder Awards for August
- Emilio Avila, Ja'Shon Brown
4th Grade Golden Binder Winners
- Eddie Galvan, Parker Wolfersberger
5th Grade Golden Binder Winners
- Kylie Brinkerhoff
6th Grade Golden Binder Winners
- Sydney Edgar, Makenna Haynie, Brooklyn Roberts, Jacob Spatola
Attendance Awareness November
When a child arrives late to school, they miss a very important part of the day. Morning announcements & attendance, lunch count, first lesson instruction take place in the first 15-20 minutes of the day. Coming into class late will also interrupt the classroom teaching environment, taking away learning time from everyone.
We realize that the process of getting children ready for school can be different from one day to the next. Some mornings go smoothly, other mornings, it may seem that nothing has gone as planned and now everyone is late!!
GET READY…..
What can be done to get ready the night before school?
What needs to be done in the morning?
Everyone has what they need for the day, are at the door, and ready to leave on time.
GO!!!
Family/student is headed to school, or school bus, with plenty of time to get to school safely.
Campus Opens at 7:45am
Gates Close at 8:05am
IN YOUR SEAT 8:10am
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What you can do the night before Layout your clothes Pack Backpack | What needs to be done in the morning Brush Teeth Make Lunch Eat Breakfast | Go Head to school by bus, parent drop off or walk |
What you can do the night before
Pack Backpack
What needs to be done in the morning
Make Lunch
Eat Breakfast
Go
parent drop off
or walk
Mark Your Calendar
November 15 - Swirl It PTSO Fundraiser - 3:30-11:00 pm
November 18 - 4th Grade Field Trip
November 18 - Relaxation Crew @ 3:00 pm
November 20 - Half Day, Students Dismissed @ 11:55 am
November 22 - Spelling Bee @ 1:30 pm Library
November 25 - 5th Grade Field Trip
November 26 - 5th Grade Field Trip
Light Savers
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Holiday
December 2- Reindeer Lane Gift Shop Opens
Relaxation Crew @3:00 pm
December 3 - NEHS Meeting @ 3:00 pm
December 4 - Early Release @ 1:55 pm
December 6 - Donuts with Dad @ 7:30, Last day of Reindeer Lane Gift Shop
December 10 - Light Savers @ 3:00 pm
PTSO Meeting @ 3:00 pm
STEAM Night @ 6:30 pm
December 11 - Early Release @ 1:55 pm
December 12 - Choir Concert @ 6:30 pm
December 13 - Hot Chocolate Sales before School (Supports Adopt-a-family program)
December 17 - Strings Concert @ 6:00 pm
Band Concert @ 7:00 pm
December 18 - Early Release @ 1:55 pm
December 19 - 3rd Grade Holiday Music program @ 6:30 pm
December 20 - Half Day - Students dismissed at 11:55am
December 23 -January 3 - Winter Break
January 6, 2020 - School Resumes
NEW PHONE SYSTEM
Remember - All extensions changed. To reach a teacher - use their room number with a "1" in front of it. Example: If you called Mrs.Fortune in room 101, her extension now is 1101.