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December Newsletter : December 4, 2022
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE:
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
It’s December, and we all find ourselves fully involved in the holiday season. Christmas is right around the corner, and our students are working hard to keep their minds on their academics as we enter the busy few weeks before their next break.
The month of December brings to Boulder Creek a new character focus, generosity, and giving. Generosity is a quality that's a lot like unselfishness. Someone showing generosity is happy to give time, money, food, or kindness to people in need. When you show generosity, you might give away things or money or put others before yourself.
Acts of generosity, such as giving your time, talent, or resources, and expecting nothing in return, have been proven to be good for our health. Generous individuals are personally more fulfilled, happier, and more peaceful within themselves, not to mention more productive at home and in the workplace. In fact, as reported by a recent study by the University of California, generous individuals live longer, healthier lives.
The traits of giving and generosity are being focused upon daily with students throughout the month of December.
Our incredible staff will be supporting our students throughout this holiday season. Our teachers will creatively bring engaging wintertime activities and positivity to our students. On behalf of all of us at Boulder Creek, we wish all of our families a wonderful holiday season. Once we make it to Christmas Break, we will look forward to seeing you all again in person on Tuesday, January 10th!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Tina Croes
DECEMBER FOCUS: Giving/Generosity
THE HOLIDAY BOUTIQUE - Dec. 12th-16th
This holiday tradition spans 25 years at Boulder Creek. Our K-5 students have the opportunity to go shopping for their own family members in the boutique set up at Boulder Creek. They are assisted with gift wrapping as well. The kids love it, and it promotes positive feelings toward giving to others. Please sign up HERE if you are willing to help set up, help students shop, and wrap gifts.
Support Our BC Student Leadership Team as They Support TOYS for TOTS!
FALL IS THE TIME FOR LOST AND FOUND - JACKETS AND SWEATERS
2022-2023 Yearbook!
It’s time to order your 2022/2023 yearbook. All orders will be placed online at ybpay.com. Our school code is 11517123. The earlybird price is $30.00. The price will increase to $36 on March 1, 2022.
A Message to 8th Grade Families:
If your child has been at Boulder Creek since Kindergarten, please submit their Kindergarten photo to melodyalspach@gmail.com by February 17th. This photo will be displayed on the yearbook's "Throwback to Kindergarten" page.
Information about purchasing an "8th Grade Ad" for your 8th-grade child was sent home to 8th-grade parents in a separate email communication.
Any questions? Please feel free to email me, melodyalspach@gmail.com.
Best,
Melody Alspach
Yearbook Advisor
Do You Order on Amazon? Turn on Amazon Smile and Earn Money for Boulder Creek!
Amazon will donate money to our school's Booster Club and it's so easy! The AmazonSmile Foundation will donate 0.5% of the purchase price from your eligible smile.amazon.com purchases. Tens of millions of products are eligible for donations. You will see eligible products marked “Eligible for AmazonSmile donation” on their product detail pages at smile.amazon.com or with AmazonSmile ON in the Amazon Shopping app. Recurring Subscribe & Save purchases and subscription renewals are not currently eligible to generate donations.
Remember, only purchases made at smile.amazon.com, (not amazon.com) or with AmazonSmile turned ON in the Amazon Shopping app on your mobile phone will generate AmazonSmile donations.
How do I turn on AmazonSmile?
- Log into your Amazon account.
- Use the drop-down menu and click on Amazon Smile.
- Search the charities for "Boulder Creek Booster Club" Redding, CA. Be careful because there are many charities that begin with Boulder Creek.
- When you sign in to Amazon, make sure it says, "AmazonSmile" at the top.
Amazon will send you quarterly statements showing you how much money was donated to the Boulder Creek Booster Club as a result of your qualifying purchases. Don't forget to turn on Amazon Smile in your Amazon Phone App as well!
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DECEMBER/JANUARY IMPORTANT DATES:
Thursday, December 1st, 6:00-7:00 pm: Choir Caroling at Redding Garden of Lights
Saturday, December 3rd, 8:30-11:30: Breakfast with Santa - Boulder Creek Cafeteria
Saturday, December 3rd: Boulder Creek Dance Crew in the Redding Christmas Parade
Monday-Friday, December 12th-16th: Holiday Boutique
Friday, December 16th: Dress Your Best Holiday Dance ( Middle School)
Thursday, December 22nd: Last Day of School before Break - Minimum Day
Friday, December 23rd - Monday, January 9th: Christmas Break - No School
Monday, January 9th: Staff Development Day - No School for Students
Tuesday, January 10th: First Day Back from Break
LUNCH AND BREAKFAST - MEALS ARE FREE TO ALL STUDENTS!
Breakfast Menu
Lunch Menu
HEALTH GUIDELINES FOR SCHOOL
WHAT SHOULD YOU DO IF YOUR CHILD IS COVID POSITIVE OR HAS SYMPTOMS?
This year is all about recommendations rather than requirements. The most important part is to stay home if you are sick. We are no longer offering testing for students at school, but we do have free tests available for parents who would like to test their students at home. Please refer to the flyer below for further details.
Thank you so much for your cooperation and understanding.
DROP-OFF/PICK-UP TIMES AND PARKING LOT PROCEDURES Where/when should I drop-off and pick-up?
Grade-Level Start and End Times
We are happy to welcome our students on campus for breakfast as well as on the playground before the start of the school day this year. The earliest drop-off time is 7:30 a.m.
Regular Day - School Start/End Times:
4-8 grades begin at 8:00 a.m. - 2:10 p.m.
K-3 grades begin at 8:15 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Minimum Day - School Start Times:
4-8 grades begin at 8:00 a.m. - 1:06 p.m.
K-3 grades begin at 8:10 a.m. - 1:06 p.m.
Students will be released from class based upon the dismissal time. Students will be walked to a designated pick-up area (see below) and remain with their teacher/classmates. If they have a younger sibling(s), they should report to the designated pick-up area of their youngest sibling so parents don't have to visit both pick-up loops. Please coordinate this with your children.
To ensure the safety of all children, students must be picked up at their dismissal times. The school does not provide supervision for students after 2:20 p.m. on regular days and 1:20 p.m. on minimum days. Every Monday is a minimum day. If students are not picked up by the aforementioned times, they will be escorted to the office. Parents will then be required to go to the office to check students out. Remember this is to ensure your child’s safety, so please be prompt when picking up your child.
Assigned Parking Lots for Drop-off and Pick-up
This location is decided by the youngest child in the family. Older children in the family will need to find their youngest sibling at the pick-up location that is assigned to that sibling's grade level. For example, Kindergarten will be picked up in the front parking lot, so all older siblings of Kindergartners will report to the dismissal location to find their Kindergarten sibling's class at the front of the school and wait for their parents there together. We will be out to help older siblings find their pick-up point. This should only take a day or two to get into the routine of where to go.
Parking Lot Assignments by Grade-Level:
- TK/K (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
1 and 2 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
3 and 4 (and all older siblings) - Front Lot
5 (and all older siblings) - Back Lot
6-8 (and all older siblings) Front Lot
Please do not arrive earlier than your oldest child's release time (see above), as we want to be able to clear the parking lot quickly for each group. If you have multiple children who are released at both times, please find a parking space rather than waiting in the pick-up lane as this will block the lane from moving as you wait for your older child. Thank you for your cooperation.
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.
OFFICE HOURS AND PROCEDURES
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
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs)
Q: Will sports and music be offered this year?
A: We are excited to get sports and music back on track in the 2022-23 school year. Be on the lookout for more communications about these.
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/