Good Afternoon,

I am really proud of our entire community once again!

Today was our first day of "optional masking" and it went very well.

Clearly you did an outstanding job working with your children ensuring everyone feels comfortable with their choices. We will continue to work hard to make sure everyone feels as if they are in a safe environment and that everyone is respectful of the choices of all our Cubs.

Remember our Spring Break starts on Monday, March 14th.

There is a lot of content this week ... all important so kick back, relax, and stay warm with the latest issue of The Cub Hub.

All The Best,

David & Michaele

The Cub Run is almost here! You've all done great so far and we now have more than 90% of our students registered on mybooster.com - that means EVERYONE gets to join in the some fun dress up days this week in anticipation of the Cub Run on Friday 3/11!

Make sure to keep sharing through Facebook, email, and text - we are halfway to our goal of raising $55,000 with only a few days left to add pledges! MYBOOSTER.COM provides a fun and easy way to ask for a donation from friends, family, or even local businesses.

All students will receive a Cub Run t-shirt that will wear this Friday. All students will receive a shirt and participate in the Bear Creek Cub Run regardless of financial participation.

Kids will be running with their class on Friday morning and parents are welcome to come watch!!!!

We will communicate a specific time that your child's class will run later in the week with a special mid-week Cub Hub that will include logistical information for attending the event.

We appreciate your support of our school and are so excited for the Cub Run on Friday!

If your child is experiencing symptoms related to COVID-19 there are three options for return to school:

1 - Negative PCR or Rapid Test Antigen Test

OR

2 - Note From A Physician With An Alternative Diagnosis

OR

3 - When Asymptomatic

Again to be clear we do not require a negative COVID-19 test to return to school after experiencing symptoms HOWEVER your child needs to be ASYMPTOMATIC.

All RETURNING students must register for the coming school year as soon as possible. Our final staffing (teacher units) depend on this being done ASAP :-)

We are currently at 49% so please take some time this week and complete this task. Thank you!

RETURNING STUDENTS: For families registering students returning to Austin ISD, a Parent Portal account must be created before you can access the online registration system. To create a Parent Portal account, visit portal.austinisd.org.

Note: Only parent/guardian contacts are able to use the online registration system. If you have any questions or need assistance with Parent Portal or online registration, please contact your student’s campus or call the Family Support Line at 512-414-9187.

*All returning students who have had a recent change of address should submit proof of residency to the campus when returning to school in August. Please note that additional documentation may be requested by the campus in order to complete enrollment if those documents are not attached electronically during this online registration process. *

NEW STUDENTS: For families registering students new to AISD, a Parent Portal account must be created before you can access the online registration system. To create a Parent Portal account, visit portal.austinisd.org.

Note: Only parent/guardian contacts are able to use the online registration system. If you have any questions or need assistance with Parent Portal or Online Registration, please contact your student’s campus or call the Family Support Line at 512-414-9187.

Families registering students new to AISD will need to upload the following documentation during the online registration:

• Child’s birth certificate
• Child’s social security card (optional)
• Child’s immunization records
• Parent/guardian photo ID
• Proof of residency –a current gas, water or electric bill

* Please note that additional documentation may be requested by the campus in order to complete enrollment if those documents are not attached electronically during this online registration process.

We are off Monday, March 15 through Friday, March 19 for AISD's Spring Break

We are off Friday, April 1

We are off Friday, April 15

May 27 = LAST DAY OF SCHOOL

Session III of Sports Club will be starting the end of March!

Our session III camp will focus on soccer skills

1. Camp will run for six weeks beginning the week of March 28th - May 3rd
2. Students are dismissed from camp at 4:30
3. 2-5th grade students meet on Mondays and K-1 meet on Tuesdays
4. NOTE: We've moved our 2nd grade students to Monday, this is to help balance numbers
5. $240 per camper for the six-week session

Each camp will be limited to the first 35 participants using the timestamp of registration. You will receive a confirmation email with a payment link by Friday afternoon letting you know if your student is in the first 35 or if they are on our waitlist.

Click HERE to register a K-1 Student

Click HERE to register a 3-5 Student

Bear Creek Book Drive:

Thursday, April 7 4pm - 6pm at school.

Saturday, April 9nd 8am-12 pm at school.

Please continue to bring in book donations until the of March!

Believe it or not, the PTA is already starting to make plans for next year. We are always looking for eager volunteers willing to serve our school in roles both large and small. If you are interested in being part of the PTA for the 2022-23 school year, please let us know at bearcreekatxpta@gmail.com

Thank you all for your generous donations for our TWOsDay 2-22-22 Food Drive. We collected two huge boxes of canned and pantry items that we are delivering to the Central Texas Food Bank this week. Thank for being a wonderful community of caring Cubs!

Please reach out to me at david.crissey@austinisd.org