BC Bear Facts
February Update: 1/31/21
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE:
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
It’s February and the school year is flying by at an extremely rapid pace! After coming back from Christmas break a little later in January, we hit the ground running with a busy month. The second trimester will wind down at the end of February, and it's amazing how much education our staff has poured into the first two-thirds of the school year.
One highlight of the first trimester was Digital Citizenship Week. During that time, our teachers shone the light on exactly what is bullying and cyberbullying, as well as the importance of kindness toward one another and the positive effects it can have on the world around us. In addition, internet safety was emphasized. Digital Citizenship Week was more relevant than ever before, as students have had to spend more time than ever this year learning online.
Even though this year has kept us from joining together in large gatherings, such as Family Literacy Night, we are still finding creative ways to hold many of our school and grade-level events. We are still planning a modified version of our annual Reading Incentive Program. Watch for more details within the next month.
Second-trimester assessments are also underway. Despite the challenges at the end of 2019-2020 as well as into the current school year, students are making up lost ground with a great deal of growth. We look forward to continued progress to report to all of our parents during Parent/Teacher Conference Week in March.
We appreciate and encourage parent support at Boulder Creek. Together, we make great things happen!
Sincerely,
Tina Croes
Annual Boulder Creek Cookie Dough (and More) Sale - Sponsored by Boulder Creek Parent Club (BCPC)
Snow at BC - 2021
Snow at BC - 2021
ANNUAL PARENT SURVEY
Boulder Creek Parents,
Please take a few moments to complete this short, confidential, and anonymous Google Form survey. This is the yearly parent survey that helps us plan, grow, and improve as a school community. Feel free to provide specific comments, both positive and constructive, where applicable. The positive comments help us decide what we most definitely do not wish to change as a school just as the constructive comments tell us where we need to improve.
Our hope is to get 100% parent participation, or as close to it as possible. The higher percentage of responses will give us the best information when navigating our future direction as a school community. The link will be open until February 28, 2021.
Thank you so much for your participation as it is invaluable to the future growth of Boulder Creek!
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.
2020-21 YEARBOOK
The 2020-21 yearbook will be a keepsake to be sure!
It’s time to order your 2020/2021 yearbook. All orders will be placed online at ybpay.com. Our school code is 11517121. The price is $20.20, and yearbooks must be ordered by April 2, 2021.
A Message to 8th Grade Families:
It’s that time of year to order your 8th-grade ads to be printed in the yearbook. We’ll be offering five types of 8th-grade ads. The ads range in size from 2x4 to a whole page. Ad prices have been reduced this year. There have been some updates with Lifetouch and the ads are now created online directly by you. You will log on to the ybpay.com website to order your ads and yearbooks. Once you have chosen your ad design and ordered it, you will receive a separate email with a link to design the ad. Once you have created your ad, you will submit it, and that’s when I’ll get it.
All ads must be purchased by March 5th. All completed ads must be submitted by March 12th.
2020-2021 Yearbook Ad Options include:
- Shout-out ad: $10 text only
- 8th Grade Ad: $25 approx. 2 x 4 inches
- ¼ page Ad: $50
- ½ page Ad: $75
- Whole page Ad: $125 with one free yearbook
Any questions? Please feel free to email me, malspach@eesd.net .
Best,
Melody Alspach
Yearbook Advisor
2021-22 STUDENT REGISTRATION UNDERWAY!
It's already that time of year again! And, we can't wait until 2021-22 as we are staying positive that Boulder Creek will be able to return to many of the activities and events that enhance student learning as well as our family-like culture. Click HERE for the link.
**REMEMBER** You do not have to re-register your child if he/she is already a Boulder Creek student.
If you have specific questions, you may contact our Student Services Clerk, Devin McComas at dmccomas@eesd.net or 530-224-4140.
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.
FEBRUARY/MARCH IMPORTANT DATES:
February 5th-24th: Annual Cookie Dough (and More) Fundraiser
Wednesday, February 10th: Parent Club Meeting (via Google Meet)
February 15th-19th: President's Week - No school
Tuesday, February 23rd: Picture Retakes
Thursday, February 25th: English Learner Advisory Committee (ELAC) Meeting (via Google Meet)
Thursday, February 25th: Trimester 2 Ends (some grades cut-off earlier)
Sunday, February 28th: Parent Survey Closes
March 8th-12th: Parent/Teacher Conference Week (vis Google Meet)
Wednesday, March 10th: Parent Club Meeting (via Google Meet)
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/