BEAR MAIL

Hi Everyone,

The weather was great for a little fall fun this week. Kids just loved playing in the leaves.

Thank you to the Parents Club for all the fun this week. Science Night was such a success and thanks for those that came out to Tacos on Tuesday. Family Dinner Nights make it easy and a great way to support our BCE Bears.

Thanks to Mrs. Callahan and all the staff that supported the Ruby Bridges Walk to School today. Such an amazing experience that helps kids understand Ruby Bridge's bravery in a meaningful way.

The rain is officially here. Please make sure your kids are dressed for the cold and wet weather. We do not have extra clothes in the office for when they play in the rain and puddles.

Next week is the last week to buy Square Art. It is one of the only fundraisers for the art program and a great way to get those Holiday Gifts taken care of.

Have a great weekend,

Gerri Fippin
Principal, BCE

Coming home to you soon will be your child's custom catalog for the Square 1 Art fundraiser. Get a head start, and start ordering keepsakes and gifts featuring your child's art online NOW, if you like! NEW - *Ship to Home FREE. (*Customer pays a small processing fee at checkout and order ships to home.)

Simply search for your child's art using Art Search, and enter state, school name, and your student's name. Your student's art and code will appear, and you may order!

Order by: 11/18/2026

Upload additional art if you like, using Art Upload!

If you have questions, or need anything at all, contact customer care online .

Thank you for supporting our school!

Jennifer Wildermuth Reyes

Square 1 Art fundraiser coordinator

Boulder Creek Elementary

square1art.com/shop

A big thank you to Ms. Callahan for organizing BCE's Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day! It was wonderful to see so many students, families, and staff come together to walk in honor of Ruby Bridges—even on a rainy morning! We also appreciate Ms. Callahan for sharing Ruby Bridges' inspiring story with all of our classes during library time this week. What a meaningful way to celebrate courage, kindness, and the importance of standing up for what is right.Thank you to everyone who participated!

What an awesome Family Science Night! Our BCE Bears and their families came together for some great food from Taco Bout It and they had a lot of fun learning about our local habitat! From hands-on activities and chemistry experiments to learning about local wildlife and the Redwood forest, families had a great time exploring science together. A huge thank you to our BCE Parents Club for helping make this special event possible, and to all of our families who came out to join the fun! Our school community will have the chance to come together again for more learning and fun at Family Art Night in March!

We love recognizing the amazing people who make our BCE community so special! While walking around campus, we spotted some wonderful BCE community members going above and beyond to help clean up our school after hours! A big thank you to Mr. Koenig, Teacher Jennifer and friends for taking the time to care for our campus. Your kindness and dedication are a wonderful example of the BCE Way!

We also want to give a special shout out to BCE parents Klay Bindle and Travis Gonzalves, who visited several classrooms to share their experiences serving in the military in honor of Veterans Day. Thank you both for your service to our country and for taking the time to share your stories and experiences with our BCE Bears!

Drumming Celebration in November

On November 18th, we will celebrate the end of our drumming classes with performances during the school day. You are welcome to come to the performance that your student is participating in. Please honor this so that we have space for families to see their student perform. BIG thank you to Ibou for teaching our BCE Bears and thank you to our amazing Parents Club for supporting this great opportunity.

Building, crafting, drawing, and creating are about so much more than making something to take home! Hands-on activities--like we are doing in our student clubs--help children develop STEM skills like problem-solving, engineering, experimentation, and creative thinking. They also strengthen fine motor skills through cutting, folding, threading, painting, and molding, helping children build the hand strength and coordination needed for writing and everyday tasks.

Just as importantly, making things builds social-emotional skills. Children practice patience, flexibility, perseverance, frustration tolerance, and confidence. They learn that mistakes are part of learning and that there is often more than one way to solve a problem.

We’re looking for parent/family volunteers to help with the yearbook this year! Whether you have lots of time or can lend a hand here and there, we’d love to have you join us. Volunteers can help with photos, organizing, collecting memories, and creating a yearbook that captures the highlights of the school year.

Interested? Sign up here: https://bit.ly/BCEY2627

Thank you for helping us make this year’s yearbook special!

Drop Off and Pick Up

We have had several issues the past couple of weeks at both drop off and pick up. Please know that all of us out at the cross walk are only trying to keep our students and families safe. I wanted to remind everyone to please first be Kind and Patient. Here are a few reminders about pick up and drop off

• You can drop off on either side of Laurel Street.
• You can NOT drop off coming up on Lomond street.
• You can only leave your car in designated parking spots on Laurel street.
• Make sure you are not parking in front of our neighbors drive ways
• On Lomond Street, you need to park in the right direction. Buses are not able to get through when cars are away from the side and parked in the wrong direction.
• When walking down Lomond Street please use the sidewalk. We have had a few close calls with kids and parents walking in the center of the street.

Thank you everyone for helping ensure safety of all of our students. Below is the parking map again for reference.

We will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students this year. We do ask that you complete the application on the district webpage. It is very important that ALL families complete this form, as it helps us with funding in several different areas.

If your child will be riding the bus this year and will need a bus pass, please make sure you purchase your bus pass online here. Once you log in to LinqConnect you will see "School Store" on the bottom right hand corn. Click that to buy your pass. Any questions contact the transportation department at 831-336-2223

Please also complete the following form for all students riding the bus.