BC Weekly Bear Facts #5
Week of September 8th - September 12th
Principal's Message
Dear Boulder Creek Families,
Tomorrow is Monday which means all students are dismissed @ 1:09pm. Please be plan ahead and be patient in our parking lot. I have included some parking lot reminders below. Remember to be courteous and set an example for our children.
Parent Club Meeting: Wednesday, September 10th at 5:30pm in the library. More information below.
Cafeteria Reminder: Our cafeteria staff would like to send a friendly reminder that there isn't a way to warm up food you send your child with in their lunch. Please provide a lunch that doesn't need to be heated up. Thank you for your understanding as they are busy preparing breakfast and lunch for the entire school.
ELAC Meeting: This is a gathering of parents, staff, and community members to discuss and advise on programs and services for English Learner (EL) students at a school site. The purpose of an ELAC meeting is to give parents of English Learners a voice in their children's education, help them understand available programs, and provide input on how to best support EL students and families. Fill out this FORM if you would like to participate on September 18th at 2:30pm.
Lockdown Drill: We will have our first lockdown drill this week. A lockdown drill gives the staff and students practice when it might be necessary to secure the school building quickly to ensure everyone’s safety. During the drill, students and staff will practice procedures such as securing classrooms and waiting for instructions. This helps everyone understand their role and respond calmly and effectively if ever faced with a real emergency.
Dance Crew Weekend Workshop: This weekend Dance Crew has a workshop weekend, Friday 6-9pm, Saturday 8am - 9pm, and Sunday 1-4pm.
Junior High Sports: Soccer and Volleyball vs. Sequoia tomorrow at Boulder Creek @ 4pm and Wednesday @ Redding Christian @ 4pm. Junior High Soccer will be participating in the U-Prep Tournament on Thursday and Friday. Junior High Cross Country Meet @ Enterprise Park on Thursday, September 11th @ 3:30pm. Good luck BC Bears!
Want to get some Boulder Creek gear? Boulder Creek School T-Shirt Order Forms are available and due by Friday, September 12th.
It is going to be another great week at Boulder Creek. Thank you for all your continued support!
Courtney Haedrich
Principal
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Cooking Club Information
Permission slips will be available this week if your child is interested. The club meets every Thursday starting 9/18 -11/13 from 2:15-3:30. There are only 10 spots available.
Scouting Meeting - Thursday, September 11th @ 7pm in Cafe
Adventure Awaits!
Parents!! Give your child the gift of new skills, confidence, and character. We build tomorrow’s leaders by teaching responsibility, teamwork, and achievement in a fun, active, and family-friendly environment.
Kids!! Do you love camping, racing pinewood derby cars, building rockets, and making new friends? Get ready for your next big adventure with Pack 421!
Parent Club - Wednesday, September 10th @ 5:30pm in the Library
Our first Parent Club Meeting is coming up this Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. in the library. We invite you to be Proactive and join the meeting to see how you can become involved in your child’s school experience! Important decisions will be made regarding how money will be spent.
Boulder Creek's Parent Club meetings will be on the second Wednesday of each month. This year there will be two incentives for parent attendance.
The class with the most parent attendance for the first three meetings September 10th, October 8th, and November 12th, will earn a $50.00 Amazon gift card for their child’s classroom! The second reward will be an ice cream party at the end of April for the class with most parents in attendance throughout the year.
Finally, keep selling those Riffle Raffle tickets! If each child sells a minimum of five salmon, we will reach our school goal!
Dolly Parton's Imagination Library
Do you have a child that is 5 or younger? Shasta County now has access to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library which is a book gifting program that mails free, high-quality books to children from birth to age five, no matter their family’s income. Here is the link to register your child. Let's spread the gift of literacy.
Hello Boulder Creek Families!
It's that time of year again to sell Riffle Raffle tickets to raise some money for BC classrooms (please see your teacher to find out the great things they have in store for the funds raised).
Winners of the Riffle Raffle will be chosen at the Sundial Bridge Festival on Saturday, October 25th.
You may get tickets to sell from your child’s teacher. Your child can sell as many tickets as he/she likes,
we just ask that you sign below to acknowledge receiving the tickets. If you select that you would like
tickets to sell, you will receive 1 envelope containing 5 tickets. Once you sell those 5 tickets, you will turn the ticket stubs and corresponding money back into your teacher and you may then request more tickets from your child’s teacher if you wish. Our goal is for every student to sell at least 5 tickets. If you are in need of a large amount of tickets, please contact Melissa McGee at melissamcgee1418@gmail.com.
IMPORTANT: Any tickets that are not sold must be returned to the school. There is a $5 charge for
each lost ticket.
Thank you so much for your continued support on this fantastic fundraiser!!!
2025 Riffle Raffle Prizes
1st $5,000 cash
2nd A Fully Custom One of a Kind Guitar built by Ty R. Bos at TYR GUITARS
3rd River Rafting Trip for 6 people
2025 Boulder Creek Student Prizes
Top selling students can earn prizes sponsored by Parent Club
1st $75 Gift Card to Oasis Fun Center
2nd $50 Gift Card to Red Robin
3rd $35 Gift Card to Target
POPSICLE PARTY
The top 3 selling classrooms earn a Popsicle party for their class.
Important Dates!
1. Submit completed ticket stubs and money collected to your child’s teacher each
Friday through October 10.
2. Final Date to submit ticket stubs and money to your child’s teacher will be Friday, October 10th.
September: Habit 1 - Be Proactive
In our school, we believe that EVERY STUDENT is a leader in their own way, and it is our job to help your child thrive in that role. To hone our leadership skills, we are continuing to learn about the "7 Habits" that make us effective in our lives. For the month of September, we invite you to join us in practicing Habit 1: Be Proactive. This habit teaches us that while we can't control everything around us, we always have the power to choose our response. By focusing on what we can control - like our attitudes, words, and actions - we can help our children (and ourselves!) learn to take responsibility for choices and build a positive, productive school experience.
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. - 2:14 p.m.
TK-3 grades begin at 8:15 a.m. - 2:03 p.m.
Minimum Day - School Start Times:
4-8 grades begin at 8:00 a.m. - 1:09 p.m.
TK-3 grades begin at 8:10 a.m. - 1:09 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 year, you will be assigned to a specific parking lot for morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up. It is extremely important that you stick to this because your child/children will be taken to this area after school. If you have multiple BC children, we do not want you to have to go from parking lot to parking lot, so you will be picking all of your children up together in one location.
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.
OFFICE HOURS
The Boulder Creek School Office is staffed from 7:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. each day.