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Friday December 8th.
Holiday Reward
To reward the students for good behavior and collection of the canned food drive, we will be having a school-wide movie party on 12/21. We will gather in the MU for popcorn, hot chocolate, and a movie. It will be ugly sweater day and/ or PJ day. Students are welcome to bring one small pillow or stuffy to have with them at the movie. We will be watching the following movies-
- TK- 2- Dr. Suess The Grinch (2018) rated PG
- 3-5- Dr. Suess- How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000) rated PG
If, for any reason, you do not want your student to participate, please email your teacher. We will have an alternative activity for your student. Please keep in mind that this is an opt-out, not an opt-in experience.
Canned Food Drive
BCE is showing up for our community by donating to the Valley Churches United Canned Food Drive. Please send in your non-perishable donations to help support families in our community. This is a great opportunity for students to discover the good feeling we receive when we help others. This year BCE has set a school wide goal of 2000 cans/non-perishable items. Thank you for your support!
Boulder Creek STEAM EXPO
February 14-15, 2024
Please Register on the BCE Website or BCE STEAM Expo Registration
Online Registration Extended- January 26th
Do you love science experiments? Inventing things? Engineering to solve a problem?
If so, this is for you! Any student can participate, TK-5th grade. In addition to traditional projects that follow the scientific method or engineering design process, the STEAM Expo invites projects that are demonstrations or inventions/creations that do not necessarily include testing or evaluating for effectiveness. The STEAM Expo enables students to explore their interests and talents by offering different project types and categories from which students can choose, many of which are directly tied to categories represented in California Science and Engineering Fair (CSEF), the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and the Invention Convention.
THE PROCESS:
Choose a topic. Students, think about what interests you. What are you curious about? What do you enjoy learning or doing? If you want some ideas, you can visit sciencebuddies.org for ideas on traditional science fair projects as well as STEM activities for ‘Showcase’ projects. **NOTE: Projects involving the growth of unknown mold, fungus or bacteria will NOT be allowed AT ALL! Ask if you're not sure about your project. Safety at home Blog post.
Traditional Science Projects begin with the Scientific Process.
Make an Observation
Ask a Testable Question
Form an Hypothesis
Design an Experiment
Do the experiment and write down your data and observations in a notebook.
Present Results and Conclusions by answering your testable question.
Register by December 20th on the BCE website under BCE Info.
Do the project. Carry out the experiment, engineering project or showcase piece. Let us know if you have questions along the way or need any materials.
Presentation Board. Put together a tri-fold board that tells about your project. Boards are available in the BCE Office or Room 12, you do not need to buy one! Let us know when you are ready for a board.
Expo Time!! February 14 Project set up in the MPC room before school. Students will be called in for interviews during the mornng. Interviews give students the opportunity to talk about their project and receive feedback from interviewers, no judging takes place.
Student Interviews: Each participant will be briefly interviewed by 2-3 volunteer interviewers during the BCE STEAM Expo.
Attendance Matters
We know people get sick, people get injured, and there can be family or life responsibilities and other issues that are reasonable and excused.
But if your student can attend, they need to be in school.
If your student is out for three or more consecutive days, we may request a doctor's note to continue excusing the absences.
Students who miss 3-5 days will receive a Chronic Absence letter. We will then meet with those families to attempt to support the student attending school. On the second Chronic Absence Letter, families may be required to meet at the District Office to put a plan in place for the student's attendance. On the third Chronic Absence Letter, families may be required to meet with the County Office Student Attendance Review Board for truancy.
Our goal is that nobody ever gets that far along with truancy. We are here to help and support, but it does start at home with the expectation that your student will attend school regularly.
Dates to Remember
- 12/1-12/21- Canned food Drive
- 12/8- Bear Paw Store
- 12/14- Virtual Parent Club meeting- Zoom Link
- 12/15- School site awards
- 12/21- All School Movie
- 12/21- Last day before winter break
- 12/22-1/5- Winter Break
- 1/8- No School- Teacher Professional Development Day
- 1/9- Back from Winter Break
- 1/12- Coffee with the Principal and Cradle to Career
December is Empathy Month
Here are a few resources you might want to utilize at home
5 Tips for Cultivating Empathy, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Teaching Empathy: Evidence-based tips for fostering empathetic awareness in children, Parenting Science
How to Teach Empathy to Kids, Nadia Hlebowitsh, Think Psych
Community Information
If you are interested in community opportunities approved by the district, please visit the site above. You can also find out how to have flyers approved on the website.
PBIS Amazon Wish List- Bear Paw Store
Volunteers
We are excited to have volunteers back on campus. All volunteers need to be cleared with the appropriate paperwork from the office. The office is happy to help if you have questions about your volunteer status.
If you can volunteer this year, we would love to have you. Please speak with your teacher and office staff. All volunteer schedules need to be approved by classroom teachers before volunteers begin in classrooms.
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