Bear News 8/20/2021

August 20, 2021  

Dear BCE Families,

August 20, 2021

Dear BCE Families,

Welcome Back! ~ We’re off to a great start and 2021-2022 promises to be an outstanding school year here at BCE. While the last year and a half has changed many lives and has often been challenging, frustrating and scary, we are finally moving back to a more “normal” school experience. We have such a great community to support our students here at Boulder Creek Elementary. I’m looking forward to working together this year as we support our amazing BCE Bears!  Thank you for your patience and grace as we go through the hills and valleys of this first week and meet the challenges ahead. We will work as a team to support our resilient students.

Integrity ~ At BCE our overarching theme this year is integrity.  As a school community we will be learning about integrity and acts that demonstrate integrity.  Every month every class will receive a new picture book that can be used to discuss integrity.  As we go through the year, take time to point out acts of integrity to your students and compliment them when they demonstrate integrity.

Safety ~ Please help us keep our kids safe.  Unless you have a handicap placard, please do not drive onto campus. Additionally, please do not walk across the parking lot and most importantly, please listen to and follow the directions of our crossing guards. We are all working together to keep our students safe and provide a good example for them.

Thank you for you cooperation in this very important matter.

Students and Adults on Campus ~ Now that we are past our first week at school, I want to remind you of our campus rules.  Students should not arrive on campus, unless they are enrolled at the YMCA, before 8:10am.   Students who will be getting breakfast can go straight to the Multi -Purpose Room after 7:50.  There is no supervision on the playgrounds before 8:10 or after school.  Students should not be on the play structures without a staff member present.  TK & Kinder families, if you are picking up your student at the end of the day, please arrive on campus no more than 5 minutes before dismissal time. In order to limit exposure to our unvaccinated students, all adults are asked to limit their time on campus as much as possible. The play structures and fields are closed to play before 8:10 and after student dismissal. Thank you for your compliance and support as we work to keep our students safe.

Bus passes ~   The Transportation Department has a convenient, online option for you to purchase a bus pass for your student.  Once you create your Titan account, it can be used for purchasing bus passes or tickets.  Here is the link where you can create an account to make payments to your student’s online account and view student transactions. Please visit https://family.titank12.com/F4PJ9Q to create your account. Additional information can be found at the Transportation website on the SLVUD on website.

Back to School Night ~ Our BCE Back to School Night, scheduled for Thursday August 26th, has been changed from in person to virtual.  I will send out start time and other information early next week.

Letter from Superintendent ~ If you have not had the opportunity, please read: August 20, 2021 Superintendent's Parent Communication.  This important email contains important information regarding Covid testing and screenings as well as other District updates and information. This newsletter was emailed to families on Friday 8/20.

Safety ~ Please read the following letter from our Director of Maintenance regarding parking in the San Lorenzo Valley School District:

Welcome new and returning parents alike.  For the first week of school, many of you dropping off and picking up your children have probably noticed a stronger presence of staff to help ensure the parking lots continue to flow as smoothly as possible.

It has proven to be effective to monitor the parking lots and ensure only clearly marked parking spaces are used and only designated pick up and drop off lanes are used.  As many of you are painfully aware, the result of vehicles parking in Red Zones or dropping off students in the Bus lanes or in the parking lot causes a gridlock.

All of the school sites greatly appreciate your participation when following the rules.   We do however have a few folks that insist upon ignoring the rules.  We have been speaking to many and leaving notes of clarification for others during the first week of school.  Unfortunately, we have also had to issue a few tickets for some drivers that refused to move their vehicle when contacted by District staff.

These tickets are legitimate, meaning they are supported by law under California State Vehicle Codes.  The most common ticket falls under Vehicle Code 21113.  These tickets are reported to the Department of Motor Vehicles and will affect your vehicle registration renewal if the penalty is not paid.  Tickets can range up to $275.00 so please help us avoid having to write them.

 We hope that everyone can do their part and park only in clearly marked parking spaces, drop off or pick up in designated areas, avoid the bus lane and do not park in the red fire lanes.  We will continue to provide better options including more signs, striping and help to minimize the lines of traffic.

Have a splendid school year.

Up Coming Dates to Remember

• Thursday 8/26 = BCE’s Virtual Back to School Night
• Monday 9/6 = No School (Labor Day)
• Thursday 9/9 = BCE’s Parent Club Meeting (virtual)
• Tuesday 9/14 = School Picture Day
• Tuesday 10/26 = School Picture Make-up Day
• Monday 11/1 = No School (Teacher Professional Development Day)
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Integrity Quote of the Week :  INTEGRITY, choosing courage over comfort; choosing what is right over what is fun, fast, or easy; and choosing to practice our values rather than simply professing them.

                                                                        ~ Brené Brown

Thank you for supporting your students and our BCE community.  Together we’re better and stronger!

The BCE Way:  BE RESPECTFUL, BE SAFE, BE RESPONSIBLE

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