May 22, 2019 Bear Facts Newsletter

The year has gone way too quickly! Your support this year has been much appreciated, especially during our recent Staff Appreciation week. The kindness and generosity of our community is beyond amazing and it is such a privilege to serve. I hope everyone enjoys the slower pace of the summer months, sunshine, family, friends, activities, and fun. May you all make some wonderful memories! For those friends and families not returning to Bear Creek next year, I wish you success in your future. Thank you for the time that you've spent with us, and I hope our paths cross again.

It is also time to say farewell to some familiar faces as they venture into new roles (some in different states). We wish you the best! Sarah Carlson (Preschool), Amber Edge (Preschool), Ester Gary (Preschool), Anna Joachim (Preschool), Ashley Kjellson (Preschool), Morgan Lopez (Preschool), Maggie Schultz (Preschool), Hanna Szymanski (Preschool), Kim Smoot (Speech), Kim Cantorna (Kindergarten), Maggie Calanni (Second Grade), Charlie Olson (Sixth Grade), Karla Balk (PE), Annette Bass (GT), Betsy Dier-lam (Art), Lacey Holtman (Counseling), Susan Travers (Social Worker), and Jesse Krueger (Custodial). Thank you for the privilege of another year at Bear Creek. Have a safe and enjoyable summer!

A Note from Principal Peggy Parsley Upcoming Events for 2019-2020

August 16 BACK TO SCHOOL OPEN HOUSE

1:00pm New Students and Parents

2:00 – 3:30pm Returning Parents

— Parents bring students with their supplies, or pick up school supply kits

— Find teacher assignments and locate classrooms

— Pay for lunches and student fees

— Meet the principal and visit the various tables set up in the commons

August 19 FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL

August 27, 28 Lifetouch Picture Days

August 30 Assessment Day

September 2 LABOR DAY – NO SCHOOL

September 5 Back to School Night

September 13 PLC Day—NO CLASSES for PreK-12

There are many nice coats and hoodies waiting to be claimed! We also have a few high-value items being held in the office, including various jewelry items, an assort-

ment of keys including CAR KEYS, sun-glasses, and a smartwatch with an aqua band. Please stop in to take a look.

**ALL ITEMS WILL BE DONATED ON MAY 31st!**

We have Sixth Grade Continuation on Thursday, and our parking lot will be past capacity! Please remember that you may utilize the east side parking lot. IF you park in the neighborhoods,

please remember not to block any driveways. You may utilize the west driveway up to the cones AFTER 8:55 am for parking.

We are always in need of substitute paraprofessionals and substitute administrative staff at Bear Creek! If you are interested in helping us out, please contact Teale at 719-488-4700 to start the process.

Please be on the lookout for information coming soon regarding changes in bus routes. The changes will impact us by reducing our number of buses, but we have not seen details to know which routes will be affected.

No, the modular color is not what was expected.

Three of us chose colors based on trying to closely

match the color of our building from electronic

samples. Obviously, the colors were not true to life!

Yes, it reminds us of Ronald McDonald, but think

“happy meals” and just smile.

Thank you to everyone that attended the BCES Family EXPO! We loved seeing new faces. A big THANK YOU to all of our WONDERFUL volunteers who helped with events and activities throughout

the year! We are so lucky to have such AMAZING volunteers and couldn't do it without you! We hope you have a FANTASTIC summer break! See you in August!

The K-Kids would like

to thank you for all of

your support this year!

We were able to donate $1,600 to the Leukemia

and Lymphoma foundation through our Pennies

for Patients fundraiser and we also supported

Tri-Lakes Cares through our Harvest of Love

food drive. The K-Kids also raised almost $500

to support children in the hospital and those in

foster care! They were also busy creating new

student welcome kits, planning staff apprecia-

tion events, and ensuring the laptops were clean!

Thank you for your generosity and support!

Thank you so much for all the help we received on Field Day. We also greatly appreciate the patience and flexibility exhibited by all as we shifted indoors due to the uncooperative weather. This event would not have been possible without the help of our wonderful volunteers!

Sandi Forsythe Angela Brotzman

Stephanie Beagley Arika Powell Maria Barr Linda Carpenter

Linda Borgerson Karrah Martin

David Brewer Elena Reever

Lori Knox Jennifer Brennan

Kristopher Larsen Bailey Lohmeyer

Jennifer Naumiec Jonathan Carter

Jennifer Holcomb Angie Jones

Desiree Warnes Kellie Hyatt

Anna Lawrence Michael Golden

Chelsey Wright Leslie Pillmore

Kathy Olson-Day Haley Amidei Patrick Jones Katie Williams

Katy Branch Thank you to Mrs. Parsley, Mr. Hammel, Mrs. Balk, and all of the Bear Creek Staff for your support and help during this event!

-Zach Carlton, PE Teacher

ADOPT D38 2018-2019 The following teachers received doubly matching gifts from Clas-

sic Homes in recognition of the Schlosser Family adoptions: Mrs. Blake, Mr. Carlton, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Flinn, Mrs. Hall, Mrs.

Loyer, Mrs. Nalley, & Mrs. Quaite THANK YOU TO ALL OUR SPONSORS FOR PROVIDING 52

ADOPTIONS WITH $9,181.00 DONATED!

Dress Code Reminder!

Are you thinking about using brightly colored hair dyes over the summer? Please don’t forget about our BCES dress code: “Unusual/distracting hair dyes or colored hairspray are not allowed.” Be sure your bright colors can be washed out by August 19.

A BIG BEAR CREEK THANK YOU...

...to our PTO for their hard work and dedication throughout this school year. We have cherished the endless service parents consistently provided to our students and staff. Words cannot ex-press the amount of gratitude we feel for the time and re-sources so generously donated in such a variety of ways!

Notes From Our Nurses If your child has medications in the office, please pick them up by the end of the school day on May 24th. After that time, all medications will be destroyed according to Colorado policies.

WILL YOU HAVE A CHILD ENTERING KINDER-GARTEN OR SIXTH GRADE? Please check this message for information about immunization requirements.

During summer break, students have a little more freedom and with that freedom comes additional responsibilities, so please take the opportunity to remind them of the Six Pillars of Character. Respect, Responsibility, Caring, Citizenship, Fairness, and Trustworthiness The following students received a Character Counts recognition award for exhibiting outstanding character at Bear Creek:

For Caring about others: Malaynie G.

For showing Respect: Colton K. and Thomas M.

Watch for back-to-school updates on the BCES ANNOUNCEMENTS PAGE at https://www.lewispalmer.org/

Domain/11. You can also check PEACHJAR for the latest offerings at

https://app.peachjar.com/flyers/all/schools/148553.