Bear Creek Tracks

Family Movie Night!

Gary Keeler, Principal (425) 408-4105 Sally Walker, Office Manager Marie Jefferson, Secretary

(425) 408-4100 November 30, 2012 Volume XXVI, Issue 12

MSP Testing

Information

Testing Window: May 2nd – 19th Testing Subjects: 3rd Grade – Reading & Math 4th Grade – Reading, Math & Writing 5th Grade – Reading, Math & Science 6th Grade – Reading & Math The state assessment that replaced the WASL, the Measurement of Student Progress, will be given again in May this year. The state is beginning to roll out online testing. This year the sixth graders will take the MSP online. In the coming weeks, all sixth graders will be given an online tutorial on how to use the testing software, so that when the assessments begin students will be comfortable and confident with the technology piece. Thank you in advance for not scheduling appointments or vacations during the testing window.

MSP Testing

Information

Testing Window: May 2nd – 19th Testing Subjects: 3rd Grade – Reading & Math 4th Grade – Reading, Math & Writing 5th Grade – Reading, Math & Science 6th Grade – Reading & Math The state assessment that replaced the WASL, the Measurement of Student Progress, will be given again in May this year. The state is beginning to roll out online testing. This year the sixth graders will take the MSP online. In the coming weeks, all sixth graders will be given an online tutorial on how to use the testing software, so that when the assessments begin students will be comfortable and confident with the technology piece. Thank you in advance for not scheduling appointments or vacations during the testing window.

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Come  watch  the  holiday  movie  Elf  (PG)  in  the  Bear  Creek  Gym  this  Tuesday,  

December  4th.  Bring  chairs  and/or  blankets  to  get  comfy  on  the  gym  floor.  Free  

admission  and  reindeer  water  and  candy  canes  will  be  provided  by  the  PTA!  

NO  DROP  OFFS! !  All  children  must  be  accompanied  by  adult.

Volunteer Information THANK YOU so much to everyone who volunteered for Reflections Gallery Night and who provided a yummy pie for the “Thanks with Pies” Staff Appreciation Event! It’s been a busy few months for volunteers, but your help and service is so greatly appreciated. PTA would not be able to put on such terrific events without each and every volunteer.

• Movie Night is coming up on Tuesday, December 4th. A few more volunteers are needed for set up and clean up. Short volunteer shifts!!!

• There are also still a few ongoing volunteer positions open, including game room and library, and a couple of Committee Chair positions still vacant. Please visit bearcreekpta.org or www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0548ADAD2BA31-open to view all the ongoing volunteer positions and sign up!

• If you have any questions about volunteering or would like to be placed on the General Volunteer List or Staff Appreciation List, please email Brooke Jones, brooke@rbjsolutions.com.

 

FALL  FUNDRAISER  PRODUCTS  

   

   Our  delivery  of  the  fall  fundraiser  products  is  scheduled  for  Dec  6th.    Pick  up  times  will  be  scheduled  for  Dec  6th  &  7th.        

More  information  to  come  soon!  

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Movie  Night  Volunteers  are  needed  as  follows:  

6:00  -­‐  6:30  -­‐  6  volunteers  to  setup  and  hand  out  treats         6:30  -­‐  7:00  -­‐  6  volunteers  -­‐  hand  out  treats    

8:00  -­‐  8:15  -­‐  10  volunteers  to  clean  up  when  movie  is  over    

 Volunteer  sign  ups:      www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0548ADAD2BA31-­‐family/4578581  

Any  questions  please  contact:      Andrea Rogers, 425-408-0616 or ocfseattle@hotmail.com

Tuesday, December 4th, 2012 6:30pm PTA Family Movie Night Wednesday, December 5th, 2012 7pm ABC Auction Committee Mtg - BC Library Thursday, December 6th, 2012 District Wide Lockdown Drill 9:30-1:15pm Chorus Fieldtrip to Fairmont Hotel 3-4:15pm Last Day for Afterschool Art Friday, December 7th, 2012 Spirit Day 3-4:15pm Last day for Afterschool Art & Chess Saturday, December 8th, 2012 EAP testing @ Woodmoor – for applications

submitted for 2013-2014 Monday, December 10th, 2012 3-4:15 Last day for Afterschool Drama TBD Afterschool Drama Performance – library Tuesday, December 11th, 2012 1:15pm & 7pm Winter Concert 3-4pm Last Afterschool Spanish Class Wednesday, December 12th, 2012 3-4pm Last Afterschool Spanish Class Last Math Olympiad Meeting 7pm Band/Strings Concert @ TJH Thursday, December 13th, 2012 3-5pm Holiday Craft Workshop (grds 3-6) – Rm 133 Friday, December 14th, 2012 8:45-10am PTA Board Meeting 3-5pm Holiday Craft Workshop (grds K-2) –Rm 134 NO Chorus Monday, December 17th, 2012 No Band/Strings Rehearsals Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 No Band/Strings Rehearsals Wednesday, Dec. 19th, 2012- Tuesday, Jan. 1st, 2013 No School – Winter Vacation Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013 No School – Teacher Workday Friday, January 4th, 2013 Spirit Day

8:45-10am PTA Exec. Board Meeting – Stage

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Can you help the library?

Over Veteran’s Day weekend, some water pipes burst on the second floor at BC. The water leaked through the ceiling and ruined about 110 library books. Fortunately, the damage could have been much worse. Unfortunately,

the damage was not enough above the deductible to submit an insurance claim. Before we cut into library or building budgets, I was wondering if anyone had any of these titles at home that they might be willing to donate to

our library?

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Ben and Me/ Lawson The Buccaneers/Lawrence The Smuggles/Lawrence The Wreckers/Lawrence

Catwings/ LeGuin Catwings Return/LeGuin

Eye, the Ear and the Arm/Farmer Faceless Ones/Landy

Playing with Fire/Landy Skulduggery Pleasant/Landy

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them/Rowling The Fledgling/Langton

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets/Rowling Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire/Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix/Rowling Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban/Rowling

Harry Potter and the Socerer’s Stone/Rowling Icebound Land/ Flanagan Last Olympian/Riordian

Moonsilver/Duey Mountains of the Moon/Duey

Silver Bracelet/Duey Silver Thread/Duey

True Heart/Duey Mr. Revere and I/Lawson Never Ending Story/Ende

Prison Ship/Dowswell Rabbit Hill/Lawson The Sacrifice/Duble

Savvy/Law Swiftly Tilting Planet/L’Engle

Wrinkle in Time/L’Engle True North/Lasky

Theodosia and the Serpents of Chaos/LaFevers Three Muskateers/Dumas

Troll Fell/Langrish Twenty-one Balloons/DuBois

Watch Wolf/Lasky Wizard of Earthsea/LeGuin

Tombs of Atuan/LeGuin

Thanks so much for checking! Mary Pumputis, Librarian

PTA Reflections Update This year we received 124 entries! Although each piece was inspiring, we are only able to move a small fraction of the pieces to the District Level for further competition. Our students did a magnificent job of expressing the theme ,“The Magic of a Moment”, in their pieces. Each and every contributor should be proud of their efforts. Reflections Chairs: Angie Hancock Pezzee & Marie Koole

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The fol lowing entries wil l be moving on to Distr ict: Visual Arts Distr ict Qualif ier

Lydia Bush - My Best Beam Routine Ever! Kiera Koole - Cupcake Under Rainbow Maja DeBonte - Bad Fish Larissa Bush- Finding a Pod of Orca Whales Rebecca Lampe- The Magic of Shooting Stars Ava Ledesky - Seattle Fireworks Sydney Deems - My First Cupcake Emma Long -The Last of the Evening Sun Shaelyn Pitta - Autumn Leaves Dario Tomassini – Trinity Photography District Qualif iers

Ian Pezzee - The Chickie Zahid Yusuf - Reflecting River Lily Pezzee - The Caterpillar Jackson Subcleff - Little Sister Writes Gabrielle Dang - Rainbow Bubble Pop

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Awards of Excel lence

The Award of Excellence is given to recognize those entries that received high marks from the judges and, although they will not be moving to District for further competition, were worthy of special recognition. Visual Arts Awards of Excel lence

Ian Pezzee Sydney McCann Leah Voeller Firoz Yusuf Charlie George Caden McCann Kaitlyn Olsen Lauren Lind Soumya Desai Isabel Chauls Claire Prentice

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Photography Awards of Excel lence Larissa Bush Abby Viebrock Grace Dang Emma Long Rose Hayden Natalie Holmer Jayce Copeland

Literature Awards of Excel lence

Rebecca Baldwin Michelle Morris

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Literature Distr ict Qualif iers

Nathanael Bartlett - A Moment Can Change Everything Mackenzie Krause – Flame Lily Benson - Here Comes the Shoe Merek Mecham – Satisfied Eshwar Sathiyamoorthy - A Turning Point Jackson Subcleff - Late Night Fire Ethan Mah - My Little Sausage on Legs Sahib Ghatore - Magical Moments Kainoa Connors - Haiku Jason Wu - The Magic of Politics Film/Video Distr ict Qualif ier

Simon Goss-Grubbs - The Magical Flip Books Ian Pezzee – Hatching Zahid Yusuf - The Magical Space Rock Drew Dorsey - Family Halloween

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Musical Composit ion Distr ict Qualif ier

Viktor DeBonte - The Moment Rand Mattis - Magic of the Moment Techno

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Dance Choreography Distr ict Qualif ier Emma Evans - Dancing the Magical Moment