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Main Office:  720-561-3500

Attendance:  720-561-3502

Fax Number:  720-561-3501

 

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School Hours:   7:50pm - 2:50pm

Office Hours: 7:00am - 4:00pm

Weather Delays and Closures -  When there is a green flag or no flag flying on the flagpole, children are expected to stay outside and line up with their classmates.  When there is a red flag, children are to go into the building to their grade level inside spots and will be dismissed from there.   Bear Creek Students go out in all types of weather.  Please make sure they are dressed appropriately before they come to school.     

Before and After School Policy

Absences

Parents are asked to please call the office at (720) 561-3500 by 7:45 a.m. if a child will be late or absent. You may call in the evening and leave a message if you know your child will miss the following day at school. To leave a message in the main office voicemail box press 0 once the machine answers.

report an absence

Tardiness

We believe that regular school attendance and being on time is of the utmost importance. All students should be in attendance areas at 7:50 a.m. when school begins. A student arriving after 7:50 a.m. needs to report to the office before proceeding to class. We realize some tardies are involuntary, such as accidents and weather. It is our goal to reduce voluntary tardies. Students are held accountable for completion of missed work due to either voluntary or involuntary tardies. The staff will identify students with chronic tardiness and provide appropriate intervention to reduce tardies.  Please call the office @ 720-561-3500 to report a tardy.

Early Dismissals

Parents who need to have a child dismissed early or excused from school for a brief period of time should see their child’s teacher to determine the necessary arrangements. Also, please stop by the office to sign your child out. Students who return for the remainder of the day, need to check back into the office.
After school arrangements need to be made prior to the beginning of school. Students are not allowed to use the school phones to make play dates. It is not always possible to get a message to a classroom during the last minutes of the day. We understand that emergencies come up and we will try to help when that happens.

Before and After School Procedures                                                          

For your child’s safety, students should be dropped off at Bear Creek no earlier than 7:40 a.m. when the playgrounds are open for family use. After school supervision ends 15 minutes after dismissal so be sure your child has been picked up by 3:05 p.m. Any student who remains will be brought to the office so that parents may be contacted. Please be sure to take care of communication for any after school plans before dropping your child off for the day. The safety of your child is our utmost concern.

If for some reason you need to have your students at Bear Creek early, we invite you to supervise them until 7:40 a.m. when teacher supervision begins. Students may not drop their belongings in their classroom until the bell rings at 7:50 a.m.

On days with inclement weather, there will be red flag flying on the flagpole.  Students will gather in their grade level designated "indoor" spots until dismissed by supervising adults.  Students are asked to sit quietly on the floor with their belongings in their laps.

The Bear Creek Parent-Student Directory is housed within the HelpAtSchool application.  Please use your HelpAtSchool username and password to access the directory. This is a protected directory.

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Parent-Student Handbook

 A few years ago staff implemented the BEAR CREEK ROCKS program, and we feel that it has resulted in (certainly not perfect but) very consistent, exemplary behavior across the whole school. Data from our parent snapshot survey as well as our student climate survey indicates incredibly high percentages of students feeling safe about school, free from harassment and name calling, and clear about the school rules. The acronym ROCKS is used across all grade levels to teach the values and rules and stands for: RESPECT

                                “OWN IT”          "COOPERATION"          "KINDNESS"          "SAFETY"

 As a staff, we try to be clear about the positive behaviors we want to see, and quick to recognize and acknowledge these behaviors. All children will receive “You Rock” slips throughout the year in their classrooms, and my hope is that by the end of the year they will also be recognized on morning announcements as a Rock Star of the Week.

While always accentuating the positive, we have also tried to be as clear as possible about behaviors that are unacceptable. By being clear about what is not allowed, students know the lines not to cross. We have tried to limit the number of “no” statements to relatively few, so that they are easy to understand and remember. Below, for example, are the rules for recess time that we have covered with all students. Parents can help us by reinforcing these rules when supervising their children out on the playground before or after school:

No hurtful, physical behavior                                                                                      

No bullying or harassment

No excluding others from games                                        

No throwing of rocks (or snowballs in the winter)

No running with or using sticks as pretend weapons

No tackling or grabbing other students and pulling on them

Every student has the right to stop tag or chasing games at any time No taking hats (or shoes) – clothing is part of each person’s personal space

Honor Bear Creek boundaries; ask permission before going inside for bathroom, etc.

No offensive language

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Every student's success is rooted in support from home.​

Thank you for your interest in the Bear Creek Parent-Teacher Organization! Our mission is to support our students and enhance their learning experience. We collaborate with the staff and teachers at Bear Creek Elementary to sustain our school's exemplary educational performance, provide resources, and create experiences to bring our community together. The Bear Creek PTO Board is comprised of a group of parents elected to represent our parent community. The PTO Board meets on the second Tuesday of every month in the Fishbowl and the times will be listed on the Bear Creek calendar.  All parents are welcome to join in our monthly meetings! For more information regarding the Bear Creek PTO, or to contact a board member, please visit our website. 

In response to parents’ frustration with running around to seven different stores to try to find school supplies in August, we will buy the items your children need (pencils, markers, folders, scissors, rulers, etc.) and having them here for the first day of school. By buying in bulk we received discounts that saved us all money. 

​$75 for Kindergarten - 5th Grade       ​(check payable to Bear Creek Elementary School or pay through RevTrack)

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