Mack Memo ~ Parent Newsletter |
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By Jennifer Smith, Principal
Dear Mack Families,
Special activities have been planned for the week to help foster a love for reading for our elementary students. We call it B.E.A.R week, which stands for "Be Excited About Reading." On Friday, we have Laurie Zundel as our guest author for a Zoom workshop with the students.
Laurie is an innovative educator and author. Her lifelong passion is to make learning fun and encourage children to discover their unique gifts and strengths, nurturing growth and self-esteem. Nothing brings her greater joy than seeing the face of a child light up while learning and discovering.
My Travel Friends merges her passion and love for life, children, travel, music, writing, and artistic education. Laurie uses different learning styles to build character and spread positive values. Her imaginative visuals make learning fun, and her original music makes it stick! Her books include Bonzo the Brave and Sophie’s Friends. Laurie and her husband Larry live in Seattle and enjoy life with their family of 5 daughters and 15 grandchildren. After Laurie’s presentation on Friday, she will be sending home an order form for anyone who wants to order one of her books.
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We will close the week with Character Day on Friday. Students are encouraged to dress up to represent an appropriate character from a book or story and be prepared to share their character with the class. All costumes should be appropriate and not your child's Halloween costume. Suggestions for characters include appropriate storybook characters, Bible characters, biographical or historical figures. Scary characters, monsters, weapons or gore of any kind is not acceptable.
Our Reading Raffle begins today. A letter with detailed information was sent home last week with your child. If you have questions, please contact your child's teacher. If you need more raffle tickets, click here to access more. Students who turn in their raffle tickets will be eligible to win a $10 credit to either a scholastic book order or Barnes & Noble bookstore.
If I can be of any help to your family, please know that I am here to support you, our Mack families. You can reach me at jsmith3@bellevuechristian.org. Have a wonderful week!
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Reminders & Announcements |
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NO SCHOOL
As a reminder, there will be no school on Monday, 11/2. This is a day of professional development for our faculty.
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Candy Collection for Operation Gratitude
We will once again be collecting extra Halloween candy for Operation Gratitude! Operation Gratitude sends Christmas care packages to our troops overseas and first responders, and they use this excess candy in the care packages. Students can drop off extra candy in their classrooms from 11/3 - 9. We also have a bin outside the front office. This is optional. In the past, we have found it is a great way for our students to experience spreading God’s love by sharing what they have with others.
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Inclement Weather & Extra Masks |
We encourage students to pack an extra set of clothes and an extra mask during the fall & winter months. Thank you!
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If you missed last week's PTF meeting, click the link below to watch the recorded meeting. Be sure to locate the chat for comments and links.
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This is the last week to either drop off Box Tops or submit your receipts via the Box Tops App.
Last day is 10/30.
Thank you for your support.
If you have questions, please contact the Mack Office.
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Attendance/Front Office: (425) 485-1824
Thank you for keeping us informed of your child's absence, late arrival or early release. If your child will be absent, please email mackoffice@bellevuechristian.org and your child's teacher and provide a reason for the absence. This helps us monitor the overall health of our student body. For planned absences two or more consecutive days, please complete a Planned Absence Form in the Parent Portal of our website or pick up a form from our school office.
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SPIRIT STORE IS NOW OPEN! |
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Show Your Viking Pride
Our online Spirit Store is stocked with casual clothes, outerwear, and bags. With brands like Adidas, New Era, The North Face, and more, you can wear your school colors with pride. Items come in a range of colors with customizable logo options.
**NEW SHIPPING OPTION**. Enjoy FREE shipping when you select WILL CALL AT MACK CAMPUS and keep an eye out for Christmas shopping specials later this year.
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Be Excited About Reading!
Here are the activities to look forward to:
Mack Monday: Come dressed in your BCS wear and bring books to read. Be ready for Book Alerts (K-3) and Book Reading & Treats (4-6)
Tuesday: Grades K-3, come to school wearing PJs or cozy clothes for PJ Day/Read In and part 2 of Book Reading & Treats (4-6)
Wednesday: Grades K-3 , bring your favorite teddy bear to be your reading buddy for the day.
Thursday: Grades K-3, will watch a streaming performance by Storybook Theatre of the "The Little Engine That Could".
Friday: Character dress up day and Zoom workshop with guest author, Laurie Zundel
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Chapel
Our weekly chapel video link is below. When considering items to tithe during Chapel, please review the list provided by Maltby Food Bank's wish list. They can be dropped off in the Mack Office.
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- Hand Soap
- Toothpaste
- Denture Adhesive
- Body Wash
- Pain Reliever
- Gluten Free Mac n Cheese
- Dairy Free Mac n Cheese
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- Toddler Formula
- Baking Powder
- Vitamin C
- Raisin Bran Cereal
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Boxed Potatoes; mashed, au gratin, scallop or hash browns.
- Incontinence pads
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Thank you for helping us continue this tradition of giving!
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Bible Study
All parents and guardians are invited to join our Parent Bible Study that started Thursday, 10/22. We will be meeting at 9am at a parent home (3.5 miles from the Mack campus in Woodinville), with a Zoom option. Parents from all campuses are welcome!
Our fall study will be covered in approximately 20 weeks, and is entitled, “Better: A Study of Hebrews” by Jen Wilkin, “explor[ing] how God “provided something better for us” in the person of Jesus Christ (Heb. 11:40).”
The workbooks are $13.99 plus shipping & tax, and can be purchased directly from a few different sources. You may preview the study by clicking on the book cover to the right. Please contact Theresa Peterhans (tpeterhans@gmail.com) for more information.
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You are invited to Join Mack parents every Monday at 1pm for a time of prayer for our school and community. Questions? Email Paige Huffaker at paigehuffaker@hotmail.com .
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Meeting ID: 265 537 1819
Passcode: 1cy9yP
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Preschool Reminders & Highlights |
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- If your child is out sick, on vacation, etc., please e-mail the Mack Office and cc: your teacher. Please let us know the reason for your child's absence. It helps us monitor the overall health of our student body.
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Please remember to complete the Magnus app each day your child is at school and be prepared to show the green “Go” button at drop-off. The easiest way to access your green "Go" is to take a screenshot of it. If the parent is having someone else drop their student, then the parent is expected to send a completed green “Go” screen shot to that person via text. Thank you for helping keep our campus healthy & safe!
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Pumpkins, pumpkins & more pumpkins! |
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Oct.
10/26 - 10/30- B.E.A.R. Week (Be Excited About Reading Week)
10/30 - End of First Quarter
Nov.
11/1 - Daylight Saving Ends
11/2 - No School, Professional Day
11/3 - General Election
11/11 - No School, Veterans Day
11/17 - Early Release, 2 hrs early, No PM Preschool
11/23 & 11/24 - Parent/Teacher Conferences
11/23-11/25 - No School, Thanksgiving Break
Dec.
12/8 - Early Release, 2 hrs early, No PM Preschool
12/21-1/1 - No School, Christmas Break
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18250 168th Pl. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
(425) 485-1824
Admissions: (425) 460-3300
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