Monday Post

Three Points Post

2/1/21 ~ Parent Newsletter

Kindergarten students creating clay art medallions with Mrs. Cass.

Mrs. Britton,

Campus Principal

Dear Beloved Community,

These days, it seems like there are holidays and observances every single day of the month. Sometimes I will see or find out about one, past tense, and feel guilty that I did not “do something” in response on that day. I feel a failure. Did you know that there are over 70 holiday/observances in the month of February alone? Here are just a handful:

National Freedom Day
National Dark Chocolate Day
National Get Up Day
National Tater Tot Day
World Cancer Day
National Lame Duck Day
National Clean Out Your Computer Day
National Cry Over Spilled Milk Day
Presidents' Day
National Love Your Pet Day
National Do a Grouch a Favor Day
National Be Humble Day

Some of these seem so silly, some quite noble, some are much-needed reminders, and others rate as being simply ridiculous. How awesome that the things of this world that warrant enough importance to be placed on an ‘Official National Calendar’ are not things that we are required to respond to! As Christians the one thing we need to respond to is the calling of our Lord God and Savior!

Set your minds on the things that are above, not on the things that are on the earth. ~ Colossians 3:2

Here we are, deep into the season of winter, embarking on the month of February and the second half of our 2020-2021 school year. As the month of February begins each year, from younger to older, people prepare for and wait for the lovely day, February 14th, Valentine’s Day. My prayer is that we thoughtfully and intentionally also find ways to celebrate Black History as we journey through February. I know that our staff and faculty are doing this with intentionality. May you be purposeful this month, and always, in questioning and listening to your children, while engaging in conversations, on how they are being led to explore the diversity in our nation as students at BCS, and hear how they are discovering and learning about the ways important people of all races and ethnicities have played an important role in the events and history of our nation and the world.

What then, brothers? When you come together, each one has a hymn, a lesson, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. Let all things be done for building up. ~ I Corinthians 14:26

Please click here for Valentine's Lunch Sign-up

Prayer & Encouraging Words Welcome!

We invite parents who feel led, to let individual staff and faculty members know that you are praying for them. Here you will find a list of the employees that work on our Three Points Campus along with their email addresses. Over the next six months, feel free to contact them and ask how you can pray for them or send words of encouragement.

Your prayers and encouraging words will be a blessing to us all.

Dear Parents,

Thank you so much to everyone who has already generously provided a mid-week treat to our wonderful staff! I have heard that it is something they are enjoying and feel loved and cared for by their parent community. Let’s keep encouraging them in this way- if you are willing and able, you may sign up here for a Wednesday to bring in an individually wrapped treat or snack.

Thank you for lifting up our staff in this way.

-Kendra Tomlin

PTF Co-Lead

Chapel

Each week we set aside time to worship and learn about God together. Click on the box below to watch this week's Chapel, hosted by Rev. Daniel Rogers.

Watch this week's Chapel

Preschool News

Preschool Calendar

Preschool + Math

Math learning opportunities are emphasized in our preschool classes. Children count the days on the calendar, use measuring tools in dramatic play, match toys at cleanup, sort healthy pretend food and sweets, complete puzzles, put on mittens using directionality, create, look for, and ‘read’ patterns, and compare items with math words such as more, less, bigger, or smaller. Mrs. Koorn’s preschool Explorers measured toys this week. They created measuring sticks with unfix cubes, then measured items by counting the squares. Students found that their play farm was 16 cubes tall and DeeDee, the class mascot, is 5. We discovered that our Elasmosaurus is 3 cubes tall!

Handbook

2021-2022 Reenrollment

Thank you to families who reenrolled for the next school year during our Priority Reenrollment period, which concluded yesterday. If you have not yet completed reenrollment and would like to do so, please contact Admissions at admissions@bellevuechristian.org to inquire about space availability and to request access to the enrollment portal in RenWeb.

2021 Auction

Blake DeYoung ' 93

Chief Advancement Officer

Registration opened last week for our 2021 Auction set for Saturday, March 20! We hope you'll make plans to check out our online bidding starting Mar. 15 and register for the free event Mar. 20.

Livestream Event:

March 20

6:30pm: Tune-in and view auction items

7pm: Livestream event begins

This year's theme is "Together in Spirit," and features a live stream program straight to your home, including a silent and live auction with Auctioneer Fred Northrup, Jr, and Asst. Principal and event Emcee Mike Olson. We will have delicious food and wine packages available for pickup in advance of the event, and an opportunity to "Raise the Paddle" in support of Bellevue Christian's Fine and Performing Arts programs! Our fundraising goal is $450,000.

Donate an Item or Service

Feb.

9 & 23

Early Release Days

2/9 - Elementary only

School dismisses at 12:53pm

In Our Own Words

Thank you to our students and faculty for their participation in our new video series, "In Our Own Words ." It captures the distinctiveness and vitality of a BCS education through an authentic discussion among teachers, students, and leaders.

Originally imagined as a replacement for our New Family Seminar, the series is a valuable resource for all families to better understand and see the value of the school’s mission, vision and program.

Watch the video series on our website.

BCS Theatre

Watch Play

The BCS theatre program is offering a FREE viewing of their performance of "Alice in Wonderland". The play is student-produced and will be ON DEMAND on February 12 & 13.

You all know the story of how Alice tumbles down a mysterious rabbit hole and finds herself in a strange land where everyone is raving mad. With the help of a Cheshire Cat, an astute Caterpillar, and a righteous Humpty Dumpty, Alice must find her way home and discover who she really is. This is a darker, more faithful version of Lewis Carroll's classic tale that reimagines the experience of Wonderland, and ends with an unexpected new twist.

Join us for this entertaining, student-produced play. It will be available on-demand on the dates above via the link to the left.

Parents, please remember to complete the daily health screening for your child via the Magnus Health app. When a green "GO" pops up, take a screenshot of it and show it to school personnel as you're going through the car chute. Thank you!

COVID-19

Our state has a program to help people who have to isolate or quarantine as well as other information related to the pandemic.

Learn more about the "Care Connect Washington" program and view additional COVID-19-related information on our

COVID-19 webpage.

Library Resources

The BCS Sora Online Library is an important resource for students because it provides access to ebooks and audiobooks curated for our Christian community. You can learn more about it and other resources here.

BCS students also have a KCLS student account. Your student can add KCLS to their BCS Sora online library, so they can check out titles from this library as well (this is especially beneficial if your student speaks another language, such as Korean or Vietnamese.)

In addition, our JH/HS librarian, Pamela Johnson, recommends the Tumble Book Library on the KCLS website. This online resource for elementary school students provides video storybooks, ebooks, and audiobooks, graphic novels, as well as reading comprehension games. Please reach out to Librarian Pamela Johnson if you need help, such as getting your student’s KCLS student number, by emailing her at pjohnson@bellevuechristian.org. Happy Reading!

Give by Purchase

This holiday season and throughout the year, you have the opportunity to help support our mission with your everyday shopping by automatically donating a percentage of your purchases to Bellevue Christian using one of the programs on our website.

Find out how you can participate today!