Mack Memo ~ Parent Newsletter |
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Welcome Back!
Our hope is that the past week was filled with rest, time with loved ones, but above all else, the peace & hope that comes from celebrating our Risen King. We are all excited to be back on campus to finish out the last leg of the school year. It is hard to believe that as we return this week we have about nine weeks left in our 2020-2021 school year. While we can all agree, the year has been challenging, we can also see God's provision & protection as BCS continues to have no cases of community spread COVID.
We ask that if your child tests positive for COVID-19, please call our office at (425) 485-1824 as soon as possible. If the office is closed, please email mackoffice@bellevuechristian.org. Delayed notification complicates contract tracing, an essential step in stopping the spread of the virus. Providing the school about: 1) when symptoms developed, 2) the test date and 3) the results - help us meet our notification requirements to King County Public Health. In accordance to the newly revised guidelines provided by the CDC, we have made some adjustments to our classrooms. Our playground remains closed after school. Thank you for your help in keeping our community safe.
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Carol Durst, 6th Grade Teacher
Dear Mack Families,
My name is Carol Durst and I have been involved with BCS in some capacity (teacher, parent) since 1997. I have three children who all attended BCS. I have been married to my husband for 30 years and we have both love the BCS community. I love everything about teaching sixth grade and am blessed each day by my students!
My Deep Hope is that we discover God’s fingerprint on all we study, apply this understanding, and share it with others on our journey through life. We have seen examples of God’s fingerprint in the form of Servant Workers and Community Builders in our Journeys story, “Any Small Goodness.” We wanted to apply and share our understanding of these Throughlines with our community.
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We also created Christmas cards and assembled gift bags for the same community. For Valentine’s Day we made cards and, with the help of parents, put together some “sweet treat” bags for these same residents. We will be making watercolor Easter cards and filling a few eggs to pass on to the Lakeview of Kirkland Assisted Living community as well.
Each student recorded themselves reading a favorite Christmas story, then these were compiled as a class, and sent to Lakeview of Kirkland Assisted Living for the residents to enjoy.
Thank you dear families for being hands and feet of Jesus in this outreach.
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Reminders and Announcements |
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Early Release, No PM Preschool |
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We are excited to announce the start of two after school clubs (Puppet Theatre Club and Art Club) for spring. Register through our BCS Parent Portal, Mack Campus. Families will be billed through their tuition account. Click below to register now.
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A message from your Classroom Support & PTF President Elect, April Banach
We would love to continue blessing our Mack staff, by providing opportunities for families to bring in food or beverages, every other Wednesday, starting April 14 for the remainder of the school year. Please sign up here to bring in a store bought, individually wrapped, nut free item for our staff members. Items may be dropped off at the Mack front desk at 8:30am on the day of signup. In addition, if you would also like to drop off a short note of thanks with the food, they will be placed in the staff lounge that day, and allow our Mack staff to receive notes of gratitude and know who blessed them with treats that week. Thank you for supporting our amazing Mack staff!
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Click here to hear from Art teacher
Mrs. Cass about what's happening in the
world of art, here at Mack.
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Click on the video to the left to watch this week's Chapel for our elementary and preschool students, hosted by Rev. Daniel Rogers, our Director of Discipleship.
Please remember your food donations support Maltby Food Bank. Your child can bring them to school on Tuesdays, our regular Chapel day. Thank you for your support.
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We hope you all had a special Easter and wonderful spring break!
In the week before the break preschool students continued to focus on the days leading up to Easter in Jesus’s life and on the Easter story.
They made beautiful artwork using crosses, participated in all kinds of math, science, and art activities with eggs, and so much more.
Mrs. Kaskes’s students made trees out of paper bags and built models of the Garden of Gethsemane.
In Mrs. Wasson’s classes the children learned about how Jesus washed His disciples’ feet at the Last Supper, and then Mrs. Wasson washed their feet!
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Are you looking for a summer camp for your child?
Spread the word and invite your friends to join. Soccer Camp is open to all kids ages 4-11 years.
Mack Elementary will be hosting August 9-13 and the Clyde Hill campus, July 19-23.
To learn more about Redwine Soccer, click here.
Spaces are filling up!
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Junior-Senior High Newsletter |
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Learn more about student life & academics in grades 7-12 via our bimonthly family newsletter or by reading our
Jr. High Viking Chronicle.
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Recurring Events
Every Monday: Parents In Prayer, 9am (except holidays & breaks)
Every Tuesday: Chapel & Tithe
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Apr.
4/20 - Early Release Day, No PM Preschool
4/26 & 4/27 - Spotlight on Speech
May
5/4 - Early Release Day, No PM Preschool
5/6 - National Day of Prayer
5/18 - Early Release Day, No PM Preschool
5/28 - No School
5/31 - No School, Memorial Day
June
6/1 & 6/3 - 4th Grade Marketplace
6/8 - Early Release Day, No PM Preschool
6/9 - Last Day of Preschool
6/15 - 6th Grade "Moving Up" Ceremony & Field Trip
6/17 - Last Day of School (K-12)
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18250 168th Pl. NE, Woodinville, WA 98072
(425) 485-1824
Admissions: (425) 460-3300
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