Mack Memo

Mack Memo ~ Parent Newsletter

5/3/21

Dear Families,

If your children began their BCS education at our Preschool, you already know that it is a very special place, where young children learn through free play and experimentation, ask big questions, make observations, and engage their imaginations. Because we are a Christian school, faith is woven into all we do, and we seek to emphasize, even to the youngest children, how much God loves us and the many ways that we can respond to His love.

Each of our four teachers is a warm and loving presence in the classroom. They are also very experienced, with between eight and 32 years of preschool classroom experience.

In some classes the teachers work with each other, with one leading and the other assisting, and in other classes, the teacher has a dedicated assistant.

Currently there are openings for the fall in our program for three-year-olds, which is adding a three-morning option. (As of now there is a two-day option.)

There are also openings in our afternoon Pre-K program. If you know anyone looking for a loving Christian school experience for their little ones, please tell them about Mack Preschool and have them contact our office at mackoffice@bellevuechristian.org or (425) 485-1824.

The heart of each preschool day is free choice time, during which children move to different stations in the classroom, where they can explore science, practice their letters and numbers, engage in sensory activities and imaginative play, create art, and build things with blocks, LEGOS, and a variety of other things.

In recent editions of the Mack Memo we highlighted these different stations, and this week our focus is on the “imagination station,” where children can use all sorts of materials for making things.

In this space, children create unique structures and art using glue, colored tape, pom poms, paper towel and toilet paper tubes (very popular!), egg cartons, and other everyday objects.

Here are some photos of recent imagination station creators. Enjoy!

Announcements & Reminders

May

4 & 18

Early Dismissal, 12:55 pm, No PM Preschool

May

No School

May

No School, Memorial Day

COVID-19 - Masks

After some additional review, BCS leadership has decided students may go maskless for the remainder of the school year during recess and outdoor PE. Students need to continue to remain socially distanced as much as possible. This will continue unless we have issues with COVID-19 that develop on campus. Thank you.

Mothers' Day

From Jennifer Smith, Principal:

"As one mom to another, I want to wish all the mom’s a very Happy Mothers Day. I hope this year all the moms in our community have a special day to feel appreciated, loved, and admired by their loved ones. Abraham Lincoln once said, “All that I am, or ever hope to be, I owe to my angel mother.”

Can you help?

Our 3rd and 4th-grade BCS@Home students have been exploring justice-seeking and order discovery by learning about the economics of water and are encouraging BCS families to participate in the Global 6k for Water.

They made this flyer to invite YOU to participate in the Global 6k for Water on May 22. They have learned about the global water crisis – and how water is scarce in some places in the world. It would help if we work to use water wisely in our own homes, and help people in other places get clean water too. We want to let our love lift up other families around the world. Thank you for considering!

Ways you can support

Walk or run the distance, by yourself or with your family, and be part of this global movement

to change lives.

Whether you join from the treadmill or your favorite trail, the neighborhood or the track, when you and thousands of others around the world walk, jog, or stroller-run your way to 6K on May 22, you’ll bring life-changing clean water to those who need it most.

The Global 6K is great because you can do it anywhere!

Make a Tax-deductible Donation

Parking Lot Safety

For the safety of everyone on campus, we'd like to remind drivers to drive slowly through our parking lot. Please be alert and patient while you wait in the car line and avoid passing until you are signaled by a school staff member.

Elementary News

National Day of Prayer

Every year, on the first Thursday in May (5/6), our country celebrates the National Day of Prayer. Mack similarly joins in prayer on that day as well.

We are excited to continue the tradition this year. All of our students will gather in small groups and will be led by a teacher to different places outside on campus to pray about five topics: families, community, our school, country, and churches.

In years past, we mixed groups so that there was a representative from each grade level, but this year the students will stay in their class groups.

What a wonderful time to lift up our country to the Lord. Rev. Daniel Rogers will also be sharing a special Chapel with our students this week.

Learn more about the National Day of Prayer here.

Jeremiah 29:12 Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will hear you.

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With the 2020-21 school year winding down, we are excited to announce some fun year-end events!

Watch for details in our upcoming Mack Memo.

Parent Input Forms

Parents, please feel free to share the kind of classroom that works best for your child via the form below. When completing the form, please do not name specific teachers. It is also helpful to know which friends are important to your child so that everyone enters a new school year with a buddy. It is most helpful if you list a group of friends that your child feels comfortable with. Please do not list only a best friend, as we cannot guarantee they will be together, but with a group of friends, it is possible to pair each child with someone they are comfortable with.

Please complete the form and return it to the front office by, Friday, May 21.