Bear Creek Elementary -

FYI- Information from GCISD Facilities: During the winter break - starting Friday night the 20th - the GCISD Contractor will be replacing the two Air Handlers in the Main Mechanical Room at Bear Creek. It will be complete and operational in January. 💛💙🐻

Ms. Herndon’s class earned the Squeaky Clean Trophy for the last week of 2024!! They have put in a lot of effort to keep their classroom clean this year and, Ms. Michelle, our custodian, noticed the difference! There have never been more excited teachers to receive this award!!

Buddy the Elf learned the Creek Credo at BCE. He spread lots of kindness with smiles. “I just like to smile. Smiling’s my favorite," he said over and over to the Cubs. He surprised so many Cubs and was surprised by their ability to twin with him. 💛💙🐻

It’s the FINAL week of school for 2024, GCISD! Keep up the hard work, stay focused and make these last few days count. As a reminder, this Friday, December 20, is an early release day for ALL GCISD students, except for those attending iUniversity Prep. As we head into the winter break, make sure to stay informed about upcoming holidays and important dates by checking your school’s instructional calendar: www.gcisd.net/instructional-calendars.

Hard work deserves recognition. Our Golden Paw and Blue Paw recipients were recognized.

Hard work deserves recognition. Our Golden Paw and Blue Paw recipients were recognized.

Our dedicated librarian, Mrs. Brosi, is leading the charge to create amazing spaces for our Cubs. Congratulations on being awarded a Grant from our Education Foundation.

The staff at BCE continues to work hard and make no excuses. The following staff members were recognized: Ms. Mulkey in PreK Ms. Workman in Special Education Ms. Perry in kindergarten 💛💙🐻

Thank you to the Second Grade team and Dr. Cortesio & Specials team for a wonderful Math and Music night. The Cubs enjoyed playing math games with their families. The families enjoyed the Cubs performing Winter music. 💛💙🐻

Thank You to the Canafax Team for creating a beautiful lunch experience for the BCE staff! Mrs. Canafax treated the whole Bear Creek Staff to fajitas, tacos and two chocolate fountains! She also decorated the lounge with Joy! We are so lucky to have the best community partners.

The PTA event on Friday December 6th was a great night. Thank you Santa for visiting the Creek! Thank you BCE PTA for your hard work to make memories for the Cubs. 💛💙🐻

Mrs. Taylor’s Pre-K class were the recipients of the Squeaky Clean Trophy this week! They were so excited they squealed with joy!

This week after school, Student Council met to set norms for how student council will run, sign up for jobs that they can do on campus, and brainstorm ideas for future student council projects. 💛💙🐻 Ms. Bowen lead the students in their learning.

Dr. Schnautz, GCISD Superintendent, made a visit to BCE this week. He did not miss the opportunity to write his Santa letter while he was in the BCE living room. Thank you to Dr. Schnautz for bringing positivity and cheer to BCE. We are lucky to have you as a leader. 💛💙🐻

We are forever grateful to our community partners who support our teachers. A former teacher turned realtor dropped off treats for the staff today. We love the kindness. 💛💙🐻

The teachers at BCE work so hard and do so much for each other and for the Cubs. This week, we recognized Ms. Doolittle in 3rd grade and Ms. Brooks in 1st grade. They book give No Excuses. They support their teams and their students. They leveled up! 💛💙🐻

Happy December Cubs! We are inviting our Cubs to participate in fun with a calendar! Our staff loves to get to know one another and build community through fun calendars. We are excited to invite the Cubs to join. It is just for fun! We will start on Monday with a pajama day!

What is a teacher's favorite food? 🍎 🍎🍏🍎🍏 Thank you PTA for recognizing the efforts of the staff to join PTA. We are so proud of our Golden Apple award! Our staff loves the Cubs! 💛💙🐻

The Cubs got to enjoy a science program through a community partner, the Canafax team. We learned the parts of a hot air balloon: envelope and basket. It was so cool to watch the balloon lift from the ground. All the Cubs were able to get close to the balloon and look inside.

Our BCE Family is so proud of the Cubs. We have Cubs "out in the Wild" representing the BCE choir. Our Cubs are so brave! 💛💙🐻 Here are a few pictures of our Cubs in the wild at the GCISD Honor Choir concert! They did so well!