BCS Weekly E-bulletin

Longtime BCS parent Kippy Egly-wife of Paul, mom of Erin '99, Bryan '05 and Sarah-suffered a fatal brain aneurysm this past weekend. Please keep the family in prayer as they cope with their shock and loss while anticipating Erin's wedding which is two weeks away. Kippy's funeral will be held this Fri., Jan. 19, 2 PM at Westminster Chapel in Bellevue. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to: Community Home, 6528 Penny Lane, Lynnwood, WA 98036. (This is where daughter Sarah currently lives.)

You are invited to attend an Epiphany Concert: 2 PM on Jan. 27 at First Presbyterian Church in Bellevue featuring Concert Choir, Kantorei, Chanson and BCS Singers.

Annual Fund News

It's a New Year! In this fresh New Year, please prayerfully consider a financial gift to BCS students, facilities & faculty. Your generosity will ensure that our students continue to see God in every activity & lesson as they take their knowledge into our world.

Your gift to the Annual Fund (AF) helps keep tuition down.
Tuition does not cover the cost of education. Educating each student costs about $900/year more than tuition covers.
The AF allows for multiple student tuition discounts.
Every student, campus and faculty member benefits from your support
AF gifts are tax-deductible
Your gift, big or small, is vital & is the most important financial gift you can make to our students.

Will you join many BCS parents, faculty, parents of alumni, alumni & friends that have made a gift to our students? We are all thankful for the generous support of BCS. Give now!

Re-enrollment 2008-09 Academic Year

Re-enrollment is rescheduled for returning preschoolers & students returning to BCS in Grades 1-11 for Mon., Jan. 21. (Not the week of Jan.14 as previously posted.) Instructions will be sent later this week via email & postal mail to each family. Please note: Families with NEW students applying for admission in Grades K--12 should use the online application link at http://www.bellevuechristian.org/content-en/admissions/application.php

Contact: Tim Foley, Dir. of Admissions: tfoley@bellevuechristian.org or 425.454.4402 xt.215

Volunteer Opportunities

Every BCS Family is encouraged to volunteer 30 hours-- just 3 hours monthly--at any campus.

If you are a BCS group needing volunteers for an upcoming event/activity or for a regularly scheduled event, contact Lynelle Coyle: lcoyle@bellevuechristian.org

with a brief (1-3 sentence) description of what is needed and include a contact name and email.

Auction

We're only 2 months away from the event of the year...our annual Gala Banquet & Auction! Needed: a team of 3-4 volunteers to make our silent display boards...a fun project!

Needed: computer savvy person to create the media, coordinate the music & add photos & wording for our live auction items (on screen). Contact: cdowns@bellevuechristian.org

Mack Elementary

Needed: Coach for 5th Grade Math Olympiad students. Some of our students are interested in participating in the WA State Mathematics Council Math Olympiad on Sat., May 3, 2008. Students in schools from all over the state compete as teams in various areas of math. They are not competing against each other but working towards superior performance. Mack has participated in this contest for many years & needs a coach to continue. Coach will work w/ students on a weekly basis after school for an hour. Materials available to help prep students. Interested? Contact: snaranjo@bellevuechristian.org.

High School & Junior High

PTF needs you to join us in planning events to honor our JH/HS faculty & staff! Meeting each month in the large conference room-JH/HS campus from 1:30-3 PM. Upcoming meetings: Jan. 14, Feb. 11, March 10, April 14, May 12, June 9. This is a great way to make new friends--we have lots of fun together as we serve our school! Contact: Gina Oldham: 14-carat-gold@msn.com or 425.761.4462 or 425.746.6610

Preschools (more info...)

BCS Preschool offers your child an opportunity for a gentle, loving introduction into the Christian community and encourages his/her own personal growth within that community. Please contact slindor@bellevuechristian.org for more info.

Mack Elementary (more info...)

January

15 Sex Education Program: 4-6th grade girls; 5th & 6th grade boys

18 Open House--Experience Kindergarten, Library, 9-10:30 AM

Invite your friends to join us!

21 No School, Martin Luther King Day

23 Early Dismissal, 1PM

25 Open House--Experience Kindergarten, Library, 9-10:30 AM

Invite your friends to join us!

Sex Education Program: Jan. 15, 7-8:30PM, MPR. Parents are invited to join their 4th-6th grade daughters and/or 5th & 6th grade sons.

Please note: combined Mack & 3 Points 5^th grade band concert is scheduled for Feb. 21.

5th grade Math Olympiad: coach needed! Without one there isn’t an opportunity for our kids to participate. If math is your thing & you like kids, please prayerfully consider volunteering. It’s fun to see kids wrestle w/ a problem together to reach an answer. They learn even more outside the regular classroom. Please contact Susan Naranjo if interested: snaranjo@bellevuechristian.org.

Three Points Elementary (more info...)

January

18 Open House--Experience Kindergarten, MPR, 9-10:30 AM

Invite your friends to join us!

21 No School, Martin Luther King Day

23 Early Dismissal, 1PM

25 Open House--Experience Kindergarten, MPR, 9-10:30 AM

Invite your friends to join us!

29 5th Gr. Environmental Ed. Parent Meeting, 7-8 PM

Three Points Town Meeting...will be rescheduled.

Learn about BCS Junior High & High School: All Three Points families are welcome to learn about the BCS Clyde Hill Campus from Mr. Tim Krell, JH Principal & Mr. Bill Safstrom, High School Principal. Please join your PTF Jan. 25, 1-2:30 PM in the MPR!

Please note: combined Mack & 3 Points 5^th grade band concert is scheduled for Feb. 21.

Geography Bee COUNTDOWN…18 days! All 4^th--6^thgrade students will participate in the classroom level of the 2008 National Geographic Bee. Here are some tips to boost your children’s geography IQ: Pin maps on the walls and place a globe out where everyone can use it; As you listen and talk about the news, have your child locate the places on the map; Watch the Discovery Channel. My pick for the best online geography game is http://www.eduplace.com/geonet/ from Mrs. Valantine, Enrichment teacher

Junior High (more info...)

Girls Basketball: JH girls basketball begins Tues., Jan. 15. 1st practice: 3 - 5 PM in the BCS Gym. Checkout the BCS Website for practice & game info.

Boys Wrestling: JH boys wrestling begins Mon., Jan. 28. Still taking sign-ups.

Congratulations to 7th grader, Alexander Kruse for winning the Final JH Geography Bee! Sarah Burnett, 7th grader, is the 1st runner up. BCS could not have participated in this program if it were not for Mrs. Ricard and Mrs. Morrison, thank you for volunteering!

2nd Semester Schedules: 2nd semester schedules available: Mon., Jan. 28. If students and/or parents want to request a change, please fill out the pink Change Request Form available in the JH Office.

NetClassroom: JH students can view their 2nd semester schedule in NetClassroom. Don't forget, you can call the JH Office if you forget your ID/password.

IOWA Testing - All JH students will participate in the annual IOWA Basic Skills testing Jan. 29-31. Parents: please help us by not scheduling appointments for students during these days. The test schedule will be posted on the BCS website.

High School (more info...)

January

21 No School: Martin Luther King Jr. Day

23 Collaboration Day--Early Dismissal, 1 PM

27 Epiphany Concert, 2 PM

29-31 Final Exams

Tonight at 7PM: 11^th grade student & parent night PSAT review & post-HS planning, Clyde Hill campus Commons. Juniors & their parents are invited to hear HS Counselor, Jolene Dierdorff, review PSAT results from the Oct. test day. She will also provide advice to juniors as they continue their post-HS planning.

Madrigal News: Photos may be viewed & ordered at the HS Reception Desk until Jan.18.

Photos of Kantorei couples (which were not available before Christmas Vacation) are now included in the preview album. Questions: Don Marshall, 425.486.8150.

Free practice SAT & ACT tests! In Jan., the counseling office will offer an ACT & SAT practice test through Kaplan Test Prep-free of charge. Juniors are strongly advised to attend one or both of these practice tests; however, both practice tests are open to all BCS students. Remaining practice test: ACT Practice Test: Sat., Jan. 19, 8AM-1PM. Registration starts: 7:30AM; doors close 8 AM. Sign up sheet in counseling office.

On Tues., Jan. 29 there will be a Kaplan ACT/SAT Practice Test Review in the LRC in the evening. Students who took the practice tests will review their tests & learn how to interpret em & possibly better their scores in the future when they take the actual tests. Students will also learn the comparison between the ACT & SAT to better understand each exam.

Athletics

Week in BCS Sports!

1/15: Boys Varsity & JV Basketball home vs. Seattle Academy – 5:45 PM & 7:30 PM

Girls Varsity & JV Basketball away at Forest Ridge 5:45 & 7:15 PM

1/17: Boys Varsity & JV Basketball Home vs. Cedar Park Christian – 5:45 PM & 7:30 PM

1/19: Varsity Wrestling at the Great Northern Invite @ Meridian HS – 9 AM – 6 PM

JV Wrestling at Mountlake Terrace Tourney at Mountlake Terrace HS – 9 AM – 3 PM

Remember: JH Girls Basketball starts tomorrow, Jan. 15, practice schedule posted on BCS Athletics website. All paperwork (proof of physicals, forms) are required before you may start! Paul & Alicia Adams will be coaching!

JH Wrestling starts Mon., Jan. 28. Please make sure all paperwork (proof of physicals, forms) are in the athletic office before starting! Mark Allen is coaching.

Spring Sports for HS: starts Mon., Feb. 25. Spring sports include Track & Field, Baseball, Softball, & Golf! All forms required in the athletic office before students are allowed to start!

???Mark DeJonge: mdejonge@bellevuechristian.org

Scrip Information (more info....)

Upcoming due dates: Jan. 18--a Friday, Feb. 4, Feb. 25

Opportunities to Support BCS Financially

Tuition supports 90% of the BCS Budget each year. We ask each family to prayerfully consider supporting BCS financially, above and beyond tuition. The most important and cost effective gift is one to the Annual Fund. After that, there are many fun ways to support BCS programs and students!

Annual Fund: Give online to the AF

PACE--for info: Pace

Community Resources

Westminster Chapel is hosting: Women in the Workplace Dinner Event, Thurs., Feb. 7, 6:30-8:30 PM in the Community Life Center room. Speaker: Shellie Dow, Director of the Call Center, Nintendo. "Uncover, Unleash, Glorify: Using Your Strengths". Shellie manages 200-400 people in 3 locations. A 20-year veteran of building work teams & coaching individuals to achieve their full potential in work & life. $15 includes catered dinner. Reservations: CathiK@westminster.org

As a community service to families & students 7-19 yrs. old in King County, The Bush School is hosting its 13th Annual Summer Opportunity Showcase featuring more than 84 day & overnight programs--local, national & international. Event is at the school's new gym: 3400 E Harrison St., Seattle, Feb. 7, 5-8 PM.

Positions Available

New: Bus Driver Positions--for details check openings: positions available

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