ELEMENTARY

Check Out What's Going on in Elementary

Dear Elementary Families,

Our elementary students have embraced Week 2 with energy and curiosity! It’s been inspiring to watch classrooms come alive with hands-on learning, joyful worship in chapel, and friendships forming across grade levels. Each day is a reminder that when faith and learning are woven together, children thrive both academically and spiritually.

We have especially enjoyed our new lunch tent and hot lunch options! Great things are going on at BVCS!

Blessings,

Kris Giannosa

Elementary Principal

Drop-Off and Pick-Up: Our most up-to-date drop-off/pick-up information:

Kindergarten students: Beginning on the second day of school, please park and walk all kindergarten students to the kindergarten yard for morning drop-off. Kindergarten students can be picked up from the courtyard near the flagpole at 12:30 p.m. Kinder students staying for Afternoon Care can be picked up in the kindergarten playground or can be picked up in the drive-thru pick-up. First-sixth grade students: Beginning on the second day of school, students can be dropped off in the drive-thru line or you may park in the North Parking Lot and walk your student into the courtyard. The first 4 days of school will be classroom pick up only, unless your child attends X-Care. Starting Monday, 8/18/24 you can pick up from location #1 or #2 (see below). This must be communicated to your student's teacher with the enclosed form.

Please return the included form to your child’s teacher.
Pick-Up Location #1 (Park and walk in):
Parents who choose to park and walk in to pick up their child(ren) will meet their child(ren) in the courtyard by the flagpole. For this option, we anticipate the best location to park is in the North Parking Lot. Students who are not picked up by 3:15 p.m. will be walked over to X-care.
Pick-up Location #2 (Drive-thru pick up):
This location is for those parents who wish to remain in their car while picking up their child(ren). To utilize this pick-up location, please drive down the canal entrance off of Tully Road. Only the students on the pick-up list will be brought out to the East Lot for the drive-thru pick-up option. Students who are not picked up by 3:10 p.m. will be walked over to X-care.

Lost and Found: The lost and found closet is located across from the elementary school office and is accessible before, during, and after school. Please label all your child’s belongings so that we can return them to your child easily and quickly.

Lunch Program: Please have your child bring their snack, lunch, and water bottle daily. Please be sure their name is on their lunch and water bottle. Food delivery by outside vendors is no longer an option. My Hot Lunchbox is a new hot lunch program being piloted this year.

Teacher Wish Lists for the 2025-2026 School Year

Click on the live link below:

Mrs. Edsberg's Kinder Wish List

Miss Ward's Kinder Wish List

Mrs. Litt's Kinder Wish List

Mrs. Bridges 1st Grade Wish List

Miss Jacobson's 1st Grade Wish List

Mrs. Austin's 2nd Grade Wish List

Mrs. McCall's 2nd Grade Wish List

Mrs. Saunder's 2nd Grade Wish List

Mrs. Hernandez/Mrs. Scott's 3rd Grade Wish List

Mrs. O'Leary's 3rd Grade Wish List

Mrs. Stubbert's 3rd Grade Wish List

Mrs. Garcia's 4th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Hughes 4th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Picanco's 4th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Boren's 5th Grade Wish List

Miss Westfall's 5th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Kennedy's 6th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Stel's 6th Grade Wish List

Mrs. Burnsed's PE Wish List

Mrs. Thiessen's Music Wish List

Mrs. Van Laar and Mrs. Bosch's STREAM Wish List

Mrs. Thompson's Barton Wish List

Weather Parameters:

Students will eat indoors when the weather is below 50 degrees (feels like) or over 100 degrees according to the Weather Channel App. Students will also eat indoors and refrain from outside activity if the air quality is 4 or greater according to Valley Air, rainy or extremely windy.

The elementary campus has supervised play from 8 - 8:30 am. Students can not be on campus prior to 8 am they must go to X-Care.

Kindergarten students are on the kindergarten playground.

Grades 1-5 are on the play area. For student safety the play structure is limited to first grade on Monday, second grade on Tuesday, third grade on Wednesday, fourth grade on Thursday and fifth and sixth grade on Friday.

Elementary Drop Off/Pick Up Traffic Plan 2025-2026

Morning Drop-Off Options:

Park and Walk-in: You may park in the North Lot and walk your child(ren) into the school through the North Gate. Students should not be dropped off to walk alone from the North lot. Our playground supervision for all TK- 6th grade students begins at 8:00 a.m. Any students arriving before 8:00 a.m. must go directly to X-care.

Drive thru Drop-Off: Our drive through drop-off location will be in the East Lot. To utilize our drop-off location, please drive down the canal entrance off of Tully Road.

Please be aware that we do not staff this drop-off location or our black top areas until 8:00 am. Students may not be dropped off prior to that time unless they are going to X-care and should be walked in by an adult. Students that are unattended prior to 8:00 a.m. will be sent to X-care.

After School Pick-Up:

Kindergarten (No after school care) will pick up at 12:30 in the courtyard by the flagpole. Please be off campus after pickup by 12:40.

Kindergarten (After school care) will pick up from 12:45-3:00 from the kindergarten playground or can be walked out to the drive-thru pick up lane.

Park and Walk in:

Parents that choose to park and walk-in to pick up their students will meet their student in the courtyard by the flagpole. For this option, we anticipate the best locations to park will be the North Parking Lot. Students that are not picked up by 3:10 will be walked over to X-care. Please be off campus by 3:10

Drive-thru Pick Up: This location is for those parents who wish to remain in their car while picking up their children. To utilize this pick-up location, please drive down the canal entrance off of Tully Road. Only the students on the pick up list will be brought out to the East Lot for drive-thru pick-up. If your student is in Grade 1-3 please use the left lane, if you student is in Grade 4-6 please use the right lane, and if you have students in both please communicate with them what lane you will be using. Please put the colored document (given out at BTSN) with your students last name printed in large bold letters on your dashboard for easy identification. If you have more than one student, only place the colored document of your oldest student. This will help our staff get your student(s) to you.

*We understand that sometimes there are changes to the normal routine. In those instances, please inform the classroom teacher so we can adjust where your child will be picked up for that day.

Classroom Pick-up:

It may be necessary to call a classroom pickup due to air quality, air temperature at 100 degrees or higher, and rain. We will communicate this through email and text alerts.

We love our furry friends but they are not allowed to be on campus unless they are registered as a service animal.

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LEGO DONATIONS FOR STREAM

The STREAM program at the elementary school is looking for LEGO donations. If you have any LEGO pieces sitting around your house collecting dust and would like to find them a new home, we have enthusiastic kids eager to play, build, create, and explore with your LEGOS!

Bring your donations to any BVCS office!