Bear creek intermediate

Welcome to Bear Creek Intermediate!

Mission: Dedicated to developing excellence for all students, teachers and staff to ensure a lifelong love of learning.

Motto: Believing. Caring. Inspiring.

Vision: A community that supports and inspires one another.

Dear 5th and 6th BRAVE Superstars,

I know you might be feeling a little nervous (or maybe a lot nervous) about starting a new school year. That’s totally normal—and guess what? You’re not alone. Every single person in your class, even the teachers, has felt that fluttery feeling in their stomach before a big change. It means something exciting is about to begin.

Starting a new school year is like opening a brand-new book. You don’t know all the characters yet, and the plot is still a mystery—but you get to help write the story. You’ll make new friends, discover new things you’re good at, and learn from teachers who care about you and want you to succeed.

There might be moments when things feel unfamiliar or even a little scary. That’s okay. Take a deep breath, ask questions, and remember: every day is a chance to grow braver and stronger. You’ll find your rhythm, your people, and your place.

So walk into our school with your head held high. You’ve got this. And before you know it, you’ll be the one helping someone else feel at home.

Wishing you the best first day ever—and a year full of laughter, learning, and adventure.

You’re going to be amazing.

With lots of encouragement,

Ms. Riebkes

Your Principal

You may walk your student to first period

On the first day of school, you may walk your student to his/her first period class. You may enter Door 1 or Door 6. Once you say your goodbyes and "you got this," we ask for you to exit the building so that our first school day can start. :) Second day and on, we ask for only students to enter. If parents are in need to come to campus, please use Door 1 and check in through the office.

How Do i get home?

Please review with your student (and write it down somewhere where it can be accessed) how your student will be getting home. We will be asking during 1st period this question: Are you a walker, car rider, or bus rider. We want to make sure that students are confident on which line to line up behind when that time comes.

Water bottles Allowed?

Yes! We do allow students to have water bottles with water. :) One thing we do ask is for water bottles that are not disposable to have a name on it just in case it gets lost so that we can get it back to its owner.

DRESS CODE

Please help your student to remember to follow the Dress Code set by Keller ISD. These are also listed in the Student Code of Conduct on the Keller ISD website. Students are responsible to follow these guidelines during school hours and all school functions. Click link to open: https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1685961825/kellerisdnet/tvhtzz5k7qysucohcf7p/StudentDressGroomingGuidelines.pdf

UPCOMING DATES TO PLAN FOR...

August 13th First Day (official back to school)

August 16th Locker Decorating - 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM

August 21st Braves Connection from 8:15 AM to 9:15 AM - This event is geared more to new families to Bear Creek. We take time talking about BCI, changes that you may experience during 5th/6th grade years, and give time for questions!

September 9th House night/Curriculum night 5th grade (Walk your child's schedule, see the classrooms, spend time with your child's Core teachers, etc...!)

September 11th House night/Curriculum Night 6th grade (Walk your child's schedule, see the classrooms, spend time with your child's Core and Fine Art teachers, etc...!)

Please take note of the bell schedule. If you attended BCI last year, there are a couple of changes.

3rd period will be considered our HOMEROOM. During this 16 minute period, students will be receiving announcements, House activities, and team building.

6th period will be when lunch and recess take place. The 6th period teacher assignment will indicate when your student will have lunch. We will post this information soon.

Dismissal times have changed just a little. We still will do a stagger, however, we will be dismissing our BUS and WALKERS at 3:13 PM and our CAR RIDERS at 3:15 PM.

Transportation

Keller ISD is proud to have Texas Central School Bus as the District’s transportation provider! TCSB has a fleet of 243 buses and provides transportation to over 7,500 students across the District.

KISD is required to provide bus service to eligible students who live more than two miles from their campus of regular attendance and for special needs students who require transportation to attend school.

For more information about bus routes and stop locations, please use the Bus Stop Finder or call 817-744-1300

Answers to Why?

Why drop off lunch 10-15 mins before dismissed for lunch?

We can find student to let them know, especially if it is a surprise! That way, the student can enjoy his/her full lunch time.

Why should you pick up students 15 mins before you need them for an appointment?

We would suggest to give a little more time. It can take us a few minutes for the student to collect their items and come down to the office.

Why do you need to sign in, even for lunch?

The answer to this is easy: safety.

Why do we ask parents to wait in the foyer?

When there are a few people chatting in the front office, it can be hard to hear people on the phone or others talking to us. We do appreciate keeping the office noise level low so that we can speak to people on the phone, address people in the office, and try our hardest to keep needs confidential.

Why do we send messages to students between the last 2 periods?

We wait to deliver between the last two periods of the day so that it is less likely that students would not forget or lose messages throughout the day. If the student needs to know a message that will be happening sooner in the day, those will be delivered promptly.

Why do we ask parents to pick up students for early dismissal before 2:45?

At that time of the day, students are starting to conclude their last period class. Students and teachers prepare to systematically go out to the lockers to pack up at the end of the day, allow students to go grab instruments, or take care of any needs prior to leaving. We just would like for people to be aware that after 2:45 it could take longer to locate students due to the movements of preparing to leave.

Why do we ask parents if the student knows he/she is delivering lunch? Lunch time in the front office is a busy time of day. They do not want any student to miss out on the opportunity of a lunch being delivered to them. This question is asked so that our front office staff knows if they need to call the classroom to let your student know to swing by the office to pick up their lunch prior to getting down to the lunchroom.

Why do we ask students to remember their adult’s phone numbers? To be able to call home, especially if the office is busy. Please know that we can help look a number up in Aeries, however, that may take a moment if there are more being helped in the office.

Why do we ask students to remember or have access to their student ID?

The student ID is a number that identifies each student. This ID number is typed in by the student if he/she is purchasing an item from the cafeteria, if he/she is late to school in order to get a tardy pass, and is used in the library to check out books.

Why can we not call students down before you get here?

For security reasons, the district has asked us to keep students in their classrooms until we can verify adult identification.

Why do we use legal names in the school?

In the office we use legal names and not nick names to be able to find your student on Aries.

Why do we still ask students to label items with their names?

If an item is lost, we can easily get it back to the student if the item has his/her name on it.

Why do we donate lost and found items each month?

If an item has not been claimed in our Lost and Found, located near the cafe, we donate those items due to overcrowding. This will take place at the end of each month.

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