🛫🌍OUR FUN RUN — RACE AROUND THE WORLD — KICKS OFF TODAY!

This is our largest fundraiser of the year, and we need your help to make it a HUGE success! Funds raised will support student programs, school events, and our Bear Canyon community!

🎯Our School Goal: $45,000! Check Progress HERE
We are asking each student to set a fundraising goal of $150 to help us reach our big school-wide goal!

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

Kickoff Assembly: Thursday, September 17, 2026

Email Campaign Due by 5 PM: Thursday, October 1, 2026

Early Bird Donations Due by 5 PM: Thursday, October 1, 2026

RUN DAY: Friday, October 2, 2026

All Donations Due: Monday, October 5, 2026

PRIZE DAYS:
Friday, October 9: Giant Building Blocks, Obstacle Course & Hamster Ball
Friday, October 23: Dippin' Dots, Silent Disco & Prize Trolley

VOLUNTEERS: If you'd like to help with lap counting, water, popsicles etc on Run Day please sign up here.

Questions? Please reach out to Brianna Cassel at briannajcassel@gmail.com

GO BEARS! LET'S GET MOVING!

• We are so proud of our NEW Learning Garden, Ollie's Patch! Funded completely through grants and donations. Learn More Here.

• Student Encouragement: 

  • New Traverse Wall in the gym! Install scheduled for summer 2026

  • New filtered and cooled water bottle fillers

  • Free Fun Run shirt thanks to our Corporate Sponsors

  • One School One Book

  • Field Trip Buses

  • Outdoor Ed Scholarships

  • Yard signs for new Kindie families and outgoing 5th/6th graders

  • Energy Bus prize cart

  • New custom bike rack built by the Girls That Weld club

• Staff and Teacher Appreciation:

  • Monthly appreciation (stock the lounge, classroom items, food, etc)

  • Dinner during Conference weeks

  • Staff Appreciation Week celebration

  • k-6 Back to School $100 voucher

  • $250 Curriculum Enhancement Cash available per classroom

  • Teacher Grants and Year End celebration funds

  • $1,000+ available to each Specials teacher to suppor their students including new STEM Lego Kits for Tech

  • $1,000 for SPED, SSN, and Refueling Station

  • $15,000 for classroom licenses, consumables, discovery ed, and tech supplies for classrooms.

• PTA Hosted Events:

  • Kindie Popsicles on the Playground and Kindie Parent Pastries

  • Back to School Picnic

  • Golden Guest Drop-Off

  • Girls Night Dance

  • Boys Main Event Night

  • Adult Night Out

  • Canvas & Cookies

  • Cocoa & Lights

  • Book Swap

  • Glow Up Dance for 5th & 6th Graders

Thank you to Matlin Injury Law for sponsoring ALL spirit shirts for students and staff of BCE!

Staff Appreciation - Story Renovations LLC

Picnic - Alysia Zurlo Photography
Picnic - Jane Rodriguez, Keller Williams

Boo Bash - Venture Martial Arts
Boo Bash - RE/MAX Professionals - Elite Home Sales Team 

Girls Dance - Anna Kibble, Realtor
Girls Dance - Jon Kibble, Centennial Leasing & Sales

Boys Night - Equity Colorado Real Estate