Grade 7 students will travel to Lake Sammamish in Bellevue for our annual community-building and service event at SAMBICA camp on Wednesday, October 1. Students will work together on a project to benefit SAMBICA's beautiful campus, in addition to rotating through group activities: Flying Squirrel (big rope swing), archery tag, and more. In the afternoon, they will have free time as well. This is a day for fun, friendship, and lasting memories.

Liability Releases: Please complete the following items by Wednesday, September 24.

Step 1: On the health portal, sign Bear Creek's 2025 Grade 7 SAMBICA Field Trip Consent and General Liability Release and Waiver of Claims

Step 2: Complete SAMBICA's event waiver and release

Travel: Please drop off students as usual for the regularly scheduled 9:00 a.m. start time. We will load the buses soon after and depart for SAMBICA. We will return before the end of the school day, and you may pick up your child as usual.

Dress: Students should wear Icebreaker T-shirts, comfortable pants or shorts, and close-toed athletic shoes to accommodate work and play.

Lunch: SAMBICA lunch will accommodate vegetarian, gluten-free, and dairy-free dietary restrictions. If your child has other dietary restrictions, please send him or her with a sack lunch. Students should also bring a refillable water bottle.

Absence: If your child is unable to attend the field trip, inform the school using the Attendance button on the Parent Portal so that we can account for any missing students. Absence from a field trip counts as a regular absence from a school day.

If you have any questions, please contact Middle School Dean of Students Daniel Bates (dbates@tbcs.org) or Middle School Division Assistant Suzanne Grant at sgrant@tbcs.org.