Back-to-School Registration 2020

To update the your family's demographic information on your Household Profile, using your Bear Creek username and password, log in on the Parent Portal. Then click the "My Profile" button on the Parent Portal home screen or "My Profile" at the top navbar of the Parent Portal.

Note to parents of new students: Your Bear Creek credentials have not changed. Log in using same username and password you used to access the Admission Portal.

Follow these instructions to update your Household Profile. Read the FAQ if you have questions about a specific instruction.

Please note: Submitted and saved updates do not appear immediately, but will be sent to the student information system manager for processing. Updates will be reflected on your Household Profile within 1 – 2 business days.

1. In the Family Information section
   1. Review and update your address and personal contact information.
   2. Review and update your employer(s) and job title(s).
   3. Review and update your child(ren)'s preferred name(s) and contact information. Unique email addresses are needed for each students in grades 5 – 12. Cell phone numbers are helpful for Upper School students so they may receive emergency notifications. More details are on the Household Profile.
2. In the Household Contacts section,
   1. Click Contacts for My Children. Add individual contacts whom you would like to authorize to pick up your child(ren) from school.
   2. Click Pickup Authorization. Designate contacts from the drop down menu who may pick up your child at the end of the regular school day.
3. In the Grandparents section, review your children's grandparent contact information. At the beginning of every school year we send Grizzly Grams to all our students' grandparents (P – 12), providing them an opportunity to send their grandchildren a back-to-school message. Grandparents also receive Modus Vivendi, our twice-yearly school magazine. To ensure your parents receive these mailings, be sure to provide or update their information on your Household Profile.
4. Review your household and individual password-protected portal Directory Preferences. Student contact information is not listed in the online directory.

All our school release and consent agreements are signed online in our new health portal. You will find information about school health and immunization requirements, field trips, publicity, computer and internet use, photo and video sharing, and more.

Introducing Magnus Health

This summer, Bear Creek is moving all student medical information and registration forms to a new online health and requirement management platform, Magnus Health. This new management system will be a bit more time-intensive for parents to initialize this summer, but it will make tracking compliance for each requirement on your child(ren)'s To Do List(s) far more straightforward than in previous years. Magnus Health gives parents continuous access to each child’s health record as well as the ability to make updates when needed. You will also have the option to access the account after your child graduates.

In Your Browser

From your browser (Chrome, Firefox, and Safari work best; Edge is not recommended), parents will use their Bear Creek username and password (usually firstname.lastname) to log in to Bear Creek's health portal. These are the same credentials you use to log in to the MyBC/Parents page and enable you to access the Parent Portal (Veracross). All the links to the health portal on our website (www.tbcs.org) are authenticated by Veracross, so parents don't have to remember an additional set of credentials.

Health Portal

1. We strongly urge you to watch the 3-minute video tutorial. 
2. On the Front Desk, parents will see each child enrolled at Bear Creek listed. For each child, answer the conditional questions and then complete all the requirements on the Student Health Tracker To Do List. Read the FAQ if you have questions about a specific requirement.
   • All requirements are completed and signed online. A few (those requiring a physician's or student's signature) should be printed, signed, and uploaded.
   • You may upload scanned documents in your browser or use the mobile app (see below). Do not mail, email, or drop off paper forms to/at Bear Creek.
3. If you have questions or problems using Magnus Health (browser or app), please contact their Help Desk via service@magnushealthportal.com, 877-461-6831, or using the chat option from their Need Help menu. 

Note: The COVID-19 Student Daily Screening questionnaire is only available in the mobile app. It is not available in the Health Portal in your browser.

Using the Mobile App

If you want to use Magnus Health's mobile app to complete the Student Daily Screening questionnaire, upload images of signed paper forms (certificate of immunization, sports physical, medication authorization, Form I-20 student living arrangements, background check disclosure, and driver acknowledgement), or complete other requirements on the Student Health Tracker To-Do List, follow these instructions:

1. In your browser, log in to Bear Creek's new secure health portal using your Bear Creek credentials. These are the same credentials you use to log in to the MyBC/Parents page and enable you to access the Parent Portal (Veracross). All the links to the health portal on our website (www.tbcs.org) are authenticated by Veracross, so parents don't have to remember an additional set of credentials. Magnus Health will open in a new tab.
2. On the health portal, ensure you are on the "Front Desk" and then hover over your name.
3. Choose "Change Credentials."
4. Create a username and password (recommend keeping the same as Bear Creek credentials). This username and password combination will be used as your mobile app login only. You will always use your Bear Creek credentials to log in to the health portal using the links on Bear Creek's website (see above).
   • A few parents may encounter an error because their Bear Creek usernames are already in use by Magnus Health. If this happens, please select another convenient username.

      

5. Watch this video tutorial about how to use the mobile app.
6. Download the "Magnus Mobile V2" app from the Apple's App Store or Google Play. Ensure you have version 20.08.26.
7. Log in to the app using your newly-created username and password.
8. If you have more than one child enrolled at Bear Creek, select his/her name.
9. Click the Student Health Tracker button to complete To Do List requirements on your phone or tablet.

    

10. Or click the Covid-19 button to complete the Student Daily Screening questionnaire (more instructions).

These links will be helpful to you as you prepare for the new school year:

Order Optional Items: Use this combined order form to place an order for in-house SAT exams, a yearbook or House sweatshirt, make a lunch account deposit, and/or pay the student parking. House sweatshirt order deadline is August 6. Please check order form for additional deadlines. 

Senior class yearbook items are due by October 16.

School Uniforms: Mask guidelines, graphical guides, and ordering information to prepare for the school year. Middle School P.E. uniform order deadline is August 24.

School Supplies Lists: Bear Creek typically asks parents to purchase a small number of school supplies and the school provides the rest.

Summer Reading, Review, and Assignments: See reading and math for most students.

All families (P – 12) are invited to join the Grizzlies Booster Club by completing the Booster membership form.

Family Handbook: Log in on the MyBC/Parents page to review the 2020 – 2021 edition.

Update your family calendar with important dates. The 2020 – 2021 Yearly Planner has all the first days of school, school holidays, and last days of school listed. Review the online School Calendar and subscribe to relevant feeds using radio wave icon on the page.

Registration for the following activities is on hold until we have addressed all the concerns and guidelines for keeping kids safe when they return to school. Check back later to register for sports and other after school activities, including:

Fall sports teams for both Middle School (grades 6 – 8) and Upper School (9 – 12). Additionally, all families (P – 12) are invited to join the Grizzlies Booster Club while registering for sports or by completing the Booster membership form now.

Forensics and math teams and clubs for Middle School (7 – 8) and Upper School (9 – 12).

Bear Creek Plus, our after school program for K – 6 students, offers enrichment and extended day classes that typically meet one afternoon each week over the course of a term.

Cubs Club extends the school day for P3, P4, and P5.