The Bear Facts

On Friday, December 15, the Preschool office closes at 11:45 a.m. and the Main and Upper School offices close at 12:30 p.m. No classes will be held Monday, December 18, through Monday, January 1. Classes and regular office hours resume on Tuesday, January 2.

If you are interested in learning about tuition assistance or to apply for it for the 2024 – 2025 school year, please visit the tuition assistance page on our website.

Congratulations to the forensics team for its fine performance at the Bellevue School District Invitational held on December 1 – 2 at Bellevue HS. Read more for all the details.

Fall semester final exams are approaching. Read more for additional all related dates and deadlines.

Early-bird pricing on 2023 – 2024 Middle School and Upper School yearbooks expires on Friday, December 15. Yearbooks are sold online only ($45 each through December 15). On December 16, the price goes up.

Bear Creek will host an SAT School Day administration for juniors on Wednesday, March 22, 2023. Online registration will open the first week of January and will run until February 10. Details to come.

In November, 13  Middle School students participated in the American Mathematics Competition (AMC) 10. We are proud of our students for challenging themselves to sit for this comprehensive exam and want to recognize the three top-preforming Middle School students in our local competition:

• Hedy Tang
• Justin Yao
• Lawrence Zhang 

Grade 8 exams are approaching. Read more for details and full schedule.

Early-bird pricing on 2023 – 2024 Middle School and Upper School yearbooks expires on Friday, December 15. Yearbooks are sold online only ($45 each through December 15). On December 16, the price goes up.

Boys and girls in grades K – 8 are encouraged to sign up for a 90-minute basketball clinic during Christmas Break. Learn more and register online.

Parents are invited to join Division Head Jenn McDonough and Dean of Students Nathan Pettit Thursday, January 11, at noon for an online conversation about the happenings in Middle School. Join the Teams meeting.

Registration for the 2024 Battle of the Books is now open for students in grades 5 – 6 and 7 – 8.

• The grades 7 – 8 battle will take place Wednesday, February 7. The deadline for registration is Monday, January 15.
• The grades 5 – 6 battle will take place Thursday, March 14. The deadline for registration is Wednesday, January 31.

On Tuesday, December 12, Bear Creek will host two concerts in the Main building's Cornerstone Theater. Students in grades 1 and 2 will perform a Christmas concert for their families at 5:30 p.m. Please drop off your child in his or her classroom at 5:10 p.m. Then, at 7:00 p.m., students in grades 3 and 4 will perform a Christmas concert for their families. Please drop off your child in his or her classroom at 6:40 p.m. Read more for details about dress code, streaming, parking, etc.

On January 11 and 12, 2024, future Grizzlies cheerleaders in grades K – 4 are invited to participate in the two-day Jr. Grizzlies Cheer event with the Grizzlies cheer squad. Learn more and pay the registration fee ($30) by December 15.

Boys and girls in grades K – 8 are encouraged to sign up for a 90-minute basketball clinic during Christmas Break. Learn more and register online.

Our after-school program, Bear Creek Plus for students in grades K – 4, resumes the week of January 16. Winter term enrichment classes are available Monday – Thursday and run through the week ending March 18. Register now!

Preschoolers will present their Christmas program at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 13, in the Main building's Cornerstone Theater which is located at 8905 208th Ave NE, Redmond, on Union Hill. Read more for details about dress code, drop off, streaming, parking, etc.

Due to Christmas Break, preschoolers will have no cubs club on Friday, December 15. Dismissal will start at the regular time of 11:30 a.m.

Check out EmeraldSoundConference.org for the latest sports scores (click the Sports tab) as well as the team schedules. You will find cross country and track & field results on athletic.net. Game schedules are posted on this page and on the Athletics Calendar. Go Grizzlies!