Bear Creek Elementary School

My Granddaughter is in the first grade at Bear Creek Elementary. They have a project "Around The World." The day they studied India, she came out of the classroom with a red circle between her eyebrows! This indicates Hindu religion. I have respect for everyone's religious beliefs. However, to "label" my Granddaughter with this red circle is out of line. What would have happened had she tried giving out stickers with the Bible and have them place that on their foreheads??!! I am awaiting a reply from the Administration.

Having two children who have been going here for the past few years I have seen serious inconsistencies in teaching and administration. After speaking with several parents and medical staff there seems to be a mantra by the teachers of give them pills . I would almost look to the pharmaceutical companies building new play grounds or wings of the school. (Joke, don t get all out of shape). Okay my kids may not be perfect all the time but many parents are now seeing this school as a major pharmaceutical pusher. I have met the principle and I can see why the management is lacking. She is rude and doesn t have much of a clue as to what is going on in the classroom. We are on a waiting list to get out of the school and into a new one. It is a shame our kids won t get to live and go to school with their neighbors.
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My son has nearly completed Kindergarten and I have been very impressed with this school. His teacher (Mrs. Booker) has been outstanding and very patient with him. She keeps great control of the classroom (which is no easy task with 18 5-6 y/o running around) and teaches the kids responsibility and ownership for their actions. The principal and office staff have been very receptive to any concerns that I have had. I would highly recommend this school to anyone.
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My child's first year at BCE. She loves it, I feel that the curriculum is not challenging enough. The spelling assignments are almost too easy. I suppose they make it that way for the poor/average learners to keep up, but in the process the brighter ones are left unchallenged, till they settle into a being just slightly above average.
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We love BCE. Everyone including the front office staff are very helpful when asked questions. Would it however be too much for the front office staff, and teachers to smile?
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I love this school. I've had three children come through Bear Creek. The teachers and staff are very caring and supportive. They make learning fun. The support staff is more than willing to help with any questions you may have. It is a real family enviroment.
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Students are well educated but at great cost -- teachers will teach them what they need to do for the TAKS in the harshest of ways. TAKS test days are horrible--students are nervous, upset and sad. School is in lock down mode! Some kids stay until 7 at night trying to get down--ridiculous. Principal is the most unfriendly person I can ever imagine working in a school. A lot of good teachers but sorry PTA program. President doesn't even speak at meetings ?! Meetings provide absolutely no meaningful parent information. They just want you to help them raise funds for whatever they feel like spending money!
--Submitted by a parent

Excellent school w/ tons of caring for our kids, excellent teaching & behavorial lessons taught from all teachers at the school. The office staff is always friendly & helpful. Strong support from all parents to help make school the best learning environment.
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Wonderful elementarty school that has done well with teaching well above his grade level, loads of parental involvement.
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There seems to be a huge push to get test scores up no matter what. Teachers seems extremely stressed trying to get all the students where they need to be. There are not many extracurricular activities and front office women are unfriendly. Parent involvement is not encouraged or seems to be desired. Supposedly this is due to current principal. Most of the staff say the principal micro-manages too much and they aren't allowed to do what they want to do. A lot of yelling is done. Quite appalling to hear such stern, rude comments from teachers especially at the 5 year olds. They need to be reminded that kindness will get them farther than cruelness. If they don't want to teach, they need to move on.
--Submitted by a parent