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Lost and Found:


The Lost and Found Bin is overflowing!  Please be sure to stop by and claim your items.

Any items not picked up by Friday, May 29th will be donated.
Week at a Glance:
 
May 27

Art Show
Franklin Public Library
12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

May 28

Field Trip

Grade 1
New England Aquarium
9:00 - 2:30 PM

Art Show
Franklin Public Library
11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Recorder Concert
& Concert Band

May 29

Assembly 8 Herliczek
& Latin Awards Ceremony
9:10 AM- 10:10 AM

Assembly 5 Bartsch
10:20 AM - 11:00 AM

Grade 4 Mexican Fiesta
9:15 AM - 12:30 PM
French Week Celebration will be held June 1st through June 5th.
Some highlights are included below, but you can find the complete details here.

Monday June 1st:   

Le Petit D?jeuner
French breakfast
7:30 - 9:20
$2 per person  

 

Tuesday June 2nd:

D?jeuner

Extended lunch Grades 5-8 11:40 - 1:10 

 

Wednesday June 3rd:

 

French Fair

10:30 - 11:40

 

National French Student Awards 1:10 for Grades 5-8

 

Thursday June 4th :

 

Bleu! Blanc! Rouge!

All students and staff are encouraged to wear Red, white and blue. (Jeans are allowed)  

 

"La Coupe du Monde ? BFCCPS" from 1:10 to 2:20pm

 

Friday June 5th:

 

Bertrand Laurence

Assembly:  

 

11:00 Grades 6-8  

12:30 Grades K-5

 

 


We have bevvy of upcoming end of year events!

 

   

Latin Awards

May 29
Grades 6 & 8

9:10-10:10 AM 

Following 8H Assembly  

 

Spring Concert and Awards 

June 4  

7-9 PM 

 

June 1 - 5

 

French Awards

June 3 

Grades 6-8

1:20 PM 

 

Roman Feast - Grade 3

June 9

 

PCO Spring Book Fair

 

June 9 - June 11

Students will attend with their class. 

 

June 10th  

Also open 3:30 - 5pm  

 

Volunteer Appreciation 

June 10

 

French Open House

Grade 5

5 Bartsch 10:10 - 11

5 Lynch 11 - 11:50 

 

Board of Trustees Meeting 

June 11 

 

Field Day 

June 12

 

PCO Family Movie Night  

June 12

 

Nature's Classroom  

Grade 5: June 18 & 19

 
8th Grade Banquet 

June 16 

 

8th Grade Outing

June 19 

 

8th Grade Graduation  

June 22 

 

Last Day of Kindergarten 

 

Kindergarten Screening

June 17-19

 

Last Day of School 

June 23

Early Dismissal at Noon 

 


If you need this document translated, please contact the front office.

Ben's Buzz:

May 27, 2015
 
This week our Fine and Performing Arts program will have their chance to shine! The Marching Band kicked off the week with Franklin's annual Memorial Day Parade, last night was the start of the Art Show at the Franklin Public Library (items will be on display through Thursday afternoon) and this Thursday night we will be treated to a concert from the 3rd Grade Recorders and Concert Band. 

Over the next week, middle school students will be recognized for their accomplishments in both Latin and French.  These students have worked so hard and deserve special recognition.

The first week of June will be our annual French Week Celebration. The calendar is loaded with fun events for students in all grades. You can find a breakdown of daily events in the left hand column of today's newsletter.

This is certainly a very busy time, but it is also so incredibly wonderful.  Over the coming weeks, we hope that you will have many opportunities to discuss the events of the day with your children, and that perhaps you'll be able to join us for a few of these special events.

There are certainly some wonderful year-end memories being created each day!
 
Sincerely,

Heather Zolnowski
Head of School  

Fine and Performing Arts Week

Art Show
Franklin Public Library from May 26 - May 28th.

Student artwork will be on display May 27: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM and also on May 28: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM. Every student at BFCCPS has an item in the art show.

 

May 28 at 7:00 PM

June 4th at 7:00 PM
 
The Student Council had planned Middle School Social for Friday, however please note that the event has now been cancelled due to a lack of ticket sales.

This year's Latin Awards for students in Grades 6-8 will be held this Friday, May 29th following the 8 Herliczek Assembly. We anticipate that we will move into the Awards portion of the event at around 9:45 am.

French Week will be held June 1st through June 5th. You can find detailed information on these festivities in the recent Special Edition of Ben's Buzz. A brief summary of French Week events is also located in the sidebar on the left.

Our Kindergarten Screening dates are rapidly approaching. Kindergarten Screenings and the Social Group sign ups are ongoing. The deadline to sign up is May 23rd. You can find the signup form here.

Please Join Us for the BFCCPS Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Meeting to help plan for the 2015-2016 school year. 

 
The meeting will be held Tuesday, June 9, 2015 at 7:00 pm in the BFCCPS Library. You can find more details on this flyer. 

 

You can find ongoing Capstone project information here in Ben's Buzz and on the Capstone Corner Blog

Emma Nicholson is holding a Fun in the Sun with the Performing Arts camp which is open to students in grades K-5. All of the tuition for this camp is a donation to the Children's Hospital Boston, participants are welcome to attend this camp for a donation of their choice.  Details on the program can be found on this flyer.

Danny D'Aprille's drive to support the New Hampshire SPCA continues through May 29th. Donation bins are located outside of all homerooms.

Max Olson will be offering a Reef Refreshment table from 7:25am to 8:15am in the courtyard on May 27th and 28th for offering serving Coral Lemonade and "Reef Treats." The proceeds will benefit Teens4Ocean. You can find more details on this flyer.

Alana P. will be hosting a Popsicle sale to save the arts in local communities.  Each Popsicle will be sold for $1 and will be offered for students in grades 1-8 at recess on May 28 and 29.

John DeMartinis is holding a drive to benefit the Food Pantry from 5/25-5/29. Requested items include shampoo, toilet paper and napkins.

Rachel Grome will hold a donation drive to support the Forever Home Rescue from June 1 through June 12th. Donation bins are available outside classrooms for trash bags, plastic gloves and dog treats.

Nolan O. will hold a Popsicle Sale for Rheumatoid Arthritis during recess for grades 1-6 on 6/8 and 6/9.

Shoyaib S. is holding a popsicle sale to raise money that will be used to build benches for the Medway House. This sale will go from June 10 through June 12th and each popsicle will be 50 cents.
Commemorate this school year with a full-color, 84-page keepsake yearbook. Orders are now being accepted all the details are Honor your child with a personal message in the upcoming 2014-2015 BFCCPS Yearbook and let them know how proud you are in a memorable way! You can find all the details on this order form.
 Parent Community Organization:

Join the PCO for Family Movie Night on June 12th.  You'll find all the details on this flyer. Students will vote to select the movie and the event will be held in the courtyard weather permitting (in the auditorium in the event of inclement weather.)

  Bertrand Lawrence, composer and musician, will be performing for k-8 and doing a workshop during French Week. He will have one assembly at 11:00 for Grades 6-8 and one after lunch for Grades K-5.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the the Franklin Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.


The PCO Spring Book Fair will be held June 9th through June 10th. Students will attend the fair with their classroom during the day, and the fair will be open for parents between 3:30 and 5pm on Wednesday June 10th. A helper signup will be available soon.    

Congratulations to the students of 3Palmer for winning this year's Box Tops contest. The students will win a $25 Gift Card to Barnes and Noble to be used for the classroom. While the contest is now officially over, if you have additional Box Tops at home, please continue to send them in!  Thank you for your support!

Board of Trustees: 

The Board of Trustees is looking for interested members of our community to serve. The BFCCPS Board of Trustees is the governing body of the school and custodian of the school's mission.  

 

Comprised of parents, teachers and community members with a variety of skills, the Board of Trustees oversees the school's adherence to the mission, and the financial health of the school. The Board of Trustees is also responsible for strategic planning, which includes creating shared goals and objectives for school improvement, and developing and maintaining its policies.  

 

All parents are encouraged to consider nominating themselves and/or other parents or community members who they think would be effective board members. It is helpful, but not necessary, if nominees have been active in the school community and/or possess specific skills that enhance the board such as finance, all aspects of facilities development, project management, human resources, public relations or other governing board experience.  

 

Please send inquiries to: Sagar Kamarthi at skamarthi@bfccps.org by May 31.

  

 

2015 Summer Course Registrations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.  

 

The registration forms can be found in this packet, and will also be filed under the Forms and Flyers section of the website. Please return the registration form and tuition to BFCCPS main office no later than June 10th.

 

Updates from the BFCCPS Health Office:

Please remember to keep your child home from school if (s)he has a fever greater than 100.0 within the last 24 hours, or has vomited within the last 24 hours.  If your child is diagnosed with influenza or strep throat, please let the Health Office know.

Hand-washing is an excellent way to help prevent spreading germs and getting sick.  For visual confirmation that hand-washing works, check out these petri dishes you will notice how many fewer germs grew from the washed hands!
R eminders from the Front Office:
 

Absences: Please call the school office to report any student absence. Leave your child's name, grade, and date. 508-541-3434. If you have a dismissal change, please email your child's teacher and Laura Tappin ltappin@bfccps.org with the details. Thank you.

 

Visitors: All visitors to the school are required to sign in at the Front Office and wear a Visitor's badge. Thank you for your help with this!

 

Parking & Parking Lot Safety:  

 

Parking is not allowed in marked reserved spots near the schools main entrance. These spots are reserved for the CCD program staff.   

 

Any parents who drop their students off at school must use the school approved procedures which are posted here.