Lunch Orders:
Don't forget! Lunch Orders are due by the 20th of each month by 5pm.
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2015-2016 School Year Calendar:
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You can find the 2015-2016 School Year Calendar
here. We invite you to take a moment to add all of the closings and early dismissals on your personal calendars.
Please note: Early Dismissal at Noon on Thursday October 29th
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Upcoming Events:
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10/29
PCO Froyo Party
12 - 6 PM
Must present coupon
20% of sales benefit the BFCCPS PCO
10/30
Jeans Day!
Field Trip
Grade 8
Tri-County
8 AM - 1:15 PM
Field Trip
Grade 3
9:30 - 10:30 AM
Pumpkin Stroll
6 - 7:30 PM
11/2
Enrollment Season Begins for 2016-2017 School Year
Field Trip Grade 2
Franklin Senior Center
9:45 AM
Musical Auditions
3:20 PM
11/6
Purple Shirt Day
Assembly Grade 6
9:10 AM
Assembly Grade 2
10:20 AM
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If you need this document translated, please contact the front office.
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Ben's Buzz:
October 28, 2015
We are so excited to welcome back Beth DiMartino part-time to the faculty and staff of BFCCPS! Beth is serving as a Math mentor and coach, focusing on grades 5-8. She will be working with 5th-8th grade teachers of math to offer suggestions for math instruction, suggestions for supporting students in the math classroom, and be available to co-teach math lessons, or model various methods of math instruction in the classroom, including working in stations to help support real-world applications of math concepts. We are all incredibly excited to have Beth back at BFCCPS and working in this role!
 All students, faculty and staff are invited to participate in a Jeans Day this Friday!
 It is that time of year, where the temperatures in New England can be quite unpredictable. Please be sure to send your child with a coat, hat and gloves every day. The children will continue to have outdoor recess and Physical Education weather permitting.
Wishing you a wonderful rest of the week!
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Please Join Us!
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Don't forget! Early Dismissal at noon on Thursday, October 29th.
Join the
BFCCPS PCO for a
Froyo Party on Thursday, October 29th from noon - 6pm.
Present this coupon and FroyoWorld will donate 20% of sales to the PCO.
 First Annual
BFCCPS Pumpkin Lighting - Come One, come All! Bring your carved pumpkin to school on Friday October 30 and drop it off in the courtyard. At 6:00 PM come back and see all the pumpkins aglow! The perfect way to celebrate Halloween Weekend! Socialize with friends, parents and siblings.
SPOOKTACULAR Student Council Movie Night:
The Student Council will be hosting a fun filled movie night for Grades K-4 on November 13th. This event will include a viewing of Hotel Transylvania, and will be from 5:30 to 8:30 PM on November 13th in the BFCCPS Auditorium. Parents are welcome and encouraged to attend the show!
You can bring concessions from home or they will also be available for sale in the small cafeteria just before the movie. Any parents that plan to drop-off will need to return by 7:45 at the latest for parent pickup.
We hope to see everyone there!
 Harlem Wizards will be playing teachers and administrators from the Franklin Public School on Friday, November 13th at 7pm. The event will benefit the Franklin Education Foundation.
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Chaperone Needed:
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 Students have expressed interest in starting an after school club for Magic the Gathering. The club would meet after school on Fridays from Courtyard to
4:30.
Please contact Mr. Perna if you are interested and available to chaperone this activity.
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School Musical:
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It is time for the BFCCPS 2015-2016 MUSICAL!
Audition Date: Monday, November 2nd
TIME: 3:20-5:20
WHERE: BFCCPS Auditorium
WHAT TO DO PRIOR TO AUDITION:
Fill out the attached Audition Sheet and Send it to ATTN: Mr. Benjamin by 10-29-15. Review the Character Breakdown and listen to audition songs posted here.
Bring your best singing voice, acting ability, dance, creativity and let's have FUN!
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Save the Date:
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Winter Coat Drive with Grade Six:
 Many families from around the world are very cold in the winter. It's usually because they can't afford to buy winter attire. Would you like to help those poor families in need? There's a way you can! BFCCPS would like you to support the
New England Patriot Charitable Foundation's annual Winter Coat Drive!
Grade Six is teaming up with
Cradles to Crayons to help families in need throughout the winter months. You can help by donating gently used coats, mittens, gloves, and new hats (make sure the hats are new).
You can donate these items by bringing them to school between November 2 through the 13th. We will have a large bin on the first floor for these items to be collected. I'm sure all of those families and the BFCCPS community would be so happy if we could meet the goal of helping 32,000 families! Please donate to save many lives!
Cannoli & Pie Orders
The annual BFCCPS Cannoli and Pie Fundraiser helps offset the cost of the 8th Grade Washington D.C. Trip.
Pie Orders
MUST be received by Tuesday, November 17 Orders and should be picked up
on Tuesday, November 24. Cannoli orders must be received by December 15 and picked up by December 23 11am-12pm.
 7th Grade Needs Your HELP- Fundraiser for Quebec Trip - Runs November 12th thru December 1st and orders will be delivered on December 18th.
Encourage your family, friends, and neighbors to order some delicious Butter Braids and some yummy Cookies for the Holidays over the Thanksgiving Break! All monies raised help to defray the cost of our class trip to Quebec in April. Any questions, please contact Sue Anne Bell at [email protected]
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Special Education Parent Advisory Council:
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 Special Ed PAC Speakers: Meet the Poster Sisters of Imperfection
The Special Ed Parent Advisory Council is pleased to present Patty and Gina, imperfect sisters, and authors of Shut Up About Your Perfect Kid, A Survival Guide for Ordinary Parents of Special Children and creators of The Movement of Imperfection. The event will take place December 3, 2015 at 7:00PM in the BFCCPS Auditorium.
Designed for caregivers of special children, this humorous, heartwarming 90-minute workshop is based on their best selling book. Using hilarious anecdotes and fun exercises (no Spandex required), the sisters will show attendees how to let go of the expectations they have for their children and embrace the reality.
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Banking will run every Thursday in the library so don't forget to send your children in with their deposits. We are currently looking for volunteers to help with banking. If you are able to help please contact Heidi Winiker or Pushpa Jangareddi.
Mark your calendars!
The Scholastic Book Fair is back and
coming on November 18th-19th! All classrooms will have an opportunity to visit the fair and parents are invited to attend and get a jump on their holiday shopping. If you can't get to the school there will be an online book fair as well. Watch for more information in the coming weeks, including a schedule of class visit times and a helper sign-up to volunteer.
 We are collecting
Box Tops for Education again this year. Each box top is worth ten cents. The money we earn from this program goes to help the Fine and Performing Arts program here at BFCCPS.
Please clip the box top, including the expiration date.
(Expired Box Tops or ones missing dates are not accepted.) Put them all in a bag or envelope, mark it with grade and homeroom teacher's name, and send it to school. The homeroom that collects the most box tops by April will win a prize.
The BFCCPS PCO would like to announce a new Free Money Program, Amazon Smile, to our BFCCPS community. Amazon Smile is a simple and automatic way for you to support the
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School Parent Community Organization every time you shop, at no cost to you. When you shop at smile.amazon.com, you'll find the exact same low prices, vast selection and convenient shopping experience as Amazon.com, with the added bonus that Amazon will donate 0.5% of the purchase price to the BFCCPS PCO.
This flyer will walk you through all the steps to register your Amazon account with Amazon Smile. If you have any questions, please contact
Laura Markarian or
Jasmine Lisker. Please share with your family and friends as well. Anyone can participate! Thank you for supporting the PCO!
We want to extend a HUGE thank you to the entire BFCCPS community for making this year's
Fall Fundraiser a huge success!! It's almost time for the exciting part, seeing all the wonderful items. Please note pick up is on 11/20 in the BFCCPS cafeteria. We can't wait to see all of you.
If you are available, volunteers are needed to help with distribution, if you are able to assist please sign up
using this link
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Capstone Corner:
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Several of our 8th Grade students are holding fundraising drives and raffles over the next few weeks. We hope that you'll take a moment to review the upcoming projects and perhaps select a few that resonate with your family.
Our 8th Graders thank you in advance for your support, you'll find lists of needed items, raffle ticket prizes and more on the
Capstone Corner Blog.
- Shoyaib S. is having a drive to collect non-perishable food and gently used/new clothing for the Medway House. Donation bins will be available beginning on October 5th. Learn more about the needed items on this flyer.
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Saket G. will be focusing on homelessness for his Capstone Project and will be holding a canned food drive from October 26 through November 4th.
- Justin F. will be hosting a Linen Drive to benefit My Brother's Keeper. This organization helps people in poverty by collecting furniture, food and other home goods. He is collecting linens in a purple bin next to the trophy case in the modular. You will find a purple bin next to the trophy case between 10/26 and 10/30. Learn more about My Brother's Keeper and the needs for Justin's Linen Drive on this flyer.
- Michael O. will hold a donation drive to benefit NEADS/Dogs for Deaf and Disabled Americans from 11/2 - 11/6. Bins will be available in the Modular near the Trophy Cabinet, on the 2nd Floor, and near the larger cafeteria upstairs. More details on the attached flyer.
- Purple is the color of Sarcoma. Isaac O. is having a Purple Shirt Day as part of his Capstone Project to raise awareness about Sarcoma and show support to people who have cancer or who have had cancer.
- Josh A. is raising awareness and donations for diabetes. He chose diabetes because his grandmother has diabetes type two, and I would like to see a cure. You can visit his fundraising page here for more details.
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eminders from the Front Office:
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Visitors:
All visitors to the school are required to sign in at the Front Office and wear a Visitor's badge. Visitors must be escorted at all times. 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.
Please adhere to the posted arrival and dismissal procedures which are posted here our website.
 For the safety of all students, we ask that all parents practice distraction free driving at all times while on the premises. Therefore, if you must place a phone call while on the property, we ask that you use hands free devices at all times.
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To submit events for the School Calendar or to place building space requests please fill out a Blue Sheet in the front office and submit to the Assistant Head of School, Joe Perna.
To submit content to the Buzz for publication, please email Joanne Basile with your 2-3 sentence blurb by no later than Monday at noon for publication in that Wednesday's issue.
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