Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
 


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Lunch orders are due by 7 pm on the 20th of every month. Details and instructions can be found here

Please contact Stephanie McGovern with any questions
or concerns.  
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 20

Field Trip
Kindergarten  - Stoneybrook
9 AM - Noon

May 21

Arts Enrichment Assembly
Pioneer Living

Field Trip
Gr 5 -Community Harvest
9:00 AM - 1:30 PM

Marching Band Practice
3:20 - 5:20

Grade 7 Students & Parents
7:00 8:30 PM

May 22
Jeans for Joslin

May 25
No School

Franklin Memorial Day Parade

May 26

Art Show & Reception
Franklin Public Library
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

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

Student Council
Middle School Social
5:00 PM - 7:30 PM


We have bevvy of upcoming end of year events!

 

Fine and Performing Arts Week  May 25 - June 5
(details just below)  

 

Latin Awards

Grades 6 & 8

9:10-10:10 AM 

Following 8H Assembly 

 

June 1 - 5

 

French Awards

Grades 6-8

1:20 PM 

 

Roman Feast - Grade 3

June 9

 

PCO Spring Book Fair

June 9 - June 11

Schedule to Follow 

 

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 

 

Please save the following dates for our annual
Fine and Performing Arts Week
.

Memorial Day Parade
May 25th
10:45 AM - 12:00
Franklin Public Library
May 26 - May 28:


May 26: Art Show and Reception
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

May 27: 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM

May 28: 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM

Recorder & Concert Band Performance
May 28
7:00 PM

June 4th
7:00 PM

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

Ben's Buzz:

May 19, 2015
 
The Head of School blog has lots of information to share about the recent Spelling Bee, Teacher Appreciation Week and much more. We invite you to read more here.

I hope that you will also check out yesterday's Special Edition of Ben's Buzz with details about the Fine and Performing Arts Week, Latin Awards and French Week.

You will find our regular Ben's Buzz with ongoing news and announcements just below.

  
Sincerely,

Heather Zolnowski
Head of School  

Art Show - Volunteers Needed


Mrs. Wolfe will need help breaking down the Art Show on the morning of April 29th. Please visit the Helper-Signup here for all the details..

 
Homework Club: The final sessions of the BFCCPS homework clubs will be held the week of June 8th through June 11th. There will be no homework club beginning the week of June 15th.
 
Marching Band Rehearsals will be held Thursday, May 21 from 3:20-5:20 to help prepare for the Annual Memorial Day Parade. Please note that the Town of Franklin has modified the Parade Route this year, you can find the updated route here.
  
Spring High School Fair - Will be held on May 21st and is open to grade seven students and their families, students must have a parent with them to gain admittance to the event.  Please visit this page for a list of  schools that will be in attendance.

Jeans for Joslin - Students and faculty are invited to wear your favorite jeans on Friday, May 22nd for a monetary donation of your choice. All donations will benefit the Joslin Diabetes Center. Donations will be collected by homeroom teachers. Thank you for your support!

The Student Council is holding a Middle School Social on May 29th, 2015 from 5:00 to 7:30 on the gym field. The event is open to students in grades 5 - 8.

Support Abby K's Service Project to Benefit Cradles to Crayons:


Please help Abby Kaplan with a service project to benefit Cradles to Crayons. She is holding a school supply drive from May 5 through May 22. You'll find more details here.  Thanks for your help!

Latin Awards & French Week

Our Latin Awards and French Week are rapidly approaching. You can find detailed information on these festivities in the recent Special Edition of Ben's Buzz.

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

Danny D'Aprille is hosting a drive to support the New Hampshire SPCA from May 11th to May 29th.  The shelter rescues abused and neglected animals of all types and gives them a temporary home until they are adopted. Donation bins are located outside of all homerooms.

Dandi McDonnell is collecting laundry detergent and paper towels for the Michael Carter Lisnow Center now through May 22nd. Bins will be available in the classrooms for anyone who would like to contribute.

Emily DeMarino will be holding a raffle for Grades K-4 as part of her Capstone Project. Tickets are one dollar each, and we will be raffle-ing off Beanie Boo stuffed animals. The raffle will be held at lunch-time on the week of May 18-22. The funds will go to Acorn Animal Hospital.  Bring your money!

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.

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 8 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.
 

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.

 

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.

 

Board of Trustees Community Survey  

 

The Board of Trustees is charged by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education with supporting BFCCPS's mission and ensuring that we remain faithful to our charter.

The Board of Trustees has asked the community to provide feedback on how you feel things are going at BFCCPS. The survey will provide valuable information to assess the progress that has been made over the past few years and also enable us to learn about those areas where we can continue to improve.

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey and for all that you do to help make BFCCPS such a wonderful place. They survey will remain open until  3pm on  Friday, May 22nd so if you would like to participate please do so by then. If you have any questions about the survey or any difficulties completing it, please contact Don Tappin, President of the Board of Trustees.

 

 Parent Community Organization:

Congratulations and welcome to the newest PCO Officers who were voted into office at the most recent PCO General Meeting:

President Elect - Stephanie McGovern
Treasurer - Laura Markarian
Secretary - Jasmine Lisker
Member at Large - Shirley Owen
Member at Large - Julia Perkins

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.

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!

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.

Parents of Seventh and Eighth Grade Students: If you brought in medication for your child for Quebec or Washington, D.C. to please come and pick it up from the Health Office. Thank you.

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.