Ben's Buzz: Arrival, Dismissal and Logistical Details

Arrival, Dismissal and Morning Care Announcements from BFCCPS

Summer Updates from BFCCPS

Today's Ben's Buzz Summer Update includes details about arrival and dismissal, as well as sign up information for our Morning Care Program.

I hope that you are having a wonderful summer, don't forget to send a post card to us in the front office so that we can see what you all have been up to!

Please save the date for our annual Back to School Picnic hosted by the PCO. The event will be held Monday, August 31st from 5-7 PM following our first day of school for students in Grades 1-8. The picnic is a great opportunity to catch up with your BFCCPS friends and welcome new students and their families too. You can pick up your Bus Passes and your Yearbooks during the event. We hope to see you there!

Front Office Summer Hours:

The front office will be open from 9 to 3pm Monday through Thursday (closed Fridays). Normal business hours will resume the week of August 24, 2015.

Pick Up and Drop Off at BFCCPS
Arrivals Grades K-5:

The school day begins at 9:00 for students in Grades K-5. Parents who drop their children off here at school may do so beginning at 8:45 am. Please note that students who have not arrived by 9:00 am will be marked tardy.

Please note: If you need childcare coverage before 8:45 am, morning care will be available beginning at 7:30 am and signups are now available.

Arrivals Grades 6-8:

The school day begins at 8:15 for students in Grades 6-8. Parents who drop their children off here at school may do so beginning at 8:00 am. Please note that students who have not arrived by 8:20 am will be marked tardy.

If you need childcare coverage before 8:00 am, morning care will be available beginning at 7:30 am. Sign ups for our Morning Care program are now available. As a reminder, the building does not open until 7:30 am, please do not drop your students off before that time.

This short video will show you how to complete the drop-off process, please note that the traffic patterns differ depending on what time you arrive to the school.

Morning Arrivals at BFCCPS

Dismissal:

Dismissal is at 3:05 PM. At that time, students who take the bus will be escorted to the auditorium to wait for their bus to be called.

If you pick your student up by car at the school you can pickup via our Express Line. This short video will show you exactly how this process works.

Express Pickup at BFCCPS

Alternately, you may choose to come to the school for Courtyard Pickup at 3:20 PM. You will need to park your car in the parking lot and walk across to the courtyard to meet your child.

Morning Care:

Before school care is offered daily for students in grades K-8. K-5 before school care is offered from 7:30 - 8:45 in the BFCCPS Art Room on the lower level of the school. 6th-8th grade before school care is offered 7:30- 8:00 in the 7th and 8th grade classrooms.

Programming includes homework help, ongoing art projects, quiet games, silent reading and outdoor play. All activities are led and supervised by BFCCPS teachers and staff. A parent/guardian is required to accompany and sign-in their child(ren) in kindergarten through fourth grade. Students in fifth through eighth grades may sign-in on their own.

For families in need of morning care on a regular basis, BFCCPS asks that students register with the school and make payments either in whole prior to the start of the school year or in two payments: 50% at sign up, with balance due January 15, 2015. There are three enrollment options:

OPTION 1: For 1, 2, or 3 days of morning care, $325 per child
OPTION 2: For 4 or 5 days, $450 per child
OPTION 3: $600 per family (2 or more children, any number of days)

MORNING CARE BEGINS THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, MONDAY AUGUST 31st, 2015.

For families needing morning care from time to time, not on a regular basis, a drop-in option is available for $5 per child per day. Checks can be made to BFCCPS. No cash accepted.

To register your child(ren) please complete the form below. Each child must be registered individually.

Learn More and Complete Form Online

After School Care:

In the event that you need after-school care, BFCCPS students are currently attending before and after-school programs at the YMCA Bernon Family Branch, Elemen-Tree House, Adirondack Club: Active Kids, and Franklin Solutions. Each of these programs offer bus transportation from our school to their location.

We have confirmed that the following programs will be opening for our August 31st start date:

Adirondack Club: Active Kids
Elemen-Tree House

Please note that the Solutions Program will begin on Wednesday, September 2nd for students in grades 1 and up. Kindergarten students will be able to join the Solutions Program beginning on Thursday, September 3rd.

We reached out to the YMCA to confirm their start date, but have not heard back just yet. We will continue to reach out to them, but if your child will be attending the YMCA after school program, we recommend that you confirm their intended start date directly as well.

Bus Transportation at BFCCPS

Franklin Residents:

Schedules for Franklin students will be posted on the Franklin School District website by August 15th.

Bus passes will be available at the Family Picnic on August 31, 2015 or can be picked up in the office beginning on September 1st between the hours of 8 am and 4 pm.

Franklin Middle School Bus Service
For students in Grades 6, 7 and 8:

BFCCPS Middle School Students can catch the Franklin High School bus in their neighborhood in the morning and get off at the High School. They will transfer to another bus which transports them to BFCCPS for arrival by 7:30am. Students will attend Before School Care with Mr. Callahan until 8 am ( no fee for this service because they are taking the bus to BFCCPS).

HOWEVER, Franklin does NOT begin until Wednesday, September 2nd. Therefore the bus can pick up your child at your house between 7:15-7:45 AM and ride directly to BFCCPS on 8/31 and 9/1. Please contact Deb Schwab if you need this service so she can make the necessary arrangements.

Regional Bus Service:

Regional bus service is being finalized and we will reach out to regional families directly with more details ASAP.

Arrival and Dismissal Forms:

The arrival and dismissal form will be sent as soon as the bus schedules have been published. This form will let us know how your students will be arriving and departing school each day.

Please note that this mandatory form will be due before the first day of school on Monday, August 31st.

BFCCPS Parent Community Organization

Every parent is automatically a member of our PCO. You can learn more about the organization on this page.

Please visit our online form to indicate any volunteer opportunities that interest you, we'd love to have you join us wherever you might be able to help out!

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