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10/18

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10/21


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Ben's Buzz:

October 12, 2016

We hope that you have enjoyed our extra-long Columbus Day weekend. School will resume Thursday morning and we look forward to seeing you all! As a reminder  Mid-Term reports will be sent home for students in grades 5-8 on Friday, October 14th.   

Have a great rest of the week!

Heather Zolnowski
Head of School  
Announcements:
Please join Mrs. Kovacs for creative writing club for students in grades 6-8. We will meet every Tuesday morning from 7:30 - 8:15 am in room 15.  This will be a great opportunity to work on writing pieces or illustrations. October's theme will be scary stories. Please email Mrs. Kovacs to sign up. Hope to see you there.  

A PCO sponsored Arts Enrichment assembly is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 21 . Comic artist Jerry DeCaire will present Science of a Superhero where he demonstrates how math influences art. Assembly times are 9:10 (grades 5-8) and 10:20 (grades k-4). ALL are encouraged and welcome to attend the performance in the O'Malley Auditorium. Click for more information. 

A meeting for Grade 8 Parents for the upcoming Washington DC trip will be held on Monday,October 24th from 7 - 8pm in the Auditorium. 

The 7th Grade is sponsoring an Epilepsy Foundation Clothing Drive  Oct. 24 - 28  in support of their 2017 Quebec trip.  Clean out your closets and donate all your unwanted clothes, shoes, handbags, etc. to the drive!  All items should be placed in bags and can be dropped in the bins near the school courtyard during school hours.  Any questions contact Kathleen Hogan  Kathleencecilia@verizon.net  or Diann Ewanchuk  ewanchuk@verizon.net .   Click here to learn more!

The Games Club meets on Friday to relax and play card games, board games and once a month video games. Games Club will begin on 10/14. To join please email Mr. Perna at jperna@bfccps.org.  Please bring your own snack following the same guidelines as during the school day.

Please save the date for a  Grade Seven Quebec "Dream Taste" Fundraiser with Dream Dinners in Plainville. You will have the opportunity to make a week's worth of meals! There will be five meals to choose from; you and your guests will select three of those meals and pay just $34.99.  $10 from each session goes to the Grade Seven  Field Trip to Quebec.  Click here to learn more!

Capstone Corner: 

Aiden K. will be doing a sock drive (for ladies and men's socks) as part of his  Capstone Project .  For his capstone he is working with a foundation called the Jo Foundation which helps end homelessness for adults only. He will have a bin located in the front of the school from 9/26 through 10/31 from 8 am to 3 pm.

Philip N will be working with  Project Linus  for his Capstone to give children in hospitals comfort items.  They only accept newly made blankets. He will be asking for new fleece fabric and will have donation bins around the school from 10/17 - 10/28. A Blanket making party will be held on 11/4 to help assemble the donated materials into finished blankets.  All who wish to participate are welcome to attend. 
   
Happy Halloween! Come On, Come All to the 2nd Annual Pumpkin Lighting! Carve a pumpkin and return at night to see it aglow! Drop it off on Friday morning in the courtyard then return at night to see it aglow!  Sponsored by Keven H's Capstone project which is an in school field trip to learn about Bat Week and how pollinators make our natural world blossom.

Saiteja T. in Grade 8 will be holding a donation drive for at-risk kids.  He is looking for lightly used winter gear (coats, gloves and hats).  It lasts from November 1st through November 15. Please make sure to donate, the bins will be located near the Trophy Case.


Join us for the first PCO General Meeting of the 2016-2017 school year!  The meeting will be held on Monday, October 17th from 7:30 to 8:30 pm. Please click here for an agenda.  As a parent of a student at BFCCPS you are automatically a member of the PCO. We hope you'll join us to learn more!  

The Fall Photo Day has been scheduled for October 25th.  Many parent volunteers will be needed that day, please visit the helper signup if you're able to help out.  Order forms will be sent home a few days before the event. 

Last year we asked via an online survey your preference for a fall fundraiser and it was a resounding "no selling" of items.  Instead we will have a direct donation option for families.  You spoke; we listened! Please see the attached document to make a direct donation so the BFCCPS PCO can continue to support our educational programs and community events.

The PCO has a variety of easy ways that you can raise money for things you do every day!  If you have any questions about these programs please contact Laura Markarian at  lauramarkarian@yahoo.com .  Thank you!
  • Amazon Smile is a Free Money program where .5% of qualifying purchases goes to fund PCO programs.  Just click this Amazon Smile flyer for step by step instructions on how to link your current Amazon account to an Amazon Smile account.  
  • Learn more about the Stop and Shop A+ Rewards by clicking this Stop & Shop Rewards Card flyer. If you've already linked your card in the past, there is no need to do it again.
  • Please send all clipped Box Tops in an envelope or baggie marked with your child's name and teacher via Kidmail to Front Office: Box Tops.  Don't forget to ask your friends and family to clip them too!  Please click this Box Tops for Education Flyer for more details.

The next meeting of the  Board of Trustees will take place on Thursday, October 13th at the Red Brick School.  
Community Announcements:
 

Please visit the new Community Announcements Page on the School Website for opportunities that may be of interest to BFCCPS families.

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You can meet children's book authors and illustrators and even have your books signed at the Rhode Island Festival of Children's Books and Authors. The event will be held Saturday, October 15th from 9 am to 5:30 pm at the Lincoln School.    Learn more here.


R eminders from the Front Office:
 
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.

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures:  Please adhere to the posted arrival and dismissal procedures which are posted here our website. If you plan on parking on Queen Street to pick up your children, you must park and walk into the courtyard to pick them up. Students may not walk across the playground to Queen Street regardless of their grade level. This is for their own personal safety. 

Absence and Dismissal Notification:  If your child will be absent or tardy from school, Please contact Mrs. Tappin at ltappin@bfccps.org or at 508-541-3434 x100.  Additionally, if you have to make any dismissal changes please email both your child(ren)'s homeroom teacher AND Mrs. Laura Tappin by email at  ltappin@bfccps.org . 

CORI Processing: If you would like to complete a CORI for volunteering in the classroom or chaperoning Field Trips you will need to make an appointment with Mrs. Schwab. CORI paperwork can be completed on Fridays from 10-11 or Thursday from 1:30-2:30. Please email dschwab@bfccps.org for more information. 
 
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.