Lunch Ordering:
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Lunch orders are due by the 20th of every month. Please
visit this page for instructions.
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2/3
Jeans Day for Washington DC
$1
2/6
Hat Sale Begins for DC Fundraiser
2/9
PCO Dine Out Night
Uno's Bellingham
2/10
Field Trip
Forge Hill
Grade 3
9:30 - 11
Assembly
6th Grade
9:20 - 10:20
PCO Heart to Heart Dance
6:30 - 9 PM
2/12
Restaurant 99 Dine out Night for Washington DC Fundraiser
2/13
Science Fair
Grades 7 & 8
7 - 8 PM
2/15
Spelling Bee
Round One
2/16
Spelling Bee
Final Round
10 - 11
2/17
Assembly Both Kindergarten Classes
Early Release at Noon
Presidents Day Extended Weekend
School Resumes on February 22nd
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If you need this document translated, please contact the front office.
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Ben's Buzz:
February 1, 2017
Dear BFCCPS Families,
Capstone is one of my proudest moments as the Head of School of this amazing school, and an incredible display of hard work, dedication, and service to others.
Capstone is a culmination of all four BFCCPS pillars in action. With support of their parents, students demonstrate all four virtues of our character education program, to plan and execute an individual community service project. This year long project culminates in a presentation to the BFCCPS community on the impact their project had on their community,as well as a reflection on how they have grown academically and how this project has impacted them personally.
Congratulations to the members of the class of 2017 and their parents, I could not be more proud of your accomplishments!
Have a great rest of the week!
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Enrollment
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If you have students who are eligible for Kindergarten in the 2017-2018 school year it is now time to
place their application for enrollment! Also, if you have students who are currently on the waiting list for grades K-8 you
must reaffirm your desire for enrollment at BFCCPS with a new
application. We also hope that you will tell your friends and neighbors who might have interest in joining us at BFCCPS!
Applications can be
filled out online and hard copies are also available in the front office.
All applications must be received before February 14th by 4pm. Late applications will not be accepted.
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Please Mark Your Calendars:
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Grade 7 & 8 Science Fair: Please save the date to join us on Monday, February 13th from 7 - 8 pm.
Treat yourself to dinner at the
99 Restaurant in Franklin on Sunday 2/12. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the upcoming Washington DC trip for our Grade 8 Students.
Present
this voucher at this fundraiser and the Ninety Nine Restaurants will donate 15%* of your guest check to the organization.
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Announcements:
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Intramural Basketball has been cancelled due to low enrollment.
Mrs. Mogauro will be selling
handmade scarves and hats
to support the Grade 8 Washington DC trip. The popular "bun-hats" will be for sale too! Items will be available for sale during lunch from February 6 through February 10th.
Register for the Spelling Bee!
Students in Grades 4-8 are invited to participate in this year's
Spelling Bee.
The competition will be held in two parts. The first part will be held on February 15th. It will last until 10 students remain. Those students will then compete the next morning, February 16th in the school auditorium.
The event on February 16th is open to any parents that may wish to attend.
Please visit http://bfccps.org/spelling-bee/ for study word lists, rules, and more information. Registration forms are due by Monday, February 13th.
The sixth grade will be selling unique Valentines to support Heifer International. The Valentines have been drawn, colored, and assembled by sixth graders. On the back of each Valentine, how the insect or animals are used to benefit families is explained.
Please see the different options below - bunnies, chickens, and honeybees are $0.50 and sheep, cows, and water buffalos are $1 each. Fill out the request form with your payment, and send it in to your child's homeroom.
Click to download the Valentine order form.
On Valentines Day, sixth graders will deliver all of the Valentines to the homerooms. Thank you for helping us support Heifer International! For more information on this wonderful organization, please check out their website: https://www.heifer.org/
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Health Curriculum Task Force - Volunteers Needed
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The BFCCPS Board of Trustees is forming a Special Committee comprised of parents, teachers, the Health Office and PE Coaches. This committee will review the curriculum by grade level and make recommended updates to the board during their June meeting. We are eagerly looking for parent volunteers to participate in this task force.
We are looking for parent representation to cover the following grade spans:
K-2
3-5
6-8
We anticipate four to six meetings scheduled between February and June. Once volunteers have been secured, we will create a timeline of tasks and determine meeting dates/times, we can also accommodate "virtual" attendance if necessary. For more information please contact Ted Basile at [email protected].
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PCO Yearbook Cover Contest Now Open:
The Yearbook Cover Art Contest is open through February 2nd. You'll find all the details
here on the school calendar. It is your chance to win a free copy of the yearbook and have your artwork featured for years to come!
The PCO is proudly hosting our first "
Heart to Heart" dance on Friday, February 10th from
6:30 until 8:30. There will be live music from DJ Magic Mike, photo opportunities, and
heart crafts for kids to make for that someone special! Everyone is welcome to attend who holds your
heart - parents, step parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc.
Please note this is not a drop off. Children must be accompanied by an adult
Please RSVP to the following link if you wish to attend. The maximum capacity in the gymnasium is 150 guests.
RSVP Heart to Heart Dance
Also, we need volunteers to help set up before and after the dance. Please consider volunteering.
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The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School will be conducting our annual
Postural
Screening
Program this winter. The purpose of this
screening program is to detect early signs of possible
posture problems in children grades 5 - 8. Our
screening program is not a diagnostic service, but a program to identify students who should have further medical evaluation. The
screening is conducted in a manner that is respectful of each child's modesty/privacy.
If your child's primary care provider has performed a
postural exam on or after
April 1st, of 2016, and you have submitted documentation of the exam to the Health Office (usually, but not always noted on the physical assessment form), then your child will be exempt from our
screening program.
If we have not received documentation about your child having had a
postural exam by his or her primary care provider since April 1, 1016, you will receive a letter from the Health Office requesting documentation of exam results. If we do not receive this documentation, then your child will be
screened during P.E. class, during March. Again, the
screening will be conducted in a manner that is respectful of each child's modesty/privacy.
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Please note that the tournament on 2/22 is open only to High School students. BFCCPS students would be able to compete on the 20th and 21st during our extended President's Day Weekend.
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Inclement Weather
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Winter is here! Please be sure to send your students daily with seasonally appropriate outerwear. We will continue to have outdoor courtyard, recess and dismissal whenever possible.
In the event of a weather related closure or delay please note the following:
- If Franklin Public Schools are cancelled or delayed, BFCCPS is usually cancelled or delayed.
- Look or listen for "FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS" on local radio and TV. BFCCPS follows the cancellation and delays of the Franklin Public Schools in most cases.
- We use the notification system through School Brains to notify you by phone and email with information of school cancellations and delays.
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eminders from the Central 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.
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
[email protected]
or at leave a voice message at the absent and tardy line 508-541-3434 and press 4. 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
[email protected]
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Health Office: The Health Office would love your donations of gently used, gender-neutral, navy blue, grey, or black athletic-type pants. We often provides clean and dry clothing to students who need it during the day (due to spills, falling into puddles, etc.), and we are running low on our pants supply. If you have some that your child has outgrown, and are looking to donate them somewhere, we'd love to receive them!
As a reminder, BFCCPS has an extended absence policy which indicates that extended absences for non-medical reasons for more than 10 consecutive school days will not be approved and will result in dis-enrollment from BFCCPS unless caused by exceptional and unavoidable circumstances, such as a natural disaster, serious accident, or other situation deemed exceptional and unavoidable by the HOS.
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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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As we've now reached the midway point of the year, 
The lost and found bin is overflowing with coats, hats, water bottles and much more! Please stop by to cl
BFCCPS invites all faculty, staff and students to participate in a Red, White, Blue and Jeans Day with a $1 donation this Friday, February 3rd. All proceeds will benefit the upcoming Washington DC Trip. 
