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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If you need this document translated, please contact the front office.
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Ben's Buzz:
March 1, 2017
Dear BFCCPS Families,
We are so incredibly excited about the upcoming performances of SHREK THE MUSICAL!
Two shows will be held Friday, March 3rd at 7 PM and Saturday, March 4th at 2 PM Performances will be the Horace Mann Auditorium located at 224 Oak Street in Franklin.
If you haven't already secured your tickets, they will also be available at the door. Our students and staff are enjoying their Ogre Ears, they are available for sale in the front office for $5 each. Please share photos of your student(s) wearing their Ogre Ears on the BFCCPS Parents Facebook page!
Many thanks to the entire BFCCPS Community for your incredibly generous donations during this week's fundraiser for the BFCCPS Family that recently had a home fire. Gift cards and donations are continuing to come in. BFCCPS is a truly special place, thank you all for this beautiful display of compassion and generosity.
Lastly, we were notified by the Franklin Public Schools that BFCCPS students that attend the Solutions after school program at the Helen Keller School this year should register for the Solutions Afterschool program at Davis Thayer for the 17/18 School Year. (Please note that this program is only available to Residents of Franklin.)
Have a great rest of the week!
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Please Mark Your Calendars:
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 8th Grade will be holding an
Electronics Recycling event on Saturday March 11th to benefit the Washington DC trip.
Please mark your calendars and hold on to your electronics that need recycling for March 11th event.
 Love LuLaRoe
? Grade 8 will be holding a shopping party at the Red Brick school on Saturday, March 11th. Check out a variety of tops, dresses, skirts and the famous "buttery soft" leggings in person. An online shopping event will also be available if you can't join us to shop in person.
Grade 8 Cordially invites you to dinner at the 99 Restaurant on Sunday March 12th. A portion of the proceeds will benefit their upcoming trip to Washington DC.
This year, the student council will be hosting a Glow in the Dark Middle School Social for Grades 5-8. This event will take place in the BFCCPS Auditorium, from 6-9 pm on the 31st of March. It's going to be a blast, and we hope to see all of you middle-schoolers there! Everyone come and we'll light up the night!
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Spring Musical:
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- The Spring Musical is this weekend March 3rd at 7pm and and Saturday the 4th starting at 2:30 pm. The shows will be held at the Horace Mann Auditorium located at 224 Oak Street in Franklin. Tickets are available at the door, and we hope to see you there!
Get into the school musical spirit and purchase your very own pair of Ogre Ears! Ears will be available for sale @ $5.00. Click to download and print the order form. Orders will be accepted through Friday, and any remaining ears will be available for sale at the event.
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Hard Rock Cafe T-Shirts:
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Hard Rock Cafe T-Shirts with a BFCCPS logo are available for sale. The deadline for orders has been extended to this Friday, March 3rd.
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Parent Pillar Nights - Please Join Us:
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Parent Pillar Night - Middle School Experience
Thursday, March 2nd from 7 to 9 PM
We hope that you'll join us for an informational evening designed for parents of current 5th and 6th grade students to learn more about the Middle School Experience here at BFCCPS. M
eet our 6th, 7th and 8th grade teachers and learn about the curriculum covered in grades 6-8.
Kindly RSVP to the event so that we can gauge attendance for the evening
using this form.
Parent Pillar Night - Substance Abuse
March 16th from 7 to 8:30 PM
During this session you will learn how you as a parent can be a prevention agent in your own home, including the essential role you play in keeping kids alcohol and other drug free during childhood and adolescence.
In order to gauge attendance for the evening, we kindly ask that you
please click here to let us know if you will be able to join us
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Babysitting will be available in the Art Room at a cost of $10 per family. (Proceeds will offset the cost of the upcoming Quebec trip for our 7th Grade Families.)
 Parent Pillar Night: SCREENAGERS
March 30 at the
New England Chapel
We are incredibly excited to share the details of our next Parent Pillar night. We hope you'll choose to join us on March 30th for a private showing of SCREENAGERS.
The event will be held at the New England Chapel located at
40 Kenwood Circle in Franklin. Tickets are $10 per person and
must be pre-purchased here.
Tickets are now available to the general public to the show, so please reserve your tickets as soon as possible.
SCREENAGERS shows often sell out so don't miss your chance!
**Please note: We had originally intended to share the film with students in Grades 5-8, however after further consideration and a preview of the complete film; we have decided that it is really targeted to parents. If you would like to bring your child(ren) to the show you are welcome to purchase a ticket for them to watch as a family.**
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Community Service: Read to Feed
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Students in Grades Kindergarten through Grade 4 are beginning our annual Read to Feed Campaign for Heifer International. BFCCPS is proud have worked with this incredible organization since 2006.
If you're not familiar with Heifer International we invite you to learn more how passing on the gift with Heifer can change everything for families in need in this short video:
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| Heifer International Read to Feed: Official Video |
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A PCO sponsored Arts Enrichment assembly is scheduled for Friday, March 10. Storyteller Shawn Middleton will entertain students with classic tales adapted to tackle tough issues. Diversity will be presented to grades 6-8 at 9:10 am, bullying will be presented to grades K-2 at 10 am, and Conflict Resolution will be presented to grades 3-5 at 10:50 am.
ALL
are encouraged and welcome to attend the performances in the O'Malley Auditorium. For more info please see: http://www.storytellingwithshawn.com
The PCO Board invites you to join us
Monday, March 6th from
7:30-9:00pm at Laura Markarian's home to hear about the open board positions for the 2017-2018 school year. We will review all the wonderful programs that the PCO supports throughout the year and each board member will have an opportunity to talk about the specific duties of their position. If you are interested in joining us, please email
lauramarkarian@yahoo.com. We look forward to seeing you on the 6th!
Renew or take out a new membership with BJ's through the PCO and save money and support your school. If you have any questions, please contact Joanna Wrona at jkwronausa@gmail.com. Click to Download the BJ's Application Form.
The BFCCPS PCO Spring Family Social & Basket Raffle
Come have fun, enjoy Friends, Food, Entertainment, Games. And Raffles of course! This years event is sure to be 3 RINGS OF FUN!
You can pre-purchase your tickets for the event using this form. Advance ticket sales will be available until Wednesday, March 8th. Thereafter tickets must be purchased at the door.
Parents of Grade 6-8 Students - please consider signing your kids up to volunteer during the Spring Social. Students will receive 2 free raffle tickets per time slot:
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Summer Course Catalog:
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The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School is pleased to announce the 2017 Summer Course Offerings! This years classes are offered by BFCCPS faculty and staff members and Susie Pallis from Drama Kids.
The classes are divided by grade level and cover a multitude of topics across a variety of content areas. Classes will be held at BFCCPS' main building as well as the Red Brick School. A class description, date and time is listed for each class. With the exception of private music lessons and tutoring, courses are $100 per week for a half day session and full day classes are $200.
Please note that grade levels listed are for the grade the student will be entering in the fall.
Registration forms are due by no later than June 10th.
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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
ltappin@bfccps.org
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
ltappin@bfccps.org
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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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