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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7 - 8:30 PM
3/17
Assembly
Ms. Brunelle's Class
9:20 - 10:20
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If you need this document translated, please contact the front office.
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Ben's Buzz:
March 8, 2017
Dear BFCCPS Families,
I hope that you were able to join the cast and crew of SHREK THE MUSICAL for last weekend's performances. I am so incredibly proud of our students and staff members for all the dedication you put into this year's musical, it was absolutely amazing!
The PCO is holding their annual
Spring Family Social and Basket Raffle this Friday night at the Tri-County Regional High School. This is one of the PCO's biggest fundraisers which supports the funding of our incredible Arts Enrichment Programming. The event promises fun for the whole family and I really hope that you'll be able to attend! While pre-orders for tickets are now closed, both admission and raffle tickets will be available at the door. The PCO needs just a few more
parent volunteers and is very
eagerly in need of student volunteers from students in grades six through eight. Please see below for details.
I hope to see you at these fun activities this weekend!
Have a great rest of the week!
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The BFCCPS PCO Spring Family Social & Basket Raffle
from 6:00-8:30pm at Tri-County H.S.
Come have fun, enjoy Friends, Food, Entertainment, Games. And Raffles.
Tickets can be purchased at the door.
Parents of Grade 6-8 Students -
This event is not possible without the volunteer support of our 6-8th grade students. Time slots are in 1/2 hour increments from
6:00-8:00
and students receive 2 free raffle tickets for each time slot they sign up for.
On top of receiving 2 free raffle tickets for each time slot a student signs up for, they will also be entered into a separate raffle for a $25.00 Visa Gift Card!
If your children are in grades 6-8 and are interested in volunteering, please sign up by following the link
here.
We could also use just a few more parent volunteers for the day of the event. Please take a look at the Sign Up Genius below to see if you're able to help with any of the following:
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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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Parent Pillar Nights - Please Join Us:
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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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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
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.
Save the date for the
PCO Spring Book Fair which will be held
March 20th
, 21st & 22nd. Look for more details in next week's edition.
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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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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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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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