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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5/17
5/19
Assembly
Mrs. Bartsch
10:20 - 11:20
Meet the Authors
Mrs. Tagen's Class
2 - 3 pm
5/22
FHS Athletics Visits Grade 8
Field Trip
Drumlin Farms
Grade 4
9:15
Field Trip
Senior Center
Grade 2
10:15
PCO General Meeting
7:30 -8:30
5/24
Mission Committee Meeting
HOS Office 6-8 pm
5/25
Field Trip
Grade 2
Museum of Science
Service Field Trips
Grade 7 & 8
12:30 - 2:30
Marching Band Practice
3:30 - 5
5/26
Assembly Martin
9:00 - 10:10
Assembly Palmer
10:20 - 11:20
 Early Dismissal at Noon
Capstone Talent Show
6-9 PM
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Ben's Buzz:
May 16, 2017
Dear BFCCPS Families,
Please remember that Thursday, May 18th is the deadline for any
Class Placement requests.
You will find the details just below:
With the end of the school year approaching, we will be working to place students for their classes next year. There are many factors we consider when placing students in their classes for next year. The current grade level team works closely with our school counselor, school psychologist, special education staff, and school administration to place students with a classroom teacher that they feel will best fit their educational, social and emotional needs. We very much value parental input into the learning style they feel works best for their students, however, with only two teachers at each grade level, it is not possible for us to consider parent requests for specific teachers.
If you would like the placement teams to consider specific learning needs of your child, or specific qualities you feel best support your child in the classroom, please forward these descriptions to me at hzolnowski@bfccps.org. Specific teacher requests made directly to teachers can not be honored. All matters surrounding class placements for next year must be sent to the Head of School no later than Thursday, May 18th.
End of Year Dates
Please be sure to take note of the end of year information that is now included on the left hand side-bar. You'll find the last day of Kindergarten, last day of school for Grade 8, Grade 8 Graduation and the last day of school - please note that all of these dates have been adjusted based on recurring snow days. The spring Band Concerts and the annual Art Show and the French and Latin Awards are also listed.
Have a great rest of the week!
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Please Mark Your Calendars:
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Meet the Authors:
One of the most special events of the year is coming up soon! Kindergarten parents we hope you can please join us for this years "Meet the Authors" assemblies:
Mrs. Tagen's class will present on May 19th at 2:00
Community Wide Clothing Drive:
The BFCCPS 6th graders are partnering with the Epilepsy Foundation New England (EFNE) to collect clothes, linens, and shoes as a fundraiser for their 7th grade trip to Quebec from June 5-9. This clothing drive will not only help support services for people with epilepsy all over New England, but it will also help us raise money for Quebec 2018!!
It's time to clean out your closets, go through your drawers, replace those curtains and worn out towels and DONATE IT ALL!
Click here for more details.
 Spirit Week:
Monday
- No School - Memorial Day
Tuesday - Dress As A Teacher Day
Wednesday - Multiplicity Day
Thursday - Crazy Hair/Sock/Hat/Outfit
Friday - Field Day
Please check each of the days on the calendar for descriptions of each theme. Homerooms will be in competition with each other to see who has the most spirit! For each student participating in the day's theme, your homeroom earns 1 point. If the entire homeroom participates, you'll earn 30 points! Did the teachers in your room participate? If so, that's an extra 25 points!
The homeroom with the most points at the end of Spirit Week will receive a prize.
 Lost and Found:
Please be sure to stop by the Lost and Found before the end of school. Items that have not been picked up by the last day of school will be donated.
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Board of Trustees:
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We are looking for a few talented and conscientious volunteer board members to help lead the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School.
The BFCCPS Board of Trustees is expanding from 10 to 12 members for the 2017-2018 school year and at least two seats will be available for the next term.
If you can contribute your time, thoughtfulness, leadership experience and are interested in serving the BFCCPS Community, we'd love to speak with you about this opportunity. Interested candidates should contact Crossan Barnes at
cbarnes@bfccps.org for more information.
Elections will be held at the June meeting on Thursday June 8th.
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Capstone Corner:
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Students in Grade Seven have just started their Capstone Projects, if you're not familiar with the Capstone Project, we encourage you to read more
here on the school website. Please look for a variety of service projects, fundraisers, afterschool activities and more. We hope that you might find a few projects that resonate with your family to help support the class of 2018 over the next eight months.
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Join Prem P. for a Talent Show for students in grades K-8. The event will be held on May 26th from 6-8 pm. You can sign up to perform for $5 at lunch, and tickets to the show will be available for $5 at the door.
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Summer Course Catalog:
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 The deadline for BFCCPS Summer Camp Registration is rapidly approaching.
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 the Ninja Warrior class with Mme. Canning is now full. If you are unable to secure a spot in the class you can ask to be added to the waiting list. Please contact Mme. Canning with any questions.
Please note that grade levels listed are for the grade the student will be entering in the fall.
Click the links below to download the catalog and registration forms:
Registration forms are due by no later than June 10th.
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There are numerous vacant positions. Without an executive board the PCO cannot organize and execute the amazing programs that make BFCCPS so special!
If you've ever thought about volunteering for the PCO please consider a board position! Contact the current board for more info:
BFCCPS@PCO.ORG
Complete job descriptions and responsibilities for these positions can be found on the BFCCPS website under Parents on the PCO page. Click on PCO Bylaws. Or click here http://bfccps.org/parents/parent-community-organization/related-documents/
Submissions are due before the last PCO General Meeting, to be held on May 22nd at 7:30 pm. Elections will be held at the last PCO General Meeting of the current school year.
The proposed budget for the 2017-2018 School Year is posted here on the school website, the budget will be presented for review by the general membership at the upcoming meeting.
Babysitting will be available for the PCO Meeting in the Art Room for $10 per family (open to children ages five and up.) The proceeds benefit the Quebec Trip for Seventh Grade. Please RSVP for babysitting here.
The BFCCPS Parent Community Organization is a registered 501c3 charitable organization.
Yearbook Orders:
Orders for the 2016-2017 school yearbook are now being accepted. The books will be printed over the summer and available in the fall. Orders will be accepted only through Friday, June 9th.
PCO Family Activity:
Family Night at Treetop Adventures! Friday June 2nd
6-9pm.
We hope you will be able to join us for the last family night of the school year! Treetop Adventures is an outdoor ropes and zipline course for ages 7 and up. We were able to secure a discount of $39 per person but might be able to bring the cost down even more depending on the number of people who would like to come.
Please click on link for more important information regarding this event and to fill out pre-registration form. We would like to have pre-registration completed by
this Friday 5/19 in order to finalize pricing for everyone.
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R
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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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