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Reading increases knowledge and vocabulary, lowers stress, and supports your child’s emotional growth. But perhaps the best benefit is the lasting bond you create with your child when you read with them. Visit the Book Fair with your child to discover new books together. The Scholastic Book Fair will be here on November 5th and 6th. All classrooms will have an opportunity to visit the fair and parents are invited to attend. Extended hours have been added this year on Tuesday for your convenience. The PCO also needs parent volunteers to guide the students through the selection and purchase process during the fair. Please visit the Sign-Up on the school calendar to view the class schedule and lend a hand. Many thanks to the PCO for organizing this program!
Please remember that costumes are not allowed in school on Thursday October 31st. As you might imagine that would be incredibly distracting during the school day; the teachers will already be trying to help students stay on task with the upcoming excitement of the evening's festivities. If you do send in any items on Friday with your student please be sure to keep the allergy restrictions of your student's classroom in mind. All classrooms are peanut/nut free and some classrooms have additional precautions in place. We thank you in advance for your cooperation to keep all students safe in the classroom.
Once again we will be collecting any unwanted/excess candy to send to our troops and first responders on behalf of
Operation Gratitude
. We will have bins by each of the back doors during drop-off and another at the bus drop-off area on
Friday November 1st
so your students can drop off any “extra” candy.
Last year we collected over 300 pounds to send to Operation Gratitude to be distributed to our troops and first responders. Please help us reach that amount again! We will also be collecting cards and notes to send as well if you would like to add a note of thanks or encouragement.
Don't forget that any unclaimed items in the Lost and Found will be donated this Friday, November 1st. Please have your students stop by to check for misplaced belongings. We have been reminding them at lunch to check the bins for their items as well.
Looking forward to a great rest of the week,
Mr Perna
BFCCPS
Head of School
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11/1: Lost and Found to be cleaned out
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Reminder!
No School Monday November 11th
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With the holidays approaching, we have been notified of several families of upcoming planned absences. As a reminder, as a public charter school we have accountability with the
Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
regarding our attendance, enrollment, lottery and wait list procedures. As such, we are required to closely monitor student attendance as well as significant absences from school. This information is communicated to parents in the
BFCCPS Handbook
as follows:
Absences that exceed 5 school days, and are NOT due to illness, will need approval from school administration prior to the absence. Please fill out the Extended Absence Request Form (you can obtain one by emailing
Mrs. Tappin
). Completed forms should be returned to the student’s homeroom teacher. A separate form must be filled out for each student in the family. Our extended absence
policy
limits the number of consecutive days missed to 10 days. Absences beyond this consecutive 10 days will result in automatic un-enrollment.
In an effort to reduce the spread of illnesses and provide time for students to return to a healthy learning environment, please follow the guidelines for keeping a sick child home from school.
1. The child should be fever-free for 24 hours without the aid of a fever reducing medication, such as acetaminophen or ibuprofen. Any temperature 100.0 degrees F or greater is considered a fever.
2. The child should be free of vomiting/diarrhea for 24 hours before returning to school. A child who has been ill during the night may feel slightly better in the morning and even ask to go to school. However, the child will likely experience symptoms of illness later, will be tired from loss of sleep, and will still be contagious to other children.
3. The child diagnosed with strep throat/scarlet fever should remain home for the first 24 hours of antibiotic treatment. A child remains contagious until he/she has been on antibiotics for 24 hours.
4. The child diagnosed with bacterial conjunctivitis should remain home for the first 24 hours of treatment and until there is no more drainage from the eyes.
5. Consider keeping a child with thick or constant nasal discharge at home. Very few younger children can effectively blow their noses and wash their hands afterwards. A child with the above symptoms may quickly spread the illness to other children.
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Attention Families that Ride the Bus:
Please note that the traditional public schools in Franklin have a half day on both October 30th (BFCCPS has full days) you can expect the buses to arrive a little sooner than usual on those afternoons.
Pillar Night: More than Sad
November 7 at 7pm
BFCCPS is hosting a Parent Pillar Night titled
More than Sad
from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention in the BFCCPS Learning Commons. The
More Than Sad
family of programs has taught over a million students, parents and educators how to be smart about mental health. Parents will learn how to recognize signs of depression and other mental health problems, initiate a conversation with their child, and get him or her help.
La Semaine Française! (French week!)
Tuesday, Nov. 12- Friday, Nov.15, 2019
Bonjour les amis de BFCCPS!
Oui! Yes! We are very excited to celebrate French Week in our new school and the students cannot wait for it. For our new staff and parents, this is a week where we share French culture and language with the whole school. We organize many events that you and your students will be able to participate in. We also organize class visits and many fun surprises during the school day, like the question of the day and prices to be won.
Please click here for the complete listing of events
.
Afterschool Clubs and Activities:
To all parents who speak another language in the home, you are invited to our ELPAC social on Wednesday, November 6th from 6:30 to 7:30 in the Commons. It will be an opportunity to meet other parents and hear about the EL Parent Advisory Council.
This is an event for parents only.
Attention Grade 8 Families
On November 7th, 2019, from 5:30 to 7:30, Franklin High School will be celebrating Panther Pride Night. The Mission at Franklin High School is to develop students into young adults who are
Passionate, Active, Nurturing, Thoughtful, High-Performing, Engaged, Respectful and Supportive
. In other words... we aim for our students to be PANTHERS!
FHS invites all interested 8th grade families to join us in celebrating the athletics, clubs and activities available to students at FHS. We hope that over the course of this evening, you have an opportunity to see how our faculty and students work to be the best PANTHERS they can be and that you leave with a renewed excitement and enthusiasm for the opportunities available to students at FHS.
Food Drive - Grade Six Service Project
Grade Six is holding a food drive to support the Rhode Island Food Bank and the Why Me and Sherry's House of Worcester. Collection bin will be in the BFCCPS Kitchen. This drive will run until December 13th.
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Parent Community Organization:
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Fall Book Fair
Parents, the BFCCPS PCO presents the 2019 Fall Scholastic Book Fair! Tuesday, November 5th , 8:30 a.m – 6:00 p.m. & Wednesday, November 6th, 8:30 – 3:00p.m.
**Registration is now open for the eWallet payment feature. **
We need your help to make sure the fair runs smoothly for all the teachers and children.
Please join this fun team effort by volunteering to help with time slots during the fair.
Box Tops
Thank you so much to everyone who has taken the time to cut their box tops and send them in. The first submission deadline for this school year is November 1st, so we will be collecting through October 15th. Please send them in via kid mail to the PCO mailbox. We will be sending out collection sheets in November for the next submission deadline which is March 1. It’s OK to send in the box tops in baggies or envelopes as well. Also, if you prefer to not clip and just want to scan your receipt, the box tops app works really well!
PCO Arts Enrichment: Schoolhouse Rocks!
A PCO sponsored Arts Enrichment assembly scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 7. Schoolhouse Rocks! will be performing our favorite TV tunes for grades k-4, please
visit this page for show times.
ALL parents are encouraged and welcome to attend the performances in the BFCCPS Learning Commons. Any questions please contact Kathleen Hogan at
kcchogan@gmail.com
. For more info please see:
https://www.bostonschoolsrock.com
Time is Precious Mini Session & Fundraiser
Time is Precious Photography invites you to enjoy a fun and magical time in Santa’s Workshop while giving back. Mini Sessions are fast paced and enjoyable while capturing genuine moments and memories. Mini includes 5 downloadable digital images along with print release so you can save, download, print, etc.
$25 of each scheduled session goes toward BFCCPS but we have opted to split any proceeds with Franklin Food Pantry in the spirit of community and giving.
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Beginning in seventh grade, students develop, plan and initiate a self-designed, service-learning project. During their eighth grade year, students complete their project and present their work to a faculty panel and wider school community at the capstone assembly. Students receive guidance through this process as part of our advising program, however complete the project outside of school and requires parental help and support every step of the way. You can learn more about the
Capstone Process
here on our website.
We are incredibly proud of the variety and quality of the projects our
students produce. Through capstone, our students illustrate that young men and women can make an impact on their school, community and world. Ongoing Capstone Announcements will be posted in Ben's Buzz, we hope you will review the student projects and select some to support as a family.
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My name is Giavanna M and I am in the eighth grade class. For my capstone project I am working with the
Medfield Animal Shelter
to raise money and awareness for abused animals. In order to do so, I am starting a raffle. The criteria for my raffle is a photo or two of your pet doing something silly or dressed in some comedic costume. Your child can bring in one photo for $3 or two for $5. The grades that can participate in my raffle are K-5. This will be occurring through the week of November 4-8 2019. We can not forget the prize for the winner! The winner will be selected by a vote and will receive a prize of many stress toys (such as putty, squishies, and other stress relieving toys). I hope many can participate in my raffle and I anticipate many humorous pets! Thank you!
Please join us for a 1 hour
Musical Showcase featuring Grades 6-8
organized by Quinn H on Friday, November 8 from 7-8 pm in the Learning Commons as part of his Capstone Project. Students will be able to sign up two weeks in advance. We will have a maximum of 12-15 performers. This is not a fundraiser, just an event for the community.
The Capstone Project that keeps on giving!
Mike Bassignani’s (BFCCPS class of 2019) capstone centered around the decline of pollinators, especially the bee populations. He went so far as to become a certified bee keeper and is a steward of the BeeFCCPS hive! The ladies have been very busy this season and have blessed us with more honey than we could have ever imagined. If anyone is interested in purchasing any honey please contact us at
bassbees@hotmail.com
or through our Facebook page
https://www.facebook.com/mbassbees/
. We have 1lb jars of both spring and fall honey for $6 each. We can arrange pickup at our apiary in Franklin (aka our house). Thank you for your continued support and be sure to follow our Facebook page!
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The sophomore class of the Legal and Protective Services (LPS) career program at Tri-County Regional Vocational High School welcomes parents of middle school students in our surrounding communities for an informative evening about the vaping epidemic. This event will take place on Tuesday, November 19, 6:00 - 7:30 pm at Tri-County and is open to the public. The host LPS students have invited local experts to speak on a panel and take questions from the audience. State Representative, Shawn Dooley, will be one of the panelists who will discuss legislative initiatives surrounding vaping products. Additionally, the panel will feature expert perspectives on physical health, mental health, public health, and law enforcement.
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The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
500 Financial Park, Franklin
http://bfccps.org
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