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Dear BFCCPS Community,

It is always a busy time at BFCCPS but the next two weeks are especially so. As such, I wanted to call out some important reminders for your attention:

The winter weather certainly came on quickly last week! We will hold outdoor recess and physical education whenever possible. When the "feels like" temperature is under 25 recess will be indoors. On other days during the winter months, when the temperature is between 25 and 45 degrees we will be outside for recess and PE. On those days we require students to wear a 2nd layer sweatshirt or coat (hats and gloves are also strongly recommended). As a reminder, recess is 25 minutes long and physical education is 50 minutes long so please ensure your students come dressed appropriately for New England weather each day. S tudents who are not prepared for cold weather may be referred to Dr. Levering the Assistant Head of School for follow up.

We are looking forward to this weeks's Kindergarten Assembly for students in Mrs. Tagen and Mrs. DiNapoli's classes. We will also hold our first character award assemblies for both Grades Three and Four.

If you haven't registered for parent/teacher conferences just yet, be sure to visit this page to sign up. Seventh Grade parents have offered to provide babysitting services during conferences. Limited spaces at particular time frames are available as this is tied to the availability of parent volunteers. This service does require sign up in advance and is a fundraiser for the upcoming Grade 7 Quebec Trip.

Report cards for the First Trimester will be posted to the SchoolBrains Parent Portal on November 22nd; an alert will be sent once they have been released.

We will have our first half day of the school year on November 25th, students will be released at noon. Please note the following details;

  • Car line traffic should not move onto the property until 11:50 am.
  • Students who take the bus will likely arrive to their bus stops earlier than usual we encourage you to be early to your bus stops so that you don't miss them.
  • If you have a 12:30 conference, you can arrive by 11:45 to access the parking lot, or you can get into the back of the car line at 12:20 at which time the car line should be nearly complete.
  • As a reminder, BFCCPS After School Care and clubs are not available on days that BFCCPS has an early release or is closed.

We have been notified by our food service provider that we will have an early deadline for breakfast and/or lunch orders for the week of December 2nd.  Please be sure that you have placed any breakfast and lunch orders for that week by no later than Thursday, November 21st by 5pm.  The order form is linked here for your convenience . Thank you for your cooperation and prompt attention to this early deadline.

Looking forward to a great rest of the week,

Mr Perna
BFCCPS
Head of School
School Calendar
Upcoming events will be listed weekly, please be sure to reference the BFCCPS Web Calendar and your child's faculty websites for ongoing information.
11/25: Early Release - Dismissal at Noon
11/25: Parent Conferences
11/26: No School - Parent Conferences

12/2: HOLIDAY CONCERT: GR 7 & 8 7 – 8:30pm
11/25: Early Release & Parent Conferences

11/26: No School: Parent Conferences

11/27-11/29: No School
Quick Links
Announcements:
2020-2021 Enrollment Now Open

Enrollment applications for the 2020-2021 school year are now available. Once a student is accepted, they need not reapply as their spot is protected for as long as they attend the school.However, if a child has not been accepted and is on the waiting list, you will need to re-apply each year as the waiting list is not held from year to year. If you have a student on the waiting list, or a sibling at home who is age appropriate for Kindergarten next year, now is the time to apply. Learn more here.

Ben's Basket

Thanks to the generosity of our community, we are happy to announce that Ben's Basket is full, it is actually overflowing at the moment. Our shelves are well stocked to fulfill requests for the next few weeks. We will send an update to the school community when supplies need to be replenished. Thank you to everyone that stepped forward to fill the need. We greatly appreciate your help!

Grade 8 Pie Fundraiser

If you purchased pies during the Grade 8 Pie Fundraiser they will be available for pickup on November 20th between 1:30 and 2:30 pm or between 3:30 and 6pm.

Pickup is not available between 2:30 and 3:30 pm in preparation for our daily dismissal of students. All pies must be picked up on this day, we do not have the capacity to hold them at school overnight. Please contact Mrs. Schwab with any questions at dschwab@bfccps.org.

Grade 7 & 8 Holiday Concert

Our Grade 7 & 8 students who perform in the band and chorus will hold a holiday concert on Monday, December 2nd from 7 - 8:30 in the BFCCPS Learning Commons.

All School Community Service Project: The Santa Foundation

If you missed the recent Ben's Buzz about our all school community service project to benefit the Santa Foundation we hope you'll click here to read all about it . There are several gifts that have not been claimed, please take a look to see if you can help out with any of the remaining items.

Please note that the Santa Foundation can only accept donations of new, un-used toys for this particular donation drive.

Parent Teacher Conferences

This year we will be using the conference scheduler PTCFast to schedule parent/teacher conferences. Please  visit this page  to schedule a conference.   This post on our website has more conference scheduling details if you need help.

Parents in Grade Seven have signed up to provide babysitting services during conferences, available slots are listed on this signup form, please note that this service must be reserved in advance using this signup form . Babysitting is offered as a fundraiser for the Quebec trip for Grade Seven.

Typing Up the News
 
Our 3rd and 4th graders in the "Typing up the news" after-school club prepared our first school newspaper! The BFCCPS Globe is a great read for students in 3rd grade and up. Find its first edition at www.bfccpsglobe.home.blog . The second edition is coming soon.

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.

31 Gifts Fundraiser for Quebec

Shop the Thirty-One brand fundraiser to support the 7th Grade trip to Quebec from November 15 through November 30th. Shop high quality totes, purses, backpacks, thermals, home decor and home organizing products. Just in time to start your holiday shopping. Personalization is available on most items. Orders can be placed on-line using the following link:
https://www.mythirtyone.com/us/en/megandeking/info/party/parties and choose the BFCCPS Party. 20% of our sales will go directly to our 7th Grade Quebec trip.
Parent Community Organization:
The PCO is pleased to announce that student banking through Dean Bank will resume on Thursday mornings beginning on January 9, 2020 for students in Kindergarten through Grade Four. Please watch for a Dean Bank form to come home in your student's folder this week. Completed forms need to be returned to the school by December 12th. For any student wishing to participate in student banking, they will need to have a School Savings account at Dean Bank. Please note "New Enrollee" on the returned form and an enrollment packet will be sent home with your student. Please return the enrollment form by December 19th to be able to start banking in January. Please click here to learn more about Banking at BFCCPS.

Specific questions regarding savings account at Dean Bank can be directed to Denise Pearson at Dean, 508-528-0088. Questions regarding the student banking process at BFCCPS can be directed to Aubrey Greene, our parent volunteer at abgreene83@gmail.com.

A PCO sponsored Arts Enrichment assembly is scheduled for Friday, December 6.  Author and Illustrator Suzy Becker will be presenting to grades 1-3 in the common space at 9:20 AM, 10:15 AM, and 1:20 PM. ALL are encouraged and welcome to attend the performances. Any questions please contact Kathleen Hogan at  kcchogan@gmail.com . For more info please see:  http://www.suzybecker.com 

Important Reminders:
Now that winter weather has arrived, please be sure that your student(s) are dressed appropriately for the weather each day. We will continue to have outdoor physical education and recess whenever possible; students are also outside for car line pickup at the end of the day.
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
500 Financial Park, Franklin


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