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Dear BFCCPS Community,
Over the last week we've worked collaboratively with our transportation provider, staff and students to tighten up dismissal timelines. In particular, the car line is moving much more smoothly, each day we see approximately 120 students loaded into 105 cars. Our last few cars are getting loaded between 3:20 and 3:25 which is almost as quickly as we had the car line loaded at our former location with far fewer vehicles. You can help us make this process move even smoother by always having your car placard in your window and following up with your children to make sure they are listening closely for their names to be called to come to the car loading area.
Similarly, our buses are getting on the road a little more quickly each day. Students in Kindergarten through Grade Four are checked into attendance at the time of dismissal and as soon as a bus arrives to our property, the students are generally on their way within four minutes. BFCCPS is the third wave of transportation for the town of Franklin, so unfortunately some buses don't even arrive to our property until nearly 3:30. To accommodate for this delay we have the students ready to board those buses as soon as possible to get them swiftly on their home way. The FSPA Shuttle, Elemetree House Bus, Regional Buses 1, 2 and 4 tend to be at our school when we dismiss at 3:05 and are on their way quickly.
Many BFCCPS students are participating in a variety fall sports, clubs and activities which result in changes in dismissal plans, and several BFCCPS after school clubs and activities will begin the week of October 7th. Please be sure to use
SchoolDismisal Manger
to report any changes to dismissal whether they are an individual daily change in plans or an ongoing dismissal pattern. This information is critical to ensure that all students are dismissed properly at the end of the day. If you have questions about SchoolDismissal Manger, please contact
Mrs. Tappin
.
We look forward to seeing parents in grades 2, 3, 6, 7 and 8 for this week's
Curriculum Night, these nights are created as part of our partnership with Parents as the Primary Educators. They are a wonderful way for you to hear directly from your child's classroom teacher about the year ahead. You will also have the chance to meet with your child's Specialists (art, library, technology, music, language, STEAM etc). These events are scheduled based on your child's grade level.
The arrival times for each event vary by grade level. Please be prompt so you do not miss any important information.Please find complete details in the article just below.
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If you haven't completed your child's
School Year Registration yet, please take a moment to do so now. This form provides us with emergency contact information, indicates if you provide permission for using school technology, attending field trips and more.
You must use your student's LASID (student ID number) when submitting this form. If you are not sure of your student's LASID you can look it up on your
SchoolBrains account
.
Looking forward to a great rest of the week,
Mr Perna
BFCCPS
Head of School
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9/26: Curriculum Night Grades 2, 3, 6-8 (see article below for specific details)
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Reminder:
- No School: September 30
- No School: October 9
- No School: October 14
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Curriculum Nights:
Please save the date for the upcoming Curriculum Nights for the 2019-2020 school year.
Curriculum Night is one ways we aim to support the primary educator pillar of our school.
Teachers present important information about their classroom and give an overview of the curriculum for the year.
The arrival times for each event vary by grade level. Please be prompt so you do not miss any important information. (
Classroom teachers will not be available between 5:30 and 6 or between 7:30 and 8, those half hours are designated for you to meet with specialists as outlined below
.)
Following the presentation they will be available for questions, but the night is not intended for specific conferences on individual students. If you need additional time with a teacher to discuss a specific concern, please send an email to schedule a mutually convenient time to meet. Teacher Conferences will be held in November.
Please note that this is a parent only event, babysitting is not available.
Curriculum Night, Thursday September 26th
5:30-6:00 2&3 Visit Specialists (Art, Music, PE, Library/Technology, STEAM & Languages)
6:00-7:00 2&3 Visit Classrooms
7:30-8:00 6-8 Visit Specialists (Art, Music, PE, Library/Technology, STEAM & Languages)
8:00-9:00 6-8 Visit Classrooms
BLAST Initiative: Grades Six through Eight
This fall, we will begin an initiative with the Franklin Public Library in order to bring the library’s many resources to our students. We call it BLAST: Bringing Libraries and Schools Together. It will allow our grades 6-8 students to sign up for a library card using
the attached form
and to check out books on-site at BFCCPS.
Save the Date: Grade 7 Quebec Fundraiser:
BFCCPS 7th 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. 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 2020!!
It’s time to clean out your closets, go through your drawers, replace those curtains, and worn out towels/sheets-- and DONATE IT ALL !
All details on the BFCCPS Calendar
.
When: Clothing will be collected Sept.
23rd
- Oct.
15th
Family Directory:
You can view the BFCCPS Family directory
here
, if you'd like to join the directory, you can
complete this Google Form
. Participation in the Whole School Family Directory is optional. You may fill out the fields you would like shared with other families. If you choose not to opt-in to the family directory you may miss announcements and invitations from other families within the BFCCPS community.
**Please be aware that BFCCPS will not share any information submitted via this form with third parties. However, we cannot prevent the distribution of this information by other parents once the list is published. We urge you to respect the privacy of all members in our community and only use the information collected for personally contacting other families in our community. Use of this distribution list for solicitation purposes is strictly forbidden.**
Grade Eight Washington DC Meeting for Parents
2020 Washington DC Parent Information Meeting! This will be a meeting with all the information about our trip to DC, how to sign your student up and how the payment program for the trip works. It is very important that you attend this meeting. Please plan to join us on October 1st from 7-8pm.
Grade 8 Pie Fundraiser for Washington DC - October 1 through October 17
Do you buy pies for Thanksgiving? Purchase early and help Grade 8 with their Washington DC Trip. Most pies are frozen and just need to bake before eating. The cream pies just need to be thawed. Sales are from 10/1 until 10/17 with delivery at 11/20 at BFCCPS. Most pies are $17.00. Payment is due with your order.
See attached order form
. Any questions please contact
Mrs. Schwab.
Breakfast and Lunch Ordering:
A special reminder that breakfast & lunch orders are due every Monday by 5pm for the following week. Our food service program requires pre-ordering, we can not accommodate “walk up orders” at the lunch counter. We do not have any flexibility to accept orders after the deadline since we have to submit our orders to the lunch vendor; we would be incurred a significant charge to any additions after the deadline. In happy news, if by chance you do miss an order deadline, you miss out on only one week’s worth of ordering. In that event, be sure to send lunch from home for the week as we do not have extra lunches on hand.
You can find the lunch ordering links for the next few weeks posted here:
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Parent Community Organization:
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PCO Spirit Wear Sale
The PCO is offering an online fall
Spirit Wear Sale
. The online store is located at
http://www.customapparelcai.com/bfccps
. The store will be available from Wednesday, September 25- Friday, October 4. Please follow the link above to complete your order.
There is also an opportunity to support the 7th grade Quebec trip through purchase of BFCCPS cozy pajama pants. All proceeds from sales of the pajama pants will benefit the Quebec trip.
Items will be sent home via kid mail. Please contact Mariessa Theodorou at
Mariessat@gmail.com
for any questions.
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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.
My name is Leah S. and I am in 8th grade. For my Capstone project I am working with the
Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF)
to raise awareness and donations for Neurofibromatosis (NF). NF is a genetic disorder which can affect people of any age. It causes tumors to grow on your nervous tissue, bone deformities, hearing and vision loss, and overall pain throughout the body. There are three types of NF; Type 1, Type 2, and Shwannamatosis. There is no cure for NF, although the genes for Type 1 and Type 2 have been identified.
Sept 23-28
Julia P has created Cow-Lenders to supporting her Capstone Project to benefit the
Historic O'Neil Farm
. Purchase and enjoy a 2020 COW-lander for $25 created by Julia Payne to raise awareness of our farm and its place in supporting small dairy farms in Massachusetts. All proceeds will be donated to HOF.
Click here to learn more about her project
, or
click here to purchase a Cow-lender.
Hello my name is Zach L. and I am raising money for
Playing it Forward
who is an organization that collects gently used or new equipment to give to areas where people cannot afford sports or equipment. I will be holding a drive to in school from September 23 to September 27 collect the following items, soccer cleats, soccer balls, baseballs, baseball gloves, basketballs, footballs, kickballs and cones. A
donation bin will be located in the Learning Commons.
Come to
Mike’s Movie night! All benefits go to the Elisha Project
! The movie we will be showing is: A Marvel Movie (Undecided). Admission: 1 food item, preferably individual small bags of chips or a box of granola bars.
- Date: Saturday, September 28, from 6:30-10 PM
- Place- 9 High Ridge Circle, Franklin MA
- RSVP to: mimark413@gmail.com
October 1 -6
Izzy M. is hosting a
STEM Club for girls in Grades 3-5
. Throughout the month of October, our STEM group will meet on four different occasions and we will use teamwork, innovation, and our STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) skills to create a piece of technology that will help our worldwide community. We will also learn about the importance of equal education and other topics relating to my Capstone. At the end of the month, we’ll present our projects to parents and each other, demonstrating what we have learned. The club’s meeting dates are October 2, 4, 11, and 18, and October 25. Registration is open to the first twenty girls who enroll.
Learn more on this flyer
.
My name is Colin C. During the school week of October 1st, I will be holding a
school supply drive
to support
Cradles to Crayons
. This organization is based in Boston and focuses on helping children who don't have a stable home. The drive will accept things like pencils, crayons, and scissors. There will be a bin in the commons to collect all proceeds.
Brooke W is holding a
raffle where you could win a huge stuffed animal bear
. I will be coming around at your lunchtime from October the 1st to October the 8th to collect money for tickets! $1 for 2 tickets $2 for 5 tickets and $5 for 12 tickets! All donations are appreciated! Thank you!
Proceeds support my Capstone project for Voices Against Violence and the work they do to end violence in our community and help survivors rebuild their lives. Donations raised will be used towards purchasing Charlie Card Train tickets so that the families living at the shelter can go into Boston for court appointments. Brooke is also collecting poly-fill stuffing for pillows she is making for the families in the domestic violence shelter. Please call or text or email to arrange a pick up if you would like to donate at 781-492-2984 or pjwsrc2000@gmail.com. Thank you!
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Destination Imagination: Information Session - Sep 30
Destination Imagination is an educational non-profit that prepares children for a future that is rapidly evolving. DI does this through a project-based learning experience that applies the Creative Process across 7 different Challenge types – Technical, Scientific, Engineering, Fine Arts, Improvisational, Service Learning, and Early Learning – allowing second grade through high school level students to acquire and practice the skills needed to thrive in school, future careers, and beyond. Parents, do you want to learn more about this after-school program? Come find out at our information meeting on
Monday Sep 30
at the
Franklin Library Community Room at 6 PM
.
The best way to learn about DI is to come to this meeting, but if you are unable to attend the meeting, please contact us at
di.franklin.ma@gmail.com
and we will provide you more information.
Download the flyer
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The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
500 Financial Park, Franklin
http://bfccps.org
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