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Dear BFCCPS Community,

We recently hosted guests from other charter schools in our area and leadership from the Massachusetts Charter School Association; they all observed that our teachers and students seemed so unified and that our faithfulness to our mission was evident in such a short period of time. We were so thrilled to receive this feedback which supports how hard we have worked to integrate new and returning students and faculty this year.

We also wanted to share some exciting news with all of you; recently the Massachusetts Legislature unanimously passed the Student Opportunity Act. This new legislation provides an estimated $1.4 billion in new funding, known as Chapter 70 aid and will benefit every single child in the commonwealth. We encourage all parents to read more in a recent article from Karen Spilka , President of the Massachusetts Senate. The bill is now before Governor Baker and expected to be signed into law. Over the break, we encourage you to send a short note of gratitude to your local legislators to thank them for their support of this historic bill. You can find contact information for state legislators here .

Please know that we are so incredibly thankful for our partnership with each of you. At BFCCPS we are very fortunate to have such a high percentage of families elect to participate in our parent/teacher conference program. This is a testament to your commitment to our shared value in the involvement of Parents as Primary Educators .

We wish you a wonderful break with your families over the next few days. We look forward to seeing students back in school on Monday, December 2nd. That evening we will hold the first of two holiday concerts please see the details a little further down in today's edition, please join us if your schedule permits.


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.
Quick Links
Announcements:
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.

Please deliver the gifts to our Tagging and Delivery Day on Saturday, December 7, 2019 between 9 am and noon. 

Each item needs to be GIFT WRAPPED and labeled (with a removable label ie: a post it note, or a tag tied with ribbon) with the Family ##, item and person's gender/age. (ex: FAMILY ##49 FOOTBALL for 14 yr old boy)


We also need many volunteers for gift drop off, tagging and delivery on December 7th from 9-noon. Please click here if you can help

Breakfast and Lunch Deadlines:

We have been notified by our breakfast and lunch vendor that the ordering deadlines for the upcoming weeks have been changed. Please see the dates below and be sure to order by the appropriate deadline. The upcoming deadlines are as follows:

  • Week of 12/9:  due 12/2
  • Week of 12/16: due 12/9
  • Week of 1/2: due 12/9
  • Week of 1/6: due 12/16

All open order forms can be found here on here on FamilyID . Thank you for your cooperation.  

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 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.

Grade 5 & 6 Holiday Concert

Join us for the Holiday Concert for students in Band and Chorus for Grades Five and Six The concert takes place in the BFCCPS Learning Commons on December 9th from 7pm to 8:30 pm.

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:
BFCCPS Student Banking Signup

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. We will need 5 parent volunteers each week to help as tellers. We would greatly appreciate a consistent group of volunteers, so please signup on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up. Thank you so much for your help!

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 

A PCO sponsored Arts Enrichment assembly is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 13.  Theatre Espresso will be performing The Trial of Anthony Burns  for grades 6-8 in the common space from 9:30 – 11 .  ALL  are encouraged and welcome to attend the performance. Any questions please contact Kathleen Hogan at  kcchogan@gmail.com . For more info please see: https://www.theatreespresso.org/our-shows
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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