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Dear BFCCPS Community,

Another incredibly busy week here at BFCCPS and so many highlights to share with you all. This week is an example of all four Pillars in Action here at BFCCPS!

On Saturday, we completed our annual community service project to benefit the Santa Foundation, thanks to everyone who donated a gift, and our tireless team of parent, student and teacher elves were able to provide over 410 gifts distributed among ten families in our area.

We held our first Character Awards assembly for students in Grades 6-8 this week recognizing students who go above and beyond to display one of the BFCCPS virtues with a a Character in Action Award.

We also were treated to not one, but two outstanding concerts by students in the BFCCPS Band and Chorus. A hearty thanks to Mr. Heater, Miss Sprusansky and Miss Warren as well as all of the students who performed; your dedication to your craft and your love of music is evident, thank you for sharing your talents with our community.

Tomorrow December 12th, students in Grades Seven and Eight will present at the annual Social Studies fair where 7th grade students will present models of monumental architecture from the ancient world and 8th grade will be prepared to discuss enlightenment era political philosophy and how it relates to the US government as defined by the  Constitution. This event is open to parents so if you're able to join us, please sign in at the front office and take a visitor badge to join us in the Learning Commons from 9:30 to 10:30 am.

We will share a catalog with details on our second season of afterschool clubs and activities tomorrow, Thursday the 12th. These activities will run from January 6 through March 20. The registration links will be posted on Monday, December 16th at 7pm on our FamilyID site . Questions about any specific club should be directed to the respective event organizer listed on the catalog, if you need to request a scholarship for any particular club, please contact Dr. Levering .

Lastly, please be sure to have your children check the Lost and Found before they leave for school vacation. There are lots of belongings, glasses, coats, boots etc. Friday, December 20th will be an early release for all students at noon.

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.
12/19: Academic Assembly: 1 Smith (10am)
12/19: Academic Assembly: 3 Urkevic (1:20 pm)
12/20: Early Release at Noon
Early Release at Noon - December 20th
Quick Links
Announcements:
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 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.

Social Studies Fair

The Social Studies Fair is here! Students in Grades 5-8 will be exhibiting thoughtful projects about the world, its history and the people who change it.

  • Students in Grades 7 & 8 present on December 12th from 9:30 to 10:30
  • Students in Grades 5 & 6 present on December 18th from 9:30 to 10:30

Girls Who Code

Congratulations to our Girls Who Code Club members. The girls took on learning python over the past few weeks, they dove in to educate themselves on how to write code in python, troubleshoot problems and built amazing programs. Please check out their website to see their amazing work at:  http://bfccpsgwc2019s1.weebly.com

Congratulations to all the Session 1 Girls Who Code Club Members!! We are seeking additional parent volunteers to help with future sessions of Girls Who Code, please email Dr. Levering if you're able to volunteer in this capacity.

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.
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, 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.
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). If students want to play in the snow, both snowboots and snow pants are required as well.

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.
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
500 Financial Park, Franklin


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