This week, we’re highlighting the fourth group of BFA PTO sponsors in the BRONZE category. We’re very thankful for their generous support and hope you’ll take a few minutes out of your day to learn about these sponsors.   

URBAN VILLAGE GRILL, Charlie and Gopi

Urban Village Grill is a modern Indian restaurant with a fresh take on traditional Indian cuisine, using innovative cooking techniques and modern presentation methods. Mention BFA for 10% off your tab.

WEST & MAIN HOMES, RAEGAN MARINO

With a BS in Elementary Education from Northern Arizona University and a servant's heart, Raegan loves to help people - listening with compassion and helping people problem solve to achieve their home goals are skills she prides herself in, especially when helping our "everyday heroes" - police, fire, armed service members, teachers, etc.! Those who give to our community/country deserve top notch service, along with her "hero discount." Raegan will give a 10% commission rebate upon closing to all teachers, first responders, frontline workers, and everyday heroes. Contact Raegan with West & Main Homes today!

ZELL’S PANINIS & CREPES, Brandon Chavez

Zell's Panini & Crepes is a casual restaurant in Highlands Ranch, Colorado. It serves sweet and savory crepes and breakfast all day. The menu is designed for sharing, with several plates suggested per person. Some recommend the Italian panini, the Nutella, banana, and strawberry crepe, and the house-made strawberry lemonade. All teachers get 15% off.

Tomorrow, Dec. 22, is a regular Dress of Choice Day, as well as elementary holiday parties.

Winter Break is Dec. 25 through Jan. 5. We'll return to school on Monday, Jan. 8.

Elementary (K-5) Holiday classroom parties will take place from 1:45-2:45 p.m. tomorrow, Dec. 22. Party volunteers will be limited to a max of four per classroom (three volunteers, plus the party planner). Carpool begins at 3 p.m., so volunteers should be off campus by that time.

As much as we love welcoming our families into the school, we also ask that no additional siblings come with you if you are volunteering in one of our classroom parties. 

If you have any questions about the elementary party coordination, please reach out to Amy Marks, PTO room

parent coordinator.

Parents who accepted a first round K-8 enrollment offer from BFA by the Dec. 18 deadline received an email with the Enrollment Packet from BFA's Director of Admissions and Records, Colleen Bobbin.

• Completed Enrollment Packets must be submitted to Mrs. Bobbin no later than 8 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024.
• Enrollment offers will be withdrawn if the Enrollment Packet is not submitted by this deadline and/or is incomplete.

If you have any questions, please see the enrollment webpage and/or the FAQ webpage, or you can contact Colleen Bobbin via email.

Please note: Winter Break is Dec. 25 through Jan. 5; Mrs. Bobbin will not be available for questions during the break. When she returns to work on Monday, Jan. 8, she will begin the process of reviewing packets and will follow up with parents in regard to the status of their child's packet.

The Library volunteer sign up for winter and spring is NOW AVAILABLE! Please carefully read all the instructions before you sign up. Remember that others also want to volunteer so please only sign up for a few slots, then let others have a chance to volunteer. You can always go back to the link and sign up for additional slots. If you can’t make your volunteer time, please cancel your slot in the sign up, AND email Ms. Williams.

The CEC will hold their January meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 9, at Main Event (64 Centennial Blvd.). This will be a fun event to celebrate anyone who has volunteered with the CEC this school year or anyone excited to join in planning the spring events. Please RSVP by Thursday, Jan. 4, so a final count can be submitted. Thank you!

All BFA girls and their fathers (or special adult) are invited to attend this year's Sweetheart Ball, Mardi Gras Masquerade, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 27, at BFA. Mark your calendars! Tickets will go on sale after Winter Break.

If you have any questions, please contact Katie Graham, Sweetheart Ball committee manager.

We have partnered with the Colorado Rapids to reward and incentivize school attendance by giving students who have missed no more than two days of school, from Jan. 9 – March 1, a complimentary ticket to a Colorado Rapids match (with purchase of additional discounted tickets). 



The Rapids boast one of the most family-friendly and fun gameday experiences in town. From celebrating the goals together, to the roar of the stadium crowd, to the hot dogs at halftime, Colorado Rapids games are where memories can be made. Students who qualify will receive a ticket link voucher to redeem their complimentary ticket with purchase of additional discounted tickets. Vouchers will be redeemable for select Spring dates, to be determined. 

Last year, BFA moved our K-8 communications to School Messenger which is the primary messaging system used by the Douglas County School District (DCSD) as it pulls contact information directly from DCSD’s Infinite Campus (IC) system.

We'd like most BFA communications to go through the same messaging system, so beginning in January, we’ll begin sending general communications to preschool families through School Messenger, such as the Principal Newsletter, various reminders, and important notifications. All email communications from Mrs. Hafner and your preschool teachers will remain the same. 

During the month of December, we'll send general school communications both through the legacy system and School Messenger to ensure parents are receiving our messages. If you have any questions, please contact Carrie Keen, communications manager.

Harper Arts is accepting new students for our spring term! Waiting list emails have been sent out. We still have a few spots left on our roster for in-school, private and semi-private music lessons. We offer piano, guitar, ukulele and voice lessons for students in all grades. Check out all of our pricing and offerings at Harperarts.org and CLICK HERE to sign up TODAY!

Be sure to order your 2023-2024 yearbook now for the best pricing! Right now, yearbooks cost $48 per book. (The price will go up to $50 on 1/27.) 

You may also order a yearbook dedication (parent tribute ad) for your student. Dedications are $38 for 1/8 of page if you order by December 31. After that, the price for dedications will go up to $40 (from 1/1 until the last day to order, 1/31). These ads are a fun way to help commemorate a great school year!

This year, we will be using a new company, Jostens, for our yearbooks. You can order and pay for your 2023-24 yearbook, and your dedication now!

Due to an increase in students not picked up during afternoon carpool and not scheduled for Before/After School Enrichment (BASE), we will need to begin charging parents for late pick-ups. Generally, carpool and All Call end by 3:55 p.m. Parents are expected to pick up their students on time--in fact, we'd like parents to arrive on campus by 3:45 p.m. at the latest for afternoon pick-up. Students who are not registered for BASE and are not picked up by 4 p.m. will be charged $5 per student for the first offense and $10 per student for the second offense. Charges will continue to go up by $5 per student after each offense.

Furthermore, students not registered for BASE and not picked up by 4:15 p.m. will be charged an additional $2 per minute, per student beginning at 4:16 p.m.

Parents can sign up for BASE through MySchoolBucks. To find out more about BASE, see our webpage. 

In addition, we also are having trouble with parents missing the weekly (Friday) deadline to sign up for BASE in MySchoolBucks. Families will be charged $5 per student for the first offense and $10 per student for the second offense if they do not sign up their student(s) for BASE by the deadline. Charges will continue to go up by $5 per student after each offense.

For questions, please contact Jen Jones, office manager.