Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
 


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Upcoming Events:

Thursday & Friday
1/29 and 1/30:

Capstone Presentations
9:20 - 11:30 am

Monday 2/2:

7th and 8th Grade Science Fair
7pm - 8pm
 
Thursday 2/5:

7th Grade Quebec Trip Meeting
6:30pm - 7:30 pm

8th Grade Washington DC Meeting
7pm

Friday 2/6:

PCO Arts Enrichment
Mad Science Workshops
Grades 5 & 6

Saturday 2/7:

Camp Rock: The Musical
Horace Mann
Shows at 2pm and 7pm
This week at BFCCPS:
January 28, 2015
 
Dear BFCCPS Community,

January and February are peak months for influenza, and there are students in our school community who have been diagnosed with influenza. Attached is a link to the CDC's "The Flu: a Guide for Parents".  A link to this information is also available on the Health Office webpage.  

Please remember to keep your child home from school if (s)he has a fever greater than 100.0 within the last 24 hours, or has vomited within the last 24 hours.  If your child is diagnosed with influenza or strep throat, please let the Health Office know.

Also, please remember that hand-washing is an excellent way to help prevent spreading germs and getting sick.  For visual confirmation that hand-washing works, check out these petri dishes growing germs from hands pre and then post hand-washing.  Notice how many fewer germs grew from the washed hands!
 
Sincerely,

Heather Zolnowski
Head of School  
Announcements:
Jeans and Jerseys - Monday! Students in grades seven and eight are required to wear formal dress for Friday's Capstone Presentations.  Therefore we'd like to invite all students to participate in a jeans and jersey day this coming Monday, February 2nd. 

Our enrollment season is officially underway. Please remember that you must submit an application for any siblings that you would like to have considered for attendance for the 2015-2016 school year. The sibling application can be completed entirely online and is located here. All applications are due by February 17th and must be received no later than 4pm.

Thank you to everyone who came out last weekend to make the BFCCPS 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast a huge success despite the weather. There was a lot of support from the entire school community. Everyone had a good time!
Save the Date:

BFCCPS at the Providence Bruins: PAC is hosting a family outing to the Providence Bruins at the Dunkin Donuts Center on Sunday, March 22.

The BFCCPS Chorus will be performing O Canada at the beginning of the game. Tickets are $19. See attached flyer with order form. Contact Sarah Grome at  [email protected] with any questions.

Camp Rock: The Musical!

Advance tickets for the upcoming performances of Camp Rock: The Musical are now on sale! All the details are available on this flyer.


We also invite you to sent the actors and actresses a "Good Luck Ad" that will appear in the CAMP ROCK program.

Each good luck ad costs $5 and the proceeds will help defray the cost of the production.

Complete the bottom of this order form and submit with your payment of $5 for EACH ad. 

Since there is no flash photography or videography during the shows you can purchase a complete DVD of the performance using this form.
Capstone Announcements:


We invite the community to attend these presentations and learn more about the amazing service projects that the students have completed. Please RSVP at http://bfccps.org/capstone2015/

Sky DaCosta will be selling bookmarks in the front office for $1.50 each beginning on January 12th to benefit his Capstone Project for the Bellingham Public Library.
Parent Community Organization: 

The popular 3 Gift Card Fundraiser is back!!

Each $50 gift card will be available for only $30 and BFCCPS will receive $5 from the sale of each gift card. These gift cards can be redeemed at any time. Click here for all the details.



This year's Family Social & Spring Basket Raffle will be held on Friday, March 13, 2015, 6:00pm - 8:30pm at Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School. We're looking for 20 exclusive "WOW!" item donations to recognize the BFCCPS 20th Anniversary! THINK BIG and learn more on this flyer. 
After-school Programs:

Drama Kids: The next session of Drama Kids will begin on February 3rd and run through June 2nd. This 15 week program is held at the Brick School each Tuesday afternoon from 3:15 - 4:45.  Learn how Drama Skills = Success Skills on this flyer. this Any questions please email [email protected]. 

Community Announcements:
The next Franklin Library Teen Advisory Council will be held on February 17th at 6:30 pm. Interested students in Grades 6-8 are invited to bring a board or card game. Please contact Jessica Henderson, Franklin's Youth Services Librarian for more details.
Reminders from the Front Office:
 

Absences: Please call the school office to report any student absence. Leave your child's name, grade, and date. 508-541-3434. If you have a dismissal change, please email your child's teacher and Laura Tappin [email protected] with the details. Thank you.

  

Inclement Weather Procedures:  If the Franklin Public Schools are cancelled or delayed, BFCCPS is also usually cancelled or delayed.  Please look or listen for "FRANKLIN PUBLIC SCHOOLS" on local radio and television stations. We will use the Blackboard notification system to provide phone and email updates with regards to cancellations and delays. For expanded information please see this page on the school website.

  

Visitors: All visitors to the school are required to sign in at the Front Office and wear a Visitor's badge. Thank you for your help with this!

 

Parking: Parking is not allowed in marked reserved spots near the schools main entrance. These spots are reserved for the CCD program staff.

 

Safety Reminders: In order to ensure the safety of all students, we ask that you ensure distraction-free driving with the use of  hands-free devices if you must make a phone call while on school property.  

 

The Queen Street Entrance is a one way path and should be used only to enter the property, please do not exit via the Queen Street Entrance.