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Friday 1/9

Grade 4 Condon Assembly
10:20-11:20

Trivia Night
6-8pm - Please RSVP

Friday 1/16:

Arts Enrichment Assembly
Harriet Tubman Historical Perspectives
6-8   9:10 - 10:10
K-5  10:20 - 11:20

Mid-Term Reports Sent Home
Grades 5-8

Monday 1/19

No School

Tuesday 1/20

Early Release - Noon Dismissal

 
This week at BFCCPS:
January 7, 2015
 
Dear BFCCPS Community,

Happy New Year!  I hope that you have all enjoyed a nice, relaxing holiday break, and are ready to kick off 2015!  I was so excited to return to school to the wonderful smiling, all be it freezing faces, of our students on Monday. 

At the end of last year, the BFCCPS Board of Trustees surveyed the community, and many of you took the time to provide feedback on what is working, and what could use improvement at BFCCPS.  One of the items that was consistently mentioned was the Pink Sheet. 

The feedback we received was that it was difficult to read, that it was not organized well, and was not useful to support parents in their role as the primary educator of their children.  We have been working hard to develop a new and improved "Pink Sheet".  We thought it would be fitting to begin the new year with a new and improved layout for our weekly newsletter. 

It is my hope that this new, interactive format will give community members the ability to better keep track of the many activities that are happening at BFCCPS, and provide you with live links to more information, registrations forms, and flyers for the activities you are interested in.  This layout also allows you to directly import calendar information into your iCal or Google Calendar apps! 

I truly appreciate the feedback community members have provided in the past on different aspects of BFCCPS, and would like to encourage you to continue to let me know what you think! 

Wishing you all a wonderful week!

 

Sincerely,

Heather Zolnowski
Head of School  
Announcements:
A reminder to all families that 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.

If you are interested in Science and Engineering Ms. Herliczek is in need of judges to help with the upcoming 7th and 8th Grade Science Fair.  Please visit this page to sign-up electronically or to download and print a PDF version of the form.
Week at a Glance:
This Friday, Ms. Condon's Fourth Grade class will present at an assembly from 10:20 to 11:20.

Concert Band will begin this coming Friday at 8am sharp.  Please contact Mr. Heater with any questions.

Please visit the school calendar for ongoing updates and expanded information about upcoming events.
Save the Date:

Please join us for the Annual 8th Grade Pancake Breakfast on Saturday January 24th from 8am to noon at the Franklin Elks. Proceeds benefit the upcoming Washington DC trip.
Details here on the school calendar.

BFCCPS at the Providence Bruins: The PAC has organized a fun family outing at the Providence Bruins featuring a performance by the BFCCPS Chorus. You will find all the details on this flyer. Please contact Sarah Grome at [email protected] with any questions.
Capstone Announcements:
Capstone Presentations: 8th grade students will present on Thursday, January 29th and Friday, January 30th. We invite the community to attend these presentations and learn more about the amazing service projects that the students have completed. Specific presentation dates for each advising group and official invitations will soon be available.

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.
Board of Trustees: 
As of the end of December we have reached 55% of the targeted goal for the BOT's Annual Appeal. However there is still time to participate in the campaign in the New Year. We'd like to invite you to learn more about this year's campaign right here.

Any family that contributes to the Annual Appeal will have a chance to win one of two VIP Family Four-Packs to the Middle School Musical: Camp Rock. Donations of any value will be eligible to win this prize package.  Two winners of the Family Four-Pack of tickets will be selected at random on January 16, 2015. 
After-school Programs:

Dance Club is Back! Join Miss Dwyer for five weeks of Dance Club which will includes a short warm up and then work on some choreography.  There is no experience necessary. Class begins Friday, January 16th at the Red Brick School and is limited to a maximum of 15 students in grades 1-4. Details can be found on the website here. 

 

Science Club: The next series of Mrs. Urkevic's Science Club will begin Wednesday the 21st of January and Thursday the 22nd of January. Details available here. **Please note that this is a change from previously published start dates for this program.**  

 

Magic Tree House Book Club:  A children's book club for students in grades 1-3 will be held at the Brick School on Thursdays starting on January 15th. Details and a signup form can be found here.

 

After-school Empowerment Series:  Bigger than Bullying Empowerment Series begins this week.  Ben Speaks is Empowering Youth and teaching ways to be Bigger Than the Bully Within. You can find all the program details here. Please contact Mr. Perna to sign up or for any questions about the program.  

Parent Community Organization: 


The next PCO General Meeting will be held on January 14th from 7-9pm in the school library, and will feature an update from Mrs. Zolnowski on the Expansion Plan.  Find more details here on the school website. 

Please note that babysitting will be available in the Art Room for $10 per family to benefit the upcoming 7th grade Quebec Trip.


For a limited time you can get 60 eBoxTops when you purchase any 10 participating General Mills Box Tops for Education products. Purchases must be made in a single transaction. This is a limited time only offer valid through tomorrow 1/8/2015 details here.

Click here for more easy ways to support the BFCCPS PCO.
Community Announcements:

 

   

 

This one-day summit will be held on Sunday, June 14, 2015 at Regis College in Weston, MA for girls in grades 8-12 who are interested in, or curious about careers in the STEM fields.    

   

During the Summit, the girls will receive information about high school preparedness to meet the needs of STEM college programs, discuss emerging STEM career paths, be provided an opportunity to work alongside and to network with female STEM professional role models during six hands-on breakout sessions, and be encouraged to connect with other Summit attendees who are interested in STEM careers.     

 

While the deadline is not until June, these events have sold out in the past. We invite you to find more information on this flyer or register at www.juniortech.org.  
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.

 

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.