Dear BFCCPS Community,

Our Sixth Grade class headed off early this morning to their adventures at Nature's Classroom. The students, teachers and chaperones have safely arrived at camp and are exploring their new surroundings. We are excited to hear all about their adventures in Yarmouthport when they arrive Friday afternoon around 3pm!

As part of our Character Education Pillar, our entire school K-8 will be focusing on virtues of the month. During the month of September, we will be focusing on Justice with an emphasis on friendship and respect for adults and peers . During morning announcements I have challenged all students to display justice by getting to know a new student, or reaching out beyond their friend groups to say hello or have lunch to another student in their grade. As the primary educators of your children I'd like to extend this same challenge to all BFCCPS Parents. Whether at the bus stop, car line, courtyard dismissal or on the BFCCPS Parents Page , please reach out to someone you might not have met yet and introduce yourself. I also encourage you to consider volunteer opportunities as a Room Parent , member of the PCO , or our Capital Campaign Committee to become more involved in our community!

The recent launch of School Dismissal Manager has helped streamline our dismissal procedures. It has ensured fewer interruptions in the classrooms and provided an efficient flow of information to ensure the safe dismissal of all students. We thank you all for your cooperation. Now that everyone has had a chance to familiarize yourself with the process we will also ask that you also use School Dismissal Manager to record your students absence for the day. If your child will be arriving tardy to school you would select "add late arrival" to let us know the reason for your child's tardiness and what time they will arrive to school. A variety of after-school clubs and activities are now forming; please be sure to change their dismissal method to "Activity" denote which activity they will be attending in the subsequent pop up window. Please contact Mrs. Tappin at extension 100 if you need assistance.

All parents are invited to attend the upcoming  Curriculum Nights ! This is the best way to meet your student’s teachers and learn more about what to expect during the 2018-2019 school year. Grade Five through Eight should plan to join us on September 26th from 6:30 to 9pm. Kindergarten through Grade Four should plan to join us on September 27th from 6:30 to 9pm. We hope you can join us!

BFCCPS is in the process of compiling a 2018-2019 grade level directory. This directory will provide the names, phone numbers and emails of other students in the Grade.  Please complete this form ONLY if you would like to OPT OUT of the BFCCPS Grade Level Directory for the 2018-2019 school year. Families that have opted out of the directory will not be included in this year's directory. Please complete once for each child that you'd like to have opted out of any grade level directories. If you have any questions, please contact Deb Leonard .

Thank you for your attention to these important updates.

Mr. Perna

BFCCPS

Head of School

Please be sure to check the school calendar for upcoming school closures, early release days, assemblies and events.

As part of our Capstone Project you will see a number of Grade Eight students scheduling donation drives, dine out nights, after school activities and more. Over the coming weeks we hope you will peruse the various announcements and see if your family will be able to support any of these projects. If you’re not familiar with the Capstone Project, we invite you to learn more   here on our website .

Scarlett T in Grade 8 will raise money for the Providence Animal Rescue League (PARL) by holding a raffle for students in Grades K-8. Tickets will be sold at lunch for $1 each from September 11 through September 17. Please be sure to bring money at lunch!

Angie R. will hold a donation drive for NEADS September 11 through September 17th. NEADS is a nonprofit organization who trains canine assistants for people who are deaf or have a disability. They are also service dogs for children and veterans too. Donation bins will be placed in the Trophy Room. Please consider donations of the following, Blue Buffalo dog treats, Dog squeak toys, Dog chew king fetch balls, Dog/cat brushes. Thank you.

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

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

Arrival and Dismissal Procedures :  Please adhere to the posted arrival and dismissal procedures which are posted   here our website.

Absence and Dismissal Notification:   If your child will be absent or tardy from school, please log in to your School Dismissal Manager account and update their daily attendance.

Dismissal Changes: Dismissal Changes are due to the School Dismissal Manager software by no later than 2 pm.

As a reminder, BFCCPS has an   extended absence policy  which indicates that extended absences for non-medical reasons for more than 10 consecutive school days will not be approved and will result in dis-enrollment from BFCCPS unless caused by exceptional and unavoidable circumstances, such as a natural disaster, serious accident, or other situation deemed exceptional and unavoidable by the HOS.

Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) Notification: 

The Environmental Protection Agency issued regulations in 1987 under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act that require public schools (K-12) be inspected every 3 years by a licensed inspector. 

BFCCPS was inspected by Envirotest Laboratory Inc. The inspector concluded that all areas throughout the Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School were properly maintained. BFCCPS maintains an Asbestos Management Plan, which is available to the public for review in the school's Main Office during normal business hours. Please contact the Assistant Head of School, Dr. Jeffrey Levering , with any questions.