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Wednesday Parent Newsletter The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School 201 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038 Wednesday, October 9, 2013 Absences: Please call the school office to report any student absence. Leave your child’s name, grade, and date. 508-541-3434 Thank You! Inclement Weather: Please see handbook page 46. We follow Franklin Closings. Reminders: Moved/Moving?........Please notify Ellen Fallon in Front Office and I will send you a form to give us the updated information. Thanks. 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 is not allowed in marked reserved spots near the schools main entrance. These spots are reserved for the CCD program staff. Reminder from Mr. Ed Callahan and Madame Malouf: Washington DC Fundraiser Meeting Thursday, October 17 @630-730 in room 13 Mr. Callahan’s Homeroom. (PLEASE NOTE : THIS IS A DATE CHANGE) Quebec Meeting Thursday, October 10 @630-730 in the Auditorium Pillar Night – Cyberbullying & Internet Safety: Tues, Oct 29 from 630-8pm in the Auditorium. We will have guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Englander of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center speaking on Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. From the Board of Trustees (BOT): The Board of Trustees is currently seeking new members to serve on the Facilities, Finance, Governance, Human Resources and Mission committees. These committees are responsible for any real estate matters that affect the school, the overall school financial performance and management of school investments, for reviewing and developing the school’s policies, rules, and procedures and supporting the mission of BFCCPS. Expertise in the related areas is desirable but all are welcome to join the committees. Committee meetings are generally held once a month with additional meetings occurring on an as needed basis. If you are interested in participating in one or more committee please contact the individuals below to learn more. Facilities Committee Chair, Don Tappin ([email protected]) Finance Committee Chair, Jerry Cimmino ([email protected]) Governance Committee Co-Chairs, Katie Lepsevich ([email protected]) and Joe Mullen ([email protected]) Human Resources Committee Chair, John Williams ([email protected]) Mission Committee Chair, Lax Iyer ([email protected]) From the Banking Committee: Banking starts THU, October 10. Applications were handed out to all Kindergarten and new BFCCPS students. If your child wishes to bank and they did not receive an application, please let Heidi Winiker ([email protected]) or Vandana Kamath ([email protected]) know and we would be happy to kidmail you an application. We look forward to a wonderful year of banking. Remember to bank often to be entered into our monthly raffle. We will also have some new exciting things happening in banking this year so come and check it out. Looking forward to seeing you all on the 10 th ! If anyone interested in volunteering, please contact us PCO Announcements: Fall Fundraiser - If you have any questions, please contact Sue Anne Bell or Bridget Drewry. Photo day Thursday, October 10 with Morin's Studio. Order forms were sent home with your children this week, the schedule is attached. If you're able to volunteer an hour of time to help get our students photo-ready, please email [email protected]. Looking for immediate help finding leaders for Photo Day, Destination Imagination and the Spring Basket Raffle. If you, or anyone you know, would be interested in chairing or co-chairing either of these activities, please email [email protected]. We will be happy to put you in touch with past leaders of these programs if you need to know more information before making a decision. There are many other volunteer opportunities for the coming school year sign up to help out here: http://tinyurl.com/PCOVolunteer Earn "free money" for our school. Order your children's Halloween costumes from http://www.wholesalecostumeclub.com/fundraiser/ (see attached flyer), enter promo code FUN1078 at check out and BFCCPS earns 15% of your total sale. Great selection and competitive wholesale prices! Register your Stop and Shop Rewards Card and earn cash for BFCCPS! Go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus See attachment for details. It's EASY and our school earns money every time you shop; be sure to pass the link to friends and family so they can register their cards. Thank you for your continued support of the BFCCPS PCO. Parent Advisory Committee (PAC): PAC is hosting a night at the New England Revolution game for BFCCPS families on Saturday, October 19th. See the attached flyer with order form. Please submit any questions to [email protected]. FREE New England Revolution soccer player BOBBLEHEAD to the first 3 people to purchase 8 tickets at one time. Purchase your tickets ($18.00 per ticket (reg.price $24.) (by Oct. 10 for this October 19th game vs. the Columbus Crew at Gillette Stadium! Last game of the season! Great family event! Popcorn Wednesday is scheduled to begin the week of October 7. Due to the half day on Wednesday, October 9, we will do popcorn that week on Thursday, October 10. If you have ordered popcorn, but have not yet paid, please send cash or a check made payable to BFCCPS to the Student Services Office. The cost is $14 per child for the entire year. If you have not yet ordered popcorn, but would like to, please email us at [email protected]. Pam Formosa will be coming to BFCCPS to present a workshop for parents on Brain Gym. The workshop will be held on Thursday, October 24 in the auditorium. See attached flyer. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Babysitting will be offered in the ART room to those attending the workshop. From the Fine Arts: Instrument Distribution Night – 10/15/13; 6pm-7pm - Parents (students do not need to be present) need to come to sign rental contracts, pick up instruments and supplies from Rick’s Instruments in gr 4 modular classroom. Mr. Heater and Mr. Benjamin will hand out schedules and answer questions. Before/After School Activity: Drama Kids – Fall Session 10/15-1/14; Spring Session 2/4-5/27; Please email Susie Christiano @ [email protected]. See Attached. Student Council Meetings - begin Friday, October 10 in Room 13 @730-810 am. Open meetings to be announced. Capstone: Jillian McLaughlin - Bigger than Bullying Assembly - Thursday, October 17, from 7-9pm; Parents and students in grades 5-8 invited. This assembly is being hosted by Jillian McLaughlin, one of our grade 8 students, as her Capstone Project. Elizabeth Szliniczky – Looking for nonperishable food donations. Bin located in modular marked “Food Donations.” Time frame 9/19-10/31. Danny Angermeier - Chess Club- See attached Ved Dhole – School supply drive for gr 5-8; Oct 21-25. School supplies collected with be sent to Leherein an organization in India that helps underprivileged kids. Please visit the website: www.ournel.org. Rosa DeMartinis – is raising awareness for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Please come by SCOOPS, 100 Main St, Medway, MA on Oct 27 from 2- 5pm to purchase a treat. 15% of sales will be donated to FORCE (Facing Our Risk Cancer) www.facingourrisk.org. There will also be a raffle for a quilt. From the Health Office: State mandated Health Screening will take place at various times during the month of October and one day in November. If there are any concerns with your child, a letter will be sent home with your child. Please feel free to contact the Nurses if you have any questions @[email protected] or 508-528-1945. Please click on link below to bring you to the Web Calendar for all the upcoming events. http://bfccps.org/calendar/ Weekly Events: M&W – 730-815am Symphonic Band – Gr 6-8 T&Th – 730-815am Chorus – Gr 6-8 M 4-5pm 9/16 - 11/18 - Floor Hockey; Gr 5-8 W&F 330-430 thru 11/22; Lego League – Gr 5-8 TH 9am Banking; Lib F 730-810am Student Council Meetings; Rm 13 Gr 5-8 F 330-430pm; 10/11-11/22; Chess Club; Gr 2-8; Art Room ========================== W 10/9 NOON DISMISSAL 830-850 International Walk Day UNITY DAY: WEAR ORANGE & JEANS ARE ACCEPTABLE Thu 10/10 SCHOOL PHOTOS BANKING STARTS 630-730 Gr 7 Quebec Mtg; Aud 7pm BOT Mtg; Lib. F 10/11 920am 6-8 Assembly - Capstone Guest Spkr; Aud 1030am Room Parent Mtg; Aud M 10/14 NO SCHOOL - COLUMBUS DAY T 10/15 755-815am Hot Chocolate Sale; Courtyard COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES 6-7pm Instrument Distribution Night; Modular Classroom W 10/16 755-815am Hot Chocolate Sale; Courtyard 330-530pm SSAT Review Math Gr 8; at Red Brick TH 10/17 330-530pm SSAT Review ELA Gr 8; at Red Brick 630-730 Gr 8 Washington DC Mtg; Room 13 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) 7-830pm Bigger than Bullying; Aud. F 10/18 1010am K presents; K-2 invited S 10/19 630pm NE Revs @Gillette For more information on any of the above listings visit our website at www.bfccps.org or call the school office at 508-541-3434. If you need any part of this document translated please contact the school office.
Transcript of Wednesday Parent Newsletter The Benjamin Franklin...
Wednesday Parent Newsletter
The Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School
201 Main Street, Franklin, MA 02038
Wednesday, October 9, 2013
Absences: Please call the school office to report any student absence. Leave your child’s name, grade, and date. 508-541-3434 Thank You! Inclement Weather: Please see handbook page 46. We follow Franklin Closings. Reminders: Moved/Moving?........Please notify Ellen Fallon in Front Office and I will send you a form to give us the updated information. Thanks. 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 is not allowed in marked reserved spots near the schools main entrance. These spots are reserved for the CCD program staff. Reminder from Mr. Ed Callahan and Madame Malouf: Washington DC Fundraiser Meeting Thursday, October 17 @630-730 in room 13 Mr. Callahan’s Homeroom. (PLEASE NOTE : THIS IS A DATE CHANGE) Quebec Meeting Thursday, October 10 @630-730 in the Auditorium Pillar Night – Cyberbullying & Internet Safety: Tues, Oct 29 from 630-8pm in the Auditorium. We will have guest speaker Dr. Elizabeth Englander of the Massachusetts Aggression Reduction Center speaking on Internet Safety and Cyberbullying. From the Board of Trustees (BOT): The Board of Trustees is currently seeking new members to serve on the Facilities, Finance, Governance, Human Resources and Mission committees. These committees are responsible for any real estate matters that affect the school, the overall school financial performance and management of school investments, for reviewing and developing the school’s policies, rules, and procedures and supporting the mission of BFCCPS. Expertise in the related areas is desirable but all are welcome to join the committees. Committee meetings are generally held once a month with additional meetings occurring on an as needed basis. If you are interested in participating in one or more committee please contact the individuals below to learn more.
Facilities Committee Chair, Don Tappin ([email protected]) Finance Committee Chair, Jerry Cimmino ([email protected]) Governance Committee Co-Chairs, Katie Lepsevich ([email protected]) and Joe Mullen ([email protected]) Human Resources Committee Chair, John Williams ([email protected]) Mission Committee Chair, Lax Iyer ([email protected])
From the Banking Committee: Banking starts THU, October 10. Applications were handed out to all Kindergarten and new BFCCPS students. If your child wishes to bank and they did not receive an application, please let Heidi Winiker ([email protected]) or Vandana Kamath ([email protected]) know and we would be happy to kidmail you an application. We look forward to a wonderful year of banking. Remember to bank often to be entered into our monthly raffle. We will also have some new exciting things happening in banking this year so come and check it out. Looking forward to seeing you all on the 10th! If anyone interested in volunteering, please contact us PCO Announcements: Fall Fundraiser - If you have any questions, please contact Sue Anne Bell or Bridget Drewry. Photo day Thursday, October 10 with Morin's Studio. Order forms were sent home with your children this week, the schedule is attached. If you're able to volunteer an hour of time to help get our students photo-ready, please email [email protected]. Looking for immediate help finding leaders for Photo Day, Destination Imagination and the Spring Basket Raffle. If you, or anyone you know, would be interested in chairing or co-chairing either of these activities, please email [email protected]. We will be happy to put you in touch with past leaders of these programs if you need to know more information before making a decision. There are many other volunteer opportunities for the coming school year sign up to help out here: http://tinyurl.com/PCOVolunteer Earn "free money" for our school. Order your children's Halloween costumes from http://www.wholesalecostumeclub.com/fundraiser/ (see attached flyer), enter promo code FUN1078 at check out and BFCCPS earns 15% of your total sale. Great selection and competitive wholesale prices! Register your Stop and Shop Rewards Card and earn cash for BFCCPS! Go to www.stopandshop.com/aplus See attachment for details. It's EASY and our school earns money every time you shop; be sure to pass the link to friends and family so they can register their cards. Thank you for your continued support of the BFCCPS PCO. Parent Advisory Committee (PAC): PAC is hosting a night at the New England Revolution game for BFCCPS families on Saturday, October 19th. See the attached flyer with order form. Please submit any questions to [email protected]. FREE New England Revolution soccer player BOBBLEHEAD to the first 3 people to purchase 8 tickets at one time. Purchase your tickets ($18.00 per ticket (reg.price $24.) (by Oct. 10 for this October 19th game vs. the Columbus Crew at Gillette Stadium! Last game of the season! Great family event! Popcorn Wednesday is scheduled to begin the week of October 7. Due to the half day on Wednesday, October 9, we will do popcorn that week on Thursday, October 10. If you have ordered popcorn, but have not yet paid, please send cash or a check made payable to BFCCPS to the Student Services Office. The cost is $14 per child for the entire year. If you have not yet ordered popcorn, but would like to, please email us at [email protected]. Pam Formosa will be coming to BFCCPS to present a workshop for parents on Brain Gym. The workshop will be held on Thursday, October 24 in the auditorium. See attached flyer. Please RSVP to [email protected]. Babysitting will be offered in the ART room to those attending the workshop. From the Fine Arts: Instrument Distribution Night – 10/15/13; 6pm-7pm - Parents (students do not need to be present) need to come to sign rental contracts, pick up instruments and supplies from Rick’s Instruments in gr 4 modular classroom. Mr. Heater and Mr. Benjamin will hand out schedules and answer questions. Before/After School Activity: Drama Kids – Fall Session 10/15-1/14; Spring Session 2/4-5/27; Please email Susie Christiano @ [email protected]. See Attached. Student Council Meetings - begin Friday, October 10 in Room 13 @730-810 am. Open meetings to be announced. Capstone: Jillian McLaughlin - Bigger than Bullying Assembly - Thursday, October 17, from 7-9pm; Parents and students in grades 5-8 invited. This assembly is being hosted by Jillian McLaughlin, one of our grade 8 students, as her Capstone Project. Elizabeth Szliniczky – Looking for nonperishable food donations. Bin located in modular marked “Food Donations.” Time frame 9/19-10/31. Danny Angermeier - Chess Club- See attached Ved Dhole – School supply drive for gr 5-8; Oct 21-25. School supplies collected with be sent to Leherein an organization in India that helps underprivileged kids. Please visit the website: www.ournel.org. Rosa DeMartinis – is raising awareness for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer. Please come by SCOOPS, 100 Main St, Medway, MA on Oct 27 from 2-5pm to purchase a treat. 15% of sales will be donated to FORCE (Facing Our Risk Cancer) www.facingourrisk.org. There will also be a raffle for a quilt. From the Health Office: State mandated Health Screening will take place at various times during the month of October and one day in November. If there are any concerns with your child, a letter will be sent home with your child. Please feel free to contact the Nurses if you have any questions @[email protected] or 508-528-1945.
Please click on link below to bring you to the Web Calendar for all the upcoming events. http://bfccps.org/calendar/
Weekly Events: M&W – 730-815am Symphonic Band – Gr 6-8 T&Th – 730-815am Chorus – Gr 6-8 M 4-5pm 9/16 - 11/18 - Floor Hockey; Gr 5-8 W&F 330-430 thru 11/22; Lego League – Gr 5-8 TH 9am Banking; Lib F 730-810am Student Council Meetings; Rm 13 Gr 5-8 F 330-430pm; 10/11-11/22; Chess Club; Gr 2-8; Art Room ========================== W 10/9
NOON DISMISSAL 830-850 International Walk Day UNITY DAY: WEAR ORANGE & JEANS ARE ACCEPTABLE
Thu 10/10 SCHOOL PHOTOS
BANKING STARTS 630-730 Gr 7 Quebec Mtg; Aud 7pm BOT Mtg; Lib.
F 10/11 920am 6-8 Assembly - Capstone Guest Spkr; Aud 1030am Room Parent Mtg; Aud
M 10/14 NO SCHOOL - COLUMBUS
DAY T 10/15 755-815am Hot Chocolate Sale; Courtyard
COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES
6-7pm Instrument Distribution Night; Modular Classroom
W 10/16 755-815am Hot Chocolate Sale; Courtyard 330-530pm SSAT Review Math Gr 8; at Red Brick
TH 10/17 330-530pm SSAT Review ELA Gr 8; at Red Brick 630-730 Gr 8 Washington DC Mtg; Room 13 (NOTE DATE CHANGE) 7-830pm Bigger than Bullying; Aud.
F 10/18 1010am K presents; K-2 invited
S 10/19 630pm NE Revs @Gillette
For more information on any of the above listings visit our website at www.bfccps.org or call the school office at
508-541-3434.
If you need any part of this document translated please contact the school office.
BFCCPS Photo Day Schedule October 10th, 2013
Time Class
8:308:308:308:30----8:508:508:508:50 8 DiMartino
8:508:508:508:50----9:109:109:109:10 6 Ward
9:109:109:109:10----9:309:309:309:30 6 Duque
9:309:309:309:30----9:509:509:509:50 7 Herliczek
9:509:509:509:50----10:1010:1010:1010:10 K Jumes
10:1010:1010:1010:10----10:3010:3010:3010:30 K Tagen
10:3010:3010:3010:30----10:5010:5010:5010:50 1 Sette
10:5010:5010:5010:50----11:1011:1011:1011:10 1 Heroux
11:1011:1011:1011:10----11:3011:3011:3011:30 2 Weidman
11:3011:3011:3011:30----11:5011:5011:5011:50 2 Finley
11:5011:5011:5011:50----12:1012:1012:1012:10 LUNCH
12:1012:1012:1012:10----12:3012:3012:3012:30 7 Callahan
12:3012:3012:3012:30----12:5012:5012:5012:50 3 Urkevic
12:5012:5012:5012:50----1:101:101:101:10 3 Palmer
1:101:101:101:10----1:301:301:301:30 4 Dwyer
1:301:301:301:30----1:501:501:501:50 4 Davis
1:501:501:501:50----2:102:102:102:10 8 Kelly
2:102:102:102:10----2:302:302:302:30 5th Bartsch
2:302:302:302:30----2:502:502:502:50 5th Bien
Student Name (s):______________________
__________________________________
Grade:____________________________
Teacher’s Name:_____________________
Family Name:______________________
Phone: ____________________________
Saturday, October 19th @ 7:30 pm
Gillette Stadium – Foxborough, MA
VS
REVOLUTION Columbus Crew
Special Price: $18/ticket
(Category lll normally $25)
Enjoy a night out with classmates, friends, and family!
Parking is FREE!
Tailgate Lots Open at 5:30pm!
Gates open at 6:30 pm!
Children under 2 are free
TO ORDER:
Fill out this order form and return to PAC with
payment. Cash or Checks accepted
Make checks payable to:
BFCCPS
# tickets_________ x $18 each
Total Amount $ _________
Order Deadline: October 10th
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter
Public School
Special Education Parent Advisory Council
Presents
Pam Formosa
Solving the Puzzle to Success: A Brain Gym® Overview
Thursday, October 24, 2013
7:00 – 9:00 pm
BFCCPS Auditorium
201 Main Street
Franklin, MA 02038
RSVP: [email protected]
Babysitting will be available for BFCCPS families upon request (please RSVP and request babysitting).
Pam Formosa is a Developmental Specialist with a Masters in Occupational Therapy. She is also a licensed Brain Gym® Consultant and practices reflex integration. As the owner and operator of Pathways to Learning, a pediatric therapy practice, Pam offers individual support to children and families who struggle with learning differences. She is also the author of Fraid Not!: Empowering Kids with Learning Differences.
** Books will be available for purchase.
FUN1078
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FUN1078Support BFCCPS PCO
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School ID #18061
Dear Parents:
Welcome to the start of a new school year and a year of A+ School Rewards. Starting
October 4, 2013 through March 20, 2014, BFCCPS will have the opportunity to earn cash
through Stop & Shop A+ School Rewards Program.
All you have to do is:
Log on to www.stopandshop.com/aplus to register online using your Stop & Shop Card. You
may begin card registrations on September 1st.
After you register your card, each shopping trip at Stop & Shop using your Stop & Shop Card
earns CASH for our school! Each month, the amount of CASH awarded will be updated on
the Stop & Shop website. You can track the amount of points you earn for our school by
checking your grocery receipt and online when you create an account at
www.stopandshop.com. Our school will receive a check at the end of the program. The
money can be used for any of our school’s educational needs.
Remember, even if you registered your card last year, you must re-register
this year for our school to receive credit. Registration is easy makes a HUGE
difference to our school. We need your support. Please be sure to register your card to
benefit BFCCPS using ID #18061. Also, don’t forget to encourage your friends and relatives to
do the same. It could mean the world to our children.
*Phone numbers may not be used to designate.
If you do not know your 13-digit STOP & SHOP CARD number, call the Card Hotline at 1-877-366-2668 and select OPTION #2
