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11/28 – Student/Family Update

Dear BCS Families/Students,

We hope you had a wonderful holiday weekend!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

Spirit Monday – Hoodie Day – on Mon 11/29

  • Tomorrow Mon 11/29 is BCS Spirit Monday – Wear a Hoodie Day.
  • Be ready to take photos!
  • Please share your photos of your crew/colleagues with photos@bcs448.org

Tuesday Clubs

  • We have clubs this Tues 2:20pm-3:15pm – all students are welcome at all clubs
  • Please join Tuesday Clubs – see club listings here
  • If there is enough interest in a club and the teacher is available, we would like to offer clubs more often – please speak with the club staff adviser if you’re interested in meeting with the club more often

Indoor Lunch for Lower Grades Students when it’s too cold

  • Due to the cold, we anticipate having more indoor lunches – usually when the weather is below 40 degrees Fahrenheit or if the wind is greater than 10 mph.
  • We check the weather and make the announcement daily at 11:45am to students/staff.
  • During indoor lunch, students eat for approximately 10 min in the cafeteria or the auditorium, with windows open, multiple filters, and social distancing where possible
  • For COVID safety, we would like to have outdoor lunch as much as possible but we understand that eating outside can be challenging when it’s very cold or windy
  • We encourage all BCS students to please get vaccinated for community safety

College March – Fri 12/10 – celebrate the Class of 2022!

  • Heads up to our annual College March – a celebration of our seniors and their journey towards being college-bound
  • Senior parents and seniors will receive an invitation and a sign up form to choose your lunch option – please look out for it in your email – lunch and the celebration at the school and at the post office will be entirely OUTDOORS, please dress warmly!
  • Schoolwide students will have crew-to-college lessons and make posters in preparation for the College March
  • On Fri 12/10, students will have Crew during Pd 3 so that we can line the perimeter of the school outside to cheer our seniors (Pd 1-2, 4-7 will be regular schedule for all other students except seniors)
  • Dress warmly that day!  We will provide students with a College March shirt to wear on top of their clothes to show BCS pride as we honor the seniors for their milestone!

Parent Opt-Out Deadline extended for SEL screener until 12/4

  • If you do not want your child to be screened, please opt out of the DOE-mandated Devereux Student Strengths Assessment (DESSA) by filling out this form and talk with your crew leader.

If you need a DOE device to do work at home, email Tracey

  • Crew leaders interviewed all students about their need for a DOE device to do remote work at home and we issued devices to students who expressed a need
  • If you have questions, please reach out to Parent Coordinator Tracey@bcs448.org
  • If the DOE systems show that you already have a DOE device at home, you cannot be issued a second device so be sure to return your first device to the school

Student Absence Notification

  • If your child has to be absent, please email your child’s crew leader
  • Your child’s crew leader will notify your child’s teachers and the attendance office

BCS Library is Open Mon-Fri – come borrow a book 

  • All students are welcome Mon-Fri from 8:15-9am and 2-2:30pm to borrow books from our library (Room 401)

Pop-Up Vaccination Clinic for ages 5-11 here at BCS

  • When: Wed, Dec 8 7:30am-4:30pm
  • Where: 610 Henry Gym, enter on Henry & Coles Street
  • 610 Henry Vaccination Clinic on Dec 8.  Remember to designate BCS as your referral so our PTA will receive $100 if you get the shots at a city run clinic.
    • This clinic will serve 5-11 year olds only
    • No appointment necessary  – check in with Sandra when you arrive at gym

All BCS students are eligible to get vaccinated – please get vaccinated

Get your vaccine or booster at a city-run vaccination site and BCS gets $100

  • If you schedule an appointment at a city-run vaccination site AND pick Brooklyn Collaborative Studies as the referring organization during the online booking process, BCS will receive a $100 incentive payment.  You can also go to a city-run walk-in site and say that BCS referred you and we will also get the $100.
  • All students/parents who get first doses are eligible for incentives – when you book an appointment through https://vaccinefinder.nyc.gov/ look for the question below and choose Brooklyn Collaborative Studies in the dropdown after putting in your contact details and BCS will get money.  See arrows below.