Dear BCS Team, what a lovely fall weekend! Shout out to World History Teacher Mark for running the NYC Marathon today!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Save the date for Student-Led Conferences (virtual in Zoom)
- Thurs 11/17 evening
- Friday 11/18 afternoon (half day for students)
Upcoming Dates to note in your calendar
- Tues 11/8 – Professional Development for Staff – No School for Students
- Fri 11/11 – Veterans’ Day – No School
- Fri 11/18 – HALF DAY for students for Student-Led Conferences (dismissal at 11am)
- Thurs 11/24 and Fri 11/25 – Thanksgiving – No School
Student Led Conferences are coming up
- Thurs 11/17 evening and Fri 11/18 – virtual in Zoom
- Crew leaders will reach out to you to schedule an appointment for SLCs
- Students and parents/guardians must attend the SLC appointment TOGETHER
Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List – we need tissues please!
- Please buy items from our Amazon Wishlist – right now we need lots of tissues please!
Sign up for High School Afterschool
- Afterschool is open at BCS for all students Grade 9-12. Free for all students. Our incredible partner is Inspiring Minds NYC.
- Offerings: Boxing, Music, Cooking, Film, Art, Cosmetology, SAT Prep, Drumming, Drama
- Please sign up today by emailing Director Fox (fox@bcs448.org) or stop by Office 410. You can stay for one day or all days. Build your resume for college and career with extracurricular activities! Have fun and meet our incredible instructors!
Sign up for Middle School Afterschool
- Afterschool is open at BCS for all students Grade 6-8. Free for all students. Our incredible partner is YWCA NYC.
- Please sign up today by emailing Director Ashley (ashley@bcs448.org) or stop by Office 405. You can stay for one day or all days.
Core Value Shout outs
- Share with us a student or teacher you see consistently exemplifying one of our core values using our Core Value Shout Outs form – we’ll post regularly on Instagram
Jumprope Parent Access – check grades and attendance
- If you do not have a Jumprope login, please fill out this survey so we can get you one as soon as possible!
- You can view attendance and grades in JumpRope
- Students can access JumpRope using their BCS email.
- Here is the recording from our JumpRope Family Workshop as well as the slides.
First marking period progress report grades
- Grades will be downloaded from Jumprope for the first marking period on Mon 11/7 at noon.
- Progress report grades will be available in NYCSA by the end of the week and will be mailed home.
WAYS TO HELP BCS
Purchase items from our Amazon Wish List – we need tissues please!
- Please buy items from our Amazon Wishlist – right now we need lots of tissues please!
$$Shop Amazon Smile to support BCS$$
- Please choose Friends of Brooklyn Collaborative Studies as your charity on Amazon Smile and donate to BCS while you shop at Amazon at no cost to you!
Support the BCS Cosmetology Club
- Students learn how to create hairstyles in the 21st century and learn about styles in our past. Cosmetology is a path in which students can learn a trade and have a career and discover college options. Please donate generously! Just $2238 left to fully fund the project.