9/15 – Dear BCS Students and Families, we’ve had a great first full week of school!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
BCS Middle School YWCA Afterschool Begins on Mon 9/16
- Middle School YWCA begins on Mon 9/16 at 3:05pm – students go to Room 406
- Email Danielle Midgette with questions
Middle school clubs – Tues afterschool from 3:05pm-4pm (open to all Grades 6-8)
- Please stay afterschool every Tuesday for clubs with your teachers. All Grades 6-8 welcome! This is great place to get to know teachers, make new friends, and occupy your mind afterschool!
- Club Listings
- Knitting Club with Diana and Claire (Room 412)
- Games with Tom and Candice (Room 426)
- Karaoke + Indoor Beach Volleyball with Henry + Christina B (Room 407)
- Arts and Crafts with Tracy and Diamond (Room 409)
- Soccer with Elijah and Nateesha (Gym)
- Music Making with Christine and Glen (Room 213)
- Creative/Short Story Writing with Mel and Atiya (Room 406)
- Table Tennis with Vibert and Torrey (Room 424)
- Drama with Lauren S and Crystal (Room 511)
- Track (Running Club) with Meg and Allen (meet first in Room 411)
- Lit Mag with Jesse and Liz (Room 411)
- Movie Time with Ying and Pam (Room 414)
High school clubs have started
- Look out for flyers in the halls and information about our high school clubs like SAT Prep, Robotics, Newspaper, Student Union, Cosmetology, Drama, Music, etc.
- See Director Ashley in Office 526A for more information and to sign up with HS Afterschool
$$Please donate to our PTA
- We rely on our PTA to supplement our school budget so that all students have equitable access to our programming, including trips, supplies, camping, etc.
- PLEASE donate – we recommend $50 per family if you’re able https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=C35TWC68PCJZC
In-Person PTA meeting – Tues 9/17 at 6:30pm at BCS (610 Henry St – Cafeteria)
- Join our PTA meetings to learn more about the PTA budget, financial updates, and how funds are allocated for the 2024-25 school year.
- https://www.bcs448.org/pta-general-meetings/
- PTA General Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of each month during the school year from 6:30–7:30 PM.
- An email reminder is sent each month a week before and day of the General Meeting.
For hybrid or virtual meetings, a Zoom link will be sent in advance. Be on the lookout!
Weekly academic team leader emails to families
- The first source of parent information is the weekly email from your child’s academic team leader with information about school assignments from each class
- If you get our emails, you are already on our listserve. Please check your spam folder to see if we might be accidentally going there if you haven’t received emails.
- If you want to add additional parent/guardians to our email group, subscribe to our listserve by completing this form.
Email L2@bcs448.org to reach Scill and Imani so we don’t duplicate emails
- Instead of emailing us individually, it helps to send email to L2@bcs448.org
- In general, a parent’s first point of contact is the crew leader (not Scill and Imani)
- Please wait 1-2 days for a reply from any BCS staff member
Soft Lockdown Drills – Notification to Families
- We practice a variety of safety drills including soft lockdowns and evacuation drills, in accordance with NYC Public Schools safety guidelines.
- We have scheduled two soft lockdown drills for the fall – teachers will go over proper procedures with students in class
- Wed 10/2 – soft lockdown – 1:50pm
- Tues 10/8 – soft lockdown – 1:50pm
Monday 9/16 is BCS Hoodie Day Monday – wear your favorite hoodie!
- Let’s see which crew shows the most BCS school spirit and have bragging rights! Take photos!
- Upcoming Spirit Mondays – more info to follow!
- 9/16 – Hoodie Day
- 9/23 – Denim Monday
- 9/30 – Glasses Day
October
10/7 – Graphic Tee
10/21 – Twin Day
10/28 – Costume Day
November
11/4 – Match with Crew Day
11/18 – Decades Day
11/25 – Mismatch Day
December
12/2 – Flannel Day
12/9 – Fuzzy Socks Day
12/16 – Ugly Sweater Day
12/23 – Holiday Pajama Day
BCS/BNS PAC Meeting of the year on Monday, September 30th at 8 pm via Zoom.
- Want to get involved with other parent advocates and activists and influence NYC Public School policies. Join the joint BNS/BCS Parent Political Action Committee.
- First meeting – Mon 9/30 at 8pm in Zoom
Career Essentials – HS Students
- This student-centered, hands-on workshop series is open at no cost to all New York City high school students. The series consists of 11 sessions which students attend once per week on the day of their choosing (Mon-Thurs) from 4:30 to 6:15 in our offices in the heart of the Financial District.
- For nearly 30 years Futures and Options has spearheaded top quality work readiness and career exploration opportunities for high school students. For thousands of NYC youth, Career Essentials has been the first step in a successful career in their field of interest. More information is available on our website.
- Applications are now open and can be found here. The deadline for application is September 30th.
- Students participating in Career Essentials not only benefit from skill building, networking and exploration. Successful students will also have a greater chance of being accepted into our prestigious internship program and will become part of our alumni network. Students in our alumni network are invited to participate additional opportunities and are eligible to apply to our scholarships. In 2023, Futures and Options gave out over $100K in scholarships to alumni.
Teen Writers’ Collective Applications open – Grades 8-12
- The Teen Writers’ Collective is a community of authors in grades 8-12 coming together to share ideas, try new forms of writing, engage with the community, and ultimately support one another.
- Application is open here.
- Serves students in grades 8-12.