9/29 – Dear BCS Students and Families, we hope you’ve had a great weekend! Can’t believe we’re already one month down for the school year!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Please donate from our Amazon wish list
- We need donations of wipes and tissues!
- Please purchase items from our Amazon wish list to send directly to BCS:
- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WX69HNQ4TUM0?ref_=wl_share
Math Homework nightly
- All students should now have their IXL accounts. We’ve set new students’ passwords to their OSIS number. Students should practice skills for their grade level for 30 min each night.
- If students go to ixl.com/signin/bcs448 they can just use the “Sign in with Google” feature and they don’t need to enter their username or password.
BCS/BNS Unity Fest Fundraiser is Sat Oct 19 in our cafeteria/gym/yard
- Please join us, especially if you have younger children – this is a joint fundraiser hosted by BCS and our sister elementary school Brooklyn New School
- All are welcome – food, games, crafts, etc.
- Can’t make it and want to donate items from our registry? Please purchase here:
No phones and no earpods
- Reminder that no electronics are permitted to be used in classes – MS students have their phones collected at the beginning of the day, HS students have their phones collected every period
- No earpods can be in student ears – no earbuds, no headphones on ears
- Please be sure to respect the electronics policy to have a distraction-free learning environment
Parents – please let us know if you’re picking up your child early
- If you are picking up your child early during the school day, please email your child’s crew leader in advance so the office can be notified
- If you are picking up your child early during afterschool, please email L2@bcs448.org and make sure your student knows
Middle School Clubs – all students welcome!
- Congrats to our MS Boys Soccer game for winning their first game against Brooklyn Prospect Charter 16-0!!!!
- Check out our list of clubs and please join!
High School clubs have started – Mon-Fri at 3:05pm (open to all Grades 9-12)
- Clubs available now: Cooking, Crochet, SAT/PSAT Prep, Art, Music, Drama, Cosmetology, Gaming!!!! Join us!!! Bring a classmate!
- See Director Ashley in Office 526A (Ashley@bcs448.org) for more information and to sign up with HS Afterschool (Afterschool Application Form)
- Free for all students Grades 9-12 – EVERYONE IS WELCOME – HAVE FUN!
Tues Tiers Support
- Students who want academic support are invited to stay with their teachers every Tuesday afterschool from 3:05-4pm
- Please check in with your teachers
BCS Newspaper – The Collaborative Chronicle
- The newspaper will be meeting next on Tuesday October 1st in Office 516 and meets every Tuesday afterschool from 3:15- 3:50pm. Any students in Grades 6-12 who like writing, drawing, taking photos or interviewing are welcome to join the Collaborative Chronicle staff. Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/xQvnsropdH41EvmF7.
BCS Student Union
- The Student Union will have its first meeting on Tuesday, October 15th, at 3:20pm in Office 516. Meetings will happen every two weeks on Tuesdays after school. Here is the link to sign up: https://forms.gle/d4obXr8fnVV6smiR8 – Students must be logged into their BCS email to access the forms. All students welcome!
Rosetta Stone available to all BCS students
- Want to study a new language for free? Open to all BCS students for enrichment and for MLL students learning English.
- To sign up: Please email Chloe@bcs448.org from your BCS email address with the language you want to study. Chloe will send you an email from Rosetta Stone with your log in and password.
- All study is done online – you need a BCS email address, Internet connection, a computer with speakers, and headphones to take the course independently.
- Brooklyn Collaborative emphasizes cross-cultural competence for success in the 21st century and encourages all community members to strive to be multilingual. BCS is committed to developing students and staff who are kind, openminded, persistent, responsible, and courageous. At BCS, students learn to apply their intellect and effort to benefit themselves and their community.
Brooklyn PTA Fun Run Fundraiser – Sat 10/26 at 9am in Prospect Park
- Join the Brooklyn Collaborative School Team and help BCS and all Brooklyn schools – https://runsignup.com/RaceGroups/118571
- 5K Race/Walk – bring the whole family!
Election Day Tues 11/5 Parent Volunteers needed for PTA Bake Sale
- PTA fundraiser for Election Day is planned for the BCS PTA
- Please email pta@bcs448.org if you are interested in volunteering
$$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
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
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
Spirit Mondays
- Let’s see which crew shows the most BCS school spirit and have bragging rights! Take photos! Upcoming Spirit Mondays –
September
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
| Calendar – Month Lookahead Thurs 10/3 – Fri 10/4 – No School – Rosh Hashanah – Shanah tovah to our families who celebrate Tues 10/8 – Thurs 10/10 – 7crew camping Thurs 10/8 – PTA Meeting (Zoom at 6:30pm) Thurs 10/10 – Expeditionary Thursday for all Grades 6-12 except Grade 7 Thurs 10/17 – Expeditionary Thursday for Grade 7 Sat 10/19 – BCS/BNS Unity Fest (11am-3pm) in Yard and Cafeteria – bring the family! Tues 10/22 – School Leadership Team meeting (Zoom) Thurs 10/24 – Expeditionary Thursday for all Grades 6-12 Fri 10/25 – 12crew Fright Fest trip Sat 10/26 – Brooklyn PTA Fun Run in Prospect Park Thurs 10/31 – Halloween – no masks covering the whole face and no props that look like weapons Fri 11/1 – No School – Diwali – Shubh Diwali to our families who celebrate Mon 11/4 – Photo Day – Individual and Class Photos – purchase forms will be sent home Tues 11/5 – No School for Students – Election Day – Staff have professional development – please vote! Thurs 11/7 – Expeditionary Thursday for all Grades 6-12 |