We had a great start to the 2020-2021 school year!  We began in Crews on our schoolwide expedition.  Our expedition for the first two weeks of school revolves around the Essential Question: What does it mean to belong? – The expedition focuses on the importance of being part of a community AND how to use essential … Continue reading →

Dear BCS Students/Families,   To receive our student/family updates in other languages, please go to our website (www.bcs448.org) and click “Translations”! لتلقي آخر التطورات المتعلقة بعائلاتنا /طلابنا مترجمة إلى لغتكم، يرجى الذهاب إلى موقعنا (www.bcs448.org) والضغط على كلمة “ترجماتTranslation في أعلى الصفحة.  We hope you are enjoying this beautiful weekend!   ANNOUNCEMENTS   Students have … Continue reading →

Our hardworking staff have cleaned and set-up all the pod classrooms based on social distancing requirements, and we’re ready for in-person blended learning to begin!   Check out our orientation video for students about what to expect when coming into the building!   Check out our classrooms! Continue reading →

9/16   Dear BCS Students/Families,   To receive our student/family updates in translation, please go to our website (www.bcs448.org) and click “Translations”!   ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR ALL STUDENTS/FAMILIES   Student Schedule for Thurs 9/17 and Fri 9/18 We had a great first day of school today to launch our schoolwide expedition What does it mean to … Continue reading →

9/13   Dear BCS Students/Families,   We hope you are all well this beautiful weekend.  We are all gearing up for re-opening!   ANNOUNCEMENTS   BCS Staff Hard at Work All Week! School staff have been hard at work on Professional Development this week!  All staff are receiving additional training related to high quality virtual … Continue reading →

Dear Crew,   We’re so excited to see all of you virtually on Wednesday! We’re going to have a mix of Zoom meetings and self-directed learning (activities you do on your own) to ease you into a full-schedule of school.  Don’t worry, there’s also time for lunch and stretching! It’s going to be an unusual … Continue reading →

Dear BCS Students/Families, We wish you a restful Labor Day weekend.  Please read this family/student update carefully.  It has a lot of important information to help you get started with school this year!  Stay tuned for more updates from us!  If you are not receiving this update as an email, please email Scill@bcs448.org with your … Continue reading →

Dear BCS Students,   We can’t wait to see you when school begins again!  WE MISS YOU!!!     You should have gotten an email telling you what group you’re in (Group A, B or D).  Check your email and let us know if you have any questions!   Please join us for Student Town Hall – … Continue reading →

We hope to see you at our August Family Town Halls.  See Zoom links below.  We are happy to answer any questions that you have about re-opening or other topics.   Please go to the group for your/your child’s grade in Sept 2020! Grade 6: Mon Aug 24 @ 8:00pm-8:30pm Grade 6 Join Zoom Meeting … Continue reading →

Dear Students and Families,   We wanted to let you know that our proposed re-opening model was approved by the DOE today so we can begin to program (see below for a visual of our model).  As you know, the model is for blended students to be assigned to either a Mon/Tues pod or a Thurs/Fri … Continue reading →

Want to continue all-remote learning in the fall? Let the DOE know by completing the DOE Learning Preference(Open external link) survey by August 7.   This fall, your child’s school will offer a combination of in-person and remote learning. You can choose from two options: 1. 100% Remote Learning: Opt in to have your child learn 100% remotely (all online, … Continue reading →