11/10
Dear BCS Team, we hope you are having a great weekend!!! The fall foliage is beautiful!
PARENT CORNER
| Parent Support/ Parent Events $$Please donate to our PTA$$ – we have a budget deficit! – ONGOINGWe rely on our PTA to supplement our school budget so that all students have equitable access to our programming, including ETs, events, supplies, camping, etc.We are currently facing a $200K budget deficit and need all your support!PLEASE donate – we recommend $50 per family if you’re able https://www.paypal.com/donate?campaign_id=C35TWC68PCJZC Please donate from our Amazon wish list – ONGOINGWe 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 Family Jumprope Login RequestYou can check your childs grades and attendance in JumpropeIf parents don’t have a login, request it hereAll students log into Jumprope using their BCS email |
ANNOUNCEMENTS
No School – Mon 11/11 – Veterans Day
- No School for Students – Building Closed
Tues 11/12 PTA Meeting in Zoom at 6:30pm
- Join us in Zoom for the monthly PTA meeting – all families welcome! https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82805443270?pwd=eFVVN1YvcFc0d2NlWmQ0elFjOFNyQT09
Upcoming Spirit Monday Days
- 11/18 – Decades Day
- 11/25 – Match with Crew Day
ELA Grade 10 Dystopian Film Festival
- Families are invited to our 10th Grade Film Festival
- Date: Friday, November 15
- Time: 9:30am-11:30am
- Location: Auditorium
- Join us for great student-produced films!
Talent Show Date
- Date: Friday, November 15
- Time: 4:00 pm
- Location: Auditorium
- Join us for great student and staff talent acts!
SLCs are coming up – you will hear from your child’s crew leader
- Student Led Conferences are coming up Thurs 11/21 evening and Fri 11/22 afternoon
- Fri 11/22 is a half day – dismissal at 11:15am
- Your child’s crew leader will reach out to you in the next few weeks to schedule an appointment for you and your child to attend conferences together to discuss progress so far
Do you have a device at home to do school work?
- Do you have a device at home, like a smartphone or other device, so that you can do school work in case of an emergency remote day, like a snow day? This device should be able to access the internet so that you can submit work through Google Classroom and email your teachers.
- If you need a device, please reach out to your crew leader.
- If you have previously been assigned a device or ipad from BCS or another school, you cannot be assigned an additional advice. If your former device doesn’t work, please bring it in so it can be fixed or recycled properly.
Core Value Shout Outs
- Write a shout out to a staff member or a peer for our Instagram
- Use this form
Please follow us on BCS Instagram – thecollaborativechronicle
- Stay up to date with positive news about BCS
- Follow us on Instagram (thecollaborativechronicle)
Middle School Clubs – Tuesdays 3:05pm-4:00pm – all students welcome!
- MS Clubs – 2024-2025 Check out our list of clubs and please join!
High School clubs – 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 about your assessments and competency levels
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES – click here for an ongoing list
SEO Scholars college access program for NYC Grade 9 students
- SEO Scholars is a FREE, eight-year college access program that supports New York City public high school students to and through college. Grade 9 students are eligible to apply. The application is linked here: SEO Scholars ’24-’25 Application: https://webportalapp.com/sp/seoscholars_24_25
- To learn more about our program and upcoming events, please visit www.seoscholarsrecruitment.com.
- Frequently Asked Questions
2025 Thurgood Marshall Summer Law Internship Program (TMSLIP) – High School
- TMSLIP is an intensive internship program which places diverse New York City high school students with legal employers for the summer. Since 1993, this program has provided students with an experience designed to develop them as young professionals and expose them to the legal profession.
- Please apply here for TMSLIP. Applications and accompanying materials are due no later than January 13, 2025.
- If you have any questions, email mellenlarosa@nycbar.org
| Calendar Lookahead Tues 11/12 – PTA Meeting (Zoom) Fri 11/15 – BCS Talent Show Thurs 11/21 – Student Led Conferences – Virtual (Evening) Fri 11/22 – Half Day for Students – Student Led Conferences – Virtual (Afternoon) Mon 11/25 – Grade 12 Photo Day Tues 11/26 – School Leadership Team meeting (Zoom) Thurs 11/28 – Fri 11/29 – No School – Thanksgiving Thurs 12/5 – Expeditionary Thursday for all Grades 6-12 Tues 12/17 – School Leadership Team meeting (Zoom) Wed 12/18 – Photo Re-take Day – Individual Photos for Absent Students or Club Photos Mon 12/23 – Wed 1/1 – No School – Winter Recess Thurs 1/2/2025 – School Resumes |