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Student Family Update

9/22 – BCS Student/Family Update

Published September 22, 2024 by Scill Chan

9/22 – Dear BCS Students and Families, we hope you’ve had a great weekend!  See you Monday!

ANNOUNCEMENTS

BCS Curriculum Night (Virtual in Zoom) – Thurs 9/26

  • Zoom links will be emailed out the day before
    • 5:45-6:15pm Afterschool Programming (optional for families) – YWCA and Inspiring Minds
    • 6:15-7:00pm Academic Team presentations
    • 7:00-7:30pm Grade-Specific Workshop
    • 7:30-7:50pm Crew Team presentations
  • Families stay in the same Zoom link for the whole evening.

BNS/BCS Unity Fest – Sat 10/19 in the School Cafeteria and Yard

  • Join us for our fundraiser where BCS students volunteer to run a fun event for all families at 610 Henry St campus – food, games, arts and crafts

Brooklyn PTA Fun Run Fundraiser – Sat 10/26 at 9am in Prospect Park

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

Zipper Trend – FYI to parents

  • There is a recent TikTok fad involving bookbag zippers where students trade them or take them from each other – they come in different colors.  The zippers are easy to remove from certain bookbags and have caused arguments and distractions from some students – once the zipper is removed from a bookbag, it is impossible to identify the origin of the zipper since they all look the same and there are many floating around.
  • Please look at your child’s bookbag to see if they are participating in this trend and discuss with them about the distractions they are posing to the learning community.  Thank you for your support.

Middle Shool Girls Volleyball Team Tryouts

  • We will be conducting middle school girls (6-8) varsity volleyball tryouts on the following dates and times.
    • Monday September 23rd 3:15pm-4:15pm
    • Tuesday September 24th 3:15pm-4:15pm
    • Location – BCS Gymnasium
  • All participants must have athletic clothing, sneakers for running/jumping, and a water bottle.  If you have any questions please email Head Coach Yonella Farley, at nella@bcs448.org

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!  Students who need academic Tues Tiers Support can also go to their teachers during clubs.
  • Club Listings
    • Knitting 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, Jesse and Atiya (Room 414)
    • 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)
    • Movie Time with Ying and Pam (Room 414)

BCS Middle School YWCA Update – Director Transition

  • Our apologies.  Unfortunately Danielle, our YWCA Director, is leaving the organization and we are waiting for the YWCA to hire another Afterschool Director for our site.  The program at BCS will continue to run everyday with an interim director sent by YWCA Central.  We will keep you all updated once we have a new director.

High School clubs have started – Mon-Fri at 3:05pm (open to all Grades 9-12)

  • Clubs available now: Cooking, Crochet, SAT 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!

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

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

9/23 – 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

STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES – click here for an ongoing list

Internships/programs at the Brooklyn Public Library (Grades 9-12)

Climate and Resilience EducationTask Force (Grades 9-12)

  • Youth Steering Committee supports youth-led solutions-based projects that promote civic engagement – see here for more info about this opportunity
Calendar – Month Lookahead
Mon 9/23 – Fri 9/27 – BNS/BCS Book Fair in the Health Studio
Tues 9/24 – Thurs 9/26 – 10crew camping
Thurs 9/26 – BCS Virtual Curriculum Night
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!
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

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