Dear BCS Team, hope you had a great winter break! Happy New Year!
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Hope you had a wonderful winter break – school resumes on Mon 1/5
- School resumes on Mon Jan 5
Tuesday Tiers Afterschool
- The semester ends on January 16. Students should attend Tues Tiers with their teachers to revise assessments and aim for exemplary!
- Tues Tiers is available weekly every Tuesday with all teachers from 3:05pm-4pm.
Introducing our new YWCA Middle School Afterschool Program Director
- We are excited to start the new year with our YWCA Middle School Afterschool program and we’d love to introduce our new Program Director Tiara Williams.
- Middle School Families, please fill out the survey below to give us feedback on what programming you’d like to see. YWCA AFTER-SCHOOL ACTIVITY SURVEY
- Contact Tiara Williams, Program Director, YWCA After-School Program at BCS
- Email: tiarawilliams@ywcanyc.org
- Phone: 929-787-2529
- Office Hours: 12:30 PM – 6:00 PM
NYCPS – “fever-free for 24 hours” rule
- Stay healthy, BCS!!! Students/families, please note NYCPS policy that students must stay home with a fever (100°F/38°C or higher) and must be fever-free for 24 hours without fever-reducing medicine before returning to school, with improving symptoms like no vomiting/diarrhea, to prevent spreading contagious illnesses like flu, COVID, or RSV. This “fever-free for 24 hours” rule, plus general improvement, is the standard guideline from health experts and school districts for safe return.
Donate from our Amazon wish list – WE NEED MASKS AND TISSUES!
- We need donations of wipes and tissues!
- Please purchase items from our Amazon wish list to send directly to BCS or send in your child with masks/tissues to Office 416
- https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/WX69HNQ4TUM0?ref_=wl_share
Community food resources and please donate to our food drive
- We are also collecting limited food donations to redistribute to our families. We are accepting donations of these specific items below – please check expiration dates and drop off in Office 128. We also appreciate any extra tote bags/Fresh Direct bags.
- Canned goods (canned vegetables, canned beans, tuna)
- Pasta and pasta sauce
- Peanut butter (or other nut butters)
- Here is a list of community food resources – Community Food Resources. Please send L2@bcs448.org any resources to add to the list.
Families in need – please reach out for resources
- We have resources and food available for families in need – we are crew!
- Please reach out to Tracey@bcs448.org or stop by Office 128
- In addition, here is a list of community food resources – Community Food Resources.
| Please join Us for Our First BCS PTA Meeting of 2026!Dear BCS Families:Happy New Year and welcome back to school! We hope you had a restful holiday break and are as excited as we are for a great 2026 ahead!We’re excited to invite you to our next BCS PTA Meeting on Tuesday, January 13 at 6:30 pm via Zoom!This meeting is a wonderful opportunity to reconnect, stay informed, share ideas, and help shape the rest of the school year. Meeting Details Date & Time: Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at 6:30 pm Zoom Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88456776627?pwd=cgbM8GIzBtUPUDZabrDN7unaChwpVi.1 |
| IMPORTANT LINKS Calendar for NYC Public SchoolsCalendar on our school website (specific to BCS)Instagram — upcoming events and fun recapsSTUDENT OPPORTUNITIES – click this link for ongoing student opportunities citywideCONTACTS Important Staff Contacts – Brooklyn Collaborative |
STUDENT OPPORTUNITIES – click this link for ongoing student opportunities citywide