October!

It is so hard to believe that October is on our doorstep! September went by in a flash and we are getting ready to welcome October.
Mark you calendars because October brings a number of events at BCHMCPS.

• October 10- No School- Columbus Day 
• October 11- BOKS begins
• October 12- National Take Your Parents to Lunch Day (see flier that is coming home in your child's backpack on Friday, September 30th)
• October 17- Principal's "Second Cup of Coffee" meeting. This month BCHMCPS's Barnstable Police safety officer Lieutenant Mark Cabral will speak on his role at the school and school safety and security.
• October 19- Literacy Night 5:30-7:00 (more information to follow soon!)
• October 21- School Store
• October 21- PTO Halloween Party
• October 24- Board of Trustees meeting
• October 25- School lockdown drill (more information in a family letter will be sent home the week before the drill)

We have heard from a few families that would prefer a hard copy of the handbook and have put in the order to the printer. We will let you know as soon as they arrive. The handbook is always available on our website. If you have not sent back your signoff page that you have read the handbook, please send in as soon as possible. If you need a new signoff sheet, please call the office and we will send a new one home. 

Cape Cod Fenway Park & School Store reminder

It is almost October and the Red Sox are hot, leading the AL East by four games! With Red Sox fever on the brain, Cape Cod is right in line with the excitement. This morning ground was broken for Cape Cod's mini version of Fenway Park and it is happening in the field right behind BCHMCPS! Complete with playing field and its own Green Monster, this field will be a great addition to the area, not to mention being in our own backyard. Below is a picture of the work as it started today.

Work being started on Cape Cod Fenway Park

 

 

Once a month the PTO runs the school store. School store is an opportunity for students to purchase school related items such as pencils, erasers, stickers, etc. The maximum a student can spend is $1.00.  This month's School Store is this Friday morning, September 23rd.

Despite the muggy start to the week, we are having a great week so far! Students are working so hard and we can already see the progress they are making. It is going to be a great year!

Please contact me anytime with any questions or concerns.

Tonight we had a great turnout and a wonderful evening for Curriculum Night. The school was alive with parents, grandparents aunts and  uncles learning more about what happens during the school day. During the full community gathering the Board of Trustees, PTO, Garden Group, and ASP Coach Beth-Anne Allen spoke about what makes BCHMCPS such a special and unique learning community.
Thanks to all our families who attended last night. If you were unable to make it this evening, please enjoy some of the pictures below.

Some of our wonderful families during the full community meeting.

Kindergarten families listening to Mrs. Jones

New Grade 1 teacher Mrs. Burnett and families

We have have one full week of school completed already and it has been a great start to what I am sure will be a wonderful school year.

I wanted to take the opportunity remind families of a few upcoming school events:

• This Friday September 9th is the first All School Community Meeting at 9:15 in the school gym. All families are invited to attend this and every All School Community Meetings. 

• On Monday September 12th from 9:00-9:30 am the September Principal's "Second Cup of Coffee" will be held in the gym. Each month we will have a new theme. This month we will review the Barnstable Public Schools' Wellness Policy as it relates to school snacks, lunches and celebrations.
  
• On Wednesday September 14th all parents/guardians are invited to attend Curriculum Night from 5:30-8:00. This is an evening for parents/guardians only, not a student event.