This week at BCHMCPS

I am not sure where October has gone but we are looking at the last of October this week. As we bid farewell to October, the Garden Committee and PTO are busy preparing for the rescheduled Harvest Festival this Saturday. The festival will still take place in and around the garden with lots of fun for everyone. The Harvest Festival is a free event; if you are able, you are encouraged to bring a canned good for a food drive being held during the Harvest Festival. 

For the past two years our students and  families have honored veterans by creating a "flag garden" in the front green area of the school. Last Friday, your child should have brought home a form that allows you to name a veteran (or as many as you would like) that we will honor. We do this by writing the veteran's name on a tag that is adhered to a flag that will be planted in our flag garden. We hope this provides an opportunity for a discussion about the ways that others have given of themselves to keep us safe.

There are so many ways that you can support the school while just doing your everyday shopping. PTO vice-president Heather Gately offers the following fundraising opportunities you can sign up and/or access online using whatever device you use to shop. All funds benefit BCHMCPS and do not cost you anything. 

Don't forget to "like" the PTO's Facebook page to find important info about our school. Just search for "Bchmcps PTO" on Facebook. 

Below are some of the ways you can help.

A plus School rewards

• If you shop at Stop and Shop you can sign up online for A+ Rewards to benefit BCHMCPS.

Amazon Smile

• When ordering from Amazon please remember to go to
• www.smile.amazon.com
• proceed to look for BCHMCPS PTO

Shoparoo APP

Shop, snap, and earn money for our school

• http://www.shoparoo.com

  Shoparoo | Hassle-Free Fundraising Shoparoo is the free app that turns pictures of your receipts into cash donations for your school! www.shoparoo.com

• enter in your zip code and look for Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Pubic School
• select school and begin to save receipts & its free to sign up

BOX TOPS BONUS APP

• http://www.boxtops4education.com/bonusapp

  Box Tops Bonus App Earn even more cash to help your school get what it needs through the Box Tops for Education® Bonus App. www.boxtops4education.com

Each spring our Grade 3 students take the MCAS, the Massachusetts' state assessment that all public and charter students take. Students are assessed in Math and English Language Arts. To see how last year's BCHMCPS Grade 3 students, now in Grade 4, did (really, really well!) use this link to access BCHMCPS's MCAS report:
http://profiles.doe.mass.edu/accountability/report/district.aspx?linkid=30&orgcode=04270000&orgtypecode=5&
This link will display the school's Accountability information. You can look at more detailed information by clicking on the "Detailed Information For Each Indicator" tab. Because we are a charter school, we are our own district as well and we are the only school in the "Schools in This District" tab. So, this tab will show BCHMCPs data, not Barnstable Public Schools' data.

This year, for the first time, student attendance in Grades 1-3 is counted in the school report. This is the one area where we see that we can improve and I ask your support in this. Please make sure that your child/ren attends school every day that he/she is healthy and that family vacations are not planned during school time.

Polished Dental is a group of dental professionals providing preventative dental care right at our school. Kids don't have to miss school and, you don't have to miss work. They will be at our school on Monday, Oct.29th. It's not to late to sign up. Please contact Mrs. Melley @ 508 790-6495 for any questions about this program.

Donation of pants- Sizes 6,7,8

Ann Marie Melley M.Ed,BSN, RN.School Nurse

BCHMCPS

165 Bearses Way

Hyannis, Ma

Office: 508 790-6495

melley_annmarie@mybps.us

Fax: 508 790-6432

October 16 post

The last couple of days have had a bit of a chill in the air as we settle into Autumn and say good-bye to the hot weather and welcome the cooler days. Please remember as the temperatures get cooler to pack a sweater or jacket for your child for recess time.




A great way to celebrate this season will be the Garden Harvest Festival being held in and around the

school garden on Saturday October 27th from 12:30 -2:30. Mark your calendars now and look for more information soon from the Garden Committee and PTO about this fun family event.

The drop off and pick up line has been moving quickly and smoothly. Thank you to all of you who have been patient as we changed this process this year. One thing that all BCHMCPS families can do to ensure that the line continues to move along quickly during afternoon pick up is to make sure the card with your family name is always displayed on the dashboard of your car. This allows the staff to relay your child's name to staff inside the school and have your child ready when you pull up. Please let the office know if you need a new card for your family.



On a previous communication I wrote about the Safety Committee that we are putting together. We are still inviting volunteers from our families who would like to serve on this committee. Please contact the office if you are interested.




The All School Community Meeting that was cancelled last Friday due to weather has been rescheduled to Friday October 26th. The meeting will still be held at 9:30 at the HYCC. 

Welcome October!

Happy first day of October!  October welcomes us with cooler and drier air and the start of the spectacular fall foliage that signals this time of year. At BCHMCPS we also have much to welcome in October and the first half of October is filled with school events. As a reminder of the upcoming events, please see below:
October
8- Columbus Day- No School
9- School Picture Day
9- Principal Coffee- Topic this month is "School Safety"
10- Half Day for Students- 12:00 Dismissal for Teacher Professional Development
12- All School Community Meeting- 9:30-10:30 at the HYCC

Thank you again to all the families who have made the new drop off/pick up a success. The line is moving along well thanks to the courteous attention drivers are giving to the process. As a reminder, please form two lines for drop off and pick up starting at the yellow gates. When advancing beyond the yellow gates to form one line beyond the yellow gates please make sure to observe first one car on one side, then the car on the other side weaving one after the other to form one line. Thank you!