As we wind down the end of the 2018-2019 school year we have lots of happenings going on!
Individual classrooms have events, grade levels are going on field trips and the whole school is also marking the end of the year together in school-wide events. Please make sure to look at the June calendar to keep up to date. The June calendar came home in backpacks and is available on the BCHMCPS website.

This week we have Field Day on Friday. It promises to be a beautiful day both weather-wise and fun-wise. The schedule for Field Day is:

• Grades 2 & 3- 9:30-11:15
• Grades  K & 1-1:30-3:00

Parents are invited and encouraged to attend.
During Field Day we will also be hosting the June Principal Coffee which will include a "Come and Go" event. "Come and Go' will be led by our Math and Reading team with an opportunity to learn about local educational events during the summer, summer math and reading activities to support your child during these summer months and a fun raffle for each grade level that will include prizes.

While at Field Day we will have the Lost and Found items outside on the blacktop by the Kindergarten playground side of the school. We have MANY Lost and Found items. Please visit this area and take any items that belong to your child that have found their way to the Lost and Found! Any items not claimed by June 17th will be donated.

Tomorrow, Thursday June 6th at 2:00 we will hold the Grade 3 Awards.


Next week is the last full week of school for the 2018-2019 school year.

• The All School Community Meeting will be held on Wednesday June 12th from 9:30-10:30. We hope to see many of you there. 
• June 14th Flag Day ceremony at 9:30 in front of the school by the flagpole.
• June 17th- Last day of school- 12 dismissal, NO afterschool daycare.

Over the summer there are many resources if you and your family need food support. All available locations are listed on the SummerEats app. This app can be downloaded to view the location. In addition you can view this information at www.meals4kids.org

This Week at BCHMCPS

We have had a busy week so far at BCHMCPS and the rest of the week holds out even more fun! 

Yesterday we began the two week Read-A-Thon. What a fun day we had to start off the week with so many students and staff dressed as their favorite book character! A BIG thank you to eading Specialist Kelly White and the PTO for organizing this event. PTO President Erla Beausang offers more  information below.

Our Read-A-Thon is off to a great start! As of this morning we have raised over $1200 and read almost  1200 minutes!

You must go onto the website: https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/BCHMCPS_25301 and register your student to be able to log their minutes spent reading. It’s important to register your student even if you are not raising funds.

Today (Tuesday) was Book Swap Day – every student is bringing home a new book!

Tomorrow is “hats off the reading” day. So bring on those hats! 

Join us for Bingo for Books on Thursday @ 6pm in the cafeteria. ($5 per child and they all get a book)

Follow us on Facebook to see pictures an news from our Read-A-Thon adventures. Bchmcps PTO

Keep reading!

- Erla

On Friday, we have the All School Community Meeting at 9:30 at the HYCC. This month's theme is Memorial Day. We hope to see everyone there.

Reminder - this Friday is also an early dismissal. All students will be dismissed at 12 pm and there is NO afterschool day care.

No school on Monday May 27th in observance of Memorial Day.

May Principal Coffee

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the May Principal Coffee held from 9-9:30 in the cafeteria. During this coffee Mrs. Milne has volunteered on behalf of the Innovation Committee to talk about Barnstable Community Innovation School; specifically what families can expect when students return to school in late August, what will look the same, what will change and how families can support the transition from Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School to Barnstable Innovation School. We hope to see you there!

Week of April 24th

Well Spring has sprung and we at BCHMCPS are ready to enjoy the beautiful spring weather! The Garden Committee and volunteers have been hard at work  to prepare the garden. There is an addition to the school that is helping the seedlings along and we need to thank Garden Chair Liz Gest for her work in getting this initiative to fruition! This seed growing unit that has been installed and ready to get garden plants going.

The Garden Committee has been fundraising for the garden. This fundraiser, very appropriately for the garden, is a seed fundraiser called High Mowing. All families have received the fundraising information sheets & money. This is a reminder that the fundraising sheets are due this Friday, the 26th for the High Mowing seed fundraiser to benefit the school garden. Thank you to everyone who has already placed their orders!

A reminder that tonight from 5-8pm Ten Pin Eatery in the Cape Cod Mall will donate 20% of food, beverages and game card sales back to BCHMCPS.  You need a coupon that is on the flier that went home to families. If you are planning on going to Ten Pin Eatery tonight and have misplaced the flier, please call the office and we will send another home this afternoon with your child.

The 2019 Yearbook is in process.The Yearbook Committee needs your help to make this the best yearbook ever! Please see the information below for ways that you can order and/or support the 2019 BCHMCPS yearbook.

To celebrate Children's Book Week (4/29 - 5/5/2019) and ArtWeek(4/26 - 5/5/2019) the Hyannis Public Library is having a "Make Your Own Book" program on Wednesday, May 1 from 4:30 - 5:30 p.m. Children ages 3 and up may be the author and illustrator of their own book using writing prompts, colored pens/pencils and hardcover blank books that are just waiting for their creative ideas to come to life. This program is presented by Mary Wilson of Pitter Patter Programs and sponsored by the Town of Barnstable's Kirkman Trust Fund. Please register for this free event either in person in the Children's Room, at hyannislibrary.org or by calling 508-775-2280.

Lost and Found

Our lost and found is out of control and still growing! We would really like to return the clothes items back to their owners before the end of the school year. Unclaimed items after the last day of school will be donated to the recycle bins. If you are missing items of your child's clothing, PLEASE visit the lost and found at the school. Thank you.

Welcome May

We have lots of fun activities planned for May. You will receive the May calendar in your child's backpack today.  In addition, below is a reminder of some of the May happenings.

May 7 & 8- Grade 3 Math MCAS

May 24- All School Community Meeting. Early (12:00 dismissal for staff professional development).

May 27- Memorial Day- No School 

May 28- Kindergarten Screening

May  Read-a -thon

Reading Specialist Kelly White and PTO President Erla Beausang are working on a fun-filled two weeks that reinforce the importance of reading with spirit days.  These will be the last two weeks in May. Their hope is that students will be motivated to read each night to participate in the following day's event/theme. More information to come as we get closer to the Readathon dates. 

In the meantime, they are also planning for an author visit on May 31st.

Jana Dillon (www.janadillon.com),is a local author who wrote the following books- Lucky Leprechaun, Jeb Scarecrow's Pumpkin Patch, Upsie Downsie Are You Asleep?. She will be visiting our school on Friday, May 31st.  If families would like a book signed, they have to order a book by May 10th so it will be in on time.  These flyers and order forms will go home on Monday. 

I am so very pleased to let our BCHMCPS families know that for the second year in a row our school has been recognized on the state level for our participation in the Breakfast in the Classroom program. On May 9th, cafeteria manager Diane Eames, school nurse AnnMarie Melley and I will be at the State House to accept the Healthy Start award. We are so pleased and proud to accept this recognition on behalf of our school.

Please Read Important Article

Dear Families,
We have been hearing from  more and more families and educators about their concern for children's preoccupation with the game Fornite. Below is a link to a very informative Boston Globe article that I think is worth the read.

https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2019/03/31/unexplained-weight-loss-children-boston-nutritionist-makes-her-diagnosis-fortnite/eNMmGkK814IOsCwDDk2ZPN/story.html

Well, Spring has officially arrived with the garden cleanup done in anticipation of the new gardening season! A BIG thank you to all the hardworking volunteers who came to clean and prepare the garden last Sunday. We look forward to seeing new growth in the garden soon.

REMINDER- Tomorrow is a an early dismissal day. All students will be dismissed at 12:00. There is NO afternoon daycare. Please make sure that your child and your child's teacher know what your child's dismissal will be for tomorrow afternoon. Thank you!

New Blog Post- March 27

Lots of happenings this time of year! Along with the spring flowers blooming, so many events are in blooming around school. 

We are getting reading for our Grade 3 students to take the ELA MCAS on April 9th and 10th . This is the first year, across the state, that Grade 3 students will take the MCAS online using Chromebooks. The students have practiced and they (and their teachers!) did a great job practicing. We will have Math MCAS on May 7th & 8th. Each of the two subject areas (ELA and Math) have two sessions. This state-wide assessment assists us in understanding our students' progress and helps us to identify areas that we as a school may need to focus on in the future. MCAS tests in no way determine student grades or promotion!

The Grade 3 Committee has been hard at work on the Grade 3 Celebration and creating a school yearbook. They need you help with the yearbook. There are two ways that you can help:

• Use this link to upload any pictures of school events that you have that you would like considered for the yearbook. The link is https://uploads.picaboo.com/8325573
• Secondly, if you or someone you know  owns a business, please consider donating an ad for the yearbook. This ad not only supports the school's yearbook production, but also promotes your business. Information for how to participate with an ad is below.

REMINDER!!!!! The BCHMCPS PTO is meeting tomorrow night, Thursday March 28th at 6:00 pm in the gym. The PTO invites all families to attend the meeting and asks that Grade 3 parents, in particular, also join them as they plan the Grade 3 Celebration. 

Next Wednesday, April 3rd, is a 1/2 day early dismissal (12 pm) for all students. A reminder that on Tuesday, students may order a bagged lunch that they will take home on the 1/2 day. Please speak with your child/ren and decide whether they will order the lunch. Teachers will take orders on Tuesday and lunches will be delivered to the students on Wednesday morning.
There is NO afterschool day care on the 1/2 day Wednesday, April 3rd.

March 22 Blog Post

What a great night last night was for the Spaghetti Dinner and Game Night!

A big thank you to the PTO, with a big shout out to Chairperson Kelly Przygoda, and the Grade 3 teachers for organizing the Spaghetti Dinner and to Mrs. Milne and Mrs. White for putting together the Game Night portion of last night's festivities! So many volunteers and families to thank, along with the wonderful community and business donors who made last night such a success.

Looking ahead, a reminder that April 3rd is an early dismissal for teacher professional development. Students are dismissed at 12:00. There is no afternoon daycare. 

As we continue to increase our efforts to combat hunger in the district, effective immediately, Barnstable Public Schools Food Service Department will offer all elementary students a bagged lunch to take home on all scheduled half days of school.  The lunch will consist of a cold sandwich, bagged snack, fruit and milk.There are no substitutions in the bagged lunch and students are under NO obligation to take a bagged lunch home on these half days.

Students who receive free  or reduced lunch will receive this lunch free or reduced. All other students, the cost is the same as the daily lunch of $2.65. Teachers will ask students on the half day if they want the bagged lunch.

Thank you to the Food Services Department for working so hard to feed our children.

Grade 3 ELA MCAS sessions will be take place on April 9th and 10th. The April 9th Principal Coffee will be postponed until May. 

March 11 Post

Welcome to Daylight Saving Time! It appears that everyone had their clocks set to the correct time today as students arrived on time and ready to start a new week. We also were so happy to welcome temperatures approaching 50 degrees today and predicted to be near 60 by the end of the week! It can be a bit muddy on the playgrounds so you may want to consider keeping the boots as part of your child's wardrobe.

Tomorrow morning from 9-9:30 we will have the Principal Coffee. Tomorrow's topic will be the BCHMCPS School Report Card. All families should have received an electronic copy of the School Report Card back in February. This will be reviewed tomorrow morning followed by a question and answer period.

Don't forget that this Wednesday March 13th is an early dismissal day for teacher professional development. All students will be dismissed at 12:00. There is no afterschool daycare so if your child is usually an afterschool daycare student please make sure to communicate with your child's teacher  your child's dismissal plans for that day. If your child is not in daycare and there are alternate dismissal plans for your child, please communicate these as well.

This Friday, March 15th will be the All School Community Meeting. This All School Meeting will celebrate this year's clusters. A flier went home with your child with more information. Please note that there was an incorrect date at the top of this flier. The flier listed the All School Meeting as March 9, 2018. It is this Friday March 15th. Sorry about any confusion.

March 5 Post

What a great day we had on Monday March 4th celebrating Dr. Seuss's birthday . A big thank you to Reading Specialist Mrs. Kelly White for organizing this special day filled with reading, fun and special guest readers. A very big thank you to all our guest readers! The following community members gave up part of their day to be part of the BCHMCPS day. 

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  Lynne Poyant (Town of Barnstable Recreation/Community)

  Lieutenant Mark Cabral (Police)

  Tom Cahir (CCRTA Transit)

  Mark Ells (Town of Barnstable Town Manager)

  Miss Mary (Town of Barnstable Librarian)

  Joe Izzo (HYCC Director)

  Stephanie Viva (Radio 106)

  Glen Anderson (Town of Barnstable Past Principal)

  Cat Wilson (Radio 104)

  Mark Milne (Town of Barnstable Finance)

  Dave Read (Radio/weather 99)

  Matt Pitta (News/Cape Cod Broadcasting)

  Lieutenant  Lanman (Town of Barnstable Fire Department)

  Jason Kolnos (Cape Cod Times)

  Kevin Matthews (Radio 106)

  Fire Chief Burke (Town of Barnstable Fire Department)

  Deputy Chief Melanson (Town of Barnstable Fire Department)

As part of the celebration guest reader Cat Wilson from Cape Country played  Mrs. Burnett's class's recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance on Cape Country.


On Thursday March 21st, everyone is invited to a great family night! A flier will be sent home soon to sign up to join the BCHMCPS community for the annual Spaghetti Night Dinner. This year a fun night of games is included as well. Please see below for all the information that you will see coming home in your child's backpack. 

 Spaghetti Dinner and Game Night

This week marks the last cluster week. So many fun weeks filled with learning and enrichment! Please remember that at the Friday March 15th All School Community Meeting we will have our annual cluster celebration. We hope to see you at the HYCC at 9:30 to join us in celebrating our volunteers and students.

From our English Language Teachers:
We would like to invite you to a special event introducing ELPAC. 

What is ELPAC?

ELPAC is an acronym for English Learners' Parent Advisory Committee.

The first meeting for ELPAC will be March 27, 2019 from 6:00 to 7:00 PM at Barnstable High School in Room 1310.

As ESL teachers at Barnstable Community Horace Mann Charter Public School, we encourage our bilingual parents to have a voice in our school and district. We hope that you will become a member of ELPAC, or at the very least, come to our first meeting to join the conversation with other bilingual parents about current and future programs at our schools.
Thank you,

Mrs. Michael and Ms. Spagnuolo
ESL Teachers
BCHMCPS


Don't forget: Daylight Savings Time starts this Sunday March 10th!

Welcome March

 So happy to welcome the month of March! March is the  month with the most days in school.
With that in mind, I would like to remind parents/guardians of the importance of getting your child/ren to school every day barring an illness. Students' attendance is a critical component to success in school and we know that students need to be in school to continue to move ahead academically. Thank you for all your support.
It is said that "March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb". With two storms predicted in the next few days, it looks like March is living up to this. Let's just hope the lion part doesn't last long and the lamb part comes sooner rather than later!
Please see all the March calendar going home today for all the March happenings.






A BIG reminder that the PTO is holding a Bingo Night tonight, March 1, from 6:30-7:30  in the school cafeteria. Bingo will be $5.00 a person or $15 a family.  Come on down for a fun family night!

On Monday, March 4th BCHMCPS will celebrate Dr. Seuss's 115th birthday and Read Across America! Students may wear their pajamas and bring their favorite Dr. Seuss book to school to read during our whole school reading time in the hallways of BCHMCPS.

A big thank you to our local celebrities who will be stopping by BCHMCPS to read their favorite Dr. Seuss book to classrooms. Thank you!! 

Reminder!  Students still have time to complete the BCHMCPS Reading Challenge.

Happy February Vacation Week

Clusters!!

We are more than half way through clusters and they are going great! We are looking forward to the Cluster Celebration on March 15th at the next All School Community Meeting at the HYCC. Below are a few pictures of what is happening at a few of the clusters.

Yoga

Lego We Do

Expressionists

 

Bee Bots

School Report Cards

The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) recently released new, redesigned school report cards. Just as a student's report card shows how they are doing in different classes, school and district report cards are designed to show parents and community members how a school or district is doing in different areas. Report cards highlight a school or district's strengths as well as any challenges that need to be addressed in order to make sure the needs of all students are being met.

Massachusetts sees families and the community as important partners in a school's success and spent time listening to parents to make sure the new report cards were designed as easy-to-use tools that provide meaningful information. 

Enter the name of our school (we are also considered a district) in the search bar using the following link to view our school/district report card. Once you find our school, you can select the language you wish to read the report card by using the box in the top right corner of the page and selected the preferred language.

• http://reportcards.doe.mass.edu/ 
• Our school's direct link is: http://reportcards.doe.mass.edu/2018/04270010

This information is also available on our school's website. If you wish to receive this information in hard copy, please contact the office and we will send a hard copy of this information home with your child. 

Warm wishes for a fun and restful February vacation.