Happy May! As we welcome May we also will be welcoming much warmer weather this week! The winter coats, hats and mittens can become a distant memory as shorts and light spring jackets take their place. One of the wonderful PTO events coming up for this May is the Boosterthon Fun Run!

The BCHMCPS Fun! Fun!! FUN!!! RUN is kicking off in just 2 weeks! It’s a 2-week program that starts with a Pep Rally and ends with the big Fun Run event. This year, we’re raising funds for field trips, bus fares to field trips, and additional educational programs and we need your help!

GO HERE:

https://vimeo.com/46523531

To learn more about Boosterthon, visit boosterthon.com. 

As we think about this warmer weather, we also think about the upcoming summer break.  Below is a wonderful opportunity to keep the learning going over the summer.

School Store is this Friday!!

Important Events Coming Up!

Square One Art has arrived! If you placed an order it will be available for pickup during Movie Night this Friday.
If you are not coming to Movie Night, your child's Square One Art order will come home in backpacks early next week. You are still free to pick up the order on Friday from 5:30- 6:30 even if you are not attending Movie Night.

Speaking of Movie Night-Don't forget that "Inside Out" will be playing this Friday at Movie Night. If you are ordering pizza the order should be in by the end of the day Thursday. Due to the capacity of the gym, the movie is limited to 210 attendees so make sure you get here early!

School Store will happen Friday May 4th. 
"May be the Fourth Be With You"

THE BCHMCPS FUN RUN FUNDRAISER IS COMING! 

PARENTS! To give your child the best educational experience possible, we’re excited to raise funds to support field trips and the bus costs to go on them! We’re hosting a Fun Run to continue to make that happen. Family and friends anywhere in the world can support our school by giving pledges toward the number of laps your student will run on the day of the Fun Run on Thursday, May 17, 2018.  

Our 2-week Fun Run program kicks off on Tuesday, May 5, 2018! 

Leading up to the Fun Run, students will learn how to be brave and live with character through a program with an unbelievable character theme, Castle Quest. 

Here is how you can HELP BCHMCPS IN 4 STEPS!
1. Register on FUNRUN.COM on Tuesday, May 5, 2018.
2. Connect to sponsors—friends and family who can donate to help our school.
3. This year we have decided to go 100% paid online. As you sign up your pledges, your sponsors will be able to pay for your pledge right on funrun.com. If sponsors do not wish to pay by credit card, they can simply send in cash or check with your student before the Fun Run!
4. Cheer on your child! (Come to the Fun Run on Thursday, May 17, 2018).

Be on the lookout for this Pledge Crown with more details.
                                                   

THANKS IN ADVANCE, PARENTS! THE BCHMCPS PTO 

Welcome Back from April Vacation Week

Welcome Back from April Vacation Week and happy Earth Day today! I hope all our BCHMCPS families had the time to rest, relax and enjoy time outside.
We start back with a busy week at BCHMCPS. Below are events for this week:

Tuesday

• Principal Coffee- 9:00. We will be discussing creating a school Safety Committee
• Board of Trustees Meeting- 5:30 in the BCHMCPS Conference Room

Wednesday

• PTO Meeting- 3:45 in the gym 

Thursday

• BCHMCPS Steering Committee- 3:45 in BCHMCPS Conference Room

Friday

• PTO Movie Night.  Doors open 5:45, movie 6. The winner of the movie vote was Inside Out. 
  Last chance to order a cheese pizza from Aegean Pizza.  Send your name & payment of $10 in by Tuesday.

Welcome April!

Welcome April! Although winter weather has intruded on April already, the days are getting longer and the temperatures should be on the rise each day. We have lots to look forward to as we transition from winter days to spring and much to look forward to at BCHMCPS in the month of April. 
 

Friday of this week we will have the April All School Community Meeting. This meeting is both the Garden Kick-off and a student music concert- what a wonderful way to welcome April. 

Also, don’t forget Square One Art orders are due tomorrow! Order your personalized gift today!  This is a great way to put your student’s artwork on a mug, keychain, pillowcase, etc while earning money for our school!!!!

Next week is also a busy week. A reminder that:

• Tuesday, April 10th is BCHMCPS Night at "Not Your Average Joe's" in Hyannis. 15% of your purchase, eat-in or take-out, goes to the PTO!! Watch for the flier coming home this week.

•  Wednesday April 11th is a 12:00 early dismissal day.

• Calling all BCHMCPS families to join us next Thursday, April 12th for our Math and Reading Night. Your family will learn games that they can take and play at home to strengthen their math and reading skills.   Your student’s artwork will also be on display!   In addition, all attending students will receive a gift of 2 free books and be entered in a raffle to win a basket of goodies!   Doors open at 6:00 pm on Thursday, April 12th and the evening lasts to 7:15.  Hope to see you there!

• Next week's monthly Principal Coffee, scheduled for April 10, is rescheduled to April 24th due to English Language Arts Grade 3 MCAS scheduled for April 9th and 10th.

This Week at BCHMCPS

After winter came back with a fury last week, I hope everyone is back with heat power and that we can leave snowstorms behind us this year! Last week was a challenge for many of our families and staff as they struggled with lack of heat, light and cell phones to communicate. This Tuesday we welcome Spring and I hope that Mother Nature recognizes Spring's arrival with warmer weather.

Report cards (originally scheduled to go home Friday) will be sent home tomorrow. Report cards were delayed because of the two no-school days last week with many of our teachers unable to work on them because of the lack of power.

We held our 2018-2019 lottery on Thursday. There are waiting lists in Kindergarten and Grade 1. We are so pleased to welcome many, many siblings to BCHMCPS next year.

This Wednesday there is a PTO meeting at 3:45 in the gym- the PTO and BCHMCPS need your input and participation. We hope to see you on Wednesday.






The Special Education Parents Advisory Council (SEPAC) for Barnstable Public Schools holds its monthly meetings in different schools each month. This month BCHMCPS is happy to host the SEPAC meeting here on Thursday at 5:45. All are welcome.

Fun Events at BCHMCPS

What a great two days for fun family involvement at BCHMCPS yesterday and today and we have much more next week!

Last night we had a great turnout for the Spaghetti Dinner! So many families enjoyed the wonderful dinner either in the cafeteria or as take out.

Many thanks to all those who make this night happen- PTO, Grade 3 teachers, parent volunteers and an outstanding kitchen staff! A special thanks to BCHMCPS cafeteria manager Diane Eames and Mrs. Sue Dunn (who works in the HY West cafeteria and is the mother of Reading Specialist Kelly White) for volunteering their evening.

Kitchen volunteers parents parent volunteers Tracy Callahan, Amy Wrightson and Andrea Burnett (Grade 3 parent and BCHMCPS teacher!); cafeteria volunteers Diane Eames and Sue Dunn

Today was the All School Meeting Cluster Celebration. This celebration is the culmination of six weeks of cluster work that would not be possible without the dedication of so many teachers, parents and community volunteers. The HYCC was alive with the sounds of music, dancing, award presentations and videos showcasing the work. Thank to all who made this possible, with a special thank you to Mrs. Panasci  for organizing the event. Enjoy the pictures below of the Celebration.

The fun continues this weekend and into next week starting with the garden cleanup this Sunday March 11th from 11-1. The Garden Committee would like to invite anyone who is interested to please join them as they start to get the garden ready for Spring.

Tuesday morning from 9-9:30 is the March Principal Coffee. This month's coffee will be a review of safety and security protocols at BCHMCPS and the measures that we put in place to support keeping our students and school as safe as possible. This was the topic of October's Coffee and this timely topic is very worth a second discussion.

The 2018-2019 BCHMCPS lottery will take place next Thursday March 15th at 2 pm in the cafeteria. Please remind families and friends who are applying for BCHMCPS that registrations MUST be in by 12 pm on March 15th. 

Make sure your calendar is marked for next Thursday March 15th. BCHMCPS is hosting Math/Literacy Night. This fun-filled family night from 6:00-7:15 will include fun activities, give-aways and raffle prizes.  

Don't forget!

 

Week of March 5

Well March certainly made an entrance this year! I hope all of our BCHMCPS families made it through this weekend's stormy weather with minimal disruptions. The school made it through the weekend well. The roofers for the school were here on Thursday to tighten up and were back today to survey for any potential problems. The roof work will begin again in a couple of weeks to complete the full job.

Today was Dr. Seuss Day/ Read Across America at BCHMCPS. A huge thank you to Reading Specialist Kelly White for organizing this day with all the community readers and school activities.
Among the readers today to thank are:

Lynne Poyant-Director of Barnstable Community Services
Lt. Mark Cabral- Barnstable Police Department
Ken Keenan- Current BOT member and former BCHMCPS Principal
Mark Ells- Barnstable Town Manager
Miss Mary- Hyannis Public Library Children's Librarian
Joe Izzo- HYCC Director
Glen Anderson- Former Principal of Hyannis East
Cat Wilson- Cape Country 104 Radio
Ralphie Marino- 99 the Q Radio
Karen Blake-99 the Q Radio
Mark Milne- Barnstable Director of Finance
Dave Read-Ocean 104.7 Radio
Matt Pitta-Cape Wide News
Lt. Lanman-Hyannis Fire Department
Jason Kolnos- Cape Cod Times

While Cat Wilson from Cape Country 104 was in Mrs. Burnett's class today she taped the students saying the Pledge of Allegiance. This tape will be played tomorrow morning right after 6 am on Cape Country 104. Tune in tomorrow morning!


A few pictures from today:

Students starting the day by reading in the halls

Mrs. Burnett made a Cat in the Hat from schoolbooks!

Above are some of our special guests reading to the classes

Don't forget to make your Spaghetti Dinner reservations. The Spaghetti Dinner is this Thursday with seating times at 5:45 and 6:30. Take out is also available.  Tickets are $6.00 for adults and $4.00 for children. If you haven't bought your tickets yet, please use the flier sent home last week's to sign up. If you can't find the flier, please send a note with your name, number of tickets, seating time (or take- out option) and payment.
Thank you to all the families who have donated items for the Spaghetti Dinner.  Please have all donated items brought into the school on Wednesday March 7th. Baked goods can be delivered on Thursday March 7th. Thank you!