This Week's Blog

       You have a

CHOICE!

With a Horace Mann Charter School in Barnstable you have a choice in your child’s education.

We need your

VOICE!

Barnstable School Committee MeetingWednesday June 6, 7:00 p.m.

at Barnstable Town Hall 

At Barnstable Community  Horace Mann Charter Public School we believe in parents as part of the decision making process. As part of the 5 year charter renewal process, the Barnstable School Committee must vote to approve our application. As parents and residents of Barnstable you have the right and opportunity to show your support for our school.  You may make a brief statement as to why this school is important to you and our community or simply help us fill the room with supporters!

Wednesday June 6, 7:00 p.m.

Barnstable Town Hall                                                   

 Notes from Nurse Melley:

Attention Third Grade Parents:

State law requires that your child have a physical exam in the third grade. I am still missing several physicals. If you have a copy of his/her most recent physical please drop off at the health office or put in your child's backpack. If you have and questions please contact Mrs. Melley @ 508  790-6495.

 Now that the nice weather is finally here we try and go outside as much as we can. Please remember to dress your child appropriately for playing outside at the playground. Sneakers and closed toed shoes are the best . Remember to apply sunscreen before school and, especially if your child is going on a field trip. Enjoy the nice weather. Go for a walk around your neighborhood or, go for a bike ride. It's fun and it is good exercise.

Reminder- this Friday is the Memorial Day All School Community meeting at 9:30 at teh HYCC. We look forward to seeing you there.
Also, thus Friday is a 12:00 dismissal and NO afternoon Day Care.

Fun Run and Grade One!

Just a reminder that tomorrow is the big day- the Fun Run! It is going to be a great day for everyone! Thank you to all the generous donors who are supporting this event to raise funds for BCHMCPS and a great big shut out to PTO President Louisa Grauel for her hard work in coordinating this fund and "fun" raiser! We hope to see many of our families tomorrow at the Fun Run.

Speaking of running, I want to also congratulate Grade 1. First Grade was able to buy 12 pairs of sneakers with the $163 collected during our Pennies for People community service project! Way to go Grade 1!

Week of May 7

This week is National Teacher Appreciation Week! The PTO has generously arranged for treats during the week to show their appreciation for the great BCHMCPS teachers. Thank you PTO and a REALLY BIG THANK YOU to all the BCHMCPS teachers!!

Your children may have come home to tell you about the video they saw last week promoting the BCHMCPS Fun Run. The Fun Run will take place next week! Students learned also about this year's character program called Castle Quest. It’s an English castle theme about being brave and living with character. Students will LOVE this story.

Click here to learn more! https://boosterthon.com/2017/05/25/castle-quest/ 

Next week there will be more information about how you can support this fundraiser. In the meantime please let family and friends know that you will be looking for sponsors for your child's Fun Run to support the PTO and student field trips!

At tomorrow's monthly Principal Coffee (9:00-9:30 in the cafeteria) there will be more information about the Fun Run and how you can get involved in the school's PTO efforts! 

Reminder for Grade 3 families- Math MCAS is this Wednesday and Thursday. Please make sure that your child/ren are in to school on time and well rested. Thank you!

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.