FPAC Meeting

Tuesday 9^th December

1.30pm – please come along!

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Did you know……Barnes and Noble offer a gift wrapping service?

And did you know…..that on Sat 13^th Dec from 2pm –  6pm parents from BFCS Gilbert will be there to wrap your gifts?

And did you also know….donations for wrapping are being collected and all proceeds go to Save for Shade.

And…..we will be there wrapping on Tuesday 16^th Dec from 9am – 1pm

Please tell your family and friends, for those who do not enjoy the wrapping of the gifts – bring them to Barnes and Noble at San Tan Village and have it done for you….all for a simple donation J

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If you were not at the Christmas Concert Monday night you missed an exciting announcement – with all your help and support, we are on track for getting one shade structure- the deposit has been made and we should have a new shade in the playground in a few months!!

Gift card orders Due Friday

Gift card orders are due Friday.

Please consider buying your holiday gift cards through school to raise funds for Save for Shade

Order forms can be picked up in the office or you can download one HERE

Thank you for supporting our school!

Concert Dates

Band & Orchestra Concert

Thursday 4 December

7pm in the gym

See you there!

2 Dec - Ugly Sweater Day & FPAC meeting

2 December - wear your best/ugliest Christmas sweater.

Sponsored by STUCO.

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FPAC December meeting,

Tuesday 2nd Dec

1.45 in the conference room

please come along and join in - love to see you there!  

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Teacher Appreciation News....

LOST AND FOUND WILL BE DONATED THIS WEEKEND

Please come and sift through the lost and found – all these items will be donated over the weekend if they are not claimed.

There are jackets, water bottles, lunch boxes…..are you missing anything at home?  Come and see if its here…..

Thank you

Turkey Trot...Color Day....Poetry Winners

Save for Shade update....

We are doing so well!   

Here is an update on the fundraising to date:-

Detail	$ Amount
Fall Festival	5,000
Some burros	130
Save for Shade Wall	150
Clothing Drive	500
Iceberg	140
Venezzias Pizza	140
Target Red Card	330
Private donation	200
Private donation	100
Sales (retro shirts, water bottles, 2013-2014 yearbooks)	120
Gift Card orders (SCRIP)	235
Total	7045
FPAC 100% match	7045
Grand total to date	$ 14090

Current fundraisers:-

Gift card orders – deadline Friday 5^th Dec

Barnes & Noble gift wrapping  - details coming soon!

Boxtops – keep collecting those boxtops J  Click here to nominate our school for this months sweepstakes, a chance to win up to 10,000 bonus boxtops! - https://www.boxtops4education.com/bonus-box-tops/sweepstakes/2014/boise-sweepstakes

     

Items for sale while supplies last:-

Water bottles - $5

2013-2014 Yearbooks – $8

Retro uniform shirts - $5

Please email fpacgilbert@gmail.com with any questions or comments.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!

From Mrs Dana

November 17, 2014

Dear BFCS Gilbert Campus Parents,


Many of you have heard that the Arizona Department of Education has adopted the AzMERIT

(Arizona’s Measurement of Education Readiness to Inform Teaching) test.  Beginning in the

spring of 2015, AzMerit will replace AIMS Reading, Writing and Mathematics testing.  Students

in grades three through six will take the Language Arts and Mathematics portion of the AzMerit

test.  For the time being, students in fourth grade will continue to take the AIMS Science test as

well.


he Arizona Department of Education has indicated that they will release new information as it

becomes available.  As always, we will keep you informed about any new developments that

affect our campus.


or those of you who are interested, you can also find more information on the Arizona

Department of Education website:

www.azed.gov/AzMERIT


Here at Benjamin Franklin Charter School, our mission remains unchanged.  We will continue to

teach skills that encourage students to be prepared not just for testing but the many challenges

beyond by providing the exceptional education that you have come to expect from our school.


Thank you for your continued support!

Sincerely,

Mrs. Diana M. Dana

Principal

Weekly news

Gilbert Campus – November 17, 2014

Its beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Please mark your calendars!!! All Kindergarten students will be performing on Friday, December 12th at 2:30 pm here at the Gilbert campus. All 1st – 6th grade students will be performing on Monday, December 8th at 7:00 pm at the Higley Center for the Arts. COME ONE – COME ALL JOIN US FOR OUR ANNUAL TURKEY TROT WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26TH 8:45 – 9:30    All-Day Kinder/AM Kinder/1st grade 9:35 – 10:20  3rd grade/4th grade 10:25 – 11:10       5th grade/6th grade 11:15 – 12:00       PM Kinder/2nd grade FPAC are now accepting gift card order forms. Order forms are in the office or you can download one HERE.  Please make sure to include your name, teachers name, and a contact phone number and/or e-mail address. Deadline is Friday Dec 5th to allow for delivery before school vacations start. Thank you for supporting our school!  With each order a small percentage is paid directly to the school – easy way to make some money while doing your shopping at the same time! Chronic absenteeism is a leading indicator of academic failure for students of all ages and can even predict high school dropout.  Parents may not be as aware of what the research says: that missing 10% of the school year – which translates to just 2 days a month or 18 days per school year – as early as kindergarten – can take their children off track academically.  Arriving late or being checked out early will inevitably add to this statistic.  Getting make-up work doesn’t make up for lost instruction time and class discussion.  Please do your best to limit missed days, tardies and early check-outs so we can do our part to educate your children in the best way we know how.   To report an absence you may call the school at 480-632-0722 or you may email at attendancegilbert@bfcsmail.com FOR UPDATES AND INFORMATION, LIKE OUR CAMPUS ON FACEBOOK! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Benjamin-Franklin-Charter-School-Gilbert-Campus/243984989114218