Wednesday, October 30, 2013

Snow Cones and Cotton Candy

Two of the most popular concessions at the Fall Festival are the snow cones and cotton candy....PLEASE - we desperately need help to man these stations on Saturday.  


To make this concession booth run smoothly and keep the lines short, we need much more help...p
lease, please , please sign up HERE today - THANK YOU!


- FPAC-

CONGRATULATIONS To......

Congratulation to these student who won this Fall Festival poster Competition!


Kindergarten – Cody Williams

1st – Luke Stephens

2nd –Brooklyn Montgomery

3rd – Solomon Stephens

4th – Amorette Jaramillo

5th – Brooklyn Smith

6th – Jake Whorley


And thank you too all our wonderful artists who participated - the school halls are wonderfully decorated with all the posters and they ALL look fantastic!

Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Pre-Sales Wed - Fri

Fall Festival Tickets go on Sale WED - FRI

8am - 8.40am & 3pm - 3.45pm

Wristbands $7  

Includes all games, face painting, cupcake walk, bouncers and rock wall


Food Tickets 50c each

Beverages, popcorn, chips - 1 ticket

Pizza, Cotton Candy, Snow cones - 2 tickets


Raffle tickets $10 a sheet


WE STILL NEED LOTS OF HELP!  Please sign up to help today - we need help with Book Fair , Concessions, Set up/Clean up, Ticket Sales - THANK YOU!

Cash and Check only please, 

checks payable to BFCS - GPO



Saturday, October 26, 2013

Help Needed!

BFCS Families,

With the Fall Festival just a week away, FPAC are really struggling for volunteers to run....well, just about everything!

Please please please contact us if you are able to volunteer just 30 minutes of your time.  You can email us at FPACGilbert@gmail.com or you can sign up to one of these online sign ups:-

Book Fair - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA9A823ABF94-fall

Concessions - We have NOONE to work concessions yet, selling drinks and snacks - please email laurakrizan10@yahoo.com if you can help, or sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30E0D4DAEAB22A13-fall

Set up/Clean up - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA9A823ABF94-fall1

Ticket Sales - http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0D4BA9A823ABF94-ticket

Games - each class is in charge of a game or event, to date there are only 2 classes who have filled all the slots for volunteers.  Please contact edennison78@yahoo.com if you can help!

Can you bring in a dozen cupcakes for the cakewalk?  Email alicedewitt@gmail.com and let her know.


The Fall Festival requires a great deal of organizing and cannot run without everyones help.

To those of you who have already signed up - THANK YOU!!  THANK YOU!!

PLEASE - lets make this a great fun filled day.  
Thanks, FPAC


Friday, October 25, 2013

Annual Poetry Contest


Benjamin Franklin Charter School 

Poetry Recitation Contest 

Proudly sponsored by FPAC!

Grades 1-6 

Tuesday, November 19, 2013 

3:30 pm Multi-Purpose Room


• Poems selected may be from any source and should be grade-appropriate and of high quality. 

• All poems are subject to approval by Mrs. Dana.

• Poem recitation should not exceed three (3) minutes in length.

• A panel of judges selected from BFCS parents will see and hear each child recite their poem on
Tuesday, November 19, 2013 in the Multi-Purpose Room beginning at 3:30 pm.

• Each winner will have the opportunity to recite their poem at flag ceremony and during our Christmas Program to be held on December 9, 2013.

For full details and application form click HERE

If you would like to help judge the contest please contact Alice HERE

Thank you!
~Shakespear~

- FPAC -