Check out the most recent HOOTIE'S HIGHLIGHTS NEWSLETTER & most recent HOOTIE'S BLAST! If you'd like to receive Hootie’s Highlights newsletter communications directly in your inbox, please subscribe by clicking here. Sign up now so you don’t miss important school information! WELCOME BACK, BFHE STUDENTS!  School SPIRIT
Day: Wednesday October 7th! Hey BFHE Owls! It’s time to show your school spirit! On Wednesday, October 7th, come
to school in your BFHE Spirit Wear and/or school colors (yellow, green,
and black). The class with the most students wearing Sprit Wear and
school colors will be rewarded with a popsicle party and class prize! Don't have spirit wear yet? We will have a LIMITED number of these shirts (see below) for purchase on Monday,
October 5th. Contact Jessica Drummond for assistance or
questions.  PTCO BOARD POSITIONS AVAILABLE: The CCSD Parents' Council
has made changes to their Bylaws, which in turn affects BFHE PTCO's
Bylaws. Effective as of
11/1/20, these are the Parents' Council’s new guidelines on PTCO/PTO Executive
Board Positions: If you have chosen
Online learning/homeschooling IN the Cherry Creek School District, such as
Options or Elevations, you ARE able to hold a board position, with the
exceptions of: President, Treasurer, or any board position that is an
authorized signatory for your PTCO/PTO bank account. If an in-district
remote/homeschool parent/guardian would like to hold any other board position,
your current Executive Board and School Principal must be in agreement. Because of
this, we are faced with the difficult decision to replace two key positions, Co-President &
Disbursement Treasurer, on our Board effective November 1st. We
do have interest within the current board, but are posting mid-year vacancies
in accordance with our bylaws. Job Descriptions can be found here. If you
are interested in either of these roles, please contact Sara at copres2@bfheptco.org no later than October
9th. Please note
that this is an interim
position for the remainder of the 2020/21 school year with the option to serve
an additional two years after the Spring 2021 vote per our bylaws. The
person stepping into the role of Co-President will also be in charge of the
Online Auction this spring. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ KING SOOPERS SEPTEMBER GIVEAWAY: Drawing is OCTOBER 1st!!!! The King Soopers Fundraising Program allows you to simply use your registered King Soopers loyalty card to earn funds for BFHE!!! Here’s How It Works: 1. Enroll your King Soopers Loyalty Card online at the secure website, https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards • Click “Enroll Now” • Log in or create a KS account linked to your loyalty card. • Select Black Forest Hills Elementary School PTCO (Organization Code: XU932). 2. Once registered, every time you shop at King Soopers using your enrolled King Soopers Loyalty Card, BFHE will earn rewards. In addition, once a household member enrolls his or her card, all linked King Soopers Loyalty Cards within that household will begin earning funds for BFHE. ***Once you have signed up, please take a screenshot or photo of your account page (see image below; click to enlarge). Already signed up prior to this campaign?! You can enter, too! Please email submissions to fundraising@bfheptco.org to be entered for a chance to win a $100 Gift Card. Anyone can enter: family, friends, and/or neighbors by linking their King Soopers card to BFHE!!! Once you enter, you will receive confirmation of your entry (see example below; click to enlarge). If you did not receive this message after a day or so, please resubmit! Example of Screenshot on demo phone: Example of Submission Confirmation:
CHICK-FIL-A
Community DAYS: Tuesday, Sept 29th AND Wednesday, Sept 30th ALL DAY, BOTH
DAYS!!!
The ONLINE SCHOLASTIC BOOK
FAIR IS COMING - Sept 28th to Oct 11th!
PANERA Community Night: Tuesday, October 6th, 4-8pm
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know Fridays are spirit days at BFHE and you can customize your spiritwear?! Our NEW spiritwear company is based locally in Aurora and offers lower prices, fun new designs and selections (including personalization), AND pickup and delivery options! All purchases support BFHE, so let’s rally together and show off our BFHE spirit more than ever. Click here to purchase (Please stay tuned for our next campaign) **Please do not use old links or purchase through any emails sent by "spiritweardirect" as we are no longer using that company for BFHE spiritwear. Thank you! Contact Jessica Drummond for assistance or questions.   We have IN-STOCK BFHE T-shirts for $20 (available for purchase with cash or check at PTCO events).
NEW! We now have BFHE Decals available in the front office for $6 each. If you'd like to purchase one, please stop by the office with cash or check. They look great on water bottles, laptops, car windows, etc. BOX TOPS! Our spring submission
deadline has passed but we encourage families to continue to collect and
scan as the contest is year-long. Please continue to collect clips now and
over the summer and bring them to school when we return. Scanned Box Tops
do not have deadlines - don't forget to submit your receipts on the
app! NOTE: You can now credit your Box Tops earnings to a
specific person, classroom or grade level!!! Check out this video to see how to use the Give Credit feature
in the app to tag your earnings and help track participation. Please contact Kerri if you have any questions.
LONGMONT DAIRY CAPS were already submitted for the spring. However, please continue to collect caps now and over the summer; they can be placed in the bin in the hallway by the front office when we return to school. THANK YOU! 🙂🐮 IMPORTANT SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS  Got The Black Forest Hills App? For parents, this app will keep you up to date with all the happenings of the school! You'll have easy access to school calendars, news, staff directories, a student absence form, and more! When you install the app, be sure to say yes when it asks to allow push notifications. This will enable you to get notifications that will pop up on your home screen. Click here to download. IMPORTANT SCHOOL INFORMATION: From 7:45-8:00 AM, students may enter the front entrance of the building or the rear entrances. Students will be greeted by our staff and directed to their classrooms. Parents may walk their child to the doors, but not enter the building to walk students to their classrooms due to our safety precautions. Parents and students must be wearing masks on school property. Please social distance from others while on school property. If you have questions about the return to school, please refer to the Cherry Creek Schools Planning Forward website at: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/PlanningForward and/or refer to emails from Mr. Muma. IMPORTANT REMINDERS from BFHE:
Before and After Care: There is a before and after care option available to students at BFHE. To set up a Before and After Care account, please email schoolcareworks@cherrycreekschools.org. Any questions regarding the B&A program can be emailed to Danny Brown or you can call 720-886-8947. School Accountability Committee (SAC) The work our School Accountability Committee does during its monthly meetings supports the school and assists our principal in making important decisions that directly impact our school and our students! Click here to learn more. The meetings for the 2020-21 School Year will be VIRTUAL on Sept 16th, Nov 4th, Feb 10th, and April 7th from 6-7 pm (VIRTUAL LINK). All parents are welcome to attend! If
you would like to participate in one or more of these meetings please email tmuma@cherrycreekschools.org.
You will receive a personal invitation with a link to the meeting. We have been adopted by Aurora Fire Rescue through the Adopt a School program. Some basics about the Aurora Fire Rescue Adopt-A-School program: - A crew of 4-5 fire fighters will visit our school each month for about 60 minutes - Crew members will provide any number of classroom support functions like reading with children or helping with class work, going to lunch and recess with our students and answering any questions students may have. The purpose of the program is to provide instruction to children about fire and burn prevention and emergency preparedness, engage our community, provide a greater understanding of the role of the fire service. BFHE Awarded 2019 Unified Champion Special Olympics National Banner School!!! BFHE was 1 of the 174 schools (14 here in Colorado) selected out of the over 7000 Unified Champion Schools in the United States. BFHE's school community has exemplified impressive courage and inclusion that stood out among all schools nationwide. BFHE has been a beacon of social change and embraced the qualities of the Unified Generation. Click here to see the award letter! Marker Recycling: BFHE is now recycling markers, any brand. If you have any you wish to recycle, please put them in the bin (marked "recycle markers") in the front hallway located next to the PTCO board. Please click here if you would like to visit the Black Forest Hills Elementary School home page. The Black Forest Hills Elementary home page is regularly updated with important school announcements and houses information such as the parent-student handbook and the transitional school calendar. CURRENT VOLUNTEER AND FUNDRAISING OPPORTUNITIES BFHE WATCH D.O.G.S. WATCH D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) is a one-of-a-kind, school-based father involvement program that works to support education and safety. Click here to sign up! King Soopers Fundraising Program The King Soopers fundraising program allows you to simply use your registered King Soopers loyalty card to earn funds for BFHE. Here’s How It Works: • No more reloadable gift cards (this is now tied to your King Soopers loyalty card); you can continue to use your remaining balance on your gift card. • Enroll your King Soopers Loyalty Card online at the secure website: https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards • Click “Enroll Now” & Log-in or create a KS account linked to your loyalty card. • Select Black Forest Hills Elementary School PTCO (Organization Code: XU932). Once registered, every time an enrolled member shops at King Soopers using his or her Loyalty Card, BFHE will earn rewards. Amazon Smile Here's a quick and easy way to help support BFHE! When shopping on Amazon go to smile.amazon.com and select Black Forest Hills Elementary as your charitable organization! You DO NOT have to create a new account with Amazon - you can use your existing account. The first time you visit smile.amazon.com you will be asked to pick your charitable organization. The school earns money with every purchase made on Smile! BFH CLUBS/EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES VIRTUAL
Spanish Club will began the week of September 14th, 2020. Classes are provided by Spanish
Enrichment, Inc and are taught by native Spanish speaking teachers. Click here for a flyer with more information,
including pricing, discounts, topics, and times. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE PTCO! Thank you, in advance, for your support of all of the PTCO programs and events this year! Fundraising will look a little different due to COVID-19 and the restrictions in place to maintain social distancing and the health of our school community. Each year, the money we raise is used for technology, classrooms, school programming, integrated arts, SPED, and other school-related items. Your contributions are vital to our students' success and are greatly appreciated! Last school year (2019-20), the PTCO was able to raise close to $100,000! With these funds, the school was able to make the following purchases: ~Phase 1 updates to the playground (see below) ~Document cameras and headphones for classrooms ~New/Updated materials/equipment for Specials ~Professional development for Teachers ~Many other various school expenditures (school programming supplies, books and bookshelves, etc). Distribution of PTCO Funds Raised 2019-20 Playground: (35%) School Programming: (25%)Classrooms: (15%) Integrated Arts: (15%) SPED: (10%)
During the 2018-19 school year, the PTCO voted to allocate funds raised from the 2019 Auction and 2019 Fun Run to update the BFHE playground and blacktop. We asked the school community for your feedback about what improvements can be made. SURPRISE! The NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT was installed over the long weekend (3/6-3/10/2020)!
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