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WELCOME BACK, STUDENTS for IN-PERSON Learning! A THANK YOU
FROM THE BFHE STAFF: Thanks to your generous
donations from the November Parent Teacher Conferences, we were able to fill
our staff lounge with goodies this week!!! The teachers and staff THANK YOU for
the great surprise and appreciate all of you!
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Community Night is Tuesday, February 2nd from 5-8 pm. Please make sure you
mention our school, and then show a copy of the flyer when picking-up your
order so BFHE receives credit for your purchase! We hope you can
attend! Click here for a flyer or view below.
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DECEMBER GIVEAWAY: $50 Gift Card to Chick-fil-A (Drawing on February 1st) THANK YOU to everyone who
participated in December! A new month (and new year) means a new chance to win! This
month, you could win a $50 Chick-fil-A gift card. Click here to sign up your
card: https://www.kingsoopers.com/topic/king-soopers-community-rewards. Select Black
Forest Hills Elementary School PTCO (Organization Code: XU932).
More detailed directions can be found on our PTCO website: www.bfheptco.org.
KINDERGARTEN
ROUNDUP! CCSD
encourages parents to register their kindergarten-aged students for the coming
school year. This helps plan school staffing needs and provides parents
with the needed information to help prepare for that important first year of
school. Students currently attending a CCSD preschool do not need to
register for Kindergarten. Click here for more information and/or
click on the image below to enlarge. **CCSD will register REMOTELY due to COVID
restrictions. Please register according to BFHE's assigned week
(February 8-12), if possible.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  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 REMINDERS from BFHE as we return to in-person learning on 1/11/2021:
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. Attendance & IT Issues: If your student will be absent or will be late to log in, please call the attendance line at 720-886-8995 and leave a message. If you are having any technical issues, please call 720-886-8980 or email klutzkaboivin@cherrycreekschools.org. Thank you!
The USDA Helps Families By Providing Free Breakfast and Lunch through the School Lunch Program. The US Department of Agriculture is helping families with the continuation of their meal pick-up program for CCSD remote learning, quarantined, and hybrid (MS/HS) students - click here for more info. AVID Program (at Fox Ridge Middle School). Incoming 6th
grade families will soon be receiving information about classes and middle
school information for their students for the 2021-22 school year. AVID
is one of the many program opportunities offered to students in CCSD middle
schools. There will be a parent information night on January 26th and a
student information night on February 1st. Please click here for a flyer with more information. Save the Date for STREAM-a-Palooza: April 10, 2021. Cherry Creek Schools has a new event this year. Please click here for a flyer with more information. 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! "A Unified Champion School receiving national banner recognition is one that has demonstrated commitment to inclusion by achieving the ten standards described here. These standards are based upon the three over-arching components that include Special Olympics Unified Sports®/Young Athletes, Inclusive Youth Leadership and Whole-School Engagement. National banner schools should also be able to demonstrate they are self-sustainable or have a plan in place to sustain these activities into the future." CONGRATULATIONS to Ms. Sacino for all of her hard work in helping BFHE earn this award!!! Below are some pictures from the ceremony earlier this week (November 2020):
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: a new
session will begin the week of January 11, 2021.
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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