Check out the most recent HOOTIE'S HIGHLIGHTS NEWSLETTER & most recent HOOTIE'S BLAST! 🌞 We hope you're having a great summer! 🌞
Important Dates: The first day of school is Monday August 17th Due July 17th: Cherry
Creek Schools require families to update their household and student
information EACH YEAR including emergency contacts, medical, and policy
acceptance forms, along with school specific forms through our online Parent
Forms. In addition to the annual check-in process for the start of the next school
year, Cherry Creek Schools will require families to make a selection regarding
learning options for next year (2020-21) due to the impact of COVID-19. If you have questions about the options offered, please refer to the Cherry Creek Schools Planning Forward website at: https://www.cherrycreekschools.org/PlanningForward ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Did you see the video that our amazing teachers and staff made? 💛THE WORLD NEEDS MORE OWLS💚🦉 ALSO, we surprised our BFHE Teachers with gifts on 5/11/2020!!! The PTCO was able to purchase tumblers with the extra money that was donated during our last conference meal collection. ❤️ We also pulled off an EPIC car parade, CLICK HERE for a slideshow!! 🎉 It’s GREAT to be an OWL!! 💚🦉💛   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Did you know Fridays are spirit days at BFHE and you can customize your spiritwear?! Don't miss out. Click here to order today!! *** The MONTHLY PROMO
FOR JULY is 15% off ALL TANK TOPS with Code JUL20E. Reminder: Our
Spiritwear store always offers FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50!   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! Please contact Kerri if you have any questions. **For more information on the new Box Tops Program which requires you to scan your receipts into the Box Tops App, please click here. 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. 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 and Mariah Carreon or you can call 720-886-8947. Also, the B&A program offers Summer Camp options. Click here for a flyer with more info and directions on how to register! 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 2019-20 School Year were Sept 10th, Dec 3rd, March 11th, and April 16th (canceled due to COVID19) from 6-7 pm in the BHFE Library. All parents are welcome to attend! 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 will allow 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 There are no clubs/extra curricular activities for the remainder of the 2019-20 School Year. THANKS FOR SUPPORTING THE PTCO! Thanks in advance for your support of all of the PTCO programs and events this 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 (2018-19), the PTCO was able to raise close to $100,000! With these funds, the school was able to make the following purchases: ~A Tractor with snow plow ~Additional Furniture for our NEW Innovation Spaces ~TWO new Water Bottle Dispensers for our Students ~New Computers for our Teachers ~Professional development for Teachers ~Many other various school expenditures (including specials equipment, school programming supplies, books and bookshelves, etc).  Distribution of PTCO Funds Raised 2018-19 Technology/Media: (30%) School Programming: (25%)Classrooms: (20%) Integrated Arts: (15%) SPED: (10%) Principal's Priorities: (nominal%) The BFHE PTCO had originally planned to allocate proceeds from this year’s spring fundraisers as it did last year, with funds going to technology & media (30%), school programming (25%), classrooms (20%), integrated arts (15%), SPED (10%), and principal’s priorities (nominal). A significant portion of this year’s spring proceeds will be saved to go towards projected updates to our school playground. We plan to return to a similar allocation of funds in the 2019/20 school year as we have had in previous years. We want to thank all the community donors who are helping us to make our school be the best it can be.
This year, 2019-20, the PTCO has voted to allocate funds raised from the 2019 Auction and upcoming 2019 Fun Run to update the BFHE playground and blacktop. We asked the school community for your feedback about what improvements can be made. The survey is now closed and we are compiling data. Stay tuned for more information about the exciting changes that will be coming soon! SURPRISE! The NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT was installed over the long weekend (3/6-3/10/2020)!
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