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The New Beginnings Gazette
The purpose of a newsletter is to provide specialized information to a targeted audience. A school newsletter can be a great way to develop a strong relationship with parents. First choose a short title for your newsletter— something like "School News," or “Back to School.” As you choose the title, also take time to think about the newsletter’s theme. What important messages do you want to send parents and families? Next, establish how much time and money you can spend on your newsletter. These factors will help determine how frequently you publish the newsletter and its length. school policies. You can also provide explanations of how projects and daily
Academic Leader’s News
Parent Coordinator’s Corner Happy New Year from the entire
BSNBCS Faculty & Staff! This is a wonderful time of the year to watch our children participate in various activities from singing, creating gifts, and building positive relationships that have shown them how to treat one another in a kind and respectful manner. At this time of the year, I consider the ability to gain an education as one of the greatest gifts in our lives. Learning never ends as long as we strive to gain new knowledge and skills.
As I stand outside and greet students each morning, I can’t help but think how lucky we are to have a neighborhood charter school right here in Bed-‐Stuy, Brooklyn. I have witnessed the cohesiveness of parents, teachers, and students and I believe it is a testament of a strong positive school culture that has been established right here at BSNBCS! The emotional and academic growth of each one of our students is notable and inspiring and has developed my everlasting belief in BSNBCS. Thank you
Contents
Academic Leader’s News 1
Parent Coordinator’s Corner 1
Upcoming Events 1
Kindergarten Kidsbits 2
What’s Fun in Grade One 2
What’s New in Grade Two? 2
Team 3G! 2
Four Your Information (4YI) 3
The Art Scene 3
Musically Speaking 3
Mr. P’s Perspective 4
Calling All Team Players! 4
School Bus Safety 5
Bully-‐Proof Your Child 5-‐6
Student Spotlight 6
Give Your Child a Great Start 7
Brain Exercises at BSNBCS 7
BSNBCS in the Press! 7-‐8
work conform to the state standards. The purpose of a newsletter is to provide specialized information to a targeted audience. As you choose the title, also take time to think about the newsletter’s theme.
Since this is our premier school newsletter –it’s jammed pack with lots of articles and necessary tips. Be sure to look out for the New Beginnings Gazette every month!
for sharing your children with us and allowing us to witness the growth of each child.
I would like to introduce myself, as Amaala Weekes, the Parent Coordinator at BSNBCS. My main purpose is to serve as a readily available resource and contact person for parents/guardians who would like to communicate ideas or concerns to the school’s administration. I work in partnership with the administration and the parent body to create and facilitate a variety of workshops that are of interest to the BSNBCS community. Families are always welcomed and encouraged to participate in all workshops. I look forward to getting to know all of you better and fostering ideas to develop continued parent involvement. You can hear about upcoming school news and events through flyers, monthly calendars and the new & improved Parent Organization website: www.bsnbcspo.org
Karen Jones , Pr inc ipa l
Upcoming Events ♦ Jan. 6th – Jan. 27th: Dr. King Food Drive (Service Project) ♦ Jan. 13th at 9am: Dr. King Assembly ♦ Jan. 16th: No School Dr. King Holiday ♦ Jan. 18th: Half Day (1pm Dismissal) ♦ Jan. 26 -‐ Jan. 27th End of Semester Exams ♦ Fri, Jan 27th: School-‐wide Birthday Celebrations (3:30-‐4pm) ♦ Jan. 31st: 2nd Semester Begins ♦ Feb. 6th: Picture Day
Throughout the month of January, Kindergarteners will continue to learn about and identify the literary elements of realism and fantasy in our own writings and shared literacy. Students will also revisit comparing and contrasting characters in a story. Students will continue using sight words in their writing pieces to further develop writing skills. Parents will see their children’s reading skills soar as they build sight word mastery and continue reading nightly for 20-‐30 minutes. In addition, students will continue to identify numbers 0-‐9 as well as comparing numbers and identifying more and fewer.
In Science, students will be learning about land, water and air. They will also discuss and learn more about weather and the four seasons.
Kindergarten Kidsbits
The First Grade team would like to thank families for their continuous support in their students’ academic progress as well as reinforcing BSNBCS’ positive behavioral expectations. The first graders have made evident progress in literacy and numeracy as well as in science and social studies. Across all academic areas, the students have been learning about different communities as well as what it means to cooperate together as a community. We encourage parents to continue having meaningful conversations about being a responsible citizen of a classroom… and school community; being considerate of others and helping one another. In an ongoing effort to be the best writers that
What’s Fun in Grade One!
What’s New in Grade Two?
“Parent volunteers are needed for our trip to
the Museum of Natural History. Interested
parents should contact one of the 1st Grade
teachers.”
Your child’s reading scores will soar with sight word mastery and nightly reading for 20-‐30 minutes.
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In Social Studies, students will be exploring communities and neighborhoods. Students will continue to learn about healthy foods and nutritious eating habits. January’s field trip will take us to the Children’s Museum of Brooklyn where students will have the opportunity to role play in the various model communities and learn more nutrition through an interactive lesson with a tour guide.
**Parents – please continue daily “shoe-‐lace tying” practice with your children at home. It is important that this fine-‐motor skill is mastered before your child leaves Kindergarten.
we can be, we have practiced adding details
to our writing. As this time in the school year, the students should be able to add details to their short stories independently.
In order to make full sense of our city’s resources, we are planning to revisit the Museum of Natural History on January 27th. We will be taking the school bus to the museum, but returning to school via subway. For this reason, many parent volunteers are needed for this trip. Interested parents are encouraged to email teachers ASAP & mark your calendars!
Grade Level News
All three Second Grade teachers are excited about the progress that our Second Graders are making! They have been diligently working in all academic areas, especially in writing. As the 2nd Grade team, we aim to promote proficiency and success. We will continuously work on addition, subtraction, time and money and ask parents to please continue practicing these skills at home. As our students become more strategic readers, our focus will be heavily placed on fluency and comprehension. They will continue to practice reading skills and strategies such as drawing conclusions, characterization, cause & effect, main idea and details, text structure, author’s purpose, sequencing, visualizing, and more!
In Science, we’ve been exploring how all living things rely on other things to survive. 2nd Grade has just finished a Social Studies unit about their place in community and the world. As a result, we’ve been learning about the importance
of giving back to the community. As part of BSNBCS’ commitment to Community Service we are pleased to share that our 2nd graders performed holiday songs for the senior residents at the Marcus Garvey Residential Nursing Rehab Pavilion.
This year, the 2nd Graders goal is to continue mastering their skills to become fluent readers, writers and active members of their community.
Students create a food web to explore how plants & animals in a habitat work together.
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Team 3G!
For the month of January the 4th Graders are continuing to work on multiplication. This consists of multiplying two-‐digits by one-‐digit, two digits by two-‐digits, and solving multiplication word problems. In reading, we will be continuing our mastery of author’s purpose and being able to differentiate between fact and opinion in literacy. We will also continue preparing for the 4th Grade NYS ELA with weekly computerized iReady assessments. Please mark your calendars – Saturday Academy for NYS Test Prep begins January 7th! Our goal is for every student to score levels 3 and 4 and weekly on-‐time attendance at BSNBCS’ Saturday Academy will help ensure your child does their very best!
In writing, students will learn the elements of and begin writing memoirs.
4 Y I (Four Your Information) Students will also continue to work towards meeting the
Fourth Grade goal of writing a minimum of two pages complete with supporting details, correct punctuation and grammar usage.
We thank parents for your continued support by
reinforcing the school’s “No Fighting & No Bullying Policy” and working with us to hold students accountable for their behavior. As BSNBCS’ “seniors” our 4th Graders are looked to as role models by our younger students in the lower grades. As student leaders, they must continue to show exemplary behavior at all times. Lastly, GREEN is the color for 2012! While continuing to sign the HW & Behavior Logs nightly, remember to also have continued conversations with your child when they come home with any color other than green. Our students are capable of meeting the behavioral and academic expectations when they know we, parents & teachers, are working together as a TEAM!
It’s been an exciting year for us! The Art room has been relocated this year to a newly renovated space on the 2nd Floor! The new room is divided into two different sections between lower grades (K-‐2) and the upper grades (3-‐4). This new space facilitates more freedom and independence as our scholars deepen and broaden their skills and knowledge in art. The lower grades (K-‐2) have been learning basic artistic skills centered around lines, shapes, colors and texture. They have also been exploring broadly two-‐dimensional art forms including drawing, painting and printmaking.
In the second semester, they will learn more about three-‐dimensional forms as they engage themselves with sculptural art forms. The upper grades (3-‐4) have been deepening their knowledge and skills through their projects and sketch book assignments. Scholars are required to become more independent in their decision making and problem-‐solving skills as they work on more complex projects. They are also building their critical eyes as they engage in formal and informal critiques of their works. Scholars will also continue to build both their visual and verbal language skills as they move on into the remainder of the school year. We hope to celebrate the achievements of our young artists through an art show at the end of the year.
The Art Scene
Third Graders are learning! Our community is filled with scholars who are serious about their education. As we embark on the journey towards academic success, we will continue to meet the needs of your scholar. We welcome parents & guardians into our classroom community at anytime and always appreciate your support. Remember – the NYS tests are less than 40 days away. Please continue to review your child’s weekly progress report so that you know how best to reinforce what’s being taught in class. P.S. Third Graders must continue to work on memorizing their multiplication facts.
Toys, Games & other Non-‐Educational Items: Parents, please help our children remember that personal,
non-‐instructional objects such as toys, game cards (Pokémon, etc), iPods, Nintendo-‐DS, etc are NOT allowed at school at
anytime. Not only are these items a disruption to the learning environment, there is also no security for these items if they are misplaced, lost or stolen at school. Any of the above items brought to school, will be confiscated and ONLY returned to a
parent/guardian on the LAST day of school.
Thank you parents for helping BSNBCS keep the focus on instruction & learning – periodically check your children’s book bags to ensure they don’t “accidentally” bring toys to
school.
Cell phones, if brought to school, must: Remain off; in the student’s book-‐bag; and only used during an emergency. Students needing to contact a parent during the school day will do so through their classroom teacher or other school official. Please do not encourage your child to loan, give,
show or “trade” personal items at school. Please also remind your child that at NO TIME should items considered a weapon be brought to school (ex: garden tools, knives, toy look-‐a-‐likes).
Students in Grades K-‐4 are in the middle of their Striking Units where they use different parts of their body to strike a balloon or other object. In Kindergarten through 2nd Grade, students are working more on loco-‐motor skill development, skill themes and movement concepts. While students are striking footballs off of kicking tees and using lollipop paddles to strike foam balls, an emphasis is also placed on associated levels and pathways. In Grades 3-‐4, students are participating in striking games and activities including Island Tennis, Frisbee Bowling and Soccer Poly Spot Hot Shot. Each activity is a progression from the developmental skills of striking using parts of their body or using a long or short-‐handled implement. Health classes will begin on Monday, January 23rd! This year, an added emphasis will be placed on communication, specifically cooperative & team building games and activities. Students in Grades 2-‐4 will also continue to learn about proper hygiene, taking care of their bodies as well as proper care and wear of their school uniform. Some in-‐class lessons will also include conversations about dental care and deodorant. Per student request, students in Grades 3-‐4 may wear and bring a stick of deodorant to school (to leave in their book-‐bags for use when needed).
As a reminder, all students, Grades K-‐4 will need solid black sneakers for physical education activities. **Boots or shoes of any kind may not be worn during physical education. Students may wear their uniform shoes to school and change into their solid black P.E. sneakers.
Mr. P’s Perspective
program, students learned about different musicians from around the world who have migrated to New York City – we even took a trip to Carnegie Hall to see them perform live!
Third and Fourth Graders have been given the trusted responsibility of caring for and learning to play the tin whistle. The top students will be chosen to participate in a new music enrichment program beginning this month. Students chosen will train with Mrs. Bowling and learn to play complex tunes from Ireland and South Africa. Meeting twice weekly, students will prepare to perform at the Irish Arts Center in March! Attention all singers: Starting in April, select Third and Fourth Graders will be chosen to join the BSNBCS chorus to perform at the End-‐of-‐Year Assembly in June! Mrs. Bowling is very proud to teach such inquisitive, hard-‐working musical scholars. Keep up the great work and keep practicing!
Ad Summum ~ To the Top!
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Musically Speaking
Please remember to send your child to school in their complete BSNBCS uniform. This also includes a solid black belt, solid black shoes/sneakers, and glasses (if your child is prescribed to wear them).
Hair & Nails: To minimize distractions to the learning environment, as per the uniform policy in the Student Handbook, only clear nail polish may be worn by girls. Hair styles should be modest – colored hair and haircut designs are not permitted. Old Man Winter is here! With the colder temperatures, it is highly recommended that all students come to school dressed for the cold weather.
Be sure your child is wearing: • Long-‐sleeved forest green polo shirt (with long johns/thermals underneath) *Short sleeved polo’s and shorts/capri’s may only be worn during the warmer months of August-‐October.
• Khaki pants (with a solid black belt) or knee-‐length khaki skirt/jumper (for girls). • Forest green button-‐down cardigan sweater. (No other color sweaters or hoodies) • Solid black shoes or sneakers. Rain/snow boots may be worn during inclement weather, but must be changed into solid black uniform shoes or sneakers once inside the building. *Especially for Physical Education/Recess!
BSNBCS is like a winning sports team! Be a “team player” by making sure your child is wearing our team’s complete uniform everyday! **Accidents happen! Be sure your child has an emergency uniform (complete w/underwear & socks/stockings) at school. You never know when your child might need it!
Allergy Alert 2012! With food allergies on the rise,
please remind your child NOT to share or accept food from friends during breakfast, snack or lunch times. While we do believe that “sharing means caring,” we want to keep all of our children as free from allergic reactions as possible.
Thanks parents for also supporting our school’s Healthy Food & Snack Policy by making sure your child comes to school with healthier lunches & snacks. Please ask your child’s teacher, the Main Office or Dean Lawrence for a copy of the BSNBS Healthy Lunch & Snack Policy.
Calling All Team Players!
The music program at BSNBCS continues to develop student’s interest in music – and this year there have been a few new additions! In the classroom, students experience music from all cultures through song, movement, rhythm and instrumental performance. We have also been discussing the “how” and “why” of music to develop verbal skills. We use language to identify the similarities and differences we find in music, highlighting both vocabulary and conversational skills. Kindergarten and First Grade students learn to use their voices and bodies musically, and First Graders learn more specifically how famous composers told stories through their music.
A new addition to the Second Grade is the Carnegie Hall Musical Explorers program. In this
Allergy Alert 2012! With food allergies on the rise,
please remind your child NOT to share or accept food from friends during breakfast, snack or lunch times. While we do believe that “sharing means caring,” we want to keep all of our children as free from allergic reactions as possible.
Thanks parents for also supporting our school’s Healthy Food & Snack Policy by making sure your child comes to school with healthier lunches & snacks. Please ask your child’s teacher, the Main Office or Dean Lawrence for a copy of the BSNBS Healthy Lunch & Snack Policy.
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BSNBCS wants to ensure all of our student’s safe arrival to/from school each day. To help us keep your child and all of our BSNBCS students safe, we are asking your help in supporting and reinforcing our Transportation Safety Rules. For optimum safety, the bus drivers must be able to focus on the road at all times. • A quiet ride helps the bus drivers focus on the road. Encourage quiet activities like reading, drawing/coloring, starting HW or studying, sleeping, or looking out the window.
• To ensure everyone’s safety on the bus, we ask that all students keep their hands, bodies and belongings to themselves at all times. *Students should immediately alert the bus driver when there is a concern. Students should NEVER jeopardize the safety of others or themselves by taking matters into their own hands.
• Parents can help ensure their child is being safe & following the bus rules by periodically checking-‐in with the bus drivers.
• Parents and students are encouraged to bring all bus concerns to Dean Lawrence or Mr. Stokley. Either can be reached at (718) 453-‐1001 or via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
School Bus Safety
Bully-‐Proofing Your Kids
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Unfortunately bullying is one of the most serious and persistent challenges facing schools today. Surveys indicate that children view bullying as the worst experience of childhood, other than losing a loved one. “Bullying” is another name for continuous harassment. It occurs when a stronger or more powerful child repeatedly hurts, threatens, excludes or torments a more vulnerable child. Bullying is intentional, it happens more than once, and there is a marked imbalance of power between the bully and the victim. Bullying can be physical, but more often however, bullying is verbal and psychological in nature and includes persistent threatening, teasing, forming “secret” or exclusionary clubs, or gossiping – in person and over the internet. Bullies may also: • Spread rumors about other children; • Play mean practical jokes on peers; • Intentionally leave other children out of activities; • Persuade their peers to reject other children; • Write nasty things about classmates; • Hit, push, trip, kick, pinch or spit at/on other children.
Some Key Facts About Bullying: • Almost 1 in 3 children nationwide is involved in bullying, either as a bully, victim or bystander. • About 10% of students are afraid during much of the school day. • Children often fail to report bullying (to their parents or teachers) for fear that nothing will be done. • Bullying will typically stop in less than 10 seconds if there is intervention. • Bullying is greatly minimized when parents & teachers work together to build positive school relationships (between one other and amongst their children & other classmates)
• Boys are more likely to attack their classmates verbally or physically; whereas girls are more likely to bully indirectly by, for example, excluding their victims from activities or spreading rumors about them.
• Bullying also affects children who are not victims but who are witnesses, or bystanders, to these incidents.
Bullying: The Bystander’s Role Dear Dean Lawrence: Before transferring to BSNBCS, my child came home from their old school upset because kids were picking on a classmate and wouldn’t let her play with them. What advice should I have given my daughter?
A: If this should happen again, tell your daughter that her classmate was being bullied, that it’s not kind behavior and she has the power to help stop it! There are several things she can do. She could start by standing up to the bully and saying something like, “That’s not nice – if you keep up this mean behavior we’re going to tell!” Then she might ask the child who is being bullied to join her in a game or school project. Most importantly, remind your child to always immediately report bullying to a teacher or other adult when she sees it. Let her know this is NOT tattling, but a way to help someone who is being hurt. You can explain: “Asking an adult to help a child who is being bullied is like asking the nurse to help a child with a scraped knee.”
Bed-‐Stuy New Beginnings Charter School has gone Whole Brain! Whole Brain Teaching is an exciting new instructional strategy to keep our students engaged during instruction while also minimizing some of the behavior disruptions that take away from the learning environment. Parents are encouraged to visit our classrooms or check out _________________________ to get a sample of how our students work their “whole brain.” In the meantime, we ask that you continue to reinforce our five school-‐wide Whole Brain Teaching Rules:
Rule #1: Follow directions quickly! Rule #2: Raise your hand for permission to speak. Rule #3: Raise your hand for permission to leave your seat. Rule #4: Make smart choices. Rule #5: Keep your dear teacher happy!!!
We promise – your child will have LOTS of fun learning and exercising their whole brain by following these five simple rules!
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Bully-‐Proofing Your Kids continued…
Student Spotlight
Did You Know?
Top 4 Things Parents Can Do To Strengthen Their Children Against Bullies: • Instill a Positive Self-‐Esteem & Self-‐Affirmation • Encourage Courageous Behavior (*Speaking up for themselves & others at all times) • Insist That They Always Do the Right Thing (regardless of what their peers are doing) • Have consistent open communication with your child about school (Instead of the typical “How was school,… fine” conversation – try “Tell me something exciting or new that you learned (or that happened) in school today.”
I Think My Child Is Being Bullied. What Should I Do? • Tell your child it is NOT their fault. • Ask your child WHO is doing the bullying, WHAT specifically happened, WHEN it happened and find out if there were any witnesses (bystanders).
• Keep a written record of what your child tells you. • Encourage your child to immediately TELL an adult at school (their teacher, the Dean, the Principal, etc) **Do NOT encourage your child to physically or verbally retaliate.
• Explain to your child’s teachers how the situation is impacting your child’s behavior. Find out what is being done make your child feel safer and minimize the bullying.
Did you know that BSNBCS has a “No Hitting, No Fighting or Bullying” Policy.” Contact your child’s teachers, Dean Lawrence or Ms. Rogers, Social Worker to find out more about this policy and how you can make sure your child is not a bully, a victim or a bystander. Reach out to your child’s teachers, Dean Lawrence or Ms. Jones, Academic Leader if you feel that your child is being constantly teased or bullied. Contrary to popular belief – bullying is NOT a rite of passage or “something all kids do.” While we know that children may not always get along – bullying and other mean-‐spirited behaviors are NOT acceptable at BSNBCS. All of our teachers and staff work to create and maintain classroom environments that promote positive peer relationships. Through class meetings, role-‐playing social situations, friendship and conflict resolution board games, anonymous “Situation Boxes,” videos and read-‐aloud stories, our teachers explore many ways to reinforce our school’s positive culture. If your child is being teased, harassed or pressured to do something (or witnesses something being done to someone else), they should immediately tell an adult at school and also come home and tell you!
Helpful Anti-‐Bullying Resources:
The Bully, the Bullied, and the Bystander: From Preschool to Highschool – How Parents & Teachers Can Help Break the Cycle of Violence. By B.
Coloroso
The Berenstain Bears & The Bully by S. Berenstain
Loudmouth George & The Sixth Grade Bully by N. Carlson
Mean Mean Maureen Green by J. Cox
Thank You Mr. Faulker by P. Polacco
Blubber by Judy Blume
Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain by T. Romain
Stop Picking on Me: A First Look at Bullying by P. Thomas
& L. Harker
Websites: www.antibullying.net www.bullying.org www.bullypolice.org
www.pacer.org/bullying www.stopbullyingnow.com
BSNBCS Students Exercise their Whole Brain!
Curriculum Corner Finding out about what your child is learning in school is a great way to ensure their success. Take the time to sit with your child and read through their weekly progress report over the weekend. Ask them about the different skills, strategies, and concepts they learned over the week. Contact their teacher with any questions or concerns you may have regarding your child’s progress. Here are some additional tips of how to help your child at home! • Talk to your child every day about school — it's a great way to find out what he or she is learning and to identify potential concerns that you might need to discuss with his/her teacher. To avoid vague answers. Start a conversation with "What was your favorite activity today?" instead of "How was school today?"
• Establish a workspace where your child can be relatively undisturbed and undistracted. Make sure you're well stocked with school supplies so he or she doesn't waste valuable time running around the house searching for a calculator.
• Ensure your child has the best school day possible by establishing a nightly routine. A minimum of 10-‐11 hours of sleep is needed for BSNBCS’s long and rigorous school day. Keep TV’s and computers out of the bedroom so you can monitor screen time.
• Read everything that comes home. It's easy for your child to forget to pass them on to you, so check their backpack regularly, and find out if there's a particular day of the week when your teacher sends notices home. Additionally, make sure you check your email regularly if you have an active email account. If you don’t have an active email account let your teacher know they need to send the weekly progress report home in your child’s homework folder.
• Bring learning home. Find ways to relate everyday activities at home to concepts your child is learning in school. For instance, explain percentages at breakfast using the nutritional info on the back of cereal boxes, or talk about the fat content of skim versus two-‐percent milk.
Please feel free to email me at [email protected] for any questions about what your child is learning in school, listings of fun, educational websites or for better ways to help them at home. Let’s work together to make the school year successful for both you and your child! Ms. del Sherpa, Instruction and Curriculum Coordinator
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“Ensure your child has the best school day possible by
establishing a nightly routine. A minimum of 10-‐11 hours of sleep is needed for BSNBCS’s long and rigorous school day. Monitor screen time by keeping TV’s and
computers out of the bedroom.”
Health Wise Greetings from Your School Nurse, Mrs. Townsend! It is my pleasure to serve the BSNBCS’ community health needs. My role as a school Nurse is not just limited to band-‐aids and temperature taking; here are a few of my responsibilities:
• Foster the academic potential of children by improving their health. • Provide health exams and screenings as mandated by the NYC Health Department and NYS Education regulations.
• Insure that all school children have access to receive on-‐going medical care, including any medical needs which may occur in school.
• Provide health education to students (and their parents) in order to promote the adoption of healthy behaviors early in life.
• Advocate for the health and well-‐being of the children in our school community.
I would like to take the opportunity to extend an open door policy. Please feel free to contact me regarding any of your child’s health concerns. We have a number of in-‐house resources available to assist you -‐ additionally we have other resources that are accessible via the Office of School Health’s Regional Office. Let’s work together to achieve optimum health for all of our children!
Coming Soon: Health Workshops for Parents! Ms. Weekes, Parent Coordinator & Mrs. Lawrence, Student Life Coordinator/Dean would love your suggestions on topics for future Health Workshops that would ultimately benefit our students by empowering YOU -‐ our parents with information & resources!
A FREE delicious & nutritious hot breakfast is served at BSNBCS every morning at 7:30am. From pancakes and turkey bacon to egg & cheese
croissants or cream of wheat, your child can get their brains charged for a fun & rigorous day at school. The learning day begins promptly at 8am, so make sure your child is in the cafeteria by 7:30am so they have enough time to enjoy a full breakfast & have a great start!
Give Your Child a Great Start!
82 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
Phone: (718) 453-‐1001
Fax: (718) 452-‐2090
Email: [email protected]
We’re on the Web! www.bsnbcs.org
Ad Summum ~ To the Top!
Bed-‐Stuy New Beginnings Charter School 82 Lewis Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11206
PARENTS, GUARDIANS & FRIENDS OF BED-‐STUY NEW BEGINNINGS
Student Spotlight
Lost: Gloves, sweaters, hats, scarves, lunchboxes & bookbags and more! These items are waiting for their pint-‐sized owners to come claim them. Stop by Ms. Weekes’ office, Rm. 10__!
This month’s Student Spotlight features two Second Graders who wanted to share their views on anti-‐bullying. “Bullies like to fight because they are jealous. A lot of people don’t like bullying because bullies like to fight. A bully is a person who likes to fight kids. A bully likes to tease kids and talks back to adults. You can stop a bully by not fighting and stop being jealous and by not talking back to people and they will make a lot of friends and play nice games together.” ~ Jaden M. Cherry, 2B “ Bullying is not a good thing. Children who are bullied feel sad and upset.” Sometimes the children don’t want to go to school because of the bullies. If you are being bullied you need to speak up! Tell an adult at school, who will tell another adult, until there are about five adults who know about it. It’s like the game telephone. Pass on the message until there are enough people to stop the bullying.” ~ Samuel Cole, 2B
