Birmingham Covington School Welcome Cobras! 9:00-10:30 a.m. Move - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Birmingham Covington School Welcome Cobras! 9:00-10:30 a.m. Move Up in the Day Monday 06/10/19 Media Center Our vision at BCS is to inspire students to lead in the global community through a passion for learning, innovating, and inquiry & design.

The BCS Touchstone

Vision • BCS inspires students to lead in the global community through a passion for learning, innovating, and inquiry & design. – We commit to: • educate the whole child, supporting the needs of all learners. • foster and nurture a learning community of character valuing integrity, diversity and acceptance. • prepare students, through original and authentic learning experiences, to create solutions meeting the challenges of tomorrow on a global scale. • adapt purposefully by efficiently utilizing the resources around us to ensure academic excellence in our evolving world.

Mission/Purpose BCS is a dynamic and collaborative learning community. We cultivate an engaging environment that embraces all students and empowers them to pose questions, integrate resources, synthesize, evaluate and apply their knowledge to positively influence our diverse and ever-changing world.

Summer Packets • Take them home today! – Note BCS Reading Backpack difference • Also available at http://bcsonline.info after June 14 • Supply list will be included – optional – Purchase on your own or in advance • Experiential Learning is the focus!

Welcome Back to School Wednesdays • August 14th or 21st: 10AM-12PM or 5-7PM • Come to BCS to confirm your registration is in place and orient your family to a new year. • Locker Assignment (time for students to practice) • Join PTA, Pay Fees, Direct Donations • Q1 Choice Hour schedule posted • Medication “Round Up” • Deposit into lunch accounts • balance rolls over from previous year • deposits may be made via check or online at www.sendmoneytoschool.com.

First Day of School • Parents may stand near lockers or hallways to say, “Good-bye! Have a great day!” • Town Hall meetings (3/4, 5/6, 7/8) • Make a Connection teams-end of day prep

Meet the 3/4 Team! Link to Meet the Entire BCS Staff

A Day in the Life! • Academics • Language Arts, Math, Social Studies and Science • Interdisciplinary Themes and Curriculum • Co-Curricular classes include • 45 minutes each class • One Semester of Art (2x per week) • One Semester of Engineering Technology (2x per week) • One Year of Engage (2x per week) • One Year of PE (2x per week) • Swimming schedule listed in the weekly WAG and on the teachers’ blogs/sites • One Year of Spanish (2x per week) • Click the 3-8 matrix of co-curricular classes • Snacks/Breaks • Lunch/Recess • 20 minute lunch – 3 lines (regular, healthy, pizza/snacks) • 20 minute Recess • Planner and binder • Academic Day ends at 3:20 PM/Choice Hour begins at 3:25PM

Mornings • When does our school open to students – Breakfast for purchase in the cafeteria after 7:30 a.m. – Students may be in the hallways at 8:00 a.m. – classes begin at 8:18 a.m. on regular days • Breakfast is available for purchase • Kid’s Club – after Choice Hour, 4:10-6:00 p.m. • Traffic circle and parking lot – Park in designated spaces only (no parking in circle drives) – There are “10 Minute Spaces” (Blast Winners spaces too) – Check out the Traffic Flow Map

Office Procedures • Call in or email all absences with as much notice as possible (extended absence requires pre-approval) • Visitor Notification System (VNS) • Sign in at the office when picking up children • Always check-in the office when entering the building to get visitor’s pass – check-out when leaving • A bustling front office – a great place to volunteer • Students can call home from the office

Communications • Importance of BCSonline.info for Parent News and Forms • Emails listed in PowerSchool are automatically included in our Blackboard Connect communication system. • Sign up additional emails for school eNews at https://bpsenews.bbcportal.com/. • Check http://bcsonline.info for teacher websites and student resources • Open Door Policy or Schedule appointments to speak to administrators or counselors • Make appointments to meet with teachers (Email vs. Voice Mail) • Sign up for important text reminders by texting @bcsf to the number 81010

Transportation • Make a Connection • Shuttles and direct morning buses • Buses arrive for 4:10 PM dismissal only and will leave BCS promptly at 4:20 PM. • When will students arrive home on buses? • Must bring in a note if riding with a friend • note must be signed by office staff • All students on buses enter through the “recess” doors near the cafeteria by the bus loop • Traffic Circle Procedures • Parking, drop-off, pick-up expectations • Students dropped off enter the main doors • Click Traffic Pattern Map for more details and a route map.

Welcome from PTA Your PTA Co-Chairs Are: • Jennifer Taylor-Haughey-2nd year • Jennifer Weingarten-2nd year • Open - 1st year How do you get involved? • PTA Promise to Participate • Membership is important • What does the PTA fund? • What Fundraisers support this?

PTA Events & Committees Events • Ice Cream Social - September • 3/4 Coney Bingo - October • Proud Dads Annual Meeting - October • Eat and Run - November, February, May • Snow Club - January • Open House - December 8, 2019 • Blast - March 15, 2020 • Wacky Recess - June • and many more …… . Committees • 3/4 Room Parent • Blast Planning Committee • Wellness Team • Green Team • Proud Dads

Your 3/4 PTA Leadership Team Your 3/4 Room Parent Your 3/4 Liaisons Coordinators • Butzin - Torri Calver • Davis - OPEN Outgoing: • Frishman - Donna Kramer Sara Baumann & • Harvath - OPEN Sareeka Doshi • Maliszewski - Felicia O’Conner • Parkin - Sally Matak Incoming: • Seley - OPEN OPEN (2 positions) • Wallington - OPEN

Your 3/4 PTA Leadership Roles Room Parent Coordinator: Classroom Liason (8 total): • Facilitate Monthly 3/4 • Send weekly classroom Meetings communications • Oversee activities at high • Ensure Party Planning is level (Coney Bingo, Winter coordinated for classroom • Ensure grade wide event Party, Reading Party, Spring Conference Dinner, Blast planning is coordinated Baskets, Staff Appreciation (each class responsible for 1 Week, End of Year Party) event) • Attend Monthly PTA Mtgs • Attend Monthly 3/4 • Manage 3/4 Budget Meetings

Classroom Breakout Sessions • Find your classroom’s or grade level sign • Ways to connect and stay involved • Questions and answers • Students return at 10:30AM