BFA’S HOLIDAY SPIRIT WEEK:

Monday 12/16 – Class Colors

  • 9th - Green
  • 10th_ Gold
  • 11th _ Red
  • 12th _ White

Tuesday 12/17 – Pajama Day

Wednesday 12/18 – Festive Hats

Thursday 12/19 – Flannel Day

Friday 12/20 – Ugly Holiday Sweaters

Today’s Lunch:

General Tso Chicken

Veggie Fried Rice

Homemade Dinner Roll

Daily Soup

Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Bar

Coffee Club will take place in The Hideaway from 4-6 p.m. this afternoon.  All are welcome!

The BFA Weight Room will be closed today (12/17) after school.

Good luck to the following sports teams as they compete today:

  • JV & Varsity Boys Basketball at U-32 @ 6:00/7:30 p.m.
  • JV & Varsity Girls Basketball host MMU @ 6:00/7:30 p.m.

Seniors:  The Bill of Rights Institute’s 2020 essay contest has been announced.  The winner of the contest will receive a $7,500.00 scholarship.  This year’s topic is “What does civil discourse mean to you?”.  Come to Room A-201 on Wednesday during Enrichment for more information or contact Mr. Rider at drider@maplerun.org.  The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m.

Anyone that wants to make “ugly sweaters” during Enrichment can come to the Art Room on Wednesday to work on them.  There will be supplies!

The Well Minded group will meet tomorrow, Wednesday (12/18) during Enrichment from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the Project Space in the Library.  Any questions, please contact Ashlie or Marissa in the Guidance Office.

The Build a Better Bagel group will meet tomorrow (12/18) during Enrichment in Room W-202.  Please see Nurse Val or Nurse Jodi for more information.

Candy Cane Grams:

  • If you filled out a Candy Cane Gram and did not include first and last names of both the people sending and receiving the gram, it currently cannot be delivered.
  • If you bought a Candy Cane Gram and the message is inappropriate, it currently cannot be delivered.
  • We would love to be able to deliver all of the grams!  You are more than welcome to come to Room A-314 and edit your grams so that they can be delivered!

The Perspective in Human Services class is doing a food drive through the month of December.  Collection Boxes are in the main office and tech center hallway.  Suggested items are cereal, canned fruit and vegetables, canned tuna or chicken, pasta, mac and cheese.  Our goal is to donate 860 items, the total number of students at BFA.  Donation will be made to Franklin/Grand Isle Community Action in St. Albans.

BFA is doing a toy and book drive for local families until December 20th.  If you have NEW toy or NEW/GENTLY USED book you would like to donate, boxes are placed by the Main Office and Cafeteria.  Donations will be going to Tim’s House and Operation Happiness and will be distributed to families in need.  Any donation, no matter how big or small, will be greatly appreciated!  Please see Mrs. Hodgeman’s with any questions.

ATTENTION STUDENTS:  Please check the Lost & Found for any items you are missing.  All items not claimed will be cleaned and donated during the Holiday break.  The Lost & Found is located in the Main Lobby of the South Building and by the Cafeteria in the North Building.

Yoga & Mindfulness for Students!

  • Where?    Dance Studio (E-403)
  • When?      Thursday Enrichments on 12/19, 1/9, 1/16, 1/23, 1/30


Assessment Schedule - 1st Semester

4 Block Brunch

The first day of Semester 2 is January 21st

 

 

 

Tuesday

1/14/2020

Wednesday

1/15/2020

Thursday

1/16/2020

Friday

1/17/2020

7:00 – 7:55

Breakfast in Cafeteria

Breakfast in Cafeteria

Breakfast in Cafeteria

Breakfast in Cafeteria

8:00 – 9:45

Assessment

Period 2

Assessment

Period 3

Assessment

Period 5

Assessment 

Period 7

 

 

 

 

 

9:55 – 11:35

Enrichment/Brunch

Enrichment/Brunch

Enrichment/Brunch

10:00 – 11:45 *Assessment Make-ups

9:55 – 10:20

Lunch 1

Lunch 1

Lunch 1

 

10:20 – 10:45

Lunch 2

Lunch 2

Lunch 2

 

10:45 – 11:10

Lunch 3

Lunch 3

Lunch 3

 

11:10 - 11:35

Lunch 4

Lunch 4

Lunch 4

 

 

 

 

 

 

11:40 – 1:25

Assessment

Period 1

Assessment

Period 4

Assessment

Period 6

Teacher Prep

1:30 – 2:45

Teacher Prep

Teacher Prep

Teacher Prep

Teacher Prep

                                              

 

  1. This assessment schedule gives students another opportunity to show proficiency and exposure to high stakes testing.
  2. Enrichment period allows students an opportunity to complete work from the semester, or a retake or redo.
  3. Enrichment period allows students an opportunity to seek help prior to the assessment on review questions.
  4. Teachers will still get a block of prep time at the end of the day, plus their two prep periods throughout the week.
  5. Regular lunch procedure – senior privileges – students attend assigned Enrichment/Brunch block by assigned enrichment teacher. Breakfast and brunch are paid with cash or use of Abbey account.
  6. Buses will leave at the end of the 2nd assessment Tues – Thurs. and following the make-up assessment period on Friday.
  7. Students who are taking the bus home Friday but have no make-ups, are to wait in the cafeteria, library, or gym following their Period 7 Assessment. The buses will board at 11:45 and depart from the North Building turn-around at 11:50.



ASSESSMENT 4 - BLOCK BRUNCH SCHEDULE

Block A                      

9:55 - 10:20

Block B                      

10:20 - 10:45

Block C                      

10:45 - 11:10

Block D                      

11:10 - 11:35

 

 

 

 

NWTC

Batten/Aylward

Bilodeau

Brouillette

Archambault

Bedell

Campbell/Howard

Church

Bernardini

Carlton

Christie

Clark

Bonsall

Cioffi

K. Corrigan

Cooledge

Bos

J. Corrigan

Dezotelle

Eldred

Bristol

K. Corrigan/Dawson

Hill

Fabrizio/Kamitses

Dunigan/Trombley

Hebert

Hungerford

Fugere/McArtor

MacAndrews

Jackson

Lefebvre

Gray

Martin

Kane

McCabe/Stinnett

Koldys

Murray

Martell

Norton

Waite

Plante

Painter

Plimpton

Magnan

Stoner/Riegelman

Parent/Sargent

Shail

Moore

 

Pollard

Telfer

Moulton

 

Rico

Tourville

Perrault

 

Sturgeon

Wilson

Rider

 

Thurber/Salemno

Smith

 

Yandow/Caforia

Szewko