9/8/2010
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 BCA Home School Bulletin

 

DATES TO REMEMBER: 

  • September 7- RSVP Deadline for Workshop
  • September 8 (9:00-10:30AM)- Bible Study for women
  • September 12- First day to sign up for Giant/Martin's School Rewards Program
  • September 13 (7:00PM)- Home School Workshop (Location Change- BCA Computer Lab)
  • September 15- Dress Down Day
  • September 17- RSVP deadline for 2nd and 3rd grade field trip
  • September 21- Remaining balance due for Senior High Retreat
  • September 21 (10:06-10:51) High School Leadership meeting
  • September 22 (7:45a-8:15a) "See You At the Pole" event 
  • September 22-24- High School Retreat
  • September 25- Convoy of Hope
  • September 27-  RSVP deadline for fifth grade field trip
  • September 29- Home School Field Trip to Washington DC
  • September 29- Dress Down Day
  • October 1- RSVP Deadlines for PLAN, PSAT, and ASVAB testing
  • October 5- Renfrew Field Trip for 2nd and 3rd graders
  • October 5- Renfrew Field Trip for 5th graders
  • October 13- (8:40-12:00) PLAN and PSAT testing
  • November 1- First Quarterly Report Due
  • November 15-(12:52-3:20) ASVAB testing
  • December 20 (12:52-2:07) ASVAB follow-up session
  • May 2 - (Mon. eve.) Awards Ceremony and Project Night

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    Dress Down Days

    All homeschooled students may elect to dress down on specified Dress Down Days according to the policies outlined in the BCA Student/Parent Handbook (pages 24-26) which can be found at www.broadfording.com, under Resources, BCA Forms, and then Student/Parent Handbook.  The cost is $2.00 per student unless a BCA t-shirt is worn, and then the cost is $1.00.  Please pay your Dress Down fees to Mrs. Haldeman, school secretary, when signing in.

     

    PLAN/PSAT/ASVAB

    BCA will be hosting 3 separate testing opportunities for 10th and 11th grade students in the upcoming months.  Please see the BCA School Bulletin on this website under "News and Events".  Scroll down to the heading "High School Guidance" for details regarding these tests.

    You must RSVP to Celia Torres by October 1 in order to reserve a seat for your student for the test you choose.  

     

    Elementary Library and Computer Classes

    Classes for elementary library and computer will begin the week of September 7 following the Labor Day holiday.  Please make sure you have completed the "Classes Added/Changed" form if your student is participating in either of these free classes.  The schedule was sent out in a recent email.

    Home School High School Leadership Team

    We want to extend the invitation to all home school high school students to join the Leadership team which meets at BCA the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month during Activity Period. The meeting agendas are planned by the participating students and include an ice breaker activity, a short devotional, monthly service projects, and social gatherings as schedules permit. There are many opportunities for the students to develop relationships, speak in front of a small group, and participate in the planning, organizing, and delivery of service projects at BCA and in the community.  We are organized with a president (Wes Yeager), vice-president (Andrew Torres), Secretary (Bethany Yeager) and a Historian (Jensen Richards).  If you would like more information, please call or email Celia Torres, staff advisor to the Leadership team.   We welcome new members for the new school year!!

     

    Yahoo Invitation

    We are encouraging all BCA Home School mothers to join our exclusinve Yahoo group.  Community events, classifieds, homeschool resources, etc. are posted at this web site, and we think that it is a valuable resource.  Your email invitation should be received by Friday, August 27 and if not, please contact Linda Higgins.  Once you receive your invitation please follow the instructions to become a member.  Then check in periodically to see what is being discussed on this forum, or request email notification of posted messages.

     

     School Checklist

    • Check the school calendar at www.broadfording.com
    • Sign up for School's Out Alerts at www.broadfording.com
    • Have your student driver register with the main school office for student parking permit.  There is a nominal fee.
    • Read the Student/Parent Handbook at www.broadfording.com
    • Make sure that your child's vaccination records are updated OR have a letter documenting your reason for not adhering to the vaccination schedule
    • Save Box Tops for Education and Campbell Soup Labels and send them to BCA
    • If your child is taking an academic class at BCA, read the teacher Wiki pages
    • Sign up for the Giant/Martins School Rewards Program

     

    Giant/Martins School Rewards Program

    This program painlessly rewards BCA whenever you use a designated Bonus Card at Giant (in PA) or Martin's (in MD). BCA gets cash to use in whatever way they choose just because you shopped for groceries and used your designated card.
    So how easy is it to designate? So far, BCA has zero designations only because the program doesn't begin until September 12, 2010. Just go to
    http://www.giantaplus.com/SchoolDesignationLogin.html
    OR
    http://www.martinsaplus.com/SchoolDesignationLogin.html
    or the Customer Service Desk in your local Giant/Martin's. Fill out the info and you are effortlessly donating to your school for the school year!!

     

     

     

    MUSIC LESSONS at BCA

    Voice and instrumental lessons are available at BCA for $11/half hour or $22/hour.  Please contact Mr. Chip Stickler at ext. 214 if interested.  Lessons are available for drums, percussion, guitars, clarinet, flute, trumpet, sax, tuba,keyboard, etc.

     

     

    Bible Study for Women 

    Chrystal Carbaugh is organizing a Bible Study for Women at BCA and is hoping that many homeschool moms will participate.  The study will begin on Wednesday, September 8, and meet on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of each month from 9:00-10:30 am in the sanctuary.  The topics are:  (1) A Woman's Prayer Life and (2) Believing God.  Both studies are by Beth Moore.
     
    Childcare has now been arranged for homeschooled children during this time!   However, Chrystal is also hoping to arrange nursery workers during the Bible study.   She is looking for mature high school homeschool teens who would like to earn community service hours or possibly senior citizens who would like to serve in this capacity.  If you would be interested or know of someone who may be interested in serving in this area, please contact Chrystal Carbaugh at bccarbaugh@hotmail.com or 301-842-2624.
     
     

     

    Home School Workshop

    All BCA home school mothers are invited to attend our first home school workshop of the 2010-2011 school year on Monday, September 13 at 7:00PM.  This event will be held in the BCA Computer Lab.

     
    Julie Malecki will be sharing information on how to make digital photo journals to document field trips, experiments, or highlights from the year.  She will share multiple formats and options from simple drag and drop to custum books.  Julie will also research various printing/publishing options and share what she finds. It's an easy, no mess way to create keepsakes and document special homeschool moments.
    I was so impressed with a hardcover book featuring the Malecki children that Julie displayed at Project Night that I asked her to share this information with all of you.  This will be an informative fun evening so please mark your calendars and RSVP to Linda before September 7.

     

    Renfrew Institute Field Trip for 2nd and 3rd Graders

    Tuesday, October 5

     

    On Tuesday, October 5, the 2nd and 3rd grade classes will be taking a field trip to the Renfrew Institute in Waynesboro, PA.  They will be exploring God’s creation while taking the “Henry Hooter’s Park Ranger Training.”  For this field trip, students will be leaving school at 10:30 in order arrive by 11:15.  Each child will need to bring a packed lunch (including a drink) because lunch will be eaten at the picnic pavilion upon arrival.  The ranger class will be held from 12:00 to 2:00 and the classes should return to BCA around 2:45.  The children may wear hiking clothes (jeans, shorts, sweatshirts, t-shirts, etc.).  Please make sure to have your child dressed in clothing that is appropriate to the weather.  Layers would probably work best.  Please make sure that they have comfortable walking shoes on.  (No sandals please.)  Home school parents will need to chaperone their children; no younger siblings please. The cost is yet to be determined, but it is estimated to be approximately $4 per child.  The deadline to RSVP for this field trip is Friday, September 17.  Please email pcook@broadfording .com for 2nd grade reservations and clott@broadfording.com for 3rd grade reservations.

    Fifth Grade Field Trip 

    The fifth grade class is going on a field trip to the Renfrew Instiute to participate in the "From Food to Table" event.  The cost is $4.50/child and no cost for chaperones.  The class will leave BCA at 10:30AM and arrive back at 3:00PM.  Please RSVP to Mrs. Sheets by September 30.

     

    Field Trip to Washington DC

    On Wednesday, September 29 middle school and high school homeschooled students (Grades 6-12) are invited to attend a field trip to Washington DC to tour the United States Capitol building and participate in a Q and A session with Rep. Roscoe Bartlett.  Other events are being planned, and we
    would like to know of your interest level.   If you are interested in this
    field trip, please email Linda as soon as possible.  We will be limiting this event to 20 participants.     

     

     

    Bookmobile Visits

    The Washington County Library Bookmobile visits BCA on the fourth Thursdays from 1:00-3:00.  Homeschoolers are invited to participate.  If you would like a Bookmobile schedule, please contact Mrs. Higgins.

     

     

    Quarterly Report Due Dates

    1st quarter ends - October 20, 2010  --       Quarterly report form due  --     November 1, 2010

    2nd quarter ends - December 22, 2010  --  Quarterly report form due --     January 10, 2011

    3rd quarter ends -  March 11, 2011  --         Quarterly report form due  --    March 28, 2011 

    4th quarter ends -  May 27, 2011  --             Quarterly report form due  --    June 13, 2011

     

     

    TWO HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE

    10:30 – 10:35                HOMEROOM                 (5 min.)

    10:38 -11:28                  A/E Block                     (50 min.)

    11:31 – 12:01                Activity Period/Chapel/Sm. Groups     (30 min.)

    12:04 – 12:54                B/F Block                     (50 min.)

    12:57 – 1:32                  Lunch                          (35 min.)

    1:35 – 2:25                    C/G Block                     (50 min.)

    2:28 – 3:20                    D/H Block                     (52 min.)

     

     

    HALF DAY SCHEDULE

         

    Dismiss to Homeroom 8:25

     

    Homeroom 8:30-8:44

     

    A/E Block 8:47-9:33  46 minutes

     

    B/F Block 9:36-10:22  46 minutes

     

    C/G Block  10:25-11:11  46 minutes

     

    D/H Block  11:14-12:00  46 minutes

     

    Dismissal 12:00 noon

     

    Linda Higgins:  Home School Administrator

    Office Hours Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays 8:30-4:00

    301-797-8886 (Ext.211)

    bcahomeschool@broadfording.com

     

    Celia Torres:  Office Hours Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-12:30

    301-797-8886 (Ext. 305 voicemail only)

    celia.torres@broadfording.com