BCA Home School Bulletin
DATES TO REMEMBER:
Tea to Honor Moms of Senior Graduates
Friday, June 14, 2013
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Dollies Tea Room
Clearspring, MD
Mark your calendars for Friday, June 14, to join us at Dollies Tea Room (Clearspring, MD) to honor our moms of graduating senior students. All BCA home school moms are welcome to attend. Our moms of graduating 12th grade students will be guests of the Home School program. This has been a lovely event to share together. Please reply to Celia by Friday, June 7, with your plan to attend. Cost is $20 for the Jane's Tea menu.
Pre-K - 1st Grade: Thursday, May 30 - Pre-K - 1st grade will have a field day event which will be held at Monkey Joe's. All K - 1st grade home school students are invited to attend with parental accompaniment. The information flyer and permission slip were emailed. If you plan to attend, return the money and the permission slip to the appropriate teacher:
1st grade - dclever@broadfording.com
K - cblair@broadfording.com
K4 - brenda.brown@broadfording.com
COLLEGE DAY: All 7th - 11th grade students are invited to paticipate in BCA's annual College Day on Thursday, May 30, the last day of classes at BCA prior to summer vacation. The day will be filled with grade appropriate workshops that address guidance issues as related to middle and high school forecasting and planning for life beyond high school. There will be a basketball game for students to participate in and a fun assembly at the end of the day. Stay tuned for details. Contact Celia Torres with your interest.
Senior "To Do" List
Class of 2013--The school year is nearly complete! As you continue to work hard, remember the staff in the Home School program want to assist you in making this school year a rewarding experience. Below you will find a list of reminders to keep you on track for the remainder of your senior year.
BCA Home School Program Ministers to Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
BCA’s Home School Program ministers to families who wish to home school their children who have autism spectrum disorders. A trained evaluator is on staff, Julie Malecki. Julie lives in Hagerstown with her husband and two children. She currently home schools her two elementary aged children through the BCA Home School program. Julie also attends classes at Hagerstown Community College. Prior to this, she worked in both a one-to-one home therapy setting and a school setting as a behavioral therapist and instructional tutor for children with autism. Julie is trained in Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) and Discreet Trial and has 10 years experience applying these principles to educational goals. She also has experience adapting and creating teaching materials tailored directly to the child’s learning styles and strengths. Julie can be reached at julie.malecki@broadfording.com
2012-2013 CALENDAR FOR DOCUMENTATION
ITEM Due Date
Curriculum Documentation/Course Description forms
for returning families August 6, 2012
Curriculum Documentation/Course Description forms
for new families August 31, 2012
1st quarter ends October 19, 2012
1st quarter report due November 2, 2012
2nd quarter ends December 21, 2012
2nd quarter report due January 18, 2013
3rd quarter ends March 15, 2013
3rd quarter report due March 29, 2013
Sr. Student portfolio due May 22, 2013
4th quarter ends May 29, 2013
4th quarter report and Year-end Grades due June 14, 2013
TWO HOUR DELAY SCHEDULE
10:30 – 11:25 A/E Blocks (55 min.)
11:29 - 12:05 Activity Period/Chapel/Sm. Groups (36 min.)
12:09 - 12:59 B/F Blocks (50 min.)
12:59 - 1:32 Lunch (33 min.)
1:36 - 2:26 C/G Blocks (50 min.)
2:30 - 3:20 D/H Blocks (50 min.)
If a 2 hour delay should occur on Wednesday, the schedule is as follows: Following a brief Homeroom, Block C will begin immediately and continue for 14 minutes. Block D - H will meet at the regularly scheduled times for the Wednesday Block schedule.
HALF DAY SCHEDULE
A/E Block 8:30 - 9:24 (54 minutes)
B/F Block 9:28 - 10:16 (48 minutes)
C/G Block 10:20 - 11:08 (48 minutes)
D/H Block 11:12-12:00 (48 minutes)
Dismissal 12:00 noon
Linda Higgins:
301-797-8886 (Ext.118); linda.higgins@broadfording.com
Celia Torres: Home School Progam Director
Office Hours Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays 9:00-4:00, Fridays 9:00-1:00
301-797-8886, ext. 211; celia.torres@broadfording.com
Linda Adams: Home School Reviewer
Julie Malecki: Home School Reviewer for Autism Spectrum Disorders
julie.malecki@broadfording.com; 301-797-8886, ext. 305