BFPP NEWS

Friday, June 7th, 2024

Principal's Corner

Dear BFPP Families,

We are gearing up for the final days of the academic year. There have been many wonderful events at school and I hope everyone is feeling the love, gratitude and energy at BFPP. Highlights include the theatre productions, tidepools a Larrabee Park, 5th grade track meet, many enrichment class celebrations and of course our 8th Grade Celebration. As I said at that event, I am inspired and so grateful that we get to be a part of your child's educational journey. We get to witness the limitless human potential, the possibilities are endless, and they are full of greatness.

There are a few more events this week, see below.

The spring registration window closes today but a reminder that there will be another window in September (9/4 & 9/5). We capped the capacity for every class at 70% so there will still be spaces and quite often a few more classes are added. I know it is always a stressful time....for all of us....but in general, all went well. No big shutdowns and no universal clock errors! Thanks for doing your part and dwelling in the possibilities, embracing the challenge and understanding the complexity.

Warmly,

Dr K

Upcoming Events

Tues. June 11th: Last Day of Enrichment Classes

Tues. June 11th 11-12pm: Pod Workshop

Wed. June 12th-Tues. June 18th: Learning Plan Meetings

Wed. June 12th 12-1:30pm: Craft Fair & Carnival on Playfield

Thurs. June 13th: MOD Pizza Fundraiser

Tues. June 18th: Last Day, Happy Summer!

Turn in Your Laptops

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It's time to turn in your laptop if you haven't already. The district needs them back each year so they can reimage them over the summer. Please contact Sheri or Peggy with questions. Thanks!

Take Home Your Plants

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Thanks for loaning our building your plants! It made it a wonderful, greener space 😊 Please pick them up before the end of the year as there won’t be someone available to care for them over the summer. You can bring them back next fall. Thanks again!

Meet…Mingle…Plan…POD? Workshop ~ 6/11

A Workshop for Planning Home Learning Experiences with the Support of Other Families

Tuesday, June 11th 11-12pm in the Performer/Creator Room (Top Floor)

This is a shout out to all families (adults) who are curious about networking with other home learning families to share resources, collaborate on units/projects and/or create learning pods and co-ops for the upcoming academic year. The intention of this workshop is to give space and a bit of starting support to families who want to meet and learn more about how this could work in our community. Please join us if you’re curious about collaborative education models and/or if you have participated in learning pods in the past and have insights to share. Facilitated by Erin & Kate and accompanying families.

Please RSVP Erin at erin.mccarthy@bellinghamschools.org by June 9th. Thank you!

Craft Fair and Carnival ~ 6/12

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Hope to see you all at the Craft Fair and Carnival next Wednesday, June 12th from 12-1:30pm on the BFPP playfield! We have just over 40 kids signed up to vend and would love even more. You can sign up here if you'd like to have a table at the fair.

Whether you want to sell your handmade wares and homemade treats, invite people to try their luck at your carnival game, or support our kid vendors by purchasing some goodies, there's sure to be something for everyone. All are welcome to attend- invite your friends, family, and neighbors!

MOD Pizza Fundraiser ~ 6/13

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Close out the school year with yummy pizza and make a little dough for BFPP. MOD Pizza is donating 25% of all eligible sales on Thursday, June 13th to our school! Pick up a flyer at school or the craft fair and bring it to MOD, or use the online code MODGIVES25 so your order counts toward our fundraiser.

Meet a Wildland Firefighter!

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Oliver Simic has done a lot of interesting things in his life: working as a farm hand, carpenter, soil scientist, arborist, university emergency manager, and a wildland firefighter for the US Forest Service, National Park Service, and Bureau of Land Management. Join Oliver on June 22nd at 3:30 p.m. at the Fairhaven Program (1106 Harris Ave., Suite 307) to learn about wildfires and wildland firefighting. This is a free event for homeschoolers! RSVP to dantenen@yahoo.com.

BPL Summer Reading

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This year Bellingham Public Library has Summer Reading activity cards for everyone! Pick up your Summer Reading Activity Cards at any BPL branch, or print them at home by visiting our website. Then, fill out the activity cards and return them for prizes between June 1 – Aug. 31.

Youth Sports Camps

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Bellingham Schools and Bellingham Parks and Rec are teaming up to offer several youth sport summer camps. To register, visit www.cob.org/ezreg .

Bellingham Coding & Robotics Club

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The Bellingham Coding and Robotics Club is again offering van pick up at BFPP for homeschoolers on Thursday afternoons this fall. We'll pick up students at noon and transport them to our Club House where they can eat their lunches and have some STEM fun before our 2pm Coding and Robotics Class (for 5 year olds to 13 year olds).

Parent pick up is at 3:15pm at our Coding Club's new location at 3230 Meridian St. The cost is $100 per month for a full Club Membership (that HALF OFF price and includes weekly class, Club Nights and Saturday drop ins) and $25 per month for transportation and care. All this STEM fun starts on September 8th - sign up now to hold your spot!

Learn more here and email with any questions: admin@codingandroboticsclub.com