A reminder to all: The NYC School Survey needs to be completed by each family. by March 31st.

As we go into the mid-Winter recess, we are sharing with you a newsletter full of helpful reminders, opportunities to get involved and some asks to support our PTA's great work at school. Please join us for our next PTA meeting this Tuesday 2/28 at 8:30 a.m. in the Art Room.

This community is made up of so many amazing people who work to provide specialized services to our students. Each professional focuses on an aspect of development that supports their educational and socio-emotional experiences.

There are lots of important meetings and events coming up, and planning for spring events like our next movie night 3/10, annual Makerfest 3/25, Spring Fling in May (TBD), and Family Dance Party 6/2 are in full swing. Read more below, and consider getting involved!

A new calendar year is upon us! We welcome you to 2023, and together, we remember that every milestone such as the start of a new year gives us all a chance to reflect, plan forward and start fresh. We welcome new families who have recently joined our school community and hope that they and their children are having experiences of joy during this transitional period.

We have had a busy January, with bake sales, movie nights, and more. Plus, we are already starting to plan for spring events like our next movie night 3/10, annual Makerfest 3/25, Spring Fling in May (TBD), and Family Dance Party 6/2. Read more below, and consider getting involved!

Make sure to visit our Farm Stand and take fresh and healthy produce home at lower costs. Donations are much appreciated!

Happy New Year! We hope everyone enjoyed the break, reconnecting with family, resting and thinking about what is to come in the New Year.

Happy Holidays! We know this is always a busy time of year: full of fun, festivities and a little bit of fatigue.

We’re almost to the final month of 2022. Kudos to you all! Thank you to everyone who volunteered their baking skills for the pie fundraiser and the bake sale.

There are so many ways to get involved this month, from bake sales to chorus to mindfulness!

Election Day – a day that reminds us all to reflect on our democratic country, to act upon our civic duty, and in schools - the site of ballot-casting for many, staff report to work while students are home with their families and caretakers.

The narrative and perception of safety is an important one for all of us, as we reflect with a bit of space and time having passed since last week. It can be the difference between a positive or negative shift in the way we interact with our community.

The narrative and perception of safety is an important one for all of us, as we reflect with a bit of space and time having passed since last week.

Our city school system has layered supports and strategies in place to support school communities when something goes wrong. There were hiccups, surely, as every system and every protocol has at its center humans who are all doing their best, but the responses were swift and helpful when we connected with each person along the chain.

The third week of October is bringing us gorgeous weather and another PTA meeting. Plus, BNS just had its first Community Sing of the year in the auditorium!

Today we write to share about some moments in our school lives these last few weeks, the big and the small, the local and the worldly.

We start with a short narrative from kindergarten teacher Jenn, whose class lives in room 201, with Kori, Kodjo and Swimmy.

BNS classrooms are full of activity and the building is buzzing with energy! From fun games to learning the names of their classmates and getting to know each other, to finding their way to the bathroom and exploring the library and the Big Yard, students are growing more comfortable in their school.

BNS/BCS library will be hosting our first author visit of the school year! On October 18,

Saturday, October 1st from 11am-3pm
Games and Entertainment in the gym
Food, Merch, Clothing Swap and Arts & Crafts in the cafeteria