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2024 Science Fair

We’re happy to share that the 2024 Ben Franklin Academy Science Fair is going to be held from May 6 – 8 with a parent viewing night from 4 – 7 p.m. on May 7. Parents of third and fifth graders, please put these dates on your calendars. The event will be held in the lightning (small) gym. If you […]

STEAM Expo, May 3

The STEM Committee is so excited to announce our upcoming 2024 STEAM Expo is from 9:15 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, May 3, at BFA.  We will be hosting STEAM related booths and exhibits from local businesses, organizations and students! As part of this BFA tradition, all of our students will have an hour to explore the Expo during […]

Run4Funds Email Deadline Tomorrow; New Waiver Required

Run for funds for the school

We’re getting excited about the FUN RUN that is this Thursday, April 25! In an effort to try and make things easier for parents, the PTO created an online waiver, but have since received notice from Run4Funds that a different waiver must be completed instead. We are very sorry for any inconvenience, but we’d like […]

PTO Elections, April 21-28

The BFA PTO is very active, puts on exciting events and raises funds for teachers and the school.

The PTO is an integral part of the BFA community, whose mission is to seek resources to strengthen, enhance, and encourage the educational and social experience at Ben Franklin Academy. Since it began serving BFA, the PTO has raised funds to provide all manner of items for the school, including playground equipment, library books, a climbing wall, […]

MS Parents – Register & Volunteer for the Dance!

BFA newsletter

Middle School Parents: The middle school dance, The Enchanted Forest, is from 6 – 8 p.m. this Saturday, April 13, at BFA. Register your student(s) through MySchoolBucks, and print/sign the Dance Policy Form which is your student’s ticket to the dance. We need help with snacks/drinks for the event! Please volunteer for the dance and/or to […]

Staff Appreciation Collections, April 8-14

PTO virtues logo

The BFA PTO will use RaiseRight for end-of-year staff gifting again this year. Collections will take place NOW through Sunday, April 14 with gift cards being distributed during Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week (May 6-10). Each family makes one payment for all of their teacher and staff gifts. At the end of collections, each staff member will receive an […]

Summer Camp Catalog

infor for Summer 2020

Summer is right around the corner! In addition to our summer child care program, each year BFA teachers offer different enrichment camps throughout the summer. We have such a wide variety of camps this year, that we created a catalog of choices. There are camps for all interests and age groups. Please see our Summer Camp Catalog for all the […]