Congratulations to our staff and students–thanks to your efforts, we are a John Irwin School of Excellence for the second year in a row! This week, our school was recognized at the DCSD Board Meeting and we received our John Irwin School of Excellence banner. This recognition is given by the Colorado Department of Education […]
Preschool enrollment is now open for families that have another student currently enrolled in BFA’s kindergarten through eighth grade classes. Current BFA families should complete this form to express interest in the preschool program. Completing this form does not guarantee enrollment into the preschool as it is determined on a first come, first serve basis. […]
The Maker Space is NOW OPEN! This terrific space was made possible by your support of the 2018 PTO Fun Run. Our Maker Space provides different types of opportunities for creativity and hands-on learning. The room is full of all sorts of materials designed to spark students’ imaginations–from crafting supplies to sticker makers, 3D pens, robots, keva […]
The CEC selected the VA Hospital this year as the organization to support for Veterans Day and we received an overwhelming number of donations! Thanks to our community who generously donated items to support our local veterans. BFA will be donating the following to the Veterans served by the VA Hospital: 292 Hand Warmers 101 Toe […]
A message from Principal Simpson… I have heard so many compliments from our community about the Veterans Day celebration. From the Boy Scouts respectfully carrying out their color guard duties, the Daisy Scouts escorting veterans into the assembly, our fourth graders who did a fantastic job singing the military anthems, the beautiful bagpipe music […]
Congratulations to the directors and cast of last school year’s production of “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.!” The show was nominated by National Youth Arts for SIX awards, and WON TWO awards! We are all very proud of our directors, performers and crew who entertained us with a fantastic rendition of “Beauty and the Beast, Jr.” Ms. Johnson commented, “I’m so happy that […]
Parry’s Pizzeria and Bar (9567 S University Blvd., 80126) will be hosting a BFA Spirit Night from 4:30 – 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov.14. Parry’s will donate 20 percent of the purchases back to BFA–so, make plans for a pizza night and help BFA!
Last week, Big congratulations to eighth graders Addi Torres and Ethan Duffy who represented BFA at the State Cross Country meet during Fall Break. We are so proud of both of these runners who placed 22nd and 26th respectively in their races. Great job representing BFA at the State level!
Thank you to everyone who registered for and participated in the BENefit Bash. The online auction, main event and after party were huge successes.Congratulations to the winners of the prestigious Ben Franklin Award – Steve and Burgandy Hodge and Paige Brock (pictured with Principal Simpson and PTO President, Mollie Anderson). Special thanks to the main […]
BFA has been participating in the Douglas County Library “Battle of the Books” program since the 2014/15 school year. We have a third/fourth grade team and a fifth/sixth grade team. Each team has to read ten books and be able to answer detailed questions about each of them during the battles. We have done very well in […]
Today is the FINAL DAY for the PTO’s BENefit Bash online auction. Closing times are staggered and begin at 8:00 p.m. Please double check the category closing time schedule at http://bfacademy.ptapal.com to be sure you don’t miss out on that coveted item you’ve been watching. PTA Pal automatically bids on your behalf up to your maximum […]
Congratulations to BOTH of our LEAGUE CHAMPION TEAMS–girls volleyball and boys soccer! In girls volleyball, both the A team, coached by Mrs. Haufschild, and the B team, coached by Mrs. Murphy, had a terrific season and made it into the playoffs. The A team had a winning season, only losing two matches all fall–Coach Haufschild said they were an AWESOME group […]
The BENefit Bash Procurement Team has been working hard on donation items for the online, mobile and live auctions. The online auction is NOW OPEN and closes at 9 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24. Closing times for the online auction are staggered with the first category closing at 8 p.m. and the last category closing at 9 p.m. […]
The 2019 STEAM Expo is in the books! Last Friday, 53 volunteers joined the STEM committee and outside vendors to put on a special day for all of the students at Ben Franklin Academy. Highlights included: gold-panning, target practice, actual dinosaur bones from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, impromptu jam sessions facilitated by the Swallow Hill instrument […]
Parent Teacher Conferences are scheduled again tonight, Oct. 10; but due to the weather conditions, we plan to END CONFERENCES at 6:30 p.m. Parents of kids in grades K-4 have been sent a sign up by their teacher, and should have chosen a time to meet with their student’s teacher. Please show up on time, and do your best […]
A message from Bryan Molen, secretary, BFA board of directors… Volunteerism is a powerful and necessary endeavor. When one is called to give of themselves and of their time for the benefit of an individual, a group, an organization, and/or a community, it is imperative that we meet that call. Ben Franklin Academy […]
BFA uses multiple communication tools to ensure that parents keep track of all the exciting things happening at BFA. Check out the list below for more details about all the ways we ensure you stay connected: Principal Simpson’s weekly newsletter is sent out via email every Thursday. The BFA website is the central hub for […]