To view and order your student’s photo from Ogden Gigli, click here and enter event code: BCD.

The PA sponsors one or two lectures a year for BCD families and the public. The subjects directly relate to parenting and education.  The lectures can cover anything from the effects of nutrition on behavior, to bullying, to the long-range effect of TV on our kids.  The field is wide open.  Before looking for someone outside of our community, the PA would like to know if any BCD parents are experts in a field that would fit the criteria of these lectures. Or, do any of the BCD parents know of a person who might be a worthy candidate?  If so, please contact Rochelle O’Gorman at rogorman@verizon.net or 413.243.4539.

The BCD Parents’ Association has collaborated with The Berkshire Flower Company to bring you lovely center floral pieces for your holiday table. $25.00 each. Please submit your order to Coree Reid in the Main Office no later than Monday, November 15.  Arrangements will be delivered to BCD for parent pick up on Tuesday, November 23 – just in time for the holidays! Order forms went home in student backpacks this week. For another form, click here. Every arrangement purchased is a donation to the PA and all the worthwhile initiatives it supports throughout the school year.

Back by popular demand, the BCD Parents’ Association is holding its annual Berkshire Grown Fundraiser in time for the upcoming holidays. This year we are confident you will find something for everyone on your holiday gift list. View what’s new for this year’s fundraiser and help support the many school-wide activities supported by the PA. Order Forms will be distributed next week. View the catalogue.

Coming later this month you’ll receive the new and improved list of Berkshire Grown gift items to help support the Parents’ Association. You’ll also receive your purchased items in plenty of time for the holidays. We’ve added a sizzling variety of new gift items and increased our selection to include:

Gluten Free Products

Fiddle Fern Chocolatier Fudge

Cranwell Spa discounted Day Passes and 9 month memberships

Inn on the Green discounted overnights

Ioka Farm Grillin’ Gift Baskets

Biscotti Babies biscotti and gluten free cookies

Barrington Roasters Coffees and Chemex Coffee pots

Harney Teas and more

Gould Farms Pancake Mix

Route 7 Grill BBQ Sauce and gift cards

Many more new items to follow. Look for further details at the end of the month!

Thank you for helping to support this very important initiative.

Your BCD PA

Just a reminder that Student Photo Forms are due no later than Thursday, October 30. These forms can be returned to Coree Reid or your child’s homeroom teacher.

Beginner Threes

Terri Sash (Hautzig)

Pre-Kindergarten

Emily Bernard

Nicole Shepardson

Kindergarten

Debbie Jaferian

Wendy O’Neil

First Grade

Courtney McDonnell

Theresa Sonsini

Second Grade

Noha Carrington

Shari Kline

Third Grade

Alexandra Colt (Smith)

Sue Knoll

Fourth Grade

Michelle Marrapodi

Paige Orloff

Fifth Grade

Lara Brown

Margaret Lindenmaier

Sixth Grade

Anni Crofut (Maliki)

Laura Rotenberg (Yeager)

Seventh Grade

Jenny Greenfeld (Lezberg)

Denise Roszkowski

Eighth Grade

Ticky Kennedy (Raposo)

Sarah Novak

Ninth Grade

Laura Gratz

Doria Polinger (Bruggemann)

 Consult your Parent Directory for the phone number and email address of your child’s Class Parent

Greetings to BCD parents from Courtney and Sarah, Parents’ Association Co-Presidents

What is BCD’s Parents’ Association?

The Parents’ Association is the community of all BCD parents, who give their time, energy, and expertise to school events and extracurricular activities. Grandparents and “Grand Friends” Day, Community Campus Day, student assemblies, Thanksgiving Soup, Alaska Day, Faculty Appreciation Week, and Fun and Field Day are some of the annual events made possible by BCD parent volunteers.

The PA also sponsors guest speakers to discuss education, parenting, and other current issues important to the BCD community; these on-campus programs also serve as outreach to the general public.

The Parents Association Steering Committee organizes these events and their parent volunteers. PA Steering Committee meetings are held once a month on Thursday at 8:15 a.m. in the band room at the north end of Furey Hall; the meeting schedule is available on the BCD calendar and in the PA information posted on MyBCD. All are welcome to PA Steering Committee meetings to find out more about the Parents Association, to become involved, and to share ideas and concerns. Steering committee membership is open to parents with children at BCD for at least a year.

All BCD parents are invited and encouraged to participate in PA-sponsored and PA-assisted events, activities, and projects — a great way to be a vital part of the BCD community. And your volunteer support is essential! Please sign up now to help. Click here to print out the Parents’ Association Sign-Up Form. Please return your completed form to the PA mailbox in Albright Hall or give to co-presidents Wendi or Sarah by Tuesday, September 14.

Opportunities and reminders to participate are also publicized and updated on the PA blog at MyBCD and by community-wide e-mails.

To find out more about BCD’s Parents’ Association, please get in touch with a PA Steering Committee member or co-president. A list of the 2010-2011 committee members and their contact information can be found on the PA blog.

Co-Presidents, 2010-2011

Sarah Novak: svnovak@berkshire.rr.com, 413-698-3849

Courtney Howell McDonnell: courtney@birdhousestudio.net, 413-243-4292

Courtney McDonnell is the mother of three BCD students: Ben in B3s, Jamie in Grade 1, and Emmet in Grade 3. She assumed co-chair of the PA in December of this year, replacing Wendi Hauck. 

Sarah Novak has been a BCD parent since 2006. Her daughter Hallie is in 8th grade. Sarah and husband Glenn are freelance editors and writers. Sarah writes publicity and marketing publications for area businesses and nonprofits, writes for the children’s world history magazine Calliope, and is on the board of the Berkshire Music School.

Thursday Sept 16, 2010 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Oct 14, 2010 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Nov 18, 2010 8::15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Dec 9, 2010 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Jan 13, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Feb 10, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday March 10, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday April 14, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday May 12, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Thursday Jun 2, 2011 8:15 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

All meetings will be held in the Furey Hall Band Room unless otherwise noted.