H.S.A. Executive Board 2020-2021
Carol Waldman and Mayumi Harada Brescia
Co-Presidents
Meghan Fadool-Agatep and Jennifer Tesseyman
Co-Vice Presidents
Valerie Auyeung and Laura McGrath
Co-Treasurers
Anne McAskin
Recording Secretary
HSA Announcements
November 2020:
BFMS Holiday Spirit Wear until November 13th:
Our Spirit Store is Open! Great stocking stuffers and gift ideas. We have our four top sellers available until Friday, November 13th.
https://www.varsityhues.com/bfmsholiday20
BFMS Virtual Book Fair Coming November 18th.
A link will be sent to everyone on the 18th.
Amazon Smile
Need an excuse to shop? Shop through Amazon Smile and choose Benjamin Franklin Middle School Home and School Association as your charitable organization. AmazonSmile is a simple and automatic way for you to support our school every time you shop, at no additional cost to you.
Here is the link:
https://smile.amazon.com/ch/64-0958763
Stop & Shop School Rewards
BFMS is now enrolled in A+ School Rewards through Stop & Shop. See attached instructions on how to designate BFMS to earn money by shopping at Stop & Shop. The school can be located by searching Ridgewood, NJ or by using our account number which is 41250.
July 2020:
On behalf of the BFMS HSA Executive Board, we wish a warm welcome to new parents, as well as a heartfelt, welcome back to returning parents. The HSA works together with school administrators, teachers and parents to support students activities and provides additional enrichment to our school programs. We encourage parental involvement by volunteering for events when they become available via signup genius. The HSA also works to ensure that all teachers & staff are recognized for the efforts they put in to support our students. We ask you to join our HSA with a $35 donation. Your donation will help support our kids with activities/enrichments that are not part of the school’s budget. While the coming semesters may present some challenges, the HSA is looking forward to a rewarding and memorable school year. We are also excited to use a new company, Group Spot, for our directory and as an additional way to stay informed of school news. The delivery date for our directory will be around October/November.
August 2020:
A face mask with BFMS logo will be distributed to every BF student by Sept 4th. Also, please join our BFMS Parents Group on Facebook for quick updates.
H.S.A. Committee Chairs 2020-2021
Community Outreach
Stacey Loscalzo
Hawes School Liaison
Laura McGrath
Somerville School Liaison
Open, please reach out to waldmanworld@gmail.com if interested
Travell School Liaison
Jennifer Tesseyman
RHS Liaison
Stacey Loscalzo
LSHSA Liaison
Colleen Tansey
BF Cares
Kay Murphy
Book Discussion Group (Parents)
Tanya Lesser
Field Day-6th Grade
Open, please reach out to waldmanworld@gmail.com if interested in chairing.
Field Day-7th Grade
Open, please reach out to waldmanworld@gmail.com if interested in chairing.
Friends of Music
Mayumi Harada
David Langan
Directory
Edward Fernand - Advertising Chairperson
Carol Waldman & Mayumi Harada Brescia - Editor/Content
HSA Executive Board - Distribution
Fundraising Chair (Friends of BF)
Edward Fernand
8th Grade Beach Party
Anne McAskin
8th Grade Promotion Celebration
Open, please reach out to waldmanworld@gmail.com if interested in chairing.
8th Grade After-Graduation (Cruise)
Carol Waldman
8th Grade Winter Wonderland
Kate Yates
Larissa Shlahet
Library Aides
Liz Carroll
Library Author/Speakers Visits
Carol Waldman
Reading Marathon
Lisette Ramos
Safety
Doug Olson
Spirit Nights Fall/Spring Fling
Carol Waldman
Mayumi Harada Brescia
STEAM Chairs
James Clothier
Open to one more person, please reach out to waldmanworld@gmail.com if interested.
Teacher & Staff Appreciation
Kate Yates
Ms. Karen Feder
Mrs. Shauna Stovell
Website
Carol Waldman