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Looking for somewhere to recycle your eclipse glasses? Send them to school! Starting tomorrow, each school throughout the district will collect used glasses that do not have any scratches, punctures, tears or other damage. The glasses will be sent to Eclipse Glasses USA, LLC by a BCHS student organizing the initiative as part of the …
Throughout March, the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) visited each of BCSD’s five elementary schools to highlight the process of maple syrup production. Students learned that March is known as “sugaring season” in the Northeast. In late winter, when the weather transitions and daytime temperatures warm to above freezing and nights dip below freezing, sap begins …
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Congratulations to Melanie Painter on a much-deserved award from the NYS Art Teachers Association.
There will be no school for students on Friday, Oct. 6 (Superintendent’s Conference Day). Offices will be open. On Monday, Oct. 9, both schools and offices will be closed (Indigenous Peoples/Columbus Day). Classes for students K-12 will resume on Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Members of our instructional staff who are new to BC for the 2023-24 school year spent three days this week getting to know the district and one another. We want to extend a warm welcome to these professionals who will be working with our students when school gets started on Thursday, Sept. 7! Lindsey Bradt, …
Due to an equipment issue, this afternoon’s network shutdown has been postponed. The upgrades will be rescheduled to a future date.
School supply lists for the 2023-24 school year can be found below. There is a printable PDF version for each grade. See you in September! Kindergarten Grade 1 Grade 2 Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Kindergarten View or download a print-friendly version of Kindergarten supply list. [PDF] Backpack—labeled with name (No wheels please! Large …
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There will be no in-district free meal program this summer now that COVID waivers from the federal government have expired. The school meal program waivers from the USDA allowed BCSD to provide an onsite summer meals program during the height of the pandemic. The good news is that there are many other nearby locations where …
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If you are noticing the Slingerlands garden has gone from drab to FAB, you probably know that it didn’t happen by magic. After three years, volunteers have brought the garden back to life and have expanded it. With grant money from the Bethlehem Garden Club and the help of Slingerlands families, it is back and …
Take a trip across the seven continents with the third graders at Slingerlands.
