Category Archives: Recent News

2025-26 Enrollment Deadline Approaching

For the 2025-26 school year, will you have a child  entering kindergarten​? entering 1st-8th grade who currently attends a different school (not BFA)​? You MUST complete Open Enrollment (OE) before the First Round closes on Dec. 2 for your child to be eligible for a priority status BFA admissions offer. (Current BFA K-7 students will automatically be […]

TODAY is the last day to donate to Freedom Service Dogs!  

Community Events Committee

DONATE TODAY!!! TODAY is the last day to donate to Freedom Service Dogs!   Please consider a $5 donation per family to help us reach our goal.  Your donation, of any amount, will help train a service dog and provide them to a veteran at ZERO COST to them.  But we need everyone to help reach our goal.  Reaching our goal will make our students […]

AR Dress of Choice, Friday, November 15

Tomorrow is Accelerated Reading Dress of Choice for Grades 1 – 5 ONLY. Students who made their AR Goal for the first trimester earned this great reward. Please remember that any length requirements for skirts, shorts, and skorts also apply on dress-of-choice days.  If your student is Kindergarten, 6 – 8 Grades, they will wear regular uniforms or […]

Weekly Newsletter November 7

Dear BFA Community, We hope you enjoyed the snowy day off.  Please make sure your information is current to ensure you get all the updates. There is a lot of information to share in this week’s newsletter, like lunch menu changes, Veteran’s Day celebration, and Apple Award nominations.   We hope the weather cooperates and we have […]

Snow Day tomorrow, November 7

Dear BFA Community, BFA will be closed tomorrow, November 7.  Message from DCSD:  “Trying to predict the weather (even with help from experts) isn’t always easy. And today we heard from many of our staff and families that a delay was not enough. We had hoped that a delay would provide time for roads to be […]

After School Activity Changes and Activities as planned.

Dear BFA Community, Today, November 6, there are some changes for after school activities.  Tutoring, BASE and Middle School Musical callbacks are still as scheduled. No Change CEC will send a message around noon today for their evening meeting. Stay tuned. Mr. Astler’s Robotics Club is canceled.  Boys B Team Basketball practice is canceled.   We […]

6th Grade Electives Registration is pushed back.

Dear BFA 6th Grade Parents, Due to the 90-Minute Delay this morning, Wednesday, November 6, we are pushing 6th Grade Electives’ registration to 10:30 a.m.  We recognize that they were supposed to open earlier but we want everyone to take their time getting to and from morning drop off.      At 10:30 a.m, parents should […]

90-Minute Delay this morning, Wednesday, November 6

Dear BFA Community, There will be a 90-Minute Delay this morning, Wednesday, November 6.  Carpool starts at 9:15 a.m. with school starting at 9:45 a.m. BFA is on a 90-Minute Delayed Start with the following schedule: BASE: Before school care opens at 8:15 a.m. Please do not drop off your child earlier than 8:15 a.m. for […]

Formal Uniform Day is Wednesday, November 6.  

Formal Uniform Day is Wednesday, November 6.  Please remember to wear your Formal Uniform: Blue Polo top with the Red Logo and Khaki bottoms.  If you wish to participate in Spirit Week, you can also dress up in Fancy Clothes.   Thank you, Ben Franklin Academy Ben Franklin Academy 2270 Plaza Drive, Highlands Ranch, CO 80129  www.bfacademy.org

Board of Directors Special Meeting – November 4

The Ben Franklin Academy (BFA) Board of Directors (Board) generally holds its regular meetings at 5:30 p.m. on the third Tuesday of the month at BFA.  Board meetings are open to the public and are conducted in compliance with Colorado Open Meetings Requirements.  All are welcome to attend.  The time and location of all Board […]

Ben’s Brigade Pints with the Principals 

Ben's Brigade Logo

Ben’s Brigade Pints with the Principals will be on Thursday, October 24th at Max Taps in Highlands Ranch. This will be a fun, relaxed way to spend some time with the BFA principals outside of school. Please note that the event will start at 6:00 p.m. If you can’t get there by 6:00, just show up as soon as […]

Middle School Musical

BFA Fine Art Logo

Sign up for Tech Crew: The tech crew will be responsible for creating sets, props and costumes for the school musical. During the performance these students will run lights, move props, run special effects and help with actors lines and entrances. You must be free for performances February 27th, 28th and March 1st after school. Sign up for […]

Level UP! Dress of Choice – October 21

We completed our first school-wide Level Up! challenge in September, and everyone knocked it out of the park! The school had an attendance rate of 97.3% for September! Way to go, BFA!  As promised, we have added an extra Dress of Choice day to the calendar for October 21.  Each classroom also exceeded the 90% […]

Picture Retakes!

Our picture retakes for PreK to 5th, 7th & 8th Grades will be October 9th. 6th Grade students will have their picture retakes on October 24th during advisory. Students who have yet to get their pictures taken will be called down individually. If you have any questions or concerns about pictures please call MJ Thomas […]

 Picture Retakes!

Our picture retakes for PreK to 5th, 7th & 8th Grades will be October 9th. 6th Grade students will have their picture retakes on October 24th during advisory. Students who have yet to get their pictures taken will be called down individually. You can also order online by going to www.mymjthomas.com and entering our school’s event code. (Event Code: C657) If you have any questions […]

Last Day for Lost & Found – October 10th

It is that time again when we donate all items from lost and found. Please take a moment during Parent Teacher Conferences to look through all the stuff. We do our best to look for names on items and those items will be delivered to your student, however, if we can’t find a name, it […]

October 3 Newsletter

Dear BFA Community~   Please take a moment to read our Weekly Newsletters.  In our newsletters, you can find links to additional newsletters full of information.   We wanted to thank everyone who volunteered and/or attended FranklinFest this past weekend.  We look forward to seeing you at Parent/Teachers Conferences. Ben Franklin Academy   Ben Franklin Academy […]

Wednesday, October 2 Important Information

  Formal Uniform Day is Wednesday.  Please remember to wear your Formal Uniform: Blue Polo top with the Red Logo and Khaki bottoms. School drop off Wednesday starts at 8:00 a.m.  To prepare for the drill, we have a whole staff training that morning at 7:30 a.m. For all of our staff to participate, we will have […]

Weekly Newsletter – September 26, 2024

  Dear BFA Community~ This week’s newsletter is full of important information.  Please take a moment to read our Principal’s Note and other articles. You can also access our current and past newsletters by visiting our website.   Also, this weekend is our Annual FranklinFest hosted by our PTO.  It is a great event, full of […]

Highlands Ranch Library Closed September 16 – 30

Our Highlands Ranch location and book drop will be closed September 16 – 30 for interior repairs. Upon reopening, there will be occasional building entry and exit detours during roof replacement.   This expansive library features interactive children’s areas, flexible meeting and community spaces with state-of-the-art technology, laptop borrowing, and a furnished terrace with shade structure.