Category Archives: Recent News

Franklin Fest is back! This time-honored event is a great way to connect with the entire Ben Franklin community! We hope you’ll join us for activities, food and games from 3 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 30, at BFA. Bring the whole family for an afternoon of fun! There will be bounce houses and […]

The Community Events Committee (CEC) is excited to host students and their grandparent(s) or special adult from 6:45 – 8 a.m. TOMORROW, Sept. 8, at BFA’s Goodies with Grandparents. The festivities begin in the Lightning (small) gym with coffee, juice and light morning treats—then students and their grandparents can participate in activities and take advantage of photo […]

You asked, and we listened. The PTO is excited to announce NEW spirit wear options—and we think you’ll really like them! The PTO has partnered with locally owned and operated Denver Athletic to offer an easy way to individually order and pay online. The spirit wear store is up and running NOW through Friday Sept. 15. No orders […]

The new school year means another opportunity to promote your business while supporting BFA. Each year, sponsorships allow BFA to continue to grow and to meet the needs of our school, as well as our teachers, staff and students. Sponsorships are on sale NOW through Sept. 8! They are limited in quantity, and will be offered […]

Be an Active Participant in the BFA Community! Ben Franklin Academy strongly encourages all families to perform 30 approved hours (15 hours for single parents) of volunteer service. It’s a fantastic way to support your students and get to know other parents, as well as the BFA staff. We track volunteer hours so all volunteer […]

A message from Board President, Haley Maglieri… On behalf of the BFA Board of Directors, we welcome you to the start of the 2023-24 school year! The BFA Board, in partnership with Principal Simpson, is proud to work for the students, parents and patrons of BFA in promoting the mission and vision of the school.  […]

School pictures are now available for parents to view and order online. Our event code is FE269323. Be sure to order your’s today! Please note, this year pictures will be delivered directly to your home. Picture retake day and class pictures are scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 4.

The Douglas County School District (DCSD) opted into the Healthy School Meals for All program for the school year 2023-24. This means that all students will have access to reimbursable meals at their school at no cost. A la carte purchases and doubles will continue to be offered, but students will need to pay for them. These purchases […]

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 to stay connected: Principal Simpson’s weekly newsletter is sent out via email every Thursday during the school year. You can find back issues here. The BFA website is the […]

If you have not already downloaded the PikMyKid App, please do so at this time. On the first day of school, next Wednesday, Aug. 16, we will begin using PikMyKid for afternoon carpool pick-up. We’re excited to use this new app and believe it will be an efficient way to manage afternoon carpool. As with any […]

The Douglas County School District (DCSD) opted into the Healthy School Meals for All program for the school year 2023-24. This means that all students will have access to reimbursable meals at their school at no cost. A la carte purchases and doubles will continue to be offered, but students will need to pay for them. These purchases […]

For your planning purposes, we want to be sure you know about important action items for parents to complete this July/August. For middle school families, electives registration is as follows:  July 19 – Electives Open for Eighth Grade July 20 – Electives Open for Seventh Grade July 21 – Electives Open for Sixth Grade July […]

Middle School parents and students should review the middle school Electives Catalog and mark the registration dates on the calendar. Registration for electives will be through MySchoolBucks beginning at 9 a.m. on the dates listed below, and is on a first come, first served basis. Note: New families should look at our payments webpage for instructions about how to set up […]

It’s time for the Douglas County Libraries (DCL) Summer Reading Program–DOG DAYS of Summer. Let’s help DCL achieve their community reading goal AND raise money for our school library to purchase new books! Registration is OPEN NOW for students, siblings, teachers and parents! Be sure to include our school name and your student(s) grade when you register so our school gets […]

If your student has medication in the health room, please plan to pick it up between 9 – 11:30 a.m. on Friday, May 26. Only a parent/guardian or a designated adult can pick up medicine. Please see the letter from our health room for details. BASE MEDICATION: If applicable, you also will need to pick up any […]

This year’s science fair was a huge success! Thank you to all of the third and fifth grade students for your amazing projects—we can tell you put a lot of effort into them. The judges were truly impressed with the amount of work and understanding of science concepts displayed in each project. To earn a […]

Field day for our elementary students is Monday, May 22, and Tuesday, May 23. Path Movement has let us know that each participant needs to have a waiver completed. Please click HERE and complete a waiver for EACH student so they can participate. For your student’s field day, be sure to send them to school with […]

Attention eighth grade families, please save the date for the Annual Eighth Grade Dinner coming up from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, in the Middle School Commons. This will be a catered dinner for eighth graders only, brought to you by the PTO.Please RSVP if your student(s) will be attending. If you are interested in helping during […]

Thank you to everyone who participated in the 2023 PTO Elections. The PTO is excited to announce their 2023-24 PTO Team and they look forward to serving the BFA community again next year. Thank you to the incredible 2022-23 PTO team for your dedication, enthusiasm and volunteerism. Thinking about volunteering for the PTO? There’s still […]

If your student has medication in the health room, please plan to pick it up between 9 – 11:30 a.m. on the last day of school. Only a parent/guardian or a designated adult can pick up medicine, unless the parents/guardian requests that their student take home the remaining medicine. This should be done in writing […]

Cave Dave will be returning to BFA May 15-17, and will bring CaveSim to kids in grades K-5. Invented by a caver and MIT engineer, CaveSim makes highly realistic artificial caves that teach STEM concepts. During the programs, students explore 60 feet of cave passages filled with artificial cave formations, and learn a huge amount about caves, conservation, bats, geology, biology, […]

This week is Teacher and Staff Appreciation Week and the PTO has been recognizing all of our amazing teachers and staff who lift us up and make BFA such a special place for our children.  To finish out the week, we’d love to have your student(s) fill out this questionnaire, bring in a flower, or even […]

The STEM Committee is so excited to announce their upcoming 2023 STEAM Expo will be held from 9:15 a.m. – 3 p.m. on Friday, May 12. This is a FANTASTIC BFA tradition for our students and a FUN volunteer opportunity for our parents! We will be hosting more than 25 STEAM related booths and exhibits from […]