
⭐️Tomorrow kicks off our Red Ribbon Week! ⭐️
❤️Wear RED and make a pledge to a drug free life! ❤️


🩷 DFE joined all BCSD and went all pink to support Breast Cancer Awareness this Friday!🩷 #BCSD #makingapositivedifference






Join us for our Trunk or Treat!


⭐️October has been FULL of positive referrals!⭐️



⭐Red Ribbon Week Celebration⭐
Monday- Wear Red🔴
Tuesday - Hat Day🤠
Wednesday- PJ Day💤
Thursday- Team Day🏆


We had another productive meeting last week with our School Improvement/Title I Planning/Lighthouse Team! 🎉 We discussed important topics that will help enhance our school community and student success.
📄 Check your email for the meeting minutes for your review. Your input and support are vital to our progress! Feel free to send suggestions to: foleys@bcsdschools.net
Thank you for being an active part of our school community! 💙
Our next planning meeting is November 14 at 2:30 PM in media center. All are welcome to attend!

As we move into the 2nd quarter of the school year, we would love to hear your thoughts and feedback on your child's experience so far. Your insights are invaluable in helping us create a supportive and enriching environment for our students. Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education!
https://forms.gle/hvpqiPL67XtdE3d16

BCSD is pleased to collaborate with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center mobile clinic again this year to bring free, school-mandated (and the HPV) vaccines to children who are eligible under the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program.
Students are eligible if they meet one or more of the following criteria: between the ages of 9-18 and Medicaid-eligible, Uninsured, Underinsured, American Indian or Alaskan Native.
The mobile clinic will be visiting schools in the Hanahan, College Park, Goose Creek, Sangaree, and Berkeley school zones. Bilingual family liaisons will be on hand to support families who need language assistance.
Visit the link for vaccine locations and more information : https://bcsdschools.edurooms.com/engage/berkeley-county-school-district/newsletters/musc-bcsd-collaborate-on-mobile-vaccination-effort

🦅❤️💙Ms. Kavanaugh is looking for veterans to come speak at the November 12th Guys in Ties meeting. 💙❤️🦅
If someone in your family or someone you know is willing to come speak about their military experience please contact Ms. Kavanaugh at kavanaughs@bcsdschools.net.
She would like to find at least one person from each branch!


Arrr you ready? Prizes, pirates and treasured eats - next week is National School Lunch Week! Don't miss out on the swashbuckling fun.
More Info: https://www.bcsdschools.net/nslw2024


💜💚 DFE is partnering with our Stratford Knights❤️🖤
DFE will be collecting items and assisting Stratford in taking these items directly to the mountains to help benefit the victims of #HurricaneHelene 🌀
Items accepted up until Thursday , October 10!
Additional Items Needed:
Baby Bottles
First Aid Kits


Berkeley County School District will utilize the Teacher Workday/Inclement Weather Day on October 11 as a weather make-up, e-Learning Day for students, as designated in the BCSD Instructional Calendar. This adjustment is necessary due to the postponement of the first day of school from August 14 to August 15, following impacts of Tropical Storm Debby.
MORE INFO: https://bcsdschools.net/oct11elearning


🎃Check out our October Family Newsletter! 🎃
⭐Make sure to read BOTH page 1 and 2 for important information! ⭐

Due to forecasted impacts of Hurricane Helene, Berkeley County School District (BCSD) students will learn from home and complete eLearning Day assignments on Friday, September 27. All after-school activities and after-school care programs will close at 6 p.m. this evening.
All schools and offices will be closed Friday, and before and after-school care programs are canceled. As the storm system is projected to move out of the area that afternoon, after school activities may resume after 4 p.m. on Friday.


⭐️START SAVING THOSE TABS!⭐️


Who: Fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles or other father figures
What: WatchDOGS Kick Off
When: Monday, September 30 (5:30-6:30 PM)
Where: DFE Cafeteria
RSVP by September 25 to:
foleys@bcsdschools.net so we can finalize a food count. You are welcome to bring your kids, please include them in your head count.


School and Family Engagement Updates




📷School Pictures are Ready!📷
View and order at https://shop.jostenspix.com/login
⭐Here is what you'll need! ⭐
💜💚DEVON FOREST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL💜💚
Event Code: FE216324
Also Needed: Powerschool Student ID


⭐DON'T FORGET: EARLY RELEASE⭐
Friday at 10:50 AM!


🌟 Important Update for Parents! 🌟
We had a productive meeting yesterday with our School Improvement/Title I Planning/Lighthouse Team! 🎉 We discussed important topics that will help enhance our school community and student success.
📄 Attached are the meeting minutes for your review. Your input and support are vital to our progress! Feel free to send suggestions to: foleys@bcsdschools.net
Thank you for being an active part of our school community! 💙
