Community Circle: Week of 5/30
Check out our Community Circle, which includes important announcements and information about academics and extracurriculars this week.
Check out our Community Circle, which includes important announcements and information about academics and extracurriculars this week.
Please join us Thursday, September 29th from 6-7:15pm on Zoom for our annual Curriculum Night. Meet your student's teachers, learn about extracurricular activities, and understand our school-wide structures of support.
Happy new year BCAM families! As we return to school, we still want to prioritize our community's health and safety. Please read the attached DOE Chancellor letter regarding COVID testing and protocols. Please also do not hesitate to contact us with questions or concerns. We will host a Zoom for any families this Wednesday, 1/5 at both 10 am and 6 pm to discuss new and changed COVID processes and answer any questions you have.
BCAM's very own Ms. Pope was recently featured in an online article about student assessment! You can read more about it HERE.
Check out our Chancellor's homecoming message to families.
Check out our Community Circle, which includes important announcements and information about academics and extracurriculars this week.
BCAM received $110K from Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams for an exciting technology upgrade project! Many thanks to the BBP and his office for their support in giving our students a state-of-the-art education!
BCAM Families, click HERE to check out our welcome back slide show, which provides important 2021-22 back-to-school information and info on the BCAM school year in general.
Our students have worked hard all year to develop their fine arts skills. Check out what they've created in our virtual art gallery show HERE.
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Thursday, February 16, 2023
Dear BCAM Families:
We hope this letter three weeks into our 3rd Academic Quarter finds you well. We want to thank all our families for the continued support and partnership with our school.
Please see enclosed your student’s most current transcript with brand new grades for Semester 2022-23 found at the top of the transcript. The grades are the formal grade that is the result of averaging 1st and 2nd Quarter grade report card grades. Please review these grades with your student and set goals for 3rd and 4th Quarters. These quarterly grades, which then be averaged for their formal transcript grade issued in June.
Also, please be aware that now every single BCAM student’s academic record can be found in their MySchools Account. If you do not know how to access your student’s MySchools Account, please immediately email our new Parent Coordinator Renesha Westbrooks (rwestbrooks2@schools.nyc.gov) and she will get you linked to your account. We also welcome Ms. Westbrooks to our staff family!!! She will contacting you to invite you to our next PTA Meeting.
Next, please be use this link to complete the annual DOE Parent/Family Survey about your experience with our school: https://www.schools.nyc.gov/about-us/reports/school-quality/nyc-school-survey Please copy the link into your Internet Browser, or click directly on the link. THE SURVEY IS ALSO COMING TO YOU VIA REGULAR MAIL. Please look for it, and please complete the survey! It will take 5 minutes electronically from your phone or device. It gives us good feedback about how we can support you and your student.
Finally, the below bullets provide you key information about important topics and dates to support you in maintaining strong connection to our school community. We will continue to share updated information constantly via our Kinvo Text System, our website www.bcamhs.org, our Instagram @bcamhs, and phone calls. Go on our website and have your student sign up for a spring extra-curricular program or team!!! Please do not hesitate to contact us by Kinvo text, call (718)230-5748 or email Ms. Westbrooks with any questions or concerns. Your child’s safety and security, and academic and emotional development is our clear mission. As always, in any situation, we are partners and we are #BCAMStrong!!!
Best, James O’Brien, Principal; Janna Bello-Andrews, Assistant Principal; Brent Lawrence, Assistant Principal; Joseph Cooper, Community School Director; Renesha Westbrooks, Parent Coordinator
and the entire BCAM Staff
Important BCAM Info
At Brooklyn Community Arts & Media High School (BCAM), we prepare our students for 21st century academic, creative, and professional success. Through an art, media, and technology-enriched academic curriculum emphasizing community collaboration, we challenge ourselves to think critically and create knowledge in pursuit of personal excellence and meaningful social change.