Bloomfield High School's FFA Leadership Team and Harris Agriscience Center Director Jaunice Edwards-Hassan traveled to Indianapolis recently for the 96th National FFA Convention & Expo. The convention focuses on growing the next generation of leaders. During this event, FFA members learn how they can influence world with their gifts and talents
Friendly Reminder: District's holiday Stuff the Bus Food Drive, to support Bloomfield Food Bank, ends today. Non-perishable food items may be dropped off at any of our schools this morning. Buses will be located at each school site. At noon, the final collection site will be the town's community center, 330 Park Ave.
Today is GAME DAY: Bloomfield High School takes on cross-town rival Windsor in high school football action - 1 p.m., at Windsor High - 50 Sage Park Road. Online ticket purchases, ONLY. Here is the link to purchase tixs: https://gofan.co/app/school/CT17356
Bloomfield High School takes on cross-town rival Windsor in high school football action Saturday, Nov. 18 - 1 p.m., at Windsor High - 50 Sage Park Road. Online ticket purchases, ONLY. Here is the link to purchase tixs: https://gofan.co/app/school/CT17356
Bloomfield High School takes on cross-town rival Windsor in high school football action Saturday, Nov. 18 - 1 p.m., at Windsor High - 50 Sage Park Road.
Online ticket purchases, ONLY. Here is the link to purchase tixs: https://gofan.co/app/school/CT17356
Congratulations to the recently elected Board of Education, new chairperson Lynette Easmon and returning vice chair Howard Frydman. The other members of the new board, which held its first meeting Tuesday, Nov. 14, are: new Board Secretary Femi Bogle-Assegai, Kimberly Dunbar, Thomas Moore,, Dr. Lisa Simone and Tiffany Mack-Mohammed.
Bloomfield Public Schools - and Superintendent Dr. James Thompson, Jr. - have been selected as one of Our Piece of the Pie’s 2023 Champions honorees for their longstanding commitment to youth empowerment. A reception for all recipients was held recently at Dunkin Stadium's Yard Goats Club. OPP's mission is to provide developmental and and job training to Greater Hartford's youth.
Friendly reminder: The first Family Workshop session -- “Money Matters” -- is tonight, 6 p.m. , at 330 Park Ave, Bloomfield. It will focus on how to create and maintain a budget. In-person and virtual attendance options are available.
The district - in collaboration with Bloomfield Social & Youth Services and other partners - will host of series of free monthly financial empowerment and self-care workshops, starting Thursday, Nov. 9.
The first session is entitled “Money Matters” and will focus on how to create and maintain a budget. The 6 p.m. workshop will be conducted at 330 Park Ave., Bloomfield. In-person and virtual attendance options are available.
BHS boys and girls soccer teams start CIAC state tourney this week:
Monday, Nov. 6 - Girls play Lewis Mills, 4 p.m., at Nassahegan Recreation Complex in Burlington.
Tuesday 11/7: Boys play St. Bernard, 2 p.m., in Norwich.
All ticketing is online only; link here:
https://gofan.co/app/school/CIAC
This is the first time both teams qualified for the state tourney in the same year.
District, in collaboration with community partners, will host of series of monthly empowerment workshops for families, starting Thursday, Nov. 9. That session will be on how to create and maintain a budget - "Money Matters" - 6 p.m., at 330 Park Ave., Bloomfield.
District, in collaboration with community partners, will host a series of monthly financial empowerment and self-care workshops for families, starting Thursday, Nov. 9. This session will be on how to create and maintain a budget - "Money Matters" - 6 p.m., at 330 Park Ave., Bloomfield.
A reminder that election day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. Schools will be closed.
Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School Teacher Jennifer Pearl leads a recent "Try Day" with her students, sampling cantaloupe.
District, in collaboration with community partners, will host a series of monthly empowerment workshops for families, starting Thursday, Nov. 9. That session will be on how to create and maintain a budget - "Money Matters" - 6 p.m., at 330 Park Ave., Bloomfield.
Thanks to the Bloomfield Lions Club for its donation of a bench to the Bloomfield High School courtyard. Now, when whether permits, students can relax and enjoy the outdoors.
A school project, led by BHS’ Multicultural Club, contributed to the installation of the bench.
Dr. Joseph Renzulli, world renown pioneer in gifted education and teaching strategies to promote academic growth for all children, was one of the visitors at yesterday's launch of a global academic partnership between Bloomfield's fifth and sixth graders and a school in Brazil. The American Psychological Association named Dr. Renzulli among the 25 most influential psychologists in the world.
Literacy was this morning's focus at Laurel Literacy Academy. In partnership with the United Way, Bloomfield Public Schools hosted Read for Record. Volunteer readers were in the Laurel classrooms and read the book “With Lots of Love”, by Jenny Torres Sanchez Rocio. These books were donated by the United Way. Bloomfield board of education members, district leaders and community folks participated in the event.
District launched its global partnership today - via Zoom - with a school in Brazil.
Our emerging talented and gifted program, known as SOAR, is engaging in a virtual global collaboration project with sixth-grade students from the Colégio Mãe de Deus in Londrina, Brazil. The initiative is sponsored by Renzulli Learning. Today's meeting engaged Carmen Arace Intermediate School fifth and sixth-grade students with the Brazilian students. The students talked about their interests and hobbies - and asked each other questions about their country. There will be more of these exchanges with the Brazilian students in the coming months.
Renzulli Learning is a curriculum enrichment online system, developed by Joseph Renzulli, who attended Thursday's event. The Renzulli methodology, renown globally, transforms the way students learn and how teachers teach. It places the student at the center of the education process, focuses on their strengths and allows them to pursue their own interests.
Literacy was this morning's focus at Laurel Literacy Academy. In partnership with the United Way, Bloomfield Public Schools hosted Read for Record. Volunteer readers were in the Laurel classrooms and read the book “With Lots of Love”, by Jenny Torres Sanchez Rocio. These books were donated by the United Way. Bloomfield board of education members, district leaders and community folks participated in the event.
