January Newsletter - Blue Ridge Elementary

January 2015
Volume
Students Compete in Spelling Bee
Issue
All the contestants (left to right) front
row: Sam Wood, Logan Cassady, Peyton
Cambron, Haukken Thompson, Brendan
Ramsey, Christopher Stewart and Mack
Edwards. Back Row: Nicole Melendez,
Niki Burkhart, Ashton Collins, Reagan
Lawson, Maranda Cox, Jasmine Bowman,
Elleigh Large and Natalie Evans.
Bulldog News
BLUE RIDGE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Pictured are (left to right)
3rd Place—Haukken Thompson,
Winner—Brendan Ramsey, and
2nd Place—Natalie Evans
Blue Ridge Elementary held its annual Spelling
Bee on Thursday, December 4th under the
direction of 7th Grade teacher, Mrs. Glenda
Younger and Special Education teacher, Mrs.
Abby Barone. Sixteen students from grades
4-7 competed in the event. Congratulations to
our winner, sixth grader Brendan Ramsey.
Second place was sixth grader Natalie Evans
and third was fifth grader Haukken Thompson.
All three will move on to the county competition in January. A special thank you to our
judges, Ms. Pam Maxfield and Mrs. Betty
Marshall.
Share the Fun Talent Show Held on December 17th
Five different talent acts entertained the school on Wednesday
afternoon in our annual Share the Fun contest. Niki Burkhart
got things started with her vocal performance “By the Grace of
God”. An instrumental performance of “Frosty’ and “We Wish
You a Merry Christmas” were next by Logan Morrison. Abby
Bowman’s vocal performance of “He Knows My Name” was the
third act. During the interlude, Julie Brown led the band in
“Jingle Bells” and Jolly Old St. Nick”. Sarah Martin led the
chorus in “Blue Ridge 12 Days of Christmas”. Our Bulldog
cheerleaders then performed a dance selection. Taylor Smith
resumed the competition with her vocal performance of “Safe
and Sound”. The last act was the trio of Branson Bolt, Kase
Leftwich and Andrew Willard with their vocal performance of
“Hillbilly Bone”. The Jr. Beta Induction ceremony was held and
Nadia Burnett, State Junior Beta Talent Champion sang “All I
Could Do Is Cry” while the judges tallied the score sheets.
Our first place was Taylor Smith. Second place went to Logan
Morrison and third place was the trio of Kase Leftwich, Branson
Bolt and Andrew Willard. These three acts will move on to the
county competition in February.
Special thanks to directors Mrs. Abby Barone, Mrs. Ella Pilson
and our emcee, Mrs. Stephanie Scales. Thank you to Carol
Byrd, our 4-H representative, for providing our judges.
1st Place
Taylor
Smith
2nd Place
Logan
Morrison
3rd Place
Andrew Willard
Branson Bolt
Kase Leftwich
1st Grade, 5th Grade Band, 5th/6th/7th Grade Chorus Perform at PTO
We had a spectacular night of Winter Wonderland entertainment provided by the students at our December PTO
Meeting. The first graders, under the direction of teachers Mrs. D. Dalton and Mrs. Shepherd, started us off
with their poem Snowman, Snowman What Do You See?, followed by their dance routine to Rock and Roll Snowman. Mrs. Sarah Martin, chorus teacher, and her chorus classes followed. The fifth graders sang Frosty the
Snowman and the sixth and seventh graders performed their own song, The Blue Ridge 12 Days of Christmas.
Mrs. Julie Brown and her fifth grade band students were next to perform with Jolly Old St. Nick and Jingle
Bells. Seventh grade student Logan Morrison finished the night with We Wish You a Merry Christmas. A special
thank you to the students and the directors for a delightful night of entertainment.
Mrs. D. Dalton’s and Mrs. Shepherd’s First Grade Classes
5th Grade Band
5th Grade Chorus
Logan Morrison
Cookie Dough Sale Kickoff January 16th
Our cookie dough sale will begin on Friday, January
16th and end on February 6th. This is a prepaid
fundraiser and all money must be turned in with
order forms. This year we will be selling Southern
Living and Cooking Light cookie dough. This is not
the same as we sold last year. Students need to
sell 1 tub of cookie dough to be invited to the reward show later in the year. If you have allergy
issues that prevent you from purchasing cookie
dough, there is a subscription to
Southern Living or Cooking Light
magazines offered in the brochure.
Other items will be available for
online purchase. More information
will be come home on the 16th.
Thanks for your continued support.
***MARK YOUR CALENDARS***
2nd Annual Bulldog 5K/10K
Inaugural Bulldog 15K Challenge
Saturday, May 30th 6 pm
Kibler Valley, Ararat, VA
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Chipped timing by Go Sports Timing
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A portion of the proceeds will go to the Tammy
Thompson Harrison Memorial Scholarship Fund
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Look for more information coming soon
Jr. Beta Holds Induction Ceremony
Welcome to Beta! New members were inducted on December 17, 2014. They received their certificates today
from Mrs. Barone and will receive their pins later. Pictured from left to right: Haukken Thompson, Beth Mabe,
Troy Cox, Logan Cassady, Brent Hawks, Jacob Payne, Nicole Melendez, Allison Shelton, Laurel Puckett, Carrigan
Morrison, Lillian Estep, Jimmy Cole Burnett, Irene Smith, Abbey Nations, Jocelyn Carson, Makayla Hall, Tyler
Colson, Isaac Pack, Niki Burkhart, Josh Fariss, Ashton Collins, Nadia Burnett, Ashton Diehl, and Arthur Dawson.
Running Club News
Members of the Blue Ridge Running
Team competed in the Rosy Cheeks
5K on Saturday, December 13th at
Riverside Park on the Ararat River
Greenway in Mount Airy NC. It
was the first 5K for a lot of the
students. An awesome job was
done by all participants!
Mrs. Guynn and
Mrs. Bowman found
their favorite, the
Grinch, at the run.
SODA– Student Organization
for Developing Attitudes
BAZINGA!!!
D. Dalton and her
son Dillon decided to
join in on the fun.
Pictured: Front Row: Principal Sandra
Clement, Stacey Shepherd, Haukken
Thompson, Josh Fariss, Makayla Hall,
Abbey Nations, and Elleigh Large. Back
row: Michael Morrison, Justin Collins,
Arthur Dawson, Logan Morrison, Alize
Vagher, Jasmine Bowman, T. Bowman,
Marie Guynn, Carrigan Morrison and Gladis
Quiroz.
6th Grade Completes SODA Program
SODA taught us how to be
safe online, how to handle
peer pressure, and how we
should treat everyone equally.
Our SODA representatives from PCHS:
SODA helped us learn more
about our classmates and
the different things we do.
Nathan Wood, Will Hylton, Cole Helms,
Seth Reynolds, Dylan Harkey, M. C.
Stegall, Sapan Patel, Caeley Coleman,
Christian Ruscelloni, and Joseph Escobar.
SODA taught us
that we are all alike
in some way.
SODA taught us
to have confidence
in ourselves.
SODA taught us
ways to react to
cyberbullying.
Thanks Kase Leftwich, Jasmine Bowman and Alize Vagher for your sharing your thoughts about SODA!
3rd Grade “Trout in the Classroom” Progress
The trout eggs have arrived at
BRES! Mrs. Brim’s sons, Riley and
Andersen, are shown helping their
mom out on the project. Andersen
has the eggs in the cooler and Riley
has the fish food. What great
helpers Mrs. Brim has!
Color pictures are on our school
web site under the News tab.
http://bre.patrick.k12.va.us
The eggs
We have fish!
5th Graders Study Fractions
Brent Hawks is
getting ready to
work with manipulatives.
Alyssa Rupert and
others work in a
review station.
Students in fifth grade have been learning about fractions. In addition to coloring a fraction chart for their math facts
books, fraction bar manipulatives were
used in class to compare fractions. Math
stations were used for students to work
in small groups on various math activities.
Some stations related to fractions and
some were set up as review stations.
Students enjoyed working with their
peers in the different math stations.
Officer Bob’s Corner
Parents/Guardians and Students,
I want to start out by wishing you
all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New
Year!
This month I would like to go over a
few reminders for when you visit the school
or pick up a child from school. Safety of
the children at BRES is a priority for myself
and the staff. We hope that you understand this.
Visitors are always welcome at
BRES. Whether you are eating lunch with a
student or volunteering in the classroom,
please come by the office to sign in and get
a visitor’s badge.
If you come to pick up a student and
the office staff or I do not recognize you,
we will ask for identification and verify that
you are listed as a person that can pick up
the child. No child will leave the school until this information is confirmed.
Thank you everyone for being so
supportive and caring of the children here at
BRES!
Officer Bob
Yearbook Sales End
January 30th
Orders for yearbooks will be accepted
until January 30th. We will not order
many extra copies. Cost of the book is
$25.
Boy Scouts and Cheerleaders Represent Blue Ridge in Stuart Christmas Parade
Thanks to the Boy Scouts and the Cheerleaders for representing BRES in the parade. Special thanks to
the adult sponsors and community members who made this possible, especially Mr. Jamie Hawks for driving
the cheerleaders, Mr. Justin Lancaster for driving the scouts, and Mr. Chuck Shepherd for constructing
the “Pinewood Derby” float.
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2015
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MON
TUE
WED
THU
FRI
SAT
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Winter Break
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5
Teacher Workday
NO SCHOOL
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12
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7
School
Reopens
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9
Report Cards
Girl Scouts 3—
4:30
15
16
10
Boy Scouts 6:30
13
14
17
Cookie
Dough Sales
Kick off
**Map Assessment Week**
**Computer Labs Shutdown**
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19
20
Martin Luther King
Holiday
Boy Scouts 6:30
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Parent/Teacher
Conferences
Girl Scouts
3:30 –6:00
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3– 4:30
No School
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Yearbook
Sales End
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