Blue Mountain Elementary
Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, October 17th, 2024
Upcoming Important Dates:
- October 18th, Friday - Green Team first meeting, 8:00am (see below to register)
- October 18th, Friday - Math Olympiad first meeting, 8:00am (see below to register)
- October 18th, Friday - First day of Student Store! 8:20-8:55am
- October 21st, Monday - PTO Spirit Night at Culvers!
- October 31st, Thursday - School Halloween Parade - 9:05, just after morning bell
The Student Store Opens Tomorrow!
The store officially opens tomorrow! It is run by the Student Council students and funds support philanthropic causes the council students select. The store is now open every Friday in the front hallway from 8:20-8:55. We have items priced from $0.25 - $3.00. We sell school supplies and fun toys. We accept cash only!
4th and 5th Graders: Sign up now for Green Team!
In a special partnership with the Mwebaza Foundation, the Green Team is a leadership opportunity for students in 4th - 5th grade who would like to participate in exploring and creating ideas for solutions to current global issues that have an impact on our communities in Colorado and Uganda. The club students will work together to create ways to advocate for change. They will apply their critical thinking and problem solving skills, while tackling real-world issues.
Meetings: The Green Team will meet one Friday morning each month
First Meeting: October 18th at 8:00am
24-25 Meeting Dates: October 18, November 15, December 13, January 24, February 21, March 28, April 18, May 9
Time and Place: 8:00 - 8:50 am; Mrs. Harris’ Room (RM 406). Please enter through the front doors at 8:00.
Questions: Mrs. Harris (harris_saraha@svvsd.org), Ms. Gallegos (gallegos_danelle@svvsd.org)
See more information and get a printable registration HERE.
Sign up now for Math Olympiad - Open to 4th & 5th graders and 3rd in G/T Math
Math Olympiad is back at Blue Mountain! This year we are lucky to have volunteer parents Bilge Birsoy, Majid Zamani, and Harry Liu running the program for us. Practices and Contests will take place on Friday mornings at 8:00 in the library. The first practice is coming up on Friday, October 18th! See the registration link below for a complete list of dates for the year.
From the Math Olympiad site: Math Olympiad is one of the most influential and fun-filled math competition programs in the United States and throughout the world. More than 120,000 students from every state and 39 additional countries participate each year. The objectives of Math Olympiad are to teach multiple strategies for out-of-the-box problem solving, develop mathematical flexibility in solving those problems, and foster mathematical creativity and ingenuity.
Math Olympiad is open to any 4th or 5th graders and interested 3rd graders in G/T math.
Register your student here: https://forms.gle/dDw47yGtpcHNPg9p9
Please complete separate forms for each student you are registering!
Parent Volunteers are key! If you can come to help out on any of the mornings, please do! Sign up for days using this Google Sheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1yO9m0IaIkDI05irNC5ZvAt7dk_BhYmqlV0JnhY9KHtU/edit?usp=sharing
PTO Spirit Night at Culvers on Hover - Monday, 10/21!
Thank you from the PTO!
Blue Mountain Info:
Principal: Stephen Hoel
School Hours: 9:00-3:35
Office Hours: 8:00-4:00
School Website: https://bmes.svvsd.org/
Location: 1260 Mountain Drive, Longmont, CO, USA
Phone: (720) 652-8220
PTO Information: BlueMountainPTO.com, board@bluemountainpto.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100057332783464&mibextid=LQQJ4d
X: @BMES_PRIN