Blevins Bulletin

We had an AMAZING time at our Blevins Open House!

Please take a few moments to look through this newsletter. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to us at mtrujill@psdschools.org or 970-488-4004.

Please click here for my December 8th video.

Proudly,

Joe Zappa

Principal

Let's Go, Bruins!

Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as our November Students-of-the-Month. Students will get to enjoy a lunch with Mr. Zappa.

6th Grade Polar Den: Echo Murphy

6th Grade Panda Den: Drake VanDerven

7th Grade Kodiak Den: Abbigail Snow

7th Grade Grizzly Den: Carter Sherrill

8th Grade UNC Bears Den: Hadi Lazrig

8th Grade Bearcat Den: Boden Keller

Throughout the month of November we hosted a school wide food drive. Our Blevins Bruins collected just over 400 pounds of food to donate to the Larimer County Food Bank. We are extremely proud of all the ELOs who participated in this event and we are thankful that Blevins students care so deeply about giving back to our community.

WEB students will also be collecting food for the Food Bank next week on Thursday (12/14) outside of King Soopers at Taft Hill and Elizabeth. If you would like to donate or just want to come by to encourage our students, we will be there from 4:00-5:30.

6th grader, Katerina, created a poster in Mrs. Duran’s ELO about cooking safety and won the Poudre Fire Authority Fire Safety Month poster contest. Her prize was a ride to school in a fire truck. With lights flashing and sirens wailing, Katerina arrived at Blevins in style.

Tuesday, December 12th: PTO & SAC Meeting 5:30-6:30 (Staff Collaboration Café -Room 221)

Tuesday, December 12th: Beginning Band & Jazz Band Concert 7:00pm

Thursday, December 14th: WEB students collecting food for the Food Bank @ King Soopers on Taft Hill and Elizabeth 4:00-5:30

Thursday, December 14th: Beginning Orchestra Concert 6:00pm

Thursday, December 14th: Choir 6 Concert 7:00pm

Friday, December 22nd: End of 2nd Quarter

❄️Monday, December 25th- January 5th: NO SCHOOL/Winter Break

Monday, January 8th: NO SCHOOL/Teacher Workday

Tuesday, January 9th: Blevins PTO Meeting 5:30-6:30 (Staff Collaboration Café -Room 221)

Monday, January 15th: NO SCHOOL/Martin Luther JR. Day

Tuesday, January 16th- 19th: Girls' Basketball Tryouts 2:55-4:30 (See Information Below)

Wednesday, January 17th- PTO Dining Fundraiser @ Qdoba 4:00-8:00pm (See Flyer Below)

Friday, January 19th: 8th Grade Find Your Future College & Career Day @ CSU 9:00-2:00pm (See Information Below)

Happy National Crossword Solvers Day from the Blevins PTO! This is Eric Bowman, your PTO President! Here is a crossword puzzle (with answers, because I love you) that you can imagine in your beautiful mind:

Across:

3. When is the next PTO meeting? (Tuesday, December 12th)

7. Where is the PTO meeting? (Blevins Collaboration Cafe)

Down:

14. What time is the PTO meeting? (5:30pm)

23. Eric, are you dumb? This isn't how crossword puzzles work. (Yes)

5. Will any cool people be there? (Yes, the School Accountable Committee will be there. And Sara.)

6. This crossword numbering scheme is confusing. (Yeah…so?)

We hope to see you Tuesday!!

BELIEVE IN BLEVINS!

Please help us in communicating to your child the importance of being on time for class. Recently, we have seen an uptick in students being tardy for classes. Let's work together in continuing to teach our students the life skill of being punctual and the importance of being ready for their academics on time. Repeated tardies may lead to after school detention for students. School administration will be in communication with families of students who need support regarding this behavior. Thank you!

Our Blevins 8th graders will attend the PSD Find Your Future College & Career Day at CSU on Friday, January 19th! Field trip permission forms will be sent home with your student on Friday, December 8th. Please get these back to the school as soon as possible. We are looking for parent volunteers to help chaperone that day. Please reach out to Erin McCain at emccain@psdschools.org if you are interested!

This is a non-cut sport available to 6th, 7th and 8th grade students.

Preseason Camp will begin 12/1/23 -1/12/24 3:00pm-4:00pm on school days in the Auxiliary Gym.

*Please bring a water bottle, tennis shoes, shorts/sweatpants. This first week is focusing on conditioning. Please bring inhalers, if needed.

Students will need their silver card prior to the first official day of practice 1/16/24. When the season begins, practice will be from 3:00pm-4:30pm on school days.

Emails have been sent to all parents of students who expressed interest in wrestling. If your student is interested, but you have not received an email regarding wrestling, please reach out to Nicole West, nicolew@psdschools.org.

Coaches Contact Info

Ben Rees brees@psdschools.org

Silver Cards are required to participate in all sports. To obtain a Silver Card, students will need to complete the following 3 steps:

1. Students must have a hard copy of the Physicians Certification form on file in the Front Office.
2. Students must have paid the athletic fee. Payment can be made through Schoolpay at https://psdschools.schoolpay.com or cash and check payments can be made in the Front Office. If it is a cut sport then you would pay to tryout then be refunded if your student doesn't make the team.
3. Students must have completed the online registration at https://www.psdathletics.org/msreg or complete and return registration packet to the Front Office.

Want to see the most up to date athletic schedules, click below:

https://www.psdathletics.org/page/show/3194418-middle-school-athletic-schedules

12/11 Varsity/JV vs. Lincoln @ Blevins 3:30

12/13 Varsity/JV @ Preston 3:30

12/18 Varsity/JV First Round District Championships TBD

12/20 Varsity Second Round District Championships TBD

12/11 C1 & C2 @ Lincoln 3:30

12/13 C1 & C2 vs. Preston @ Blevins 3:30

Girls' basketball season is approaching. Here are some tidbits of info about the start of the season.

Preseason Camp: **No preseason camp**,but see the attached flyer for a basketball camp with FCHS. If we get alerted to other opportunities, we will share them in the newsletter.

Tryouts: 1/16/24-1/19/24 2:55pm-4:30pm in Gym 201; There will be a total of 32 athletes assigned to the 4 teams (16 V/JV, 16 C1/C2)

**Please pick up promptly at 4:30pm

**Remember to bring basketball shoes, athletic clothing, and a water bottle.

**Cuts will take place on 1/19/24.

** There will be a scrimmage on 1/24/24. Parents may attend. Students may NOT attend.

Varsity/JV Coach-Trey Cormia

fcormia@psdschools.org

C1/C2 Coach-Ken Hartley

khartley@psdschools.org

Silver Cards are required to participate in all sports. To obtain a Silver Card, students will need to complete the following 3 steps:

1. Students must have a hard copy of the Physicians Certification form on file in the Front Office.
2. Students must have paid the athletic fee. Payment can be made through Schoolpay at https://psdschools.schoolpay.com or cash and check payments can be made in the Front Office. If it is a cut sport then you would pay to tryout then be refunded if your student doesn't make the team.
3. Students must have completed the online registration at https://www.psdathletics.org/msreg or complete and return registration packet to the Front Office.

Want to see the most up to date athletic schedules, click below:

https://www.psdathletics.org/page/show/3194418-middle-school-athletic-schedules

Holiday Assistance Available: If you or your family are in need of any holiday assistance (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc.) please reach out to Erin McCain at 970-488-4009 (please leave a voicemail with your number) or emccain@psdschools.org.

https://www.psdschools.org/academics/high-school-planning-guide

“Students are back at school making new memories with their friends! Be sure to order the one book that captures the activities, spirit, and unique qualities of your child’s school. Visit www.jostensyearbooks.com to order the 2024 Yearbook now so your student does not miss out!

¡Los estudiantes están de regreso en la escuela creando nuevos recuerdos con sus amigos! Asegúrese de pedir el libro que capture las actividades, el espíritu y las cualidades únicas de la escuela de su hijo. ¡Visite www.jostensyearbooks.com para pedir el Anuario 2024 ahora para que su estudiante no se lo pierda!”

Even if your student does not need homework help, we encourage them to attend this drop-in program to meet other students, engage in fun activities, or to have a safe space to hang out after school. Please see the list of additional fun programs that are offered along with Homework Help.

Bruin Club Information

Fall Session Dates: 9/18/23 – 12/14/23 | Winter/Spring Session Dates: 1/9/24 – 4/25/24

*Please note, programs do not run on holidays, school out days, or when PSD has early dismissals or cancellations*

Daily Schedule Monday - Thursday 2:45pm-5:45pm Students meet and sign-in, Blevins Library

Student Check- In (Library 2:45)

Homework Help 2:45-3:15

Program of Choice 3:15-4:45 (See List of Daily Programs below)

Homework Help/Community Building (Library) 4:45-5:45

Daily Programs Offered 3:15-4:45 (Student Picks 1)

Monday

-Dungeons & Dragons with Mrs. Burris

-E Sports with Mr. Sachtleben

-Improv- Starts 10/30

Tuesday

-E Sports with Mr. Breeden

-American Sign Language with Ms. McDonough

-No Place for Hate with Mrs. McCain & Mrs. Boschert (Starts 10/2)

(Engaging students and staff in dialogue and active learning on the topics of bias, bullying, inclusion and allyship that matter most to our community.

-Entrepreneurial Skills/Cooking with Mrs. Clarke

Wednesday

-Art Club (Starts 10/25)

-E Sports with Mr. Sachtleben

Thursday

-Chess Club with Mr. Schulz

-E Sports with Mr. Breeden

-GSA with Ms. Lee

Information: If your family will need transportation or you have questions about Bruin Club please contact:

Izzy Crume

email: icrume@psdschools.org cell: (970) 657-6612

Bruin Club # after 3:00pm- 970-488-4014 or 970-657-6612

Thank you to Ed Carroll Motor Company for Sponsoring our Lego Robotics Team.

We appreciate your support!

Joe Zappa, Principal

970-488-4004

jzappa@psdschools.org

Dusti Sanger, Assistant Principal

970-488-4002

dsanger@psdschools.org

Scott Schreiner, Assistant Principal/Athletic Director

970-488-4036

scotts@psdschools.org

Michele Trujillo, Office Manager

970-488-4004

mtrujill@psdschools.org

Anna Burris, 7th Grade Counselor & 6th Grade Panda Den Counselor

970-488-4091

annab@psdschools.org

Meg Stump, 8th Grade Counselor & 6th Grade Polar Den Counselor

970-488-4010

mstump@psdschools.org

Erin McCain, Academic Dean* & School Counselor

*Guidance for academic supports for Blevins students

970-488-4009

emccain@psdschools.org

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CANCELED DATES FOR PACK PANTRY (See Flyer Below)

Gary Bamford Pack Pantry is a community resource for anyone in Northern Colorado in need of: Clothing, Food or Toiletries