Blue Mountain Elementary

• April 3, Thursday - Wish Week Spirit Night at NOODLES!
• April 4, Friday - Community Movie Night for Wish Week!
  

• April 4, Friday - Camp Lynx Registration for NEXT year opens at 7:00am
• April 8, Tuesday - CMAS testing starts for 3rd, 4th, 5th graders
• April 15-20 - SVVSD Art Show at Boulder Fairgrounds
• April 16, Wednesday - PTO Public Meeting at 5:30pm in the library
• April 23, Wednesday - Green Team Eco-Brick building night
• April 28, Monday - NO SCHOOL

Please see the email sent yesterday for all of the Wish Week details.

Penny Wars Results:

Mrs. Taylor's class won the wish week Penny Wars! They will get a private VIP Disney Movie of their choice tomorrow night at Community Movie Night!

A Make A Wish Child is the big winner as we raised $5,597.92 towards granting a wish! Our community is so wonderful. Thank you for supporting the Wish Week Penny Wars!

Buy A Star - Be A Star!:

NEHS students are selling items to raise additional funds for Wish Week. They will be set up next to the Student Store in the main hall tomorrow.

Stars - $1.00

Stickers - $2.00

Bundle of star, sticker, bracelet, tattoo - $5.00

Wish Week Events Remaining:

Thursday, 4/3

• Noodles Spirit Night - Dine out and a portion of proceeds is given towards our Wish Week Total

Friday, 4/4

• Movie Night @ 6:00pm - Please SIGN UP for a movie - either Elemental or Moana - both movies will be showing! Click this link to select your family's movie choice: https://forms.gle/9gnDTv7Gtybv9cyD7
• Please bring whatever you will be comfortable to sit on - chairs, blankets, pillows, etc
  
• Theme for day: Disney Day

Our Fundraising Page

Blue Mountain has our own fundraising page with Make-A-Wish. If your family would like to contribute towards our total, please visit http://site.wish.org/goto/BlueMountain2025

Please see the attached page about Berkley! Our funds raised will go towards a child like Berkley.

This year the Celebration of Excellence (formerly Tribute to Teachers) is open to the public and will be held at the Byron R. White Club (Folsom Field, CU Campus).

Blue Mountain is honoring our amazing Brittany Lisonbee as our Educator of the Year!

Our entire community is encouraged to purchase tickets and come cheer on Mrs. Lisonbee at the event. Tickets are $35 and include heavy hors d'oeuvres and a complimentary drink ticket during the cocktail hour (additional beverages available for purchase, credit card only).

Tickets will be available until April 4th, or until sold out. Limited availability—secure tickets early!

The Celebration of Excellence website is https://www.ticketsignup.io/TicketEvent/2025CelebrationOfExcellence

Please email Lark Rambo at Lark@stvrainfoundation.org to with any questions you may have about the event.

The Green Team at Blue Mountain is working with Sustainable, Resilient Longmont to repurpose plastic bags and bottles to build a Little Free Library out of Eco Bricks at the school.

We need donations of plastic BAGS of all sorts and sizes - cereal bags, grocery bags, any soft, flexible plastic. They must be clean and dry - even colorful plastics are accepted! Please bring plastic bags to school.

We also need donations of 20 ounce Gatorade bottles, clean, with caps. We need a total of 30 bottles.

The Green Team is hosting an Eco-Brick making event on April 23rd from 3:30-5:30 in the Design Den at school. Please join us to make Eco-Bricks!

Learn more about Eco-Bricks here - https://ecobricks.org/en/

Learn more about Sustainable, Resilient Longmont here - https://www.srlongmont.org/

The initial design sketch for the Green Team's Free Little Library is below:

Registration opens for Camp Lynx Before and After School care for the 2025-2026 school year at 7am on Friday, April 4th. Please note that registration opens to the public, not just those currently in our program. This email contains important information related to registration.

To ensure we continue to provide high-quality, dedicated staff and robust programming, we are implementing new pricing for the first time in nearly a decade. Scholarships to support financial aid are available. Please contact the Community Schools office, 303-702-7924, for additional information.

2025-2026 Daily Care Rates:
AM Care: $16/day
PM Care: $20/day

Registration is a two-step process. Families are first required to register their child through RevTrak, the online platform Community Schools uses, at StVrain.RevTrak.net. After completing the registration, families must log into their online account to individually select their anticipated days of care using the calendar feature. Due to limited availability, families are encouraged to register early and select their anticipated days of care immediately. Families can always deselect days at a later date.

The RevTrak system works best from a desktop computer using either a Firefox or Chrome browser. It does not work well with mobile phones or on the Safari browser. Families will be asked to submit the following information upfront and should prepare accordingly:

• Parent(s) Driver’s License
• Child’s Emergency Contact Information (at least two individuals that are not parents/guardians)
• Child’s Primary Doctor, Dentist, and Preferred Hospital Information (including phone numbers and addresses)
• Child’s Individual Health and Educational Information

Here is the link to our Online Registration Guide

Thank you and reach out with questions to Kelly McCord - mccord_kelly@svvsd.org

Happy Spring! We love to recycle at Blue Mountain; here are a couple opportunities to do so, and to help the school in the process:

Milk Caps for Moolah - Don't forget to save your Longmont Dairy milk caps, we'll take them year round! The collection bin is near the front office. Look for our friend Mootilda, ready to eat your clean caps and rings off your glass bottles. No other items/trash, please, and NO need to scrub, but a quick rinse is appreciated. Bag them or send them loose. This is a great and easy fundraiser for the school, each cap earns us five cents! Any questions or need to schedule a pickup? Contact Becca Mayernik at thalia657@gmail.com

Marker Recycling with Staples - If your school supplies are reaching the end of their usable life, please collect up any dried out pens or markers (highlighters and dry erase are fine too!), even glue sticks! Staples will take these for recycling, and we can keep them out of the landfills. You can find boxes near the front office, in the pods, or in the art room. Thanks for your help making Blue Mountain a little greener!

Two seniors (and former BMES students!) from Silver Creek are hostng their capstone project event for the Silver Creek Leadership Academy on Saturday, April 5th.

The event is a community yard sale and will take place at Silver Creek High School from 9am - 2pm. We will be accepting donations (clean clothes, shoes, books) from 9-11 and will be selling from 11-2. All proceeds will be donated to the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund, which is an international nonprofit providing life-saving humanitarian aid to children and families worldwide.

Hey Trip Trackers!

It’s time to report your March trips and keep the momentum going! Whether you walked, biked, carpooled, or took the bus, every green trip counts toward awesome rewards while helping our planet.

Don’t miss out—log your trips today and be part of the movement making our community healthier and greener!

March Trip Reporting is Open!

Link for Reporting: https://forms.gle/e3YxinxBJWpcNQgx5

Businesses to Spend TTB:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VUxNI-zngBHM1w4xcSIprHJdfJy0aZ3g/view?usp=drive_link

Please join us at the Boulder County Fairgrounds Exhibition Hall from April 15-20 for the public viewing of artworks from all grade levels and schools across the St. Vrain Valley. Different mediums will be featured including ceramics, digital art/photography, drawing, jewelry making, metalwork, mixed media, painting, and printmaking.

Learn more and see where the winning artworks will publish

When: June 2nd-5th, 5:30-7:30 pm
Where: Silver Creek HS
Who: Incoming 4th-8th Graders
What: A clinic working on fundamental basketball skills
and games
Why: To help develop young players in the district who
enjoy playing basketball, or
want to try it for the first time!
Additional Info: We will be hosting all levels at the same time! Elementary schoolers will be in the small gym, while middle schoolers will be hosted in the large gym. If your child will be in 4th or 5th grade in the 25-26 school year, please register them as an elementary student. If your child will be in 6th-8th grade in the 25-26 school year, please register them as a middle schooler.

Please see attachment below for registration information and contact information.

The Early Childhood Education team is hosting several upcoming events in honor of the Week of the Young Child. Please consider including the following blurbs in your school newsletters. Attached are some images that can be used in your newsletters, and attached are flyers that can be printed and displayed in key areas of your buildings. Thank you for supporting our Early Childhood Education team in promoting these initiatives.

Free Developmental Screenings for Young Children, April 4

The Early Childhood Education Department is offering developmental screenings at no cost for families with children ages 2 to 5 years. Developmental screenings help identify early intervention needs and support families to receive the support necessary for healthy growth and development. Families can also connect with the early childhood team to ask questions and learn about available resources. Screenings will take place on Friday, April 4, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 820 Main St. in Longmont. Parking and entrance are directly off 9th Ave.

Learn more and sign up online.

Melodies in Motion, April 7

Join us for Melodies in Motion, a special evening of music, movement, and interactive fun featuring the Aurora Symphony! Preschool and kindergarten families are invited to the Innovation Center on Monday, April 7, from 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. (doors open at 5 p.m.) to experience the joy of music immersion. Enjoy live orchestral sounds, hands-on activities, and creative ways to bring music into your home. Spanish interpretation will be available.

Celebrate Week of the Young Child at the Family Resource Fair, April 10

Join us for an engaging Family Resource Fair designed for young children and their families. Enjoy hands-on activities, connect with local programs, tour St. Vrain’s Innovation Mobile Lab, and explore community resources. This event will be held at Timberline PK-8 on Thursday, April 10 from 4:00-6:00 p.m. and includes fun giveaways and take-home activities. Don’t miss this opportunity to celebrate early learning and family connections.

Breakfast is available in the cafeteria starting at 8:35 each morning. If your student wants breakfast, please have them enter through the front doors and we will direct them down to the cafeteria. There is no charge for breakfast.

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

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