December 19 - The Little Shop of Physics, facilitated by my daughter, Molly Swist, will be visiting all classes to facilitate a fun and educational STEM activity.

December 19th from 3:45 to 4:45: School Improvement Team Meeting

December 20 - REPORT CARDS SENT HOME

Unfortunately, the BMX Assembly is being rescheduled due to an issue in the Colt Andrews' gym.

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Monday: Festive Clothing Day- got a holiday sweater? Show it off!

Tuesday: Wacky Sock Day

Wednesday: Festive Hat Day

Thursday: Candy Cane Day - Dress in red and white!

Friday: Pajama Day

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On Sunday morning the following link will be live so that families can shop from the remaining Holiday Shop inventory.

The district is excited to introduce a new self-service password reset feature for the Aspen Parent Portal that allows parents to reset their Portal passwords. We've prepared user-friendly guidance materials, including a comprehensive video tutorial and PDF (please review the attached file) instructions, to support parents and staff through this process.
The portal support team remains available at portal@bwrsd.org for any questions or additional assistance.

Video Directions for Parent Portal Password Reset

Dear Community Partners,

Rhode Island KIDS COUNT is seeking submissions of poetry from our local children, youth, and parents in our communities to share their talent for creative expression to be included in the 2025 Rhode Island Kids Count Factbook and possible future editions going forward.

We will select six poems to be featured in our upcoming Factbook. Poetry can be in English or other languages and should be 100 words or less. Topics for poems may include Rhode Island, community, children, family, school, education, equity, youth voice, poverty, healthy foods, housing, health, safety, juvenile justice, foster care, parents, and caregivers.

Please submit one poem per person only. Selected poets will receive a $100 honorarium and will be acknowledged in the Factbook upon completion of a Poem Selection Release Form. Please send poetry submissions with poet’s name, age or grade, and your local town or school name by January 3, 2025 to Ms. Galarza at wgalarza@rikidscount.org.

Seeing local poetry published in our Factbook is exciting for all writers of any age and I am looking forward to hearing from you. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me on 401-351-9400 x 212.

Thank you,

Paige Parks, EdM (she/her)

The annual 4th of July Button Contest is underway. Entry forms for the 34th Annual Official

Bristol Fourth of July Committee's Commemorative Button Contest is below.The contest is open to Bristol residents in kindergarten through grade 12.

This year there are four categories - grades K-2, grades 3-5, grades 6-8 and grades 9-12. The

winner of each category will receive $50.00 and an invitation to ride in the 2025 4th of July

parade. The overall winner, chosen from the four category winners, will receive an additional

$75.00 for a total of $5275.00 in prize money.

The deadline for entries is Saturday, January 25, 2025. Send your entry to:

Bristol Fourth of July Committee

Attn: Souvenir Button Contest

P.O. Box 561, Bristol, Rl 02809

or bring your entry to L36 Express or Rogers Free Library.

The prize money has been donated by a Fourth of July Committee member who wishes to

remain anonymous.