Blevins Bulletin

December 8th , 2023

May 10th, 2024 Principal's Message

Click Here for my May 10th Video Message

Important Dates

Friday, May 10th: 5th Grade Visit to Blevins 9:30-11:00

🐠Finding Nemo Jr. Musical Performance 7:00pm

🐠Saturday, May 11th: Finding Nemo Jr. Musical Performance 3:00pm

Wednesday, May 15th: All Library Books Due

Thursday, May 16th: 6th Grade Band Performance 6:00, 7th/8th & Jazz Band Performance 7:00

Friday, May 17th: 8th Grade G/T Celebration to Elitches 9:00-2:00

Monday, May 20th: Boston/NYC Parent Meeting for interested 2024-2025 8th graders 5:30 (Blevins Auditeria)

Tuesday, May 21st: All Orchestras Performance 6:15, 6th Choir Performance @ 7:30

Wednesday, May 22nd: Last Day of ELO Classes

Thursday, May 23rd: 7th Grade Outsider Rumble Day (Students/Staff will dress as greasers/socs and will play games outside in celebration of finishing The Outsiders book)

Instrument Turn In Day

Friday, May 24th: NO SCHOOL (Blevins Office Closed)

Monday, May 27th: NO SCHOOL - Memorial Day

Tuesday, May 28th: Homeroom instead of ELO for Student Computer Turn In

Wednesday, May 29th: BBQ and yearbook distribution for 8th grade students

Homeroom instead of ELO for Student Computer Turn In
⭐ 8th Grade Continuation Ceremony @ Rocky Mountain High School 6:30-7:30

Thursday, May 30th: Last Day of School

Breakfast Served
No Lunch Served
6th & 7th Grade Yearbooks Distributed
Students Dismissed @ 11:15

Finding Nemo JR.

Friday, 10 May at 7:00 pm (Select Understudies take lead roles)

Saturday, 11 May at 3:00 pm

$5 for adults

$3 for PSD students and children aged 3 and up

No charge for children under age 3

Tickets can be purchased in the Blevins Office with cash, check, credit card

OR at the door on performance nights (cash or check only)

Give Next Award Ceremony

Today Our OUTSTANDING Blevins Give Next ELO presented funds to non-profit organizations that help our community. They funded The Matthews House, SAVA, and McBackpack.

The Mathews House helps youth in poverty to find the resources they need.
SAVA (Sexual Assault Victim Advocacy) helps to spread awareness about sexual assault and has a hotline to help all in need.
Mcbackpack is a non-profit organization that gives bags of food to kids in the Poudre School district who need them.

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THANK YOU!!

HUGE Thank you to our AMAZING PTO and our AMAZING Bruin Families for the lunch and treats you provided for Teacher Appreciation Week. We felt the LOVE 🥰

A BRUIN Welcome to our New 6th Graders

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A Message from Blevins PTO

Happy Fintastic Friday: Giving Sharks a Voice Day from the Blevins PTO! This is Eric Bowman, your PTO President! I went into my secret backyard underground bunker and went to the aquarium room. I talked to my sharks, Walther and Shiffonel, and they wanted to use their voices to express gratitude to our Blevins teachers!

This week was Teacher Appreciation week. I have been a parent of a Blevins student for three years, and am looking forward to three more years ahead of me. I have never been disappointed by any teacher my daughter has had, or with any teacher I have interacted with. Their passion for teaching, daily enthusiasm, and engagement with the Blevins community is inspiring. This year has been challenging for our teachers, beginning in October with a proposed consolidation plan, and ending the year with the future of Blevins unknown. Yet our teachers have excelled at their jobs, and have continued to provide the best education in Fort Collins to our students. THANK YOU to all of the teachers and staff at Blevins, for everything you do!

The PTO organized several events this week for teachers and staff, and I want to give a special THANK YOU to Sara Vlietstra for all of her help in organizing the events. Sara, you are amazing! With this being your last year with students at Blevins, you have gone above and beyond to support the staff. You will be missed!

Thank you to everyone who volunteered, made food, or donated gift cards this week. Your support has been wonderful, and we appreciate you!

As we approach the end of the school year, the future of Blevins is at stake because of the Poudre School District long range planning effort. As I am writing this, the revised scenarios have not been released. No matter what the scenarios are, I encourage you to speak up for Blevins. Please consider writing to school board representatives, engaging with community chats, and supporting our Blevins family. Blevins has been hit particularly hard with this process as part of the initial consolidation plans presented by the District in October. Our school, staff, and students do not deserve the negative attention they have received, and need our support now more than ever. We will keep fighting. I believe there is a bright future for Blevins!

BELIEVE IN BLEVINS!

Eric Bowman

ptoblevins@gmail.com

303-885-9734

IMPORTANT END OF THE YEAR INFORMATION

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End of the Year Medication Pickup

REMINDER: the last day of school is a half day

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Medications cannot be sent home with students at the end of the school year. Parents must pick up all medications on or before the last day of school. Medications must be picked up by 12:00pm on the last day of school 5/30/24. If medications need to be picked up before the last day of school, make arrangements with Nicole West 970-488-4007 nicolew@psdschools.org. Emergency or as-needed medications (Epi-pens, Tylenol, Inhalers, etc.) must also be picked up. The school nurse will follow state health department procedures and dispose of properly if not picked up.

If medications will be brought back to the school in the fall, you may obtain a medical authorization form from the health tech in your school, or on the PSD website. Please note that forms for the following school year must be dated after 7/31/2024.

If you have any questions, please contact Nicole West 488-4007 nicolew@psdschools.org

Recogida de medicamentos de fin de año

RECORDATORIO: el último día de clases es medio día

Estimados padres/tutores,

Los medicamentos no se pueden enviar a casa con los estudiantes al final del año escolar. Los padres deben recoger todos los medicamentos el último día de clases o antes. Los medicamentos deben recogerse antes del mediodía del último día de clases el 30/05/24.

Si es necesario recoger los medicamentos antes del último día de clases, haga arreglos con la enfermera de la escuela o el técnico de salud. También se deben recoger los medicamentos de emergencia o según sea necesario (Epi-pens, Tylenol, inhaladores, etc.). La enfermera de la escuela seguirá los procedimientos del departamento de salud estatal y se deshará de ellos adecuadamente si no los recoge.

Si los medicamentos regresarán a la escuela en el otoño, puede obtener un formulario de autorización médica del técnico de salud de su escuela o en el sitio web del PSD. Tenga en cuenta que los formularios para el siguiente año escolar deben tener fecha posterior al 31/07/2024.

Si tiene alguna pregunta, comuníquese con la enfermera de su escuela o con el técnico de salud.

SAVE THE DATE- 8th Grade Continuation Ceremony

8th Grade Continuation and Awards Ceremony- All 8th graders and families are invited to celebrate with us on WEDNESDAY, May 29th from 6:30-7:30 pm (arrive by 6:15) at Rocky Mountain High School. All 8th grade students will be recognized and special awards will be given out.

Bruin Spring Athletic Schedule

Meets/Games for Bruin Softball, Track and Golf

Bruin Gear

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Show your Bruin Pride and Get Your Track, Softball, Golf and Soccer Bruin Gear Today

Bruin Store

Rocky Mountain High Boys Basketball

"All parents of 8th Grade boys interested in playing Rocky Basketball are invited to attend our Parent Meeting on Monday, May 6th at 5:30pm in the RMHS Media Center. We hope to see you there!"

Parent Night Out @ RMHS

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The RMHS Music Boosters are hosting a fun "Parents Night Out" fundraiser for all our elementary feeder schools on Friday, May 10 from 6-9pm. We are raising money for our upcoming music performance trip to Italy in June 2025. We would love your help in spreading the word with our Rocky community. Spaces are limited, so be sure to secure your spot early! We have a cap of 150 kids, and spots are filling up fast. To reserve your child's spot, simply use the QR code on the attached flyer to complete your registration.

Rocky Mountain High School Football

Hello Future Lobo Parents and Guardians,

We are excited to have you and your student join the Rocky Mountain Lobos family. This is an interesting time of year as you are wrapping up middle school for your kiddo and stepping into high school simultaneously. Wishing you all a joyful and memory filled end of year.

For any 8th grade student athletes who are interested in playing football for Rocky Mountain High School (RMHS) next year we have some information we would like to share with you. There is a parent/guardian and player information meeting on May 7th from 6 to 7:30pm at RMHS auditorium. This meeting will cover all you need to know about Rocky Mountain’s football program, summer activities and much more.

Upcoming dates you need to know: Incoming freshman camp will be held May 28th and 29th from 5:30-7pm at RMHS. Summer practices are M/W/F, 7-10am with 7 on 7 and practice M/W from 6-7pm, T/TH 7-8am speed camp.

We invite all football Parents and Guardians to join RMHS Football Boosters. Boosters is a great way to get involved, build community and keep up to date with information and events. Booster fees help provide food for the players, end of season banquet, senior banners, pool party, senior night gifts, coaches gifts and a donation to the football program each year for equipment. For more information and to join RMHS Football Boosters click this link https://www.lobosfootball.org/teams/?u=RMHSFOOTBALL&s=football . Below are links to our social media, where you can also keep up to date with events as well as share photos of games.

We are gearing up and getting ready for another year of Lobos football and are excited to have you join our Lobos football family and community.

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Rocky Mountain High School Volleyball

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Open Gym

Start Wednesday May 29th
Every Monday & Wednesday
6:15-7:45 @ Rocky

Parent Meeting

May 29th after open gym

Try-Outs

August 12th-14th

Rocky Mountain High School Cross Country

Hello, Future Rocky Parents!

We hope you and your student athletes are enjoying the end of middle school days, and that you're anticipating your student's transition to Rocky! As a mom of four kids that graduated from or are still at Rocky, I can share wholeheartedly that Rocky is an amazing school.

We would love to welcome new runners to our Rocky Cross Country team! Our Lobo teams have enjoyed great success over the years thanks to our wonderful coaching staff and a culture of hard work. We want to let you know of a few ways to connect to the team, summer practices, our high altitude training camp, where to buy gear, and our website for general information.

We are hosting a new parent/athlete meeting at Rocky in the San Juan Open Space on Thursday, May 23rd at 7:00 p.m. We'll plant someone by the front door to direct people. This is not required, but if you have questions or just want more information about the team, we'll help you hit the ground running!

Summer training runs will take place Monday, Wednesday and Friday starting on Monday, June 3 at 7 a.m at Aggie Greens Disc Golf Course. These runs are not mandatory (though highly encouraged if you're around) until later in the season, but they're a great opportunity to start getting to know the team and to train together whatever your fitness level. Most practices are about an hour and a half early season including some stretching and strengthening post-run. We will always meet at 7 a.m. to beat the heat but in different spots depending on the day. We'll provide more details as they are determined closer to summer.

High altitude camp: A great team bonding and training opportunity at CSU's Pingree Park campus from July 25 - July 28th . More details to follow, but mark your calendars if your athlete is interested!

Team website: Here is the link to our team website. While we're still adding dates for the upcoming season, it will provide an overview of some fun options such as our team dinners, our Lobo Invitational, how to support the team, etc.

https://rockymountainxcclub.com/

Team Gear: Want to gear up before the season? Find everything from performance tees, to hats, to running tights, all with our Rocky XC logo (for runners and parents). Our cross country team earns about 10% of these purposes, so you can support the team while sporting your new Rocky XC swag! (orders take 2-4 weeks to arrive, so please plan ahead.)

https://teamlocker.squadlocker.com/#/lockers/rocky-mountain-cross-country

If you'd like to be added to the Rocky XC e-mail list, please e-mail head Coach John Prasuhn at jprasuhn@psdschools.org.

Don't hesitate to reach out to John or me with questions. We want you to be fully informed, and most importantly, we welcome you to the Rocky XC family!

Go Lobos!

Kirstin Kaines

Rocky XC Club

kainesco6@gmail.com