Riverhawk Reminders

Belmont Ridge Middle School cultivates a safe, empathetic, and accountable learning environment where every student thrives. We educate the whole child by ensuring high expectations for each and every Riverhawk and by fostering resilient learners who act with integrity as they navigate adolescence.

Newsletter topics include:

• Upcoming Events
• Student Council Book Drive
• Hawks for Hearts
• NJHS Update
• Yearbooks for Sale
• Garden Volunteers
• MIlitary Child Month Save the Date
• Department of EL FACE Updates
• YAS Updates

Monday March 31st - School Holiday (Eid al Fitr)

Thursday, April 3rd - Last Day of Quarter 3

Friday, April 4th - Teacher Workday

Monday, April 7th - Professional Learning Day for Staff

Monday, April 14th - Spring Break Begins

The Lost and Found will be cleared out at the end of the school day on Thursday, April 3. There are a LOT of water bottles, lunch bags, jackets, and hoodies, among other things! Please ask your child to check the L&F before April 3. Once items leave the building, they are sorted, cleaned, and donated. The Lost & Found has locations in the cafeteria and each House

Congratulations and welcome to all of our new NJHS members! We are so excited to have you join our chapter. Please be sure to read through all the information that was sent out via email. If you have questions about this, please contact Mrs. Ferguson at Susan.Ferguson@lcps.org.

April is sure to be a busy month for NJHS at Belmont Ridge! We will sponsor a Cereal Drive for Dulles South Food Pantry (beginning right after spring break), make cards for A Bright Spot, and get ready for our biggest community service group project, our "Belmont Bakes!" bake sale and concession sale on Saturday morning, May 3, during the Lansdowne Community Yard Sale.

We are excited to announce the results of this year's Math Olympiad competition!

8th Grade:

1st Placement: Abhinav Vyzarsu, Hanna Hong (Tie)
3rd Placement: Akanksha Jha

7th Grade:

1st Placement: Nathan Nair
2nd Placement: Divya Rajguru
3rd Placement: Aniketh Lokesh

6th Grade:

1st Placement: Vidhu Reddy
2nd Placement: Jayden Kho, Ketan Pulugurta (Tie)

We are incredibly proud of all our participants for their achievements, dedication, and commitment to excellence.

We have a date for the launch of our school garden! On Saturday afternoon, April 5, we will begin to put it all together. Volunteers will be needed for this! Please visit the signup if you'd like to help. If you have questions, please contact our school's Green Team Lead, Ms. Kelly Merritt at Kelly.Merritt@lcps.org. Thank you!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0848AFAF2AA1FC1-55842016-bems

Registration is open now for Belmont Ridge Chess Club! Classes will be offered on Fridays after school beginning on April 11. The session will run for 8 weeks, not including April 18 which is during LCPS spring break. Chess Club will be run by Silver Knights Chess Academy, formerly known as Magnus Chess Academy. To register, visit www.chessacademy.com.

8th grade parents: there are two vacancies on the Riverside PTSO board for 2025-26. These positions are VP/Membership, and Secretary. Being on the PTSO board at Riverside is an excellent way to get to know the school and be in the loop of what's happening there! If you are interested or would like more info, please contact PTSO President Lisa Zimmerman at Riversidehighptso@gmail.com.

The Welcome to LCPS EL Family Workshop is designed to provide a brief orientation to new EL families about the U.S. School System and LCPS. Sessions are held at the Historic Douglas High School in

• April 3rd

• May 1st

• June 5th

See Welcome to LCPS flyer to learn more.

This virtual informative session will include information about LCPS and the U.S School system and a toolkit to support student's transition to LCPS will be shared.

• Thursday, March 6th - 6:30pm-7:30pm

Sessions will be available in English, Spanish, Arabic, Farsi/Dari. Please see flyers below to access the meeting link:

English

Spanish

Arabic

Farsi/Dari

Families can register by completing this Google Form.

Contact Sarah.Ocampo@lcps.org, DEL FACE Supervisor, with any questions.

As always, please don't hesitate to reach out to our administrative team- Katie.Johnson@lcps.org, David.McKenzie@lcps.org, or Michael.Surma@lcps.org or your grade level dean if you have further questions.

** Any messages sent from BEMS through our Blackboard account (noreply.belmontridge@lcps.org) come from an account that is not monitored. Please use our website to locate the email addresses of any staff members you need to contact. Thank you. **

Don't forget to download the LCPS App!

Website: https://www.lcps.org/o/bem

Location: 19045 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA, USA
Phone: 571-252-2220