Blue Mountain Elementary

Weekly Newsletter - Thursday, September 12th, 2024

Dear Parents,

Thank you all for your care and support in helping us navigate this week. Please continue to monitor your children for any signs of need and don't hesitate to reach out. This community always does a tremendous job supporting one another during these tragic events, and I can't tell you what a comfort it is to everyone to know that that support is there when needed. We know there is a new normal that we will all settle into at some point down the road. We will get there, one day at a time, together.

We will start to see more and more of our before and after school activities get started in the next couple of weeks. We have Robotics kicking off next week for our 5th graders with 100 Mile Club starting on Monday, September 16th. Chess Club will also be starting later in September so look for emails about that program soon. It won't be long before we are getting our Student Council group elected and up and running with National Elementary Honor Society just around the corner as well. We are also hoping to get choir and percussion ensemble going; though that will likely happen in the 2nd half of the school year.

One offering we would love to get going this fall is Math Olympiad. This is traditionally a parent-run group that meets once per week to explore challenging mathematics and engage in "competitions" several times per year. We typically have a mixture of 4th and 5th graders with a handful of 3rd graders participate and have everything a person needs to run the program with limited additional work. If you think you might be interested in sponsoring Math Olympiad this year, please reach out and we can talk more about what that would entail.

Take care,

Stephen

Upcoming Important Dates:

September 12th /13th, Thursday/Friday - School Pictures! Information will come from teachers on which day their class will be taking photos.
September 17th, Tuesday - sign up opens on Meet the Teacher - the App we use for booking parent/teacher conference appointments
September 18th, Wednesday - PTO General Meeting 5:30-6:30pm, Library
September 26th, Thursday - Vision & Hearing checks performed by SVVSD

October 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 7th - Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences, starting at 4:00pm each day - sign up through Meet The Teacher

School Picture Day - Order photos now!

School Photo Day is coming up on Thursday and Friday, September 12th and 13th. Please see emails from your student's teacher about when your student will have their photo taken.

The company taking photos is Studio 5.

Click HERE to order photos now!

Access Code:

G64AT7

Volunteer for the Book Fair! Help support the BMES Library!

Volunteers Needed! Help make our book fair the best ever!

The Scholastic Book Fair is coming the first week of October! There are shifts during the school day when classes are allowed to shop and shifts before and after school. Please help Mrs. Soriano out by signing up for a shift - they're fun and pretty easy to do, even without prior experience!

Thank you so much! We couldn't do it without you!

CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP

Last Day to purchase iPad Insurance is Sunday, 9/15!

Damaged but Repairable iPad
Without Insurance: $303
With Insurance: $0

Lost iPad
Without Insurance: $678
With Insurance: $250

Due to the price increase of the new iPads, fees for damages or loss has increased. It is HIGHLY recommended that you purchase tech insurance at the beginning of the school year. The cost of insurance will remain $25 for the 24-25 school year. Insurance price is reduced for families who qualify for free or reduced lunch. The application for free or reduced lunch - now called the Education Benefits Form - can be found here. If you would like more information on what is covered under the optional insurance program you can find that here.

To Pay for insurance with credit card:

Use the App or go to Infinite Campus: https://ic.svvsd.org/campus/portal/parents/stvrain.jsp
Log In - contact the office if you need help with your log in name/password
Click on Fees in the left column.
Be sure you can see all of your students!
Add fees to cart and check out.

To pay for insurance with cash or check, just bring your payment to the front office. Checks can be made out to BMES.

Superintendent's Town Hall Meetings

St. Vrain Valley Schools invites parents, teachers, staff, and community members to join Superintendent, Dr. Don Haddad, for one of our upcoming Superintendent Town Hall meetings. These annual open forums in each of our geographic areas provide an opportunity for Dr. Haddad and other district leaders to listen to our community’s questions and suggestions, share our many successes, and discuss our bold vision for the future.

Dates and Locations: