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Tuesday December 20th, the last day of school before Winter Break, will be an early dismissal day. Students will be dismissed at 10:50am

Winter Break runs from Dec 21 - Jan 3. School Resumes on Jan 4

Here are a few safety reminders for morning drop off:

• To more efficiently keep the car line moving, please use front circle drive and not the parking lot for drop off. Students can be dropped off as early as 7:15am. There is typically no line at this time
• Please do not block the handicap spots by stopping in the lot to unload. Do not pull into the handicap parking spaces unless you are legally authorized to do so.
• Pull all the way forward to the sign “end of drop off/pick up zone.” Exit the car on the curbside only. Students should exit when your car stops.
• There is only one crosswalk, which is near the office. A parent/guardian must walk students to the crosswalk to wait for a supervisor to signal when it is safe to cross. Students should not be dropped off in the parking lot without a parent/guardian escort to the crosswalk due to traffic and safety concerns
• Have your student ready to exit the car when you enter the lot to save time

As a reminder, no outside vendor food or drink is permitted inside the school building, including but not limited to: fast food, food delivery services (such as DoorDash), beverages other than water, cups/bottles with non-resealable lids, etc.

We will have a parent meeting at 5PM in the gym on January 4th for all parents with athletes out for Boys Basketball.

Boys Basketball will begin the start of second semester on January 4th.

If your student has already participated in a fall sport then they should be good to go for basketball. If basketball is the first sport that your student will be playing this year then we need to make sure to have a physical on file and have your student registered in rSchool.

I am copying directions below from information sent out in the fall for those needing to it.

CLICK HERE TO GET STARTED! https://bluevalleysd-ar.rschooltoday.com/

The registration website includes tutorials for athletic/activity registration. Please note that Blue Valley is not using the system for fee collection.

Students participating in athletics, and cheerleading will be required to upload a completed KSHSAA physical, dated after May 1, 2022, with a doctor’s signature, and complete all the necessary forms to be able to participate. In addition, any students involved in KSHSAA activities that do not require a physical still need to complete the other required forms to participate. These activities include band/marching band, choir, and orchestra for high school and middle school.

If you are interested in purchasing Boys Basketball spirit wear please use the link below. The store will plan to close at end of next week and items will hopefully be shipped to school by the end of January.

URL: https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/T2pdYmDoQb
Access Code: T2pdYmDoQb

Mr. Smith, Mr. Strain and Ms. Gerbrandt would like to congratulate all BVMS strings, choir and band students for their most recent, end of 2nd quarter, concert performances! A big 'Bravo' and job well done!

Congratulations to Adinath Sudheer on getting first place at the Blue Valley West math competition!

Please congratulate 8th Grader Juliet Lothyan for being our new BVMS Spelling Bee Champ! Juliet did an amazing job by correctly spelling 23 out of 25 VERY tough words! Juliet will go on to represent BVMS at the Johnson County Spelling Bee to be held on Saturday, February 4th in Olathe, KS. She will do well!

Broadcast Club will begin on January 10th. Meetings will be every Tuesday at 7a in the Library

Science Club will resume Monday meetings starting January 23rd

BVMS & PSMS Skate City Night! Jan. 6th. - 5-7pm. $7/person + $2 for skate rental. Drop off event for BVMS & PSMS students only. A guardian must print off & sign this waiver (here) and student must bring it with them. Please e-mail president@bvmspto.org if you can chaperone! :)

Spring PTO Dates:

Jan. 6 - Skate City Night - 5-7pm

Feb. 9 - Pizza & Conversations (Discussion for Guardians/Students with District Attorney Don Hymer about Underage Drinking/Vaping) - 6-7:30pm

Feb. 24 - Cardinal Activity Night (CAN) - 7-9pm

May (last full day of school - determined by district after Spring Break) - 8th Grade Farewell

Current Blue Valley students in 6th, 8th, 10th and 12th grades are invited to take the Kansas Communities That Care student survey in January 2023.

Blue Valley has participated in this survey for many years, and continued participation allows our staff to understand yearly trends, measuring the effect that our prevention and responsive programming has on our students.

The Kansas Communities That Care student survey is offered by schools across Kansas and is supported by Greenbush Education Service Center and the Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services. The survey is built on a framework of prevention to support effective, evidence-based strategies in Kansas communities. The survey is voluntary, and parents or guardians must complete a form granting permission for their student to take the survey.

Questions for the Kansas Communities That Care Survey (KCTC Survey) can be found on the district website under “useful links.” Questions are related to substance use, school climate, bullying, depression, and suicide. The survey is completely anonymous, and no identifying student personal information is collected. The Blue Valley School District receives data summarized by school and our overall district results.

Permission for the Kansas Communities That Care survey can be entered in ParentVue until December 16, 2022. For questions related to the Kansas Communities That Cares survey please contact Mindy Wells, Coordinator of Student Support Services at mmwells02@bluevalleyk12.org or Adam Wade, Director of Academic Achievement & Accountability at awade@bluevalleyk12.org.

Monday Dec 19

Tuesday Dec 20

Dismissal at 10:50a

Wednesday Dec 21 - Tuesday Jan 3: Winter Break

School Resumes Wednesday Jan 4