Blue Ridge MS

Virtual orientation videos will be released to students by 6PM on Tuesday, August 25th. These videos will address the following:

• Schoology navigation
• school spirit
• google meet etiquette

Synchronous Meetings with grade level Dean and Counselor on Wednesday, August 26th at 10AM. Meeting links will be shared with students prior to the 26th.

Virtual orientation for parents will be sent out by 6PM on Tuesday, August 25th. This video will include information about:

• synchronous learning expectations
• how to start Q1 - "Bulldog Strong"
  
• class log-in practice day - Wednesday, Sept. 2nd (we will share time schedule for students to follow). Our expectation is for students to sign-in to all 8 classes and Advisory, to ensure first day success.

Synchronous Meetings with Blue Ridge Administration on Wednesday, August 26th.

3PM - 3:30PM - 6TH Grade Meeting Link

4PM - 4:30PM - 7TH Grade Meeting Link

5PM - 5:30PM - 8TH Grade Meeting Link

We are collecting questions from the community to address during these synchronous meetings. Please use this survey to submit questions. We will group similar questions by theme.

*Google Meet has a capacity of 250, so availability in our virtual meetings is on a "first come" basis. We will post a recording of the meeting on the school website for parents who could not watch the live broadcast.

Student Schedules will go "live" in ParentVUE/StudentVUE on August 28th. A Parent will need to complete the Online Verification process for their students before schedules can be seen. This online verification is part of the Virtual First Day process.

Virtual First Day Information: Loudoun County Public Schools is working to reduce the amount of paper forms generated and sent home for signature. To that end, a number of enhancements have been made to ParentVUE to facilitate opt-in, opt-out acknowledgements and the ability to update important information. Parents can log into ParentVUE to acknowledge documents and update information electronically. This method will be used to reduce the number of papers sent home on the first day of school. Additional information regarding this process will be shared soon by LCPS.

*Important scheduling note regarding Elective classes: Due to high student enrollment in elective classes, we are unable to accomodate any class changes.

Students - to ensure all your technology works prior to the first day of school, please complete this Technology Survey.

Drive-thru material pick-up will take place on September 1st. Items to be picked-up include: school supplied music instruments, art supplies, FACS supplies, and instructional materials such as grade level consumables. We will use the following schedule:

6th grade - 9AM - 11AM

7th grade - 11AM - 1PM

8th grade - 1PM - 3 PM

Additional information about this event will be shared soon.

Blue Ridge will have a virtual Back-to-School Night on Wednesday, September 16th. Additional information about this event will be shared soon.

The Blue Ridge staff and community would like to welcome our 2020-2021 BRMS PTO Officers and Coordinators:

Officers

President: Danielle Kabban: president@brmspto.org

First VP: Michelle Deverin: firstvp@brmspto.org

Second VP: Hibah Salah: secondvp@brmspto.org

Secretary: Kathi Reich: secretary@brmspto.org

Treasurer: Karyna Tarbox: treasurer@brmspto.org

Coordinators

Theater: Vacant: drama@brmspto.org

Volunteer & Events: Amelia Hertzberg: volunteer@brmspto.org

Hospitality: Megan Nugent: hospitality@brmspto.org

MSAAC Volunteer: Susan Swayzem: saac@brmspto.org

Join us for our Spirit Nights. This is a fun and easy way to meet other Blue Ridge families while fundraising for our school. All you have to do is what you normally do…EAT DINNER! You can eat in or take out, as long as you mention Blue Ridge MS PTO when you are ordering your food!

DON’T FORGET TO BRING YOUR FRIENDS, FAMILY, THE NEXT DOOR NEIGHBOR, and EVERYONE ELSE YOU CAN THINK OF!

Calendar of our Spirit Nights

September 7: Sweet Frog in Purcellville 5-7pm (must mention BRMS)

September 29: Papa Johns (all day) (must mention BRMS)

October 6: Manhattan Pizza in Purcellville 4-9pm (must mention BRMS)

-BRMS PTO

We plan to take school pictures in a safe and socially distant manner. We will schedule times for students to be photographed in the main gym and there will be specific safety protocols that students, staff, and photographers will follow. Look for more information about school pictures in the coming weeks.

School pictures will be used to create our yearbook. Parents will also have the opportunity to purchase pictures of their child.

Click on the Schoology logo to visit the LCPS Schoology blog, to learn more about how the new learning management system will enhance the distance learning experience for students, families and teachers.

The Unified Mental Health Team at Blue Ridge wants to acknowledge the many incidents involving race and social injustices that have occurred nationally over the past several weeks.

These incidents are not only unjust but they can have a traumatic impact on students and staff during these challenging times.

Blue Ridge Middle School rejects racism and all forms of hateful behavior and language in our school community. We pledge to provide a safe, welcoming, and inclusive environment for all our students and families. This will continue to be important work as we move into next school year, and we are committed to continuing this conversation with staff, students and families.

We are pleased to announce our Blue Ridge Equity Team Co-leads: 8th grade counselor Ms. Savastano and Civics teacher - Mrs. Benalayat.

We hope that the below resources will be helpful in talking with your children and families about these issues.

LCPS Equity website

Resources for Talking with kids about Race and Racism

Teaching Tolerance

Blue Ridge library books can be returned to the blue bin located on the covered porch at our main entrance.