BRMS Message
Hi Bulldog Families,
Next Friday, October 30, is the final day of quarter one. We encourage students to keep up their hard work and finish strong! We are so proud of you! Report Cards will be available in PVUE/SVUE by 4pm on Monday, November 9.
Beginning in quarter two, LCPS will shift to an A,B,A,B schedule. A day classes will be on Tuesday and Thursday while B day classes will be on Wednesday and Friday. This means that Wednesday, November 4 (first day of quarter two) is a B day.
A note about our smore newsletters going forward...we want to communicate important information in a timely manner, without inundating your email. To that end, please anticipate a weekly smore update toward the end of each week. Newer information will be toward the top of the smore, while older (yet relevant) information will be toward the bottom. We added a new banner to the smore as a "divide" between the new and old. Occasionally, we will need to send other connectEd messages, depending on content. Thank you for reading our communications home and for supporting our Bulldog Learners!
School Picture Information
Makeup Picture Day: Monday, November 9, 2020 will be makeup picture day. Makeup pictures will be taken using the same safety protocols that were implemented during our September picture days. Please follow these makeup picture day directions:
1. Report for pictures between the hours of 12:00PM - 3:00PM or 3:30PM- 6:00PM.
2. Parents will use the Kiss-and-Go lane to drop off students at door B-7. Then parents will proceed around behind the school and wait for their student at the covered basketball court.
3. Students will enter door B-7, be screened by the school nurse, then follow cones to the check-in table in the main gym.
3. Students will wear face coverings at all times (except during photograph) and stand at designated cones (approx 10 ft apart) while waiting in line.
4. Students will be photographed in the main gym.
5. Students will then exit the main gym door and walk across the covered basketball court to meet their parent.
Picture Pick Up:
For those students who were photographed in September, your pictures/proofs are in. Parents may pickup your child’s pictures or picture proofs on our front porch any day next week from 8:30am – 4:00pm.
Bucks for Bulldogs Fundraiser Update
Bulldog Families!
We are a little more than halfway to our total of $15,000! We appreciate the generosity of our community!! Please consider donating if you have not already done so to help the PTO and BRMS achieve our goal. The last date to donate to our fundraiser is November 15th.
With these donations, our PTO can support various clubs and instructional needs at BRMS. So far our PTO has supported our: 5 Star Club, Photography club, Dungeons and Dragons, misc. Math incentives, collaborative furniture, Kessler science program, & food for classroom pets.
We appreciate your support of this fundraising campaign! Donate Here!
Submit Pictures for the Yearbook!
The Yearbook staff needs your help! We’re looking for your first day of school pictures (or any school appropriate pictures) that you would like to share. Are you wondering how to share them? Here is the answer!
You can share school appropriate photos via a “Community Upload” from your computer or you can download the free “Yearbook Snap” app from the Apps Store. Please note that pictures submitted are not guaranteed a spot in the yearbook.
Follow these directions to upload your photos from your computer:
Go to yearbookforever.com
OR
Go to the BRMS website and click on the down arrow in the middle of the page
Click on “Order Yearbook Now”
Click on “ORDER NOW!”
When the screen appears, type in Blue Ridge Middle School - Purcellville, VA
Click “Shop the Store”
At the top of the page, you will see Community Upload
Click on “Community Upload”
Enter the access code BRMSBulldogStrong
Upload your picture(s) and pick a category
Type in your first and last name and your email address
Click the box to certify that says “I have the right to distribute these photos and that they do not violate the Terms of Use” and then click “Submit Photos”.
Click close once you are finished submitting photos
You can share school appropriate photos via an app on your phone. Please note that pictures submitted are not guaranteed a spot in the yearbook.
Follow these directions to upload your photos from your phone:
Go to the Apps Store and download the free “Yearbook Snap”
Open the “Yearbook Snap” app
Find School - type in “Blue Ridge Middle School” and select Purcellville, VA
Enter the access code BRMSBulldogStrong
Click on “Blue Ridge Middle School Select Photos”
Select a “Category”
Allow “Yearbook Snap” to have access to your photos
Select photos you want to upload (maximum of 5 per upload)
Select your picture(s) and pick a category
Click “Upload”
Type in your first and last name and your email address
Click the box to certify that says “By submitting, I certify that I have the right to distribute these photos and that they do not violate the Terms of Use” and click “Submit photos”
Click close once you are finished submitting photos
Please remember that any photos submitted are NOT guaranteed to be included in the school yearbook. If you have any questions, please contact Sandra Hite via email at Sandra.Hite@lcps.org.
Technical Support for Students
If a Chromebook fails in some way, which impedes access, please use another device to access Google and/or try one of the following troubleshooting tips: 1) In Settings, click on About Chrome and check for updates, 2) Clear Cache from All Time, 3) Turn off your Chromebook, then turn it back on.
Students may receive technical support through one of the following methods:
Call the Technology Support Center at (571) 252-2112
The Technology Support Center will be staffed from 7:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., M-F (excluding holidays).
Beginning Photography Club
The BRMS PTO is offering a Beginning Photography Club. This club will be held on Wednesday's starting October 28th thru December 9th (no class on 11/25), from 4 to 4:45pm at BRMS.
Each class, you will learn:
· October 28: Introduction to photography, how to use a camera, settings, ISO, shutter speed, aperture
· November 4: Rule of thirds, composition, cropping, lighting, exposure
· November 11: Seeing creatively (backgrounds, looking for movement, textures, etc.)
· November 18: Macro photography; photographers toolkit (lenses, flashes, tripods and monopods, etc.)
· December 2: Working with what they learned; each student picks top three of own photos taken
· December 9: Jobs for photographers; students pick one of the top 3 from each student that will be made into a video along with photos of students throughout the sessions
Register TODAY, only 15 spots are available
For Book Bus pickup, orders must be placed by noon on Wednesday. For Curbside pickup, orders must be placed by 3:30 on Friday, giving students some extra time to make their choices. Students will then pick up their books the following Monday (unless it’s a holiday).
Students can find the link to the order form on LCPS GO. The tab looks like the picture to the right:
We look forward to seeing our students!
Reading gives us some place to go when we have to stay where we are.
-Mason Cooley
A Message from the PBIS Team
PBIS Team Update
During the 2020-2021 school year, Blue Ridge has partnered with the Positivity Project to deliver social emotional lessons to students during morning Advisory time. You can learn more about the Positivity Project here. We encourage you to have great conversations at home around the positive character strengths and how to model the Other People Matter mindset.
Keep an eye out for more information on specific character strengths as we highlight them each week during Advisory.
Important PTO Information
PTO Welcome Letter
Please click the link to read our PTO cover letter. This letter contains important information about upcoming PTO meetings, opportunities to connect, and ways to support the PTO and Blue Ridge MS.PTO Newsletter
Learn how to sign up for the PTO newsletter, Bulldog Bytes, by clicking HERE.
School Fundraiser
Please click the link to learn about our school fundraiser. To make a donation, click the following link: Bucks for Bulldogs
Business Partnerships
If you are interested in learning more about BRMS Business Partnerships, click HERE.
A Message from our School Nurse
Welcome to the 2020-21 School Year at Blue Ridge Middle School!
I hope this message finds you healthy and excited to begin the new school year.
With the majority of our students starting the school year with distance learning, I would still like to keep your child’s health info up to date. If your child has a health concern, I still want to know so that teachers can be aware in the event there is an emergency while online. I also want to be ready for when schools do reopen. While you may not be bringing medications to school at this time, you can begin sending in action plans and doctor’s orders when you have them. If your child has a new health concern, I want to know about that as well.
Loudoun County Public Schools requires a new provider/physician orders each school year for the medication or specialized care which your child receives at school. If your child will continue to need medication or specialized health care at school, you and your child’s physician must complete and sign the proper form(s). The required forms are available online at www.lcps.org. Click on the “Families” tab and the forms will be found under Medication at School. The forms should be returned to me via email (MaryAnn.stetter@lcps.org) or fax (540-338-6823). Below is a list of health conditions with information about the required medical form:
· Medical Condition
· Severe Allergy and Epinephrine auto-injector
· Seizures
· Asthma with Inhaler and/or Nebulizer
· Diabetes
· Current Medical Procedures, i.e. tube feeding, catheterizations
· New Health Concerns or Medical Procedures
· Authorization for Medication Administration
Please contact me if I can be of any further assistance to you. I hope to see you and your child back at school soon.
MaryAnn Stetter RN
540-751-2520
