2016 February Newsletter - Blevins Middle School

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Home
of the
BRUINS
Blevins
Middle School
2101 S. Taft Hill Rd
Fort Collins, CO
80526
Advertising in this newsletter does not imply endorsement by Poudre School District.
Phone
970.488.4000
Attendance line
970.488.4044
Fax
970.488.4011
Office Hours
7:00AM - 3:30PM
Principal
David Linehan
[email protected]
Assistant
Principal
Rick Overton
[email protected]
SCHOOL
NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2016
SPRING SPORTS STARTING
Blevins Girls Softball starts March 7th for 7th and 8th grades.
There will be a players clinic March 1st & 2nd from 4 to 5:15 PM.. Daily
practice is 2:50 - 4:45 PM. Parent Meeting will be March 23rd at 4:30
PM. Coach Polenz asks athletes have their own glove, athletic shoes
and clothes for practice.
Golf begins March 21st Blevins Golf has a boys and girls team
and 6th, 7th & 8th graders may participate. Practices will be at City
Park Nine golf course. There will not be a pre-season camp. There will
be a parent meeting the week of March 7th. Molly Kechter is the
Coach. The season will start right after Spring Break. The only thing
Coach Kechter would like golfers to do is play a round of golf over
Spring Break and bring her the scorecard. If families are traveling
somewhere where golf would be too expensive or not available, they
would not be required to play a round over Spring Break.
Athletic Physicals: Every athletic participant must have a physical
and proof of insurance on file at Blevins in order to practice or compete.
The physical forms are valid for a year from the examination date. It is
advisable to arrange physicals well in advance of the sport in which
you are interested in participating in. Please note: Athletic Physical
forms are available on the Blevins website or in the Blevins Office.
Physical forms are not available in the physician’s offices.
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BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter
FEBRUARY 2016
STUDENTS OF THE MONTH
Congratulations to the following students for being chosen as our
January Students of the Month:
6th Grade – Shjon Cali, Kalani Goldberg, Logan Kryah
7th Grade – Emily Holcombe, Whitney Holland, Aleah Price
8th Grade – Simon Archuleta, Brynmor Lowther, Anna Risheill
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FEBRUARY 2016
BLEVINS BRAG
Debate Team: This weekend, Blevins Debate competed and took
1st place at the Brentwood Invitational Debate Tournament in Greeley.
Seventh graders Katie McDonald and Taylor Dunn were victorious against a field of 26 teams representing schools from all around
Colorado. Please congratulate these two exceptional debaters for their
incredible win.
Congratulations to Kallea Cohen: Kallea was honored by Poudre
School District to have her fused glass jewelry chosen for display in the
Board Room for the 2016-17 school year.
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FEBRUARY 2016
LONGS PEAK SCIENCE FAIR
Blevins Middle School
was well represented by
all (28) 8th grade students at the Long’s
Peak regional science
and engineering competition held in Greeley
February 23rd. The following
awards placements were received.
Sponsor Awards:
From the United States Air Force – Alyssa Keirn received a 2nd place
award for her Solar Powered Decontaminator device to be used in the
field to kill off microbes.
From the American Meteorological Society – Rain Orsi and Alyssa
Keirn earned an invitation to compete in the Broadcom MASTERS competition.
From the ASM Materials Education Foundation – Noah Hollingsworth was awarded top recognition for his project in nuclear materials physics research.
From CSU and the School of Biomedical Engineering – Alyssa Keirn
received a 1st place award for her bioengineering design
From the Intel Excellence in Computer Science – Alyssa Keirn received 1st place and an invitation to the GENIUS Olympiad competition.
Category Awards:
Aaron Owen and Nicollette Lessard received a 4th place Honorable
Mention award in the category Behavioral and Social Sciences for each
of their projects. They were competing against 41 other projects.
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FEBRUARY 2016
LONGS PEAK SCIENCE FAIR
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Shalyn Nelson received a 4th place Honorable Mention award in the category
Chemistry for her project, competing against 44 other projects.
Rain Orsi received 1st place in the category of Chemistry for her project, competing against 44 other projects.
Alyssa Keirn received 1st place in the category of Microbiology for her project,
competing against 14 other projects.
Jade Manna-Rubenstein received 2nd place in the category of Physics , competing against 19 other projects.
For Best of Show:
Alyssa Keirn received the 4th place award for her project competing against all
279 junior division projects.
State Qualifiers:
Rain Orsi, Alyssa Keirn, and Jade Manna-Rubenstein earned an invitation to
compete at the state competition in April being held at CSU in Fort Collins.
Way to go girls!
It was a very long day and all of our Bruin students did well. The science department would like to thank all of these students for their hard work and perseverance:
Aaron Owen, Allyson Cawthron, Alyssa Keirn, Ashley LaMontagne, Ben Patchen, Camille Fridal, Caroline Walker D’Adamo, Cassidy Goering, Christian Saavedra, Derrel Pearcy, Garrit Wilson, Holden Lefke, Jade Manna-Rubenstein,
Jamie Fortunato, Lucas Chappell, Michael Madden, Nathan Robinson, Nicollette Lessard, Noah Berner, Noah Hollingsworth, Pauline Eye, Rain Orsi, Rosie
O’Brien, Ruby Johnson, Sarah Cleaver, Shalyn Nelson, Skyler Halopoff, and
Thomas Dunnington.
Mr. Viney, Mr. Hartley and Mrs. Lovaas would also like to thank these students
being so much fun to be with all day and night. We are so proud of all of you!
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FEBRUARY 2016
MARCH CALENDAR
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
29
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2
3
8th Girls BBall
Semifinal
4
8th Girls BBall
Quarterfinal
7
8
ELL Family Fun Night
6 - 8 PM
9
10
8th Girls BBall
Championship
@ RMHS 7 PM
11
End of 3rd Qtr.
8th Grade to Discovery Museum
14
16
15
17
18
24
25
No School—Spring Break
21
22
23
CBA Band
Festival
28
29
Talent Show Auditions
3:30 - 5:30 PM
30
31
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FEBRUARY 2016
Blevins Volunteer Opportunities
If you are ready, willing and able to, please let us know which activities you can help with by checking the box(es) and returning
the continuation of this form on the next page to the main office. Save this page for your calendar. Be sure to register as a PSD
volunteer (please update your profile with Blevins if you have registered previously). Log-on to http://www.psdschools.org, click
on “Community”, then on “Partnerships and Volunteers”.
Dances: April 15, 7-9 pm: Chaperoning the dance and supervising gym activities.
Science Olympiad: The regional Science Olympiad at Fossil Ridge High School on March 6th needs
volunteers to help with events. Please check out the following link for details:
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f044ea4ab2caa8-northern
Member of PTO: PTO meetings are monthly on the second Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM
Member of SAC: School Accountability Committee. Next Meeting is March 9th at 3:45.
Staff Appreciation Helping provide refreshments or service for the Staff Appreciation Luncheon.
After School Tutoring: Ongoing assistance with Homework Help, Monday-Thursday 2:40-3:40pm
Support/Supervision for Musical Events, Band, choir and orchestra support & supervision.
8th Grade Celebration: May 13, 2016: Blevins 8th grade Celebration/Awards and Barbeque on Friday,
May 13th from 5-7:30. Parent volunteers are needed! Email Ms. Wymore at [email protected] with
questions.
8th Grade Finance Park Field Trip: May 23 & 24, 2016: Our 8th graders attend Junior Achievements
Finance Park-Presented by Great-West after participating in four units on personal finance and budgeting in
class. To learn more about JA Finance Park, visit http://www.jacolorado.org/educators/jafinancepark.
8th Grade Service Learning Project: May 23 & 24, 2016: Our 8th graders will have the opportunity to
experience a service-learning project and to give back to the greater Blevins community! Our students will perform volunteer work at Blevins, neighborhood schools and homes within the neighborhoods adjacent to our
grounds. Email Ms. Young at [email protected] with questions.
6th, 7th & 8th Grade Classroom Support As Needed
Please check the boxes of the activities you are willing to help with, and then return
this portion of the form to the Blevins Main Office. Thank you!
8th Grade Activities and Field Trips
Dance Chaperone April 15, 2016
8th Grade Field Trip to Discovery Museum
8th Grade Celebration/Awards and Barbeque
Member of PTO
8th Grade Finance Park Field Trip
Member of SAC
8th Grade Service Learning Project
Blevins Community Fair
Staff Appreciation Luncheon
After School Tutoring
Support/Supervision
Musical Events
Science Olympiad (March 6th)
Classroom Support
6th Grade
7th Grade
8th Grade
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FEBRUARY 2016
2015-16 Blevins Yearbooks:
We are excited to announce that the 2015-16 Blevins Middle
School AWARD WINNING yearbook is on sale. Make sure
that your child doesn’t miss out on our yearbook tradition. It’s
the only book that captures the year’s events, activities,
friendships, experiences and memories from Blevins Middle
School. We have sold out the past 3 YEARS!! The yearbook
is on sale for $37. You can place your order online at jostensyearbooks.com or in the front office at Blevins. Cash, check
or credit cards are accepted. If you have already purchased a
book, thank you! This year’s book is one you won’t want to
miss!” Please email questions to Gab
by Wymore [email protected].
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FEBRUARY 2016
January 2016
Dear Parents of Kindergarten-12th Grade Students in Colorado Schools (School Year 2016-17):
Immunizations are an important part of our children’s and the community’s health. Colorado law requires students
attending a public, private or parochial school to be immunized against certain vaccine-preventable diseases. The
purpose of this letter is to remind parents about the need for back-to-school immunizations and to provide immunization information. The chart on page 2 shows which vaccines are required for school attendance, alongwith
recommended vaccines which provide more protection against vaccine-preventable disease. There are no
changes to the vaccines required from the previous school year. It is helpful to share this letter with your child’s
healthcare provider or your local public health agency (LPHA) where your child receives immunizations.
Colorado follows the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices schedule. This schedule is approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. This is the immunization schedule
which will best protect your child from vaccine-preventable diseases and is the national standard for health care
providerswho vaccinate your children. Please note: In Spring 2016, it is anticipated the Colorado Board of Health
will approve a recommendation that will require all students to receive their final doses of DTaP, Polio, MMR and
Varicella (chicken pox) vaccine before kindergarten entry and one dose of Tdap vaccine before 6th grade entry.
Starting July 1, 2016, parents/guardians seeking non-medical (religious or personal belief) exemptions for
children in kindergarten-12th grade must submit non-medical exemption forms annually. Medical exemptions
only need to be submitted once and require the signature of your child’s doctor or advanced practice nurse. To
submit a non-medical or medical exemption, go to www.colorado.gov/vaccineexemption and follow the instructions. Children with an exemption may be kept out of school during a disease outbreak.
Parents may have questions or want more information about children’s immunizations and vaccine safety. Resources
for parents about the safety and importance of vaccines are available at: www.ImmunizeForGood.com and
www.colorado.gov/cdphe/immunization-education.
Colorado law requires schools to provide school-level immunization and exemption information to the Colorado
Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) by December 1, 2016. Immunization and exemption rates
for each school will be posted on the CDPHE website as soon as they are verified. Many parents, especially those
with children who can’t be vaccinated due to a medical issue, may want to know which schools are best protected
against vaccine preventable disease.
Please discuss your child’s vaccination needs with your child’s healthcare provider or LPHA and bring your child’s
updated immunization records to school each time your child receives an immunization. To find your LPHA or learn
about free or low cost vaccines, call the Family Health Line at 1-303-692-2229 or 1-800-688-7777. For questions
about school immunization requirements, please contact your school.
Jamie D’Amico, RN, MSN, CNS
CDPHE Immunization Branch - Schools and Community Coordinator 303-692-2957 | [email protected]
www.coloradoimmunizations.com
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FEBRUARY 2016
Estimados padres de los alumnos de kindergarten a 12.º grado de Colorado (año lectivo 2016-17): Spanish – k
– 12th
La vacunación es parte importante del cuidado de la salud de nuestros niños y de la comunidad. Las leyes de
Colorado requieren que los alumnos que asisten a escuelas públicas, privadas o religiosas estén vacunados
contra enfermedades que se pueden prevenir por ese medio. El propósito de esta carta es proporcionar información sobre la vacunación y recordarles a los padres la necesidad de que los estudiantes se vacunen al volver
a la escuela. El cuadro en la página 2 muestra qué vacunas se requieren para asistir a la escuela, así como las
recomendadas que brindan mayor protección contra enfermedades que se pueden prevenir por ese medio. No
ha habido cambios a las vacunas requeridas el año escolar anterior. Aconsejamos que comparta esta carta con
el proveedor de atención médica de su hijo o el organismo de salud pública local (LPHA) donde su hijo recibe sus
vacunas.
El estado de Colorado se adhiere al calendario de vacunación del Comité Asesor de Prácticas de Vacunación
que depende de los Centros de Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC). Dicho calendario cuenta con la
aprobación de la Academia Estadounidense de Pediatría, la Academia Estadounidense de Médicos de Familia y
el Colegio Estadounidense de Obstetras y Ginecólogos. Dicho calendario de vacunación es el que mejor
protegerá a su hijo de las enfermedadesque se pueden prevenir por dicho medio, y constituye la norma nacional
para los profesionales de la salud que vacunan a los niños. Importante: se espera que la primavera de 2016 el
Consejo de Salud de Colorado apruebe un dictamen que disponga que todos los alumnos reciban la dosis final
de la vacuna DTaP, la antipoliomielítica, la vacuna contra el sarampión, paperas y rubéola (MMR) y la vacuna
contra la varicela antes de ingresar a kindergarten así como una dosis de la vacuna Tdap antes de ingresar a 6.º
grado.
A partir del 1.º de julio de 2016, los padres o tutores que busquen exoneraciones no médicas (por motivos religiosos o personales) para los estudiantes de kindergarten a 12.º grado deberán presentar formularios de exoneración anualmente. Las exoneraciones médicas deben presentarse una sola vez y deben llevar la firma del doctor o
enfermero especializado que atiende a su hijo. Para presentar una exoneración médica o no médica, visite
www.colorado.gov/vaccineexemption (en inglés) y siga las instrucciones. Es posible que los niños que hayan
sido exonerados de vacunarse no puedan asistir a la escuela durante un brote de enfermedad.
Es probable que los padres tengan preguntas o deseen obtener más información sobre las vacunas y su seguridad.
Los recursos para padres sobre la seguridad e importancia de las vacunas se pueden consultar en los siguientes
enlaces: www.ImmunizeForGood.com (en inglés) y www.colorado.gov/cdphe/immunization-education en inglés).
Las leyes de Colorado disponen que las escuelas proporcionen información sobre vacunación por nivel de grado y
sobre las exoneraciones al Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado (CDPHE), a más tardar,
el 1.º de diciembre de 2016. Se publicarán los índices de vacunación y exoneraciones de todas las escuelas en el
sitio web de CDPHE tan pronto sean verificados. Es posible que muchos padres, especialmente aquellos con hijos
que no pueden recibir vacunas por razones médicas, deseen saber cuáles son las escuelas con mayor protección
contra lasenfermedades prevenibles por medio de la vacunación.
Hable sobre las necesidades de vacunación de su hijo con el proveedor de atención médica o el organismo de
salud pública local y lleve los registros de vacunación a la escuela cada vez que vacune a su hijo. Para encontrar elorganismo de salud pública de su localidad u obtener información sobre vacunas gratuitas o a precios
reducidos, llame a la líneade salud familiar (Family Health Line) al 1-303-692-2229 o al 1-800-688-7777.
Póngase en contacto con su escuela si tiene preguntas sobre los requisitos de vacunación para la escuela.

2016 February Newsletter - Blevins Middle School

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