2016 February Newsletter - Blevins Middle School
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2016 February Newsletter - Blevins Middle School
Page 1 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. Page 2 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 Page 3 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter 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. Page 4 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter 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. (Continued next page ) Page 5 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter FEBRUARY 2016 LONGS PEAK SCIENCE FAIR Continued from Page 3... 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! Page 6 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter FEBRUARY 2016 MARCH CALENDAR Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri 29 1 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 1 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter Page 7 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 Page 8 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter 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]. Page 9 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter 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 Page 10 BLEVINS Middle School Newsletter 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.