Blue Ridge Family Newsletter

It's conference week! We are so excited to have our families visit with our teachers to talk about how we can work together to support student growth. We are also starting our chocolate bar fundraiser this week, and boxes can be picked up in the school office or during conferences!

Tuesday, November 11th- Family-Teacher Conference Night

Thursday, November 13th- Family-Teacher Conference Night

Friday, November 14th- NO SCHOOL for Teacher Work Day

Thursday, November 20th- Fancy Lunch for students during their lunch time, students are encouraged to dress up in their fancy attire if they choose!

Tuesday, November 25th- Good Dads Breakfast @ 7:00-7:45, prizes at 7:20

Wednesday, November 26th- Friday, November 28th- NO SCHOOL for Thanksgiving

If you need to change your conference time or add one, please reach out to the office!

Mrs. Babcock will be in the lobby during conferences with several items of interest. Please see her to get connected to Seesaw or get a Blue Ridge sticker if you already are! You can also pick up boxes of chocolate bars to sell. We will have flyers with information available for community resources as well. We can't wait to see you on Tuesday!

Our fall book fair starts next week! We’re open for business from 3:45 to 6:30 Tuesday and Thursday.

Our November habit is Habit #2: Begin with the End in Mind. For this habit, we are learning about setting goals. A big part of this is creating a mission for our classes and even for ourselves. As part of this, we will be asking for input from our students, staff and families in writing our own Blue Ridge vision and mission so that we know the goals we all have for our school community!

Blue Ridge keeps a stocked Marketplace supported by our Partner-in-Ed Simmons Bank and the local food pantry. We send home bags of food with students on a regular basis, referred to as Buddy Packs. If you are not currently receiving one and would like for your student (s) to start, please contact our Home-School Communicator Tyree Goolsby at agoolsby@cpsk12.org or by calling the school.

Mr. Goolsby also maintains our Clothing Closet where we receive donations from Simmons Bank and other organizations to support our students who may be needing a coat or other basic clothing, as well as hygiene products. Please reach out if you need access to items for your student.

We know that this month, and coming months, may be especially challenging for some of our families with food and other resources. The list below contains a list of food resources in Columbia for families by week and day if you click on the attachment.

We’re a month into the Mustang Half Million Minute Reading Challenge! We’ve made it to 43,989 minutes. That’s a pretty big number, but we’re still way behind in making our goal. Follow these directions to help your child log their reading at home: http://bit.ly/4nEHJ9i.

Please join our Family Teacher Organization for their next meeting in person or via zoom. Thank you for helping to support our Mustangs!

BRE currently qualifies for FREE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH FOR ALL OF OUR STUDENTS. We still ask our families who may qualify to complete the Free & Reduced Lunch form to support this qualification in future years. Any funds that are in lunch accounts from past years can be used by students to purchase extras. If you would like to make changes to your account, you can reach out to our cafeteria manager, Ashley Guerrero at aguerrero@cpsk12.org.

The Family Portal houses multiple apps and pieces of information for families. Please make sure you can get into the Portal: https://login.classlink.com/my/cpsfamilies

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For technical assistance accessing the CPS Families Portal, visit our FAQ page.

Your guardian ID and/or password information can also be found at the CPS Families Portal Username and Guardian Email Check.

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Rebecca Babcock, Principal

rbabcock@cpsk12.org

Mitchell Pittman, Assistant Principal

mpittman@cpsk12.org

Becky Evans, Secretary & Registrar

revans@cpsk12.org

#WeBelieveinBRE

Website: https://bre.cpsk12.org/
Location: 3700 Woodland Drive, Columbia, MO, USA
Phone: 573-214-3580