BRES Community Newsletter

September

• 15 - City of Frederick Seeks Community Feedback on Westside Community Center Design
  
• 19 - Midterm/Fair Day 3.5 hour early dismissal
• 23 - School Closed for Rosh Hashanah
• 24 - Heart, Mind, and Motion Night: A Creative SEL Celebration
• 26 - 2 hour early dismissal

Color Week - Help PreK Learn Their Colors!

• Monday - Black
• Tuesday - White
• Wednesday - Rainbow or Tie Dye
• Thursday - Wear Your Favorite Color
• Friday - School Spirit - Green or Yellow

• Remember to use your SUN Bucks before they expire! Benefits expire 122 days from the day they are added to the card. For example, benefits loaded on June 6th will expire around October 6th.
• If you no longer have last year’s SUN Bucks card, you need to request a replacement by calling the SUN Bucks Hotline at 1-800-332-6347. Your 2025 benefits were added to the same card account.
• If you have Medicaid or were approved for Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS) but haven’t received a White SUN Bucks card, please take the following steps:
1. Call the SUN Bucks Hotline at 1-800-332-6347.
2. Select “SUN Bucks” to check your mailing address. You can update it during the call if it’s incorrect.
3. Ask for a replacement SUN Bucks card.
• If you opted out of the SUN Bucks program, no action is needed. Your benefits will expire after 122 days.
• Please update your contact information with your school. This helps our team send the right benefits to the right homes.

Visit the Maryland SUN Bucks website (http://dhs.maryland.gov/sunbucks/) to learn more.

Morning Arrival

Please note that we will be blocking the center lane in our parking lot at 8:30am. We ask that you do not move the cones when leaving. If you have to park please use the car rider line to enter the middle row on the far side of campus and again re-enter the line when leaving, without passing other cars.

Reducing the amount of foot traffic will help increase the speed of the car rider line and ensure those dropping off can do so quicker. If you feel your student needs accommodations at drop off please contact the front office to discuss a plan.

Afternoon Pick Up

We ask that you do not pick up students from the walker door and walk to a vehicle parked in our parking lot. Walkers are students who walk off of campus when dismissing.

Thank you for your cooperation in these matters. We hope these changes ensure a safe and easy arrival and drop off for everyone in our community.

In elementary school, every day matters. Students build important skills in reading, math, and problem-solving that lay the foundation for future learning. Missing even a few days can make it harder to catch up, impact friendships, and lower confidence. By aiming for 8 or fewer absences this school year, families help ensure their children stay on track, grow socially and academically, and are ready for success in the years ahead.

Each month grades will compete for the best attendance. In September we will recognize the grade with the highest attendance rate. The grade with the highest percentage will earn a big prize! Help your student and their classmates by aiming to be at school every single day!

Our first of four Family Fun Nights will be September 24th at 5:30pm. This year we are hoping to take these events to a new level of fun, learning, and engagement. Each event will combine topics your students learn about in school and help families understand more about those topics. Our first event is Heart, Mind & Motion: A Creative SEL Celebration. This event will combine, writing, reading, art, and movement. Families will get an idea of how BRES teaches social emotional learning and will also give families ideas to take home with them.

Another goal in our Family Fun Nights is to bring healthy dinners to share at the conclusion of the event. For this event we will be catering from Noodle and Company. Please click the RSVP below to let us know if you plan to attend.

We have a wonderful partnership with Frederick City Parks and Rec here at BRES. Starting this week we'll have our first of many after school clubs starting. Check out the link below to sign up for Sports Club, which focuses on all sports, or Art & Crafts Club, taught by our very own Mrs. Mayer.

Keep an eye out for this site for future clubs. In October we'll have STEM club and Soccer Club. If you are in need of financial assistance with these clubs feel free to contact BRES for help in that process.

Be on the lookout for sign up for Girls on the Run and Good News Club.

Need help with something but you just don't know where to start? Want staff at BRES to be aware of something that might impact your student but you don't know who to reach out to? The link below is our NEW BRES Student and Family Support Form. It allows you to reach out to the BRES Community Team with any situation you may have. Once you complete this form it will be share with Mr. Weis, our Community School Coordinator, or Iris Perez, one of our Community Liaisons. After that they will work with the proper staff members in the building to collaborate with you to ensure you and your students are in the best position possible to be successful at school.

We are no longer using the Online Student Information Card. Teachers will be sending home a paper copy of the Student Information Card. Please review it, make any changes if necessary, and fill out back and sign. Please send this back to your child’s teacher as soon as possible.

Thank you!

Hearing and Vision Screening will take place on September 16th & 17th for all students in Pre-K, Kindergarten (if not screened in Pre-K), 1st grade, and new enterers to the Maryland public school system. A rescreen date has been set for October 7th. Maryland State Law mandates this screening. Parents/guardians who have an objection to this screening based on their church or religion practices must submit a request for their child to be exempt from screening. All written requests must be submitted to the health room by September 15th.

Please make sure your child wears his/her glasses or brings them to school on screening days. If you have any questions, please contact the health room at 227-203-1849.

The Farm to School Frederick Veggie Van will be here at BRES throughout the month of September. This Van provides fresh, local, produces at low costs. As you can see above they will join us at Poppin in the Park on September 5th. For the rest of September they will be parked in our parking lot in the mornings. We will have a process in place to support families parking to visit the Veggie Van each Friday morning. We hope you enjoy this opportunity. If this is an enjoyable service for our community we will continue to look for ways to bring them back to BRES.

Butterfly Ridge has collaborated with Custom Imprints to create a school store! The sale will end September 12th. Custom Imprints will then process all orders to be sent out. If you choose the "Pick Up" option for shipping it will be free. When orders are completed BRES will pick up all orders that used this option and put them in students backpacks to take home.

We hope this store is something you enjoy. We plan to open the store again for a holiday sale. As always we embrace feedback if you have types of clothing or designs you'd be interested in seeing for future stores.

✨ Hey BRES staff & families! ✨

We’re kicking off our first meeting of the school year on September 10th and would love for you to join us! Come be part of the conversation as we chat about exciting upcoming events and review our budget for the year. We can’t wait to see you there!

Updated BRES Mission and Vision for 2024-25:

Placing students in a position for endless opportunities.

BRES believes in preparing children for life through academic and social growth opportunities while holding all students to high expectations in our community. We strive to develop respectful and kind relationships to address the needs of the whole child and their family.

Email: kevin.weis@fcps.org
Website: https://edu.fcps.org/bres/
Location: 601 Contender Way, Frederick, MD, USA
Phone: 227 203 1840