Blevins Bulletin

Hello Blevins Families,

Each spring, schools throughout the state engage in the Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS). These assessments provide an important measurement benchmark for each student's academic achievement and growth in Mathematics and English-Language Arts, as well as Science at the 8th grade level. With these measures, we can reflect on the effectiveness of our instructional practices and systems of support for our students, while also providing accountability for our performance to the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).

Last spring, our Blevins students showed tremendous achievement and growth in their CMAS results. As a school, we achieved our highest rating since 2019! We met “Performance” status, according to CDE, which is the highest categorical rating. This was a result of the hard work and dedication of our students, as well as intentional strategies and support systems implemented by our staff. This school year, we’ve continued that same work, while adding on more layers of support for our students. We believe that the positive results will show again in our students’ assessment. I hope that you consider joining us in ensuring that our students are ready and excited for the assessments. A good night's sleep, some healthy food, and a positive attitude go a long way.

As a school, and in partnership with our PTO, we are excited to continue our implementation of prizes during our testing week. This always brings high levels of enthusiasm and effort from our students. Students will be given bronze, silver, and gold raffle tickets for their levels of engagement during the testing sessions. These prizes include snacks, fun school supplies, gift cards, Airpods, a Nintendo Switch, and even more! Students have voted to determine these prizes and are so excited. Students whose families have elected for their child to not engage in the test will also be provided access to raffle tickets while at school during the testing sessions.

CMAS Test Days will be April 7-9th. Our 8th grade students will also complete their Science tests on April 14th. At the end of each test day, we will hold our Bronze ticket raffle. On April 9th, we will hold our Silver ticket raffle. And, most exciting, we will hold our Gold ticket raffle on April 14th!

With the efforts and collaboration of our staff, and student leadership groups, I strongly believe that this will be a great experience for our students and an exciting opportunity for Blevins.

If you would like to exempt your child from the assessments, please reach out to Dusti Sanger, our Assistant Principal and assessment coordinator. Our hope is to support you in the best way possible.

Proudly,

Joe Zappa, Principal

Monday, April 6th: (Celebrate National Assistant Principal Week)

Optional GT Manic Monday in Jankow's Room During PBL

Tuesday, April 7th:

CMAS Testing for All Grades

Wednesday, April 8th:

CMAS Testing for All Grades
Track Parent Meeting 4:45-5:15 (Blevins Gym 200)

Thursday, April 9th:

CMAS Testing for All Grades

Tuesday, April 14th:

Science CMAS Testing for 8th Grade

Thursday, April 16th:

Honor Band Sectional Rehearsals (Selected Students) @ Kinard 6:00-8:30

Friday, April 17th:

Blevins School Dance $5.00 admission 4:00-5:30

Monday, April 20th:

Blevins Bookfair Starts in the Blevins Library
Optional GT Manic Monday in Jankow's Room During PBL

Tuesday, April 21st:

Mean Girls JR. Rehearsal 4:00-7:30
SAC Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Collaboration Cafe Room 221)

Wednesday, April 22nd:

Last Day of Bruin Club

Thursday, April 23rd:

GT Enrichment Science Expirement Part 1 During PBL in Jankow's Room
SAVE THE DATE: Blevins Bonanza 5:00-7:00 (More Information Below)
Mean Girls JR. Rehearsal 4:00-7:30

Friday, April 24th:

NO SCHOOL

Monday, April 27th:

Mean Girls JR. Rehearsal 4:00-7:30

Tuesday, April 28th:

8th Graders to RMHS 9:30-10:10
PTO Meeting 5:30-7:00 (Collaboration Cafe Room 221)

Wednesday, April 29th:

Mean Girls JR. Rehearsal 4:00-7:30

Thursday, April 30th:

GT Enrichment Science Expirement Part 2 During PBL in Jankow's Room
Honor Band Rehearsal (Selected Students) @ FCHS 6:00-8:30

Thank you to everyone who has helped support PTO and our school community throughout this year!

CMAS is coming up on April 7th, 8th and 9th. Blevins PTO would like to keep the Blevins staff fueled and focused for the tasks ahead to implement testing school-wide.

Please consider contributing to PTO's "Build your Own Trail Mix" snack bar. Items may be brought to the Blevins office anytime before Monday, April 6th at 2:30pm.

At our February PTO meeting, we were excited to approve several teacher mini-grant requests that directly support students and classrooms across Blevins. Approved grants included materials for campus beautification projects, classroom supplies, math calculators, literacy resources, art materials for large community murals, updated music instruments, and multimedia equipment to expand student opportunities in yearbook, podcasting, and social media production. These grants will benefit students in many ways—from improving daily classroom learning to creating more engaging, creative, and visually inspiring spaces throughout our school.

Thank you for continuing to support Blevins!

Bruin Club and PTO are thrilled to invite you to our Bloomin’ Bonanza on April 23rd from 5:30-7:00pm — a fun-filled event for the whole family! Join us as we celebrate the end of the school year with an exciting showcase, summer resources, delicious food, and plenty of fun.

Let us know you're coming here so we can make sure there's enough for everyone. We can't wait to see you there!

Are you a current 8th grader wanting to be a 9th grade leader on Rocky's Student Council next year? If you missed the informational meeting, join the "Interested StuCo Applications 2026-2027" Google Classroom with code r5roxaee. There, you will find all the information needed for the application process. Deadline to submit your application is Friday, April 17, but don't wait because there are multiple parts of the application.

Questions? Please reach out to Rocky Student Council Head Advisor Gabi Perry at gabrielap@psdschools.org.

We are thrilled to present you with an amazing opportunity for your incoming 6th-grade student over the summer! The Becoming a Bruin summer program is an exciting collaboration between the 21st Century Out of School Time Program (Bruin Club) and Blevins Middle School! Incoming 6th graders will be able to take part in project-based learning and enrichments while becoming comfortable and confident on Blevins’ campus.

Becoming a Bruin will be held at Blevins Middle School and will run two sessions. Session 1 from July 27th through July 30th, and Session 2 from August 3rd through August 6th. Students are welcome to register for one of the two sections of this program. The programs will run from 7:30 am-2:30 pm, Monday - Thursday. Students can join us for a “soft start” beginning at 7:00 am but must arrive by 7:30 am. Breakfast and lunch will be available to all students who attend along with transportation if needed.

Registration is now open and will close on April 10th! Please register for Becoming a Bruin here!

We understand that the summer music program will occur at the same time as our program. The Becoming a Bruin team is working with the music staff to ensure that students can attend both programs. Feel free to enroll your student in the music program as well!
If you have any questions, please contact ELO Secondary Area Specialist Izzy Crume at icrume@psdschools.org or (970)657-6612 and ELO Coordinator Rachel Pollack at rpollack@psdschools.org or (970)566-2618

PSD Summer Music– Save the Dates!

Attention 6th and 7th graders in Band and Orchestra:

Beginning/Intermediate Program

(for students who will be in middle school next year)

Monday, July 20 to Friday, August 7 (Monday-Friday)

Locations will be in various places around PSD

(north, east, south, west and central)

Class times are typically between 8am and noon

Watch for registration links and more information at

https://sites.google.com/a/psdschools.org/psd-summer-music/home

Attention 8th graders in Band and Orchestra:

Advanced Program

(for students who will be in high school, or just graduated)

Monday, June 1 to Friday, June 12 (Monday-Friday)

Orchestra is typically held at one site and Bands are typically held at two sites

Class times are typically 9am to 10:30am

Watch for registration links and more information at

https://sites. googl e. co m/a/psdschools. org/psd-su m mer-music/home

Represent Blevins

Pick up a yard sign from our front office

Donations accepted but not required

Shop Blevins spirit wear now and save up to 30% off sitewide during our Spring Sale—now through March 31st, plus free shipping on orders over $85! Shop Now!

Thank you Ed Carroll Volkswagen for supporting the

Blevins Lego Robotics Team

Parent/Guardian Football Information Meeting for Rocky Mountain High School- April 28th at 5:30pm in the RMHS Auditorium

We are gearing up and getting ready for another year of Lobos football and are excited to have you join our Lobos football family and community. GO BOS!

For any 8th grade student athletes who are interested in playing football for Rocky Mountain High School (RMHS) next year, we have information we would like to share with you. Mark your calendars for all parent/guardian and player information meeting on April 28th at 5:30pm at RMHS auditorium with Coach Underwood and Boosters. This meeting will cover all you need to know about Rocky Mountain’s football program, summer schedule and activities, and much more.

We invite all football parents and guardians to join RMHS Football Boosters. Boosters is a great way to get involved, build community and keep up to date with information and events. Booster fees help provide meals for the players, end of season banquet, pool party, coaches gifts and a donation to the football program each year for equipment. For more information and to join RMHS Football Boosters click this link https://www.lobosfootball.org/teams/?u=RMHSFOOTBALL&s=football . You can also find us on social media.