Children's Book Week is the longest-running national literacy celebration for young people in the United States, established in 1919.  Many thanks to Ms. Zatarga for bringing our first Children's Book Week Celebration to our school!  Each day had a different theme to celebrate books:

Monday, November 9 - Dress like a Superhero because reading is a superpower!

Tuesday, November 10 - Wear your favorite sports team gear and team up with a good book!

Wednesday, November 11 - Veteran's Day where we honor the brave men and women who have served our country

Thursday, November 12 - Wear pajamas or cozy clothes and cozy up with a book!

Friday, November 13 - Wear BB or BMPRSS spirit wear and get into the spirit of reading!

Mrs. Napolitano’s and Mr. Mancuso’s classes embarked on an exciting field trip to the Hudson River Museum, where they journeyed through the wonders of space! Students were captivated by a planetarium show that took them on a tour of the solar system—from the fiery surface of the Sun to the icy edges of Neptune. Afterward, they put their scientific skills to the test in a hands-on activity called “Planet Detective.” Using clues about each planet’s distance from the Sun, chemical makeup, and gravitational pull, students worked together to identify mystery planets. It was a day full of discovery, teamwork, and cosmic curiosity—a truly out-of-this-world experience! 

Mrs. Fernandez' fifth grade class used their five sense to identify properties of matter

To celebrate Thanksgiving, Mrs. Fisher's Kindergarten class and Mrs. Mangiaracina and Mr. Yablow's Kindergarten class made turkey cookies and sang "10 Little Turkeys." Gobble, Gobble! 

World Kindness Day is November 13th! Many thanks to the Blind Brook PTA for providing the paper hearts that we filled with kind messages, thoughtful words, and acts of kindness that we can share each and every day!

Dear BMPRSS Families:

The Blind Brook School District has established a Health and Wellness Policy committed to providing a school environment that promotes and protects children's health, well-being, and the ability to learn by fostering healthy eating habits and physical activity.

As a school community, we are committed to the health and safety of our students.  We are writing to alert you that some of our students have a type of food allergy that can be particularly serious and, in some cases, life threatening.  If the child comes in contact with the offending food (whether airborne, ingested or physical contact) there may be an anaphylactic reaction resulting in the inability to breathe.  For this reason, we have a “nut aware” environment at the Bruno M. Ponterio Ridge Street School.  Our food service vendor does not sell peanut butter and jelly sandwiches or use peanut oil or any tree nut products in the preparation of the food sold in our cafeteria. Our faculty and staff are trained and take great measures to ensure the safety of our children. 

In addition, there are things that you and your children can do to help keep these specific children safe.  In particular, please do not send food to school that “contain peanuts or tree nuts”, “may contain nuts”, “are made in a factory that processes peanuts”, or “are made in a facility that makes or processes tree nuts”.  If your child eats peanut butter or any product containing tree nuts for breakfast, please have your child wash his/her hands and mouth thoroughly and brush their teeth after eating.  This will help avoid contact with any peanut or tree nut residue, which can cause a potentially fatal reaction for a child with a peanut/tree nut allergy. Children who happen to bring a food item to school for lunch, and this item contains or may contain peanuts/tree nuts, will sit at a specifically designated peanut/tree nut table during their lunch period, and they are allowed to ask one friend (who is not allergic to peanuts/tree nuts) to sit with them.  Please pack a wipe packet and stress to your children that they must wash their hands after eating their food containing peanuts/tree nuts. (Please note that hand sanitizer is available to all children.  We also have a handwashing station in our Cafetorium.)

We are asking you to scrutinize labels and if there is ANY sign of peanuts/tree nuts, please do not bring the food items to the classroom.  Our classrooms remain peanut/tree nut free.  Any food item that is brought in must contain a label.  We recognize that some of our children may have allergies to foods other than peanuts/tree nuts.  Our BMPRSS nurses will send out specific information to those classes and grade levels so that everyone is mindful of any allergens.  As such, we do NOT condone the sharing of food during lunch time or in the classroom.

We understand that this may be an inconvenience for many of you, but exposure can be life threatening to some.  If you have any questions, you may contact the BMPRSS Health Office at ANY time: 914-937-3600 x2217 or via email rssnurse@blindbrook.org

Thank you for helping keep our children safe!

Tracy Taylor, Principal
Dr. Teresa Letizia, Assistant Principal
BMPRSS Health Office - rssnurse@blindbrook.org

We have a lot of exciting new and returning programs. Winter session runs from Jan 4th- Mar 19th!  

Click here to view offerings for the Winter session!

DETAILS TO KNOW: 

• Registration will remain open on a rolling basis until a given class is full 

• All classes are from 3:15pm–4:15pm at BMP Ridge Street School 

• There is no bus service at 4:15pm and students must be picked up at the RSS main entrance. As a reminder, this is a separate offering from Rye Brook Recreation’s after-school classes.

• Don’t worry if you are placed on a waitlist! We work quickly to accommodate as many students as possible and get them into their desired classes

MAKE SURE YOUR ACCOUNT IS READY!

Visit https://yourafterschool.com/create_account.aspx to create your account so you’re ready when after school registration goes live! 

Make sure to visit our FAQ page for additional information and answers: https://www.yourafterschool.com/FAQ.html

See You After School!​​​​​

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November 18

PTA Meeting - 7:00pm

BBMS/BBHS

November 19

Early Dismissal BMPRSS - 11:30am

Parent Teacher Conferences - 4:00-7:00pm

November 25

Early Dismissal BMPRSS - 1:30pm

November 26-27

School Closed for Thanksgiving Break

December 3

Early Dismissal BMPRSS - 11:30am

Parent Teacher Conferences - 12:30 pm - 3:15 pm