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Dear Families:

It is not often that we have an April snow day, earthquake, and eclipse within a week of each other!  We hope you enjoyed the late winter weather but hopefully the warmer weather will be sticking around next week.  We sent our students home with their eclipse glasses this week and we are all looking forward to the event on Monday.   Chittenden Solid Waste District (CWSD) is organizing collection sites for these glasses to prevent them from being thrown away and to give them a chance to be reused. To support this effort, students may return their glasses to BRMS by April 12th and we bring them to one of the CWSD collection sites.  Please remember that we do not have any school on April 8th in preparation for the increased number of visitors to our region.  Here are some tips for safely viewing the eclipse.  Eclipse Viewing Safety.

BRMS students completed their volleyball season on Saturday with the Jamboree at ADL.  This year we had 4 teams and over 50 participants.   Next week our spring sports season begins with track, baseball, and softball. Please contact Matt Lennon or check out our website for more information about these activities.  

Have a great week and enjoy the eclipse!

Kevin

After School Expectations/Supervision

As the weather continues to get warmer we are seeing more of our students making after school plans that do not involve school supervised clubs.  Several students are taking the opportunity to play basketball on our outside court, walk over to the Jolly or the Jericho Market.   We do want to support our students as they become more independent but we are also concerned about the safety of our students while they are not supervised by our staff members.   Please be sure to have a conversation with your child about their after school plans.  Below you will find a list of expectations that we will be going over with our students this week.

• Our late buses are only for students who participate in officially sponsored clubs and activities.   Students who do not participate in school activities will not be allowed to ride our late buses. Students will need to call home for a ride home if they stay after school without attending a club.

• Students participating in athletics need to go directly to practice.   They should not be going to the store before practice, even if their schedule allows them time to do so.

• Students who have a later practice that is not immediately after school should plan on going home or to the public library until practice.   We are unable to provide supervision during the time between school dismissal and practice.  Please let us know if this is a barrier to your child’s participation in our athletic program.

• Students will not be allowed to go to the store after school and then get on our regular buses.  We have noticed an increased number of students running to the store to get a snack and then try to catch their normal bus.   Students will not be allowed to ride the bus home and will need to call families for a ride.

• Students who wish to gather with friends after school or walk to the park after dismissal will need to arrange a ride with their family.   Students cannot stay in the building unsupervised as an afterschool plan. 

• Students are allowed to access our campus after school but they will not be supervised by our staff and they will not be able to access school transportation.

Feel free to contact us with any questions or concerns about these expectations.

The Jericho Recreation Summer Camp will be open this summer and will even have field trips!  We have a few scholarships available for families who are in financial need for a 3 week camp experience.

 Session 1 begins June 24 – July 12, Session 2 begins July 15 – Aug. 2. 

Please contact Jenn Wisniowski (7/8) or Gregory Martin (5/6) School Counselors for more information at 802-899-3711. 

Here is the link for camp information and application forms: https://jerichovt.org/Summer-Recreation

Do you or someone you know want to learn more about the programs we offer?



Visit our website at: www.pcavt.org/family-support-programs,

email us at familysupport@pcavt.org or

call 1-800-CHILDREN

Nurturing Parenting®,

Strengthening Families Programs &

Circle of Parents®

Curriculum-based, parenting education programs for families experiencing stress.

Upcoming Parent Education Programs:

All programs are offered virtually and FREE!

Programs are 2 hours per week for 12-18 weeks

Strengthening Families Program for Families with Teens

starting April 2, Tuesdays 9am

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting April 3rd, Wednesdays 5pm

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting April 9th, Tuesdays 5pm

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting April 16th, Tuesdays 9am

Nurturing Skills™ for Families -

starting April 16, Tuesdays 11am

Nurturing Skills™ for Families -

starting April 17th, Wednesdays 1pm

Nurturing Skills™ for Families -

starting April 17th, Wednesdays 5:30pm

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting April 18th, Thursdays 9:30am IN PERSON TPC Barre

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting April 22nd, Mondays 12pm

Strengthening Families Program Birth-3

starting May 1, Wednesdays 6:30pm

Prenatal Nurturing Parenting Program

starting May 2 , Thursdays 9am

Nurturing Fathers Program

starting May 13, Mondays 5pm

Nurturing Skills™ for Families -

starting May 21, Tuesdays 5pm

Nurturing Program® for Families in Substance Use Treatment & Recovery

starting May 27, Mondays 11am

Upcoming Circle of Parents Support Groups:

 Circle of Parents® is a network of professionally facilitated, peer-led, self-help support groups for using a strengths-based

approach and a shared leadership model.

All Circles are offered virtually and FREE!

Circles meet weekly for 60-90 minutes and are ongoing

*Participants may join anytime

Circle of Parents/Children with Special Needs

Mondays 12pm

Circle of Parents/Fathers

Mondays 5:30pm

Perinatal Circle of Parents

Tuesdays 6:30pm

Circle of Parents/Open to all Parents

Wednesdays 9am

Circle of Parents/Recovery

Wednesdays 12pm

Circle of Parents/Single Moms

Thursdays 5:15pm

The Spring 5/6 Party is Friday, April 19 from 3:00-4:15pm.

What is the 5/6 Party?  An after-school event for 5th & 6th grade students. 

There will be music, games and prizes in the cafeteria, basketball in the gym and outdoor activities if the weather is nice. 

How do 5/6 students sign up? All it takes is a permission slip and $5.00.  

Families needing financial support, please contact kevin.hamilton@mmuusd.org.

What else do I need to know? We need volunteers!  

Sign up HERE to provide a snack, set up, clean up, etc.