RIVER RAIDER

Team Momentum is excited to give the answer in the daily math warm up!

Chess Tournament!

Dear BRMS Families,

The month of February seems to be moving quickly at BRMS! The warmer temperatures over the last couple of days brings the hope of spring and the decreasing COVID numbers brings the hope of returning to pre-pandemic activities in the last part of our school year. The basketball season concluded on Thursday with victory over Camels Hump by our girls A team. It was obvious that these two teams had great friendships with each other and that they are looking forward to playing together at MMU. We are excited that we will be able to hold our traditional staff student game on the day before our winter break. Our staff and students look forward to this game every year and we have made some amazing memories over the years with our departing 8th grade students. We hope to live stream the event so families and students can enjoy the event as well. When we return from break in March we will be running our club volleyball season and then we will move into baseball and softball in April.

The health and well being of our children is the top priority for us as educators at BRMS. We care a great deal for all of our children as they travel through the typical challenges of middle school life and the added challenges over the last couple of years. Over the past couple of weeks we have noticed an increased amount of conversations about student vaping. We would like to encourage all families to have conversations with their children about the dangers of vaping and the long term impact on their health. Below you will find some resources to help guide you in these conversations. Please feel free to contact me or our guidance counselors, Greg Martin and Jennifer Wisniowski, if you have any questions or concerns that you might like to discuss with us.

Here are a few online resources that may be helpful:

Talk to Your Child About Vaping

Parent Up VT

802 Quits

Facts About Vaping

Kevin

Yearbooks cost $25 and are on sale until April 15. Bring your orders to Ms. Preston in the guidance office.

From the Music Department:

Jr Jazz band will continue on Monday mornings and Tuesday afternoons with these adjustments:

Feb 14 - Woodwinds ONLY (no trumpets, trombones, French horns or percussion)

Feb 22 - ONLY BRASS & PERCUSSION (NO saxophones, flutes, clarinets)

ATTENTION ALL BRMS TRUMPET PLAYERS!

Monday FEB 14 - TRUMPET WORKSHOP AFTER SCHOOL - with Brandon Jones - FREE! Register HERE

2:40 - 4pm - Part 1 for EVERYONE until 3:20, Part 2 is for grades 6 - 8 until 4pm (with a short break).

FOR All VIOLA and VIOLIN PLAYERS!

FIDDLING WORKSHOP with LAURA MARKOWITZ is rescheduled for Feb 17th!I have updated the REGISTRATION here.

I highly recommend these VYOA ENSEMBLE OPPORTUNITIES - check them out!!

Da Capo winds, percussion and brass Ensemble starts on February 20th conducted by Ed Owens. Find more information HERE and registration is here.

VYOA PERCUSSION ENSEMBLE - This non-auditioned group will meet once a week from February 28-April 10 in the Elley-Long Music Center. Find more information HERE & REGISTER here.

Please join us as we participate in our 11th year Sleeping Out in Solidarity for Teenage Vermonters Experiencing Homelessness. We will be organizing another "hybrid" experience where students and parents/guardians will be Sleeping Outside at their own homes, porches,yards/tents or garages on Thursday, March 24th! We will send a google meet to connect virtually to all participants that evening at 7:00pm for inspirational messages and support. We will also help students register here at school and be providing more information through handouts, follow up River Raider articles or feel free to google the event too. Students & Parents can sign up to join or DONATE for either BRMS team;

Mr. Martin's BRMS RED TEAM

Ms. Roberge's BRMS BLACK TEAM

Please take a few minutes of your time to watch a video we made showcasing this unique and incredibly important fundraising event;

BRMS Participates in Spectrum Student Sleep Out Video

*Everyone who signs up and raises over $25.00 receives a Spectrum Sleep Out Hat!

Thank you kindly and don't hesitate to reach out for more info. and questions greg.martin@mmuusd.org.

Computer Sale Winter 2022

● We have a limited amount of used Chromebook laptops that we are cycling out and offering for sale. The price is $20 each. These are 4+ year-old HP 14” Chromebooks. Be aware that Google has stopped auto-updating these Chromebooks so they no longer get software updates. https://docs.google.com/document/d/16cDo7JSodkEZnhzMxTnHz4w8ujkBCSA1-p5UICGQ_ic/edit?usp=sharing

● There is no warranty on these computers - they are sold as-is.

● MMUUSD will not provide tech support for them. These computers are not to be used in school.

● This computer sale is available for a limited time only until the devices are gone. First come first serve.

● Limit of 2 per family.

Please print and complete this form and return to the office labeled: BRMS/Ann Faryniarz.
Payment should be a check made out to BRMS, or cash.
If you have questions, please email Ann Faryniarz at ann.faryniarz@mmuusd.org

PARENT SIGNATURE REQUIRED Name:________________________________________Date_________________

Email address:______________________________________________________ OR

Phone:____________________________________

_____Initial here stating you agree to the terms of this sale as stated in this form.

Do not write below this line

Tech Department use only:

Limit 2/family 1 or 2 chromebooks (circle)

Check# or cash $ paid? YES NO

BRAG

Browns River Action Group (BRAG), the parent teacher organization at BRMS, helps promote student self-esteem, supports school staff, and assists in efforts to solve school needs through volunteering and fundraising.

Interested in joining? Email us at brmsbrag@mmuusd.org

Our next meeting will be Wednesday, March 9 at 7pm.