RIVER RAIDER

Dear BRMS Families,

On Saturday February 4th, dozens of BRMS staff and students will be jumping into Lake Champlain at the Burlington Waterfront.   We are returning to this annual BRMS tradition after a 3 year absence due to COVID restrictions.   Over the years, BRMS students have raised hundreds of thousands of dollars (that is not an exaggeration!) in support of the Vermont Special Olympics.  The event has always been a highlight of our school year and is a wonderful part of our school culture.   We are excited that this tradition has finally returned to BRMS.   Here is the link for the Cool Schools Donation page. All parents are welcome to join us in the plunge!  Our goal is to raise $10,000 for the cause, currently we are at $8,700.    Be sure to help our team meet the goal and come to support our team next Saturday.  Dress warmly!

We concluded our winter concert season last evening with a rousing performance of Winter Wonderland on snowy Vermont night.  Thank you for coming out to support our music program and for supporting your child in their musical journey.   We are proud of their accomplishments and we love having the sound of music in school!  Congratulations to all of the musicians for two amazing nights of choral and instrumental music.

Kevin

Mrs. Robinson in the office is again looking for contributions from students this year for the yearbook!   

* Short writing pieces -- poetry, haiku, creative expression, very short stories, contemplation and comment of any kind -- 3 - 4 pieces will likely be chosen from the submissions.

* Student drawings.  The theme this year is Browns River Middle School & Friendship, but all drawings will be considered.   One drawing submission will be chosen as the TITLE PAGE of the yearbook, and likely 3 others included on our creative work page, just inside.  

Students who are interested in doing photography for the yearbook, please come see Mrs. Robinson in the office!  Photos are needed of EXPs -- guidance, health, PE, music, design technology, library, and art.  We also need photos of lunch, recess, ALL clubs, and evening events such as  5/6 party & 7/8 dance, drama performance and music concerts.  If you need a press pass to use your phone during school, you may come to the office to sign one out, or also, you may borrow the camera from the office and sign that out as well.

Thank you everyone.  With your help, it will be a great yearbook this year!

Congratulations to the 200+ music students who participated in the school concerts in the past two weeks.

Please let us know if you need any youtube links to the recordings of both winter concerts this month.

YOU ROCK!!

Congratulations to the following students who were accepted into the District 3 Middle School Jazz Festival!

BRMS is hosting the event - mark your calendars to come to the D3 Jazz Fest Concert on April 14, 2023 at 5:15pm - admission $5

Levi Desaultes, guitar

Nic Nadal, alto sax

Jazmine Quinn, keyboard

Maven Renshaw, drum set

Lars Schmidt, bass

Upcoming District III Music Festival is Feb 3 & 4 for 7 & 8 chorus, band and strings

Performance at Essex Middle School on Feb 4th @ 2pm  Website

Please contact Ms. Frank if you would like to purchase tickets for this event.

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