RIVER RAIDER

Dear BRMS Families,

It looks like the warmer temperatures have finally arrived after a very gray and dreary April!  We will be looking to spend more of our days outside and utilize our natural surroundings as we move towards summer!

Just a reminder that our students will be continuing our SBAC testing next week.  5th and 6th grade students will be taking the ELA and Math assessments the week of May 9th.  7th and 8th grade students will be testing during the week of May 16.  These tests provide us with important information about how we are doing as a school and provide us with a “snapshot” of how individual students are performing at a particular moment in time.   Please remind your child to try their best, but also encourage them to not worry about the results.   We look at many other assessments and classwork samples to determine the overall performance of our students.   This test only helps to assess a very small part of student academic performance while they are at BRMS.

I would also like to remind you that we will be holding our first 7/8th grade dance on May 13th from 7-9:00 p.m.  This a change from our originally planned date due to a schedule conflict with a baseball game under the lights in Essex.  You will find the student expectations for the dance in this edition of the River Raider.   Please be sure to familiarize yourself with these rules and take a minute to review them with your child.

Have a great weekend and enjoy the abundance of sunshine over the next week!

Kevin

7th and 8th Grade Dance on Friday, May 13th

BRMS Gym 7-9pm

*see rules below

Guidelines for School Dances

Approximately four times per year there is a school dance for our seventh and eighth grade students.  The dances begin at 7:00pm and end at 9:00pm.  Students are responsible for arranging a ride home at 9:00pm.  The chaperones for the dance consist of administrators, faculty, and/or parents.  Any student who cannot or will not follow the  guidelines will be asked to leave and parents will be notified to come pick them up.

1. All BRMS school rules are in effect at school dances.

2. Students are to remain in the designated area from the time of arrival until the end of the dance.  Students must have written parental permission to leave the dance early or be picked up at the door.

3. Only BRMS seventh and eighth graders may attend school dances.

4. No students will be admitted into the dance after 8:00pm except those accompanied by a parent.

5. Dance styles deemed unacceptable by chaperones for reasons of safety will not be permitted.

6. Students who did not attend school on the day of the dance are not allowed to attend.

7. All BRMS school rules are in effect at school dances.

8. Dances held in the Dining Hall require students to wear rubber soled shoes or sneakers.

8th Grade Recognition night committees are starting!  We would love the help with the food and the decorating committees.  If you are interested in being a part of the decorating committee please email Nancy at sbgymnastics5@aol.com. If you are interested in the food committee please email Greta at sporty1invt@msn.com.

There will be a letter going out to all 8th grade families within the next few days. If you have any general questions about the recognition night please contact Leah at btvvyd2016@gmail.com.

Music Notes:

Great concert this Tuesday - please send in photos to berta.frank@mmuusd.org or victoria.rosales@mmuusd.org

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES AND FIELD TRIPS FOR BRMuSic DEPT:

7 & 8 Grade Band Trip to  MMU 1:30 - 3:10 (dismissed from MMU!) Tuesday May 24

6 Grade Band, Strings and Chorus trip to JES - we perform 9:30-10:00 Thursday May 26 - Send in $5 for creemees!

DISCOVER JAZZ FEST PERFORMANCE!

BRMS has been invited to participate in The Burlington Discover Jazz Festival on Church Street June 6, from 4 -5pm 2022!!  

BRMS Jr Jazz Band, the BRMS Jazz Band and invited MMU students will be performing!

Jr Jazz Band and BRMS Jazz Band Members only - please follow this LINK to REGISTER