Good afternoon! Please follow the link to read the updated isolation and quarantine guidance for schools. https://5il.co/142ul With the shortened days required for isolation and quarantine, I would like to remind you of the importance of proper masking upon return to school. Please have this conversation with your student to help us in our common effort to keep everyone learning on campus to the greatest extent possible.
We are planning that Tuesday, 1.11.22 is a regular attendance day. No message means we're back to regular operations! Thank you for your ongoing patience. #br_u_knighted
Good evening. We've been contacted by a road commissioner stating that the roads west of Bellflower have refrozen and it will not be safe to travel in the morning. We are changing plans and calling an E-Learning Day for all students. No students will be learning on campus. Students will connect via Google Classroom, Google Meets, Clever, or SeeSaw. K-6 students may use an E-Learning Packet if they are unable to connect with their device. Coaches and sponsors will contact students with directions about any events. Students may request meals by 9 am using this form: https://forms.gle/gWp2D5w9fHahJEjS8. #br_u_knighted
Good evening! Late Friday we were informed that there are new CDC guidelines that will now apply to public schools, which will shorten isolation and quarantine days. Your admin team and department heads have been working over the weekend to communicate with as many families as possible, while we're still learning the nuances of the new guidelines. I am asking that if you believe your student is eligible to return earlier than originally stated, please wait until you receive a call telling you so. We will be in touch as soon as possible. As of now, 5th grade will learn from home on Monday, 1.10.22, with all others learning in person. The exception is 5th grade special education students may attend in person. The 5th grade meal request form is here: https://forms.gle/Cmoiu1N71N544h9z9. Please use caution in the morning. Roads and parking lots have been treated, but may still be icy. #br_u_knighted
The administrative team met this afternoon to consider plans for next week. On Monday, 1.10.2022, 5th grade students will again learn from home. The exception is that 5th grade special education students are offered to attend in person. If you would like to request meals for 5th grade students on Monday, 1.10.2022, here is your form: https://forms.gle/j1MagVtFHFqstH977 If additional illness is reported over the weekend, we may need to make additional revisions. We are hopeful to have everyone in person on Tuesday, 1.11.2022. Thank you. #br_u_knighted
Mrs. Barker, 4th grade teacher at BRIJHS, received her DeWitt County EPIC TEACHER WINNER giveaway basket today! This basket was super generous and Mrs. Barker is very deserving.
Thank you, Dewitt County Farm Bureau!
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Good morning. We have monitored test results from the lab and we will stay with the plan announced yesterday. 5th grade students will learn from home today, with the exception that 5th grade special education students are offered to attend in person. If you would like to request meals for 5th grade students, here is your form: https://forms.gle/RBMGqAwG7uCZm6km7. Please complete your request by 9 am. The administrative team will be evaluating next week and will make any necessary announcements as soon as possible. Thank you. #br_u_knighted
BR Families, please see the linked message regarding 5th grade remote learning for 1.7.2022: https://5il.co/13y3s. The meal service request for 5th grade can be accessed here: https://forms.gle/3k98Lak4vwgnaBWS7. A message will be sent before 6:30 am on Friday, 1.7.2022 to confirm any additional changes to the learning environment. Thank you! #br_u_knighted
The Eastern Illinois Foodbank and Trinity Community Fellowship are teaming up to bring the FOODMOBILE to you on January 8 from 9:30-10:30! If you reside in DeWitt, McLean or Piatt County and meet the income eligibility guidelines, be sure and reserve your spot by pre-registering. Check out the flyer for more information! https://5il.co/13bs4
Good afternoon. As an update, we are experiencing a rise in COVID cases with both staff and students. While the health department is not recommending that we close our buildings, we are close to having a staffing shortage that we may be unable to cover at BRIJHS. Today, students at BRIJHS were asked to take chromebooks home as a precaution. Schneider and BRHS will be sharing a similar precautionary message, but at this point, they are less likely to be impacted. Since COVID test results now are coming in overnight, I will make another announcement on Friday morning between 6:15 and 6:30 am with our current status. Best case, we're all up and running. If staffing is negatively impacted, most likely I would announce that BRIJHS students would learn from home. The exception would be that we will offer BRIJHS special education students to attend in person. Thank you for your understanding. #br_u_knighted
BR Families, are you struggling to afford Internet connectivity within your household? Please see the flier and link below to learn more about a current option through the FCC that was recently made available to those who qualify:
https://www.fcc.gov/acp-consumer-outreach-toolkit
https://5il.co/13wk0
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Do you have a high school student who is interested in cybersecurity? If so, please check out the flyer linked here for a fantastic opportunity: https://5il.co/13tax #br_u_knighted
Look what we heard about from the DeWitt County Farm Bureau! Congratulations to Amber Barker, our DeWitt County EPIC TEACHER WINNER of this month's giveaway! Mrs. Barker is a Fourth Grade Teacher at BRIJHS. We are so excited for Amber and cannot wait to give her the basket of goodies that she without a doubt deserves!
Thank you DeWitt County Farm Bureau for your generous gift and congrats to Mrs. Barker! #br_u_knighted
Good Afternoon! Here is January's Schneider Elementary Newsletter - https://5il.co/13r06
I'd like to introduce to you a few new staff members on our junior high team! Please welcome Alex Chapman to 7th/8th grade science, Amanda Moore to 8th grade ELA, and substitute Zach Marcopulos to 7th/8th PE. We thank Mr. Morris, Mrs. Acree and Mr. Acree for their service to Blue Ridge and wish them all the best in their new endeavors. Paige Trimble will be spending a larger portion of her time working from BRIJHS as an integral part of our COMEBACK 2022 plan. We are confident that with extra hands on deck and support from Coaches Abby Lyons and Carmen Bergmann, the teachers, and our paraprofessionals, that we will be off to a positive start to the second semester. COMEBACK 2022, we're ready! #br_u_knighted
Softball and Baseball registration is now open for the 2022 Summer League. Online registration is open and available now, as well as walk in registration dates on Jan 21 and Feb 2. Check out their website for more details and upcoming events. http://clubs.bluesombrero.com/farmercity
We're ready to see students tomorrow! Here's a COVID update for you. According to the IDPH decision tree and in consultation with DeWitt Piatt Bi-County Health Department, when a student becomes ill, and complies with testing within 24 hours, the siblings will be able to remain on campus pending the outcome. If a negative test is received, the siblings may stay at school and the student who is ill will be able to return when guidelines are met. If a positive test is received, the student who is positive and all household siblings of the student who tested positive would be excluded from school at that time. Also, while we are aware of the recent revisions to isolation and quarantine guidance announced by the CDC, ISBE is currently requiring schools to follow the previous guidelines until further notification. Thank you for you ongoing patience! #br_u_knighted
Reminder for Bus Riders: The Purple, Green and Pink busses will all have route changes, effective January 4. If you are involved in these changes, you should have received a letter in the mail. If you did not receive notice of these changes or if you have any further questions, give Debra a call at 309-928-2150. Also as a reminder, the Red and Purple shuttle time is 7:50 and the Blue and White shuttle time is 7:55. #br_u_knighted
Here is a link to the January Newsletter for BRIJHS:
https://www.smore.com/ks86g
Attention Bus Riders: The Purple, Green and Pink busses will all have route changes, effective January 4. If you are involved in these changes, you will be receiving a letter in the mail. If you do not receive notice of these changes or if you have any further questions, give Debra a call at 309-928-2150. Also as a reminder, the Red and Purple shuttle time is 7:50 and the Blue and White shuttle time is 7:55. #br_u_knighted
Softball and Baseball registration is now open for the 2022 Summer League. Online registration is open and available now, as well as walk in registration dates on Jan 21 and Feb 2. Check out their website for more details and upcoming events. http://clubs.bluesombrero.com/farmercity
