Blue Ridge CUSD #18

After a few flickers, the power appears to be restored on the Farmer City campus. Thank you! #br_u_knighted

We are without power on the Farmer City campus. All students have been or are currently being fed and we have sufficient natural lighting and backup lighting. We’re keeping things exciting on our first Monday back! #br_u_knighted

Parents of 4-8th Grades, Did you know we've logged over 21,000 minutes in our Read-A-Thon effort? We are winding down our Read-A-Thon, but we can still use your support! We are accepting final donations through March 26th. If you have a specific child to support, we suggest asking them for their unique code. If you want to support our school community, you can donate here! https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/Blue-Ridge-Intermediate-_40781 Thanks for your support!!

It may be gloomy outside today, but it's a sunshiny day inside our school buildings as we greet you in person for the first Monday of the year! #br_u_knighted

Due to the anticipated traffic congestion in Bellflower on Wednesday afternoon, Bellflower PM buses will drop off and transfer shuttles at the park on Wednesday. Thank you. #br_u_knighted

Blue Ridge is saddened to hear of the loss of 2009 Wall of Fame Teacher and Coach, Don Harden. Our condolences go out to the family. #br_u_knighted

Blue Ridge School District #18 will conduct free preschool screenings on March 29 and April 5 at Schneider Elementary School, 309 North John Street, Farmer City, Illinois. The developmental screening is for children who are 3 or 4 years old at the time of the screening. Children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2021 are not eligible for the screening. Please allow up to 2 hours for the screening. We ask you not to bring other children with you since you will be asked to join us during your child’s appointment. Parents will be asked to complete an information packet and return it to the school a week before the appointment. Please call Mary at the Schneider Office (309)928-2611 to schedule an appointment or ask any questions. Thank you!

Grades 4-8 are on day 7/10 of their Read-a-thon. Please keep encouraging your student(s) to log minutes. What great book are you reading? Please share in the FB comments! https://www.read-a-thon.com/school/Blue-Ridge-Intermediate-_40781 #br_u_knighted

Hello! Please see the attached letter that covers our upcoming return to five days of on campus learning and some reminders about travel during spring break. https://5il.co/qfdt #br_u_knighted

Returning to Schneider Elementary and new to BRIJHS this year!! Spring Picture Day is coming up on Tuesday, March 16, 2021! Order online at inter-state.com/order. Only those students who preorder will be photographed. Picture Day event's Order Code is 57170SF.

Blue Ridge School District #18 will conduct free preschool screenings on March 29 and April 5 at Schneider Elementary School, 309 North John Street, Farmer City, Illinois. The developmental screening is for children who are 3 or 4 years old at the time of the screening. Children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2021 are not eligible for the screening. Please allow up to 2 hours for the screening. We ask you not to bring other children with you since you will be asked to join us during your child’s appointment. Parents will be asked to complete an information packet and return it to the school a week before the appointment. Please call Mary at the Schneider Office (309)928-2611 to schedule an appointment or ask any questions. Thank you!

Is your BRIJHS child wearing a sticker? It's a visual reminder to sign up for our virtual Read-a-thon. We would love it if all of our 4-8th graders read and log 300 minutes now through March 12th! If you haven't enrolled yet, it's not too late! Enrolling in our read-a-thon only takes a few steps!! And, bonus,students earn a pajama day on March 19th! 1.Go to: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/cDLWsX 2.Click find your teacher (green box). 3.Type the teacher's last name and then click on the white box with the teacher's name. 4.Type in the student name. Then select "I don't see my name." 5. Type in student name and parent/guardian's email address! 6. Finally, reach out to family and friends and log your time reading!!

Find out more information about our first Digital Citizenship Family Night here and use the Sign Up Genius link to join: https://www.blueridge18.org/article/413872

The Community Easter Egg Hunt, hosted by Trinity Church will look a little different this year. Check out the link for details!! https://5il.co/q8xs

YZone will be open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays beginning the week of March 15. Do you have interested K-5 students? Please see the flyer for details and registration information: https://5il.co/q6ro

BRHS Parents/Guardians, please follow the link to learn more about the CICEO program. There are some wonderful opportunities available for upcoming juniors and seniors, so please check out the link! Registration closes soon! https://5il.co/q5se

We'd love for you to join us next Wednesday evening for our first ever Digital Citizenship Family Night. A Sign Up Genius will be shared later this week. Please see the attached flyer for preliminary information: https://5il.co/q5qc #br_u_knighted

Good afternoon! We have added two links to the banner on the Blue Ridge website we would like to share. The first link is the 5Essential parent survey link, this is a great way to give your input on how we as a school district are doing. The survey is open until April 2. We want your feedback! Schools need 20% of parents to respond in order to get a report. The second link is the livestream link, which will take you to all home games that are being live streamed. This is a great way to cheer on your favorite Knights! #br_u_knighted

It's Read Across America Week!! Our Read-A-Thon officially kicks off today for grades 4-8! Have you enrolled in it yet? To enroll: 1.Go to: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/cDLWsX 2.Click find your teacher (green box). 3.Type the teacher's last name (4-6 Homeroom/ 7-8 1st hour) and then click on the white box with the teacher's name. 4.Type in the student name. Then select "I don't see my name." 5. Type in student name and parent/guardian's email address. Once enrolled, please email 10 friends/family members and share to social media. Each day, try to reach your daily reading goal! Did you know that if all of our students read 30 minutes each day, we would log 6,300 minutes of reading per day!

Hello Parents, Guardians, and BRIJHS 4-8 Students, Enrolling in our read-a-thon only takes 5 steps!! And, bonus, your learner gets a fun pajama day in March! 1.Go to: https://www.read-a-thon.com/readers/r/cDLWsX 2.Click find your teacher (green box). 3.Type the teacher's last name and then click on the white box with the teacher's name. 4.Type in the student name. Then select "I don't see my name." 5. Type in student name and parent/guardian's email address! That's it, you are enrolled and will get an email with more details! The flyer is coming home today!