I wanted to provide an update regarding COVID-19. Earlier this week, you received a communication stating that two additional staff members at Schneider Elementary tested positive; additionally, there are three staff members at Schneider Elementary that are considered close contacts and will be quarantining through October 4. Due to the number of positive cases and close contacts, Schneider is labeled as an outbreak by DeWitt Piatt Bi-County Health Department through October 4. We are thankful that students were not exposed as they were fully remote during this timeframe.
All of our school buildings have been fully disinfected in preparation for next week. Monday, 9.28.2020 is a School Improvement Day with no student attendance. Beginning Tuesday, 9.28.2020, we will resume our hybrid learning model. Blue learners will attend on Tuesday, 9.28.2020; Silver learners will learn remotely and report their attendance with the form on the webpage. While we strongly encourage in-person attendance on assigned days, if you have a concern, please contact your building principal.
Please note that for the accuracy of your student’s attendance record, we ask families of Blue and Silver learners to complete the attendance form on the webpage for all assigned remote days. Please enter the student’s name with the same spelling each day. Much extra work is required from secretaries and teachers on a daily basis when student attendance is not reported, or reported with nicknames or different spellings on different days. Thank you.
On October 2, Walgreens will be providing flu shots for all staff and ALL blue, silver and knight students (over the age of 10) at their respective schools. BRIJHS 9-10:15, BRHS 10:30-11:30, Schneider 11:30-1. Blue and Silver students can pick up consent forms next week in their school office or the consent form can be found at https://5il.co/lcm0 Consent forms must be returned to the clinic. Please call your school office with questions.
Parents,
Please read the linked document regarding Bark's Parent Portal. We want to you to have the ability to monitor your student's technology usage outside of the school day. Thanks for all you do to help protect your student in our digital world.
https://5il.co/lbvy
EIU is offering an accelerated teacher preparation program for adults with a Bachelor's degree who would like to receive secondary certification in a variety of subject areas. If you have any interest at all, please follow the link: https://5il.co/l97k
Blue Ridge has partnered with Parchment to fulfill student transcript requests. We're offering this service to make ordering transcripts easier for you. It's also more efficient for your school, and will deliver your transcripts to the colleges you choose in the format they prefer. Any student (past or present) wanting to send a transcript to an employer, college, or elsewhere, can do so by visiting: http://www.parchment.com/u/registration/9972/account
Students will need to create a profile and then can place a transcript request order directly from this site.
Please see the most recent COVID update with a reminder about upcoming re-opening dates, which remain unchanged at this time. https://5il.co/lakv
Blue Ridge Baseball & Basketball apparel is available online through Sept. 30. Support your favorite team via the link below!
https://bit.ly/2FG7mrz
The Superintendent's Monthly Update for September can be found here: https://5il.co/l7cp. #br_u_knighted
Do you love the game of BASKETBALL?? Ever thought about COACHING?? If you answered yes to either of those questions, check out the flyer or visit https://www.blueridge18.org/employment-opportunities--103
BR Parents and Guardians, are you interested in receiving support with Google Classroom or Seesaw? ISBE and the Learning Technology Center are providing these free resources for parents. Please follow the link: https://ltcillinois.org/services/spark/
Parents and Guardians,
Today is the day that Progress Reports are scheduled to be sent home. Since we cannot send them home with students today and we want you to have the information in a timely manner, we ask that parents log on to their learning management system to see current grades.
Blue/Silver Students: Go to wwww.blueridge18.org. There is a tab at the bottom for Qmlativ. Log on to Qmlativ and click on "Grading."
K-5 Knights: Log on to Calvert.
6-12 Knights: Log on to Sensei.
Have a great weekend!
#br_u_knighted
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We are pleased to inform you that in consultation with the DeWitt Piatt Bi-DCounty Health Department, we are able to resume the distribution of meals. With support from the USDA, all student meals are currently free. To request student meal service for September 23 through September 28, please use the KNIGHTS/BLUE/SILVER Meal Service Request form found under the Food Service Request link on the banner of our district webpage, www.blueridge18.org. All requests for student meal service between September 23-September 28 will include 4 breakfast and 4 lunch servings. Requests will be accepted now through Friday, September 18 at 5 p.m. Pick-up will be available on Wednesday, September 23 from noon-2 p.m. at both Schneider Elementary and BRIJHS. Delivery is available upon request.
We are pleased to inform you that in consultation with the DeWitt Piatt Bi-County Health Department, we are able to resume the distribution of meals. With support from the USDA, all student meals are currently free. To request student meal service for August 23 through August 28, please use the KNIGHTS/BLUE/SILVER Meal Service Request form found under the Food Service Request link on the banner of our district webpage, www.blueridge18.org. All requests for student meal service between August 23-August 28 will include 4 breakfast and 4 lunch servings. Requests will be accepted now through Friday, September 18 at 5 p.m. Pick-up will be available on Wednesday, August 23 from noon-2 p.m. at both Schneider Elementary and BRIJHS. Delivery is available upon request. #br_u_knighted
BR Community, today's COVID update includes one additional positive staff member at Schneider Elementary. Please see the linked letter for more information: https://5il.co/l1wg #br_u_knighted
Today, September 15, begins remote learning for Blue and Silver learners. We ask that for each of the next nine remote learning days that you use the attendance form on the district webpage to report student attendance. When using the form, please enter only one student name per form. Thank you for your help in doing this daily and accurately. #br_u_knighted
Blue Ridge High School Blue and Silver learners, please see the linked document that gives information about picking up materials and the learning schedule for the next nine remote learning days. #br_u_knighted https://5il.co/l0px
The staff at BRIJHS has worked very hard today to come up with a plan for the next two weeks of remote instruction.
All students in grades 4-8 will have something to physically pick up at school. We will have tables set up with these items from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. tomorrow (Tuesday 9/15). If you are not able to come during that window, we will set an additional time this week.
Please note, all students will have schedule times during the day that they should log on and receive direct instruction from their teachers. If a student does not attend these Google Meets, they will miss the direct instruction and may have a hard time completing their assignments. Please check your email for links to the schedules.
Schneider Elementary materials pick-up is today, 9/14/2020, from 1-3 p.m. Classroom teachers who have materials to be picked up include: all Kindergarten, all first grade, Mrs. K Wilkinson, and Mrs. Rumple. All other classroom teachers will communicate with students, but do not have materials to be picked up. If today’s pick-up time does not work for you, please contact the office at (309)928-2611. We will send additional messages if future pick-up dates are needed. Thank you.
As a reminder, today, September 14, is a remote learning planning day. Blue and Silver learners will not need to take attendance, nor will they be given any learning activities. Teachers will use this day to prepare for our next nine days of remote learning. Thank you. #br_u_knighted
Blue Ridge Families, while today is a remote learning planning day for our Blue and Silver learners, we do have an additional COVID-19 update to share with you. Please see the letter at this link: https://5il.co/kz6r