2011 Annual Spelling Bee

Blue Ridge Elementary held its annual oral spelling bee for fourth and fifth grade students on Wednesday, June 1st. Ninety eight fourth and fifth graders chose to take the written qualifying test that was held on May 25th. After the qualifying round, ten fourth graders and eleven fifth graders, placed to compete in the oral bee. At the conclusion of eleven rounds, we had our final three contestants. The winners were Devon Colwell- third place, Hunter Renwick-second place, and Anna Bonner- first place. Congratulations to the winners and also to all of the fourth and fifth grade students who competed.

Reading Awards at Blue Ridge Elementary

All students at Blue Ridge Elementary were given the opportunity to participate in April is Families & Reading Month sponsored by the Keystone State Reading Association. KSRA is committed to developing a love of reading in all the students of Pennsylvania. The goal was to engage families in reading or reading activities for fifteen minutes each and every day during the month of April. 115 students turned in their completed April reading calendars and were presented with a Certificate of Achievement along with special rewards from two local businesses, Backyard Ice Cream of Susquehanna and Penn Can Speedway. The Blue Ridge Reading Award Night will be at Penn Can Speedway on Friday, June 10th! All the qualifying students and staff at Blue Ridge wish to express their gratitude to Jayne and Joe Frye, proprietors of Backyard Ice Cream and Reed Miller, General Manager of Penn Can Speedway for their generous donations and their support for this first time promotion. Please stop by and support these local businesses. Grab an ice cream cone and head to the races! Congratulations to all the readers and their families!!



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4th Grade Had the Largest Number of Participants with 25 Students

First Row: Parker Dissinger, Makayla Phillips, Krystal Hepler, Wesley Wojtkowski, Natasha Johnson Second Row: Daniel Tierney, Tommy Gudykunst, Kaleb Folk, Devon Bailey, Bobby Reynolds Third Row: Todd Hand, Makayla Beach, Autumn Perrington, Matthew Prue, Kimberly Bryden Fourth Row: Avy Mudge, Karly Gudykunst, Mary Kerr, Adam Roe, Matt Glatzel Absent from photo: Dakota Stoddard, Jerni Schell, Lauren Stepniak, Taylor Brant

Oral Reading Contest at BRES

On Friday, May 27th, Blue Ridge Elementary held their annual Oral Reading Contest for grades one through five. First, second and third places were awarded at each grade level. The contest provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their oral reading ability along with their stage presence, projection, and animation of word delivery. Congratulations to all the participants and winners listed below. They did an amazing job, and the audience enjoyed listening to the many different readings. The contestants represented their grade level well with the courage and poise they showed while on stage! What a great experience for all the readers! Kudos to them and keep reading!!

First Grade: Ashley Tomassacci, Rachel Upright, Alexis Parks, Sienna Kowalewski, Logan Mann, Danielle Tierney, Hannah Gallagher, Jacob Birtch

1st Place: Hannah Gallagher

2nd Place: Rachel Upright
3rd Place: Ashley Tomassacci

Second Grade: Cassidy Howe, Anthony Dissinger, Kaelin Hughes, Andrew Scott, Garrett Conklin, Breanna Post, Makena Slater, Anthony Torres

1st Place: Garrett Conklin

2nd Place: Andrew Scott
3rd Place: Breanna Post

Third Grade: Bailey Allen, KayLeen Conklin, Dylan Stone, Savannah Glover, Morgan Mansfield, Makenzie Cook, Tori Auckland, Mitchell Clinton

1st Place: Morgan Mansfield
2nd Place: KayLeen Conklin
3rd Place: Makenzie Cook

Fourth Grade: Anna Bonner, Jillian McAulliffe, Devon Bailey, Bobby Reynolds, Taylor Brant, Kyra Powell, Daniel Tierney, Sarah Vogel, Fred Lewis

1st Place: Anna Bonner

2nd Place: Kyra Powell

3rd Place: Bobby Reynolds

Fifth Grade: Charlie Randall, Gabrielle Gray, Garrett Mansfield, Miranda Brulla, Jessica Marvin, Luke Updyke, Abigail Hartman, Gwen McConnell

1st Place: Charlie Randall

2nd Place: Abigail Hartman
3rd Place: Gwen McConnell & Miranda Brulla

BRES Field Days 2011

Students in grades K-5 enjoyed Field Days on May 23rd and 25th. The weather allowed all grades to be outside actively participating in events such as egg toss, hula hoop chain, sponge relay, tug of war, and golf ball spoon race. A big thank you to all of those that helped make these days successful: elementary teachers, faculty and staff, Mr. Button, PTO, Blue Ridge maintenance, Mrs. Cole-Koloski, and Blue Ridge families.

Getting Ready for the Big School

Students from Endless Mt. Daycare, Children's Palace, and New Milford Head Start came to Blue Ridge Elementary School for a move-up day on Thursday, May 26. The students had the opportunity to visit classrooms, eat a snack in the cafeteria, go on a tour of the school, and their favorite................play on the playground.