1st Grade Activity in Mrs. Treible's class........

In Mrs. Treible's class we have been learning about magnets.  We have learned about how magnets attract, what the poles of a magnet do, the different sizes, shapes, and uses of magnets, and that the Earth is a big magnet.  We also created four different scenes with props that had a paperclip tapped to the back.  We used our magnets to move our props and we also made our props interact with each other.

From: Heather Colwell -- Substitute Teacher for Mrs. Treible  

4th Grade Sea Turtle Project

Blue Ridge Fourth Graders have just finished their annual Sea Turtle Project in Ms. Sarrah Dibble's art class.  Fourth graders learned about the endangered creatures, created an awareness poster, and built a sea turtle out of clay.  During art class we collected coins during the month of February and made a donation to the Sea Turtle Conservancy to adopt a Sea Turtle.  Our Sea Turtle is named "Pearl" and we can track her via satellite telemetry using the website www.conserveturtles.org.

Top row from left to right:  Danni-Lee Brown, Garrett Conklin, Caiden George, Calvin Brown, Dylan Dorunda, Mason Conklin.  Bottom row from left to right: Olivia Colwell, Sierra Bross, Marissa Derrick, Peyton Gelinger, Brandon Gentile, Tommy Gibson, Anthony Dissinger, Holly Geyer.

The National Honor Society will be holding an E-cycling event for the public on Saturday April 13^th from 9-12 in the lower high school parking lot.

Students and staff may bring in their electronics to be recycled on Thursday and Friday to the high school front entrance.

Electronics that can be accepted:

• Computer/laptops *all data will be “triple-wiped” as required by the Department of Defense Standard for Data Security  and HIPA regulations
• TV’s
• Monitors
• Keyboards
• Mice
• Wiring
• VCR/DVD players
• Radios
• Fax machines
• Countertop appliances
• Microwaves
• Wiring

Items that will not be accepted:

• Air conditioners
• Refrigerators
• Humidifiers/dehumidifiers
• Phones
• Cell phones
• Fluorescent bulbs
• Smoke detectors
• Thermostats
• Vacuum cleaners

Local Government Week

Each year Pennsylvania commemorates Local Government Week, which focuses attention on the

need for strong, independent, and active local governments. Pennsylvania recognizes the valuable

contributions their elected officials make in our communities.

The New Milford Township likes to bring awareness and celebration of community to the Blue Ridge Elementary

students through it's annual Local Government Week contest.  This year the students were challenged to

support our Service Men & Women by donating Dept. of Defense approved goods to be shipped overseas

to those currently serving our country. Items were collected March 18th - March 22. 

The Kindergarten students collected the most items.  They were awarded for their participation with

patriotic goodies, as well as, a movie ticket to a show of their choice at the Montrose Theater. 

The theater helped co-sponsor the event by donating a portion of the tickets.

6th Grade History Classes Celebrate Chinese New Year

The curriculum asks the students to learn the following information: the origin of China, all of the dynasties that existed in China’s history, the food, forms of communication (calligraphy, puppetry, and language), life of families and students.

A great opportunity come our way for our students to participate in a Video Conference (VC) about China.

This VC will allow the students to be immersed in active learning, without having to leave the school. They created a Chinese puppet with diving deeper into China’s life and culture. This activity allowed us to also utilize the videoconferencing system that we received with the NEPA WAN investment last year through the IU.

A week of making real life connections took place in the prek the week of March 11th.  We started with a field trip to Brant's dairy farm on Tuesday. The children saw how milk gets from the farm to the factory so that we can buy it at the store.  On Wednesday we were visited by Gus, a character from the PA One Book - A Bus For Us.  Gus taught the children about the different amounts each coin is worth and how we can save, share and spend money.  On Thursday we had a visit from Reese Allen and Alexa Parks, both are dairy ambassadors.  They came and talked to the children about the importance of eating dairy products.  The children also learned other dairy products besides milk. On Friday Barb Gallagher came and visited the students and taught them about her sheep farm. She taught them how she can use their wool to make yarn and then uses the yarn to make clothing.  

Dairy Maid Ambassadors Present to PreK

Reese Allen and Alexis Parks (BR 3rd graders) who also serve as Susquehanna County Dairy Maid Ambassadors took time out of their day to do a presentation to Pre-Kindergarten classes. Reese and Alexis read a book and held a question and answer session with the students to discuss the importance of dairy farming and what dairy products we use on a daily basis. 

Kindergarten had a Special Visitor today!!

Recognizing Music in the Schools Month

The 5th Grade Chorus (Specials Groups D, E, and F) performed for the BR PTO during it's Meeting on March 12 to celebrate "Music in the Schools Month".

Citizen of the Month -- February

Front row – Tristan Ehrie, Jamare Minton, Maxton Ksenich, Alex Cisek, Angelyne Cazarin Palacios, Jaden Cokely

2nd row – Benjamin Marble, Madison Bloodgood, Carli Thornton, Grace Graf, Ashlyn Fisher, Emma Piechocki

3rd row – Olivia Colwell, Lillian Bleck, Hannah Gallagher, Madison Gelinger
Back row – Porter Rockwell, Seth Anderson, Calvin Brown, Anthony Dissinger, Mr. Button

Absent from photo – Connor McHugh, Olivia Perry, Jocelyn Megil

Student Standout Awards -- February



Grades PreK - 2 

Front row – Kayden Frantz, Corey Shaw
2nd row – Kaelynn Brant, Troy Henke Jr, Jayzuelle Irizarry-Rivera, Hailie Carter
3rd row – Pheobe Shaw, Jocelyn Cole, Emmalyn Buchanan,
Back row – Christiana Mock, Dezden Gunn,
Absent from photo – Jacob Galusha, Talan Brewer, Brendan Marvin, Baleigh Knopick



 Grades 3-5

Front row – Andy Colwell, Breanna Derrick, Lydia Andusko, Angel Alvarez, Kaylyn Lewis,

Back row – Alison Marshman, Madison Swisher, Tyler Hillard,
Absent from photo – Samantha Kupst

Music Opportunity!!

Each year, Singing Boys of Pennsylvania awards scholarships to promising students in grades 4-5-6, honoring the memory of Mavis Douglas, who sang at LaScala in Italy and in later years became a famous voice teacher.


The competitive scholarships are awarded to boys or girls who have an innately keen ear for music and sing with a natural vocal quality. A musical aptitude test measuring tonal memory and pitch discrimination ability will be administered Sunday, March 10, 2PM, at St. John Lutheran Church, 2745 Morgan Hill Road, Easton. The administration of the test takes 90 minutes. Students may also demonstrate their musicianship by playing a short piano piece or singing a hymn, short folk song such as Greensleeves, Shenandoah, Stephen Foster song, or America. Kids who like to sing are encouraged to apply.

Singing Boys of Pennsylvania and the Keystone Girls Choir rehearse in Easton, Wind Gap, and Hazleton. The Choir has sung more than 4000 concerts throughout the United States, parts of Canada and Mexico, England, Wales, and more than 300 concerts in Japan.

If you are interested, please have your child see Mrs. Burkhart for an application. Find out more about this very elite choir at http://www.singingboys.org/about

BR Elementary Celebrates Read Across America

Blue Ridge Elementary celebrated Read Across America on Friday, March 1st, with an afternoon assembly. This event is sponsored by the National Education Association and always takes place on or near March 2nd, which is the birthday of Dr. Seuss. This year’s book was Dr. Seuss’s ABC’s, a book about two dogs, Ichabod and Izzy, who journey through the alphabet and meet characters that begin with each letter. At the assembly, the students enjoyed the book read in a variety of ways. First for enjoyment, then acted out by some of our elementary students and teachers, and finally a Readers’ Theater activity where different grade levels read certain pages. Facts about the famous Dr.Seuss or Theodor Geisel were shared as well as a mini lesson on the figurative language device of alliteration. To highlight the importance of reading, students joined librarian, Mrs. Tench, in reciting “The Readers’ Oath”. The day was made extra special by the PTO purchasing Cat in the Hat pencils and ABC cookie treats for every student. Back in the classroom while eating their ABC cookies, Mrs. Wolfe’s 5th grade class was able to spell a total of 257 words as they compiled a list on the board. A day of fun and learning was had by all! We look forward to next year’s Read Across America which will be celebrated on Monday, March 3rd.

Elementary Students who performed parts in the book Dr. Seuss’s ABC’s

Front Row: Ryan Scott, Clayton Whitney, Garrett Conklin, KayLeen Conklin, Alanna Thornton, Olivia Martin, Carli Thornton Back Row: Morgan Mansfield, Ryan Mills, Tori Auckland, Andrew Scott, Madison Swisher, Sarah Marble, Jacob Morris

Acting out the Nn page: “Big N, little n, What begins with those? Nine new neckties and a nightshirt and a nose”

Jacob Morris, Olivia Martin, Ryan Mills, Alanna Thornton, Clayton Whitney, Andrew Scott, Morgan Mansfield, Ryan Scott, Sarah Marble

Mrs. Wolfe's class made as many words as they could with the ABC cookies given by PTO. They made a total of 257 words filling up the white board!!