Annual Elementary School Halloween Parade

New Milford Rotary Donates Dictionaries to Grade 3

Each year the New Milford Rotary generously donates dictionaries to our 3rd grade students. Shown above is Mrs. Watkins 3rd grade class with two members of the New Milford Rotary.

Character Education ~ October 27

Today's Character Education Message is:

Respect the personal space of others.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Brandon Carvin
Sarah Marble
Gia Fiore
Ben Bleck

Mrs. Hepler's 2nd grader's performing a Reader's Theater play

Congratulations to last week's TOP CLASSES in Library

5th Mrs. Scott

4th Mr. Jones

3rd Mrs. Miller

2nd Mr. Woodruff

1st Mrs. Treible

K Miss Berger

Character Education ~ October 22

Today's Character Education Message is:

Kindness is a result of respecting others.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Gunnar Wenzel

Character Education ~ October 21

Today's Character Education Message is:

If we respect rules and the law, we are much safer.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Thomas Gibson
Storm Visage
Anthony Dissinger
Anna Bonner
Mr. Goff

Fire Prevention Assembly (presented by the Great Bend Fire Company)

Family Math and Reading Night for Students in Grades 3-5

Character Education ~ October 20

Today's Character Education Message is:

Think of one good thing that others respect about you.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Austin Galusha
Matthew Baker
Miranda Brulla
Amber Cavanaugh

Character Education ~ October 19

Today's Character Education Message is:

Respect yourself becuause you are special.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Bailey Allen
Luke Updyke
Garrett Mansfield
Dylan Murphy

Congratulations to last week's TOP CLASSES in Library

5th grade Mr. Treible
4th grade Miss Daniels
3rd grade Mr. Burchell
2nd grade Ms. Trusky
1st grade Mrs. Button
Kindergarten Miss Swartwood

Character Education ~ October 18

Today's Character Education Message is:

Doing the best you can do shows others your good character.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Carissa Zawiski
John Miller
Johnathan Blewett

Character Education ~ October 15

Today's Character Education Message is:

If you have good character, others will respect you.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Sierra Brown
Misael Arzola-Velez

Family Math and Reading Night for Grades 1 and 2

The BR Elementary Title I team hosted a "Family Math and Reading Night" for grades 1 and 2 on Wednesday, October 13. Students and their parents/guardians had the opportunity to learn games and activities they can do at home. All of the games and activities were connected to reading and math skills/concepts that are being taught to the students during the school day.

All of the students and family members in attendance had a great time!

Character Education ~ October 13

Today's Character Education Message is:

Respect your physical health by eating properly and exercising regularly.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Charlie Randall
Calvin Brown

Character Education ~ October 12

Today's Character Education Message is:

Practice daily respect for others at school.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Andrew Scott
Damien Manzer
Luis Alvarez

Character Education ~ October 7

Today's Character Education Message is:

Practice daily respect for your family.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

David Wolfe

Letter Detectives Play “I Spy”

On this week’s FUN Friday, the kindergarteners from Mrs. Rhone’s & Mrs. Skal’s classrooms dressed up as “Letter Detectives” with hats like Sherlock Holmes and magnifying glasses. After listening to the book entitled, The Alphabet Mystery by Audrey & Bruce Wood, the kindergarteners were ready to solve another mystery. Where are the letters of the alphabet hiding at Blue Ridge? The kindergarteners searched around the elementary school building to find all of the letters in the alphabet. The purpose of this activity was to increase awareness of the letters around us. The students worked in pairs of two to solve this mystery. This week the kindergarteners will also be working on collecting “environmental print”. Environmental print is the print of everyday life. It’s the name given to the print that appears in signs, labels, and logos. Street signs, candy wrappers, labels on peanut butter and the “K” in Kmart are other examples of environmental print. For many emergent readers, environmental print helps bridge the connection between letters and first efforts to read. Environmental print provides lots of opportunities of kid to interact with letters, sounds, and words. This week’s homework asks kindergarteners to search for labels and logos that coincide with the letters in their first name. Raising the awareness of letters in print and reading logos/labels in the community are our goals in increasing reading achievement.

Character Education ~ October 6

Today's Character Education Message is:

Learn to respect yourself and others by practicing respect daily.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Andy Colwell
LJ Upright
Austin Beach

The Pillar of Character for October is "RESPECT"

Character Education ~ October 4

Today's Character Education Message is:

Respect cannot be bought. It is priceless.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Kendra Millard
Alison Roses
Charlie Randall
Brittany Clapper
Trista Stone
Isiah Rosa
Shelby Seamans
Dylan Ross
Taylor Holtzman
September Anderson
Madison Martin
Kayla Whitney
Rolly Miller
Nicholas Pallman

Character Education ~ October 1

Today's Character Education Message is:

Being kind is a way of showing respect.

Congratulations to the following people for being awarded Character Counts Coupons:

Alison Roses
Kendra Millard
Joel Bayle