Straight "A" Award Winners for 1st Marking Period

5th grade -- Gavin Stintsman, Garrett Mansfield, Emma Clinton, Abigail Hartman, Travis Hickling

4th grade -- Jillian Stone, Ashley Mirra, Mary Kerr, Dakota Stoddard, Robert Reynolds, Isabelle Morris

Character Education ~ November 15

Today's Character Education Message is:

The responsible person completes the whole job, not just part of it.

Blue Ridge Elementary Students Attend Young Authors’ Day

Thirteen students from grades three, four and five attended Young Authors’ Day at Keystone College on November 3rd. This annual event is sponsored by the Northeastern Pennsylvania Reading Association. Students attend a day of workshops presented by children’s authors, illustrators, poets, and local presenters. Students are recommended by their classroom teacher and submit a piece of original written work which is published on a CD given to all participants. The featured authors for this year were Judy Young who specializes in writing children’s poetry along with Lindsay Barrett George, a local children’s author and illustrator. Students had the opportunity to meet these authors and have books autographed by them. When asked what they liked best or learned from attending Young Authors’ Day, Kyra Powell replied, “I loved getting my book signed by Judy Young and learning about what kinds of poetry there are.” When asked what aspect of their writing are the students most proud of, Abbie Hartman said, “I am most proud of my voice and my humor in my writing.” Young Authors’ Day proved to be an educational and fun event for all. Blue Ridge Elementary is proud of their student authors!

Vocabulary Activity in Miss Felkowski's Class

In review of this week's vocabulary words "cooperation" and "volunteer," six students from Miss Felkowski's K-2 Learning Support class worked together to create a fleece blanket and encouraging letters to donate to our local chapter of Project Linus, a nonprofit organization that provides blankets for children who are seriously ill, injured, or otherwise in need.

Character Education ~ November 12

Today's Character Education Message is:

The responsible person does their best on every task.

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

Kendrick Moon
David Wolfe
Breanna Post
Kaylyn Lewis
Taylor Holtzman
Kayla Whitney

Character Education ~ November 11

Today's Character Education Message is:

Share positive and encouraging statements with others.

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

Ben Bleck
Sarah Marble
Olivia Martin
Mrs. Carey
Matthew Glatzel

Happy Veterans’ Day from Kindergarten!

In celebration of Veterans’ Day, all of the kindergarten class participated in making soldiers and dedicated their hallway walls to all of the men and women who serve in the military. Parents were asked to complete a short questionnaire and send in photographs of family members and/or friends who are/were in the military. Then kindergarteners wrote about their family, friends or soldiers. The teachers also integrated the November edition of our Scholastic magazine and streaming video which spoke about why we celebrate Veterans’ Day. Please stop by to see our hallway!

Character Education ~ November 10

Today's Character Education Message is:

Responsibility for yourself includes cleanliness and taking care of your own body.

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

Josiah Smalley
September Anderson
Tiffani Henke
Abigayle Blewett

Character Education Week

Character Education Week started on Monday, November 8th and ends of Friday, November 12th. Throughout the week the students will have different theme each day as they recognize the importance of Character Education.

The daily spirit week themes are:

Monday: Team Shirt Day

Tuesday: Pillar of Character Color Day (each grade level wears a color that represents one of the pillars of character)

PreK and Kindergarten wear purple (Citizenship)

1st grade wears red (Caring)

2nd grade wears blue (Trustworthiness)

3rd grade wears orange (Fairness)

4th grade wears yellow (Respect)

5th grade wears green (Responsibility)

Wednesday: Hawaiian Day

Thursday: Patriotic Day

Friday: Crazy Hair Day

In the pictures above you can see students supporting team shirt day and Pillar of Character Color day!!

Character Education ~ November 9

Today's Character Education Message is:

You cannot control the actions of others.

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

Tiffani Henke
Madison Martin
Kayla Whitney
Shelby Seamans
Katelyn Spencer
Kendra Millard
September Anderson
Michael Treacy
John Miller
Nicholas Pallman
Dakota Slater