BRES Community Newsletter
2023-24 School Year, Edition 21
Dates to Remember
January
- January 11th - Social Emotional Learning Night (Details in the Counselor's Corner below)
- January 12th - End of Term 2
- 15th to 17th - Schools Closed (Dr. Martin Luther King's Birthday)
- January 18th - PTA Meeting with a guest appearance by the First Grade Team
Community Newsletter Poll
In the last newsletter we asked how often you would like to see a Community Newsletter. 94% of those who voted asked to continue to have it weekly. The reason this question was asked was because there are times within in the school year where there is less information to go out. Because of that you might see repeated messages or a smaller newsletter.
Thank you for those of you who provided your input. We'll continue to use the poll feature as a way of hearing from you, The Community, to support school decisions.
Student Shoutout!
Martin Luther King Award Recipient, Demetre in 1st Grade!
We are so proud of Demetre! He and his family, as well as Mr. Anderson, attended a ceremony on January 4th in which Demetre was recognized in front of the FCPS community by FCPS Superintendent Dr. Dyson.
Attendance Update
As you will see below the attendance rate in most grades and as a school went down in the month of December. Our chronic absenteeism number went up.
Let's get 2024 started in the right direction! How many grades can increase their Attendance Rate? As a school can we reduce our Chronic Absenteeism Number? A student who has missed 9 or more days of school at this point is considered chronic.
School Chronic Absenteeism Rate - 16.1% (up .4%)
Attendance Rates for the Month of December (School Year)
PreK - 87.9% (90.2%)
Kindergarten - 91.6% (93.4%)
First Grade - 93.7% (94.0%)
Second Grade - 93.3% (94.3%)
Third Grade - 95.5% (95.2%)
Fourth Grade - 93.7% (94.2%)
Fifth Grade - 95.4% (95.5%)
BRES - 92.5% (93.5%)
Counselor's Corner
Save the Date - SEL Night on January 11th
Click the pictures below to RSVP
PTA
PTA Updates
For PTA updates please follow us on socials or send us an email!
Email: BRESPTA1@gmail.com
Facebook: Butterfly Ridge ES PTA
Instagram: @butterflyridgepta
X: @ButterflyRPTA
We hope to see you at our next meeting!
Meeting Dates - January 18, February 15, March 21, April 18, May 16
BRES Vision
Updated BRES Mission and Vision for 2023-24:
Placing students in a position for endless opportunities.
BRES believes in preparing children for life through academic and social growth opportunities while holding all students to high expectations in our community. We strive to develop respectful and kind relationships to address the needs of the whole child and their family.
Email: kevin.weis@fcps.org
Website: https://edu.fcps.org/bres/
Location: 601 Contender Way, Frederick, MD, USA
Phone: 2405660311