River Hawk Updates
Week of August 26th-29th
Belmont Ridge Updates from the Admin Team
- Requests for schedule changes cannot be made after Wednesday, August 28th. We appreciate your support.
- Students should exit the building at dismissal through the front doors of the building or the kiss and go doors. Please remind your child(ren) to use these exits.
- If your child(ren) are walkers, please remind them of the importance of crossing at the crosswalks. We appreciate your dedication to the safety of all students.
- Reminder- there is no school on Friday, August 30th.
Updates from the last Newsletter:
- In an effort to maximize instructional time and highlight the importance of our Social-Emotional Learning Advisory class, our bell schedule will be slightly different this year.
- Period 1-2 will begin at 8:30 a.m. Our Advisory block will follow Period 1-2 on each day.
- Additionally, bus riders will be dismissed on the first bell at the end of the day. Walkers and car riders will be dismissed on the second bell.
- Our updated bell schedule can be found below.
Welcome Zones and Breakfast
When students arrive at school each morning, they will report to the following designated Welcome Zones until appropriately 8:25 a.m.:
- 8th Grade – Auditorium
- 7th Grade – Cafeteria
- 6th Grade – Main Gym
All students who wish to eat breakfast at school may eat in the cafeteria. Breakfast is available from 8:00 a.m. – 8:25 a.m. Students will be supervised by staff in each welcome location. Deans will release students from the Welcome Zones to their respective house areas starting at 8:25 a.m.
Issuing of Chromebooks
Notes from the PTO
THANK YOU from the Belmont Ridge PTO to all the families who have signed up for a membership this year! If you haven't yet signed up, you can do so online or at one of the upcoming Back to School Nights. Here's the link to sign up for membership:
https://fs4.formsite.com/bemsptso/form22/index.html?1566529231112
Our first Belmont Ridge Spirit Day is this Thursday, August 29th! Kids can wear their gray BEM t-shirts OR, if they received one, one of the gray Ashburn Orthodontics t-shirts that were handed out at last week's Open House. We have ordered more of our gray t-shirts and plan to deliver those on Wednesday afternoon. If you signed up for a PTO membership online, your t-shirt will be delivered to your child's locker sometime before Wednesday afternoon in time to wear on Thursday. If you'd like to order a t-shirt (they are $10 each)
Here's the link:
https://fs4.formsite.com/bemsptso/5ybgqweabo/index.html?1566610090642
We look forward to seeing you at Back to School Night (Sept. 4 for 6th grade, Sept. 11 for 7th and 8th grades). We will have Chromebook decals for sale (just $1.00 each) as well as information about clubs, activities, and some exciting events that are coming up this fall!
6th Grade Back to School Night
Wednesday, Sep 4, 2019, 06:30 PM
Belmont Ridge Middle School, Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA, USA
7th and 8th Grade Back to School Night
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019, 06:30 PM
Belmont Ridge Middle School, Upper Belmont Place, Leesburg, VA, USA
The Positivity Project
Belmont Ridge will again partner with the Positivity Project to foster character building and social-emotional learning. Please see information regarding the Positivity Project below.
Positivity Project Mission and Vision
OUR MISSION
To empower America’s youth to build positive relationships and become their best selves.
OUR VISION
To partner with schools across the country and equip educators with the training, strategy, and resources to teach their students positive psychology’s 24 character strengths.
The Need
These partnerships couldn’t come at a more important time for our youth – and for our nation. In today’s rapidly changing world, character strengths – and a focus on relationships – must be intentionally cultivated from an early age. It is critical to ensure that our mental, emotional, and moral capacities grow alongside our advances in technology.
The Positivity Project is thinking big. We know that powerful aspects of the civilizing process, like empathy, are in retreat. Yet, we believe that armed with a deeper understanding of character and an #OtherPeopleMatter Mindset, together, we will create citizens and leaders who will enhance our communities and country.
Belmont Ridge Middle School
Email: katie.johnson@lcps.org
Website: https://www.lcps.org/Page/124256
Location: 19045 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA, USA
Phone: 571-252-2200
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BEMRiverHawks/
Twitter: @BelmontRidge