River Hawk Updates
Week of October 21st - October 25th
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
Updates from the Admin Team
- Our First RiverHawk Family Night and Bonfire was a great success. Thank you to our amazing PTO, staff, and families for making this happen!
- A special thank you to Scot Braun for DJing the event!
- Thank you to our PTO for a great luncheon on Friday. We appreciate all you do for our staff!
- The Bright Life Buddies Toy and Coat Drive has begun. Boxes can be found outside the main office.
- The Belmont Ridge Debate Club will meet on Wednesdays in the library at 7:45 am.
- Quarter 1 ends on November 1st.
- There is no school on October 28th (Teacher Professional Learning Day).
- The main page of the Belmont Ridge Website is another great resource for important dates and school information. Please be patient as we transition to our new format.
- For student safety, please remind your child(ren) to exit the main office doors or the "kiss and go" doors at the end of the day. Any students meeting staff before 8:00 am must enter through the main office doors.
- Tuesdays and Fridays are spirit days. Encourage your child(ren) to wear Belmont Ridge or Riverside gear on those days!
BEMS Important Dates
October 2019
October 21- 25 - Bus Driver and Attendant Appreciation Week
October 22 - 6th Grade Resource Lesson (Bullying and Kindness)
October 23 - Unity Spirit Day (Wear Orange - United Against Drugs and Bullying)
7th Grade Resource Lesson (Harassment)
October 23 - BEMS Debate Club Meeting in the library at 7:45 am
October 28 - Professional Learning Day (No School for students)
October 29 - 8th Grade Substance Abuse Presentations, Sources of Strength Peer Leader Training
October 30 - 8th Grade Substance Abuse Presentations
October 31 - Costume Day (Don’t Be Fooled by Drugs and Bullying)
Substance Abuse Presentations
November 2019
November 1 - End of Quarter 1
November 1 - Parent Coffee
November 1 - 8th Grade Substance Abuse Presentations
November 4-5 - Teacher Workdays (No school)
November 6 - National Stress Awareness Day
November 7- BEMS Talent Show
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 12 - 6th Grade DARE Lessons
November 12 - National ODD Socks Anti-Bullying Day
Teacher and Staff Kudos
Veterans Day - Salute to our Veterans
On Monday, November 11th, we will be celebrating Veterans Day with a Salute to Our Veterans event.
If you or a family member are serving or have served in the United States military, please consider the following:
- We will be showing a slideshow to the students on the morning of November 11th. You are invited to send in a picture to be included in the slideshow. Please attach the picture to an email and send it to David.McKenzie@lcps.org by Friday, October 25th. Please include the following information: Student First and Last Name, Family Member Name, Relationship to Student, and Branch of Military.
- You and a guest are invited to join us at 7:55 am to welcome our students as they arrive at school. A continental breakfast will be provided at 8:30 am following the students' arrival. Family members and friends who are Veterans are also invited to join us. If you plan to attend, please RSVP (CLICK HERE) by Friday, October 25th.
Substance Use Awareness Presentations- ALL Grades
- Substance Use Awareness Presentations will be offered in all grade levels (6th, 7th, and 8th) classrooms during the last weeks of October and throughout November and December.
- Sixth-grade students will also take part in DARE education.
- In these presentations, information about commonly abused substances (to include vaping) will be provided and the dangers of substance use will be discussed. Please review the recent report from the FDA below. Nationwide, the use of e-cigarettes has increased 48% for middle schoolers between 2017 -2018 and 78% for high schoolers during this time.
- Common myths that are associated with substance use will also be addressed.
- Students will receive education about the disease of addiction and the symptoms and stages that are associated with substance abuse.
- The presentation will conclude with a discussion of healthy coping skills/alternatives and how to obtain help and school resources that are available.
- Please contact your child's counselor or our student assistance specialist Kim Hager at kim.hager@lcps.org if you have any questions or do not want your child to participate in these grade-level presentations.
Principal's Coffee
Friday, Nov 1, 2019, 09:00 AM
19045 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
News From the PTO
A big THANK YOU to everyone who came out for our first ever PTO Bonfire and Outdoor Movie Night! We got lucky with the weather and enjoyed a beautiful evening with you all. We hope you had as much fun as we did! Big thanks to Ford's Fish Shack, Chick Fil A, and Manhattan Pizza for supporting this event.
The Positivity Project
Please see the document below for this week's character trait --> Integrity
Belmont Ridge will again partner with the Positivity Project to foster character building and social-emotional learning.
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.