River Hawk Updates
Week of November 4th - November 8th
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
- There is no school Monday, November 4th and Tuesday, November 5th (Teacher Workdays).
- 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.
- 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!
- Don't miss our upcoming Talent Showcase on November 7th. More details below.
- Report Cards will go live on Monday, November 11th at approximately 3:00 pm.
BEMS Important Dates
November 2019
November 4-5 - Teacher Workdays (no school for students)
November 6 - Sources of Strength Training
November 6 - National Stress Awareness Day
November 7- BEMS Talent Showcase
November 11 - Veterans Day
November 12 - 6th Grade DARE lessons begin
November 12 - National ODD Socks Anti-Bullying Day
November 13 - LSCO Vaping/Social Media Presentation
November 14-15 - Picture Make-Up Days
November 15 - PTO Sponsored Teacher Luncheon
November 18 - 22 - American Education Week
November 20 - Honor Roll Assembly - All As (6th Grade)
November 21 - Honor Roll Assembly - All As (7th Grade)
November 22 - Honor Roll Assembly - All As (8th Grade)
November 27-29 - Thanksgiving Break (No school)
Halloween Candy Donations
The Computer Applications classes are collecting any Halloween candy to send to the military for the holidays. Please bring in your donations to Lab 1 and 3. We will be collecting the candy until November 7th. Thank you for your donations.
The Belmont Ridge Talent Showcase
Thursday, Nov 7, 2019, 07:00 PM
19045 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA, USA
Veterans Day - Salute to our Veterans
On Monday, November 11th, we will celebrate Veterans Day with a Salute to Our Veterans event. Thank you to all who serve or have served. We are eagerly looking forward to this event. Thank you, Mr. McKenzie, for organizing this opportunity.
Technology Safety/ Vaping Forum
Wednesday, Nov 13, 2019, 07:00 PM
19045 Upper Belmont Place, Lansdowne, VA, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Recess Equipment - Donation Request
Teacher and Staff Kudos
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.
Notes from the PTO
The PTO is excited to provide the wonderful staff at BEMS lunch on Friday, November 15th. Please click on the link below to donate.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0F4AA4AC2BA0F94-teacherstaff
Attention 8th-grade parents! It is Belmont Ridge tradition to give our 8th graders a memorable send-off at the end of the school year, as they leave us and move on to high school. 8th-grade celebration events include a Field Day at Evergreen Sportsplex and the 8th Grade Dance held here at the school in the main gym. In order to give our 8th graders these fun and special events, many volunteers are needed to help with planning, decorating, chaperoning, and assisting. Please be on the lookout for more information on how to get involved with these events toward the end of the week. Planning will kick into the next gear after the holidays!
November is here and the holidays are right around the corner. At Belmont Ridge, we are offering the opportunity to help make someone's holiday season shine a little brighter. Bright Life Buddies sponsors an event called "Ignite the Love" in December that invites families from the area to come to enjoy fellowship, music, and breakfast, too. The Bright Life Buddies Coat Drive and Toy Drive are in full swing (collection boxes are in the main lobby) and this signup is available to anyone who would like to contribute. If you have any questions regarding the signup or the Ignite the Love event, please contact Telaya Dennis at Telaya.Dennis@lcps.org.
The Positivity Project
Please see the document below for this week's character trait --> Creativity
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.