FREE PRESCHOOL SCREENING
AGES 3-5
Blue Ridge School District #18 will conduct free preschool screenings on July 27 and 28 at Schneider Elementary School, 309 North John Street, Farmer City, Illinois. The developmental screening is for children who are 3 or 4 years old at the time of the screening. Children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2023 are not eligible for the screening. Please allow up to 2 hours for the screening. We ask you not to bring other children with you since you will be asked to join us during your child’s appointment. Parents will be asked to complete an information packet and return it to the school a week before the appointment.
Please call Mary at the Schneider Office (309)928-2611 to schedule an appointment or ask any questions. Thank you!
BRHS is in need of soccer players! This is a fall season sport and is a co-ed team. Blue Ridge and Deland Weldon students are eligible to play. Please reach out to sflannell@blueridge18.org for more information.
FREE PRESCHOOL SCREENING
AGES 3-5
Blue Ridge School District #18 will conduct free preschool screenings on July 27 and 28 at Schneider Elementary School, 309 North John Street, Farmer City, Illinois. The developmental screening is for children who are 3 or 4 years old at the time of the screening. Children who turn 5 on or before September 1, 2023 are not eligible for the screening. Please allow up to 2 hours for the screening. We ask you not to bring other children with you since you will be asked to join us during your child’s appointment. Parents will be asked to complete an information packet and return it to the school a week before the appointment.
Please call Mary at the Schneider Office (309)928-2611 to schedule an appointment or ask any questions. Thank you!
Blue Ridge School Libraries are hosting our first Virtual School Library Summer Camp! Join in the summer fun right from home with our weekly posts at https://wakelet.com/@blueridge18libraries. Each week we'll have a new theme which will include links to virtual field trips, read aloud videos and book recommendations, science and art activities and more! Our first four weeks are already posted, with the following themes:
Week 1: We Remember... Memorial Day
Week 2: Animal Friends
Week 3: Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Week 4: Our National Parks
We'll send out a reminder link each Monday through Facebook to get you directly connected to the activities for that week. We hope you'll join in and enjoy! #br_u_knighted
Schneider students visited Camp Read-a-Lot during their final visit to the library this year. We roasted marshmallows, told ghost stories and did flashlight reading in our reading tents.
And that's a wrap. Thanks to our students, staff, and families for an amazing 2023-2024 school year! We hope you have an exceptional summer! #br_u_knighted
Schneider Parents/Guardians! The large pile of lost and found items that has been on display in the vestibule will be taken to the Sunshine Center at the end of next week. This is the last call if you need to come check out the items. You may do so next week on Tuesday through Friday midday. Thanks! #br_u_knighted
PIZZA will be served for lunch tomorrow to celebrate the last day of school!! BRSE and BRHS will have God Father's Pizza and BRIJHS will have Dominos. Thanks for a great 22-23 school year from the cafeteria staff!
Mrs. Nadrozny's 2nd grade students learned about pollination through a hands-on experience by creating an insect and then having it spread pollen (powdered Kraft cheese) from flower to flower. They then used magnifying glasses to closely investigate the transfer of 'pollen' from the insect legs to the flowers. This was ALL thanks to the Blue Ridge Education Foundation (BREF) for their grant to support learning through a 'We Learn By Doing' approach. Thank you BREF!
Mrs. Ward’s kindergarteners want to remind everyone how awesome the weather is right now for outdoor reading! Catching some rays and growing our brains!
Check out the latest additions to the employment opportunities available within the district! https://www.blueridge18.org/page/employment-opportunities
Last Friday, the 4th graders enjoyed their field trip to Elevate to celebrate all their hard work this year.
#br_u_knighted
It's time for the Superintendent's Monthly Update for the month of May: https://5il.co/1uben. Graduation will be held on Sunday, May 21 at 2:00 pm in the BRHS gym. Here's to a successful finish to the 2022-2023 school year thanks to all the efforts of our students, staff, and families! #br_u_knighted
BRHS Football Cheer Tryouts are next week on May 16 & May 18. Check out the flyer or contact Coach Clayton at cclayton@blueridge18.org for more details!
https://5il.co/1tsfx
BRHS students were recognized at the Board meeting last night for their outstanding achievements at state trades competitions. Trevor Cruse (left) won a silver medal in the TeamWorks competition. Kayla Cole (right) won a silver medal in the Baking and Pastry competition. Hayden Howell (2nd from right) took 3rd place in 3D Assembly Modeling at the Illinois Design Educators Association (IDEA) state competition. Mr. Tom Frazier, BACC Principal, was present to commend these students to the Board. In addition, Christopher Hardin (not pictured) was recently honored as the top student in the Culinary Arts class at BACC for the 22-23 school year. BRHS is extremely proud of these students!
Check out the updated employment opportunities within our district https://www.blueridge18.org/page/employment-opportunities and the latest addition is highlighted here https://5il.co/1u5fg
Thank you to all our high school Knight Buddies for volunteering this school year! Knight Buddies are high school mentors for students at Schneider Elementary. This program assists in fostering positive connections for students at school.
The White bus is now running 10 minutes late due to road construction. Thank you.
The Red bus is running 25 minutes late this afternoon in response to addressing a student concern. Thank you for your understanding.