Author: ford_aaron

For the third summer in a row, the Young Americans Center for Financial Education, a Denver-based pioneering nonprofit, will lead its award-winning, week-long Young Ameritowne on the Road Summer Camp, for students entering third through sixth grade, at Sunset Middle School. The traveling camp is a recent innovation, bringing the camp, which covers financial literacy, local […]

I am excited to announce the launch of an “All School Movement” initiative here at Blue Mountain!  We created a 20 minute time slot every morning for students to get a sustained 20 minute movement break.  Students will continue to do mini movement breaks throughout the day.   We are continuously learning about the positive […]

The Colorado Department of Education has identified Wednesday, October 5 as the official statewide October Count Day for the 2016-2017 school year. To comply with this state mandate and ensure maximum attendance, St. Vrain Valley Schools will have a full day of school with a normal start time on Wednesday, October 5 in place of […]

Think back to when you were a student, back-to-school shopping, finding your classroom, and the exciting lessons that would soon fill your day. The first day of school jitters that were calmed by the friendly, welcoming face, and celebrating the “ah ha” moments when you finally figured out how to solve the problem. Then there […]

Blue Mountain PTO is looking to fill the following positions: Vice President of Communications – Oversee all communication from the BMES PTO to the BMES school community, create and update (as necessary) parent email distribution lists and act as the primary channel for email communication to parents, and communicate with BMES staff on a weekly basis […]

Jr. Money Matters Camp: for students entering 3rd and 4th gradeJune 20-24, 2016; 8:30am – 4:30pmStudents explore fun and relevant things about money, banking and the world of work, while learning important basic financial skills.  On the last day, students will get to work in a business and run their very own life-like town. Young Ameritowne […]

Parents may start sending donated materials in on Monday, April 11th  No Aluminum, No Glass, Wash Out Items (if applicable) and Flatten Cardboard What We Need: Cardboard boxes (flattened; all sizes and shapes) Cardboard tubes (paper towel, toilet paper, etc) Egg cartons Plastic Bottle Caps (all sizes) Plastic Containers (example, butter tubs, milk containers) Cylinder […]

The Innovation Center of the St. Vrain Valley Schools is pleased to release its 2016 Summer Super STEM catalog.  Our camps are hands-on, student-centered, project-based explorations of robotics, coding, videography, and more.  We provide integrated learning experiences for students in grades 3-8.  For more information and our schedule, explore our catalog.  You can register via […]

The SCHS Education Foundation raises money for our students, classrooms, teachers, and for the benefit of our future Raptors. One of the ways they do this is by having a yearly online silent auction.  There is NO FEE to browse or bid on almost 200 LOCAL businesses that are offering Gift Cards to NUMEROUS restaurants, Gift Cards to […]

Parents and Guardians, The specialist team (Art, PE, and MESA) had the opportunity to take a book study this fall called SPARK written by John Ratey.  It is an excellent book with some incredible information.  This book focuses on the importance of exercise and how it enhances brain functions.  While reading this book, we decided […]