January 26, 2024Updated on January 29, 2024

Black Rock Weekly Newsletter

Another great week alongside our wonderful students! Don’t forget about our upcoming Fundraiser night over at Bounce Empire in Lafayette. You may purchase tickets here. Have an amazing weekend wildcat families!

It is time to start getting ready for the Black Rock Elementary Spelling Bee! The first round of the Spelling Bee will be a written spelling test. Second, third, fourth, and fifth graders will take the test with their classroom teacher during the weeks of January 8th – 19th. Kindergarten and first-grade students who wish to take the pre-test will be given the opportunity to test at 8:45, Monday, January 22nd, in Mrs. Blick’s portable. All students will be given the same first-round test created with words from the Scripps National Spelling Bee 2023-2024 Study List. The test will consist of words from the attached list of words for first through eighth grades. The final round will be a traditional Spelling Bee held after school on Monday, February 12th. The winner of our school’s Spelling Bee will go on to the Scripps Colorado State Spelling Bee in March.

Design challenge supplies and volunteers needed — Each week students come to design challenges to solve a problem connected to their classroom learning. They go through the design thinking process where they build empathy on the topic, define the problem, ideate solutions, create a prototype, and reflect/give feedback to each other. When they build their prototype we like to use recyclable items. We are in need of some items for upcoming builds!

Plastic Bottles
Plastic containers

We are also looking for volunteers to help support projects. Please check out the volunteer form here if you are interested.

Thank you,
Erin Blick

Volunteer sign up, click here.

**Kiss-n-Go Procedures:**
Guidelines for dropping off students in the Kiss-n-Go lane and parking lot use:

**The Kiss-n-Go lane is designed for drop-off only.** Drivers should not exit the car or park in this lane at any time.
Students should **exit the car from the passenger side** to avoid traffic on the left. Students who need extra time to exit should have parents park in the lot and walk students through the crosswalk.
Please pull forward as far as possible *(this includes going past the stop sign and the first sidewalk)*. Moving forward as far as possible allows us to get more cars in the lane and off of Forsythia Street.
**Dropping off children in the parking lot is prohibited**. Dropping off in this area is unsafe, slows down the flow of the cars in the Kiss-n-Go, and creates congestion in the parking lot. Parking in the lot and walking with your child is allowed.
**Please only park in designated parking spaces** in the parking lot. Please reserve the handicapped parking for those with designated placards/plates. *(Parents often utilize the pool parking lot* and walk up the sidewalk when parking spots are unavailable.)
**Please do not cut into the line from the passing lane.** This does not increase the flow of traffic but it does increase the risk of an accident.
Do not allow your child to exit the car while you are in the passing lane.
Once your child has exited your car, please progress through the lane to the exit. *Do not wait and allow your car to block others* from being able to drop off.
Above all, please be patient. The process will work if parents are patient and follow these guidelines. We have to trust that parents will work hard to do their part and follow the rules to ensure student safety as they are dropping them off.

Please log in to your student’s Infinite Campus account to pay the $10.00 materials fee for the current school year.

Half Year Insurance

The half year insurance fee is now available in **Infinite Campus**. As new students enroll, the student should automatically be assigned the **DTS: 1:1 Tech Insurance S2 ONLY 12.50** fee with an expiration date of two (2) weeks. Parents have two (2) weeks to pay the fee before it is automatically voided.
You may also offer the half year insurance to current students who did not opt into insurance in Fall 2023. However, you will need to **inspect the iPad first** to make sure it is in working condition before offering the insurance.
Spring 2024 Insurance: **$12.50**

Silver Creek Dance Team is hosting a Mini Raptors Clinic on January 27th. See the flyer attached! They offer reduced prices for students who qualify for Free and Reduced lunches. Athletes will receive a t-shirt, bow and learn choreography to perform at a basketball game!

Here is a link in case it doesn’t work from the image: https://stvrain.revtrak.net/r1#/f/schs-mini-raptors-dance-clinic