BATON ROUGE CENTER FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS - Blog

YEARBOOK PICS TOMORROW!

9/27/2021

This is a reminder that Fall Yearbook pictures are TOMORROW! Tomorrow is a free dress day for all students.

If you are interested in paying online for a picture package, please visit www.SpencerStudios-BR.com before 2:00 today.

Otherwise, please send your payment in the envelope that was sent home last week. Thanks!

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR MORNING CARPOOL!

9/23/2021

We would love to have some parent volunteers to open doors on Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings. You would report at 7:55, and stay until 8:25 when morning carpool ends. Your child can go in the cafeteria for the last 5 minutes of am Extended Day, and report to class at 8:00 a.m. with the Extended Day Students.

Please wear a mask, check in at the office, then head out to the bus lane. Thank you!

click here to volunteer

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED - JUNIOR ACHIEVEMENT DAY!

9/23/2021

BRCVPA is hosting Junior Achievement Day on October 29, 2021. We are in need of at least one volunteer per grade level to teach the lessons. Junior Achievement will provide a training on October 13th at 9:00 am., so if you sign up, please make sure you are available

October 13th from 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
October 29th from 8:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

JA provides the training and the materials, we just need volunteers! The teachers will remain in the classroom with you, so you won't be on your own. Lessons include things like: Paying Yourself 1st, Financial Goals, Needs vs. Wants, Federal, State, Sales Taxes, etc.

What is Junior Achievement?

Junior Achievement is the world's largest organization dedicated to educating students in grades K-12 about entrepreneurship, work readiness and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.
Their programs help prepare young people for the real world by showing them how to generate wealth and effectively manage it, how to create jobs which make their communities more robust, and how to apply entrepreneurial thinking to the workplace. Students put these lessons into action and learn the value of contributing to their communities.
JA's unique approach allows volunteers from the community to deliver our curriculum while sharing their experiences with students. Embodying the heart of JA, our classroom volunteers transform the key concepts of our lessons into a message that inspires and empowers students to believe in themselves, showing them they can make a difference in the world.

click here to volunteer

BRCVPA READS 1,000,000 - BEANSTACK CHALLENGE!

9/23/2021

We have kicked off our next Beanstack Reading Challenge! Students at BRCVPA are challenged to read and log as many minutes as they can this year with the ultimate goal of our students reading 1,000,000 (a million) minutes as a school by May 6th!

If we do it, we will celebrate with a school-wide Million-Minute Celebration!

Beanstack is a web and mobile app used to track independent reading time, and help build a culture of reading in school and at home. Beanstack makes it easier for you to help kids track reading, keep kids motivated to read, and provide feedback and insights into the reading habits at your school.

What's in it for your child? Besides the many many many benefits of reading, there are prizes! There will be occasional class prizes (parties, extra library time, etc), and teacher prizes! And don't forget: if we complete the challenge, there will be a Minute to Win it Field Day Celebration at the end of the year!

We will post updates on the blog regularly to keep everyone motivated! Let's sign up and get reading!

Click the image below to enroll your child today!

BRCVPA are you ready to build our reading community by teaming up to read 1,000,000 minutes this school year? Did you know that reading everyday can improve brain connectivity, increase your vocabulary, improve comprehension, and empower you to empathize with other people? So let's make our brains grow! If our school reaches this goal we will celebrate with a Million Minute Whole School Event. Honest participation is required.

FAll Portraits - Tuesday September 28th!

9/22/2021

Spencer Studios Photographers will be on campus to create individual school day portraits next Tuesday, September 28th. These photos will be used for the BRCVPA 2021-2022 Yearbook!

The photographers arrive first thing in the morning and move pretty quickly, so please have your kiddos here on time!

All students can wear free dress for picture day! Every student will take a picture, regardless of whether or not they order a package. If you would like to order a package, please fill out the envelope that was sent home.

If you do not have one, please see the information below. Picture packages can also be paid for online at www.SpencerStudios-BR.com.

Online payments must be submitted no later than 2:00 p.m. next MONDAY (the day before pictures).

CONGRATULATIONS 3RD GRADE!

9/21/2021

At the beginning of the school year, we challenged parents to complete the Back-to-School Parent To-Do-List, and we promised prizes for the grade level with the most participation.

3rd Grade Parents had the most participation in 3 categories, and the most overall participation so they will be rewarded with a Pizza Party at/after lunch this Friday!

Parental support is extremely important, and we are so grateful to have so many amazing parents at BRCVPA in all grades!

FREE DRESS FOR SUMMER READING!

9/21/2021

Our original free dress day for participation of the BRCVPA/EBRPL Summer Reading Challenge was postponed due to Hurricane Ida, but we have rescheduled it for THIS FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 24TH!

Students on the list linked below are invited to wear free dress Friday!

We have reached out to EBRPL for an updated list, and will update ours when we receive it. If your child is not listed, and you know they participated, please send a screenshot from Beanstack showing they were registered for the challenge to BRCVPA@ebrschools.org by Friday morning.

To get this:

Log into your child's Beanstack account the way you logged in this summer.
Click "Badges"
Scroll down to find the badge shown below

click for list of eligible students

Trunk or Treat!

9/21/2021

Our September Manners of the Heart Event will be Trunk or Treat on October 1st in the BRCVPA Parking Lot!

An informational letter and permission slip will come home this week. This event is open to students with an A or B in conduct, and no write-ups. Your child's teacher will be in contact with you if your child's attendance is in jeopardy.
Students will be given a few pieces of candy or a small treat in their classroom the day of the event. They will NOT be allowed to eat all of the candy in their bags. We are providing bags for them and will staple them shut and send them home that afternoon.
Parents are invited to sign up to decorate their trunks and hand out candy and/or small toys on that day (but to participate, you must sign up on THIS FORM. We have a small parking lot, and a limited number of spots).
- Set-up begins at 10:45, and take-down begins at 1:00. The gates will close at 10:00, and someone will be there to let those signed up in at around 10:30.
- Thank you for wearing a mask!
If you are not able to attend, you are welcome to donate candy and/or small treats (no nuts, please) to the office. You can start sending this in now!

BRCVPA WATER BOTTLES ARE IN!

9/17/2021

Great news! Our water bottles are IN! All backorders will be filled next week, along with spirit shirt backorders. If you have not placed an order yet, both water bottles and spirit shirts can be ordered ONLINE through our online payment system. Water bottles are $12.00 each and spirit shirts are $10.00 each.

Parents: when you get your child's water bottle, please remember to LABEL IT WITH YOUR CHILD'S NAME so we can return lost items to their owner.

CLICK HERE TO ORDER ONLINE

PARENT VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!

9/17/2021

Our September Manners of the Heart Positive Behavior Incentive will be a Trunk or Treat in the BRCVPA parking lot that will take place on October 1st!
We are looking for parents willing to decorate their trunks and hand out candy and/or small toys for the event.

Can't make it? No worries! You can still participate by donating individually wrapped candy or small toys to be handed out to the students.
More details to come, but we definitely need volunteers to make this happen!

Click the image below to volunteer!

ART FOR THE SKY - COMING IN NOVEMBER!

9/15/2021

We have some exciting news! BRCVPA is bringing back Art for the Sky! Above you can see some shots from the one we did in 2016. Those red and black areas are BRCVPA STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND TEACHERS!

Our 2021 Art for the Sky Project will be a famous dog (final results will be revealed after the project is done).

We are hoping to be able to allow parents to participate in this fun event by the time it rolls around in November. If we can't, students will still get to participate (masked, of course). The actual event (with all of the students and volunteers) only takes about 15 minutes. The design is laid out ahead of time by the artist and BRCVPA 5th Graders.

Here are some things you need to know:

The Art Day is November 9th. The exact project timeline will be updated closer to the event (depends on the chance of rain that day)!
If you want your child to participate in the project, please make sure your child is at school that day in a BLUE spirit shirt)
More details will be communicated closer to the date.

Click here to watch the final product video from the 2016 project!

FROZEN TREAT FRIDAY IS TOMORROW!

9/9/2021

The online payment system will be open until midnight for parents wishing to pay the $14.00 for the remaining Frozen Treat Friday dates for the rest of the semester, or you can send $2.00 with your child tomorrow to pay for their treat!

PAY ONLINE NOW!

QUESTIONS ABOUT CLUBS?

9/8/2021

Club offer letters for 3rd, 4th, and 5th Grade students went home today! Please check your child's folder and send the completed forms back to school tomorrow. The payment deadline has been extended to September 24th, but we need the forms back tomorrow so we can start clubs smoothly on Monday!

Please click the image for answers to many commonly asked questions. This document was updated today!

POST-STORM UPDATES

9/7/2021

Thanks to Hurricane Ida, we have a few things that need to be rescheduled. Please read below for important updates:

Yearbook pictures have been rescheduled for Tuesday, September 28th. We start first thing in the morning, so please plan to be on time!
We will have Frozen Treat Friday this week as scheduled. The online payment system has been opened for parents wishing to pay for the rest of the fall semester. This option will be available through Thursday night.
Progress Reports will go home Tuesday, September 14th. Work packets and Data Binders will be sent home the same day.
CLUBS FOR 3RD - 5TH GRADERS DO NOT START TOMORROW!
- Club offer letters will go home this week and clubs should start on Monday.
- Club offer letters should be returned promptly with the $10.00 club fee attached.
- Club fees (including club t-shirt fees) can be paid online this year. The link will be activated the day letters go home. Please include the confirmation number on your club offer letter.
- More specific club information will be communicated as needed.
Student work-packets and online assignments given before the storm were optional. Students who completed these assignments may bring them to school tomorrow, but again, this is not mandatory. All missed work will be retaught in the coming weeks.

Students Return Wednesday, September 8th

9/6/2021

After an extensive assessment of EBRPSS school facilities and round-the-clock work from our facilities and technology teams, EBRPSS will welcome all staff on Tuesday safely, September 7, 2021, and students on Wednesday, September 8, 2021.

As our school sites come back online, we have decided to give staff the time that they need on Tuesday, September 7, to prepare and reset their spaces to welcome students once again to the classroom. After this trying time and troubleshoot any issues they may encounter.

When school resumes, students attending school in-person will continue to receive breakfast and lunch at school. Families can still sign-up for home meal delivery by texting FOOD to 225-217-8009. Parents can register for DSNAP benefits using the following link -  http://www.dcfs.louisiana.gov/page/dsnap-registration
Mandatory Covid-19 testing for all staff and optional testing for students will also resume on Tuesday, September 7, 2021.