Belpre City Schools

In August 2021, a Literacy Adoption Committee was formed and led by Director of Teaching and Learning, Ally Trew and comprised of a diverse group of K-12 teachers of literacy. The District Literacy Adoption Committee has met monthly since August. Research shows that providing teachers with high-quality instructional materials to support their teaching helps increase student learning. When teachers have great instructional materials, they can focus their time, energy , and creativity on meeting the diverse needs of students and helping each of them all learn and grow. In collaboration with other districts around the state, Ohio Department of Education's Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement, as well as the body of scientifically-based research that provides us with the information we need to gain a deeper understanding of how we learn to read, what skills are learned, how they work together, and which parts of the brain are responsible for reading development- the team was ale to create a vision for adoption and implementation. The District Literacy Adoption Committee will make a recommendation to the Belpre Board of Education next month.

Tonight’s boys basketball game vs. Caldwell has been canceled. It is rescheduled for 1/31/22.

Belpre Elementary students created a large beautiful "Thank You" card for our school board while learning a little bit about what the board does for them and their school. The school board members volunteer hundreds of hours and an immeasurable amount of energy to ensure that our schools are providing the best education possible for the children of our community. For all are their dedication, we are taking this opportunity to show them our appreciation during School Board Recognition Month.

This week in athletics! Monday 1/10/22- BHS Girls Basketball SENIOR NIGHT vs. Frontier (home), BJHS Girls Basketball vs. Frontier (home- BHS), BJHS Boys Basketball vs. Warren (home) Belpre student admission sponsor: Byrider Tuesday 1/11/22-BHS Boys Basketball/BHS Cheer vs. Caldwell (away), BHS Girls Basketball vs. Trimble (away) Wednesday 1/12/22- No events Thursday 1/13/22- BHS Girls Basketball/BJHS Girls Basketball vs. Eastern (home), BJHS Boys Basketball vs. Eastern (away) Friday 1/14/22- BHS Boys Basketball/ BHS Cheer vs. South Gallia (away) Saturday 1/15/22- No events

The Belpre City School District Board of Education will hold its organizational and regular January board meetings on Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Stone Administration Building/Early Learning Center. The organizational meeting will begin at 5:00 p.m. immediately followed by the regular meeting. This meeting is a meeting of the Belpre City School District Board of Education in public for the purpose of conducting the School District’s business and is not to be considered a public community meeting. There is a time for public participation during the regular meeting as indicated in the agenda. The public is invited to attend this meeting and all meetings held by the Belpre City Schools Board of Education.

Athletic events will go on as scheduled tonight. Please be careful coming to the gym!

Due to inclement weather, Belpre City Schools will be closed Friday, January 7, 2022.

All athletic events scheduled for this evening are canceled! Stay safe!

This week in athletics! Monday 1/3/22- BHS Girls Basketball vs. Federal Hocking (home), BJHS Boys Basketball/BJHS Cheer vs. Federal Hocking (away) Tuesday 1/4/22-BHS Boys Basketball/BHS Cheer vs. Eastern Wednesday 1/5/22- No events Thursday 1/6/22- BHS Girls Basketball/BJHS Girls Basketball vs. Trimble (away), BJHS Boys Basketball vs. Trimble (home) Friday 1/7/22- BHS Boys Basketball/ BHS Cheer vs. Waterford (home) Belpre Student Admission Sponsor: Terry Mullen in honor of Margaret Weaver and Maxine Mullen (BHS grads and band members) Saturday 1/8/22- BHS Boys Basketball vs. Fort Frye (home) Belpre Student Admission Sponsor: In Step Select and KT (Kevin Mayle)

January is School Board Recognition Month! The students of Belpre City Schools benefit every day from the leadership and vision of our school board. January is School Board Recognition Month, so take time to thank these dedicated school leaders.

Jan Dils Student Athlete of the Week - Halee Williams! https://www.wtap.com/2021/12/29/student-athlete-week-halee-williams/

Thanks to the Belpre High School Athletic Boosters all Belpre students k-12 get into BOTH basketball games today for FREE! The girls will start at 2:00 and the boys will be at 6:00. Come show your support to these athletes and help us honor our teachers on Teacher Recognition Day!

This week in athletics! Monday 12/27/21-BJHS Girls Basketball (8th only) vs. Jackson (away) Tuesday 12/28/21- BHS Boys Basketball/BHS Girls Basketball vs. South Webster (home). Student admission sponsored by the BHS Athletic Boosters. BJHS Girls Basketball vs. New Martinsville (away) *Teacher Recognition Day* Wednesday 12/29/21- No events Thursday 12/30/21- BJHS Girls Basketball (7th only) vs. Triadelphia (away), BJHS Boys Basketball (8th only) vs. Edison Friday 12/31/21- No events Saturday 1/1/22- No events

Don't mind the noise--it's just the middle grades battling it out in the first annual REINDEER GAMES! Our 6th graders traveled to the Lawton gym for a morning of Christmas competitions and some *very* loud cheering. The points were close, but in the end 8th grade class came out the winners! They will celebrate with a pizza party when they return from break. Way to go, Belpre Middle Schoolers and teachers!

Last night we celebrated the retirement of Tim Snider and Mitch Freels, who for a combined 55 years of service, walked the halls of our schools in our district every day making sure our students had a safe space where they could learn and grow. Thank you and enjoy your retirement!

As we say goodbye to Mr. Leonard Wiggins, we value him as a caring parent as well as a strong supporter of Belpre City Schools. We have appreciated and are grateful for his insight, ideas, dedication and advocacy for Belpre City Schools during his eleven years on the board.

Many thanks to our senior student council members for supporting Belpre Holiday Lights by volunteering in the "Gingerbread House" donation booth!

This week in athletics! Monday 12/20/21-BHS Girls Basketball/BJHS Girls Basketball (8th only) vs. South Gallia (away), BJHS Boys Basketball/BJHS Cheer vs. South Gallia (home) Tuesday 12/21/21-BHS Boys Basketball/BHS Cheer vs. Southern (home) Wednesday 12/22/21-BHS Girls Basketball vs. Unioto (away) Thursday 12/23/21-BHS Girls Basketball vs. Danville (away) Friday 12/24/21-No Events (Winter Break) Saturday 12/25/21- No Events (Winter Break)

Our Kids on Campus After-School program wrapped up the first semester with a celebration and big plans for the new year. They made pizzas for their families and had some fantastic gift card giveaways. Sophomore Adam Stone won a $100 gift card for participating in the program the most days. Congratulations, Adam! (And Mom said the pizza was delicious!) Students interested in joining the program can pick up an application from the high school or Lawton office.

Welcome to Mr. Lang’s geometry class. Today the students are using the knowledge that they have gained this semester to build bridges out of pop cycle sticks. The experiment is to test which geometric shape will support the most weight.