Bluff Elementary School

Announcement! Due to the continued winter storm, all schools in the San Juan District will be on a two hour delay for Tuesday, Jan 17. All buses will be delayed two hours from their regularly scheduled time. Please check our schools website and facebook often for possible updates. As always, take safety into consideration when deciding on student attendance decisions. Thank you for your patience. School usually starts for Bluff at 8:15 am so we will plan on starting school at 10:15 am. There will be NO breakfast served, only lunch. Thank you!

Announcement! Due to the continued winter storm, all schools in the San Juan District will be on a two hour delay for Tuesday, Jan 17. All buses will be delayed two hours from their regularly scheduled time. Please check our schools website and facebook often for possible updates. As always, take safety into consideration when deciding on student attendance decisions. Thank you for your patience. School usually starts for Bluff at 8:15 am so we will plan on starting school at 10:15 am. There will be NO breakfast served, only lunch. Thank you!

Dear Parents and Guardians, Happy New Year! Here is the link to our January Newsletter: https://5il.co/1mndo Thank you!

Parents and Guardians, Our annual Navajo Taco Dinner Fundraiser held here at Bluff Elementary School Cafeteria will be on January 13th, 2023 from 5-7 pm. There will also be student music and dance performances happening through the evening during the Navajo Taco Dinner. Please come to support our students! If you have any other questions, please do not hesitate to contact the school at: (435) 678-1296. Dinner Menu: (drink included w/ each menu item) -Frybread -Navajo Tacos* -Steam Corn Stew w/ Mutton *Vegetarian beans available Thank you!

Parents, We are excited about your children putting on the Christmas program today starting at 1:00 pm. We hope you will join us. Due to limited parking in front of the school, please park on the north side of the school where you could enter through the cafeteria doors. PLEASE wear a MASK to the performance. Merry Christmas to you and your family. Mrs. Silversmith

SCC Mtg. has changed from Dec. 19th to Dec. 20th at 4:00 pm, we will have the meeting in person at Bluff School in the training room. Please join us!

Utah Food Bank will be in Bluff on Friday, December 9, 2022 from 11:00 am- 1:00 pm. Food available for anyone in need. The drive through will be on the North side of the Old Bluff Elementary School.

Dear Parents and Guardians, Here is the link to the December Newsletter: https://5il.co/1lflz Thank you!

Parents and Guardians, If you are looking for fun activities this weekend, consider attending the Tree for All at Blanding Wellness Center. December 2nd, 6 pm-9 pm. December 3rd, 9 am - 2 pm. For more information, see attached flyer. Thank you!

Celebrate Heritage Month with Bluff Elementary! Parents and students, we are celebrating every day of November. Please join us by dressing up or completing an activity shared on this calendar: https://5il.co/1k7bo Thank you!

Dear Parents and Guardians, Here is the link to our November Newsletter for Bluff Elementary: https://5il.co/1k5kl Thank you!

Bluff Princess and Bluff Warrior Pageant! November 4th, 2022 at 3:00 pm We are asking all individuals who will be attending in person to please wear a mask and follow CDC guidelines while on campus. Entrance and Parking will be on the north side of the building by the Cafeteria.

Dear Parent(s) and Stakeholders, The San Juan School District Board of Education members are seeking information to help best serve its patrons. As a consequence of the Covid19 Pandemic, it was necessary to suspend the practice of rotating board meeting locations from school to school within the county and hold them in one location (the Boardroom at the District Office in Blanding) and broadcast them virtually to parents and stakeholders. A modern, efficient broadcast system has been purchased and installed in the Board Room in the District Office in Blanding. This system was purchased using ESSER Care funds to help facilitate effective public participation into the virtual board meetings. A rise in participation of patrons resulted. In the past five months, the lowest number of viewers has been 60 with the highest being over a 100. These numbers are substantially higher than participation numbers in meetings prior to the Pandemic. Now with the Pandemic subsiding to some degree, the Board of Education is seeking some input regarding the best way to provide stakeholder access to board meetings in the future. Should board meetings return to a rotation of in-person meetings at schools where broadcasting effectiveness is less than ideal due to many factors, or should board meetings remain in the Board Room in Blanding and be broadcasted virtually to patrons utilizing the modern, effective system? The Board of Education is asking you to provide your input into the decision by completing the attached survey. Thank you so much for your valuable time. Ron Nielson Superintendent of Schools https://sanjuandistrict.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6r4WQRlfoBNHZzM

Attention SJSD Parents, Students, and Stakeholders, On Monday August 15th, all San Juan School District schools and district office will be closed all day. SJSD staff will be attending a valuable training day to help them be ready to kick off another successful year. The focus of this training day will be to unite our district staff into one strong team and to remind teachers/staff of the critical role they each play in positively shaping the lives of our youth. I appreciate your patience and understanding and apologize for any inconvenience caused by this change. Schools will reopen on Tuesday August 16th, and we look forward to seeing you then. Sincerely, Superintendent Ron Nielson

Shoe Drive! Free shoes for children Pre-K to 2nd Grade Only. Saturday June 18, 2022 @11AM Whitehorse High School Parking Lot First come, first serve! Face-Masks Required

It’s Teacher Appreciation Week! Thank you to our teachers and staff for helping make this year successful. Thank your teacher(s) today!

Parents, in the March 9th, SJSD board meeting, the SJSD Board of Education will be discussing school fees and spend plans for the 2022-2023 school year. These proposed fees and spend plans must be available at least twice for public input and must be officially approved before April 1st. This is the third opportunity for public input and the last opportunity to be approved before April 1st. These fees are included in the agenda which can be viewed by going to the district website. (www.sjsd.org) Anyone wishing to make a comment regarding the proposed fee schedule, can do so in next Wednesday Board Meeting either in person or virtually. Your input is greatly valued.

Notice: Due to COVID precautions and the Navajo Nation remaining in the 'RED" status, the March SJSD Board Meeting, previously scheduled for March 9th at Monument Valley High School, will be held at the District Office in Blanding Utah, and broadcasted to the public. A link to stream the meeting will be available early next week on the district website . Thank You

Dear Parent and Public, Our number one goal is to ensure that students and staff have a safe and welcoming environment that promotes learning, and at this time I am happy to report that students and staff of San Juan School District are safe. Yesterday afternoon, a threatening comment was received at one our schools. Then, latter in the evening a suspicious device appearing to be some type of home-made explosives was found at a second SJSD school. The San Juan County Sherriff’s Department along with the Navajo Nation Police responded and determined it to be non-functional as an explosive device but still dangerous in nature. These incidents added to the recent activity on TikTok and our commitment to ensure the continued safety of students and staff, the decision to was made that Friday December 17th would be a virtual day of instruction for all students. This will allow time for further investigation. I thank you for your patience and understanding as we continue to work through this situation. We do believe these incidents are related to the TikTok challenge. We plan on students returning to face-to-face instruction Monday, Dec 20th. Should anything come to light in our ongoing investigation to require a change of plan, we will again reach out to inform parents and public. Again, thank you for your patience and understanding as we look further into these incidents. Sincerely, Ron Nielson SJSD Superintendent

Bluff parents! There is a possible reopening of schools, please provide public comments to the Navajo Nation concerning this matter. Reopening of schools in our area is dependent upon the decision of the 24th Navajo Nation Council. With the possibility of schools reopening during spring, we would love parent input on whether your child/children will continue learning virtually or return in person. Also, please complete the survey that has been sent to your email. Public comments may be submitted to the Office of Legislative Services, the 24th Navajo Nation Council, and the Office of the President and Vice President at the following e-mail addresses: comments@navajo-nsn.gov 24thNNC@navajo-nsn.gov navajonationpubliccomments@gmail.com When submitting written comments, please indicate your first and last name, “Legislation No. 0047-21” in the subject line of the e-mail, and your comments in support or opposition to the proposed legislation. Public comments are accepted up until the legislation goes before the 24th Navajo Nation Council for consideration. Here are a few things to be aware of: 1-Bluff school will not reopen this year unless the Navajo Nation gives permission to do so. 2-We will follow guidelines provided by state of Utah and Navajo Nation 3-Families will still have the choice to continue virtual learning. 4-We will develop plans that allow for teachers to support virtual learning as well as in-person (this will look differently depending on the survey results). So please provide public comments to the Navajo Nation and fill out the survey sent to you through email.