A new elementary school is being built nearby at Santa Fe and 34th St.   Presently, there are no plans for an all day kindergarten class.    If this effects you and your family, you might want to speak your opinion to local school officials.

See http://www.mooreschools.com

Administrative team members (Phone: 405-735-4200)

Deputy Superintendent
Susie Pierce, ext. 4249
Email: susiepierce@mooreschools.com

Assistant Superintendent, Elementary Education and Instruction
Mr. Robert Romines, ext. 4277
Email: robertromines@mooreschools.com

Moore Public Schools – Administration – School Board:
http://www.mooreschools.com/793490113105552/site/default.asp
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Moore Public Schools, I-2
Administrative Service Center, Room 122
1500 S.E. 4th Street
Moore, OK 73160-8232
405-735-4200
All meetings are scheduled for 6:00 p.m.

Upcoming School Board Meetings
•    February 8, 2010
•    March 8, 2010
•    April 12, 2010

Neighborhoods Include: Talavera, Bluestem Ridge, Oakridge, Stone Meadows, Stone Meadows South, The Greens Apt’s, neighbor hoods off  Telephone road between Franklin and 19th

For questions or more information feel free to call  – Michelle Smith 405-793-2790.  (Bluestem Ridge)

It is that time of the year when our neighborhood brings out the lights and decorations to celebrate the timeless truth of Christmas.   In the following Blue Stem video, you can see that it is a holiday that means different things to different people.  May the Spirit of Christmas be with you this  season. 

Neighbors,
I just wanted to let everyone know that we plan on having holiday decorations/ lights installed on both entrances. We are purchasing the lights and wreaths and we would like to consider adding more to our display in the following years. I want to thank Mrs. Sherri Gutteridge (I hope I spelled that correctly)for her help with the holiday decor and also for hosting such a wonderful Halloween event! Hope everyone has a safe and happy holiday season!
Jason Gudgel
VP Blue Stem Ridge HOA

Before long it will be Halloween in Blue Stem Ridge ! If you haven’t seen all the ghosts, witches, fairies and super heros who visited our neighborhood last year…. here’s another look! Best viewed in Internet Explorer, dsl or cable.
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It”s been great to see more progress happening on the Arboretum that adjoins Blue Stem Ridge. We have seen workers this week building sidewalks and walking trails amongst the trees. This is going to be a great area for families and individuals to enjoy the beauty of nature as well as getting exercise.

Blue Stem Ridge will see the traffic pick up again as the Southmoore students and staff start back to school on Thursday.  Our neighborhood is proud to have such a fine high school in its midst as well as being home to Southmoore’s principal.  

According to 2008 statistics, enrollment was 1,723.  This included 257 seniors, 429 juniors, 527 sophomores, and 509 freshmen. The number of faculty is approx 142.* 

The school day lasts 6 hours, with 55 minute periods for 180 days.* 

We hope you all have a great school year.  We wish the faculty well as they prepare tomorrow’s citizens and leaders.   We hope all students will study hard, ask lots of questions and think for yourselves.  America’s future depends on you!

*These statistics came from the Southmoore HS website.

The Red Dirt Gardening blog gives three helpful tips to homeowners before leaving on vacation.
(1) Pull weeds. (2) Water Deeply. (3) Apply a generous amount of mulch to beds.
To read details, go to Red Dirt Gardening.

Blue Stem Ridge neighbors are encouraged to attend this helpful and informative seminar.  The Neighborhood Alliance, OK City,  announces the return of the Legal Issues Seminars with Attorney Matthew Winton, Edmond OK.   Matthew usually does an hour presentation on common issues faced by HOAs, the second hour is spent answering questions from attendees.  Both hours are worth your time!

Mr. Winton has written a legal issues book for HOAs and this is available for purchase at the seminar.   I believe the cost is around $80. and well worth it considering there are sample forms, explanation about state law, etc.

                
Next seminar:

Thursday, July 23,  6:30-8:30 pm.   Home Creations Offices
2252 N. Broadway, Moore. 

On September 3, an Advanced Legal issues seminar will be held, but you must have attended one of the Basic Legal Issues sessions first.

Call Neighborhood Alliance for registration.  (404) 528-6322 

All residents are encouraged to attend the business meeting on Friday, June 26, 2009 at 7 pm. The meeting is being held at the Moore Public Library.

This is one of the two times a year that the Board of Directors will report on their activities. Plan to attend and bring your questions!

What can Blue Stem Ridge do to take care of our little piece of planet earth?
 
According to the National Gardening Association (NGA), an estimated record  91 million households participated in one or more types of DIY indoor and outdoor lawn and garden activities in 2005.

In 2006, homeowners spent a record $44.7 billion to hire professional lawn and landscape services. Taken together, these figures represent a dramatic increase in gardening interest and expenditures.

Where is this growth coming from?   According to many publishers, authors and educators, is young people.  “In a world going green, the under-35s have taken it upon themselves to make positive use of their natural surroundings.”

Pam Art, president of Storey Publishing, believes that two factors are responsible for the surge of young gardeners: a heightened awareness of green issues and an interest in preserving natural resources—and the ability to do it in one’s own backyard.

With an ecological crisis looming, Cool Springs publisher Roger Waynick sees young people turning to gardening as a means of “nurturing the planet back to health.” Each individual gardener, he says, believes he or she is “taking care of their little piece of earth.”

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