Swinging into the week!

At the Fall Choir Concert, our Middle School Theater class performed some skits that they have been working on in class! They performed songs from The Addams Family and Spongebob Squarepants. The actors and actresses did a great job!

The middle school class teaches the basics of acting, improv, and behind-the-scenes theater. Students build confidence, practice voice and movement, and learn to work as a team through fun scene work, character study, and class performances.

VIP Lunch Alert!

Our second graders traded in their hard-earned class tickets last week for the ultimate reward: a special VIP Lunch Bunch right in the classroom with their teachers!

It cost 40 tickets to earn that VIP status, and these amazing students proved that hard work and great choices pay off.

Ali Murray went to Cross Country State this weekend! She finished 78 out of 255 and got a personal record! Congrats Ali, we are so proud of you!

Here's what's happening this week at Brandywine Community Schools!

View the full schedule at www.brandywinebobcats.org.

Hello Bobcats! The Boil Water Advisory from the Niles Charter Township has been lifted! The district will be following safety protocols, which include changing filters and flushing the water lines. This will take some time, so we ask that you please send your child with a clean bottle of water tomorrow.

Reminder: Wednesday, November 11 is a two hour late start. School will begin two hours later to allow for staff professional development.

Students at Merritt Elementary did a fun spin on the classic book report - a pumpkin book report! Each student picked one of their favorite books and designed a pumpkin after a character in the book and presented it to their class. The results were impressive!

Some special Merritt students got to be first to use the new gym yesterday! A select group of students who earned tickets for their behavior from the Paws Patrol were able to have free time in the gym as a reward!

Classes will officially start using the gym today! Thank you to the Brandywine Community for making this project possible with the passing of our 2024 Bond Proposal! Find out more about our projects: https://www.brandywinebobcats.org/page/bond2024

This Week in Photos!

The next Blood Drive sponsored by Student Council is on Thursday, November 19 from 8 - 1:30 p.m. at the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Media Center! Schedule your appointment today and save a life! https://donateblood.versiti.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/11641454

Rainy days call for indoor recess 💧

Some fabulous fourth graders saved up their PBIS reward tickets for a Copper visit last week. Great job Quinn and Madison!

The Bobcats are on to the District Finals tonight vs. the Red Arrow Raiders at Bridgman at 6 p.m. Let's goooo!

Tickets can be purchased on https://gofan.co/ before and at the gate. Tickets are $8. No cash or passes will be accepted. Go Bobcats!

Partnership for Children is holding their annual Coffee Sleeve Campaign at 2nd & Main during the entire month of November! For $1, you purchase a coffee sleeve decorated by one of our elementary students and local businesses match your contribution!

Last year, you helped our PTO raise over $15,000.

Please see the attached letter regarding precautions being taken in response to the Niles Charter Township Boil Water Advisory. https://bit.ly/4inWYnI

We were just notified that there is a Boil Water Advisory for Niles Township. We are taking appropriate safety precautions immediately. Additional information will be shared later this evening.

Our Freshmen in Mrs. Janke's history class took to the "polls" yesterday to campaign for major historic reforms!

From fighting for consumer safety like the Meat Inspection Act to championing key Constitutional amendments, students designed persuasive "Vote YES!" campaign postcards to convince their peers to back transformative laws.

Each month, our Brandywine Elementary students will focus on one of the Bobcat Traits of the Week and vote who in their class best represents that trait!

The trait they focused on for the month of October during BEST time was Integrity. Integrity is choosing what is right over what is fun or easy. These students were voted as having the most integrity in their class by their peers.

Way to go, Bobcats!

Brandywine Musical Theatre presents Roald Dahl's Matilda: The Musical!

You'll have four opportunities to catch our cast in action:
November 19, 20, and 21 at 7 p.m. and a special matinee on Saturday, November 21 at 2 p.m. at Brandywine Elementary!