Yesterday at recess was the calm before the winter storm!
Our little learners have been practicing their writing skills, by identifying parts of a sentence and learning personal narratives. Seeing a student transition from scribbles to sentences is a front row seat experience!
Stormeigh had to dress the part for her 8th birthday AND being on video! Happy Birthday to second grader Stormeigh! She was also one of the guests on our Tall Tales Cat Chat episode a few months ago. Check it out here: https://sites.libsyn.com/497938/season-3-episode-5-tall-tales-fairy-tales-with-second-grade
Happy kiddos, excited to be back in the classroom!
Don't forget, your student can get free breakfast at school! Start the day right with a healthy meal! 🥣
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Brandywine Innovation Academy! 🍎 Serving Time: 8 AM - 8:30 AM
Merritt Elementary School! 🍎 Serving Time: 8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
Brandywine Elementary School! 🍎 Serving Time: 8:20 AM - 8:45 AM
Brandywine Midde/Senior High School! 🍎 Serving Time: 7:15 AM - 7:45 AM
Brandywine Innovation Academy! 🍎 Serving Time: 8 AM - 8:30 AM
The National Honor Society/Merritt Christmas Party is a special tradition at Brandywine and kids big and small have so much fun! Here are some more moments from the day. Want to hear more about the planning of the party? Take a listen to our latest episode of Cat Chat, where we spoke with three of the NHS students and their advisor on what this party means to them: https://five.libsyn.com/show/episodes/view/39336235
Our students at Merritt Elementary enjoyed celebrating the holidays today!
Santa came to visit Merritt Elementary yesterday and sent each student home with a present, thanks to Partnership for Children!
Deputy McG, hanging out with some friends, coloring!
We're so proud of Owen, one of our bright head start students who joins our teachers at Merritt for special education time! Last week, Owen was a rockstar during his Social Emotional Learning (SEL) activity.
He worked on recognizing and naming different feelings by creating pictures that describe his emotions. Understanding how to express yourself is such a crucial skill for young learners, and Owen is making amazing progress!
He worked on recognizing and naming different feelings by creating pictures that describe his emotions. Understanding how to express yourself is such a crucial skill for young learners, and Owen is making amazing progress!
What's making some noise in our second-grade classroom? It's the long "u" sound! This versatile vowel can sound like the start of 'unicorn' 🦄 OR the 'oo' in 'ruler' 📏.
Ask your second grader to tell you a long "u" word tonight! You might be surprised by how many they know!
It's the last week before holiday break!
Staff at Merritt worked hard on a community service project last week! They were able to make over 75 spaghetti dinners and over 50 Birthday boxes! Each bag/box included a hand written card and everything a family needed for dinner/dessert! All of the boxes were delivered to the Salvation Army right here in Niles!
Merritt student Easton had some special creative time today building characters from Roblox with Mrs. Hawes. He was so proud of his creation!
Ms. Gmeiner's DK class is getting into the holiday spirit with holiday counting games, creating with connecting cubes and enjoying Santa's workshop!
Happy Friday, Bobcats!
Students in fifth grade STEM class have been working on designing and building toys for several weeks and last week they took them to our Kindergarten classes to play with! The little ones enjoyed meeting up with their buddies and seeing their inventions!
Last week, our second graders wrapped up their Ancient Greece and Greek Mythology domains in Knowledge—and they did it in true Greek fashion!
✨ They created their own Greek god and goddess trading cards
✨ Designed labyrinths inspired by Theseus and the Minotaur
✨ Tried their hand at a guided mythological drawing
✨ And even hosted their very own Olympic Games!
✨ They created their own Greek god and goddess trading cards
✨ Designed labyrinths inspired by Theseus and the Minotaur
✨ Tried their hand at a guided mythological drawing
✨ And even hosted their very own Olympic Games!
This morning, our September and October Merritt Supercats were honored! These Supercats: Care, Are Respectful, Take Responsibility, and are Safe. Way to go to all of our amazing Supercats of the Month!
The proceeds from last year's Coffee Sleeve Campaign with Partnership for Children and 2nd & Main helped bring Santa to town and provided a toy for every elementary student. Grab your sleeve before the month of November is up! For a $1 donation, $20 goes back to Partnership for Children thanks to many local businesses!
