Bippity-boppity-boo 💫 Second graders officially wrapped up their Fairy Tales and Tall Tales CKLA unit this morning with a flapjack breakfast fit for royalty!
Belle, Cinderella, ferocious dragons, Paul Bunyan, and a room full of our favorite storybook friends all gathered for a truly royal feast!
Belle, Cinderella, ferocious dragons, Paul Bunyan, and a room full of our favorite storybook friends all gathered for a truly royal feast!
Ms. Ackerman’s class turned into word detectives yesterday, counting up all the words in their sentences. We are building stronger readers and writers, one word at a time!
"How do you stay quiet in school? You put a bubble in your mouth!" 🤫
Second graders are building math communities with their new Illustrative Math Curriculum! This math program emphasizes collaborative math work as well as use of manipulatives such as cubes, counters, and base ten blocks to help reason math.
The students have also been playing a math game called "What's Behind My Back?" It is a hands-on math game designed to build number sense. Students count 10 small objects together, hide a few behind their back, show the rest in one hand. Their partner must then figure out what's left behind their back!
The students have also been playing a math game called "What's Behind My Back?" It is a hands-on math game designed to build number sense. Students count 10 small objects together, hide a few behind their back, show the rest in one hand. Their partner must then figure out what's left behind their back!
Work on the CTE Center and Merritt Gym continues!
CTE Center: The current major task on the CTE Center is the erection of the Pre-Engineered Metal Building: Putting up the metal frame and walls of the building. Next up is installing the main pipes, wires, and ducts underground before pouring the concrete floor.
Merritt Gym: Currently installing the metal edges, gutters, and flashing along the roof to seal out rain and give it a finished look, as well as running main utility pipes, electrical wires, and AC/heating ducts through the ceiling. Up next is priming and painting the walls and hanging the actual doors and installing their knobs, locks, hinges, and handles.
These projects were made possible by the passing of our 2024 Bond. Find out more at https://www.brandywinebobcats.org/page/bond2024
CTE Center: The current major task on the CTE Center is the erection of the Pre-Engineered Metal Building: Putting up the metal frame and walls of the building. Next up is installing the main pipes, wires, and ducts underground before pouring the concrete floor.
Merritt Gym: Currently installing the metal edges, gutters, and flashing along the roof to seal out rain and give it a finished look, as well as running main utility pipes, electrical wires, and AC/heating ducts through the ceiling. Up next is priming and painting the walls and hanging the actual doors and installing their knobs, locks, hinges, and handles.
These projects were made possible by the passing of our 2024 Bond. Find out more at https://www.brandywinebobcats.org/page/bond2024
Schedule Change: The Mini and Mighty Catwalk will be Friday, September 18 at 6:40 p.m., prior to the football game.
Kindergarten students are invited to meet our Seniors at the 50 yard line to "pass the Bobcat pride." Kindergarten families should meet at "Nate's rock" where the football team enters at 6:30 p.m.
Today is National IT Professionals Day!
We are celebrating the minds behind the machines—Happy IT Professionals Day to our own Cody, Lindy, and Gaige—our innovators, problem solvers, and everyday heroes keeping our digital world connected!
Here's what's happening this week at Brandywine Community Schools!
View the full schedule at www.brandywinebobcats.org.
View the full schedule at www.brandywinebobcats.org.
Kiddy Cats League registration will be Monday September 14 and September 21 from 5-6 p.m. in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Cafeteria! This basketball league is for all Brandywine girls in grades DK-6th grade. The cost is $50 or $40 a piece for siblings.
Practices will begin the week of September 28. Games are played on Sundays.
For more information, contact Coach Josh Hood at jhood@brandywinebobcats.org
Practices will begin the week of September 28. Games are played on Sundays.
For more information, contact Coach Josh Hood at jhood@brandywinebobcats.org
After wrapping up The Emperor's New Clothes during their fairy tale unit, Mrs. Reed's second graders stepped into the role of royal fashion designers to create new outfits for the Emperor!
This week is NWEA testing for students in kindergarten through tenth grade!
NWEA testing is used to measure student growth in math, reading, language, and science in a given school year. Students take it at the beginning of the year and then retake it later on to see where their skills are.
Here are some growth highlights from last year's testing:
-District-wide (grades K-10): 59% of students met their Math growth goal
-58% of students met their growth goal in Reading
-70% of Merritt students met their Math goal
-64% of middle school students met their Math goal
-65% of middle school students met their Reading goal
#thebrandywinedifference
NWEA testing is used to measure student growth in math, reading, language, and science in a given school year. Students take it at the beginning of the year and then retake it later on to see where their skills are.
Here are some growth highlights from last year's testing:
-District-wide (grades K-10): 59% of students met their Math growth goal
-58% of students met their growth goal in Reading
-70% of Merritt students met their Math goal
-64% of middle school students met their Math goal
-65% of middle school students met their Reading goal
#thebrandywinedifference
Michigan Teacher of the Year Nominations are open!
Please take a moment to nominate one or more of our district’s outstanding teachers for the Michigan Department of Education’s 2027-28 Michigan Teacher of the Year. Celebrate a deserving teacher by simply completing the online form: https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VO6y33yPJYG0t0
The nomination window is open now until Wednesday, September 23.
Please take a moment to nominate one or more of our district’s outstanding teachers for the Michigan Department of Education’s 2027-28 Michigan Teacher of the Year. Celebrate a deserving teacher by simply completing the online form: https://mde.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3VO6y33yPJYG0t0
The nomination window is open now until Wednesday, September 23.
Welcome Isabel Soileau to Merritt Elementary! 🐾
We are excited to officially welcome Isabel Soileau as our new K-2 Special Education Teacher!
Isabel earned her Elementary Teaching Certification through the #T.E.A.C.H. program. She grew up in Austin, Texas. She is thrilled to join Merritt Elementary, where she was instantly drawn to the close-knit, welcoming community! Outside the classroom, Isabel loves spending quality time outdoors with her family and whipping up delicious creations in the kitchen through cooking and baking. She can't wait to partner with our families and watch her students grow both academically and emotionally this year!
We are excited to officially welcome Isabel Soileau as our new K-2 Special Education Teacher!
Isabel earned her Elementary Teaching Certification through the #T.E.A.C.H. program. She grew up in Austin, Texas. She is thrilled to join Merritt Elementary, where she was instantly drawn to the close-knit, welcoming community! Outside the classroom, Isabel loves spending quality time outdoors with her family and whipping up delicious creations in the kitchen through cooking and baking. She can't wait to partner with our families and watch her students grow both academically and emotionally this year!
It's time to cheer for the Bobcats!
The Mini Cheer Clinic will be taking place on October 6 and 7 from 5 - 7 p.m. with a performance on Friday, October 9 at 7 p.m. during the first quarter of the football game. This is for students in DK through 6th grade. The cost is $35.
Registration will be September 11 and 12 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School cafeteria.
For more information, contact Cheer Coach Mia Frazier at mfrazier@brandywinebobcats.org.
The Mini Cheer Clinic will be taking place on October 6 and 7 from 5 - 7 p.m. with a performance on Friday, October 9 at 7 p.m. during the first quarter of the football game. This is for students in DK through 6th grade. The cost is $35.
Registration will be September 11 and 12 from 4 - 5 p.m. in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School cafeteria.
For more information, contact Cheer Coach Mia Frazier at mfrazier@brandywinebobcats.org.
Here's what's happening this week at Brandywine Community Schools!
View the full schedule at www.brandywinebobcats.org.
View the full schedule at www.brandywinebobcats.org.
This Week in Photos!
The Mini and Mighty Catwalk will be Friday, September 18 at 6:15 p.m., prior to the football game.
Kindergarten students are invited to meet our Seniors at the 50 yard line to "pass the Bobcat pride." Kindergarten families should meet at "Nate's rock" where the football team enters between 6 and 6:15 p.m.
Kindergarten students are invited to meet our Seniors at the 50 yard line to "pass the Bobcat pride." Kindergarten families should meet at "Nate's rock" where the football team enters between 6 and 6:15 p.m.
Nothing beats being back together!
Our students are back, and seeing them reunited with their friends is the absolute best part of a new school year.
Our students are back, and seeing them reunited with their friends is the absolute best part of a new school year.
Welcome Morgan Palmer to Merritt Elementary! 🐾
We are so excited to introduce our new First Grade Teacher, Morgan Palmer!
Morgan earned her degree from Hope College in Elementary Education with a specialized endorsement in Emotional Impairments (EI), and she brings a rich set of skills to the classroom—including fluency in both English and American Sign Language (ASL). It has been a big summer for Morgan, as she just tied the knot in Holland, Michigan! She chose Brandywine because of the instant sense of community she felt the moment she stepped on campus. Building strong relationships is at the heart of her teaching, and she is most looking forward to meeting her new first graders and growing right alongside them this school year.
We are so excited to introduce our new First Grade Teacher, Morgan Palmer!
Morgan earned her degree from Hope College in Elementary Education with a specialized endorsement in Emotional Impairments (EI), and she brings a rich set of skills to the classroom—including fluency in both English and American Sign Language (ASL). It has been a big summer for Morgan, as she just tied the knot in Holland, Michigan! She chose Brandywine because of the instant sense of community she felt the moment she stepped on campus. Building strong relationships is at the heart of her teaching, and she is most looking forward to meeting her new first graders and growing right alongside them this school year.
Kiddy Cats League registration will be Monday September 14 and September 21 from 5-6 p.m. in the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School Cafeteria! This basketball league is for all Brandywine girls in grades DK-6th grade. The cost is $50 or $40 a piece for siblings.
Practices will begin the week of September 28. Games are played on Sundays.
For more information, contact Coach Josh Hood at jhood@brandywinebobcats.org
Practices will begin the week of September 28. Games are played on Sundays.
For more information, contact Coach Josh Hood at jhood@brandywinebobcats.org
