Reminder: Homecoming Week is next week! Here are the Spirit Days for both Brandywine and Merritt Elementary, and the MSHS.
New year, new friends, big smiles. ✨
💻✨ Happy IT Professionals Day! ✨💻
Today we celebrate the problem-solvers, the behind-the-scenes heroes, and the tech wizards who keep us connected, secure, and running smoothly every single day. From fixing glitches to safeguarding our systems, our IT team - Cody, Lindy, and Sam - do it all with patience and expertise. We’re grateful for your hard work and dedication.
We are excited to announce that our district will continue to provide free breakfast and lunch to all students for the 2025-26 school year through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP). This is a federal program that allows eligible schools to offer free meals to every student, regardless of household income.
We still encourage families to fill out the Education Benefits Form to help our school qualify for additional funding: https://brandywine.familyportal.cloud/
We still encourage families to fill out the Education Benefits Form to help our school qualify for additional funding: https://brandywine.familyportal.cloud/
TODAY IS THE LAST DAY TO ORDER HOMECOMING SHIRTS.
Fall Homecoming 2025 is September 26. The Homecoming theme this year is "Through the Decades." Show off your Brandywine spirit! Please be sure to enter your Child's Name/Teacher or if you are a member of the community, pick-up will be September 24 from 6-7 p.m. at Brandywine Middle/Senior High School by the Attendance Office. Order here: https://www.createmytee.com/Join/317117
Fall Homecoming 2025 is September 26. The Homecoming theme this year is "Through the Decades." Show off your Brandywine spirit! Please be sure to enter your Child's Name/Teacher or if you are a member of the community, pick-up will be September 24 from 6-7 p.m. at Brandywine Middle/Senior High School by the Attendance Office. Order here: https://www.createmytee.com/Join/317117
🐾Character Trait of the Week: CURIOSITY🐾
Curiosity is the drive to explore, ask questions, and seek out new knowledge and experiences. It involves a desire to understand how things work, why events happen, and to learn about a wide range of topics beyond what is immediately required.
Curiosity is the drive to explore, ask questions, and seek out new knowledge and experiences. It involves a desire to understand how things work, why events happen, and to learn about a wide range of topics beyond what is immediately required.
This Week in Photos!
This morning, second graders celebrated the end of their Fairy Tales and Tall Tales CKLA unit with a Fairy Tale Flapjack Breakfast!
In this unit, students studied stories like The Fisherman and His Wife, Beauty and the Beast, Paul Bunyan,
Pecos Bill, and more!
In this unit, students studied stories like The Fisherman and His Wife, Beauty and the Beast, Paul Bunyan,
Pecos Bill, and more!
The Brandywine Band is selling band apparel to raise money for the band program! There are two different style options for you to choose from :https://bsnteamsports.com/shop/tChCxUGffv
and https://stores.inksoft.com/WS106630
Grab your band gear today!
and https://stores.inksoft.com/WS106630
Grab your band gear today!
Kiddy Cats League Registration for all girls DK-6 will be Monday, September 15 and September 22 from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. at the Brandywine Middle/Senior High School cafeteria!
Here are the Homecoming Spirit Days for both Merritt and Brandywine Elementary (MSHS is coming). Homecoming is September 26!
Students in Ms. Scafaria's Kindergarten class worked on putting their emotions in Zones yesterday! The Zones of Regulation is a framework designed to help children and adults identify, understand, and manage their emotions and behaviors. It was designed to support self-regulation and emotional control.
The model uses four color-coded zones to represent different emotional states:
Blue Zone – Low states of alertness
Emotions: sad, tired, bored, sick
Body feels slow or low energy.
Green Zone – Optimal state for learning and interacting
Emotions: calm, happy, focused, ready to learn
Body feels just right and regulated.
Yellow Zone – Heightened state of alertness but still in control
Emotions: excited, nervous, worried, silly, frustrated
Body feels wiggly or slightly stressed.
Red Zone – Extreme feelings with loss of control
Emotions: anger, rage, panic, extreme excitement
Body feels out of control or unsafe.
The model uses four color-coded zones to represent different emotional states:
Blue Zone – Low states of alertness
Emotions: sad, tired, bored, sick
Body feels slow or low energy.
Green Zone – Optimal state for learning and interacting
Emotions: calm, happy, focused, ready to learn
Body feels just right and regulated.
Yellow Zone – Heightened state of alertness but still in control
Emotions: excited, nervous, worried, silly, frustrated
Body feels wiggly or slightly stressed.
Red Zone – Extreme feelings with loss of control
Emotions: anger, rage, panic, extreme excitement
Body feels out of control or unsafe.
These little Bobcat gals spent their recess collecting rocks and creating a fairy garden!
Our district is piloting new math programs, one of which is called Bridges for grades 1, 2, and 3. A key design element for Bridges is Number Corner.
Number Corner is a fun and interactive part of the day where students explore math through patterns, counting, and hands-on activities. Each month, they look for patterns on the calendar, work with collections like cubes or coins, and track how many days they've been in school. Through games and visual tools, students build strong number sense and problem-solving skills in an engaging way.
Number Corner is a fun and interactive part of the day where students explore math through patterns, counting, and hands-on activities. Each month, they look for patterns on the calendar, work with collections like cubes or coins, and track how many days they've been in school. Through games and visual tools, students build strong number sense and problem-solving skills in an engaging way.
Join Superintendent Travis Walker and Brandywine alums Dave Thompson and Ed Pilarski as they share more information on the history and mission of the Varsity Club. https://sites.libsyn.com/497938/season-3-episode-1-varsity-club
Brandywine Education Foundation website: www.brandywineforlife.org
Dave Thompson: mdt0258@gmail.com
Ed Pilarski: portagepilarski@comcast.net
Brandywine Education Foundation website: www.brandywineforlife.org
Dave Thompson: mdt0258@gmail.com
Ed Pilarski: portagepilarski@comcast.net
Happy little Bobcats!
Playgroups for children ages 0-5 are back! The first one at Brandywine for the year will be September 16 from 5:30 - 7 p.m. at Merritt Elementary.
Celebrate the start of a whole new year of Berrien RESA playgroups with this FREE event! Fun party activities for families with children ages birth - 5 years. Take home a free copy of Go, Dog, Go! Pizza and cake while supplies last.
Celebrate the start of a whole new year of Berrien RESA playgroups with this FREE event! Fun party activities for families with children ages birth - 5 years. Take home a free copy of Go, Dog, Go! Pizza and cake while supplies last.
Fall Homecoming 2025 is September 26 and the official t-shirt is live! The Homecoming theme this year is "Through the Decades." Show off your Brandywine spirit! Orders are due by Sunday, September 14 by 11:59 p.m. Please be sure to enter your Child's Name/Teacher or if you are a member of the community, pick-up will be September 24 from 6-7 p.m. at Brandywine Middle/Senior High School by the Attendance Office. Order here: https://www.createmytee.com/Join/317117
This Week in Photos!
The Football Buddies program is in full swing! Mrs. Dodd, a second grade teacher at Merritt Elementary, is "buddied up" with one of her past students!
"He has grown up to be such a sweet and hard working young man. So proud of him!" - Mrs. Dodd
"He has grown up to be such a sweet and hard working young man. So proud of him!" - Mrs. Dodd
