The Maine Music Educators Association presented HBS Principal Heather Blanchard with 2020 Administrator of the Year Award. Mrs. Blanchard is pictured with HBS Teachers Cindy Brown and Jill Hodgdon. Congratulations!
Mr. C. and Mrs. Young stepped into substitute teach a P.E. class this week at Kate Furbish School. They taught a class of students the basics snowshoeing. During the pandemic, all of our administrators have needed to jump in and teach a class! Thank You! #strongertogether
At this week's BJHS Student of the Month assembly the BJHS Environmental Club gave a presentation on climate change.
BJHS 6th, 7th, and 8th grade chorus students have been working on a non-singing unit titled "The Soundtrack of My Life." Students created their own soundtrack and then they focused on one lyric of one song of their soundtrack. From this lyric, they created their own album cover.
Click link to view slideshow of student album covers: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12kYof3Y509Wqh-WJYhXTlasohhXhRQo7/view
Mrs. LaPointe's 3rd -grade class at HBS is pictured learning about the stages of Matter.
The BSD Tech Team continues to get the job done by delivering chrome books to BHS. The amount of technology they have set-up and delivered is staggering! A heartfelt thank! #brunswickmaine #teamwork
Our BHS faculty and staff were recently seen encouraging students as they started their second semester. Go Dragons!
Good Afternoon Team Brunswick - Tuesday, February 2, 2021, will be a School Cancellation Day (No In-Person or Remote Learning).
If needed, please use your storm meal packet.
Thank you and be safe -
These two images are from HBS grades 3 & 5. The hearts honor our healthcare and other essential workers...#brunswickmaine #thanks #love
All BJHS students learned about Pop Art and created a digital art project where they took something from popular culture today and transformed it into a soup. Soup Can Art!
KFS students and staff were inspired by Charlie Hewitt’s “Hopeful” this month.
The BSD was awarded a Maine School-Age Childcare grant via Coronavirus Relief Fund. Financial assistance was provided for child care of school-aged children on remote learning days. https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1094881/Family_Focus_Letter.pdf
5th graders at HBS are now accessing their library session remotely with their new laptops. Thank You to the technology department for getting the devices in the hands of students.
Technology Rollout for Remote Families:
● All students in grades PreK-2, 5th, 6th, and 9th will be able to pick up their school-supplied device on any of the following dates:
January 26, 27, and 28th at Coffin School from 6:30 AM to 6:00 PM.
● Please enter Coffin at the Main Entrance, and follow the signs.
● If your student is currently using a BSD computer, you will need to bring it with you in order to receive a new computer. There will be a new release form for you to sign upon arrival. If you have any questions, please reach out to the Technology Department at your students' school.
I picked up take out last night and saw this card from BJHS students thanking our essential workers! Way to show the ❤️ BJHS! #brunswickmaine
#essentialworkers #brunswickdowntown #thankyou
Pre-Kindergarten scientists are studying the water cycle. When the clouds fill up with water (blue), the rain falls. #science #prekindergarten
Superintendent Potenziano recently announced the formation of the Brunswick School Department Superintendent’s Student Advisory Council (SSAC)-open to students in grades 7-12. More information can be found on the BHS and BJHS website.
A classroom’s culminating activity after reading several books about Martin Luther King Junior. Each child worked on several pieces and they assembled this mural. One child described Martin Luther King Jr as “an American superhero.”
Brunswick School Board
School Board Meetings, Workshops, and Special Meetings Schedule for 2021
Click link for schedule: https://core-docs.s3.amazonaws.com/documents/asset/uploaded_file/1082532/2_BSD_2021_Board_Meeting_schedule.pdf
BHS Students have the chance to participate in a Virtual Makerspace STEM Challenge! Students will rank their top 3 choices from the STEM Challenges and then they will join other students in a virtual, live session with a free STEM Activity kit made possible by a COVID STEM Grant!
