Mrs. Hunter-Blake's News and Notes
Volume 1, Issue 16
December 14, 2020
Academic Excellence and Achievement Every Scholar, Every Class, Every Day!
Greetings Mighty Bulldogs!
Can you believe we only have 8 days until Winter Break? I know we all are excited for this time we can spend with our family and regroup for the new year. As we finish out the year strong, we must continue to do our best each day; keep pushing our scholars to be on time for school and complete all assignments on time.
Parents, we have heard your requests for assistance and want to provide you, our co-teachers, with strategies to use at home to support our scholars. Please plan to attend our first BES Parent University sessions being held this week (see specifics below).
As always, I thank you for your continued partnership and working with us to ensure our scholars are successful. Have a great week on purpose!
1st Quarter Virtual Honor Roll Programs will take place on Wednesday, December 16, 2020. Invitations have been sent out by homeroom teachers with the program link.
Intermediate Night
Primary Night
SEL Parent Night (K-5)
Join Us for Our First Sessions of The Mighty Bulldog Parent University on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week!
A time for Brandywine ES practitioners to partner with you, our Co-Teachers, and build a space where we can share strategies that will support the needs of our scholars during distance learning. These first sessions have been identified by the school and will be offered by grade band. At the conclusion of the sessions, you will have an opportunity to complete an evaluation where you will provide suggestions for the next sessions. We will aim to address academic and socio-emotional concerns. Please plan to join us for all sessions which will be offered during the Week of December 14, 2020--exact dates and times will be forthcoming. We hope you can attend as we are in this together and it takes ALL OF US working together to ensure the success of our scholars.
GREAT WORK MIGHTY BULLDOGS! LET'S KEEP IT UP...AT LEAST 30 MINS per DAY! WE WANT TO ALWAYS REMAIN IN THE TOP 5!
Dreambox Weekly Results: Dec. 7th-Dec. 11th
Total Minutes: 22,440 minutes
Total Lessons: 2,220
Average Lessons: 9.7
Average Standards Met: 0.7
Class of the week: Ms. Goodman's Second Grade Homeroom! (Mrs. Blake will give 5 Dojo points to each scholar.)
Shout outs: (Mrs. Blake will give 5 Dojo points to each scholar.)
- Kindergarten: Gavin Sitton with 25 lessons!
- First Grade: Jacob Savoy with 24 lessons!
- Second Grade: Nathan Williams with 83 lessons and London Lemos with 50 lessons!
- Third Grade: Tiana Robinson with 35 lessons
- Fourth Grade: No Data Submitted
- Fifth Grade: No Data Submitted
Special Shout out to Alex Morales-Carillo with 22 lessons in his first week on Dreambox!!
DreamBox Scholars of the Week: (Mrs. Blake will give 5 Dojo points to each scholar.)
- Primary: Nathan Williams with 83 lessons
- Intermediate: Tiana Robinson with 35 lessons
WHAT IS DREAMBOX?
Click the link below for more information about the program.
A Message from Mrs. Curry, PTA President
I wanted to share some information that may assist parents who work for the Federal Government with children who need extra academic support due to the pandemic and disruptions to schooling. The Federal Employee Education and Assistance (FEEA) fund has partnered with Tutor.com to provide free one-on-one online help from professional tutors in nearly all K-12 subjects. Currently, only employees who earn under $100,000 per year are eligible to enroll, but they may offer to employees who earn above this threshold if funding permits in the future. You can learn more and sign up by CLICKING HERE.
Important Dates
- December 16: 1st Quarter Virtual Honor Roll Programs
- December 21-23: Holiday Spirit Week (information from SGA forthcoming)
- December 24-31: Winter Break & Christmas Holidays (Schools and Offices Closed)
Immunizations for SY21
SY21 Textbooks & Materials
Parent Resources
Distance Learning Handbook
The purpose of this handbook is to compile, in one place, the policies, procedures and forms that will enable Brandywine Elementary scholars to successfully fulfill his/her responsibilities during Virtual Learning. It has been prepared with the sincere hope that it will be used as a ready reference by families with concerns related to classroom procedures, administration policies and organization norms.
Suggestions on how to become better acquainted with your scholar(s), how to learn about school routines and procedures, and how to secure professional help are included.
The adopted policies are subject to modification, as situations require. The need may arise for revision of this handbook. Feel free to offer suggestions. It is only through cooperative efforts of everyone concerned that we hope to create a wholesome atmosphere/environment for all.
Previous Newsletters SY21
- Volume 1 Issue 13: https://www.smore.com/eq6ag-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Volume 1 Issue 12: https://www.smore.com/1dpvz9-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Volume 1 Issue 11: https://www.smore.com/cqu9v
- Volume 1 Issue 10: https://www.smore.com/u901p-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email
- Volume 1 Issue 9: https://www.smore.com/9cnz7-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email
- Volume 1 Issue 8: https://www.smore.com/92rks-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Volume 1 Issue 7: https://www.smore.com/1g9w2-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email
- Volume 1 Issue 6: https://www.smore.com/ut61h-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Volume 1 Issue 5: https://www.smore.com/4mvw7-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Volume 1 Issue 4: https://www.smore.com/tjpcw-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email
- Volume 1 Issue 3: https://www.smore.com/59ahm-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email-content#w-1107450371
- Breaking News: https://www.smore.com/meugk-breaking-news?ref=email-content#w-9964435774
- Volume 1 Issue 2: https://www.smore.com/e4r1y
- Volume 1 Issue 1: https://www.smore.com/gfctj-mrs-hunter-blake-s-news-and-notes?ref=email
About Us
Email: brandy@pgcps.org
Website: https://www1.pgcps.org/brandywine/
Location: 14101 Brandywine Road Brandywine, MD 20613
Phone: (301) 372-0100
Twitter: @BrandywineElem
Vision: At Brandywine Elementary, we encompass a commitment to excellence in order to ensure that scholars become lifelong learner by creating an inclusive and unified environment for educational creativity, growth and innovation.