Dear BCS Families,
We are so excited to welcome you to the upcoming school year at BCS! Working together, we know that we can make this an amazing year for all of our BCS students, staff and families. Below you will find news from our previous summer updates, as well as some additional information.
Aside from recent registrations, classroom assignments for all K-6 rooms have been established. If you do not know who your child’s K-6 teacher is, please feel free to call the office. Penquis and the Pre-K staff will reach out to notify their families of teacher assignments once their enrollment process is completed. Homeroom placements for grades 7 and 8 will be shared as a part of our open house and the first days of school.
Our amazing grade level teams have each provided a welcome letter and list of suggested school supplies for their students, linked here. Please remember that the school has everything your child needs, but these optional lists are provided each summer for families who prefer to purchase their own. We also have several backpacks and school supplies in the office-- please reach out (or stop by during open house) if your student is in need of a backpack!
Sports Physicals are required for all students that plan on participating in BCS extracurriculars prior to tryouts. Please take a few moments to read the Sports Physical Letter with important information on the details and requirements. The BCS Sports Physical Form must be completed by your child’s physician. In addition to the physical form, the athletic department has a registration page BCS Sports Registration where all students interested in participating in a sport must pre register on.
For planning purposes, we have listed our arrival and dismissal times for those who transport their child(ren) to and from school. Our times are staggered slightly, for safety and traffic flow purposes. We ask that you do not drop students off early, as there will not be supervision before the times listed below.
Middle School Arrival: 7:30-7:50 Elementary Arrival: 8:10-8:30
Middle School Dismissal: Pick up 1:55, Bus 1:55
Elementary Dismissal:
Grades 3 & 4 Pick up - 2:45 (main entrance/traffic circle)
Grades 1 & 2 Pick up - 2:45 (playground gate by the marquee)
K Pick up - 2:50 (playground gate by the marquee)
PK pick up 2:50 (near main entrance)
Our open house is scheduled for Thursday, August 27th. This is a great opportunity to tour the school, visit classrooms, and meet our awesome staff. We will do two sessions according to grade levels, so that only one group is in each wing at a time. If you have students in multiple grades, we suggest you plan to visit between 5:30-6:30.
Session 1 - 5:00-6:00 - PK, 1, 3, 5, 7
Session 2 - 6:00-7:00 - K, 2, 4, 6, 8
Finally, Cyr Bus is currently working on bus routes and we are told that those will be posted on the website- this information will also be available during open house night. We can’t wait to see all of our K-8 Students back on their first day of school, August 31st, and our Pre-K students on their first day, September 3rd!
Sincerely,
Jason Richards, Middle School Principal
Allison Kahkonen, Elementary Principal
Samantha Pangburn, Assistant Principal
July, 2026
Dear BCS Families,
It is hard to believe we are already nearing the end of July! We hope this update finds all of our BCS families doing well and enjoying all that summer in Maine has to offer. Although more information will be coming out in August as we get closer to the start of school, we wanted to reach out in order to share some important highlights with you now.
Classroom assignments for the upcoming year should have been listed on your child’s K-5 report card in June. If you don’t know who their Grade 1-6 classroom teacher is, please feel free to call the school office to check. If you have a PK or Kindergarten student, or a student who is new to Brewer, and do not know their classroom assignment yet, you will receive that information soon. Homeroom placements for grades 7 and 8 will be posted outside of classroom doors during open house and on the first days of school.
Our amazing grade level teams have each provided a welcome letter and list of suggested school supplies for their students, which we have linked below. The school has everything your child needs, but these lists are provided each summer for families who prefer to purchase their own materials. See below for a backpack giveaway at our local McDonald’s. We also have plenty of backpacks and extra supplies in the main office for anyone who needs them- feel free to stop by any M-Th from 8-3 or during our open house if you are in need of something!
For planning purposes, we have listed our arrival and dismissal times for those who transport their child(ren) to and from school. Please understand, we are not able to accommodate early arrivals or late pick ups, as there will not be supervision before or after the times listed below.
Middle School Arrival: 7:30-7:50
Middle School Dismissal: Pick up 1:50, Bus 1:55
Elementary Arrival: 8:10-8:30
Elementary Dismissal begins at 2:45
Grades 3 & 4 Pick up - 2:45 (main entrance/traffic circle)
Grades 1 & 2 Pick up - 2:45 (playground gate by the marquee)
K Pick up - 2:50 (playground gate by the marquee)
PK pick up 2:50 (main entrance)
PK-4 Busses depart by 3:00
Sports Physicals are required for all students that plan on participating in BCS middle school extracurriculars prior to tryouts. Please take a few moments to read the Sports Physical Letter with important information on the details and requirements. The BCS Sports Physical Form must be completed by your child’s physician.
BCS Student Athlete Registration Portal: please use the following link Athletics Registration Portal to register your child if they plan on participating in Fall athletics at BCS.
Our fall open house is tentatively scheduled for the evening of Thursday, August 27th. Keep your eyes open for more information coming your way, as we will be sharing more details around our open houses and fall opening soon. We look forward to seeing all of our K-8* students back for the first day of school on August 31st (*The first day of Pre-K is on September 3rd.) Until then, enjoy the rest of the summer!
Sincerely,
Jason Richards, Middle School Principal
Allison Kahkonen, Elementary Principal
Samantha Pangburn, Assistant Principal
Supply Lists and Welcome Letters
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Lh_FPsDfg8dEpe4SLil-vtKdjXr3v9Ve/view?usp=sharing
This year Brewer Community School had two teams representing the school.
7th Grade team: Bea Kirkman, Peyton McBreairity, AJ Dominic, Nolan Williams, Evan Hite, and Surteerth Handral. The 7th Grade Team performed very well and look forward to improving their design and returning to the competition next year.
8th grade team: Liam Robichaud, Conner Kivell, Lucas Dunakin, Lukas Oakes, Killian Grass, Evan Worcester, and Collin Huff. Our 8th grade team with Liam and Conner running point on the project took on a more challenging build, and it paid off!
They bested 28 other teams to win the Middle School competition!
BCS is very proud of both teams hard work and creative thinking. The award and trophy are on display at the school. Thank you Mr. Walters for mentoring these students and running The Windstorm Challenge here at BCS.
Happy Spring Everyone! Here is the next edition to the Witches Aspire Newsletters! Enjoy!
It's kindness week at BCS! It's been so fun practicing ways to be kind and we love to celebrate our students who go above and beyond to show others we care!
Happy Friday! Here is our January Witches Aspire Newsletter for you to read while you try to stay warm this weekend!
December's Witches Aspire Newsletter is available for your viewing! We hope everyone has a wonderful holiday season! WA December Newsletter
Our first and second graders had some special visitors today! Huge thanks to our guest readers from the University of Maine Hockey team!
