As many of you may have heard, Mr. Leithiser is retiring at the end of the school year. At this time, we are beginning our search for the next BCS Principal and are looking for some feedback regarding what you would like to see in our next building principal.
Please click on this link https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/bcsprincipalsurvey to access the survey. This...
During Kindness Challenge Week at BCS, Mrs. Crawford’s second grade class heard the story Lily and the Paper Man. Her students instantly recognized kindness and compassion in the main character, Lily.
Heartfelt comments and suggestions were offered by too many children to ignore! The children felt compelled to do something to help, here, close to home. And so, for...
Last week Science Club had fun and learned a lot finding & identifying microfossils!
The Brewer School Department Chess teams competed in the 2019 State Scholastic Team Chess Championship on Saturday, March 2, 2019. There were 393 players and 63 teams which marked this tournament as one of the biggest chess tournaments ever held in Maine.
The K-6 Championship section, like the K-8 Championship section, fielded 81 players.
Brewer Middle School...
The Brewer High School Outdoor Education Program would like to invite you to their annual yard sale on March 30, 2019. The yard sale will be open from 8:00 am - 2:00 pm.
There will be a place to drop off returnable bottles for donation, and a car wash (weather permitting).
You will find a large variety of items such as: furniture, dressers, toys, electronics,...
Grade Two students in Mrs. Crawford’s class sampled the French language with lessons delivered by Grade Eight students in Mrs. Snook’s class. Through song, reading, writing, speaking and translating, second graders learned basic greetings, how to introduce themselves, colors, numbers and animal words. It made our social studies unit really come to life! Merci...
Dear Families,
During the next several weeks, Maine Students in grades 3-8 will be taking the MEA standardized achievement test.
A letter with more information can be found in this post and was also sent via email this morning.
This is Superintendent of Schools Cheri Towle reaching out to you today to clear up some concerns in our community regarding a recent high school student arrest made by the Maine State Police Department. First, our primary interest is always the safety of our students. At no time were our students, faculty or facilities in danger. There are also no known threats...
Please see the link below in regards to a free event being held on March 7, 2019. This event will cover how to help children who have experienced traumatic experiences or exhibit behavioral concerns.
Link to flyer
BCS is proud to help promote the #ReadtoME challenge during the month of February! In its 4th year running, the Maine Department of Education launches the Read to ME Challenge as way to encourage communities throughout Maine to contribute to children’s literacy growth by reading aloud to one or more children for at least 15 minutes. Part of the challenge is to...
Pre Kindergarten and Kindergarten Registration will be held on Friday, March 8, 2019 from 8:00 AM 3:30 PM
Pre Kindergarten students must be four years old on or before 10/15/2019. Kindergarten students must be five years old on or before 10/15/2019.
Children should NOT accompany their parents at this time. Orientation will be offered at a later date.
Please see...
You are invited to hear the Brewer Community School Grade 5 Band in their first performance on Wednesday, February 6, at 6:30 PM in the Brewer Performing Arts Center. Please note, band members need to arrive at 6 PM.
Interested in participating in the Great Kindness Challenge at home? Copies of the "family edition" checklist are available in the office, in classrooms, and will be posted on the website soon!
BCS is proud to be a part of The Great Kindness Challenge this week. Teachers and students are finding ways to be kind to others and we encourage families to participate by finding small ways to be kind each and every day!
Our Positive Behavior Support team spent a day in Belfast with other area schools this week. We are making great progress developing positive, school-wide expectations and lesson plans! Pictured above are some of the members of our group wearing our team shirts. The back reads "Be respectful, be responsible, be caring, be a learner."
With the federal shutdown impacting numerous Mainers, the Maine Department of Education wants to remind school districts that applications for free and reduced-price meals may be submitted at any time throughout the school year, even during a federal shutdown. If federal employees impacted by the shutdown would like to apply for school meal benefits for their...
Mike Heath was a local drummer and huge supporter of local music in Maine. He always showed his support for the musical community and attended many music events, clinics and shows. He passed away not long ago. Justice Barnes started a fund raiser in his memory which raised $1,075.00. Justice reached out to Andrew Clifford of Main Street Music Studios to see if he...
Congratulations to our BCS Student Council on their Coats for Kids collection! This year we collected just over 100 coats and other winter items to donate to the Coats for Kids campaign. A big thank you for helping out.
Also, in cooperation with the JMG classes, they completed BCS's 2018 Food Drive. Our grand total of money donated was $949.00 and the total...
Due to the extended snow forecast and slick road conditions, Brewer School Department is closed today, December 17.
Happy Holidays!
A big thank you to all families and students for everything you do to support our school community. We also appreciate the work of our teaching staff and community volunteers who help make our school a great place for exploration and learning.
As you think about your holiday arrangements, we want to stress the importance of...
FIRST (For Inspiration & Recognition of Science & Technology) LEGO League challenges the kids to apply scientific methods and engineering to choose and solve a real-world problem by developing a project based on this year’s theme: INTO ORBIT. They have also built, tested, and programmed a robot using LEGO® MINDSTORMS® technology to solve a set of missions in the...
BCS Announcements:
First trimester report cards are coming home Friday, December 7th. Tonight (December 7th) is our dance for grades 5-8 from 7-9pm. Students must be merit-eligible, and admission is $5.
Next Monday night (6:30pm at BHS) is the Vape information night for parents of 7th-12th graders.
Next Wednesday is an early release day and our middle school...
The grades 6-8 band students would love to see you at their concert next week! It's on Wednesday, 12/12, at 6:30 in the PAC. Our students have been working hard on a variety of music. Thank you for your support and hope to see you there! We'll put you in the holiday spirit!
The book fair will run Mon-Th this week. It will be also be open from 3pm-6pm on Wednesday and Thursday. If you have a fundraiser to pick up, be sure to ask one of our volunteers when you are here or stop by the office during normal school hours.
Mr. Hutchins' health classes are collecting items for The Shaw House in Bangor. This is a homeless shelter for younger people in the area. Personal care items, clothing, boots and shoes are just a few ideas. If you have Items that you would like to donate, you can leave them for him at the BCS office or his room D209. Donations will be accepted until the end of...
Reminder... Our Title I students and families are invited to attend our fall event this Wednesday evening at 6:00pm!
Mrs. Crawford's second grade class had the opportunity to video chat with a bat biologist from Clemson University in South Carolina. Each student wrote questions of interest and had the chance to ask him during the Skype session. The experience was part of a unit of study on "bats". What an enriching conclusion to the science unit!
Thank you, to Alyssa Urquhart...
It's that time of the year again! Get your beautiful wreath from Brewer High School and support the Outdoor Ed Program. Click on the link below for more information.
Wreath Flyer
Zoe Vittum is featured in The Portland Press Herald as a student participating in our dual enrollment program.
Attached is the article. UMaine System Early College Program
On October 25th & 26th, Kat Johnson Senior Museum Educator and Marketing Manager at the University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor took Brewer Community School, GT art students through two contemporary art exhibits, Olio by Darren Emenau and Second Nature by Shelly Reed. Kat Johnson also introduced the permanent exhibit through the lens of a curator. ...