Dear Bridport Families,

Every Friday this year we are doing a slightly different schedule! While our classroom teachers are meeting with each other, Meg Cheresnick (our literacy interventionist) and Bethany DeBree (our special educator), our students are working with Ms. Amber, Mr. Brankman, Mr. Taylor, Mrs. Palmer, Mrs. Cunningham, Ms. Cheever, and other adults on community building.

For our students, we will be starting at 11:00 each Friday with our older students reading to/with our younger students. For lunch, we are doing a long table, family style meal where all K-5 students eat together. After lunch we are going to do community circles, and then recess. We will end with another circle and then classes will go back with their teachers.

This is a BIG change, and it is going to require some new skills from all of us. Students are working on building a safe and inclusive community, teachers are honing their skills and knowledge of literacy instruction, and I (Mr. Brankman) am learning how to work with a large group toward a common goal.

We would love to have parent volunteers during this (and any other time), so if you'd like to join us from 11:00-1:00 on any (or all) Fridays, please do. If you do, LUNCH IS ON ME! You are a huge part of our community and we'd love to have you here! Please send me an email or call if you are interested!

Respectfully,

Matthew Brankman

• Please remember that ALL changes to pick-up/drop-off people/times need to be phone callse, emails or notes to Mrs. Barrett! Conversations on the fly don't count!!!
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Dear Bridport Families,

The first week of school is a magical time! When students leave in June, the building quickly changes from a space filled with life and laughter, to a mess needing to be cleaned! BCS is always clean and inviting because of Bettee Lebeau! Bettee cleans, organizes, waxes, moves things, sorts, and gets our building ready for our students in ways that are above and beyond her job description! The entire custodial and maintenance staff have been working extra because of the staffing shortage and we are so thankful for all that they do! Thank you!

We are feeling very fortunate to be able to have students and staff together without restrictions this year, and we are also excited to be able to have in-person meetings with parents! We love to hear from you via email, but please know that it is likely that we wil follow up with you via a phonecall or an in person meeting! Rebuilding our community is going to take time, and there is no substitute for being together!

Please see the links below, and PLEASE fill out the Free & Reduced lunch form, even if you don't think you'll qualify!

Respectfully,

Matthew Brankman

Principal

• Drop off / Pick Up Procedures
• Nurse Landwehr's Health/Safety Update

All school meals will be free again for ALL students.

But, it's still VERY IMPORTANT to complete the free and reduced meal application form. Our district gets $475,000+ each year based on the % of students who qualify for free/reduced meals. So, if you fill out the form, you help us qualify!

A paper application will come home with your child, or apply now online.

We want to improve communication for all ACSD families.

You can help by sharing your thoughts with this 5-10 min survey! Click the button above or HERE to take the survey.

Dear Bridport Families,

Summer is quickly coming to an end and our teachers and staff are hard at work getting ready for the new school year! This year's focus will continue to be to help each and every student at BCS become a stronger reader and writer. To reach this goal, ALL adults will need to work together, talk with each other, and support every child as they work to improve. At the same time, we will not lose sight of the fact that childhood must be filled with joy and love if our children are going to be successful adults. We can do both...provide a joy-filled, academically challenging place for our students to shine!

I truly hope that your summer was filled with camping, swimming, biking, and Field Days! I also hope that as your students return to BCS, parents are able to exhale, regroup and take care of themselves as well!

• Wednesday, August 31 is the first day of school! School begins at and ends at [time/any drop off/pickup procedures]
  
• Drop off / Pick Up Procedures
• Ice Cream Social on August 29th @ 6pm!
  
• Nurse Landwehr's Health/Safety Update

All school meals will be free again for ALL students.

But, it's still VERY IMPORTANT to complete the free and reduced meal application form. Our district gets $475,000+ each year based on the % of students who qualify for free/reduced meals. So, if you fill out the form, you help us qualify!

A paper application will come home with your child, or apply now online.

We want to improve communication for all ACSD families.

You can help by sharing your thoughts with this 5-10 min survey! Click the button above or HERE to take the survey.