South Brandywine Middle School Home & School Association

Don’t miss out on the final SBMS Yearbook EVER!!! There are a limited number of extra yearbooks still available for $20 in the Main Office. Get yours today!!! ❤️🖤

As part of the final farewell to our school, students and staff members received a SOUTH FOREVER t-shirt, designed by our very own Mr. Handerhan, to commemorate the last 61 years of South Brandywine Middle School!!!

We will always remember the fond memories shared in our classrooms and throughout the hallways along with the wonderful friendships made over the last six decades!!!!

We hope you can join us tomorrow from 3-5PM as we reminisce about all the good times and bid our final farewell to South Brandywine Middle School, Home of the Bulldogs!!!! ❤️🖤❤️🖤❤️🖤

Come bid SBMS a final farewell before it closes! ❤️🖤

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To celebrate the success of our amazing 8th Grade students, a year-end picnic has been planned for Wednesday, June 5th and we are in need of donations for this event.

If you are able to help out, please sign up using the link below. Donated items can be dropped off in the main office on or before next Wednesday.

Thank you for your help to make this a wonderful time for our fantastic students!

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8th Grade Year-End Picnic To celebrate the success of our amazing 8th Grade students, a year-end picnic has been planned for Wednedsay, June 5th and we are in need of donations for this event. Note: There will be about 170 students participating in this celebration. If you are able to help out, please sign up using the lin.....

HELP NEEDED!! The 8th Grade Formal Dance will be held this Friday, May 17th from 7:00-9:30 p.m. The SGA is looking for water donations as well as chaperones to help with set-up for the dance. If you are able to contribute, please use the link below to sign up. Donated items can be dropped off in the main office this week.

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8th Grade Formal Dance The 8th Grade Formal Dance will be held on Friday, May 17th. The SGA is looking for water donations as well as chaperones to help with set-up for this event. If you have able to help out, please sign up. Donated items can be dropped off in the main office this week. Please email southbrandywine...

Today, we showed our appreciation to the South Brandywine teachers and staff by providing a lunch catered by Texas Roadhouse - Downingtown and Triple Fresh Inc along with some treats courtesy of the Coatesville Area School District. THANK YOU for all you do for our students!! ❤️🖤

As PSSA testing continues this week, so does our Earth Day recycling initiative! SBMS parent volunteers are partnering with students and teachers to collect and recycle the used water bottles that are distributed each day for PSSA testing.

As of Friday, our volunteers have collected over 700 used water bottles for recycling! Thank you to everyone for your effort to reduce waste and help sustain a cleaner planet!!! ❤️🌍🖤🌍

PSSA Testing begins this week at South Brandywine and the HSA is excited to share that we will be providing a snack and bottled water to each student for everyday of testing. 📝 Good Luck, Students!!!

Also starting this week, students can select a FREE book, courtesy of the HSA, to use for independent reading time or to read during summer break. 📚 Enjoy!!

Reminder: The 6th grade field trip that was originally scheduled for tomorrow 4/1 has been changed until May 28th. The students will be going to the Whitaker Science Center instead.

IT'S TODAY!!! Coatesville Girl Scout Troop 4180's Skate Night Event !!⛸ March 30th!!! 5pm-7pm @ Chester County Sports Arena (formerly Caln Roller Rink!!)

DROP OFF your kids for 2 hours & make it DATE night 💏 or PAMPER yourself with 2 hrs of ME time💅

TICKETS: Only $8 pp INCLUDES skates and a fun night! Purchase tickets at the door.

Show off your skating moves! ⛸💃🕺
💚THANK YOU for all your support!!!
Hope to see YOU there!👀

Enjoy a fun family Skate Night at Chester County Sports Arena and support local Girl Scout Troop 4180. See attached flyer for details!

Good Afternoon 6th Grade Parents,

Mrs. Shimon and I would like to first apologize for the late notice that we provided for our 6th grade trip. The fact that we did not properly plan and facilitate communication in a timely manner put families in a difficult position. The opportunity for students to participate in a field trip should be enjoyable for both students and parents. The failure to organize the trips and provide proper notice should not have occurred.

We value the partnership we have with our students, families, and staff. Key to that partnership is open communication. Our failure to communicate in a timely manner put undue stress and pressure on families to quickly return permission slips and pay for the trip. For this reason, we are rescheduling the 6th grade field trip to Tuesday May 28, 2019.

I would also like to inform you that the trip has been changed to the Whitaker Science Center in Harrisburg, PA https://www.whitakercenter.org/ . After speaking with the Whitaker Science Center's Director of Educational field trips, the 6th graders will be attending the Whitaker Science Center as it closely aligns to our current 6th Grade science curriculum. Please follow the above link and you will see the wonderful exhibits and activities that our 6th graders will be participating in. It will be a great day of exploration.

The payment remains the same, $12.00 per student. We thank you if you have already paid. Permission slips reflecting this change will be sent out next week. We will honor your payment for this trip.



Respectfully,

Dr. Tony Oyola

Principal

Whitaker Center Whitaker Center located in Harrisburg, PA offers live music, concerts, theater performances, movies, science exhibitions, and activities for children.

Attention 6th grade families,

Field trip forms and payment are due tomorrow. Unfortunately the online payment option is unavailable at this time, so please send in a check or money order payable to South Brandywine Middle School. No cash please!

7/8 transition meeting tonight 7 PM at North

Dear Parents & Guardians,

We wanted to remind you that we will be meeting tonight at North Brandywine Middle School for our final full group meeting regarding the 7/8 Middle School transition process. Our meeting will begin at 7 p.m. as listed on the website. While this meeting is the final meeting we have listed on our website our work is far from complete. We will be continuing to communicate throughout the transition process and will be inviting continued participation in transition planning for students, teachers and parents from now through the beginning of the 19-20 school year to ensure a smooth transition for students and families.

We look forward to seeing you tonight.

Best Regards,

Cathy

Dr. Cathy L. Taschner

Superintendent of Schools

Attention 6th grade families:

All 6th graders are invited to join their classmates and teachers for an educational field trip on Monday, April 1st. The students will be going to Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ. Adventure Aquarium is just minutes from downtown Philadelphia on the Camden Waterfront and features one-of-a-kind exhibits with more than 15,000 aquatic species throughout two million gallons of water. This trip will compliment the material students are learning in their Science classes. This is only a day trip, and you should send your 6th grader on his/her normal am/pm school bus; all students will return home at their usual time.

Please sign and return your student's permission slip by this Thursday, March 29 (remember, no school on Friday!). Students have received a copy in school and there is another copy attached to this email. Any parent interested in chaperoning should contact the school office! Remember that updated clearances are a "must" for any parent looking to chaperone.

**REMINDER** Tomorrow (3/22) is a dress down day for students. No uniforms required. Enjoy!

If you are looking for a fun spring activity for your children, ages 2-14 yrs. old, check out Healthy Kids Running Series - Coatesville, PA! The series consists of 5 weeks of racing and runners pay $35 to register. The event is held at Rainbow Elementary School in Coatesville. See flyer for details.

Enjoy a fun family Skate Night at Chester County Sports Arena and support local Girl Scout Troop 4180. See attached flyer for details!

TONIGHTS THE NIGHT!!! The Annual Coatesville's Got Talent show is tonight starting at 7:00 PM in the Coatesville Senior High School. Proceeds from this event will be used to provide two seniors with scholarship of $1,000.00. The show is free, however, donations for the scholarships will be accepted at the door.

There will be various acts and performances from community members, teachers, and administrators. This is always an entertaining event. We look forward to seeing you!!! ♥️🎶🖤

If you didn’t have the chance to attend last night’s fabulous show, the final performance is TODAY at 2pm. Hope to see you there!

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Our drama club will perform Annie Jr. on Friday, 3/15 and Saturday, 3/16. We are looking for snack and drink donations to help cover the costs of the play which will be sold during intermission. If you are able to help out, please signup. Donated items can be dropped off in the main office this week. Please email [email protected] with any questions. Thank you for your help to make this a wonderful and enjoyable evening!

**MEETING UPDATE** We had planned to meet this evening but will be postponing tonight’s meeting until our next scheduled meeting on March 27th, 2019. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m.

At that meeting we will be providing a conceptual overview of scheduling for the 19-20 school year. This delay will also provide time for the Middle School Administrators to meet with teachers to keep them apprised of the next steps in the process.

****REMINDER****
Tonight's 7th/8th Grade Transition meeting at North Brandywine will begin at 7:00PM. We look forward to seeing you there.

Reminder — Early Dismissal Today! Students will be dismissed at 11:40 today. No lunch will be served.

****REMINDER****
Tonight's middle school transition meeting at North Brandywine will begin at 6:00PM. We look forward to seeing you there.

Friday, 3/1 is a student dance at South Brandywine from 7-9PM. Tickets are $5 and will be sold all week during Lunch and Advisory periods. In order to buy a ticket, students should bring a signed parent permission slip. We look forward to seeing you there!

Tonight 6 pm
North Brandywine Middle School
7th/8th grade building transition meeting!