The BRES Mileage Club will begin on Thursday, April 25th due to the rainy forcast. The mileage Club will be held on the upper playground field. Grades K-2 will be held from 11:20-11:45 and grades 3-4 will be held from 11:25-11:45. Volunteers will need to check in the main office and wear a visitors badge and will need to have completed the volunteer registration...
BRES 8th grade students were immersed in the Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Antarctic Expedition. They mapped out the life rafts used to row to Elephant Island and South Georgia. They ate ‘hoosh” - the food of the expedition, and went and saw an Arctic ship being restored at The Shipyard in Boothbay Harbor.
These BRES students raised over $1,800. while participating in the Kids Heart Challenge (formerly Jump Rope for Heart). Participants enjoyed exciting jump rope activities, a healthy snack, lively music, and great door prizes while learning about the importance of volunteerism and having a healthy heart. Monies for this event go to the American Heart Association's...
Free Spring Youth Soccer Programs!!!
Programs: Youth League (1st – 3rd grade) Itty Bitty (Pre-K – Kindergarten)
When: 6 Weeks (April 24th – June 1st)
Youth League – Wednesday practices 5-6pm, games Saturday at 10am
Itty Bitty – Wednesday practices 4:15-5pm
Where: Clifford Park Who: Volunteer parents
Great! How do I Register?
Email Ben Powell at...
BRES Kindergarten students welcomed the FARMS Kitchen Program into their classroom today to cook with them. Everyone had fun, worked hard and collaborated to make apple and beet smoothies to go with a salad with honey mustard dressing. YUM!
Thank you for organizing this AMAZING opportunity Miss Plummer! It was a DELICIOUS learning experience!
FARMS, Focus on...
BRES students are invited to join the fun and get fit this spring with the mileage club, a recess running/walking program for students in grades K-4. Participants cary a mileage card as they complete their laps and earn colorful toe tokens for each mile completed.
Volunteers are encouraged to come help mark cards or walk with their favorite BRES student....
BRES 7th grade students are participating in a weeklong Leadership School at Kieve. The goal of the experience is to develop leaders and strengthen communities by challenging students and teachers to take positive risks, set meaningful goals and make healthy decisions, all while being supportive team members and strong leaders.
BRES had so much fun celebrating the Arts in our schools all month! ❤Thank you to artist and BRES staff member Deb Arter for sharing her talent with us! Deb earned a BA in Art Education and later in life completed her MFA at Vermont College of Fine Art. She has taught adults and children about printmaking, collage, and painting for many years. She is a member of...
BRES proudly welcomed John M.T. Seitzer today! John M.T. Seitzer is an artist and arts educator. Having taught in schools from Elementary to the University level for many years he retired to the coast of Maine to paint and teach. He is an accomplished painter with a wide range of skills from realism to post-impressionism to abstraction
Thank you John for...
Kids Heart Challenge
BRES students in grades 2-8 are invited to participate in the Kids Heart Challenge (formerly jump rope for heart) on April 11th from 2:30-4:00. This is a fun event where your student learns about the heart while helping others and raising money for the American Heart Association. Participants will enjoy a healthy snack, lively music, door...
Creative, Innovative Collaboration: Kolton McKenney (4th grade) and Blake Erhard (12th grade) worked together to 3-D print a keychain designed on TinkerCad by Kolton McKenney.
Blake loaded Kolton's design onto a computer connected to the printer and started the process. An hour later, Kolton's keychain was complete!
Today BRES welcomed visiting artist, Alison Evans. Alison is a local ceramics artist and 2nd grade parent who creates vessels and forms inspired by the sea. 🐚
Thank you Alison for helping us continue to celebrate Youth Arts Month in such a fun and inspiring way! 😊
BRES continues to celebrate Youth Arts Month. Today Graphic Design Artist, and BRES/BRHS alum Jenn Brennan (Spinney) set up a live studio in the BRES lobby to demonstrate her process and artwork with BRES students! Thank you Jenn!
BRES HAS SCHOOL SPIRIT!! Today the school was filled with RAINBOWS!! 🌈Dont' forget: Tuesday is Collaboration Day (aka twins day)👭BRES supports the Arts in our schools!
BRES is filled with talent! Today BRES was proud to have a group of students participate in the Maine Music Educators Association's District III Elementary Music Festival! A special Thank You to Mrs. O'Connell for encouraging and supporting our young students and the Arts in our school!
Don't Forget BRES! Monday is Rainbow Day Also Note: We changed Wednesday to Formal Day so we can all dress up for Spring Picture day at BRES!
BRES continues the CELEBRATION of Youth Arts Month. BRES has endless School Spirit and we proudly support the Arts in our schools!
BRES teachers were excited to welcome Beth Ziegler, from Great Minds back again this year! Beth joined us last year for our March in service and received rave reviews from our staff at BRES. Today she worked with staff at BRES to support math instruction and practices using the Eureka Math program. BRES math instructors worked hard with Beth looking at the...
BRES staff participated in a Literacy Workshop presented by nationally recognized professional development author and teacher Katie Keier, on creating literacy communities in our classrooms and supporting struggling readers. Katie’s created a workshop for our staff that combined the "Creating Literacy Communities" workshop and the "Making the Most of Your Time with...
March 13, 2019
Hendrick's Head
2:30 PM
There will be transportation to Hendrick’s Head. Any student staying will need a pledge sheet, bathing suit and towel for the Leprechaun Leap.
Kathy Goldner, the Outreach Manager of the Boothbay Region Historical Society, presented her second of three school programs to the third grade classes. This program's focus was the period of Boothbay history from the American Revoluton to the Civil War. She brought many artifacts from this period of time and our students were able to hold and try out many of...
BRES Celebrate the Arts and Community: March is Youth Arts Month. BRES is excited to bring back our Picnic Concert Series for the 3rd year. Local community musicians come in to perform while students enjoy lunch picnic style. Please be sure to send your child in with a towel or blanket to sit on and share with classmates. We LOVE when parents and friends join us...
Students, faculty and guests at Boothbay Region Elementary School celebrated on Friday, March 1, capping a week of Dr. Seuss festivitieshttps://www.boothbayregister.c...
It’s mechanical engineering time for Mrs. Jones’ third grade science classes. Students are using the Engineering Design Process to develop traps to catch the cane toad, an invasive species found in Australia. The students will be researching various invasive species closer to home as well.
No school due to weather
Monday, March 4, 2019
All AOS98 Schools
Boothbay/Boothbay Harbor CSD
Southport * Edgecomb * Georgetown
BRES celebrated Dr. Seuss and our school pride today! We are so proud of the Seahawks and of all of our students! We feel so grateful to be part of the BRHS/BRES family! What an AMAZING school! What a WONDERFUl community! ❤️"BRES Loves the Seahawks! Go! Go!"
Thank-you to the Community Center knitters for their fabulous donation of hats, mittens and scarfs!We are so grateful for all of the support we receive from our community! At this time we do have need of healthy snacks (apple sauce, fruit cups, granola bars, cheese and crackers, etc.) as well as easy to make meals (pasta, mac and cheese, soup, etc.). Donations can...
Thank you to the Community Center, volunteers and our local dentists!35 Hygiene bags ready to go to BRES 5th Grade! Thank you to all who donated especially Boothbay Family Dentistry, John Andrews Dentist and our volunteer, Pandora Dickinson!
Grace Campbell, daughter of Tricia and Jason Campbell, came up with the winning design. Grace, an eighth grade student at BRHS, was surprised but grateful, to find out hers was selected by the Friends of Windjammer Days.
Grace’s design was one of eight submitted by BRES students. Twenty members of the Friends of Windjammer Days committee and subcommittees voted on...
The BRES Twirlers have been working hard! Baton twirling is a sport that develops hand-eye coordination, endurance, and determination. Students are learning the basics of baton twirling and marching. They are working on learning a routine to music that they can hopefully perform in the spring! Great job twirlers!
This morning, to celebrate Dr. Seuss's Birthday, BRES 5th graders visited Mrs. Wade and Mrs. Andrews first grade classrooms and Mrs. Rice’s morning pre-k class to read to their younger schoolmates. 5th graders selected their favorite Dr. Seuss books and practiced fluently reading them prior to today's outing. Dr. Seuss books are often tongue twisting and...
March, 2019
Dear Parent/Guardian,
In just a few weeks, Boothbay Region Elementary School will administering the Maine Educational Assessments, better known as the (MEA) test. The MEA is a state required set of assessments in Mathematics, English Language Arts (ELA) and Literacy. Students in grades 3 through 8 will take the online eMPowerME. This...
Cal Ripkin, Boothbay Region Baseball and Lincoln Little League InformationThis spring, kids interested in playing baseball and softball ages 9 -12, will have a new opportunity with the Cal Ripken baseball league.
For the past few years, our teams have had to play in a league that spans the ages of 9-12 on the same team. It is clear that there are physiological and...
Blood Drive March 14, 2019 in honor of Don Strout
sign up today at www.redcrossblood.org and enter sponsor keyword Don Strout Boothbay
BRES 8th grader, Grace Campbell will have a piece on display.
The Maine Education Association Youth Art Month Celebration will be held on Sunday, March 3rd.The opening ceremony runs from 1-2:30 p.m..The presentation of certificates will start at 1:30 p.m.. Refreshments will be served.
Grace Campbell, created George Washingm’lady will be on display for Youth...
Creative works from Maine art students will be on display during the month of March at the Portland Museum of Art (PMA), including two from Boothbay Region schools.https://www.boothbayregister.c...
BRES 8th grade students advocated for change and needs in our community as the practiced civic responsibility and a growth mindset!
"Project Citizen" projects will be on display in the BRES lobby through next week. We are so proud of our 8th grade students - Leaders of Tomorrow!
The DEDICATED Educators at BRES are Lifelong Learners! Today BRES staff came together to collaborate and share instructional approaches and differentiation strategies. Thank you BRES staff and teachers for your commitment to excellence and growth!
Big Brothers Big Sisters is Coming to Boothbay!
Boothbay Region Elementary School is excited to partner with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Mid-Maine and the Boothbay Community Center to start an after-school mentoring program for elementary-age students! This is a unique opportunity for students to have one-on-one time each week with an adult mentor who can provide...
Seabird Sue, from the Maine Audubon Society, worked with BRES third graders today. They learned about how puffins are adapted to survive in wet, cold, and salty habitats.
The BRES Garden Club welcomes students in grades 3 through 8. This club meets weekly from September - December, and resumes in March - June. While the primary focus is to maintain the Schoolyard Habitat Garden behind the 3-4 wing, there are also opportunities for nature exploration activities. Students who participate in the Garden Club enjoy an hour of outdoor...
The Boothbay Region Elementary School Lady Dribblers is a non-competitive basketball club for girls in grades 1-5. The focus of the program is to develop basketball dribbling and ball-handling skills in preparation for half-time performances. The popular program began 10 years ago by physical education teacher, Mrs. Lauren Brown. 32 students were members of this...
Please be sure to check the documents folder on the BRES website for board meeting dates and agendas.
On Friday, January 18th third grade students visited the Center for Maine Contemporary Art in Rockland, Maine to view their Biennial exhibition. The CMCA Biennial exhibits recently made artwork made by Maine artists, and artists with a strong connection to Maine. Led by our docents Lisa and Sandi, students were engaged in thinking deeply and describing a variety of...
https://www.boothbayregister.c...From Wonder Workshop Dash to VEX Robotics competitions to laser cutters, students at BRES and BRHS get a cutting edge STEM treatment from the earliest age to the cap and gown.
An after school club for coding and robots is helping students from kindergarten to sixth grade explore the basics of programming robots for voice command...
Maine schools send school meal applications home at the beginning of each school year. If you need a new form, please contact BRES at (207) 633-5097 or Laurie Dickinson at (207)633-7131. Please return forms by OCTOBER 26TH.Our school receives grant funding based on the percentage of students who qualify for free & reduced lunch, so please return forms even if you...
Here is a list of the school supplies needed by grade.
Pre-kindergaren-Mrs. Rice: Backpack; lunch bag; 24-pack of Crayola Crayons; 12-pack colored pencils; 1 Elmer’s school glue; 1 tissue box
Kindergarten-Jessica Lessner: Backpack; 24-pack of Crayola Crayons; 2 boxes of regular Ticonderoga pencils; 1 bottle of Elmer’s Glue All; 6 Elmer’s Glue Sticks; gallon...
New Maine School Immunization Requirements
Dear Parents/Guardians,
The Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Education have revised the Maine School Immunization Requirements rule to now include meningococcal meningitis disease.
The following changes are effective for the 2018-2019 school year for all students attending a public or...