9/8/22 Newsletter

Breakfast with Grandparents or Grand Friends

On Friday, 9/9/22, we are asking students to invite their grand friends and family to breakfast with them at the Brooklin School. Breakfast will be served at 7:30 when students arrive. Ellen, our cook, will be making muffins. We will do a quick morning meeting after to welcome everyone and thank them for joining us!

Forms

Louanne sent out forms today with students who were missing them. Any forms sent home please read, fill out, and return to school ASAP.

Handbooks

Handbooks will be coming home later.  They will be sent digitally. If you need a paper copy, please contact Louanne.

Lunch Costs

If you have not returned the Free/Reduced form, please do so ASAP.  It is a  requirement from the State.

Message from MS. Thalhauser, Performing Arts

In performing arts the PrK-2 grade will have a color and emotion theme each Wednesday.  If you would like, your child can dress in the color of the week.  The following is the theme schedule.

Message from Ms. Porter, School Counselor

Hello families! I am the new School Counselor at Brooklin School, and I am really looking forward to getting to know ALL of your kids. Every Monday, I will be teaching Social-Emotional learning in grades K-8. These will be fun classes that will focus on building skills around emotional regulation, social skills, study habits, organization, self-esteem, and goal setting. On Wednesday and Friday afternoons I will be back at school to meet with kids one-on-one and to run small groups on an as-needed basis. My office is just inside the side door near the playground (the old teacher’s lounge). It’s a cozy, comfy place where kids – and parents – are always welcome!

A quick word about me: I am a certified School Counselor with a Masters in Education, a Masters in School Counseling and BA in History. I have 16 years of experience as an elementary school teacher in grades k-8 and I live here in Brooklin. My 3 kids are grown, and my husband, Sam, works at Brooklin Boatyard. During COVID I made the decision to pivot out of general education and into school counseling. I am SO happy to be back in the classroom after a hiatus of a few years for grad school. I really missed teaching!

Part of my job is consulting and collaborating with teachers and with parents. If you have a concern about your child, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me: aporter@brooklinschool.org School counselors typically provide short-term, solution-based counseling. I love seeing kids weekly for quick check-ins, or to problem-solve a specific issue.I try to connect with as many kids as possible in a given week, keeping an eye on the emotional health of the whole school. Of course, if it seems that a child would be better served by long-term counseling outside of school, I will reach out to you.

If you are in school on a Mon, Wed or Fri, I’d love to meet you – pop your head in my office and say hello!

Annie (Ms Porter)

School Board Meeting – September 13th

The School Board meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM at the school.  Please come to these meetings and make your important contributions to the school.

Soccer Schedule 22-23

Monday Sept 19 DIS at Brooklin

Wednesday Sept 21 at Bay School

Monday Sept 26 Castine at Brooklin

Wednesday Sept 28 at Sedgwick (this is an exhibition game)

Thursday Sept 29 Penbrook at Brooklin

Tuesday Oct 4 at Penbrook (Penobscot)

Thursday Oct 6 Blue Hill (peninsula league team) at Brooklin

Wednesday Oct 12 at Deer Isle

Thursday Oct 13 at Castine

Tuesday Oct 18 Bay School at Brooklin (tentative)

All games begin at 4 pm

Playoff games for the top four teams the week of Oct 24 to Oct 28th/TBA

Calendar

September

9/13              PTF Meeting 3:15 PM

9/19              Soccer Game DIS at Brooklin  4PM

9/21              Soccer Game at Bay School  4 PM

9/23              School Photo Day (tentative) with Lynn Betts

9/24              Soccer Fun-o-rama in Castine 6-8:30 PM (tentative)

9/26              Soccer Game Castine at Brooklin  4PM

9/28              Soccer game at Sedgwick  4PM

9/29              Soccer game Penbrook at Brooklin 4PM

9/30              Early release at 12:30 PM

October

10/4                     Soccer game at Penbrook (Penobscot) 4PM

10/6                     Soccer game Blue Hill at Brooklin 4PM

10/7                     Teacher Workshop—No School

10/10                   Holiday—No School

10/12                   Soccer Game at Deer Isle 4PM

10/13                   Soccer Game at Castine at 4:30 PM

10/18                   Soccer Game Bay School at Brooklin (tentative)   4PM

10/28                   Early release at 12:30 PM