Homer Brink Elementary

Registration is now open for the Summer Enrichment Program for all M-E students entering 6th grade in the fall.

This is a wonderful opportunity for incoming 6th graders to meet the MS music teachers, make new friends and get ready for the new school year!

The weather is getting warmer, and the sun is beginning to shine a little brighter, which means Maine-Endwell's Summer Enrichment Program is just around the corner! This year we will be hosting S.E. July 8 - August 1, 2024, at Homer Brink Elementary. Click the link below to register! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfsvLCcuiGc8eqsA4uxM_aZLSlVzJa4QrXu60Ulq-8ZWOzCAw/viewform

ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS IN CRISIS: A team of dedicated staff from each building spent the day in a training titled “Assisting Individuals in Crisis” provided by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation, Inc. We are grateful for this opportunity!

The Broome County Sheriff‛s Office is offering the NYSSA Safe Child Program to both MECSD elementary schools. This community service is completely FREE and OPTIONAL. Operation Safe Child was created in the unconscionable event that an Amber Alert must be utilized for a child disappearance. Minutes count to get a photo to police, bus terminals, airports, electronic signs, and cell phones. Deputies will bring their special equipment to Maine Memorial on Wed., May 8th and to Homer Brink on Thurs., May 16th to capture a photograph and index fingerprint of your student. An I.D.card will be created on-site and given to the student to bring home. Go to https://www.me.stier.org/page/school-safety for more information and to fill out the forms. A paper copy will be coming home with your child today.

This coming Monday is MEHS' Prism concert! March 25th at 7:29pm. (Yes, that is the correct time!) You will want to get there early as it’s easily one of the most anticipated concerts of the year. This concert will feature all of the large ensembles of the music department, as well as solos and small ensembles. This concert runs continuously without applause until the combined finale with all band, orchestra and chorus students performing together.

This Thursday, 3/21, is World Down Syndrome Day. Each building is asking students and staff to wear Blue and Gold that day, the colors that represent WDSD. We are also doing a collection for GiGi's Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center, as many of our students attend programs at GiGi's. See flyer below for wish list items to support our friends and classmates at Gigi's Playhouse. Collections of items will be from 3/21-3/28 in the following places: Maine Memorial- Mrs. Patterson's Room Homer Brink- Mrs. Thorner's Room Middle School- Mrs. Erb's room High School- Mrs. Simek in the Counseling Office

Homer Brink Primary Sequence Orientation is April 25th. See flyer for details.

Important Message from Maine-Endwell CSD: The district will have an early-release day on Monday, April 8. The early release is to address potential safety concerns related to the solar eclipse that will be visible in New York State during dismissal times. • The High School and Middle School will be dismissing at 11:30AM • Homer Brink and Maine Memorial will be dismissing at 12:30PM

FIELD TRIP: Students from Homer Brink's HBTV Media Club had the opportunity to tour WSKG Public TV & Radio yesterday! The club, advised by Mr. Norton and Mrs. Norkaitis, learned about how to create a television show, behind the scenes of radio programming and how WSKG's Digital Media Department operates! The station provided pizza and a viewing of one of their shows to end the day!

100 DROPS OF WATER: Students in Mrs. Kuzel's 1st Grade HB Class worked on an activity today involving 100 Drops of Water! Each table was given an empty cup and another equal in size but filled with water. Students were instructed to take turns with their partners, squeezing out 5 drops of water using the eye dropper. They were to continue doing this until they had 20 groups of 5 tallies, adding up to 100 drops of water. (Currently they are working on a measurement unit making tally's, bar graphs, and pictographs). Then they drew the actual amount of water in the other cup on their paper so they could compare the amounts. Finally, they answered the question below on their paper as to if their prediction was more, less, or equal to the actual amount they squeezed out.

100 DAYS OF SCHOOL: Students at Homer Brink are celebrating their 100 Days Of School today!

UPK Registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now OPEN until March 12th. Here is the registration link: https://app.operoo.com/public_forms/2023579/new

UPK Information Night is tomorrow, 2/6! If you're interested in sending your little ones to UPK in the 2024-2025 school year, then stop on down to Maine Memorial auditorium from 5:30-6:30pm. Registration WILL BE OPEN during the meeting. See flyer for details on what you'll need to bring with you.

CLASS OF 27' FUNDRAISER: Skip a night of cooking and support the Class of 2027! The freshman class is hosting a fundraiser at the Chipotle in Johnson City across from Wegmans on Monday, February 5th from 4 - 8 pm. Please mention you are there for the M-E Class of 2027. If ordering online, please enter promo code EL6FCV7 at checkout!

The M-E Athletic Hall of Fame ceremony is taking place in between the Boys JV & Varsity Basketball games on Friday, January 26th. The approximate start time of the ceremony is 6:30pm.

ATTENTION: All after school activities, practices, and contests are canceled for Tuesday, January 23rd | For the Middle School and High School, all activity period buses will be canceled | Middle School and High School students need to ride their normal PM bus routes home.

If you're interested in sending your little ones to UPK in the 2024-2025 school year, see flyer for details on our M-E UPK Information Night.

Please join us in welcoming DeEtte Bready to Maine-Endwell as our Community Schools Advisor! She brings a wealth of experience to the district, which includes cultivating student success and providing emotional and behavioral support to students. To learn more about Ms. Bready click on https://5il.co/2ch4b

LEARNING ASL: Students at Homer Brink were treated to an educational experience this morning with special guest Ms. Mary Ann Stefko. Ms. Stefko is a teacher from the Scranton School for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children and occasionally will come and help out in our district as well! Students learned how to introduce themselves, say 'hello', the alphabet, and numbers up to 10! In the spirit of the season, they also sang 'Jingle Bells' in ASL!