BRIMLEY AREA SCHOOLS DECEMBER NEWSLETTER

2019

Superintendent’s Corner It is unbelievable to think that it is December already. It seems like we just began the school year. November brought us winter much sooner than in the past year and the temperature was much colder. I hope this is not an indication of how bitter the winter months may be. I am hopeful that we do not have the same amount of snow and cold as we did last year. It looks like we will have a white Christmas again this year. With the snow coming early this year, perhaps we will have an early spring and not the three feet of snow we got last April. In any case, get out and enjoy the snow with your family and make some memories. Christmas vacation begins on Friday, December 20th, with an 11:30 a.m. dismissal. Classes will resume on January 6th, 2020. One of the very special events that takes place in our school every year, is the Christmas Program. This year the program will be held on December 19th, beginning at 7:00 p.m. Directed by our Band/Music Teacher, Mr. Arendt, the Christmas Program involves all students and staff, grades K-6, along with the Middle School/High School Band. Please join us on December 19th at 7:00 p.m. in the middle school gymnasium and help us begin the holiday season with some special music by our very special students. On behalf of the Brimley Area Schools, I would like to wish everyone a joyous holiday season. Hopefully, the holidays will provide all of us with the opportunity to spend quality time with our families and friends. Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Brimley Area Schools looks forward to the year 2020 with anticipation of continued excellence and success. School Closings and Delays We are in the time of year when weather may affect the opening of school. Whenever there is inclement weather, a decision to either close school for the day, or to delay the opening of school must be made by 6:00 a.m.

If school is closed , or the opening delayed, we will send a message via our parent notification system, School Messenger. This message will be sent by phone, email, and text, if you have provided that information to the school. Closings and delays will also be reported over local radio stations and television stations. If there is a two hour delayed opening, school will start at 10:15 instead of 8:15. The buses will run two hours later than normal. Breakfast will not be served when there is delayed opening. Each day, our seven buses transport approximately 330 students a total of 300 miles. The safety of our children on these buses is our number one priority. Whenever a decision needs to be made regarding the closing of school, or to delay the opening of school, the decision will be made with the welfare of our students and faculty/staff in mind. Respectfully, Mr. Reattoir Superintendent

NEWS FROM THE DESK OF THE HS/MS PRINCIPAL Greetings from the desk of the high school/middle school principal. I hope you and your family had a great Thanksgiving. As we come back to school, we have three more weeks leading up to our Christmas break. I would like to take this opportunity to wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas. I hope you enjoy the time together with your children and family. As we head into December, we are pleased to announce our High School/Middle School Honor Roll for the 1st quarter. Students that maintain a B average and with no grade lower than a C earn this recognition. You will find a list of students that met this criterion in the counselor section. CAREER TECH EDUCATION (CTE) We would like to congratulate Kallen Miller, a senior at Brimley High School. She was named the CTE Emergency Medical Services student of the quarter for the first marking period. You may find a brief article about Kallen here: https://www.sooeveningnews.com/sports/20191113/outstanding-sault-area-career-center-students-for-1st-quarter

FALL SPORTS BANQUET On November 19th we had our Fall Sports Banquet. We would like to congratulate the following student athletes for their accomplishments and honors they earned: Girls XC: MVR – Carmen Cameron Most Impressive – Kallen Miller Rookie of the Year – Siersha Miller Boys XC: MVP – Austin Plotkin Most Improved – Riley Parish Most Improved – Xavier Bedell Coaches Award – Zach Gross Most Heart – Luke Slater Rookie of the Year – Owen Ennes Iron Horse – Cameron Hoornstra Brandon Mills Courage Award – Austin Plotkin Varsity Football: Mr. Football – Mason Harris Offensive Player of the Year – Zach Indish Defensive Player of the Year – John Tarp Coaches Award – Matt McGuire Toughness Award – Garrett Johnson Most Improved – Austin Kronemeyer JV Football: Most Improved – Alec Hill Offensive Player of the Year- Graydon Newland Defensive Player of the Year- Colin Hopper Toughness Award – Willie Caldwell Iron Man – Alec Hill Coaches Award – Dominic Morrison JV Volleyball: Rising Star- Vivian Carrick Most Improved – Reece Blake-Pesola

Coaches Award – Stephanie Bishop Sportsmanship – Audrey Charles Varsity Volleyball: MVP – Victoria Aikens ACE Award – Tommissa Archambeau Miss Volleyball – Jolie LeBlanc Coaches Award – Maryssa Shute Most Improved – Sadie McGuire WINTER SPORTS Winter sports are starting up and the girls’ varsity and JV teams begin their season at Rudyard on December 6th, with their home opener on December 9th against Mackinaw City at 5:45 p.m. The boys’ teams open up their season on December 10th at Rudyard and their home opener is December 17th against St. Ignace at 5:45 p.m. Please come out and support the Bays. You may find the updated sports schedules on our Brimley web page under Athletics:

https://brimley.eupschools.org/Page/1 NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH November was Native American Heritage Month where we took time to learn about and celebrate the culture and heritage of many of our students and community members. Mrs. Sonja Killips, our Native Culture teacher, organized many activities for the students at Brimley to participate in. Some of these activities included: tanning hides assembly, homework giveaway, food tasting and a Native American documentary that included people from our community and school. We want to take a moment and thank Mrs. Killips and everyone that contributed to the success of this Native American heritage month! NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY The National Honor Society (NHS) just put on their annual Turkey Tourney the day before Thanksgiving. This year they decided to go with dodgeball as the game of choice. UPCOMING EVENTS AT BRIMLEY HS/MS The following events are upcoming at our school: December 2nd – Progress reports sent home December 2nd – Title VI meeting (Indian Education) December 7th – Robotics Pancake breakfast 8 to 11 am December 16th – School Board meeting 7 pm December 19th – Christmas Program December 20th – Early dismissal at 11:30 for Christmas Vacation

January 6th – School resumes January 20th - last day of 2nd quarter January 21st – 24th – 1st semester exams That wraps it up from the desk of the high school/middle school principal. If you ever have questions, concerns or words of encouragement, feel free to stop by the office. We are always happy to have community members give their valuable input. Ms. Joyel Hyvarinen A big congratulations to the following Middle School and High School students as we recognized for making the honor roll for quarter 1. (* indicates all A’s).

7th Grade: 8th Grade: Bradley Anderson* Autumn Baragwanath

Dallas Andrus Hunter Baragwanath

Morgan Barnes Paris Bedell

Jordin Brugman Ajibik Biron

Addison Carrick* Stacy Bishop*

Memphis Courser Isabelle Caraccio

Von Derusha* Mila Croad*

Addison Hill Grace Dumas*

Wasaya LeBlanc Laila Duvall

Evan Mills* Brendan Gross*

Joseph Nichols Abigail Hoffman*

Mark Osborne Kiara Hopper*

Benjamin Smart Lennon Howell

Paul Sweeten Owen Johnson-Anargyros

Phoenix Thompson Camela Kemp*

Chendra Tremblay Anna Keyser*

Caden Veeneman* Ceara LeBlanc

Kai Morrison

Meredith Newland*

Autumn Tremblay

Kenneth VanderMeer

Simon Whealy

9th Grade 10th Grade Savannah Albrough* Stephanie Bishop

Vivian Carrick Mary Jane Cameron

Kenneth Clow

Grace Hill Colin Hopper

Lindsey Hill Carlie Keyser*

Kayleigh Hopper* Caleb Lipponen

Sydney Hopper Sadie McGuire*

Braedon Kemp* Siersha Miller*

Cameron King Graydon Newland

Kaylee Komejan* Luke Slater*

Betty Kovas* Shelby Smart

Kelsie Lyons John Stenglein

Elsie McGuire Alana VanderMeer

Macie Smart*

Logan Thomson

11th Grade: 12th Grade: Natalie Albrough Victoria Aikens*

Zoe Bell* Tommissa Archambeau

Carmen Cameron* Klaire Bertram

Justin Carrick Cole Brehm

Kadin Goetz Madison Brown

John Hutchinson Philip Brown*

Trysten Hyder Jaymie Cameron

Kayden Johnson Corey Fus

Paige Johnson Zachary Gross

Emma LeBlanc Mikayla Kime

Torin Miller Katelyn Krull

Janine Napoletano Bryana Leapley

Sarah Rosa Jolie LeBlanc

Justina Massey

Matthew McGuire

Kallen Miller

Trevor Moran*

Dayton Parish

Derek Postma*

Maryssa Shute

Raina Vert

- Mr. Veeneman

Thank you for the support of our Board of Education, Superintendent Mr. Reattoir, and Middle School/High School Principal, Miss Hyvarinen for making this new Technology in the WoodShop possible.

We have incorporated a Computer Numerical Controlled (CNC) Router into the shop. This machine will give all students the opportunity to learn how CNC machines work. CNC machines are in one form or another used in many small and large manufacturing facilities. The machines and their operators are in great demand in multiple facets of manufacturing, such as: Medical, Aerospace, automobile, product picking/movement in warehouses, i.e. Amazon and so many more.

Students will learn to design projects with Computer Aided Design (CAD) software and machine what they have designed with essentially the push of a

button. The use of this technology will help make our students more marketable for skilled employment opportunities.

What’s new in 10th grade American Literature?  Mrs. Palmateer’s sophomores have begun reading The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain. The novel’s protagonist Huck is a very adaptive character. During his adventures in the story, he manifests skills beyond that of a typical teenager. To understand Huck’s character better, the class thought it was time to see how adaptive they could be in learning some essential sewing skills popular in the 19th century. The students who had never sewn picked up on it easily!  Pictured is a sample of the fine sewing skills.  

 Brimley Art -Ms.LaLonde To recognize and celebrate Native American Month in November the Elementary Art classes K-6 prepared for the Thanksgiving holiday by learning about the crucial role Native Americans played in early European immigration to the New World. We made Indian corn, turkeys, gratitude pumpkins, and “Thankful” Fall trees. MS and HS students were blessed with a visit from a guest artist, Ms. Anny Hubbard, a Sault Sainte Marie, internationally renowned artist. She brought her traditional knowledge of Birch Bark Cut-Outs to share with students and explained how she learned to use Birch bark as a child and uses it today to create her unique art.  

 

Middle School Health- Mr. Moore 

In a lesson about community health, we talked about the importance of taking pride in your community, and how that included taking care of your community. Our junior high health divided into five small groups and walked the perimeter of the school cleaning up and picking up  

garbage. In only 35 minutes we filled THREE garbage bags!  

News from the Elementary School

Happy start of Winter! I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with family and friends. We have a few short, but jam-packed weeks until Christmas Break. I’d like to take a few minutes to highlight some of our November activities and illustrate what we have planned for the month of December.

Veterans’ Assembly

In November, we had our Veterans’ Day Assembly. Students and community members were able to partake in an assembly filled with music and speeches in order to give honor and remembrance to our nation's veterans. Mr. Hoornstra, a World War II Veteran, was honored as our local hero, and Mr. Arendt lead the band through some wonderful patriotic songs. Students were very respectful and learned a lot about the sacrifice our service members make when serving our country. A great thing to see was how at the end of the assembly, many of our students went up to shake Mr. Hoornstra’s hand, and thank him for his service.

Boys Basketball

Elementary Boys Basketball is underway with 4th, 5th, and 6th graders. The schedule is posted online on our school website. Our coaches have a good group of boys and are looking forward to the season. Please direct any questions on practice/game times, eligibility, or anything else pertaining to elementary basketball to Mr. Clarke.

LifeSpan

Ms Hills and Ms Finfrock have begun teaching the Lifespan program which provides lessons that highlight healthy living and nutritional health. Students were able to participate in lessons that talked about a wide array of healthy living and food choices, and even got to sample some treats that were made up in class.

Penny Savers

Mrs. Carol Brown from Soo Coop Credit Union has begun the Penny Savers Program with our 5th and 6th grade classes. This program has two angles that benefit our students. First, Mrs. Brown will run the program as a section of SCCU. 5th and 6th grade students will interview with her to be able to partake in the various positions that the credit union would offer, such as bank tellers, accountants, and file organizers. Second, the program offers a place where Brimley students can save their change, and become more familiar with our banking systems.

Santa’s Workshop

Das Gift Haus is once again sponsoring Santa’s Workshop at our elementary school on December 12th and 13th. As in the past, this provides our students and staff with the chance to do some Christmas shopping for their family members. For the most part, gifts range from under $1 up to $5. . Please watch for the special Santa’s Workshop envelopes coming home in your child’s backpack. Several “elves” will be available to assist our small ones in making their purchases.

Christmas Program

Our Christmas program is taking place on December 19th, starting at 7pm. Information will soon be sent home with students on the logistics of the program, and each child’s specific schedule and responsibilities will be addressed. Any questions can be directed to Mr. Arendt, our music/band director, or to the classroom teacher.

Half Day

Friday, December 20th will be a half day for students. This marks the beginning of Christmas Break. School will resume on January 6th.

Cold Weather Clothing

Please be sure to send your child to school each day with proper recess clothing. Warm coats, snow pants, mittens/gloves, hats and boots are imperative with winter our winter weather.

Also, please make sure your child has shoes readily available to wear in school each day. Winter boots are to be worn outside only. Thank you for your help.

Lost and Found

As the months move along, feel free to check our Lost & Found box for those “disappearing” articles of clothing! It is located outside the Superintendent's office.

Science Fair

Brimley Schools held our biannual Science Fair this November. Students displayed some pretty impressive projects this year as they tested hypotheses and demonstrated their skills with the scientific method. Below you will see the results of this year’s Fair. Winners will be headed to LSSU on December 6th to compete in the regional science fair. A very special thanks to Ms. Jill Peller for all the time and effort she put into organizing this year’s fair. Thanks also to Mrs. Jarvi, Mrs. Rutledge, Mrs. Detloff, Mrs. Hope, Mrs. Rogers, Mr. Conley and Mrs. Stacy for their support in running our fair.

That wraps it up from Elementary Land. I hope everyone has a joyous Holiday and is able to spend some great time with family and friends.

Tom Suggitt Elementary Principal

 

2019 Science Fair Results 

First Grade 1. Iris Garvon 2. Bobby Robbins Second Grade 1. Leah Sellick 2. Joslyn Leapley Third Grade 1. Emery Hill 2. Atticus Berkland 3. Emma Steele Fourth Grade 1. Scarlette Garvon 2. Jacob Gardner 3. Jacob Sairls Fifth Grade 1. Veronica Belk

2. Micah Morrison 3. Kade VanderMeer Honorable Mention: Matthew Ennes Honorable Mention: Peyton Beseau Sixth Grade 1. Hazel Garvon 2. Cameron Brown 3. Derek Carrick & Dalton Hoornstra Honorable Mention: Khloe Dumas, Leila Downs, & Shemida LeBlanc Seventh Grade – Science Project Seventh Grade – Leaf Collection 1. Wasaya LeBlanc 1. Jason LaPonsie 2. Gabi Tremblay Honorable Mention: Dallas Andrus & Bradley 3. Evan Mills & Paul Sweeten Anderson Honorable Mention; Memphis Courser Eighth Grade Eighth Grade – Leaf Collection 1. Kiara Hopper 1. Laila Duvall & Evan Hyder 2. Mila Croad & Cian Parish Honorable Mention: Paris Bedell 3. Camela Kemp Honorable Mention: Brendan Gross Honorable Mention: Simon Whealy

The above students moved on to the Regional Science Fair at LSSU on December 6. The students did an excellent job representing our school. The picture below shows our two students that won awards. Micah Morrison won 3rd place for 5th grade. Scarlette Garvon won 1st place for Fourth Grade. Congratulations Scarlette and Micah!

Brimley Elementary School

Student of the Month

November 2019

Back Row L-R: Leila Downs, Derek Carrick, Cooper Jones, Ava Elliott, and Marie Willis. Middle Row L-R: Aubrey Marra, Emma Keyser, Emery Hill, Izaak Morrison, and Jacob Gardner. Front Row L-R: Robert Robbins, Mason Belk, Jack Wilds, and Sadie Case.

I am very thankful for my class filled with excellent students! This month of November, I am pleased to honor one of these students: Sadie Case. Sadie follows the classroom routine perfectly. She is very eager to learn, so she pays attention and listens intently to every lesson. Nothing is going to distract her from having “The Best Day Ever”! She follows directions the first time given. Sadie is an independent student who works very hard on every assignment. Her determination to learn has helped her to excel in all areas! I can count on her to show great responsibility in all school settings. It is nice to have such an awesome student in our class! Nice work, Sadie! Mrs. Hill

Mrs. Leep's class is excited to announce that Jack Wilds is our November student of the month. Jack is a great friend and a wonderful student to have in our class. He always has a smile and tackles his work with a joyful attitude. Jack is a great example of how to follow Bays Ways. He makes great choices to keep himself and others safe. He is always ready to learn and helps others to learn as well. Jack is very responsible in the classroom and at specials. He is always respectful to teachers and those around him. We love having Jack in our class! Congratulations Jack! Mrs. Leep

Bobby Robbins has been selected as Mrs. Castagne’s 1st Student of the Month for November 2019. Bobby is an enthusiastic learner who really seems to enjoy school! He arrives at school ready-to-learn, takes care of his belongings, and gets right to work. His work ethics are outstanding, and he always puts his best effort into every assignment. Bobby has taken it upon himself to assist peers in our classroom just because they may need a helping hand now and again. His kind and gentle nature make him a very popular student in our class with everyone. Congratulations, Bobbie! Keep up the great work. Mrs. Castagne

Congratulations to Mason Belk as he was voted by his classmates as the Student of the Month of

November in Ms. McPherson’s first grade class! Mason is a role model, leader, and gentleman in our

classroom and is always ready to learn, with body basics, and awesome listening. Mason is respectful in

school and on the playground where he waits his turn, raises his hand when he wants to be heard, and

always has a level 0 voice in the classroom, hallway, and bathroom. He is kind and helpful in our

classroom and at school. Mason is a responsible learner as he completes his tasks in a timely manner,

follows directions, and does a quality job. He also makes good decisions when it comes to safety and

following Bays’ Ways. We are thrilled to have Mason as an important member of our classroom family

and look forward to his leadership every day. Ms. McPherson

I am excited to announce that Aubrey Marra is our November Student of the Month. Aubrey models the kind of engaged student every teacher would love to have filling up their classroom. She is a steady and committed student, day in and day out. Aubrey listens well and eagerly shares her thoughts in class discussions. She strives hard to do her best and is willing to go above and beyond to prove that. Aubrey has a love of reading and can often be seen with a book in hand. She is a kind and caring student who is always willing to help her classmates. Keep up the great work! Mrs. Gross

The November Student of the Month is Emma Keyser. Emma is a very kind hearted child who strives to do her best every single day. She is a very hard worker and appears to really enjoy school. Emma is an amazing reader who is able to capture her audience with her great reading expression. She does a great job following directions within and outside of the classroom. She never hesitates to lend a helping hand to her classmates or when asking for help on an assignment. Emma has worked very hard so far this year and I am sure that she is going to go on and achieve great things later in life. I have enjoyed having Emma in my class and look forward to spending the rest of the school year getting to know her better. Keep up the hard work Emma!

Mrs. Schaedler

Our student-of-the-month for November is Emery Hill. Emery is an extremely kind and caring young lady. She goes out of her way to be helpful, and she always does everything she can to make sure that others are having a good day. I am very proud of how she is always thinking of others. I can always count on Emery to be following the Bays' Ways. She politely reminds others

of what they should be doing, and she is a great role model for her classmates. We are so lucky to have her in our class. Way to go, Emery! Ms. Peller

Isaak Morrison is the student of the month in Mrs. Jarvi's 3rd grade classroom for the month of November. Isaak has been an absolute fantastic student in 3rd grade and I am so proud of his accomplishments so far. Isaak is always smiling and working his hardest on whatever task is given to him. You can find Isaak sitting next to a friend helping them out or working on a project, always with the sweet kindness we want everyone to have in life.Congratulations Isaak! Keep up the great work! Mrs. Alexia Jarvi

Mrs. Dettloff’s 4th Grade Class is proud to announce that Jacob (Jake) Gardner has been selected as the November Student of the Month. Jake shares his humor and kindness with everyone he interacts with. Jake is willing to help his teachers and peers in any way that he can. When called upon to nominate a fellow 4th Grader for Student of the Month, numerous classmates nominated Jake, exclaiming that he is a good role model to them and a great friend. Jake puts 110% into all that he does. For example, his hard work and effort helped to land him in 2nd place for 4th Grade Science Fair. Congratulations, Jake! We are so proud of you!

Mrs. Dettloff My Student of the Month for November is Marie Willis. I am so thankful to have a student like Marie in my room. She has the strength to be respectful and make the right choices when others are not. She doesn't pass judgement, but just quietly makes the right choices and sets a good example. Marie isn't the student to blurt an answer or take over a discussion. She waits for her turn and listens intently while others share their thoughts. I like that she does not allow herself to be influenced by others and always stays true to herself. She is a hard worker who never looks for the easy answer, takes a zero, or skips an assignment. Congratulations Marie on earning SOTM! Mrs. Rogers

Our Student of the Month for October is Audrey Whealy. Audrey started this school year doing a great

job as a fifth grader. She has continued with a positive attitude and hard work. She is always pleasant

and smiles easily. She is an encourager and helps others. Her resourcefulness and creativity are a plus

for our classroom. We enjoy having her in our class! Mrs. Hope

Cooper Jones has been selected to be our November Student of the Month. Cooper's positive attitude is evident in our classroom daily. He is kind to others, participates during lessons, and is always willing to help others. He is responsible and completes his assignments on time and with his best effort. He can be counted on to make good choices even when others do not. We are happy to have him in our class! Congratulations Cooper Mrs. Rutledge

Leila Downs has been chosen as Student of the Month because of her outstanding behavior, kindness, and strong work ethic. Leila is an exemplary student because she always has her work neatly done and

is such a helpful leader. Daily, Leila is one of the first to be ready to learn, as well as, one of the first to finish her work because of her constant dedication to learning! Also, when she is finished with her assignments, Leila willingly helps other classmates. Leila Downs is a role model to the other 6th grade Bays! Great job Leila and continue to make Brimley proud! Mrs. Stacy

This month’s Student of the Month for Mr. Conley’s room is able to take the discussion a step further, is very kind, and willing to help any student that is struggling in a given area. Often when done with his own work this student will help others finish their work. One of the best ways of understanding a topic is being able to teach it to someone else, and this student excels in that area. I am pleased to announce that Student of the Month for November in Mr. Conley’s class is Derek Carrick. Mr. Conley