BPMS Family News

• October 20th ~ Annual Vaccine Clinic @ BPMS, 3:00pm-4:00pm

• October 22nd ~ Parent Teacher Conferences, No School For Students

• October 23rd ~ No School

• October 26th-30th ~ Spirit Week

• October 30th ~ ASMM Hosted by Ms. Godins class, please feel free to join us and dress as your favorite book character!

• November 4th ~ Early Release

• November 23rd-27th ~ No School for Students

• December 4th ~ Save the date...NBC5 Weather Team coming to BPMS

We hope you can join us at one of our all school morning meetings that we will host throughout the school year. 

Students should arrive at 7:20 AM to enjoy breakfast and social connection time with their peers. Our academic day begins promptly at 7:40 AM, and students should be ready to learn by that time. Dismissal begins at 2:15 PM for bus riders, and at 2:20 PM for students being picked up or attending Innovation Learning.  If your student is going to be absent or there is a change to their after school schedule, please copy Sue (susan.brady@mmuusd.org) in addition to emailing their classroom teacher by 12pm whenever possible. 

Dear BPMS Families,

Thank you to everyone who was able to join us for our Open House! It is always wonderful to welcome so many families into our school and give students the opportunity to proudly share their classrooms, their learning, and all the exciting things happening at BPMS. Our school community is stronger because of the connections we build together, and we truly appreciate your continued involvement and support.

Parent-teacher conferences are also underway! Conferences are a valuable opportunity to connect with your child's teacher, celebrate their growth, and discuss both their strengths and areas where they are continuing to develop. Learning is a partnership between home and school, and these conversations help us work together to support each child's success. We encourage families to ask questions, share insights about their children, and celebrate the progress they have made since the start of the school year.

As we settle into the school year and academics are in full swing, we are continuing to develop our growth mindset. One of the most important lessons we can teach children is that learning isn't always easy, and that's okay! Sometimes learning means sitting with the uncomfortable feeling of not knowing an answer, making mistakes, trying a different strategy, or asking for help. It can be tempting to give up when something feels hard, but those challenging moments are often when the most meaningful learning happens.

At BPMS, we are practicing doing hard things, celebrating effort and progress, and reminding ourselves of the power of one little word: YET! Instead of saying, "I can't do this," we are learning to say, "I can't do this YET."

You can help reinforce this mindset at home! This week, try asking your child:

• What is something that felt hard at school this week?

• What did you do when you got stuck?

• What is something you couldn't do before that you can do now?

• What is something you are still learning to do?

Thank you for being our partners in helping our students become confident, curious, and resilient learners!

We are happy to share that Emma Parent has transitioned into the role of Kindergarten teacher for the remainder of the school year. Emma knows our students and school community so well, and we are grateful for her flexibility and willingness to step into this role.

With this transition, we have been working to ensure that our students continue receiving literacy intervention services. We are fortunate to have experienced, retired BPMS educators stepping in to support this important work. It is wonderful to have familiar faces who know and love our little school returning to help our students grow!

We also have a couple of new faces to welcome to our BPMS family! Lilly Barrows has joined us as a paraeducator. Lilly brings experience working with students through NCSS summer programming and has already been a wonderful addition to our team. We are also excited to welcome James Waite as our part-time custodian. James brings previous experience in this work and has jumped right in, helping keep our little school looking its best!

We are so grateful for the people who make BPMS such a special place. Whether they are new to our school, stepping into a different role, or returning to familiar hallways, each brings something valuable to our community. We are lucky to have them!

Hosted by Shaw’s & Star Market Pharmacy

Protecting our school and community this flu season!

EVENT DETAILS

• Date: Tuesday, October 20th

• Location: Brewster-Pierce Memorial School, 3:00PM - 4:00PM

CHECKLIST: WHAT TO BRING

• Medical & Prescription Insurance Cards (Shaw's Pharmacy bills most major insurance providers directly)

• Photo ID (Driver's License or State ID

These are the vaccines being offered:

Flu: 3 years and older (flu standard, egg free flu and flu high dose)

COVID: 5 years and older

Shingles: adults

Pneumonia: adults

RSV: adults

TDAP: adults

Hep B: adults

All vaccines are thimerosal- free!

If you are interested please sign up here: BPMS Vaccine Clinic 2026 - Community

Feel free to pass this along!

Thank you

--

Chris Pruett

School Nurse

During the early evening hours of Thursday, October 15th Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District will conduct a test of our Emergency Notification System. This routine test ensures our communication tools are working properly.

Families will receive a message via phone, text, and email stating:

“This is a test of our emergency notification system. MMUUSD will use this system to notify you in the event of a school closure, early dismissal, or other emergency. If you have received this message in error or would like to add or delete a phone number, please contact your local school or email data@mmuusd.org.”

Important: If you would like to receive emergency notifications via text message, please send a text to 67587 with the message “Y” or “Yes” prior to Thursday, October 15th.

If you do not receive a message during the evening of October 15th please email data@mmuusd.org to ensure delivery of future notifications.

Friendly reminder that Thursday’s message is only a test. Thank you for helping us maintain a reliable communication system for our district.

~MMUUSD

Being curious about the change in season, observing the transformation in animals, insects, flowers and fruits. 

I am very excited to announce that our first field trip will take place on October 28th! With the help of Aimee Motte, our 3rd and 4th graders will take turns visiting a site just up the road from Brewster-Pierce to learn about beavers and observe their habitat. We will be joined by wildlife biologists, including Jennifer Lovett, the author of a book we will be reading called Beavers Away! I am looking forward to all that we will learn from these conservation experts and the opportunity for our students to deepen their understanding of wildlife and the natural world.

Our Chess Club, led by Gordon, is also going very well! We are grateful to him for taking the time each morning to set up the chess boards for our 3rd and 4th graders. Three students are randomly selected to participate each Wednesday morning, and the club begins bright and early at 7:15 a.m. Please be sure to ask your child on Monday or Tuesday whether they have been selected for Wednesday’s Chess Club so you can plan accordingly. Thank you to all the families who have helped their children arrive at school on time for this early-morning activity. We appreciate your support!