Homer Brink Elementary

Another great week is in the books at Homer Brink! We continue to see excellent behavior, hard work, and compassionate friendships throughout our classrooms, cafeteria, recess areas, buses, and hallways.

Please take a few minutes to read this week’s newsletter for important reminders, upcoming events, and information about next week’s planned safety drills.

Weekly Updates: https://jp-rizz-bran.my.canva.site/homer-brink-weekly-updates-9-25-26

Thank you to our families for your continued partnership and support of the work we are doing each day at Homer Brink. We hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!

What a wonderful first full week of school at Homer Brink! Our Spartans are already learning, growing, and settling into their routines. Open this week’s Friday Update for lots of important information about everything happening at HB: https://jp-rizz-bran.my.canva.site/homer-brink-weekly-updates-9-18-26

Please see attached letter from Principal Kara Mallery regarding dates for NYS 3rd through 5th state testing:

A reminder that there is NO SCHOOL Tuesday, November 11th in celebration of Veterans Day.

All Maine-Endwell and Broome-Tioga BOCES Schools and programs are closed in observance.

Attention parents/guardians:
Bus schedules and pickup times have been emailed out. Please check your email for further details.🚌
If you did not receive an email, you're invited to reach out to the Transportation Department at 607-862-4469.
We also invite you to download the Stop Finder App!

Please see flyer for important information regarding our Informational meeting at Homer Brink for Odyssey of the Mind:

School Budget PASSES YES: 381 NO: 138 School Buses: PASSES YES: 404 NO: 114 Board of Education: Michael Chudacik: 432 Lynn Ross: 409 Melinda Spooner: 418 THANK YOU, VOTERS!

Get ready to shake it off and sing along! The high school is going to be hosting a Maine-Endwell K-12 students and families ERAS NIGHT on June 14th! We will be streaming the Eras Tour concert on the jumbotron, and people will be able to watch the concert from the turf. Additionally, there will be: • Food/ice cream trucks • Live performance from our music department to kick off the night • Friendship bracelets designed by the art department • Glow sticks/necklaces • Maine-Endwell merch for sale It should be a great time and a chance for our Maine-Endwell K-12 community to come together as we close out the 23-24 school year!

Mark your calendars for these important end-of-school year dates.

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