KINDERGARTEN REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN!
Our Screening Slots are filling up fast! Please see below for Next Steps and Save the Date:
Next Step: Once you have completed the online registration requirements, please contact the Elementary School Main Office at 610.682.5171 to schedule your child’s Kindergarten Screening session.
Kindergarten Screening sessions will be scheduled the weeks of February 17th and February 24th. Morning, afternoon, and evening sessions will be available.
Mrs. Acosta, Bullet Academy Coordinator, will conduct the screening sessions. A screening/readiness test will be administered to help our staff ensure heterogeneous classroom groupings and provide a brief snapshot of the student’s abilities. We realize that a variety of factors influence the results of this screening (new environment, new faces, etc.) so it is used as a general guide, not as eligibility criteria to create ability groupings. Following the screening, Mrs. Acosta will provide students with a ‘Kindergarten Readiness Kit’ and invite families to join Kindergarten Readiness Groups that will help your child transition to their new school and bolster their academic and social skills prior to starting kindergarten. These groups will begin in March and will continue throughout the summer!
Save the Date: On Thursday, April 24th, from 6:00-7:00, we will host a Kindergarten Orientation/Camp Kindergarten experience for incoming kindergarten families. Parents will meet with Ms. Kelly to learn more about our Kindergarten program and our Elementary School/District. While the parents join Ms. Kelly for an informational session, incoming kindergarteners will participate in Camp Kindergarten with teachers! They will meet some of our teachers, participate in a variety of fun activities/stations, and see different areas of their new school! More information will be shared closer to the event.
We look forward to meeting you and beginning a long-term partnership in your child’s education!
🌟 28 Blue Jackets & A Big Milestone! 🌟
Brandywine Heights Area School District is thrilled to share some exciting FFA news! At the Pennsylvania FFA Mid-Winter Convention, 28 of our students proudly received their iconic blue jackets. 💙 These jackets symbolize hard work, dedication, and a bright future in agriculture—and they were made possible thanks to the generosity of our amazing community sponsors!
But that’s not all! 🎉 We’re also proud to announce that Brandywine Heights FFA was 1 of just 6 chapters across the state to receive its official charter during the convention. While some of our students couldn’t attend due to the weather, we’ll make sure to recognize their incredible achievements at a later date.
📸 Stay tuned for more updates from our FFA chapter and agricultural program—this is just the beginning of something great! 🌾
#FFA #BlueJacket #BrandywineHeightsFFA #AgEducation #LeadershipInAction
🎉 Words can’t express how proud we are of our FLL Robotics Team!
They had an incredible weekend, achieving:
✅ Highest robot score in school history
✅ 7th out of 28 teams, just 10 points from the top 5
✅ Consistent robot performance with 200 points in all 3 rounds
And the best part? They showed outstanding sportsmanship, teamwork, and manners, representing Brandywine Heights with pride! 💪✨
They also took home the Breakthrough Award, recognizing their growth in:
1️⃣ Innovation project and presentation
2️⃣ Robot games
3️⃣ Core values
Way to go, team! We couldn’t be prouder of these amazing students. 🙌👏
#BHASD #FLLRobotics #BrandywineProud #STEMExcellence
Brandywine Heights Elementary School is beginning Kindergarten Registration for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year! Your child is eligible if he/she will be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2025. Please visit www.bhasd.org to fill out the online enrollment forms for Kindergarten Registration.
These students have been busy doing some extra reading at home!! Their hard work is amazing!! Keep exercising those reading brains! 🧠💪🏼📚
Coding, programming, and building is for the month of January, K-5! Coding arcade games, programming sphero bolts, engineering caterpolts with Crunch Lab, building numbers with OSMO, and creating apps with BitsBox!
Second grade students in Mrs. Rissmiller's class are learning about animal classification. They created posters after they sorted and grouped the animals. 🐿️🦋🪲🪱🐧
Bullet Academy families and PreK students enjoyed some fun open gym time!
🧱 The Brick Campaign Strikes Back!
You asked, and we listened—the Brick Campaign is reopening for a limited time! From now through Monday, January 20th, you have another chance to:
✔️Honor loved ones
✔️Celebrate alumni or students
✔️Commemorate a special milestone
⚠️ SOLD OUT: The premium 12 x 12” bricks sold out faster than a lightsaber duel! But don’t worry—4 x 8” and 8 x 8” bricks are still available (for now).
This exclusive opportunity won’t last long. Act now to secure your place in Brandywine Heights history before it’s too late.
📍https://www.bhasd.org/page/bhasd-stadium-brick-campaign
Thank you for being part of the legacy. Together, we’re paving the way for a future filled with pride and connection!
#GoBullets! #BHASD #BuildALegacy
Congratulations to this week's Bucket Fillers! Keep up the great work!
There is an early dismissal next Friday, January 17th!
Car Pick Up Doors Open @ 12:50
Walkers + Bus Riders are Dismissed @ 1:05
🎉 Today, 15 students stepped up to volunteer at the PA FFA Foundation Booth, helping out by selling pizza and lemonade! 🍕🍋 This fantastic organization supports FFA students statewide by sponsoring contests, student projects, and so much more. 🌟
👉 Stay tuned we've got some really exciting updates from our agricultural program!🌾 #BrandywineHeightsFFA #BHASD
🚨 New addition alert! 🚨
Last week, we were thrilled to unveil our brand-new book vending machine at the Elementary School! 📚
🎉 Thanks to our AMAZING PTC, students can now earn special coins to grab a book of their choice. Here’s Ms. Kelly introducing this exciting new feature to Ms. Dirsa’s and Ms. Hoff’s Kindergarten classes! 🪙
✨ What a fun way to spark a love for reading! ❤️ #BHASD #LoveOfLearning #ReadersAreLeaders
The Brandywine Heights Elementary teachers, in partnership with our PTC, invite you and your PreK-5th grade students to attend our upcoming BOOK BINGO EVENT February 6th! Doors will open at 5:30PM. Bingo will begin promptly at 6:00PM. This event will take place in the ES Gym. RSVPs are being sent home this week with students!
The Bullet Academy children learned about winter, made fluffly snow with Mrs. Acosta, and practiced activities to strengthen their fine motor skills.
Our S.T.A.R.T program is off to a great start 😉 Students worked through different stations while listening to music! Students participated in various kinds of cardiovascular and muscle strengthening activities along with activities that worked on balance and fine and gross motor skills! 💪🏼
It's all about the smiles! 🎁❤️ Our students delivered their adapted toys just in time for the holidays, spreading joy and inclusivity. These moments capture the heart of the Toy Adaptation Program making play accessible to every child.
📸 Swipe to see the impact of their hard work!
Here’s a closer look at our students in action during the Toy Adaptation Program! 🎮🛠️
📸 Check out these moments as they designed, built, and problem-solved their way to creating inclusive toys for kids. Great work, team!
Swipe through to see our amazing Brandywine Heights students in action during the Toy Adaptation Program! 🎮✨ From brainstorming at Penn State Berks to hands-on tinkering, they worked hard to make toys more inclusive for kids with disabilities. 👏💡
📸 Check out their dedication and creativity!
⚾ Registration for Brandywine Youth Baseball Associations' 2025 spring season is officially open! We welcome students in grades PreK–6 to join the fun. Registration runs until February 8, 2025, so don’t wait!
Not sure if your child is ready? Come to one of our open gyms happening January–March. Details will be posted on Brandywine Youth Baseball Facebook Page.
💻 Register here: https://app.teamlinkt.com/register/go/brandywineyouthbaseballassociation/87182
📧 Questions? Reach out to Josh Epting at president@brandywinebaseball.com.
Let’s make this spring season a homerun! 🧢⚾
