Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Friday, Mr. Moliterno’s Biology class built water tower structures. This lesson combined problem solving, design, and having to budget and “purchase” the materials to complete the build. The students worked together in teams and each came up with their own design, with a test of how much weight the tower could hold at the end of class. Way to go, Mr. Moliterno for combining sciences with engineering and biology! 💙💛

Highlighting the Learning at Birch Run Schools!
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Every Wednesday morning at MGMS, students have an advisory period where they do a different activity. This week, students had conversations about the things that happen every day at school that put a “wrinkle” in someone’s heart. Things were discussed from getting embarrassed, making mistakes, friends being mad at you, someone making fun of you, being left out, being rejected, the list goes on…Then the students discussed ways you can try to smooth out that wrinkle for someone to help them feel restored when something has gone wrong. Students talked about apologizing, asking them to sit with you so they aren't left out, complimenting them, helping them, and trying not to do things that hurt others in the first place. Students placed their band-aids on the heart as a symbol of their pledge to make an effort to keep this lesson in mind when interacting with others. 💙💛
On Wednesday, Roomie & Nova made a trip to Birch Run Fields to visit the residents and share some puppy love! 🐶
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Presenting our Family Educational Series! 🔎📖🏫🌎
Register here: https://forms.gle/MNoUhXG3RWTBt9CG8
Session for Parents on raising resilient kids with Tracey Galgoci
at the same time....
a session for kids with author Johnathan Rand!
Parenting in a world of phones, gaming, social media, and screens can feel complicated. There are a lot of questions, a lot of opinions, and rarely one perfect answer.
That’s why we’re inviting parents and caregivers to join us for Raising Resilient Kids: Navigating the Pitfalls of a Screen-Based Childhood with Tracey Galgoci, MA, LPC.
This will be a practical, welcoming, and judgment-free conversation about raising kids in today’s digital world. Come as you are, bring your questions, and hear realistic ideas you can use with your own family.
There is no expectation to have it all figured out. This is a space for honest conversation, questions, and practical strategies that can work in real family life. You do not have children attending BR Schools to attend.
Refreshments & Door Prizes!

Yesterday, Mrs. Geister had a distinguished guest from the University of Michigan, Flint.
Dr. Saks came to the Government Classes to speak in depth about the Bill of Rights. Students came up with real life scenarios, and Dr. Saks discussed how the bill of rights applies in these different scenarios to better understand how the law is applied in real life. They discussed things like search and seizure, evidence, how technology has developed and changed case law, cell phones and supreme court cases, privacy, dress codes, and far more. Thank you Dr. Saks for spending time at BRHS today discussing real world applications of law with our Panthers!💙💛

Session with author! He will teach students how to take their ideas and turn them into a story. Take an evening and focus on your IMAGINATION!
*Refreshments
*Drawing for prizes
*Free Johnathan Rand book!
At the same time, there is a session for parents on developing positive screen habits & ways to increase resilience in your children with Dr. Tracey Galgoci!

Yesterday, Mrs. Cole’s Biology class learned about the structure of molecules by building marshmallow-cules! Each different color marshmallow represents a different element, the toothpicks are the bonds, and each structure represents a different molecule of a given chemical. Students built ethane, ethene, propane, and methane,. This is a great example of how the different sciences overlap and apply to one another. 💙💛





Session with author! He will teach students how to take their ideas and turn them into a story. Take an evening and focus on your IMAGINATION!
*Refreshments
*Drawing for prizes
*Free Johnathan Rand book!
At the same time, there is a session for parents on developing positive screen habits & ways to increase resilience in your children with Dr. Tracey Galgoci!


Hope you can get there to see this in person! 💙💛

Did you know we have dogs on staff at Birch Run?! We have two service dogs who visit the students all throughout the year. Teachers can have Nova or Roomie visit their students. As you can imagine, they are the most popular staff members! Having Roomie & Nova help make our school more welcoming and they lift the students’ (and teachers!) spirits 💙💛



Registration Link Here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1WmAEfpc_GeUa_x6b03-emhMvYZ4lTRU8Q1E0PjrXXLo/edit#responses

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North Elementary had a team from the University of Michigan visit classrooms today to see movement breaks in action! Research shows that movement breaks prime the brain for learning by increasing attention and engagement. Thank you to Mrs. Tanner and Mrs. White for welcoming Dr. Hassan and her team to North. Birch Run Area Schools takes pride in initiatives that are supported by the Whole School. Whole Child. Whole Community (WSCC) Framework. 💙💛

Looking for Birch Run alumni or anyone with ties to Birch Run who served in the Iraq or Afghanistan Wars to speak to our 21st Century Wars class at Birch Run High School. Class is from 12:28pm-1:27pm every day.
We'd love for our students to hear firsthand experiences and perspectives from those who served.
If you're interested please email Mr. Maksimchuk at nmaksimchuk@birchrunschools.org
Please share to someone who you think should come in and speak!

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Yesterday, Mrs. Rosencrants’ Algebra classes played “Algebra Battleship”! Students had to solve two part equations in order to play. If they solved their equations correctly, they were able to identify their partner’s battleships! Mrs. Rosencrants is going above and beyond to present her subject in a creative way! Students are not only solving equations, they are going a step farther & learning to work together in the process. 💙💛








