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For today's Mental Health Awareness video, we're doing "Count Down to Calm." Try it with us here: https://youtube.com/shorts/dKRBU5YEKqw Need a gentle way to unwind after a long day? Try Countdown to Calm—a simple bedtime practice to ease your mind and body. Start with Five Finger Breathing: ✋ Trace each finger as you slowly breathe in and out. Then move to High Five Hands: 🫱 Breathe In – open your hands 🫳 Breathe Out – close your hands 🔁 Repeat 5 times while counting: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5… This calming ritual helps slow your breathing, relax your nervous system, and prepare your body for rest. Try it tonight—you deserve the peace. 💙 #MentalHealthAwareness #CountdownToCalm #BedtimeRoutine #MindfulBreathing #SelfCare

🏃‍♂️ Get Ready for Active Day 🏃‍♀️ Tomorrow students are encouraged to wear sports gear to school as a fun reminder to stay active, reduce stress, and take care of both our bodies and minds 💪🧠. Whether it’s your favorite team jersey, athletic wear, or sneakers—let’s move through the day with energy and purpose! #ActiveDay #HealthyBodiesHealthyMinds #StayActive #StudentWellness

Check out today's Mental Health Awareness video here: https://youtu.be/Lrp2HWkVpeY Feeling overwhelmed? Try the 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding Technique—a simple way to bring yourself back to the present moment using your senses. ✨ It helps reduce stress, calm anxiety, and reconnects your mind and body. Take a few quiet minutes to go through each step. Let your senses anchor you in the here and now. 🧘‍♀️💚 #MentalHealthAwareness #Mindfulness #GroundingTechniques #54321Method #SelfCareTools

🌿 Reminder! 🌿 Tomorrow is Mental Health Awareness Day! Let’s come together to support, uplift, and spread awareness by wearing GREEN 💚. Join us in showing that mental health matters — for our students, our staff, and our community. #MentalHealthAwareness #WearGreen #EndTheStigma #WeSupportEachOther

Join us Tuesday May 20th for our Open House and Art Show. Our students are so excited to show off all their hard work from this year!

🧠 Check out our latest Mental Health Awareness week video here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/B5RFqjL18QU Mental Health Awareness Week Tip Take a moment to breathe deep and reset with this simple technique: Hot Chocolate Breath 🍫💨 It’s a fun and easy way to reduce stress, calm anxiety, and boost overall well-being. Here’s how: 1. 🌬️ Imagine holding a warm cup of hot chocolate. 2. 👃 Smell the delicious aroma as you breathe in slowly. 3. 😮‍💨 Cool it down with a gentle breath out. 4. ☕ Sip and quietly say “ahhhh…” 5. 🔁 Repeat 3 times. This calming exercise helps relax your nervous system, improve lung function, and bring you back to the present. Try it—your mind and body will thank you. 💚 #MentalHealthAwareness #BreatheDeep #SelfCare #HotChocolateBreath #MindfulnessMatters

🌞 Tuesday is Sunshine & Positivity Day! 🌼 Let’s brighten the halls and our hearts by wearing orange and yellow tomorrow to spread warmth, kindness, and support for Mental Health Awareness Week. 💬 A smile, a compliment, or a helping hand can go a long way. Let’s lift each other up and shine some light together! ✨🧡💛 #MentalHealthMatters #SunshineAndPositivity #WearOrangeAndYellow #BrightenSomeone'sDay

🌱 Feeding Futures: Grab & Go Summer Meals 🌱 We’re back for another summer of FREE meals for Brandywine Heights students, thanks to the incredible support of Friends of Brandywine! 📅 Start Date: Thursday, June 12 📍 Pickup Location: Intermediate/Middle School (200 West Weis St.) 🍴 Meals Include: 5 breakfasts & 5 lunches every week ✅ Sign up now: https://www.bhasd.org/page/food-services Let’s keep our students nourished and thriving all summer long! #FeedingFutures #BHASD #CommunitySupport #SummerMeals

Congratulations to last week's Bucket Fillers! Keep up the amazing work! 🪣 🎉

🌱 How Nature Heals Us 🌳✨ Did you know spending time outside can boost your mood, lower stress, and even improve sleep? 💚 Check out our latest video to learn more about how nature helps us heal: https://youtu.be/lk23DbaUqYE #MentalHealthAwareness #NatureHeals #StepOutside #Wellbeing #Biophilia

Second grade students are working on biography reports. They read a text about a famous person. Then they wrote a report and designed a creative art piece to accompany their writing. 📝📖

🌽💥 Science in Action! 💥🌽 Last week in Gifted, we dove into the world of Ag literacy — and what better way to kick things off than with some delicious popcorn experiments? 🍿💡 Did you know that the moisture level in corn affects how it pops? We put it to the test by popping kernels that were: 🔥 Baked in the oven for an hour 💧 Soaked in water for an hour 🌱 Left as regular kernels And the best part? We had a few extra 'teachers' on hand for Bring Your Child to Work Day, making our popcorn science lesson even more fun!

🧠💚 SPIRIT WEEK with a PURPOSE! 💚🧠 Starting Monday, we’re turning up the school spirit while turning the spotlight on mental health awareness! Each day is packed with fun themes and powerful messages to help us all pause, reflect, and support one another. ✨ Let’s break the stigma, boost each other up, and show that mental health matters just as much as school pride! 📸 Check out the image below for daily themes and join the movement! #MentalHealthMatters #SpiritWeek2025 #WellnessAndWeAre

REMINDER! Early Dismissal Tomorrow! Car Pick Up Doors Open @ 12:50 Walkers + Bus Riders are Dismissed @ 1:05

🦸‍♀️ Shoutout to our School Lunch Heroes! 🧃🍕🥦 Friday, May 2nd was National School Lunch Heroes Day! Our heroes aren’t just serving food—they’re serving superpowers! 💥 From pre-dawn prep to the final tray wipe, you keep our bellies full and our hearts. 💛 Thanks for making lunchtime legendary! 🙌

Happy School Nurses Day! ❤️‍🩹 From tummy aches to band-aids and everything in between. Today we celebrate the calm in the chaos, the heart behind the help, and the nurses who always know how to make us feel better. Thanks for taking care of BHASD! 🩹

🎉 Student Spotlight: Danica Macdonald Danica was named Practical Arts Student of the Quarter for her leadership, creativity, and determination! Whether in PE, STEM, or solving tough problems, she brings kindness, grit, and a can-do attitude to every class. Way to go, Danica! 👏✨

🎉April Students of the Month🎉 Congratulations! We are PROUD of you!

Congratulations to all students that were nominated for the month of April for being Bullet PROUD! Wahoo! 🎉

Mrs. Feland's 1st graders had a Publishing Party on Friday! Students wrote "The Best Part of Me" and each wrote a page in a book that was published! Way to go! 🎉📖