Recently, one of our Middle School parents happily shared a notable BA experience:
I wanted to tell you that the other day - out of the blue - our son said how much he likes Middle School. He especially likes that he has more independence in comparison to the earlier years. Thanks for creating a great atmosphere for pre-teens to learn and grow!
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WEDNESDAY,
May 1
Freshman/Senior Breakfast
7:30 am
Patriots Hall Cafe
Senior Assembly
8:20 am
Patriots Hall Gym
Storytime Fun Session
10 am
Constitution Hall
THURSDAY,
May 2
Caps and College Bound
8:15 am
Founders Hall Flagpole
(Freedom Hall if inclement weather)
FRIDAY,
May 3
Primary School and Lower School Presentation Day
12 noon dismissal for Primary School and Lower School
Level 2 Musical
9 am
Constitution Hall
Senior Dinner RSVPs
are due
Level 8 vs. Faculty
Baskeball Game
SATURDAY,
May 4
Admission Screening
(by appointment)
Dinner Auction
A Knight
at the Masquerade Ball
6 pm
MONDAY,
May 6
Summer Days
May Soccer Clinic
(Levels B-5)
3:30 - 5 pm
Freedom Hall Soccer Fields
THURSDAY,
May 9
Level 2 Ellis Island Day
Constitution Hall
FRIDAY,
May 10
Level B Field Trip
Milwaukee Public Museum
Level 3 Gold Rush Day
Liberty Hall
Level 4 Roman Day
Liberty Hall
Cub Scout Pack 183
Bonfire/Rocket Launch
6 pm
Fields of Freedom
Upper School & Middle School Theatre Showcase
5-7 pm
Patriots Hall, 114
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Welcome to our
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Parents: New Student Admissions Alert ~
If you are considering enrolling a new student for the 2019-20 school year and have not submitted an application, please contact the
Admissions Office
. Many classes are at or near capacity.
Parents: Early Payment discount!
BA offers a discount when the 2019-20 tuition is paid in full by May 1. See your invoice for the amount to pay or contact the Business Office with questions.
Caps and College Bound at the top of the hill:
On Thursday, May 2, 8:15 am, Director of College Counseling, Mr. Nick Spaeth, and the seniors who began their BA journey in our earliest levels, will join the Lower School and Primary School students
at the top of the hill (Founders Hall)
. The seniors will say farewell to their first teachers and announce which college they will be attending.
(Location will be moved to Freedom Hall in the event of inclement weather.)
Level 1 students receive "Class of 2030" caps from the seniors! Parents from all levels welcome!
Admission Screening for 2019-20
, Saturday, May 4, for K4-Grade 12 applicants. Please contact
Admissions
to schedule a morning appointment.
Congratulations!
The Middle School math team of Charlie Hieb, Rohith Kumar, Alex Li, David Roessler, and Krish Sharma earned 1st place in State in the small school category of the
Purple Comet! online math contest. These student mathletes earned an international honorable mention and competed against more than 600 teams from more than 50 countries.
Congratulations! Brookfield Academy placed 3rd in State out of 56 teams in the
2019 EconChallenge. Team members included juniors Andy Liu and Christian Hong and senior Andrew Laeuger.
More than 130 students from around Waukesha, Milwaukee, and Ozaukee counties gathered at Patriots Hall on Saturday, April 13, to compete in the
American Association of Teachers of French (AATF) Concours Oral. This forensics-style competition is conducted entirely in French; categories include memorized Poetry Recitation, Extemporaneous Prose, and Theater and Music Performance. Sixty-three students from the Upper, Middle, and Lower Schools qualified to participate in the State Competition to be held on Saturday, May 11. Congratulations to our dedicated students who took their love of French outside the classroom to compete!
(See Upper School, Middle School, and Lower School for the names of students.)
Introducing CODA
,
the new private music lesson program at Brookfield Academy! BA scholars can study music with top-notch private instructors right on campus. CODA offers instruction on 15 different instruments plus voice. Meet the new music instructors at the PS and LS Presentation Days! More information available
here
.
Storytime Fun sessio
ns for ages 3-5 – bring a friend! Our next events are May 1 and May 15, 10 am. For more information and to register click
here
.
Visiting Artist Series:
All School Program. Ranky Tanky, Friday,
May 17, 2:20-3:10 pm, Freedom Hall. Sponsor: BA Parents Kathy and Steve Lockwood.
All Parents: Magnus re-enrollment
for the 2019-20 school year is coming soon! Start scheduling those summer physicals and watch for more details in the next newsletter.
All Parents: The All-School May bus schedule is available
here.
All-School Bus Student Registration: Please note the School Busing Registration information for the 2019-20 school year. More information
here.
Student/Faculty & Staff Directory Update
:
Ms. Monica Spella Hughes, staff address update: N75 W234
80 Water Tower Ct. Unit A3, Sussex, 53089.
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Congratulations!
The following Upper School students qualified to participate in the
American Association of Teachers of French Concours Oral State Competition
on May 11: Charlotte Aexel, Sabrina Arassi,
Emma Canga, Lily Childress, Stephanie Kanavas, Mishaal Omer, Akshay Saluja, and Estelle Watts.
Parents! US classes for full and half credit
are being offered during Summer Days, including Advanced Graphic Design, Creative Writing, Film Studies, Geometry, and Latin I. These classes are reported on student transcripts for BA credit.
Non-BA students may also receive credit at their high schools. Contact
Julie D'Arruda
for more information.
Freshman/Senior Breakfast:
Wednesday, May 1, 7:30 am, Patriots Hall Cafe; Senior Awards Assembly, 8:20 am, Patriots Hall. Parents are welcome to attend the assembly.
Parents of Seniors:
Senior Dinner RSVP's are due by Friday, May 3.
Upper School & Middle School Theatre Showcase (time updated)
, Friday,
May 10, 5-7 pm, Patriots Hall, Room
114. Schedule: Level 8 Theatre (Contemporary Monologues), 5 pm;
Theatre 1 (Modern American Scenes), 5:30 pm; Playwriting (Staged Readings/Original 1 Act Plays), 6 pm.
AP Exams:
Monday, May 6 - Friday, May 17.
Last Day of class for Seniors:
Tuesday, May 14. No final exam for seniors in any classes. Students preparing for AP exams later than this date may be required to attend class until the examination. AP classes are permitted to end once the AP examination is complete.
Upper School Theater 2 Showcase: Pride@Prejudice
, Thursday, May 16, 6-7 pm, Patriots Hall, 114.
Senior Dinner
is Friday, May 17, 6 pm.
Graduation:
Sunday, May 19, 2 pm, Patriots Hall Gym.
Spring Sports Awards Assembly
, Monday, May 20, 8:15 am, Patriots Hall Gym.
Upper School Reading Day,
Wednesday, May 22.
Upper School Final Exams,
Thursday, May 23 - Wednesday,
May 29.
Parents of Juniors:
Your students have researched colleges, identified matches, and developed a list of colleges they would like to apply to this fall. Mr. Spaeth, Mrs. Koenings, and Mrs. Greischar invite you to share any question you have about the college application process, including the search, campus visits, writing the application, the essay, letters of recommendation, interviews, admissions decisions, deadlines, and scholarships. Join us on Wednesday, May 29, 8:30 am, Patriots Hall College Room.
Upper School Academic Awards for Underclassmen,
Friday, May 31, 7 pm.
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Congratulations!
The following Middle School students qualified to participate in the
American Association of Teachers of French Concours Oral State Competition
on May 11: Level 6 students
Sander Armbruster, Savannah Eyzaguirre, Brooke Ihlenfeld,
Aryan Kapur,
Annabelle Leh, Emily Lund, Sanjit Madireddi,
Yukiko Mitchell, Alexis Wilson; Level 7 students Ayushi Chandel, Matthew Courchaine, Anvesha Guru, Lucy Irwin, Harbani Kaur, Madeline Lund, Camryn Phillips, Madeline Roth, Saif Sajjad,
Elisabeth Schwertfeger, Riya Vijayapal, and Ella Wurtzbacher; and Level 8 students
Emma Felton, Anushka Guru,
Alexandra Kass, Mona Khosla, Divya Krishnan, and
Emma Richardson.
Level 8 vs Faculty Basketball Game,
Friday, May 3.
Middle School Head for the Day
on Friday, May 3, is Patricia Weiss.
Upper School & Middle School Theatre Showcase (time updated)
, Friday,
May 10, 5-7 pm, Patriots Hall, Room
114. Schedule: Level 8 Theatre (Contemporary Monologues), 5 pm;
Theatre 1 (Modern American Scenes), 5:30 pm; Playwriting (Staged Readings/Original 1 Act Plays), 6 pm.
Parents selling textbooks to incoming 2019-20 Middle School students/parents
can fill out the textbook resale form
online
or pick one up in the Middle School office. BA will only share contact information with interested parents; resale forms will be posted for prospective buyers in the main office. All textbook prices and sales are determined and finalized between seller and buyer. Contact
Mr. Ricci
with questions.
Math Summer Skill Saver Books!
Your student will stay sharp by doing some math problems over the summer break. Order forms for math summer skill savers will be sent home with students Wednesday, May 1, and are due to the Middle School office by Monday, May 15. Books are available for all MS math courses (except geometry) and will not be distributed until after the exams.
Middle School and Lower School Spring Sports Awards
, Tuesday, May 21, 8:15 am, Freedom Hall North Gym.
Exams begin
(half day), Thursday, May 23.
Exams
(half day), Friday, May 24.
Exams
(half day), Tuesday, May 28.
Last day of Exams
(half day) Wednesday, May 29.
End-of-Year Academic Awards Program
, Friday, May 31, 4 pm, Patriots Hall.
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Congratulations!
The following Lower School students qualified to participate in the
American Association of Teachers of French Concours Oral State Competition
on May 11:
Level 4 students Sahar Aman, Aroushi Bhakhri, Peyton Emling, Anna Felton, Greta Grossman, Sahil Hansaria, Adib Hashem, Sawyer Holubowicz, Lauren Jones, Anne Lai,
Ritisha Mathur, Keagan Michelich, Samuel Miller, Brooke Nowacki, Elena Petrova,
Kelly Schuppner, Lucy Schwertfeger, and Jack Shanahan; and Level 5 students Neerja Ahuja, Meghan Jeide, Zoe Johnson, Ammar Pasha, Shivani Shah, Samreena Sidhu, Alia Soliman, Claire Tian, and Raghav Vijayapal.
Primary School and Lower School students
may wear their favorite college t-shirt or sweatshirt on Thursday, May 2, for our "Caps and College Bound Assembly" (see All School). This is not a dress down day.
Primary School and Lower School Presentation Day
is Friday, May 3, 8:15 am. Primary School and Lower School students will be dismissed at 12 noon.
Primary School Musical:
Don't miss our Level 2 scholars perform in
Aesop, Come Back!
One show for parents will be performed Friday, May 3, 9 am, Constitution Hall. No ticket required.
Summer Days May Soccer Clinic:
The Major League Soccer team, Chicago Fire (one of our 2019 Summer Days partners), will host a free soccer clinic on Monday, May 6, 3:30-5 pm, at the Freedom Hall soccer field for students currently in Levels B-5. To register, please contact
Julie D'Arruda
.
Level 2 Ellis Island Day
,
Thursday, May 9.
Level 3 Gold Rush Day
,
Friday, May 10.
Level 4 Roman Day
,
Friday, May 10.
Level B visits the Milwaukee Museum
, Friday, May 10.
Level B (Incoming First Graders) through Level 5:
Learn more about scouting and join Cub Scout Pack 183 at the end-of-year bonfire, rocket launch, and awards cere
mony on Friday, May 10, 6 pm, at BA Fields of Freedom. RSVP please (so they may have enough rockets on hand) to Cub Master
Jim Weiner
.
Summer Skill Saver Books!
Your student will stay sharp by doing a few problems a couple of times a week. Order forms for these booklets for students (completing Levels 1-5) were sent home a few weeks ago and are available in the Liberty Hall and Constitution Hall Offices. Due date to return order forms is Friday, May 10.
Primary School and Lower School Review and Exams
, Monday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 22. Students will have 12 noon dismissal on May 20-22.
Primary School Spanish Pronunciation Awards Assembly,
Wednesday, May 15, 8:15 am.
Levels 3 & 4 Parents:
The band parent meeting/instrument rental night is Wednesday, May 15, 4-5 pm, Liberty Hall Library.
Lower School French Pronunciation Awards Assembly,
Thursday, May 16, 8:15 am.
Primary School Physical Fitness Awards Assembly,
Friday, May 17, 8:15 am.
Lower School Physical Fitness Awards Assembly,
Monday, May 20, 8:15 am.
Lower School and Middle School Spring Sports Awards
, Tuesday, May 21, 8:15 am, Freedom Hall North Gym.
Level A Awards Day (for morning students),
Tuesday, May 21, 8:15 am.
Level 4 Greek Mythology Exam Winners Assembly,
Tuesday, May 21, 8:15 am.
Level A Awards Day (for afternoon students),
Wednesday, May 22, 8:15 am.
Little Knights Awards Day,
Wednesday, May 2
2, 9 am.
Last day for Primary School and Lower School,
Wednesday, May 22, 12 noon dismissal.
Levels B-2 Awards Day,
Thursday, May 23, 8:15 am, Constitution Hall.
Lower School Awards Day Program and Ice Cream Social,
Thursday, May 23, 4 pm, Liberty Hall.
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ADVANCEMENT & VOLUNTEER NEWS
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Dinner Auction
A Knight at the Masquerade Ball
Saturday, May 4
1451 Renaissance Place
Thank you to Sue Simic, Melissa Watts, and their team of volunteers who are working around the clock to make Saturday an enchanting evening! The night will be filled with camaraderie, mystery, and a lot of fun! We are so excited to see you there! If you would like to join the "fun-raising," please contact
Lori Kaari
in the Advancement Office to take care of your dinner accommodations.
Silent Online Auction New Items Added!
The Silent Online Auction officially opened on Friday, April 26, and closes at 8 pm on Saturday, May 4. We have added new items to the Silent Online Auction! Support BA even if you are unable attend on the night of the Auction. Bidding is open to all!
Register for the
Silent Online Auction here
. Or visit our online
Dinner Auction page
and click on the yellow “Silent Auction” bar. A credit card is needed to register. Bidding is open now! Don’t miss out on the excitement. Questions? Contact
Lori Kaari
in the Advancement Office.
Take Me Out to the Ball Game!
BA at Miller Park
Support the Varsity boys baseball team at Miller Park on Wednesday, May 15, as they face conference opponent Living Word Lutheran at 5 pm. Enjoy the tailgate and grab a hot dog and chips in the parking lot, beginning at 4 pm. This will be a great game! Parking and admission are free.
A BA student will sing the
National Anthem,
and concessions will be available for purchase in the stadium. A fan bus, for Upper School students only, will depart from Patriots Hall after school and will return after the game. Students in all other divisions will need transportation and must be accompanied by a parent at the game. All are welcome to join!
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Volunteer Corner
With the end of the school year fast approaching, visit the
BA website
to volunteer and find out how you can help make our Awards Program Receptions successful and special. If you are interested in volunteering, please sign up through
Volunteer Hub
or contact
Lori Kaari
in the Advancement Office.
Thank you to Tarah Davis, Brooke Erlinder, Gwen Kandula, Anita Roessler, Samira Yaish, and
Katie Zeiler
for all they are doing to make sure BA teachers and staff feel appreciated and loved this week!
A special shout out goes to all our BA families for giving their time and energy to enhance the lives of our BA scholars and community!
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