Sunday, September 17, 2017

Brown School News for September 18, 2017





It was a fabulous first full week at Brown School! Routines are established in every classroom and throughout the school's common areas. Teachers have been busy learning about their students through various assessments and classroom activities as well. Thank you for your time on Tuesday night. We were so pleased to see so many of you on Back to School Night. We are eager to begin our third week of school with you as our partner.  


Upcoming Dates to Note

9/18  NWEA testing continues this week
          PTO Meeting at noon in the Media Center- lunch provided
          Constitution Day at Brown School- wear red, white & blue!


9/19  Picture Day! Online orders can be submitted here using order code 19763GA

9/20 Late Start Day
          Talk/Dress Like a Pirate Day!

9/21  Boy Scout information night in the gym               6-7 p.m.

9/25  Board of Education meeting at Central Office

9/26  Brown School hosts the Parents as Teachers playgroup 

9/27   Late Start Day

10/2 WALK-A-THON begins!




Great news! Our gym will be open at 7:45 a.m. on late start days for families that are in need of morning supervision. Please walk your child in and sign them in for supervised learning activities prior to the start of the school day. 




Popcorn Fridays!

Thank you to our volunteers who came in to pop and deliver a tasty popcorn treat to our students last week! If you are interested in volunteering to help with an upcoming popcorn Friday date, please contact Jill Jones. 


Popcorn Fridays this year are on:



October 20
November 17
December 15
January 19
February 16
March 16
 April 20










Please continue to collect donations and pledges for our annual fundraiser! 





Please consider joining the Brown Elementary PTO Facebook page for "just in time" reminders and announcements.  

Parents as Teachers Playgroup

We are pleased to host Berrien RESA's Parents as Teachers playgroup once per month in our Brown School gym.  To learn more about this program, visit www.berrienresa.org/pat.