Throughout the month of April we want to be sure to pause and thank our amazing volunteers for their dedication and commitment to helping us grow. Brown School staff are consistently reminded of our families' generosity and are so grateful for your ongoing support. THANK YOU!
This Week at Brown School
4/16 Tech Festival entries due!
4/17 Board of Education meeting @ Central office 6pm
Skate Night 6-8 pm
4/18 Late start day
4/19 Mr. Lignell's class to the Upton planetarium 1:30-2:45 pm
Creating a Safer School Environment through Prevention, Intervention and Response - led by Brian Uridge, SJPD at SJHS 6-7:30 pm
4/20 Popcorn day!
Kindergarten classes to Sarett 9:00-11:30 am
Coming Up...
4/23 PTO meeting - 12:00 in the Media Center Please join us!
4/25 Late start day
4/26 Parents as Teachers playgroup 9:30-10:30am - last one!
Mrs. Danapilis' class to Calling All Colors 9:05-11:15am
4/30 Mileage Club begins at lunch recess today!
3rd and 4th grade M-STEP testing begins
NWEA spring testing begins
5/1 Third grades to Charlton Park 7:45am-3:00pm
5/3 Mrs. Schueneman's class to the planetarium 1:30-2:45pm
5/9 Late start day
5th grade program 6pm - DQ Night!
5/10 Ms. Barron's class to Calling All Colors 9:05-11:15am
5/11 Track meet day for 3rd-5th graders
Ren Baldwin Technology Showcase SJHS 6pm
5/14 Board of Education meeting at Central Office 6pm
2nd graders to the Heritage Center and historical walk 9am-1:30pm - must take cold lunch
4th graders to Lansing 6:15am departure
5/15 Muffins with Moms!
Hearing and Vision Screening - Young 5s
5/16 Late start day
5/17 5th grade visit to Upton
Girls on the Run 5K in Berrien Springs
5/21-5/25 Third grade swimming week
5/21 Track meet rain date
PTO meeting in the Media Center 7pm
5/22 First graders to Sarett 9-11:30am
5/23 Late start day
Young 5s to Sarett 12:30-2:30pm
5/24 Mrs. Danapilis's class to Calling All Colors 9:05-11:15am
5/25 Fifth graders to the Air Zoo 8:45 am-2:25 pm
5/28 No school - Memorial Day
5/29 Fifth graders to Health Works 10:30am-1:00pm
5/30 Health Works coming for fourth grade session
6/1 Flip Flop Friday - Student Council Fun Friday
6/6 School Picnic! (more information to come soon)
6/7 1/2 of school - dismissal at 12:05 pm
6/8 Last day of school! 1/2 day - dismissal at 12:05 pm
M-STEP
Students in grades 3-8 all across Michigan will be taking the Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress (M-STEP) assessments beginning in April. Like last year, the M-STEP will be given online. The fifth graders will be first to test, beginning the week of April 9th. The third and fourth grade windows for testing begins April 30th.
The M-STEP measures current student knowledge of Michigan’s high academic standards in English language arts (ELA), mathematics, science, and social studies. A robust set of resources related to the M-STEP is available online at www.michigan.gov/mstep. Three resources specifically developed for parents include:
John Hall Annual Elementary Track Meet
Parents/Guardians of Y5 thru 2nd we need your help at the Track Meet on May 11th!
The Track Meet is an annual event at the St. Joseph High School Stadium for 3rd-5th from all St Joe elementary schools.
We need 15-20 parent volunteers of Kindergarten to 2nd grade so the families of Brown students involved in the annual track meet can watch their children grades 3 to 5 participate.
To volunteer:
-- Experience isn’t necessary.
-- The track meet is May 11th at the high school stadium from 10 am to 2 pm.
-- Volunteers need to be at the high school track @ 10 a.m. to be assigned a job and receive directions (there will be a short break, but volunteers need to be in place by 11:15 a.m.). The track meet lasts until about 2 p.m. (Some events finish slightly earlier.)
-- If you volunteer, please be prepared to stay until your entire assigned job is finished.
-- Sorry, but no little ones. There are just too many people and a lot going on.
-- Remember to dress for the weather and layer!
*Rain date May 21. Parents from other grades are welcome to volunteer as well.
Please contact Cherry Bayley to volunteer or with any questions @ cherrydbayley@gmail.com or text or call 810-335-5354. Thanks!
Michigan's Adventure Family Trip 2018
Mark your calendars to join other Brown School families on June 11th from 10am-5pm at Michigan's Adventure for a day of family fun! The cost is $25 per person and includes a lunch of hotdog, chips, cookie and drink (parking and locker fees are an additional cost). Please note that parents are responsible to transport their children and must stay with them.
Find your necklace and get ready to earn some tokens - Mileage Club is returning for the spring season on April 30th! The club will be held during lunch recesses on the dates listed below (weather dependent). If your child is unable to find his/her necklace, please send in $1 for a replacement.
April 30, May 2, May 4, May 7, and May 9th.
Community Corkboard
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Our Community Corkboard is your source for information about
all kinds of happenings around town. Take me to the
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