Thank you for joining us for our special Donuts with Dads event. We always look forward to welcoming special guests to our learning environment.
This Week at Brown
Oct 29 Picture Retake Day (a.m.) - send in unwanted packets if requesting retakes
Oct 31 Late Start Day
All School Recess @ 2:00
Halloween Parties 2:15-3:15 with parade following for 1st-5th graders @ 3:15 around the trackNov 2 Popcorn Friday!
End of the First Marking Period
1/2 day - dismissal at 12:05 p.m. (ELE only)
Coming Up...
Nov 5 Last day to turn in walk-a-thon donations in order to be included in the drawing
Book Fair begins!
1/2 day - dismissal at 12:05 p.m. (ELE only)
Coming Up...
Nov 5 Last day to turn in walk-a-thon donations in order to be included in the drawing
Book Fair begins!
Girl Scouts visit during lunch
Girl Scout Sign-Ups 6 - 7 p.m.
Girl Scout Sign-Ups 6 - 7 p.m.
Nov 6 Book Fair
Nov 7 Book Fair
Nov 8 1/2 day for conferences (dismissal at 12:05 p.m.)
Nov 9 1/2 day for conferences (dismissal at 12:05 p.m.)
Walk-a-Thon prize drawing & celebration
Nov 12 Board of Education Meeting 6pm @ Central Office
Nov 13 Access in the Media Center 8:10am
Nov 14 Late Start
Nov 15 Second Grade Program 6pm
Nov 14 Late Start
Nov 15 Second Grade Program 6pm
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Thank you to all of our amazing Brown School families that encouraged our students in reaching their goals and supported our school in fundraising efforts. We are anxious to report our collective total! Donations are still welcome and gratefully accepted through November 5th.
We are still working toward our goal of 100% donation participation among our student body. If you are interested in sponsoring a student in need, please consider making either an online or cash donation to be made on behalf of a student (our committee members will assign donations accordingly). For online donations, please enter "Brown School" under "student first name" then under "last name" please enter "Student". Click here to make an online donation. Thank you for your consideration and support!
Brown School staff and families would like to extend our sincere gratitude to Shellie Aust, Cindi Johansen, and Johanna Brown for their years of leadership and dedication to this essential fundraiser. Their hard work and encouragement helped to ensure extended learning opportunities were available to our students year after year. Thank you for your many years of commitment to our school. We appreciate you!
If you are unsatisfied with your child's school pictures and would like them to be retaken, please send in the original packet on Monday. Geskus will be here in the morning to retake photographs. You can anticipate the new photographs to arrive within a few weeks.
Keep collecting your Box Tops for our school. Please be sure that each box top is not expired and that the expiration date is not cut off. Our fall collection details are coming soon.
Sports 44 Give-Back Program
Do you have sports equipment that you no longer need? If so, please consider donating it to Sports 44 (2605 S. Cleveland Ave.). Let them know that you would like Brown PTO to receive a percentage of the sale. This will help to sustain the purchase of additional playground equipment for our students.
Stuff-a-Truck Food Drive
Brown School Student Council is proud to help connect our school community with the larger Berrien County community by collecting non-perishable food items (canned goods, boxed dinner/pasta) now through Wednesday, November 7th. If you are able, simply pick up items at the grocery store, and send it to school with your child to be donated in his/her classroom collection box.
Our collection begins now because there is a greater need for food around the holiday season. In addition to the positive feelings that occur with giving to those in need, there is a classroom incentive for the class that donates the most perishable food items to this cause.
This event is sponsored by 97.5 Y Country and Rogers. Items are donated to the Southwest Michigan Action Agency.
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| Learning numbers through a tactile approach - so fun! |
Employment Opportunities with SJPS
St. Joseph Public Schools have employment opportunities available for substitute teachers. If you have 60 college credits and are interested in joining our schools as a guest teacher, please consider applying through EduStaff here.
In addition, we are searching for a candidate that would like to be our coordinator/check-in for the HS field house community hours. Hours would include Sunday-Thursday 6:15-8:45 at $10/hour. If you are interested, or you know of anyone that would be interested and would be a great fit, please reach out to Kevin Guzzo: kguzzo@sjschools.org.
The job would start as soon as possible so that we can get the field house track open to the community.
As a part of our focus on digital citizenship, we are sending home a consent form with your child in the next few days. This General Website Use Consent Form requires a parental signature for St. Joseph Public Schools to be able to provide your student with the web-based tools and applications we use for learning. Please read over the form and return it to school as soon as possible. Thank you.
When picking students up, please pull up all the way or park when waiting for your child(ren) to come outside.
Parking Assistance
We ask that you do not park in these spaces (see right) until after 3:45 p.m. as these are reserved for parents of ECDD students. Thank you for your help with this.
When dropping students off in the main entrance lot, please be sure students exit the passenger side of the car ONLY. In addition, please pull all the way up along the curb and say goodbye to your child quickly in order to keep the line moving.
For safety reasons, please cross in from of the main office doors only - NOT BETWEEN CARS.
Thank you for your help to ensure our parking lot is safe and that traffic moves quickly out of respect for all families and their time.
Please consider donating new or gently worn coats to Operation Coats, sponsored by the Women's Service League. The donation box is located in our office vestibule. Thank you for helping to keep our community members warm this winter! Halloween Parties
Parties are scheduled to begin at 2:15 p.m. on October 31st, with the exception of classes with specials at that time. Please consult your child's teacher's itsLearning page for specific information.
We will have our annual Halloween Parade for 1st-5th grade students at 3:15 on October 31st. Families are welcome to join us around the track (weather dependent).
Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.
