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Jan 28
Kindness Week begins!
Group yearbook pictures - Robotics teams and Tech Team to wear team shirts Jan 29
Third graders to Sarett 9-11:30am
Fifth grade classes to SJHS from 12:45-2:15 for music recruitment concert
Lory's Place group - 11:45am
Release Time Bible Class 2:20-3:35pm
Jan 31
Vocal / Instrumental Music Petting Zoo for 5th graders
Feb 1
IEP Day
Popcorn Friday
Coming Up...
Feb 4 WIDA Testing begins
Hearing/Vision re-screening
Feb 6 Late start day
First grade musical @ 6pm
DQ Night!
Feb 8 Family Movie Night 6pm in the Brown School gym
Feb 11 Screenagers Event at SJHS 6:30pm
Feb 13 Student Count Day
Feb 14 Valentine's Day parties (p.m.)
Inclement Weather & School Cancellation Announcements
We are anticipating some extremely cold days in the week ahead. Please remember that announcements regarding school closures and delays will be made via School Messenger and posted with local news outlets. Be sure we have your most up-to-date phone numbers and email addresses on file in the school office. Two hour delays work very similarly to our late start days, just one hour later. School would begin at 10:25 a.m. - buses would run two hours later than normal.
Beginning tomorrow and running through February 8th, Brown School is participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program; a service-learning program that gives students the unique experience of working together to help raise awareness and funds in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting against blood cancers! Click here to see the story of Sam, a hero battling blood cancer.
We are asking that everyone (students, faculty, parents, alumni, etc.) at Brown School join in this effort of raising awareness and collecting funds to benefit the mission of LLS: to find cures for blood cancers and to improve the quality of life for patient and their families. WE NEED YOUR HELP!
Click this link for online donations. You will need to create account (if you select “log in with Google” it is pretty simple and straightforward). Then you can share the link with family and friends near and far, so they can donate too. You can also contribute by filling the collection box coins/dollars at home. Please send in collection boxes to school either when they are full or at the end of the campaign on Friday 2/8. Your child's classroom teacher will add your donation to the class collection box. There are even some fun incentives!
Thank you so much for supporting LLS and ’s participation in the Pennies program! Click here for more information on Pennies for Patients or other LLS Student Series Programs.
PlayIt Safe! Classroom Presentations
Saint Joseph Public Schools is proud to join other school districts across Berrien County in partnering with the Children’s Advocacy Center (CAC) of Southwest Michigan to bring the nationally recognized PlayIt Safe! Program to our schools. Presentations at Brown begin the first week in February.
Play it Safe!® is a child abuse awareness and prevention program that incorporates age-appropriate scripts and movies to teach children how to reduce their risk of sexual and physical abuse, and sexual assault. It teaches them to recognize potentially abusive behavior, provides the tools to respond to threatening situations, and encourages them to report abuse to a trusted adult.
All students in Kindergarten - 5th grade will participate in a lesson designed with content specific to the grade level. Trained professionals from the center will lead the learning to help students in recognizing three kinds of touch how to respond using a 3-part safety rule if they are ever in an uncomfortable situation. This safety rule can be applied to many situations that students may encounter on a daily basis, such as bullying and online situations, peer pressure, or exploitation by friends/family. The safety rule encourages assertive responses, whether it is used with strangers or someone the child knows and loves.
For more information about the program, including previews of the materials, visit the PlayItSafe.org website. If you prefer your child does not participate, please email Mrs. Bawks at kbawks@sjschools.org.
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| Our teachers spend last Friday afternoon learning and growing together. We have such committed staff members - dedicated to enriching the lives of our students. What an amazing team!  |
Thanks to the generous support of our PTO, we are able to provide an enrichment opportunity to all of our Y5 - 5th grade students. Students will join their buddy classes at Howard Ice Arena to ice skate together on Friday, February 8th. We are looking for parent volunteers to meet classes at the ice area to assist with lacing up and skating safely. The schedule for the day is being developed and will be shared soon. If you are able to help, please contact your child's teacher and or Sara Codde at scodde@sjschools.org. You will need to have had completed the volunteer consent form prior to assisting students. It is sure to be a great day full of memory-making moments for our students!
We love to welcome volunteers to Brown School! Please note, that if you are planning to volunteer in your child’s classroom at any time during the rest of this school year, and have not filled out a Volunteer Consent Form yet, you must have one on file before you are able to volunteer. Forms are available in the office. Thank you for your cooperation!
Outdoor Gear Students love enjoying the wintery playground! When the "real feel" temperature is at least ten degrees, we will enjoy the great outdoors for recess. Please help your child enjoy
every minute of it by making sure to send boots, hat/ear muffs, gloves/mittens and snow pants to school every day.
Please be sure to label items with your child's name and encourage him/her to search the lost and found for any missing gear - the collection is growing.
Please be sure to label items with your child's name and encourage him/her to search the lost and found for any missing gear - the collection is growing.
St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation
2019-20 Photo Contest
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Skate Nights have been cancelled for this winter/spring. We are looking forward to offering other family fun events - stay tuned!
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.
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