This Week at Brown
Feb 25 4th grade to planetarium 9:00-9:45am
Feb 26 Girls on the Run begins after school
Feb 27 Late Start Day
Yearbook order forms due by today!
Feb 28 1/2 day of school dismissal @ 12:05pm (ELE only- P/T conferences)
Maker Day (Y5-2nd grades) Parents as Teachers Playgroup 9:30-10:30am
Variety Show rehearsal after school in gym (Act I)
Report cards home today
March 1 1/2 day of school - dismissal @ 12:05pm (ELE only- P/T conferences)
Maker Day (3rd-5th grades) Reading Month begins!
Variety Show rehearsal after school in gym (Act II)
Coming Up...
March 4 Variety Show @ SJHS Auditorium 6pm
The student body will travel to SJHS for the dress rehearsal @ 9am
March 5 Team/club pictures for the yearbook
March 6 Late Start Day
March 7 Kindergarten Round-Up at Brown School 7pm
March 8 2nd grade classes to Upton's planetarium 8:45-9:45am
Author visit in the media center 1pm (4th & 5th grades)
March 11-15 Book Fair!
Congratulations to our Brown School Spellers!
Pihu, Kailyn, and Ella proudly represented our school at the Cloverleaf Spelling Bee earlier this week. We are all very proud of you!
A special thank you goes out to Brandi Johnson who served as the team's coach this year. We are very grateful for your volunteerism!
Our all-school ice skating trip to John and Dede Howard Ice Arena has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 14th. The classes will be bussed with a buddy class to the ice rink for a 45 minute block of skating (see schedule below). The cost of skating and skate rental is being covered by our PTO. No money is needed for this trip. Thank you, PTO!
Volunteers are welcome! If you are interested in joining your child's class to assist with lacing and/or balancing, please be sure you have a Volunteer Consent form on file in the school office. Forms must be submitted annually.
Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately with outdoor gear on their designated day to skate. If your child has ice skates or hockey skates, they are welcome to bring them on their designated day. Please make sure their name is in them and they have blade protection.
Upcoming Author Visit
Patricia Sutton, author of the book Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster will be here to present to our 4th and 5th grade students on March 8th.
On July 24, 1915, as the SS Eastland made final preparations to transport factory workers and their families to the Western Electric employee picnic, the ship capsized in the Chicago River while still moored to the pier. 844 people died. The disaster took more passenger lives than the Titanic and stands today as the greatest loss of life on the Great Lakes.Capsized! The Forgotten Story of the SS Eastland Disaster details the events leading up to the fateful day of the disaster and provides a minute-by-minute account of the ship's capsizing.Capsized! is narrative nonfiction, using eyewitness accounts to tell the story of the 844 that died that day.
During her presentation, she will be sharing some background information on the disaster and the St. Joseph connection. She'll also pose some critical thinking question such as; why is this forgotten? Who was responsible? What is the importance of recording our own family stories?
To purchase signed copies of this book from Forever Books, please fill out the order form that was sent home with your child. All orders are due on Thursday, February 28. Additional order forms are available here.
Thank you to our Brown PTO for making this special event possible!
The Student Art Exhibit at the Box Factory for the Arts (a partnership program sponsored by Berrien RESA, the Krasl Art Center, and the Box Factory for the Arts) will be held from March 9th until March 23rd. Thirty students from grades 2-5 will be notified through a letter next week if their artwork is to be included in the show. All families and community members are invited to celebrate and enjoy our locally selected elementary artists!
CALLING ALL BEAR CUBS
St. Joseph Public Schools Kindergarten Round-Up is Thursday, March 7th at Brown Elementary beginning at 7pm. If you or someone you know has a child who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2019, please plan to attend this special adult-only event. You will have the opportunity to meet our Kindergarten and Young Fives staff, see a primary classroom, learn about our comprehensive curriculum and pick up registration materials.
It is important that we know your intent to register your child in St. Joseph Public Schools for the 2019-2020 school year. If you are unable to attend, please contact the school office for registration details.
Please note: If your child is currently enrolled as a student in one of our Young Fives classrooms, you will not need to attend.
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Community Family Night
Friday, March 8th is Family Open Gym and Movie Night at Upton Middle School. Gym time is scheduled to be from 5:30 to 6:15 pm. The featured movie will be Coco and will begin at 6:30pm. $10 per family suggested donation for the gym and movie. $5.00 per family suggested donation for the movie only. Snacks, candy, baked goods, Capri Sun, and water will be available for purchase. Come out and enjoy a family night!
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
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