News for March 11, 2019

This past week was another excellent example of the power of our home-school partnerships. Thank you to all of the volunteers who assisted in classrooms with book exchanges and SMART time support. In addition, we welcomed library volunteers and had all hands on deck support with our annual Variety Show and with our popcorn celebration on Friday. We are looking forward to seeing many of you this week for ice skating and learning support around the school. We appreciate you!  

This Week at Brown School

March 11  Book Fair begins!
                 4th grade performance @ 6:00 p.m.
                 Board of Education meeting @ Lincoln 6 p.m.

March 12  Access @ 8:10 a.m.
                 Science Fair projects due!
                 Lory's Place group @ lunch 
                 Family Night at the book fair

March 13   Late start 
                 
March 14   Ice skating day! (see schedule below)

March 15   Kindergartners to the planetarium 8:45-10:00 a.m.
                  Second graders to Sarett @ 9 a.m.

Third graders hard at work with Mrs. Lear this week. 

Coming Up...

March 18    Release Time Bible Class 2:20-3:35 p.m.
                  
March 19    Young 5s to planetarium 8:40-9:40 a.m.
                   PTO meeting @ 12 p.m. - please join us!

March 20    Late start
                   Science Night 6 p.m.

Congratulations to Mrs. Nimtz's class! They received a certificate of appreciation from the Blue Star Mothers of America for their thoughtfulness and generosity toward our troops. A true testament of the kind spirit of our students and staff.

All school ice skating is this Thursday, March 14th. Volunteers are certainly welcome! If planning to join us, please be sure to have a Volunteer Consent form on file in the school office. They must be resubmitted annually.

If the weather forecast changes, students will want to wear warm gear - hats, gloves, snow pants, etc. Students may bring their own skates and helmets if they wish. Helmets are not required however. There will be "trainers" for students to use if ice skating is a new experience for them.

Thank you to our PTO for covering the cost of skate rentals. The concession stand will not be open, therefore students should not bring money with them.

Thank you for supporting your child in completing his/her reading passport each week. Mrs. Berry collects these every Friday throughout the month. In celebration of reading month, students are guessing "where in the world Mrs. Bawks" is each week after hearing clues on the news. We discovered that I was in Kenya last week. Where might I be traveling this week?

Late Start Supervision is available in our school gym for families in need beginning at 7:45 a.m. If you are able to bring your child to school later for the 9:25 start time, please do so. While we are more than happy to assist our families in need, we have noticed an increase in attendance and want to be sure that attendance is reserved for those in need. Thank you for your help with this.

Pennies for Patients Update
The campaign ended a couple weeks ago and the coins are being counted. So far, Brown School families and friends have donated $940 to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society! WOW! Our Student Council is still processing donations, so that total is going to grow. Stay tuned for the final donation amount! Brown School Student Council thanks you for your kindness and generosity.

PTO Survey

If you have not had the chance to complete our PTO survey about the best times for our 2019-2020 meetings, please do so. by clicking on the link below. Your input is very important and valuable. Thank you!

Click here to access the survey.

If you have a child or know of a family that has a child who will turn five years old before September 1st and were not able to attend last week's Kindergarten Round-Up event, please click here to have your child's name added to our registration list. Enrollment packets are available in the school office. Please stop by and pick one up as soon as possible. We look forward to welcoming your child to SJPS!

Our Brown Bear Student Credit Union is open every Friday morning before school. With your help, students can set up a savings account through Honor Credit Union. With the help of our community partners, our student helpers will process deposits. Please consider having your child participate next week! 



United Way Book Drive
We are collecting books now through March 21st in our front entrance lobby for the United Way's annual "Spring Into Action" book drive. Thank you for your help to ensure all children thorughout our county have books in their hands. 

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.