What an inspiring and engaging week of learning our students had! Maker Day 2019 was a huge success. From breaking apart wind-up toys and computer parts to discover how they work to building cardboard creations, developing code to move robots and creating stop motion animation videos, students of all ages participated in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Mathematics) activities that directly related to current curriculum. Be sure to ask your child about his/her sessions. 
This Week at Brown
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 (wear club t-shirt, if applicable)
March 6 Late Start Day
March 7 Kindergarten Round-Up at Brown School 7pm
March 8
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 (wear club t-shirt, if applicable)
March 6 Late Start Day
March 7 Kindergarten Round-Up at Brown School 7pm
March 8
Dress like a World Traveler Day!
2nd grade classes to planetarium 8:45-9:45am
Author visit @1pm for 4th & 5th graders
Coming Up...
March 11-15 Book Fair continues!
March 11 4th grade performance @ 6pm
DQ Night
Board of Education meeting @ Lincoln 6pm
March 12 Access @ 8:10 a.m.
Science Fair projects due
Lory's Place group @ lunch
March 13 Late Start Day
March 14 Ice skating day - see schedule below
March 15 Kindergartners to the planetarium 8:45-10:00am
Second graders to Sarett @ 9am
We are looking forward to an exciting start to our week! Brown School students will showcase their talents at our annual Variety Show tomorrow, March 4th. A special thank you to the event's coordinators, Chelsey Fonua and Cheryl Thompson, for all of their hard work. We would also like to thank all of you for your support. We have no doubt it will be another extraordinary show!
All School Ice Skating was rescheduled for Thursday, March 14th. The schedule is the same as originally posted. Volunteers are welcome! If you are interested in joining your child's class, please be sure to have an annual Volunteer Consent form on file in the school's office.
PTO News: Please take our brief survey
The Parent Teacher Organization feels it’s important to create an environment where we can get the most involvement as possible to support the partnership between our school and parents for the sake of our children. We truly value your participation, not only with volunteering your time, but also with staying up to date with the latest PTO news. That’s why I’ve created this brief survey to see when the best time would be for you to attend our informative meetings.
At the meetings, your opinion is valued with decision making, you learn where the PTO funds are being disbursed, and you get to hear about our upcoming PTO sponsored events. Additionally, you will be informed of important news from our Principal, Mrs. Bawks, surrounding any new implementations. We would love to see you there! Please complete the brief survey linked below by Sunday, March 10th.
As always, thank you for your time!
Marylin Bishop
PTO President
Click here to access the survey.
March is Reading Month 2019
One World, Many Stories
Each year during March, we go all out to get our students reading and this year is no exception! Our theme, One World, Many Stories, will run from March 1st - March 29th.
We live in one great big world and each of us has a story to tell. Throughout March, we will be traveling the globe to learn about the many stories that make up the people and places of our world.
Our challenge will be to read daily and participate in a number of reading adventures to help Mrs. Bawks earn the miles she needs to complete her worldly adventure. Fortunately, we’ll be traveling right along beside her to learn about the people, cultures, and stories of our world. Each day, classrooms will hear clues on the news and will have a chance to try and figure out “Where in the World is Mrs. Bawks?”
Goals:
● To promote lifelong reading habits
● To motivate and encourage reading for fun
● To create opportunities for adults and children to share time reading
● To learn about countries around our world
● To engage in reading and STEAM activities centered around our theme (breakout boxes, Dash robots, tower building, Google Earth scavenger hunts, etc.)
● To become aware and participate in a global service project to raise money for school supplies for a village in Zimbabwe
Directions:
● All students will have a passport to keep track of all of the reading adventure activities they complete each week.
● Passports will be collected and reviewed on Fridays.
Rewards:
● All students who complete the weekly reading adventure activities will receive a raffle ticket to place in the Reading Raffle buckets. Prizes will include books.
● Along with the individual student rewards, classes will be challenged to meet their class goal and will receive a puzzle piece each week they meet the goal. Our school will build this mystery puzzle throughout the month which will reveal Mrs. Bawks's final reading location.
● Classes will see their progress around the world on the large map that will be displayed near the cross hall.
Special Dates:
● Kick Off Video/Passports passed out - Friday, March 1st
● Author Visit for Upper Elementary: Patricia Sutton, author of the book, Capsized: The Forgotten Story of the Eastland Disaster, will be here visiting with 4th and 5th graders on March 7th.
● BOOK FAIR: March 8 - 15
● Book Fair Family Night: Tuesday, March 12th from 5:30 - 7:30pm
● Reading Month Celebration: Friday, March 29th
Fun Friday Dress-Up Days
Friday, March 8 Dress like a World Traveler Day
Friday, March 15 Dress as Your Favorite Book Character
Friday, March 22 Flashlight Friday & Fuzzy Socks
Friday, March 29 PJ Day
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 do not need to attend.
Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
Coming Up...
March 11-15 Book Fair continues!
March 11 4th grade performance @ 6pm
DQ Night
Board of Education meeting @ Lincoln 6pm
March 12 Access @ 8:10 a.m.
Science Fair projects due
Lory's Place group @ lunch
March 13 Late Start Day
March 14 Ice skating day - see schedule below
March 15 Kindergartners to the planetarium 8:45-10:00am
Second graders to Sarett @ 9am
We are looking forward to an exciting start to our week! Brown School students will showcase their talents at our annual Variety Show tomorrow, March 4th. A special thank you to the event's coordinators, Chelsey Fonua and Cheryl Thompson, for all of their hard work. We would also like to thank all of you for your support. We have no doubt it will be another extraordinary show!
All School Ice Skating was rescheduled for Thursday, March 14th. The schedule is the same as originally posted. Volunteers are welcome! If you are interested in joining your child's class, please be sure to have an annual Volunteer Consent form on file in the school's office.
The Parent Teacher Organization feels it’s important to create an environment where we can get the most involvement as possible to support the partnership between our school and parents for the sake of our children. We truly value your participation, not only with volunteering your time, but also with staying up to date with the latest PTO news. That’s why I’ve created this brief survey to see when the best time would be for you to attend our informative meetings.
At the meetings, your opinion is valued with decision making, you learn where the PTO funds are being disbursed, and you get to hear about our upcoming PTO sponsored events. Additionally, you will be informed of important news from our Principal, Mrs. Bawks, surrounding any new implementations. We would love to see you there! Please complete the brief survey linked below by Sunday, March 10th.
As always, thank you for your time!
Marylin Bishop
PTO President
Click here to access the survey.
One World, Many Stories
Each year during March, we go all out to get our students reading and this year is no exception! Our theme, One World, Many Stories, will run from March 1st - March 29th.
We live in one great big world and each of us has a story to tell. Throughout March, we will be traveling the globe to learn about the many stories that make up the people and places of our world.
Our challenge will be to read daily and participate in a number of reading adventures to help Mrs. Bawks earn the miles she needs to complete her worldly adventure. Fortunately, we’ll be traveling right along beside her to learn about the people, cultures, and stories of our world. Each day, classrooms will hear clues on the news and will have a chance to try and figure out “Where in the World is Mrs. Bawks?”
Goals:
● To promote lifelong reading habits
● To motivate and encourage reading for fun
● To create opportunities for adults and children to share time reading
● To learn about countries around our world
● To engage in reading and STEAM activities centered around our theme (breakout boxes, Dash robots, tower building, Google Earth scavenger hunts, etc.)
● To become aware and participate in a global service project to raise money for school supplies for a village in Zimbabwe
Directions:
● All students will have a passport to keep track of all of the reading adventure activities they complete each week.
● Passports will be collected and reviewed on Fridays.
Rewards:
● All students who complete the weekly reading adventure activities will receive a raffle ticket to place in the Reading Raffle buckets. Prizes will include books.
● Along with the individual student rewards, classes will be challenged to meet their class goal and will receive a puzzle piece each week they meet the goal. Our school will build this mystery puzzle throughout the month which will reveal Mrs. Bawks's final reading location.
● Classes will see their progress around the world on the large map that will be displayed near the cross hall.
Special Dates:
● Kick Off Video/Passports passed out - Friday, March 1st
● Author Visit for Upper Elementary: Patricia Sutton, author of the book, Capsized: The Forgotten Story of the Eastland Disaster, will be here visiting with 4th and 5th graders on March 7th.
● BOOK FAIR: March 8 - 15
● Book Fair Family Night: Tuesday, March 12th from 5:30 - 7:30pm
● Reading Month Celebration: Friday, March 29th
Fun Friday Dress-Up Days
Friday, March 8 Dress like a World Traveler Day
Friday, March 15 Dress as Your Favorite Book Character
Friday, March 22 Flashlight Friday & Fuzzy Socks
Friday, March 29 PJ Day
Please feel free to contact Mrs. Berry (jberry2@sjschools.org) or Mrs. Bacolor (cbacolor@sjschools.org) in the Media Center if you have any questions.
Thanks for your support and happy reading!
Mrs. Berry, Media Assistant
Mrs. Bacolor, Media Technology Integration Specialist
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 do not need to attend.
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.
