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May 6-10 Teacher Appreciation Week!
May 6 Board of Education Meeting @ SJHS 5:45 p.m.
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
May 8 Late Start Day
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
May 10 3rd-5th grade track meet @ Upton 11:00 a.m.
Ren Baldwin Technology Festival @ SJHS 6-7:30pm
Ren Baldwin Technology Festival @ SJHS 6-7:30pm
Coming Up...
May 13 Board of Education meeting 6pm @ Central Office
May 14 3rd graders to Charleton Park @ 8:35 a.m.
May 15 Late Start Day
May 16 Lory's Place lunch group meeting
May 17 5th grade HealthWorks presentation 1:00-2:30 p.m.
May 20 Third grade swimming this week (a.m.)
4th grade HealthWorks 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Board of Education meeting @ Central Office 6pm
May 21 Student Council meeting @ lunch
Final PTO meeting of the year 7pm in media center
May 22 Late Start Day
Book Bonanza 4-6pm at SJHS Student Center
May 24 Fourth graders to Lansing
Second graders to SJ Bluff
May 27 Memorial Day - No School Y5/K-12
May 29 Fifth grade musical 6pm
Last DQ Night of the school year!
May 31 Popcorn Friday!
June 3 School Picnic Day!
Board of Education meeting 6pm @ Central Office
June 6 1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
Fifth grade breakfast
June 7 Last day of school!
1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
Awards assembly / Fifth Grade Farewell
Board of Education meeting @ Central Office 6pm
May 21 Student Council meeting @ lunch
Final PTO meeting of the year 7pm in media center
May 22 Late Start Day
Book Bonanza 4-6pm at SJHS Student Center
May 24 Fourth graders to Lansing
Bus departing from school @ 6:15 a.m. & returning by 3:30 p.m.
If the bus is running late, you will be contacted by the school office
Fifth graders to Air ZooSecond graders to SJ Bluff
May 27 Memorial Day - No School Y5/K-12
May 29 Fifth grade musical 6pm
Last DQ Night of the school year!
May 31 Popcorn Friday!
June 3 School Picnic Day!
Board of Education meeting 6pm @ Central Office
June 6 1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
Fifth grade breakfast
June 7 Last day of school!
1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
Awards assembly / Fifth Grade Farewell
We are readers! Brown School has a strong reading culture as demonstrated by the many students reading throughout our hallways each and every day. Be sure to ask your child what he or she read today. 
Be sure to frequently visit our Little Library outside of the school entrance. Take a book, leave a book, repeat.
Track Meet Help Needed!
PLEASE CONSIDER SIGNING UP TODAY!
Our annual St. Joseph Elementary Track Meet is coming up Friday, May 10th. This is an exciting day for 3rd-5th grade students to compete against Brown and Lincoln students on the Upton track/field. All three schools are to provide volunteers to pull off this fun day and we are currently short on helpers. If you are able to help out that day, please email Jessa Calderwell at jessamyn.margoni@gmail.com. Volunteers would need to be there from 10am-2pm. Parents of lower elementary students are especially appreciated, freeing up parents of 3rd-5th graders to watch their children. Thank you!
Schools of Choice
St. Joseph Public Schools will participate in the Schools of Choice program for the 2019-2020 school year. Applications for new enrollments will be accepted May 1-22 in the Superintendent's office. Application materials are posted online now and are also available in the Superintendent’s office at 3275 Lincoln Avenue. If you moved outside of the SJPS district boundaries this year or are attending under a Letter of Release from your resident district, please be sure you submit a SOC application. Enrollment is not guaranteed. If more applications are received than we have openings for, a lottery drawing will be held. Please contact our school office with any questions.
Kindergarten Screening & Registration
Kindergarten Screening will take place on June 11th and 12th at Lincoln School. If you attended Kindergarten Round-Up in March, your child will be scheduled for an appointment for one of these days. If you have an incoming Kindergarten or Y5 student and you have not given your child's information to Mrs. Codde, please contact the office as soon as possible to ensure your child gets an appointment scheduled.
Enrollment paperwork can be turned into the office as soon as it is completed. It is our goal to have all of the enrollment paperwork collected BEFORE the screening dates in June.
Student Placement
We are starting to plan for the 2019-2020 school year. The teachers use their professional judgment to create balanced classes, considering the following factors when making class lists:
Parents may submit written information for staff to consider for student placement to Mrs. Bawks. Specific requests for teachers are not accepted.
Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
St. Joseph Public Schools will participate in the Schools of Choice program for the 2019-2020 school year. Applications for new enrollments will be accepted May 1-22 in the Superintendent's office. Application materials are posted online now and are also available in the Superintendent’s office at 3275 Lincoln Avenue. If you moved outside of the SJPS district boundaries this year or are attending under a Letter of Release from your resident district, please be sure you submit a SOC application. Enrollment is not guaranteed. If more applications are received than we have openings for, a lottery drawing will be held. Please contact our school office with any questions.
The Ren Baldwin Technology Festival will be held on Friday, May 10th, at the St. Joseph High School. Doors will open at 6:00 P.M. Come see the many ways our students use technology in the classroom.
Kindergarten Screening will take place on June 11th and 12th at Lincoln School. If you attended Kindergarten Round-Up in March, your child will be scheduled for an appointment for one of these days. If you have an incoming Kindergarten or Y5 student and you have not given your child's information to Mrs. Codde, please contact the office as soon as possible to ensure your child gets an appointment scheduled.
Enrollment paperwork can be turned into the office as soon as it is completed. It is our goal to have all of the enrollment paperwork collected BEFORE the screening dates in June.
An even distribution of students according to ability;
A fair balance of boys and girls in a classroom;
A fair distribution of students who demand more care and attention from teacher; and
the mixture of students’ personalities and best “fit” as a class.
Parents may submit written information for staff to consider for student placement to Mrs. Bawks. Specific requests for teachers are not accepted.
Fifth Grade Fundraising
Popsicle sales will wrap up this Tuesday at last recess. Thank you for supporting our fifth graders!
Another opportunity to support fifth grade fundraising is to purchase Soft Touch Car Wash vouchers for $10 each. 50% of the proceeds will directly benefit Brown School. The sale will begin on Monday (5/6) and run through the 17th. Vouchers are available for purchase in the office. Please make any checks payable to SJPS.
Summer Swim Lessons
Sign-up:
Monday, June 10 at the Lincoln Elementary (S.J.P.S.) gymnasium (1102 Orchard Ave., St. Joseph) from 8:00 am to 10:00 am (If you can’t be there, send someone else; No phone reservations, No mail in reservations)
Classes:
One session: June 11 – 21
Fee: $70 per student (all classes)
Instructor: Mr. Randy Pfahler
Class Schedule
8:00-9:00am Intermediates (Limit 20 students)
9:00-10:00am Advanced Beginners (Limit 30 students)
10:00-11:00am Beginners (Limit 24 students)
11:00-12:00pm Beginners (Limit 24 students)
12:00-1:00pm Advanced Beginners (Limit 30 students)
Class Entrance Requirements:
Beginners: Students must be 48 inches tall (those that don’t will not be able to stand in the pool)…Don’t ask for exemptions.
Advance Beginners: Must be able to swim one length of the pool.
Intermediates: Must be able to swim 2 lengths of pool (50 yards) with good front crawl form.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.
