A HUGE thank you goes out to our Walk-A-Thon committee for their steadfast dedication to our school's annual fundraiser. We celebrated our collective success with our students and staff during Friday's assembly. Congratulations to our top walkers/runners, as well as our top fundraisers.
While we don't have the final figure to report yet, as we are still graciously accepting pledges, we can tell you that we are incredibly optimistic as we have already exceed our goal of $16,000. WOW! Go Team Brown! Stay tuned for the final figure. Thank you for your continued support.
This Week at Brown School
11/11 Stuff-a-Truck collection ends
11/12 Access in Media Center @ 8:10 a.m.
Thanksgiving Luncheon 11:40 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.
11/13 Late start
11/14 Beauty & the Beast Musical Preview @ the HS ECDD-5th grade leave at 1:15 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
11/15 1/2 Day - records day dismissal at 12:06 p.m.
Mrs. Hooker's last day in 3rd grade!
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| Way to go, Second Graders! Your performance of Squirm was fabulous! |
Coming Up...
11/18 Welcome back, Mrs. Nowicki!
11/19 PTO Meeting @ 8:30 a.m. - please join us!
Student Council meeting @ 12:10 p.m.
11/20 Late start day
11/21 Parents as Teachers Playgroup 9:30-10:30 a.m.
11/25 Mrs. Nowicki's Class to Calling All Colors 9 -11 a.m.
11/27 1/2 Day- dismissal at 12:06 p.m. - the office will close right after dismissal, please make arrangements in advance
11/28-11/29 Thanksgiving Break - No School
Winter Weather Has Arrived!
Students participate in outdoor recess three times per day and need to be bundled up for the elements. Please be sure your child has snow pants and winter boots for outdoor play. Be sure to label all winter gear with your child's name. Should the wind chill temperature drop below 10 degrees, we will stay inside for recesses. 
PTO Corner
Thank You!
Thank you everyone who has turned in your Walk-A-Thon donations. If you haven’t turned yours in, you can still do so!
Did you know that the PTO supports a gift for each classroom (including specials) to help fund supplies? Our teachers appreciate it!
Announcements
Walk-A-Thon
We had an incredibly successful Walk-a-thon, thank you to everyone for your support!! We are still accepting donations both at school and online at http://Bit.ly/WalkathonDonations.
Thanksgiving Luncheon
This Tuesday, November 12th is the Thanksgiving Luncheon. Kindergarten classes will be singing for their fellow students at this lunch. In the past, parents have only been allowed to attend if they were volunteering at the luncheon. We have reviewed our space constraints and will be allowing Kindergarten parents to attend in standing-room only capacity to watch their children perform two short songs. Parents will be asked to attend a performance based on their child’s class: Mrs. DeLapa and Miss Kodis' classes @ 11:40 and Miss Barkovich's @ 12:30. Also, due to the limited space, we ask that only those volunteering to serve lunch remain for the entire lunch period. If you would like to sign up to serve, you can do so at this link: https://signup.com/go/QznndWP
Reminders
Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.
Upcoming Volunteer Needs
Let us know events you are interested in by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/VolunteerAtBrown. This is not a firm commitment! You will be contacted by the committee with specific needs at the appropriate time.
- Committee Chair Position: Do you like to plan and organize? We are looking for someone to chair the Spring Picnic committee. We have a binder of information to get committee chairs started, you won’t be in this alone! Please let any PTO board member or Kristen Bawks know if you are interested.
- Media Center: 3rd-5th grade classes have been added to the MC schedule through December. If you are interested in assisting with book returns, check-out, reshelving books and class activity centers, please fill out a volunteer form and we will contact you. You choose which shifts (45 minutes per shift) you would like to sign up for - the teachers for each shift are listed so you can coordinate with your student’s time in the Media Center. https://signup.com/go/gAFMxHJ
- Book Fair: The Brown Media Center staff host a Scholastic Book fair a few times a year. Helpers are needed to run the check-out and tidy up stock. Shifts are 1 hour and primarily occur during the school day, though a few evening slots may be available.
- Holiday Shop: The Holiday Shop is quickly approaching. We would love volunteers for December 3rd, 4th, and 5th in the afternoon. During this volunteer opportunity, you would help students shop and bag their gifts. Look for more information soon.
Brown School is hiring!
We are looking for caring individuals to work with our students as substitute lunch monitors. In addition, we are actively seeking a before and after school monitor to supervise students and direct traffic in our main parking lot daily (total of 1.5 hours per day). Please email Kristen Bawks (kbawks@sjschools.org) if interested. We'd love to have you join our team!
Operation Coats
Please consider donating new or gently worn coats to Operation Coats, sponsored by the Women's Service League. The donation box is located in our office vestibule. Thank you for helping to keep our community members warm this winter! 
SJHS Student Senate invites all Veterans to join us for breakfast on Monday, November 11th at 8 am at St. Joseph High School. RSVP: bit.ly/VETBREAKFAST2019
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Community Corkboard
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.
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