Thank you to all of our families for being such an active part of our school community even when we aren't able to be together in our classrooms. Our powerful connections with each other are helping us get through
this trying time. The pictures and posts on our Facebook groups, as well as your ongoing participation in our learning and social challenges bring smiles and inspiration to our entire school family. Thank you!
As we look ahead to next week, we wish you and your family a relaxing spring break with the ones you love. In keeping with our published school calendar, there will be no school during the week of April 3rd - 8th. Remote learning will resume on Monday, April 13th. Of course, your child’s online learning tools will be available during the break, but we’re not expecting you to keep in contact with school. Our staff will be enjoying time with their families as well.
Stay at Home, Stay Safe
Thank you for doing everything you can as a family to observe the state and federal guidelines for staying home and staying safe. There are many clever ways to stay social while maintaining physical distance, including family "bear hunts" throughout your neighborhood. Please see the video below for more details.
Mental Health Resources
This is a difficult time for families. As an adult, you may have many mixed emotions, too. Please take good care of yourself and staying as emotionally healthy as possible by disconnecting from the news, recommitting to hobbies and activities that you enjoy, focusing on self-care, and social connection. Your child is counting on you to model the way during this time of crisis. Our school social workers and counselors have been working hard to put together a list of mental health resources. If you are struggling or need some additional ideas, please visit www.sjschools.org.
Feeding Our Bears
Food distribution at Lincoln school will resume on April 13th. If your family is in need of food over spring break, please contact one of these resources in our community for support: Area Food Sites and Distribution.
If you are in need of food or interested in making a monetary donation to assist in this time of crisis, here’s a list of local Food Bank Options.
To join the fun! Take a photo/video of how you are embracing the theme or activity each day.
Share your photo/video with us using the following google form: forms.gle/6zzX2kmgL9qDhnFM8
Keep an eye on the following sites to see the moments of joy happening all throughout our community!
SJPS Facebook: facebook.com/sjschools
SJPS Twitter: @sjschools
SJHS Student Senate Instagram: @sjstudentsenate
Virtual Tour of the Box Factory Student Art Exhibition
Brown Staff Members Love To Read!
Our Brown School Staff have been busy reading, recording, and sharing videos with our students on our Facebook page. Please click here to access new stories and messages from our amazing Brown School staff.
Mental Health Resources
This is a difficult time for families. As an adult, you may have many mixed emotions, too. Please take good care of yourself and staying as emotionally healthy as possible by disconnecting from the news, recommitting to hobbies and activities that you enjoy, focusing on self-care, and social connection. Your child is counting on you to model the way during this time of crisis. Our school social workers and counselors have been working hard to put together a list of mental health resources. If you are struggling or need some additional ideas, please visit www.sjschools.org.
Feeding Our Bears
Food distribution at Lincoln school will resume on April 13th. If your family is in need of food over spring break, please contact one of these resources in our community for support: Area Food Sites and Distribution.
If you are in need of food or interested in making a monetary donation to assist in this time of crisis, here’s a list of local Food Bank Options.
Join us for District Wide Dress-Up days and Activities
To join the fun! Take a photo/video of how you are embracing the theme or activity each day.
Share your photo/video with us using the following google form: forms.gle/6zzX2kmgL9qDhnFM8
Keep an eye on the following sites to see the moments of joy happening all throughout our community!
SJPS Facebook: facebook.com/sjschools
SJPS Twitter: @sjschools
SJHS Student Senate Instagram: @sjstudentsenate
Virtual Tour of the Box Factory Student Art Exhibition
As you know, the live exhibit for the 2020 Elementary Community Student Art Exhibition at the Box Factory was cancelled due to the outbreak of COVID-19. We are delighted that they have created a virtual tour of the entire show for our families to enjoy. Please click here to view the amazing artwork of our SW MI students. Please note that Brown School's art begins at 20:16.
To all of our first responders, healthcare workers,
store employees, and other essential workers - thank you from the bottom of our hearts. #BetterTogether
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