News for January 11, 2021

 

                                  

We had a wonderful time celebrating the New Year together. Throughout the day on Friday, students of all ages set goals and played games with their classmates. Thank you, families, for sending in supplies and treats. We couldn't have done it without your support!

#BetterTogether

This Week at Brown School

1/11   NWEA midyear assessments begin!

         P2 Character Strength: Prudence

         Lunch menu change: hamburger and french fries 

         Board of Education Meeting @ 6pm

1/13  Late Start Day - arrival at 9:45 a.m.

      

Coming Up...

1/18   Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

         No School for students ECDD-12th grade 

1/19    PTO Meeting via Google Meet @ 12pm

1/20   Late Start Day - arrival at 9:45 a.m.

1/28 & 1/29  Half-days of school - P/T conferences

 

FREE MEALS for all students 

during the 20/21 school year!

Breakfast and lunch will be FREE for the entire school year, thanks to the extension of the Summer Feeding Program offered by the USDA. Please remember to login into your www.sendmoneytoschool.com account to order up to a week's worth of student lunches. 

We are still asking families to still apply for Free/Reduced meals through www.lunchapp.com. Other programs also use this for free or reduced fees, but we need to have an application on file for your student to qualify. If you have any questions please email Demrhy Younquist at dyoungquist@sjschools.org.

Thank you for your continued adherence to our daily screening guide posted on our district's website before sending your child to school. It is imperative that we work together to safe safe so that we can stay together. 

 

PTO Corner

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Announcements

• Save the date! Our next PTO meeting will be Tuesday, January 19 at 12pm. Please join us via Google Meet. Link will be posted soon! 

• Changes to the PTO Bylaws have been proposed and posted for review.  Please contact any PTO Board Member or Kristen Bawks if you have any comments. Proposed changes address the following:

• Allow virtual meetings in any circumstance.

• Update list of committees.

• Require proposed bylaw changes to be publicly posted for review at least 2 weeks prior to a vote.

• Attention all virtual students!! We would love to see what you have been learning in your virtual classrooms! Please continue to share your pictures with us on our Facebook page in the Brown Bears Virtual Learning album. 

Reminders

Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.  

 

Box Tops receipts for delivery services, such as Shipt, now work with the digital Box Top collection.  For more information, visit https://boxtopsforeducation.knowledgeowl.com/help/electronic-receipts

Tech Bytes

The transition back to school with devices has been a smooth one; thank you for your partnership and support!  The students are doing a fantastic job taking care of the devices. The routines for taking devices to and from school that families and teachers have put into place are working.  That said, we also know accidents can happen.  As a reminder, families have the option to purchase damage insurance for the devices should something happen and the device require repair.  Please visit this link to learn more and make your decision.  If this is the first time you have visited the district’s online payment portal, you will need to create an account by clicking the LOGIN button at the top and then “Create New Account”.  From there, please choose your child’s school from the SHOP menu at the top, click on TECHNOLOGY and then 1:1 Computing Damage & Replacement.

What should I do if my child’s device is damaged or not working properly?

Families and students should notify the school right away if a device isn’t working properly or has become damaged.  Please contact your child’s teacher who will work with the school media center staff to issue a loaner device until repairs are complete.  You may also bring the device to the school office, and the building secretary will coordinate with the media center staff to get a loaner device and a repair request submitted.  Thank you!

 

Our students love to play in the snow during recess. We head outside two times every day, as long as the wind chill is 10 degrees or above. Thank you for sending winter gear to school daily. Please be sure all items are labeled to prevent loss. 

Classroom Blogs

Our Brown School classroom teachers have important information to share with families. Please click on your child's class below to view weekly updates.

ECDD

Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class

Young Fives

Mrs. Schueneman's Class

Kindergarten 

Mrs. Hooker's Class

Miss Barkovich's Class

First Grade

Ms. Harmening's Class

Mrs. Brown's Class

Ms. Barron's Class

Second Grade 

Miss Grimm's Class

Ms. Zelenock's Class

Third Grade

Mrs. DeVore's Class

Mrs. Lear's Class

Mrs. Nowicki's Blog

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Hassenger's Class

Mr. Hernandez's Class

Fifth Grade

Mr. Lignell's Class

Mrs. Lokey's Class

St. Joseph Virtual School 's blog is available! 

SJVS Families, click here to access content from Mr. Pratley. Be sure to bookmark the link: https://stjoevirtualschool.blogspot.com/

 

These are just a couple of authentic examples of our P2 character strengths in action all throughout the school.   

Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog.

 Click here to enjoy!  

Check out local offerings by visiting our 

Community Corkboard.

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