News for the week of January 25, 2021

Our adoption of the Positivity Project (P2) has been nothing short of amazing! Our students and staff are engaging daily in powerful conversations related to character strengths. We are already noticing the powerful impact of the real life examples and common vocabulary used within the program. Ask your child about last week's character strength "perseverance".

Want to learn more about P2? Please check out the brief video linked below.

This Week at Brown School

1/25     P2 Shirt Day! 

P2 character strength: supporting others when they struggle

1/27     NOT a late start day - full day for elementary students!

   

1/28   Half-Day of school - dismissal @ 12:34pm

1/29   Half-Day of school - dismissal @ 12:34pm

Coming Up...

2/3    Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)

2/5    Popcorn Friday!

2/8    Board Of Education Meeting @ 6pm (virtual) 

2/10   Late Start Day  (arrival at 9:45am)

          Count Day

2/12   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade

2/15   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade

2/16   PTO Meeting virtual meeting @ 7pm 

2/17   Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)

Thank you for your continued adherence to our daily screening guide posted on our district's website before sending your child to school. If he/she is exhibiting symptoms, they must stay home. It is imperative that we work together to safe safe so that we can stay together. 

 

Valentine's Day 

February 14th is quickly approaching and of course, things this year will be a little different.  It just so happens that the 14th is on a Sunday this year and students do not have school on Friday the 12th or on Monday the 15th.  So, hold off on the candy and packaged valentines, here is the plan...

During the week of February 8 - 11, our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love."  Their definition of love is that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships. 

Classes will have activities and lessons throughout the week that will take the place of the traditional card exchange.  No need to send anything in from home, we will handle it all in-house.

If you want to look ahead at family activities and connections for that week, remember you can access the P2 for Families at https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/  The password is P2.

PTO Corner

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Announcements 

• Thank You to Kate Baum for organizing the card distribution in December!

• Lego Night will be happening this year - in virtual form!  Details will be provided next month.  If you would like to donate a small Lego set for our prize drawings, please drop it off with Ms. Codde by February 1st.

• We are in need of a chairperson to organize and facilitate the creation of a virtual Brown School Variety Show this spring. If you are interested and/or want to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sheri Baker (sheribk@gmail.com) or Kristen Bawks (kbawks@sjschools.org).

• 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/. 

 

  

Our student LOVE book selection days with Mrs. Berry!

Tech Bytes

Feedback wanted!  Please take a few minutes to complete a short survey about our 1:1 Chromebook program.  Thank you!

AND

The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival logo contest is underway!  Please see the details below.  Submissions are due Friday, January 29th and can be turned in at the Media Center or by emailing techfest@stjoebears.com.  We look forward to seeing the students' creativity this year!

2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival Logo Contest

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

SJVS BLOG LINK Click HERE	DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE Click HERE to access our fantastic resource site put together FOR YOU to help navigate district technology! Having trouble with your district device, email - support@sjschools.org	MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES Click HERE to access a wealth of resources put together by our SJ counselors and social workers!

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

 Click here to enjoy!  

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