News for the Week of February 15, 2021

We hope your weekend has been filled with love. Our grade artists proudly display their recent artwork illustrating our P2 character trait of the week "love".

This Week at Brown School

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

          Order your child's yearbook by online by today! 

2/16   Half-Day of School - Educator Vaccination Clinic 

          PTO Meeting virtual meeting @ 7pm: meet.google.com/coh-vcye-tes

          P2 Character Strength: Humility 

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

2/18   Virtual LEGO Night photos due - see website for details

Coming Up...

2/25   Y5/Kindergarten Round-Up Event - register to attend at sjschools.org 

Calling All Bear Cubs! 

Young Five & Kindergarten Registration (pandemic style) is coming on February 25th! Visit sjschools.org to register for this drive-thru event at SJHS. Current Y5 & ECDD students do not need to attend. 

Please spread the word to family, friends, and neighbors who have a child that will be five years of age by September 1, 2021. We can't wait to welcome our new little bears!

 

Daily Screener

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 any symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they must stay home. It is imperative that we work together to safe safe so that we can stay together. 

 

 

PTO Corner

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Announcements 

It’s time to order your 2020-21 yearbook! This year all sales will be done online. Please place your order by Monday, February 15 at http://www.geskusphoto.com/?YB=3716. Please contact Sheri Baker at sheribk@gmail.com with any questions! 

                     

Join us on google meet for our February PTO meeting. Get caught up on what your PTO is doing and upcoming events. All families of Brown are part of the PTO so please join us. Click here to attend virtually!

Our annual Lego Night is going virtual!  Visit our Lego Night page for activities and to see the challenge - as with in-person Lego Nights, we have a variety of prizes available to win!  The last day to submit drawing entries is February 18th!

 

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

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Save the date for these upcoming virtual PTO meetings:

February 16 @7pm

March 16 @12pm

April 20 @7pm

May 18 @12pm

Mark Your Calendars and Save Your Cans...

The 5th graders will be holding the following fundraisers this spring to raise money for their class gift to the school. 

Can and Bottle Drive - All families, please start saving your cans and bottles, we will start collecting them in April!

Calling All Fifth Grade Families!

Coin War -  Start saving your spare change to put towards (or against) one of our 5th grade classes! More details to come...

5th Grade Families - please read the update linked here from the Farewell Committee.

Winter Weather Reminders

The cold, wintery weather is finally upon us! Thank you for sending your child prepared to safely enjoy the winter weather during  morning and afternoon recesses. As a reminder, labeling your child's winter gear is incredibly helpful. Thank you for your help with this! 

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!  

Check out local offerings by visiting our 

Community Corkboard.

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