At Brown School, we believe in the power of YET and the importance of developing a growth mindset. Please click on the video linked below to learn more about Carol Dweck's work related the growth mindset.
This Week at Brown School
9/29 Late Start Day (doors open at 9:20 a.m.)
Coming Up...
10/4 Maize & Blue Monday!
P2 Character Strength: Being Present & Giving Others My Attention
10/6 Count Day
Late Start Day
10/8 Bucks for Brown Celebration!
Because we are in the "high" transmission level in the county at this time, students exhibiting symptoms which are strong indicators of COVID-19 (temperature over 100.4 or feeling feverish/chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose/congestion, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and/or diarrhea, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, new loss of taste or smell) must stay home for 10 days, unless a negative COVID-19 test result or a doctor’s note stating the student may return to school is provided to school authorities.
9/27/21 – Chicken tenders, steamed broccoli, fruit selection and milk
9/28/21 – Turkey sub, baked chips, carrot sticks, fruit choice and milk
9/29/21 – hot dog, baked beans, Cheez-Its, fruit choice and milk
9/30/21 – pasta with marinara sauce, cheesy bread stick, salad cup, fruit choice and milk
10/01/21 – cheesy pull apart bread stick, marinara dipping sauce, corn, fruit choice and milk
Enrollment is confidential. Only the school administrators and individual classroom teachers know which children are participating. The Bear Packs will be distributed each week in a discreet and caring manner.
If you would like your child/children to participate in the program, please complete the form below and return to the school office no later than September 29th. Forms will also be distributed at Back to School Night, or will be sent home if you are unable to attend that evening.
"Bear Packs" Registration Letter
Our Summer Learning Challenge medals have arrived! Mr. Pratley and Mrs. Bawks are excited to deliver them to classrooms this week!
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Kindness Club kicked off last Friday with their first lunch recess meeting. Thank you to Mrs. Nowicki and Mrs. VanHekken for leading this service opportunity available to all Y5-5th grade students. |
PTO Corner
Find out more about the PTO, including a list of planned events for this school year and how to volunteer, on our PTO Site.
Thanks
Thank you to all who attended the PTO meeting this week. Your voice matters and we appreciate you taking the time out of your day.
Announcements
Guess what time it is?! It’s time to raise money for our school! 🎉🎉
Bucks for Brown is a two-week fundraiser, ending with a Fun Run on October 8th. Fundraising packets will be coming home with your child this Friday with all of the details, so keep an eye out!
This is Brown School’s ONLY large fundraiser. We do this instead of traditional catalog fundraisers which allows parents and our local business community to donate directly to the Brown School PTO. This money provides additional opportunities for our students and teachers such as- additional books for our Media Center, field trips, popcorn days, spelling bee, science olympiad, playground activities, teacher grants, LEGO and science nights and so much more! The goal is to raise enough funds to support the PTO annual budget.
This year we have added some fun incentives:
* For each class with 100% donation participation- Students will have all names in class put into a drawing for a prize. (One prize per classroom)
* Principal’s Challenge-- Your proud principals will do the following when our school hits these fundraising goals:
$5,000 - They will wear funny hats all day
$10,000 - They will dress up as local celebrities
$15,000 - They will play Beanboozled live on the news
$20,000 - They will work on the roof for a day and throw candy to their students
You can find the donation form here. Bucks for Brown 2021. Thank you for your support!
Bear Wear Sales End Monday
Bear Wear sales are now open! The store will remain open through this Monday- September 27. Visit the online sales page here https://bes2021fall.orderpromos.com/. Orders will be delivered to the school at the end of October. Let’s go Bears!
Upcoming Events
Most of our PTO events for the school year are already scheduled and can be viewed here. If you would like to help with any of these events, you can indicate interest through our form here.
Event Coordinators
We are looking for coordinators for a few of our PTO events. If you are interested in any of the positions below, please fill out a volunteer form! The PTO board will provide you with information to get started coordinating these events.
Variety Show - coordinate try-outs, rehearsals, and two performances. This would be best with co-coordinators. We have information and contacts from previous years to get a new coordinator started.
Reminders
Attention all virtual students!! We love seeing 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.
Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.
Save the date for these upcoming hybrid PTO meetings. We will meet in the media center as well as offer a virtual connection option:
October 19 at 12:15pm
November 16 at 7pm
January 18 at 12:15pm
February 15 at 7pm
March 15 at 12:15
April 19 at 7pm
May 17 at 12:15pm
Our Brown School classroom teachers have important information to share with our families. Please click on your child's class below to view weekly updates.
Young Fives
First Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
