This Week at Brown School
9/7 First day of school!
Y5/K Phase-In: students A-K
9/8 Y5/K Phase-In: students L-Z
9/9 Y5/K Phase-In: students A-K
9/10 Y5/K Phase-In: students L-Z
Coming Up...
9/13 Spirit Wear Kick-Off Sale
Board of Education Meeting 6 p.m.
9/15 Late Start Day
(doors open at 9:20 a.m., school begins at 9:30 a.m. on late start days)
9/20 Back to School Night
News from the Lunch Room
We would like to remind everyone that breakfast and lunch are FREE again this year to every St Joseph Public School student. Please try to remember to preorder your child’s lunches when they are going to participate in lunch. This helps speed up the morning lunch count process. You will be allowed to order the Friday before the next week using www.sendmoneytoschool.com.
Due to the supply chain issues we are having with our vendors and food outages we will be providing a one week menu on our website and Principal blogs on the Friday before the next week. This will alleviate us having to make constant changes to a monthly menu and keep you better informed.
Lunch Menu for the Week of September 7th
9/7/21 – Chicken Tenders, muffin, steamed broccoli, fruit choice and milk.
9/8/21 – Cheese Pizza Crunchers, Corn, fruit choice and milk
9/9/21 – Hot Dog, Baked Beans, Baked Cheez its, fruit choice and milk
9/10/21 – Turkey Sub, Carrot Sticks, Pretzels, Fruit Slushy and milk
We learned that Washington Avenue road improvement and resurfacing work resumes after Labor Day. Here is the message we received:
At approximately 7 a.m. on Tuesday, 9/7/2021, the public should be aware of possible delays or seek alternative routes on Washington Avenue between Hilltop Road and Maiden Lane in St. Joseph Township.
For full details please visit: http://bcroad.org/CivicAlerts.
Our Return to Learn Plan requires that all students, staff members, and visitors wear a mask while inside the school environment, regardless of vaccination status, at this time. Please keep in mind that all masks must cover the face from the the top of the nose to under the chin. Masks must be taken home and washed daily. Thank you for your cooperation.
PTO Corner
What does the PTO do?
Whether you are a new or returning Brown family, you may be wondering what the PTO does, who it is made up of, and what it spends money on from our big fundraisers.
To start, the PTO is made up of all the Brown School parents and teachers. Having a student at Brown makes you a member. All members are welcome to join our monthly meetings!
Some of what the PTO Does (why we fundraise):
Provide fun events for students such as Popcorn Fridays, popsicles on hot days, the ice skating enrichment day, donuts/muffins with our superheroes, ice cream social, Lego night, spelling bee, spring picnic, the variety show and more.
Provide additional funds to the media center for the purchase of books and other educational materials.
Provide each teacher with a classroom fund.
Supplement fees for enrichment activities such as author visits.
Provide special grants as needed.
Provide occasional lunches for teachers and staff.
Maintain our teachers lounge as a calm, relaxing space (we all need breaks!)
Save for major expenditures not fully covered by other district funds
… and more! This is not an exhaustive list of ways in which we support our teachers, staff, and students.
Find out more about the PTO, including a list of planned events for this school year and how to volunteer, on our PTO Site.
Announcements
Art room
The art room could use donations of yarn. There are no restrictions on color, texture, weight or even length - anything will do. If you are a crafter or knitter and need to thin your yarn collection, consider sending your remnants to the art room! While yarn is the biggest need right now, they could also use Kleenex, Clorox Wipes, baby wipes, small paper plates (leftovers from the holidays are fine), and Q-tips. Thank you!
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:
September 21 at 12:15pm
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
Please share your child’s after school plans for the first week of school with us by clicking here and completing a brief form. This will help our staff make sure that your child gets to the right locations safely.
Bus Routes are posted on our Brown School page of the district's website.
You will need to determine the stop closest to your home for pick-up and drop-off for all students in Young Fives through 5th grade. If you have additional transportation needs, please contact Sara Petrosius, SJPS Transportation Director, at spetrosius@sjschools.org or 269-926-3900.
Your child’s safety is a top priority for us! Backpack bus tags will be distributed at both the Y5/K orientation and the Ice Cream Social events (if the above form was completed in advance). Thank you for your patience the first few days of school as our drivers work to welcome new riders, establish routines, and double check student names. Also, please note that routes tend to run a little longer the first few weeks of school.
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| If you or another adult plans to pick your child up from school at least once per week, click on the link below to register for a rear-view mirror tag. Tags will be required for pick-up ONLY in our main office parking lot this year. If you pick your child up at the Y5/K door or the 4th/5th grade door, you do not need to complete the form. Pick-Up Mirror Tag Form |
- Transportation Ridership Survey (daily or occasional bus riders only)
- Pick-Up Mirror Tag Survey (main office pick-up car riders only)
- First Week of School Transportation Form (all students)
- Getting to Know You Form (all students)
- If applicable, please complete the Free and Reduced Lunch Application linked here.
