News for the Week of November 1, 2021

 

Thank you, families and staff, for making our Fall Festival Costume Parties so much fun! Our students had a blast. Your thoughtful planning, generosity, and participation made it a day to remember!

This Week at Brown School

11/1     Picture Retake Day

            P2 Character Strength: Perspective

            Maize & Blue Monday!

11/3    Late Start - arrival at 9:20 a.m. 

11/5    Popcorn Friday! 

           Kindness Club meets at lunch recess

Coming Up...

11/8  P2 Character Strength: Bravery

            Maize & Blue Monday!

11/11   1/2 day of school (ECDD - 5th grade only) 

P/T Conferences - dismissal at 12:09 p.m.

11/12   1/2 day of school (ECDD - 5th grade only) 

P/T Conferences - dismissal at 12:09 p.m.

11/16   Thanksgiving Luncheon

11:35 AM- 12:05 PM	First Lunch 1st and 4th
12:05 PM - 12:25 PM	Recess Clean Up & Set Up for Second Lunch
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM	Second Lunch Y5/K and 3rd
12:45 PM – 1:05 PM	Recess Clean Up & Set Up for Third Lunch
12:55-1:25	Third Lunch 5th and 2nd
1:25-1:45	Recess Clean up

11/19 1/2 day of school (ECDD - 5th grade only) 

Teacher Record Day - dismissal at 12:09 p.m. 

11/24 - 11/26  Thanksgiving Break: NO SCHOOL (ECDD - 12th grade) 

 

PTO Corner

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Find out more about the PTO, including a list of planned events for this school year and how to volunteer, on our PTO Site.

 

Thank you to the Staff Appreciation committee for providing all the staff with an October sweet treat!

If you haven’t seen the photos from our Bucks for Brown event as well as the principal challenges, check out our Bucks for Brown recap here!

 

PTO Meeting

Minutes from the October 19th PTO meeting are available here: https://sites.google.com/view/brown-elementary-pto/home/pto-meeting-minutes

 

Spelling Bee

Hello, parents of 4th and 5th graders!! Is your student interested in competing in this year’s Spelling Bee? Please look for more information within the next couple of weeks. I’m excited for this Season of Spelling!

~ Brandi Johnson, Spelling Coach

 

Young Authors and Artists

We invite all students to submit up to two works of written or visual art for submission in our annual edition of “Bear Tracks.”  Each student who submits a work will receive a copy of the booklet.  Information will be coming home with your student, but feel free to get started or to submit work by visiting our Young Authors and Artists page.

 

Brown Bear Credit Union

Brown Bear Credit Union, a division of Honor Credit Union, will be opening soon in the crosshall.  To view the video that was shared with students or to print copies of forms that were sent home, visit our Brown Bear Credit Union page here.  If you would only like to view the video, it is available here: Brown Bear Student Video.

 

PTO Grant Request

A request for a grant to fund a new 3D printer has been submitted to the PTO.  As part of the PTO, all parents and guardians are encouraged to review the proposal and provide feedback.  We have both the proposal, current feedback, and a form to submit comments or questions available here.  If you have experience with 3D printers, we would love to hear from you!

 

Bucks for Brown is Looking Ahead

We are looking for a few more people to round out our Bucks for Brown committee.  These roles would be in planning next year’s event and helping secure business sponsors for next year.  If you are interested, please contact Sheri Baker or Kristen Bawks.

 

Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon is coming up on Tuesday, November 16. More details on volunteering will be coming soon!

 

Future 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.

Save the date for these upcoming hybrid PTO meetings.  We will meet in the media center as well as offer a virtual connection option:

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

RSVP: bit.ly/VETBREAKFAST2021

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 pre-order your student’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.

11/1/21 – Mini Corn Dogs, muffin, salad cup, fruit choice and milk.

11/2/21 – Pancakes, sausage, hash brown, fruit choice and milk

11/3/21 – Macaroni & Cheese, broccoli, bread stick, fruit choice and milk

11/4/21 – Hamburger, smile potatoes, baked beans, fruit choice and milk

11/5/21 – Pepperoni Cheesy Bread, corn, fruit and milk

Thank you for generously donating coats and water for our community members, Brown Families. Coats will be picked up on Monday and Tuesday will be our final day of water collection.

Classroom Blogs

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.

ECDD

Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class

Young Fives 

Mrs. Schueneman's Class

Kindergarten

Mrs. DeLapa's Class

Student Council elections are coming up!
Our students are ready to lead!

Miss Barkovich's Class

First Grade 

Mrs. Brown's Class

Mrs. Dilley's Class 

Second Grade

Miss Grimm's Class

Mrs. Hooker's Class

Ms. Zelenock's Class

Third Grade  

Mrs. Lear's Class 

Mrs. Nowicki's Class

Playground fun! Thank you for the stencil games, PTO!

Fourth Grade

Mrs. DeVore's Class 

Mrs. Hassenger's Class

Mr. Hernandez's Class

Fifth Grade

Mr. Lignell's Class

Mrs. Lokey's Class

Looking for activities to enroll your child in? 

Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.