It is hard to believe that December is already knocking on our door. Please be sure your child is dressed for winter weather daily. Students enjoy three recesses outside every day, unless the "real feel" temperature is below 10 degrees.
Labeling your child's gear is incredibly helpful. The lost and found (located outside of the gym) is already growing. Thank you for your help!
This Week at Brown School
11/29 School resumes
P2 Character Strength: Kindness
Maize & Blue Monday!
11/30 Student Council Meeting @ lunch
12/1 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
Holiday Shoppe today!
12/2 Holiday Shoppe today!
4th grade Spanish Club starts today @ lunch
12/3 Popcorn Friday!
Spelling Club begins @ lunch (4th & 5th graders)
Kindness Club meets today!
Coming Up...
12/6 P2 Character Strength: Knowing my words & actions affect others
Maize & Blue Monday!
Toys for Tots begins today
Scholastic Book Fair begins today (details below)
Board of Education meeting @ 6pm
12/8 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
12/15 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
12/17 Winter Break begins at the end of the day
Holiday Concert @ SJHS (2nd-5th grade only)
Winter Holiday Classroom Celebrations (p.m.)
12/20 - 1/2 Winter Break - no school ECDD - 12th grade
1/3 Happy New Year! School Resumes
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| Playground Update Construction is expected to be completed this week! Our students can hardly wait! |
Brown School Cares
Thank you for generously donating Thanksgiving food items that were shared with almost 20 Brown School families. Your kindness is greatly appreciated.
In the coming days we will share a Holiday gift giving sign-up. This opportunity to sponsor our school families will undoubtedly brighten the season for many.
Our Student Council counted 322 food items donated to local families through our annual partnership with Stuff - A - Truck. Thank you!
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.
11/29/21 – Mini corn dogs, muffin, salad cup, fruit choice and milk
11/30/21 – Mini pancakes, sausage, hash brown, fruit choice and milk
12/01/21 – Macaroni & cheese, broccoli, bread stick, fruit choice and milk
12/02/21 – Hamburger, smile potatoes, fruit choice and milk
12/03/21 – Grilled cheese, mixed vegetables, baked chips, fruit choice and milk
We’re excited to invite you to our upcoming Scholastic Book Fair. Hosted by our media center staff, this event is an opportunity for students of all ages to build their home libraries and further their love of reading. As always, all purchases benefit our school.
After missing out on many beloved traditions, our winter Book Fair will be a familiar, welcome, and safe event for our students. Here’s what you need to know about the Fair, which will take place from December 6 - December 10 in our school library/media centers.
We will host a Family Night! Plan on stopping by on Monday, Dec 6 from 5:30-7:30 to pick up your books!
Students will have opportunities to purchase books throughout the week at their scheduled library time or during recess breaks.
You can view the digital flyer here. Talk it over with your child to see if purchasing books will be part of your family’s plan this time.
Our Book Fair offers a cash-free payment option called eWallet. It’s a convenient digital account that your child can use for shopping at our Fair. Grandparents, friends, and others can contribute, too! Cash, checks, and credit cards will also be accepted.
If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop online at our school’s Virtual Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.
Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping. We’re excited to celebrate our love of books together at the Book Fair.
We hope to see you at our Family Night on Monday, December 6th! There will be raffle tickets available for great prizes!
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.
Thank you volunteers!
Thank you to all who have volunteered lately. You have helped stock the teachers’ lounge, provide a luncheon for our staff during conferences, and serve at the Thanksgiving luncheon! It’s been a busy few weeks, and we appreciate everyone for showing up to help.
Thank you for joining the PTO meeting on November 16th. Minutes can be found here: https://sites.google.com/view/brown-elementary-pto/home/pto-meeting-minutes
Gift Ideas for Staff
If you are looking for a way to treat a staff member to a small gift, please check out this link for some ideas for them: Staff Preferences. We’ve compiled a list of favorite drinks, snacks, flowers, etc for anyone who filled out our survey. Please do NOT feel obligated to treat a teacher or staff member! However, we know many families do so either mid-year or at the end of the year and wanted to help with ideas.
Spelling Bee
Hello, parents of 4th and 5th graders!! Spelling Club will start Friday, December 3rd at lunch recess and the Brown School spelling bee will occur after school on January 20th. Spelling lists should have come home with your students the week of Thanksgiving. Make sure you are practicing with your student; I can’t wait to get the season of spelling started!
Brown Bear Credit Union is OPEN!
Brown Bear Credit Union, a division of Honor Credit Union, is now in operation! Students may make deposits to their accounts every Friday from 8:20 to 8:45 am. 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.
Thank you to Honor Credit Union for providing Brown Bear Credit Union water bottles for our entire student body! We appreciate your partnership and generosity.
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.
Book Fair
Are you interested in volunteering for the Scholastic Book Fair, December 6-10? We need people to help ring sales before school and during recesses. Please send an email to jberry2@stjoebears.com if you are interested!
Open register spots:
Morning recess - 9:45 - 11:00 - Thursday
Lunch recess - 11:35 - 12:30 - Tuesday
Lunch recess - 12:30 - 1:30 - Tuesday, Thursday
Please note: If you would like to work during the book fair, please be sure and have a background check completed and on file. You can fill one out here: Volunteer Consent Form.
Sharing Our Stories Cultural Celebration Night
Mark your calendars! Our PTO is sponsoring a brand new family event on January 25th from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. called "Sharing Our Stories Cultural Celebration Night". This event will feature our students and their families sharing elements of their cultural traditions or cultural traditions they have learned about. Demonstrations may include dances, games, sports, informational brochures, etc.
We need you, Brown School! Families and students, please consider ways that you can share your stories with our school community. Please sign up using the link below.
Celebrating Our Stories Night Sign-Up
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:
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.
Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class
Young Fives
First Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
