This Week at Brown School
1/10 P2 Character Strength: Prudence
Maize & Blue Monday
Board of Education Meeting @ 6pm
1/11 K-5 NWEA winter testing begins (through 1/21)
Student Council meeting @ lunch
1/12 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
4th grade book club @ lunch
Coming Up...
1/17 No School - Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
1/18 P2 Character Strength: Perseverance
PTO Meeting @ 12:15 p.m. (join us in-person or virtually by clicking here)
1/19 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
4th grade musical at the high school 7:00 p.m.
1/20 Brown School Spelling Bee @ 4:00 p.m. in the gym
1/21 Popcorn Friday!
Ice Skating Day! (Y5-5th grade - schedule found below)
1/27 & 1/28 Half-days of school (Parent-Teacher Conferences)
Warm Hearts Kits
St. Joseph Public Schools is proud to partner with the United Way of Southwest Michigan to create “Warm Hearts Kits” to support the members of our local community that are struggling with homelessness.
In order to make this happen we are seeking your help. Please consider donating the following items January 12 - 19 in the school office.
Hats
Gloves
Socks
Deodorant
Shampoo
Conditioner
Bar Soap
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Tissues
Chapstick
Feminine Hygiene Products
Thank you for your support, Brown School Families!
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.
Brown School Spelling Bee - January 20th, 2022 at 4pm
Congratulations to the following students, who will be competing in the Brown School Spelling Bee! We hope you will join us in the gym after school on January 20th to cheer them on!
Charlotte Simcox
Weston Johnson
Harshita Dasar
Brooklyn Andree
Gavin Henderson
Arjay Russell
Pratyush Shah
Alec Waters
Willow Nelson
Sidhanth Nandhan Vetrvelz
Miles Morey
Gabriel Trama
Alaina Birris
Ruqved Raskar
Sharing Our Stories Cultural Celebration Night - *Rescheduled for April 26*
Our PTO is sponsoring a brand new family event 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.
*This event has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 26*
5th Grade Parents
Dear 5th grade parents and guardians,
Thank you so much to everyone who has signed up to help with the 5th Grade Farewell activities so far! There are still a few more spaces that need to be filled.
Each year the 5th grade class gives a gift to the school as their legacy for future Brown Students to enjoy. In order to purchase this gift, the class has fundraisers to raise the necessary funds. We still need more volunteers to help with the fund raisers (lead by Brooke Roberts), and we also need a chairperson and committee for the Class Gift. Responsibilities for the Class Gift committee include: Survey the classes for ideas for the gift. Present the gift ideas to Mrs. Bawks for approval and then return to classes to narrow down the approved ideas and for a vote to choose the gift. Coordinate with the Fundraiser chairperson. Oversee the purchase and coordinate installation of the gift.
Please CLICK HERE to sign up.
For any questions or concerns, please contact any of the committee leaders.
Brooke Roberts: blr182010@gmail.com
Lydia Woosley: lydiawoosley@gmail.com
Catie Brown-Busch: teambrownbusch@gmail.com
Robynne Southern: robynne2303@gmail.com
Thank you,
The 5th Grade Farewell Planning Committee
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.
We also are looking for a couple of people who would be interested in heading up the spring picnic together. This year would be spent working with the current chair, and next year the new leads would take over.
If you are interested in either committee, please contact Sheri Baker or Kristen Bawks.
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
Lunchroom News
Please see the lunch options for this week below.
1/10 – HOT DOG, BAKED BEANS, BAKED CHIPS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
1/11 – BREADED CHICKEN LEG, MASHED POTATOES/GRAVY, DINNER ROLL, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
1/12 – PIZZA LUNCHABLE, SALAD CUP, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
1/13 - ROTINI PASTA, MEAT OR MARINARA SAUCE, GREEN BEANS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
1/14 - PEPPERONI CALZONES, SALAD CUP, CARROT STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
Ice Skating Day & Popcorn Friday
Thanks to our PTO support, Friday, January 21st is sure to be an exciting day at Brown School! We will travel to the ice rink for some outdoor winter fun and will enjoy a treat all sponsored by our PTO.
A special thank you to Matthew & April Soyk for chairing the ice skating event and for working to secure volunteers to help with tying laces and support on the ice. The schedule for the day can be found below. Please click here for more information and to sign up to volunteer.
It is time to get your act ready for the 2022 Brown Elementary Variety Show! We are delighted to hold this event live at the high school on Friday, March 4th.
Please click here to access the registration form. Be sure it is turned into the office no later than Monday, January 24th. We can't wait to shine the light on all of our talented students!
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
