March is Reading Month! This Week at Brown School
3/28 P2 Character Strength: Humor
Maize & Blue Monday
Third grade TRAILS group meets at lunch
GOTR group 1 meets @ 4 p.m.
3/29 Y5 to the planetarium @ Upton 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
GOTR group 2 meets @ 4 p.m.
3/30 Late Start Day (9:20 arrival)
Lory's Place group meets @ 9:30 a.m.
Fifth grade TRAILS group meets at lunch
Art class @ 4pm in the art room
GOTR group 1 meets @ 4 p.m.
3/31 "Snuggle Up & Read" - pajama day
Third grade to the planetarium 9:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
GOTR group 2 meets @ 4 p.m.
Spring break begins at the end of the school day
4/1 - 4/8 No School ECDD - 12th grade: SPRING BREAK
After Break...
4/11 School Resumes
M- STEP WINDOW OPENS - 3rd, 4th, 5th Grade (all)
Please see your child's teacher's blog for more specific information regarding testing days throughout the testing window.
P2 Character Strength: Fairness
Maize & Blue Monday
Third grade TRAILS group meets at lunch
GOTR group 1 meets after school
4/12 Fifth grade book club meets at lunch
GOTR group 2 meets after school
4/13 NOT a late start - this is a change due to testing @ SJHS
Fourth grade TRAILS meets at lunch
Fifth grade TRAILS meets at lunch
GOTR group 1 meets after school
Art class meets after school
4/14 GOTR group 2 meets after school
4/15 Popcorn Friday!
Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
Fifth grade TRAILS meets at lunch
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Mrs. Appel & Mrs. Bacolor led their students in a "book tasting" this week.  |
Welcome Back to Brown School, Mr. Joe Rommel
We are delighted to announce that Mr. Joe Rommel will lead Brown School as principal, beginning July 1, 2022.
Joe is a former SJPS elementary and middle school teacher for 15 years and a current SJPS parent with four children enrolled in the district. Since leaving SJPS in 2014, he has served educators across the county and state as an Educational Technology Consultant at Berrien RESA and Executive Board Member of the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL). Mr. Rommel is a perfect fit to lead Brown Elementary where he previously taught 3rd and 5th grades. With his huge heart for kids, creative problem solving skills, and a focus on forging meaningful relationships with students, staff, and families, Joe is more than ready to lead the Brown Elementary School family in the years ahead.
Please join me in congratulating and welcoming Mr. Rommel back to Brown Elementary.
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.
03/28/22 – Breakfast - CEREAL BAR, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - MINI CORN DOGS, STEAMED CARROTS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
Lunch - MINI FRENCH TOAST, SAUSAGE, HASH BROWN, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
03/30/22 – Breakfast - OMELET, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - TURKEY LUNCHABLE, VEGGIE SNACKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
03/31/22 – Breakfast - GRAHAM SNACKS & GO GURT, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - CHEESE PIZZA, SALAD CUP, CORN, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
Late Start Change
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.
Special Dates Coming Up
We love to support and celebrate our students and staff everyday and here are some special days coming up that we can show even more appreciation!
March 31 - Assistant Principal Appreciation Day
April 27 - Administrative Assistant Day
April 29 - Principal Appreciation Day
May 3-May 6 - Staff Appreciation Week
Bear Wear is back! The spring store will run from March 18 - April 3. Follow the link below to place your order. If you have any questions about the products contact: customercare@competitive-edge.net
https://bes2022spring.orderpromos.com/
Yearbook Sales
We are opening up the preorders for your 2021-22 Brown School Yearbook for one more week! Please order online by Sunday, April 3 at https://prepay.geskusphoto.com/?YB=3716
Book Fair
"The Scholastic Book Fair is coming in April! The fair will be April 18-22.
If you are interested in volunteering for the fair, please fill out the "April Book Fair" tab on the MC volunteer schedule. Remember, you must have a completed volunteer form on file to volunteer. Any questions, please contact Jennifer Berry: jberry2@stjoeschools.com"
Celebrate Our Stories
Culture Night at Brown School on April 26th! A family event where Brown students and families can share about their heritage or favorite culture and/or country!
Families can feature items such as pictures, flags, maps, music and/or traditional costumes (among many other things)!
Sign up for Culture Night Here!
Minutes from the March 15th PTO meeting are available here. This meeting included a PTO Grant procedure proposal that will be voted on in April, the presentation of the budget for next year, which will also be voted on in April, and the announcement of open board positions.
Elementary Track Meet Returns!
The elementary track meet returns on May 6th! This is an annual competition between the three district elementary schools and is always a highlight of the spring. We will need 20 volunteers to help out that day from 10am-about 3pm. Responsibilities will include running event stations such as long jump. Training/instructions will be provided by the PE teachers prior to students arriving the day of the event. Volunteer sign-ups will be available after spring break, but we wanted to share the date now for planning purposes.
This event is not well-suited for siblings to attend in a volunteer capacity - spectators are always welcome!
Dr. Grant Presentation
Dr. Grant generously shared the materials from her presentation with us. If you would like to review them, they are available here.
5th Grade Parents Special Dates Coming Up
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.
Please CLICK HERE to sign up.
We are needing everyone to send your child’s baby picture for the “Guess Who” display. You can email it to Brooke Roberts at Blr182010@gmail.com. We need those ASAP please. If you are unable to email us a picture please send a hard copy with your student, no larger than 4x6, and we will make a copy of it and return it to you.
Also if you have not donated your $15 towards our funding for the ceremony & t-shirts please do (check email from your childs’ teacher about “Oscar Night”).
Link to donate: https://sjschools.revtrak.net/brown-elementary/brown-es-clubs-and-activities/brown-es-pto/
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:
April 19 at 7pm
May 17 at 12:15pm
Let's show our educators they are appreciated!
We want to share your stories about how our educators have shown support and dedication to our students. We are looking for stories about all education personnel – teachers, bus drivers, school lunch staff, paraprofessionals, custodians, coaches, librarians, administrative assistants, and anyone who is an important part of a student’s educational success.
To submit a story about a St. Joseph educator that has made a lasting impact on a student, please send story background, participant names, relevant pictures, and any pertinent information including quotes and specific story elements to Kelly Gaideski, Campaign Contact, at kgaideski@sjschools.org.
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
