Spring is here! This is the time of renewal and growth. Our students will continue to thrive during this season of discovery. Brown School Staff look forward to welcoming students back to school tomorrow!
This Week at Brown School
4/11 School Resumes - Welcome Back!
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
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
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.
Coming Up...
M-STEP Testing Continues (3rd - 5th grade)
NWEA Testing Begins (K-5th)
4/18 P2 Character Strength: Appreciation of Beauty & Excellence
Maize & Blue Monday
Mileage Club begins @ lunch recess!
Scholastic Book Fair begins (runs all week)
GOTR group 1 meets after school
Book Fair Family Night 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
4/19 Student Council meeting @ lunch
GOTR group 2 meets after school
PTO Meeting @ 7pm in the Media Center - join us!
4/20 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
4th grade book club meets @ lunch
GOTR group 1 meets after school
4/21 GOTR group 2 meets after school
4/22 Science Olympiad competition today!
Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
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.
04/11/22 – Breakfast - POPTART, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - HOT DOG, BAKED BEANS, BAKED CHIPS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/12/22 – Breakfast - CEREAL BAR, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - BREADED CHICKEN LEG, MASHED POTATOES/GRAVY, DINNER ROLL, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK.
04/13/22 – Breakfast - WG DONUT, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - CHEESE QUESADILLA, CORN, SALAD CUP, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/14/22 – Breakfast - STRAWBERRY FILLED BAGEL, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - CHICKEN PATTY SANDWICH, SMILE POTATOES , FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/15/22 – Breakfast - CHOCOLATE MUFFIN& GO GURT, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - BOSCO STICKS, DIPPING SAUCE, MIXED VEGETABLES, FRUIT SELECTION 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 April 18-22 in our school library/media centers.
We will host a Family Night! Plan on stopping by on Monday, April 18th 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.
Brown School Book Fair
We hope to see you at our Family Night on Monday, April 18th! 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.
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!
April 27 - Administrative Assistant Day
April 29 - Principal Appreciation Day
May 3-May 6 - Staff Appreciation Week
Book Fair
Hi Brown School Families! The Spring Book Fair is coming the week of April 18. There will be something for everyone!
If you would like to open an E-Wallet, you can do so by going to the Book Fair website. If you have already created an E-Wallet for your student, you will need to visit the website and reactivate the account. Be sure and log in using the same email as you used to create the original E-Wallet.
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/brownelementaryschool22
If you have any questions, please contact jberry2@stjoebears.com
We hope to see you at the Fair!
Penny War
1 - 2 - 3 - 4 WE DECLARE A PENNY WAR
WHEN: Monday, April 18th - Friday, April 22nd
HOW TO PARTICIPATE: Each 5th grade class will have their own coin jug for collecting money (located in the cross hall).
All grades may participate by dropping their change in whichever class jug they want to win!
ADD POINTS by adding pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollar bills to your classroom's jug.
THE CLASS WITH THE MOST POINTS WINS A PIZZA PARTY!!
All funds raised will go toward the 5th Grade Legacy gift.
The winning group will be announced Thursday, April 28th.
Mileage Club
Volunteer sign-ups will be available after spring break. Younger siblings are welcome!
Celebrate Our Stories Culture Night at Brown School on April 26th! This is 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!
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
The kids will start their “Penny War” for a week starting April 18th and end Friday, April 22nd. ALL GRADES ARE ENCOURAGED TO PARTICIPATE.
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
