This Week at Brown School
M-STEP Testing Continues (3rd - 5th grade)
NWEA Testing Continues (K-5th)
4/25 P2 Character Strength: Purpose
Maize & Blue Monday
GOTR group 1 meets after school
4/26 Mileage Club @ lunch recess (make-up from last Friday)
GOTR group 2 meets after school
4/27 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
Secretary's Day!
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
2nd grade musical (during day for students - next week for families)
Lory's Place group meets
Y5s to Sarett Nature Center 12:15-2:30 p.m.
GOTR group 1 meets after school
After school art class
4/28 GOTR group 2 meets after school
4/29 5th grade to Van Andel all day
Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 a.m. - 8:45 a.m.
Mileage Club @ lunch recess
Coming Up...
Staff Appreciation Week!
5/2 No school for elementary students only - PD day for staff
5/3 P2 Character Strength: Leadership
Maize & Blue Tuesday
GOTR group 2 meets after school
5/4 Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.)
4th graders to SJHS for swimming lessons (p.m.)
GOTR group 1 meets after school
After school art class after school
2nd grade musical 7pm for families
5/5 Staff luncheon provided by PTO
Kindergarten to Sarett (a.m.)
Fifth grade to Upton today
GOTR group 2 meets after school
5/6 Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
Popsicle Friday!
3rd - 5th grade track meet today
Ren Baldwin Technology Festival at SJHS 6:00 - 7:30pm
Thank you, Volunteers!
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.
Most of our PTO events for the school year are already scheduled and can be viewed here. Many also include links to sign up to volunteer!
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
Come out anytime on Monday, May 2 (elementary students have the day off) and decorate the sidewalks outside of all the school doors with positive messages and pictures to kick off Staff Appreciation week. Chalk will be provided, but feel free to bring your own. Have fun with this!
Mileage Club
Mileage Club continues on Monday! For more information on this fun event check out this video.
Volunteers are needed from 11:45am - 1:30pm and younger siblings are welcome! Please visit https://signup.com/go/etVOJtR to signup.
Elementary Track Meet Returns!
The elementary track meet returns on May 6th (rain date May 13th)! 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 facilitating event stations such as long-jump, shot put, and sprints. Training/instructions will be provided by the PE teachers prior to students arriving the day of the event.
This event is not well-suited for siblings to attend in a volunteer capacity, but spectators are always welcome!
To volunteer, please fill out the form here: Elementary Track Meet Volunteers
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.
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/
Save the date for these upcoming hybrid PTO meetings. We will meet in the media center as well as offer a virtual connection option:
May 17 at 12:15pm - Last one this school year!
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 preorder 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.
04/25/22 – Breakfast - CEREAL BAR, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – HAMBURGER, FRENCH FRIES, CARROT STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/26/22 – Breakfast - APPLE FRUDEL, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - NACHOS, BEEF & CHEESE, REFRIED BEANS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/27/22 – Breakfast – WG POPTART , FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – GRILLED CHEESE, TOMATO SOUP, GOLDFISH CRACKERS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/28/22 – Breakfast - MUFFIN & YOGURT FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - TURKEY SUB, BAKED CHIPS, VEGGIE STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
04/29/22 – Breakfast – CINNAMON TOAST CRUNCH BAR, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – PEPPERONI CHEESE BREAD, SALAD CUP, CORN, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
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
