This Week at Brown School
M-STEP Testing Continues (3rd - 5th grade)
5/9 P2 Character Strength: Other People Mindset (final week)
Maize & Blue Monday!
SJVS M-STEP testing in M.C. 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.
GOTR group 1 meet after school
5/10 5th grade book club @ lunch
GOTR group 2 meets in gym after school
5/11 Late Start Day (9:20 arrival)
GOTR group 1 meets in gym after school
After school art class meets
5/12 Brown Elementary Art Show 4:00 - 5:30 (see below)
GOTR group 2 meets in gym after school
5/13 Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
Popsicle Friday!
3rd - 5th grade track meet today (11:30 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.)
3rd - 5th graders eat early and depart for SJHS @ 11:15
Coming Up...
5/16 Maize and Blue Monday
GOTR Group 1 meets in the gym after school
5/17 Morning with my Main Character Donut Event on the playground from 7:45 - 8:30 a.m. - bring your own coffee 😀
PTO Meeting @ 12:15 p.m. in media center
GOTR Group 2 meets in the gym after school
5/18 Late Start Day (9:20 arrival)
4th grade book club meets @ lunch
GOTR Group 1 meets in the gym after school
After school art class meets
5/19 4th grade to Lansing today!
GOTR Group 2 meets in the gym after school
5/20 Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
5/23 GOTR Group 1 meets in the gym after school
5/24 Student Council meeting @ lunch
Girls on the Run 5K Celebration!
5/25 Late Start Day (9:20 arrival)
Lory's Place group meets (a.m.)
5th grade musical performance for school (a.m.)
First Grade to Sarett (p.m.)
5/26 Tech Team field trip to Fab Lab @ LMC
5/27 Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.
2nd grade field trip downtown SJ
3rd grade field trip to Potawatomi Zoo
5/30 No School ECDD - 12th grade: Memorial Day
News from the Lunchroom
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.
05/09/22 – Breakfast - CEREAL BAR, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - HOT DOG, BAKED CHIPS, CARROT STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK.
05/10/22 – Breakfast – CHOCOLATE CRESCENT , FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – BREADED CHICKEN LEG, MASHED POTATOES & GRAVY, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
05/11/22 – Breakfast - GRAHAMS & YOGURT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – MAC & CHEESE, STEAMED BROCCOLI, MUFFIN, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
05/12/22 – Breakfast – APPLE FRUDEL, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch – HAM & CHEESE SUB, BAKED CHIPS, CARROT STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
05/13/22 – Breakfast - LEMON BREAD, FRUIT, 100% JUICE AND MILK
Lunch - CHEESE BREADSTICKS, MARINARA SAUCE, VEGGIE STICKS, FRUIT SELECTION AND MILK
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| Wishing you all a very special day! |
Your Child is in the Brown Elementary Art Show!
In appreciation of our beautiful student artwork, we will hold the first Elementary Art Show at Brown Elementary School! You, your family, and your friends are invited to the opening reception Thursday, May 12th, from 4:00 – 5:30 PM. The opening reception is a celebration to mark the start of the show. You may stop in ANY TIME during the opening to see both your child’s artwork and artwork from other elementary students in our school. We hope to see you there!
This art show will be on display at Brown School until Wednesday, June 1st. If you are unable to come to the opening, please make sure you stop by to see your child’s work before the 1st of June during after school hours. Thank you for all your hard work. We are very proud of YOU and your success in art!
PTO Corner
As a guardian of a Brown Elementary student, you are a PTO member! 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!
Elementary Track Meet Rescheduled for THIS Friday!
Due to the rain, the elementary track meet was rescheduled for this Friday, May 13th! Due to the date change, we could use some additional volunteers.
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
Yearbooks
Yearbooks were distributed to teachers this week. . If you wanted to still purchase a yearbook, they are available in the office for $15 each. You can pay by cash or check to SJPS.
We hope you love them!
Staff Appreciation
Thank you to everyone for supporting all our staff this week! We restocked the lounge, treated our staff to daily cards, hugs, flowers and more!
Thank you to everyone who helped show our staff how loved they are! From daily student actions to a Cinco de Mayo luncheon to restocking the lounge, the staff truly felt loved this week. We couldn’t do this without our wonderful Brown community!
Spring Picnic is BACK in full swing!
The Spring Picnic is BACK!!!!!
We will have the inflatable obstacle course, sno cones, cotton candy and TONS of fun carnival style games! This will be an end of school year party that the kids won't forget!!!
Please sign up to volunteer in the link below. You may only attend the picnic if you are signed up to volunteer! If you are able to stay for both "shifts" please do so. We will need all the help we can get with this!
Thank you
Spring Cleaning Donations
If you are sorting through old sports equipment, don’t forget you can drop it off at Sports44 under the BrownPTO account (just tell them it’s for Brown School and they will take care of it). Any sales will support PTO activities.
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!
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
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First Grade
Fifth Grade
