News for February 11, 2019

This Week at Brown School

Feb 11   Miss Grimm's class to Calling All Colors @ 9am

              Screenagers Event at SJHS 6:30pm

              Band/Orchestra/Vocal music parent meeting @ 7pm at Upton (for families of interested 5th graders)

Feb 12   Access @ 8:10 in the media center

              Variety Show tryouts (after school)

Feb 13   Late Start Day
              Student Count Day

              Band/Orchestra/Vocal music parent meeting @ 7pm at Upton (for families of interested 5th graders)

Feb 14    First grade musical @ 6pm
               Valentine's Day classroom parties 2:30-3:45 p.m.
               DQ Night

Feb 15    Crazy Hair Day! 

               School Store @ first recess

               Ms. Zelenock's class to Calling All Colors @ 9am

Teamwork is key for our news team!

Coming Up...

Feb 18    Bear Tracks submissions due by today!

               Board of Education meeting @ Brown School 6pm

Feb 19    Ms. Barron's class to the planetarium @ 8:50

               PTO Meeting 7pm in media center

Feb 20    Late Start Day

               

Feb 21    Cloverleaf Spelling Bee @ LMC 8:30 a.m.

               HealthWorks parent meeting @ Lincoln 6pm (interested 4th & 5th grade families)

Feb 22    1/2 day of school Y5/K-12 - dismissal @ 12:05pm

Feb 27    Late Start Day

               Yearbook order forms due by today!

Thank you for your generosity! 
The collections continue this week.

Screenagers Event

Monday night's Screenagers event at the High School is going to be a great next step for families working to manage the stress of talking to kids about social media use and navigating screen time limits at home. We encourage you to come out for an evening filled with information and ideas. Please see the details below.

Here's a little preview for you . . .

Parents and students K-12, please join us Feb 11th from 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm in the St Joseph High School’s John and Dede Howard auditorium for a viewing of Screenagers. Screenagers is an award-winning film that depicts the challenging struggles that families have over social media, video games and academics. The film offers solutions on how we can help our kids navigate the digital world.

After viewing the film, we have a county expert, Joe Rommel, who will give additional updates on current social media trends and suggestions for parents on setting boundaries with their students’ social media use. Refreshments will be available, along with free childcare offered by SJHS National Honor Society student group. Childcare is available for toddler through elementary school age children.

Spring Conferences

Spring Parent-Teacher Conferences in February and March are scheduled for select students. Teachers will be scheduling conferences for students who are at-risk of not meeting year-end learning targets and for those who are experiencing social or emotional difficulties. Parents or guardians may also request a conference.

Calling All Volunteers!

We are so fortunate to have received a grant from our generous SJPS Foundation for the purchase of additional books for our fourth and fifth grade classroom libraries districtwide. We are in need of volunteers to organize and adhere stickers to all of our new literature. If you are available to help in the Brown School office, please consider coming in anytime on Friday, February 15th. Thank you!

Mark your calendars for the BIG show on March 4th @ 6 p.m.

SJVB Biddy Bears Volleyball

Who: 3rd-8th grade girls and boys 

When: Mondays: February 18, 25 and March 4, 11, 18, 25 

Where: SJ High School in the (Auxiliary Gym)

Time A: 3^rd, 4^th, 5^th graders: 5:30pm-7:00pm

Time B: 6^th, 7^th, 8^th graders: 7:00-8:30pm

Cost: $60 includes 6 training sessions and a choice of a water bottle, shirt or decal

*Registration forms will be sent home with 3rd-5th grade students on Monday.

St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation 

2019-20 Photo Contest

Community Corkboard

Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.

News for February 4, 2019

We are delighted to highlight acts of kindness this coming week. A special thank you to Mrs. Lear, Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Lokey and our Brown School Student Council for organizing activities throughout the week and beyond that teach the power of kind acts. 

What a wild week of weather! We are ready for an engaging week of learning with our students. We've missed everyone!

This Week at Brown School

Feb 4      
WIDA Testing begins
Hearing/Vision re-screening

Feb 5 Play It Safe! presentations

Feb 6     Late start day
              Play It Safe! presentations

Feb 7     Play It Safe! presentations
             
Feb 8     Ice Skating with Buddies at Howard Ice Area
              Family Movie Night 6pm in the Brown School gym


Coming Up...

Feb 11   Screenagers Event at SJHS 6:30pm

Feb 13   Late Start Day
              Student Count Day

Feb 14    First grade musical @ 6pm - please note date change
               Valentine's Day classroom parties 2:30- 3:45 p.m.
               DQ Night

School Lunch Menu Changes Due to last week's inclement weather days, our school lunch calendar has changed. Please click here to access February's revised calendar.


Pennies for Patients Continues

Brown School is participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) Pennies for Patients program; a service-learning program that gives students the unique experience of working together to help raise awareness and funds in honor of thousands of children and adults fighting against blood cancers! Click here to see the story of Sam, a hero battling blood cancer.

We are asking that everyone (students, faculty, parents, alumni, etc.) at Brown School join in this effort of raising awareness and collecting funds to benefit the mission of LLS: to find cures for blood cancers and to improve the quality of life for patient and their families. WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Click this link for online donations. You will need to create account (if you select “log in with Google” it is pretty simple and straightforward). Then you can share the link with family and friends near and far, so they can donate too. You can also contribute by filling the collection box coins/dollars at home. Please send in collection boxes to school either when they are full or at the end of the campaign on Friday 2/8. Your child's classroom teacher will add your donation to the class collection box. There are even some fun incentives!

Thank you so much for supporting LLS and ’s participation in the Pennies program! Click here for more information on Pennies for Patients or other LLS Student Series Programs.

Family Movie Night @ Brown School
Family Movie Night is back! Please dress in your comfortable clothes (a.k.a. pajamas), bring your pillows and blankets and get ready for some family fun in the Brown School gym. We will start the movie at 6:00 p.m.. Please check our Brown Elementary FB page this week to cast your family's vote for Friday night's movie selection. Snacks will be available for purchase. This is NOT a drop-off event.

Skating with Buddies
Our Y5-5th grade students will be traveling to Howard Ice

Arena this coming Friday, February 8th, to ice skate with their buddy classes. We are looking for parent volunteers to join us at the ice rink to help with lacing skate and balancing our little skaters. We are working hard to develop a schedule that will be share with you via School Messenger as soon as possible for your planning purposes. If interested in volunteering, please contact Sara Codde. All volunteers must have a completed Volunteer Consent form on file in our school office. Thank you for your help!

We are looking for parent volunteer to coordinate the annual summer trip to Michigan's Adventure. If you are interested, please contact our school office.

The registration deadline for Brown Elementary Culture Class has been extended due to school closures last week. The deadline is now TUESDAY FEBRUARY 5th. Sign up today!

St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation 

2019-20 Photo Contest

Community Corkboard

Looking for fall activities to enroll your child in?
Check out local offerings by visiting our Community Corkboard.

It is the policy of the St. Joseph Public School District that no person shall, on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, disability, height, weight, or marital status be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to, discrimination during any program, activity, service or in employment.