This Week at Brown School
10/19 No school for students (Y5-5th only)
10/20 PTO Meeting @ 12:00p.m.
Please join us using this Google Meet link: meet.google.com/jgs-kgqu-dar
10/21 Late Start Day (9:45 start time)
Snacking with Someone Special! (see details below)
Coming Up...
10/26 Board of Education meeting 6pm @ SJHS Auditorium
10/28 Late Start Day (9:45 start time)
10/30 Halloween Parties (see information below)
Halloween Celebrations
On October 30th your child is invited to dress up for the day to celebrate Halloween. Your child's costume will need to be comfortable enough so that she/he can participate in all learning activities throughout the day (please consider leaving bulky items at home). In addition, costume masks will not be allowed as we will need to ensure all students and staff members wear approved facial masks coverings per our Return to Learn plan. Thank you for respecting our no gore and no weapons policies as well.
Students and teachers will enjoy a small fall party on this day. Be sure to stay tuned to your child's classroom communications as teachers will be seeking your creativity and support in planning and preparing for this fun celebration!While Halloween is a fun tradition here in the U.S., we wonder what other fall holidays our students and their families celebrate. We'd love to learn about other traditions or holidays that our families experience. Please email Mrs. Bawks if you are interested in educating our school community about your tradition or holiday! kbawks@sjschools.org.
St. Joseph Virtual School 's blog is now available!
SJVS Families, click here to access content from Mr. Pratley. Be sure to bookmark the link: https://stjoevirtualschool.blogspot.com/
Our dedicated staff are committed to building relationships with our students, in addition to learning each child's strengths and next steps for learning. Thank you for prioritizing time to join our teachers in virtual conferences this fall. Your partnership is the key to our collective school success.
PTO Corner
Thank You
Thank you to the volunteers who helped provide a luncheon for our staff this week!
This week is School Bus Safety Week. Be sure to thank your bus driver this week for all their hard week and for keeping our students safe. The PTO will be giving them a token of appreciation this week.
Announcements
Join us Tuesday, October 20 at noon for our October PTO Meeting on google meet. Come catch up on PTO projects and school events and help us plan future ones. All Brown School families are welcome, as we are ALL are an important part of the PTO! http://meet.google.com/jgs-kgqu-dar
Reminders
Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/.
Box Tops receipts for delivery services, such as Shipt, now work with the digital Box Top collection. For more information, visit https://boxtopsforeducation.knowledgeowl.com/help/electronic-receipts
Upcoming Volunteer Needs
Volunteering will look very different this year, but please let us know events you are interested in by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/VolunteerAtBrown. You will be contacted by the committee with specific needs at the appropriate time. Please note that some positions may not be utilized this year.
We have a number of committees that need chair or co-chair positions filled. If you are interested in any of these, please fill out the volunteer form or contact Kristen Bawks or any PTO board member. We will provide as much assistance or information as possible to get new committee chairs started:
Credit Union - work with Honor Credit Union to schedule and assist with the student credit union. If we don’t implement the CU this year, the ground work could be established for next year.
Mileage Club Chair(s) - similar to our old walkathon format. This will be a larger scale event without the fundraising component. Co-chair positions are welcome, and we have a few experienced members to help get you started. This event will not happen this fall and spring is to be determined, but we would still like to form the committee.
Save the date for these upcoming virtual PTO meetings:
October 20 @12pm
November 17 @7pm
January 19 @12pm
February 16 @7pm
March 16 @12pm
April 20 @7pm
May 18 @12pm
Classroom Blogs
Our Brown School classroom teachers will each have their own blog this year. Simply click on your child's class below to view weekly updates from his/her teacher.
ECDD
Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class
Young Fives
Kindergarten
First Grade
Second Grade
Third Grade
Fourth Grade
Fifth Grade
Snacking with Someone Special
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.
