Sunday, January 31, 2021

News for the Week of February 1, 2021

 


We would like to thank you for dedicating time over the past week to meet with your child's teacher to discuss growth and next steps. We continue to be so grateful for your partnership and ongoing commitment to learning.


This Week at Brown School


2/1     P2 Character Strength of the Week: Integrity 
          Wear your P2 t-shirt today!
2/3    Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)
2/5    Popcorn Friday!

Coming Up...

2/8    Board Of Education Meeting @ 6pm (virtual) 
2/10   Late Start Day  (arrival at 9:45am)
          Count Day
2/12   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade
2/15   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade
2/16   PTO Meeting virtual meeting @ 7pm 
2/17   Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)



Thank you for your continued adherence to our daily screening guide posted on our district's website before sending your child to school. If he/she is exhibiting any symptoms consistent with COVID-19, they must stay home. It is imperative that we work together to safe safe so that we can stay together. 
 


Tech Bytes

Feedback wanted! Please take a few minutes to complete a short survey about our 1:1 Chromebook program.  Thank you!


PTO Corner

Announcements 

  • Lego Night will be happening this year - in virtual form!  Details will be provided next month.  If you would like to donate a small Lego set for our prize drawings, please drop it off with Ms. Codde by February 1st.

  • Brown School students we want to see your talent! This year’s variety show will be virtual and will be shown during the school day on Friday, March 5! (Will also be posted to our FB page.) We invite all of our in-person and virtual Brown School students to participate. Please see link below details. (Look for a hard copy to come home with in-person students.) Contact Bri Van Hekken (bvanhekken@sjschools.org) with any questions. We can’t wait to see what you come up with! 2021 Brown School Variety Show Registration Form


  •  It’s time to order your 2020-21 yearbook! This year all sales will be done online. Please place your order by Monday, February 15 at http://www.geskusphoto.com/?YB=3716. Please contact Sheri Baker at sheribk@gmail.com with any questions! 

  • Changes to the PTO Bylaws have been proposed and posted for review.  Please contact any PTO Board Member or Kristen Bawks if you have any comments. Proposed changes address the following:

    • Allow virtual meetings in any circumstance.

    • Update list of committees.

    • Require proposed bylaw changes to be publicly posted for review at least 2 weeks prior to a vote.

  • Attention all virtual students!! We would love to see what you have been learning in your virtual classrooms! Please continue to share your pictures with us on our Facebook page in the Brown Bears Virtual Learning album. 

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

Save the date for these upcoming virtual PTO meetings:

February 16 @7pm

March 16 @12pm

April 20 @7pm

May 18 @12pm



SJPS IS HIRING!

SJPS IT Department is looking for a full time tier 1 IT Technician.  This position requires existing computer/networking knowledge and troubleshooting skills. Any coding experience would be wonderful.  If interested, please send a PDF resume to the Technology Director, Bryan Parsons, at bparsons@sjschools.org with a subject line of "SJPS IT Position".  As stated, this is a full time, salaried position with benefits, starting at mid $30k per year (non-negotiable).  


Classroom Blogs

Our Brown School classroom teachers have important information to share with families. Please click on your child's class below to view weekly updates.

ECDD

Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class


Young Fives 

Mrs. Schueneman's Class


Kindergarten 

Mrs. Hooker's Class

Miss Barkovich's Class


First Grade

Ms. Harmening's Class

Mrs. Brown's Class

Ms. Barron's Class



Second Grade 

Miss Grimm's Class

Ms. Zelenock's Class


Third Grade 

Mrs. DeVore's Class 

Mrs. Lear's Class 

Mrs. Nowicki's Blog


Fourth Grade

Mrs. Hassenger's Class

Mr. Hernandez's Class


Fifth Grade

Mr. Lignell's Class

Mrs. Lokey's Class







SJVS BLOG LINK

Click HERE

DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE

Click HERE to access our fantastic resource site put together FOR YOU to help navigate district technology! Having trouble with your district device, email - support@sjschools.org

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Click HERE to access a wealth of resources put together by our SJ counselors and social workers!




Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog.
 Click here to enjoy!  

Check out local offerings by visiting our 


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Sunday, January 24, 2021

News for the week of January 25, 2021



Our adoption of the Positivity Project (P2) has been nothing short of amazing! Our students and staff are engaging daily in powerful conversations related to character strengths. We are already noticing the powerful impact of the real life examples and common vocabulary used within the program. Ask your child about last week's character strength "perseverance".

Want to learn more about P2? Please check out the brief video linked below.



This Week at Brown School

1/25     P2 Shirt Day! 
P2 character strength: supporting others when they struggle

1/27     NOT a late start day - full day for elementary students!
   
1/28   Half-Day of school - dismissal @ 12:34pm

1/29   Half-Day of school - dismissal @ 12:34pm


Coming Up...

2/3    Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)
2/5    Popcorn Friday!
2/8    Board Of Education Meeting @ 6pm (virtual) 
2/10   Late Start Day  (arrival at 9:45am)
          Count Day
2/12   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade
2/15   Mid-Winter Break: No School Y5-12th grade
2/16   PTO Meeting virtual meeting @ 7pm 
2/17   Late Start Day (arrival at 9:45am)



Thank you for your continued adherence to our daily screening guide posted on our district's website before sending your child to school. If he/she is exhibiting symptoms, they must stay home. It is imperative that we work together to safe safe so that we can stay together. 
 


Valentine's Day 
February 14th is quickly approaching and of course, things this year will be a little different.  It just so happens that the 14th is on a Sunday this year and students do not have school on Friday the 12th or on Monday the 15th.  So, hold off on the candy and packaged valentines, here is the plan...

During the week of February 8 - 11, our Positivity Project (P2) activities will be focused on "Love."  Their definition of love is that you value close relationships with others and being close to people. The character strength of love represents the way we think, feel, and behave towards the people with whom we have close relationships. 

Classes will have activities and lessons throughout the week that will take the place of the traditional card exchange.  No need to send anything in from home, we will handle it all in-house.

If you want to look ahead at family activities and connections for that week, remember you can access the P2 for Families at https://posproject.org/p2-for-families/  The password is P2.

PTO Corner

Announcements 

  • Thank You to Kate Baum for organizing the card distribution in December!

  • Lego Night will be happening this year - in virtual form!  Details will be provided next month.  If you would like to donate a small Lego set for our prize drawings, please drop it off with Ms. Codde by February 1st.

  • We are in need of a chairperson to organize and facilitate the creation of a virtual Brown School Variety Show this spring. If you are interested and/or want to learn more about this opportunity, please contact Sheri Baker (sheribk@gmail.com) or Kristen Bawks (kbawks@sjschools.org).

  • Changes to the PTO Bylaws have been proposed and posted for review.  Please contact any PTO Board Member or Kristen Bawks if you have any comments. Proposed changes address the following:

    • Allow virtual meetings in any circumstance.

    • Update list of committees.

    • Require proposed bylaw changes to be publicly posted for review at least 2 weeks prior to a vote.

  • Attention all virtual students!! We would love to see what you have been learning in your virtual classrooms! Please continue to share your pictures with us on our Facebook page in the Brown Bears Virtual Learning album. 

Reminders

Please download the Box Tops for Education app by visiting https://www.boxtops4education.com/. 

 

  


Our student LOVE book selection days with Mrs. Berry!



Tech Bytes

Feedback wanted!  Please take a few minutes to complete a short survey about our 1:1 Chromebook program.  Thank you!


AND


The 2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival logo contest is underway!  Please see the details below.  Submissions are due Friday, January 29th and can be turned in at the Media Center or by emailing techfest@stjoebears.com.  We look forward to seeing the students' creativity this year!


2021 Ren Baldwin Student Technology Festival Logo Contest





Classroom Blogs

Our Brown School classroom teachers have important information to share with families. Please click on your child's class below to view weekly updates.

ECDD

Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class

Young Fives 

Mrs. Schueneman's Class

Kindergarten 

Mrs. Hooker's Class

Miss Barkovich's Class


First Grade

Ms. Harmening's Class

Mrs. Brown's Class

Ms. Barron's Class

Second Grade 

Miss Grimm's Class

Ms. Zelenock's Class


Third Grade 

Mrs. DeVore's Class

Mrs. Lear's Class 

Mrs. Nowicki's Blog

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Hassenger's Class

Mr. Hernandez's Class

Fifth Grade

Mr. Lignell's Class

Mrs. Lokey's Class








SJVS BLOG LINK

Click HERE

DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY WEBSITE

Click HERE to access our fantastic resource site put together FOR YOU to help navigate district technology! Having trouble with your district device, email - support@sjschools.org

MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

Click HERE to access a wealth of resources put together by our SJ counselors and social workers!




Check out the positive messages and celebration of our community on the St. Joseph Public Schools Foundation blog.
 Click here to enjoy!  

Check out local offerings by visiting our 


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.

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