Our students will learn about bravery this week during the Positivity Project (P2) lessons. Some guiding questions for you to discuss as a family may be:
This Week at Brown School
11/8 P2 Character Strength: Bravery
Maize & Blue Monday!
Yearbook cover contest begins
11/10 Late Start Day (arrival at 9:20 a.m.)
11/11 1/2 day of school (ECDD - 12th grade)
P/T Conferences - dismissal at 12:09 p.m.
11/12 1/2 day of school (ECDD - 12th grade)
P/T Conferences - dismissal at 12:09 p.m.
Coming Up...
11/15 P2 Character Strength: Gratitude
Maize & Blue Monday!
Sound of Music preview for 4th & 5th graders @SJHS 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
11/16 PTO Meeting @ 7 p.m. in media center or virtually by clicking here
Thanksgiving Luncheon (schedule below)
11/17 Lory's Place group meets in the morning
Play-It-Safe classroom presentations
11/18 Play-It-Safe classroom presentations
11/19 1/2 day of school (ECDD - 5th grade only)
Teacher Record Day - dismissal at 12:09 p.m.
11/24 - 11/26 Thanksgiving Break: NO SCHOOL (ECDD - 12th grade)
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.
If you haven’t seen the photos from our Bucks for Brown event as well as the principal challenges, check out our Bucks for Brown recap here!
Submissions due November 8th! We invite all students to submit up to two works of written or visual art for submission in our annual edition of “Bear Tracks.” Each student who submits a work will receive a copy of the booklet. More information and the form to submit work is available at our Young Authors and Artists page.
Thanksgiving Luncheon
Our annual Thanksgiving Luncheon is coming up on Tuesday, November 16. Sign to volunteer for a shift or all three! This is a favorite event for our students and staff. 🦃🦃🦃 You can find more information and sign up at the link below: https://signup.com/go/mnBqCJq
Yearbook Cover Contest
Our annual Yearbook Cover Contest has started! Submissions are due to the office by Monday, November 22. More information can be found here: Yearbook Cover Contest
Spelling Bee
Hello, parents of 4th and 5th graders!! Is your student interested in competing in this year’s Spelling Bee? Please look for more information within the next couple of weeks. I’m excited for this Season of Spelling!
~ Brandi Johnson, Spelling Coach
Brown Bear Credit Union, a division of Honor Credit Union, will be opening soon in the crosshalls. To view the video that was shared with students or to print copies of forms that were sent home, visit our Brown Bear Credit Union page here. If you would only like to view the video, it is available here: Brown Bear Student Video.
A request for a grant to fund a new 3D printer has been submitted to the PTO. As part of the PTO, all parents and guardians are encouraged to review the proposal and provide feedback. We have both the proposal, current feedback, and a form to submit comments or questions available here. If you have experience with 3D printers, we would love to hear from you!
Bucks for Brown is Looking Ahead
We are looking for a few more people to round out our Bucks for Brown committee. These roles would be in planning next year’s event and helping secure business sponsors for next year. If you are interested, please contact Sheri Baker or Kristen Bawks.
Book Fair
Are you interested in volunteering for the Scholastic Book Fair, December 6-10? We need people to help ring sales before school and during recesses. Please send an email to jberry2@stjoebears.com if you are interested!
Open register spots:
Morning recess - 9:45 - 11:00 - Monday, Thursday
Lunch recess - 11:35 - 12:30 - Monday, Thursday
Lunch recess - 12:30 - 1:30 - Tuesday, Thursday
Afternoon recess - 1:25 - 3:00 - Tuesday, Friday
Wednesday morning before school: 9:15 - 9:45 am
Please note: If you would like to work during the book fair, please be sure and have a background check completed and on file. You can fill one out here: Volunteer Consent Form.
Most of our PTO events for the school year are already scheduled and can be viewed here. If you would like to help with any of these events, you can indicate interest through our form here.
Save the date for these upcoming hybrid PTO meetings. We will meet in the media center as well as offer a virtual connection option:
November 16 at 7pm
January 18 at 12:15pm
February 15 at 7pm
March 15 at 12:15
April 19 at 7pm
May 17 at 12:15pm
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 pre-order 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.11/8/21 – Chicken Patty Sandwich, French Fries, fruit choice and milk.
11/9/21 – Beef & Cheese Nachos, Refried Beans, fruit choice and milk
11/10/21 – Hot Dog, Broccoli, Baked Chips, fruit choice and milk
11/11/21 – Bagged Lunch – Soybutter & Jelly, Carrot Sticks, Baked Snack, Apple Slices, Juice
11/12/21 – Bagged Lunch – Soybutter & Jelly, Carrot Sticks, Baked Snack, Apple Slices, Juice
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| The sweet sounds of student music filled our hallways this week! |
This letter is to inform you that your child’s school has partnered with The Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan to offer child abuse prevention education to their students. This program meets the requirements outlined in Erin's Law (signed into law January 2013; www.erinslaw.org) for Michigan students. The research based curriculum we facilitate in the classroom is called Play it Safe!. You can find more information and previews of the lessons at www.PlayitSafe.org. These age-appropriate lessons are facilitated in your child’s classroom with their regular teaching staff present. While the topics vary with age, each elementary level lesson will teach children general concepts like:
Identifying the safe adults in a child’s life they can go to if they need help
Recognizing 3 different kinds of touches: Safe, Unsafe, and Confusing
Using the 3 part safety rule: Say no, Get away, Tell a trusted adult
It’s never too late to tell, and child abuse is never the child’s fault
All lessons are presented in a non-threatening way and vary for each grade level. This ensures the information is age and developmentally appropriate. All lessons include the use of a short video and class lecture/discussion.
These lessons are designed to build off each other year after year and reinforce these messages over time. Our hope is that by providing our children with information of how to avoid sexual and physical abuse, report it if it has occurred, or help a friend in need, we can proactively reduce child abuse in our community.
We encourage you to talk openly with your children and if you would like additional resources, please visit our website or call our office. We also offer Child Sexual Abuse Prevention trainings for adults and we would be happy to inform you when these occur.
If you have any concerns about the upcoming lesson your child will participate in, or if you would like to opt them out of the lesson, please contact (INSERT CONTACT INFO HERE) at your child’s school. You may also contact the Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan to ask questions about the lessons.
Thank you,
Allie Kibler-Campbell
Child Abuse Prevention and Outreach Specialist
Children’s Advocacy Center of Southwest Michigan
akiblercampbell@swmichigancac.org
(269) 556-9640
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Mrs. Rank and Mrs. LeClear's Class
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Thank you to all of our popcorn popping volunteers! We LOVE our Friday treats!
News from SJ Robotics
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