Brown School News for Feb. 6 - 10, 2017

Announcements
Elementary Gym & Swim - Friday, Feb. 10 from 6:00-8:00pm

This is a fun family night where students from all 3 elementary buildings can go to the high school between 6:00 and 8:00pm to use the field house and the swimming pool.  This is not a “drop off” activity, but instead a time that the whole family can come and play/swim together and parents can meet and talk to each other as well. Basketballs, frisbees, soccer balls and lifeguards will all be present.

Pennies for Patients Collection Begins

We will be participating in “Pennies for Patients” starting on Monday.  Feel free to watch this video about the program.  http://www.studentseries.org/about/who-we-are/video-library

Mini-Mozarts - You Can Still Register

This Week at Brown School

Monday, Feb. 6 – A Day

Pennies for Patients Collection Begins

Banana Splits for 1^st & 2^nd Grades

Tuesday, Feb. 7 – B Day

Yearbook Order forms come home

Mrs. Schueneman’s Class to Planetarium 10-11:00AM

1^st Grade Program at 6:00PM

Wednesday, Feb. 8 – C Day

Late Start (One-hour delay) Count Day

Thursday, Feb. 9 – D Day

Week 2 Social Work Schedule

Hearing and Vision Re-Screening

HealthWorks Parent Meeting for 4^th & 5^th Grade Parents 6:00-7:30pm in Brown’s Media Center

Mrs. Lear’s class to Calling All Colors 9:15-10:15

Friday, Feb. 10 – E Day

Gym and Swim at SJHS 6:00-8:00pm

Coming Up

Monday, Feb. 13 – Spelling Bee at LMC, Banana Splits Y5, K & 3rd and School Board at Lincoln 6:00pm

Tuesday, Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day (classroom parties scheduled by teacher), 1^st grade to Planetarium 10-11:30, 4^th grade to Sarett 9-1:30

Wednesday, Feb. 15 – Late Start (one hour delay), School Store crosshall before school 

Thursday, Feb. 16 – 5^th grade to Sarett 9-2:30 and Week 1 Social Work Schedule

Friday, Feb. 17 – Popcorn Day, 4^th grade to Planetarium 10-11:30

Monday, Feb. 20 – Banana Splits for grades 4 & 5 and PTO 7:00pm in Media Center 

Wednesday, Feb, 22 – Late Start (one hour delay)

Thursday, Feb. 23 – Week 2 Social Work Schedule and Skate Night from 6-8

Friday, Feb. 24 – End of 2^nd Trimester, Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm

Monday, Feb. 27 – Grades Due and Banana Splits for 1^st & 2^nd Grades

Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Yearbook Orders Due and Girls on the Run Begins 4-5:30

Thursday, Mar. 2 – Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm, Parent Teacher Conferences, Variety Show Act 1 Rehearsal and Girls on the Run after school

Friday, Mar. 3 - Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm, Parent Teacher Conferences, Variety Show Act 2 Rehearsal and Mrs. Fellows’ & Mrs. McCool’s classes to Planetarium 10-11:30

Brown School News for Jan. 30-Feb. 3, 2017

Announcements
Menu Change for Monday and Tuesday

Monday will be Rotini Pasta 

Tuesday will be Chicken Sticks

Reward School Information 
You may have caught the recent accolades being showered on St. Joseph Public Schools!  We are very fortunate to have 4 of our 5 schools recognized by the state as Reward Schools.  Unfortunately, Brown was the one out of 5 that was not recognized, but that doesn't mean our achievement is low. Reward Schools are those that have achieved one or more of the following distinctions:

1) top 5% of schools on the Overall School Rankings

2) top 5% of schools making the greatest gains in achievement (improvement metric) 

3) "Beating the Odds" by outperforming the school's predicted ranking and/or similar schools.

Clarke School received a ranking of 96th percentile and Lincoln School received a ranking of 95th percentile.  These marking placed them in the top 5%.  Brown School received a ranking of 93rd percentile.  Is that good?  You bet!  Our goal is to increase our overall performance on the M-Step this spring and bump up those 2 percentile points to also be recognized in the top 5%.

Upton was also 93rd percentile and our high school was 87th percentile.  They achieved reward status by Outperforming the Thirty Most Demographically Similar Schools.  We are so proud as a district to report so much success!

Drop Off and Pick Up
Things are looking a little sloppy! Please refer to the chart, but most of all, use courtesy and common sense.

Student Activities
You can access all approved flyers for activities and events at the Community Corkboard on the district website: http://www.sjschools.org/sjps-parents/community-cork-board-district  Recently added: Mini Mozarts

Holiday Donations Appreciated!
Thank you to everyone that donated to our families who needed help over the holidays.  Because of your generosity, we were able to help approximately 30 children have a joyous Christmas!

Science Fair 

Family Science Night 2017 is March 28th (6-8pm) Free fun for the whole family, not just for science project participants. 

Science night features include: 

•Scientifically make ice cream 

•Student Science projects 

•Sarett Nature Center display 

•Science presentation by a real scientist 

•High school Robotics team 

•Curious Kids Museum display 

•Snacks and much more….

Presentation Boards are available for purchase in the Media Center for $5 now.

Facebook

Sign up for our Facebook Page – here is the link, once on our page request to join!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/brownschool/ 

This Week at Brown School

Monday, Jan. 30 – B Day

Banana Splits for 4^th and 5^th Grades 

5^th Grade to HS from 1:00-2:00pm

Tuesday, Jan. 31 – C Day

Miss Grimm’s Class to Planetarium 10-11:00AM

Wednesday, Feb. 1 – D Day

Late Start (One-Hour Delay) and

5^th grade instrument zoo 1:15-2:15pm in Media Center

Thursday, Feb. 2 – E Day

Friday, Feb. 3 – F Day

Mr. Lignell’s class to Planetarium from 10-11:30

Coming Up

Monday, Feb. 6 – Pennies for Patients Collection Begins and Banana Splits for 1^st & 2^nd Grades

Tuesday, Feb. 7 – Yearbook Order forms come home, Mrs. Schueneman’s Class to Planetarium 10-11:00AM and 1^st Grade Program at 6:00PM

Wednesday, Feb. 8 – Late Start (One-hour delay) and Count Day 

Thursday, Feb. 9 – Hearing and Vision Re-Screening and HealthWorks Parent Meeting for 4^th & 5^th Grade Parents 6:00-7:30pm in Brown’s Media Center

Monday, Feb. 13 – Cloverleaf Spelling Bee at Lake Michigan College, Banana Splits Y5, K & 3rd and School Board Meeting at Lincoln 6:00pm

Tuesday, Feb. 14 – Valentine’s Day (classroom parties scheduled by teacher), 1^st grade to Planetarium 10-11:30 and 4^th grade to Sarett 9-1:30

Wednesday, Feb. 15 – Late Start (one hour delay) and School Store in the crosshall before school

Thursday, Feb. 16 – 5^th grade to Sarett 9-2:30

Friday, Feb. 17 – Popcorn Day, 4^th grade to Planetarium 10-11:30

Monday, Feb. 20 – Banana Splits for grades 4 & 5 and PTO 7:00pm in Media Center

Wednesday, Feb, 22 – Late Start (one hour delay)

Thursday, Feb. 23 – Skate Night from 6-8:00pm at Rollerworld

Friday, Feb. 24 – End of 2^nd Trimester, Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm

Monday, Feb. 27 –Banana Splits for 1^st & 2^nd Grades

Tuesday, Feb. 28 – Yearbook Order Forms Due and Girls on the Run Begins after school

Thursday, Mar. 2 – Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm, Parent Teacher Conferences, Variety Show Act 1 Rehearsal and Girls on the Run after school

Friday, Mar. 3 - Half Day Dismissal at 12:05pm, Parent Teacher Conferences, Variety Show Act 2 Rehearsal and Mrs. Fellows’ & Mrs. McCool’s classes to Planetarium 10-11:30

Brown School News for January 23-27, 2017

Announcements

You can access all approved flyers for activities and events at the Community Corkboard on the district website: http://www.sjschools.org/sjps-parents/community-cork-board-district  

Science Fair 

Boards available for purchase in the Media Center $5

School Store 

February 15th before school in cross hall.

Facebook

Sign up for our Facebook Page – here is the link, once on our page request to join!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/brownschool/ 

This Week at Brown School

Monday, Jan. 23 – C Day

The Kindness Challenge All Week

Banana Splits for Y5/K and 3^rd

Assembly (MadCap Puppets) 1:50PM

PTO at 7:00PM

Tuesday, Jan. 24 – D Day

Wednesday, Jan. 25 – E Day

Rosetta Stone at Lunch         

Thursday, Jan. 26 – F Day

Kindness Tunnel at start of day

Rosetta Stone at Lunch

Friday, Jan. 27 - A Day

½ day dismissal at 12:05PM

Coming Up

Monday, Jan. 30 – Banana Splits for 4^th and 5^th Grades and 5^th Grade to HS for fine arts concerts from 1:00-2:00pm

Tuesday, Jan. 31 – Miss Grimm’s Class to Planetarium 10-11:00AM

Wednesday, Feb. 1 – Late Start (One-Hour Delay) and 5^th grade instrument petting zoo 1:15-2:15pm in Media Center

Thursday, Feb. 2 – Rosetta Stone at Lunch

Friday, Feb. 3 – Rosetta Stone at Lunch

Monday, Feb. 6 – Pennies for Patients Collection Begins, Banana Splits for 1^st & 2^nd Grades and School Board Meeting at Lincoln 6:00pm

Tuesday, Feb. 7 – Mrs. Schueneman’s Class to Planetarium 10-11:00AM and 1^st Grade Program at 6:00PM

Wednesday, Feb. 8 – Late Start (One-hour delay) and Count Day

Thursday, Feb. 9 – Hearing and Vision Re-Screening and HealthWorks Parent Meeting for 4^th & 5^th Grade Parents 6:00-7:30pm in Brown’s Media Center