The power of positive messaging is evident all around our learning environment. From morning greeters to signage that inspires a growth mindset in our students, our school believes in the power of positivity and high levels of learning for all. Thank you for your partnership as we are better together. 
This Week at Brown
Monday 9/9 E Day
NWEA fall assessments begin
Tuesday 9/10 F Day
Wednesday 9/11 A Day
Late Start Day - school begins one hour later (9:25 entry bell)
Thursday 9/12 B Day
Friday 9/13 C Day
Coming Up...
9/16 1st - 5th grade & ECDD Back-to-School Night (see schedule and information below)
Board of Education Meeting 6pm @ Central
9/17 Cub Scouts visiting at lunchtime
PTO Meeting in the Media Center 7pm
9/18 Late Start Day
9/20 Varsity football players reading to classes (3:00, 3:15)
9/25 School Picture Day!
Late Start Day
10/10 &10/11 Half - Days - P/T conferences - dismissal at 12:06 p.m.
Walk-a-Thon Dates
9/30, 10/2, 10/4, 10/7, 10/8, 10/9, 10/14, 10/16, 10/18  |
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Partnering with families to ensure a positive and productive school experience is a top priority for our staff. This partnership began with our Ice Cream Social and Y5/K Orientation experiences and will continue to develop during our upcoming Back to School event for all families of first-fifth graders, as well as our ECDD families. Please plan to join us on Monday, September 16th to hear all about the experiences your child will participate in throughout the school year and information on how you can partner with us at home. Here is the schedule for the evening:
5:45 - 6:30 Session #1 1st, 4th & 5th Grade
6:45-7:30 Session #2 ECDD, 2nd & 3rd Grade
Our district and Foundation team up to provide field trip enrichment experiences for our students. We also ask that families provide $5 per student ($10 maximum per family) to contribute to the cost of programming and transportation. Please plan to bring your contribution to Back to School Night. Teachers will be collecting money in their sessions. Checks may be made out to SJPS and cash is also accepted. Thank you!
Please note: our families of young fives and kindergarten students experienced this event before the year started in the form on an orientation.
*This is an adult only event as space is limited. Fifteen minutes between sessions was intentionally built in to ease the parking shortage.
PICK-UP REARVIEW MIRROR TAGS are in and will be distributed at the main office pick-up line on Monday afternoon. We will send the tags home with your child on Tuesday if you do not pick him/her up on Monday.
Please hang the tag on your mirror when you pull up to the school so that we can call your child's name and have him/her ready for you. Our goal is to line three or more cars up at the curb at a time in order to move the line along more quickly. We are pleased to have a hired a dismissal supervisor who will work daily to ensure consistency and safety. Thank you for your help with this.
Our students' safety is a top priority for all of us. All children
must be escorted into the parking lot via the crosswalk. PLEASE do not walk between cars that are staged by the curb. In addition, parking is not allowed on Brown School Road. This is a safety issue.
If you pick your child up at the 4th and 5th grade doors off of Yukon Lane, please do not park across the street and walk to get your child. Cars must stage along Yukon Drive and Garden Lane, observing the space for buses to exit the lot. Thank you for your help with this.
Confidential Volunteer Consent Forms
PICK-UP REARVIEW MIRROR TAGS are in and will be distributed at the main office pick-up line on Monday afternoon. We will send the tags home with your child on Tuesday if you do not pick him/her up on Monday.
Please hang the tag on your mirror when you pull up to the school so that we can call your child's name and have him/her ready for you. Our goal is to line three or more cars up at the curb at a time in order to move the line along more quickly. We are pleased to have a hired a dismissal supervisor who will work daily to ensure consistency and safety. Thank you for your help with this.
Our students' safety is a top priority for all of us. All children
If you pick your child up at the 4th and 5th grade doors off of Yukon Lane, please do not park across the street and walk to get your child. Cars must stage along Yukon Drive and Garden Lane, observing the space for buses to exit the lot. Thank you for your help with this.
Late Start Days
We have increased the number of late start days this school year in effort to have a more consistent schedule for our families. This incredibly valuable time is spent with teacher teams analyzing data to make instructional decisions for our students. On late start days, our school schedule is delayed by one hour. This means our buses pick up exactly one hour later than typical days and our first bell for students to enter the building with their classes is one hour later (9:25).
Supervision will be provided in the gym again this school year for students in need of early drop-off. The doors will open at 7:45 with breakfast beginning at 9:00. Students are required to sign in.
PTO Corner
We have increased the number of late start days this school year in effort to have a more consistent schedule for our families. This incredibly valuable time is spent with teacher teams analyzing data to make instructional decisions for our students. On late start days, our school schedule is delayed by one hour. This means our buses pick up exactly one hour later than typical days and our first bell for students to enter the building with their classes is one hour later (9:25).
Supervision will be provided in the gym again this school year for students in need of early drop-off. The doors will open at 7:45 with breakfast beginning at 9:00. Students are required to sign in.
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We are so proud of our Learning Champions! Medals will be distributed soon to all of our Summer Learning Challenge participants. It's not too late to turn your yellow sheet in! 
News from the Kitchen
When sending in lunch money, please place cash or checks in an envelope, clearly marked with your child's first and last name, as well as the classroom teacher's name. Checks may be written to St. Joseph Public Schools. Envelopes should be given to classroom teachers. If you have more than one child in the school/district and would like the money to be split amongst them, please feel free to write one check and designate where the money should be distributed.
Email notifications can be sent to you weekly, once a child's lunch account is below a certain amount. To activate this service, please email Sue Punches (spunches@sjschools.org).
In effort to ensure equity in our school lunchroom and out of respect for our hardworking kitchen staff, we ask that fast food NOT be brought in for students to enjoy during lunch. Thank you for your understanding.
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| Click here to access the breakfast and lunch menus for Brown School. |
PTO Corner
Thank You!
The first week of school is successfully under our belts! We would like to thank the volunteers who showed up each day to help our students figure out the routines for morning drop-off, lunch lines, and afternoon pick-up. Your smiling faces helped make the Y5/K transition much easier! Another huge thank you goes out to our ice cream social volunteers!
Announcements
Walk-A-Thon
Our annual Walk-A-Thon Fundraiser will begin September 30th!
Students will be walking/running during lunch recess on select days the first three weeks in October. All money raised will go directly to the PTO which finances Field Trips, Science Fair, Teacher Gifts, Media Center Donations, Donuts/Muffins with Superheroes, Variety Show, Movie Nights, Popcorn Days and many MANY more. Parent volunteers are needed to help out with this fun event, and younger siblings are welcome! If you are interested please fill out the PTO volunteer form (see Volunteer Needs below).
Pledge forms will be distributed during Back to School night on 9/16 for you to begin collecting pledges. Bring back the form by 9/30 to receive a free novelty eraser!
Reminders
- Spirit Wear sales close today, Sunday, September 8th. Orders are handled online this year and should be delivered to school near the end of September. To place an order, visit https://bes2019fall.
orderpromos.com/ - We will have a PTO table set up at 1st- 5th grade Back to School night in the cross halls. Stop by to ask questions, meet our Executive Board and sign up to volunteer.
- Our next PTO meeting is September 17th at 7pm in the Media Center. Come learn about activities we sponsor and meet staff and parents. Parents and children are welcome!
Upcoming Volunteer Needs
Signing up to volunteer is not a commitment, just an expression of your interest in helping. You can sign up by filling out the form at http://bit.ly/VolunteerAtBrown
- Teacher/Staff Appreciation: We are looking for volunteers and ideas to show appreciation to our teachers and staff throughout the year. This past week we welcomed back our staff with highlighters and colored erasers and wished them a BRIGHT school year.
- Yearbook: Do you love taking pictures? We would love to have you join the yearbook team and take pictures of events and classroom activities from now until March. Come join our team!
- Walk-A-Thon: We need volunteers to punch cards as kids finish laps, collect cards and issue charms. Shifts are 1 hour during lunch and younger children are welcome! Also, we welcomed a few “Celebrity Walkers” last year such as firefighters and high school football players and cheerleaders. If you know of a community celebrity that would like to walk, please let us know.
Confidential Volunteer Consent Forms
Any volunteer that works in our school and with our students must submit a confidential volunteer consent form annually. Forms can be given to Sara Codde in the office. Click here to access the form.
Please visit our Little Library located outside of the school office!
Here's how it works: take a book, read it, return it for
someone else to enjoy and get a new one (or keep it if you love it and are in need of more books at home). With permission from families, students can also bring books from their home libraries that they no longer read and place them in the little library for others to enjoy. Tell you friends and neighbors! All are welcome!
Here's how it works: take a book, read it, return it for
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.
