Week of September 18, 2017
Happy third week of school! Thank you for building long-lasting relationships with your students and their families. Your students' parents and I greatly appreciate all of the hard work that went into preparing for last week's Back to School Night experience. I heard many well-deserved accolades from Brown School families.
This Week at Brown
Monday (9/18) PTO meeting 12:00-1:00 Media Center
Boy Scouts at lunch
4th grade blended learning session with Amy at Upton (a.m. only)
Tuesday (9/19) School Picture Day! Media Center- sign up for your spot on the sheet in the lounge
5th grade blended learning session with Amy at Upton (a.m. only)
Staff/SI meeting 4-5 p.m. in Stephanie's room
Wednesday (9/20) Late Start
Talk/Dress Like a Pirate Day at Brown School!
Fire Drill 10:10
Planning meeting at Central 4:00 p.m. - DLC members (see Kelly's email)
Thursday (9/21) Boy Scout information/sign-up night in the gym 6-7 p.m.
Friday (9/22) NWEA ends
Looking Ahead...
9/25: Jean Days begin for United WayBoard Meeting at Central 6 p.m.
Office copy support
Grade level release day (K)
9/26: School Improvement Wksp at Berrien RESA
9/27: Late Start
Fire Drill 9:50 a.m.
Kristen at Central (p.m.)
9/28: Technology Meeting at Upton 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Grade level release day at Upton (1st grade)
Parents as Teachers Playgroup 8:45-11:15 in the gym (Berrien RESA sponsored program - we host in our building 1x/month)
9/29: Fire Drill 9:00 a.m.
Office Support
Great news! We will have a parent volunteer in the office every Monday morning (beginning 9/18) to help with running your copies or prepping materials for projects. Please complete the copy/project request form and leave the necessary materials in the bin in the teacher work area of the office and he/she will complete it for you! Be sure to indicate when you need it by. The completed copies/materials will be in your mailbox upon completion. Some examples of things you might request his/her assistance with might be:- copying blackline masters for your students to use
- cutting laminated materials or cards for students to use
- prepping materials for a project
- taping well-loved books
- sharpening pencils
Guest Reading
Now that your routines and expectations are set in your classroom, I'd love, love, love to come in and share a story with your students. It is important to me to maintain that amazing tradition that Craig began. I've created a tentative schedule below, but can certainly be flexible. If your time conflicts with something in your plans, please let me know and I will reschedule with you for a more convenient time. I will be in for about 20 minutes.Thursday, September 21st (A day)
8:40 Schueneman
9:05 DeLapa
9:25 McCool
9:50 Smodic
10:10 Nowicki
10:35 Barron
10:55 Danaplis
11:20 Zelenock
Friday, September 22nd (B day)
8:40 Grimm
9:05 LoPresti
9:25 Lignell
9:50 Lokey
10:10 Lear
10:35 Rank
11:00 Hassenger
11:25 Nimtz
1:00 Rank
Constitution Day
We will celebrate Constitution Day on Monday! Please wear red, white and blue and plan to incorporate an activity any time before September 22nd. I would love pictures too!Here are some ideas for inspiration:
Kagan Corner
Dr. Kagan recommends teams of 4 whenever possible to ensure that at least 25% of your students are engaged at any moment in time. He also recommends that whenever possible you try to create an interior loop to monitor your students who may need addition support (traditionally your 2s, 3s).Brown School Recycling
Thank you, 5th grade, for assisting with recycling around our school again this year. Please let Mary know if you would like students to pick up your recycling at the 10:30-10:45 recess on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
PTO News
Don't forget to turn your receipts in to PTO for classroom purchases! Every full-time classroom teacher has $300 to spend and part-time teachers have $200 to spend. Receipts can be placed in the PTO mailbox in care of Laura Meyer, our new PTO Treasurer. Thank you for signing up for PTO meetings! The next meeting is Monday, September 18th from 12:00-1:00 in the Media Center. Lunch will be provided. We are looking forward to seeing Kent and Becky this month.
Popcorn Fridays this year are on:
September 15October 20
November 17
December 15
January 19
February 16
March 16
April 20
Please remember to...
- pay Kathy your social dues for the year.
- give students an office pass when sending them down.
- add your personal/discretionary and field trip days to the Google and office wall calendars.
- consider donating to the United Way. You can access the pledging page here.
- collect field trip money and send it to Kathy.
Kudos to...
- Stephanie, Morgan, and Elizabeth for collecting and returning all of their class' compacts to the office!
- Morgan and Kent for serving as our A.R.s with SJEA.
- Sandy, Kristi, and Jen's support to get NWEA set up and running last week.
- EVERYONE for an amazing Back to School Night for our families!
- Morgan for serving as our United Way building rep.
- Elizabeth for her hard work in planning for ELA work on release days.
Weekly Inspiration
Every Child Need a Champion
Rita Pierson
You are a champion of children!
I am so fortunate to be your partner.
