Brown School News for May 7-11, 2018
Happy Teacher Appreciation Week!
From the encouraging pep talks to the on-the-spot interventions and the relationship-building conversations, I can't imagine a harder working, more dedicated staff! You are all simply amazing and deserve all the praise and recognition you are sure to receive. Thank you for bringing all of your talent and all of your energy each and every day for our students. They are so fortunate to have you in their lives! 
This Week at Brown School
5/7 Teacher Appreciation Lunch from the PTO
Board of Ed meeting 5:45 @ SJHS
5/8 Teacher Appreciation Lunch from Kristen
Last day of Access 8am
5/9 Late start day
Schedule 30-minute grade level placement meeting w/ KB
5th grade program 2:30pm
all school recess 2-2:15pm
Last day of Mileage Club!
DLC 4:15 @ Central
5/10 Barron to Calling All Colors 9:05-11:15am
2nd grade placement meeting w/KB @ 2:00
4th grade placement meeting w/KB @ 2:45
5/11 Track meet day for 3rd-5th graders
Alternate lunch schedule - see below
Ren Baldwin Technology Showcase SJHS 6pm
Welcome letters due to Kathy today!
Coming Up...
5/14 Board of Education meeting at Central Office 6pm
2nd graders to the Heritage Center and historical walk 9am-1:30pm
4th graders to Lansing 6:45am!
5/15 Muffins with Moms 7:45am-8:30am - staff volunteers would be appreciated!
Hearing and Vision Screening - ECDD & Young 5s only
5/16 Late start day
5/17 5th grade visit to Upton - 9:00am-1:30pm
Girls on the Run 5K in Berrien Springs
Tech Meeting 4:15-5:15 @ Upton
Skate Night 6-8pm
5/18 Last day of NWEA!
5/21-5/25 Third grade swimming week
5/21 Track meet rain date
PTO meeting in the Media Center 7pm - Zelenock, McElroy
5/22 First graders to Sarett 9-11:30am
Staff meeting 4-5pm
5/23 Late start day
Young 5s to Sarett 12:30-2:30pm
5/24 Danapilis to Calling All Colors 9:05am-11:15am
5/25 Fifth graders to the Air Zoo 8:45am-2:25pm
5/28 No school - Memorial Day
5/29 Fifth graders to Health Works 10:30am-1:00pm
5/30 Health Works coming for fourth grade session 1:00-3:15pm
6/1 Flip-Flop Friday - Student Council Fun Friday
4th graders to Cook Plant
6/6 School Picnic! (more information to come)
DLC 4:15 @ Central
6/7 1/2 of school - dismissal at 12:05pm - teacher workday pm
6/8 Last day of school! 1/2 day - dismissal at 12:05pm
Overage forms due today!
6/11 Staff's last day!
6/12 Grades are due!
Tardy Coding
As a follow-up from our staff meeting conversation, please be sure to mark a student tardy if he/she arrives to the classroom after the 8:30 bell. If you mark a student absent and they arrive after 8:45 a.m. Kathy will override the absence to a tardy.
As a reminder. . . we never prop open our exterior doors! Please remind our students about this, too!
3rd-5th grade lunch 10:45-11:10
Y5/K-2nd grade recess 10:45-11:10
Y5/K-2nd grade lunch 11:10-11:35
*Be ready to leave before coming to lunchroom, including having Brown School T-shirt on and whole class bathroom break prior to lunch
*Third graders use 1st/2nd grade bathrooms
*Fourth graders use cross hall bathrooms
*Fifth graders use 4th/5th grade bathrooms
11:10 begin loading buses for 11:15 departure
Alternate Specials Schedule for May 11th
Art
DeLapa 8:35-9:05
rest the same until after Lokey's class, Smodic will have two gym sessions that day instead of art as you will have to head to EPC, Jamie
3-5 LUNCH/ Y5-2 RECESS 10:45-11:10
Y5-2 LUNCH 11:10-11:35
Music
McCool/Caplea 8:35-9:05
DeLapa 9:05-9:35
Lokey 9:35-10:05
Nowicki 10:05-10:35
3-5 LUNCH/ Y5-2 RECESS 10:45-11:10
Y5-2 LUNCH 11:10-11:35
p.m. schedule unchanged
P.E.
Morning the same through Lear's class
3-5 LUNCH/ Y5-2 RECESS 10:45-11:10
Y5-2 LUNCH 11:10-11:35
Smodic 11:40-12:40* due to no art time
McCool/Caplea 12:40-1:10
Rest of the afternoon is the same, except no Lokey at 1:44-2:14
Top 10 in 10
In this edition of Chief Deputy Superintendent Sheila Alles’ Top 10 in 10 in 2 podcast, she shares the importance of meeting the needs of the “Whole Child.” By focusing on the “Whole Child,” we will shape the kind of learners and learning that will help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years.
In this edition of Chief Deputy Superintendent Sheila Alles’ Top 10 in 10 in 2 podcast, she shares the importance of meeting the needs of the “Whole Child.” By focusing on the “Whole Child,” we will shape the kind of learners and learning that will help make Michigan a Top 10 education state in 10 years.
Just a reminder – Teacher Grant Applications are
due May 7, 2018 by email. If you are having difficulty using the fillable
PDF form sent out on March 27th, feel free to use the Google Doc found here.
Lexia Update
WHOA! Look at this progress! Students who are meeting their goal minutes each month are growing leaps and bounds. Thank you for celebrating with your students by printing certificates and encouraging them along the way. Be ready to share your Lexia strategy/success story at our May staff meeting. We are also looking for ideas for school-wide recognition/celebration. 
Please nominate your top three choices for the Principal's Award 2018 here.
Planning for next year:
This week’s focus of our quest to “get ahead” on year-end tasks includes:
- Inserting F & P folder information - please save only the three benchmarking RR and be sure to write on the outside of the folder, as well as marking titles read on the inside of the folder.
- Be sure to send a Google Calendar invitation to Kristen for our 30-minute grade level placement meeting. We are scheduling meetings before/after school, at lunch, or during your grade level common planning time May 9-18.
Volunteers are needed for our May 23rd Book Bonanza event! Please let Kristen know if you are available to help!
Learning Lasts! Summer Camp Invites went out to students last week. Volunteer “camp counselors” (aka chaperones) are still needed for Binder Park Zoo (June 19), South Bend Cubs Game (July 16), and Warner Camp (August 16). Please let Kristen know if you may be interested in going along on one of these trips.
Kudos and Thank You to...
- everyone's flexibility during the busy-ness of testing month! PHEW!
- Hilary and Linda for their work to reimagine the Kindergarten screening experience.
- Kathy for managing the SOC paperwork and questions that are coming her way.
- Ben for his hard work to plan and prepare his students for the track meet.
- Jamie and Rachel for bringing us joy and beauty through student creativity.
- Classroom teachers for their thoughtful planning for next year's sections.
- everyone on our amazing staff for making my first-ever Principal's Day one that I will forever cherish. You are simply the best!
