News for December 10, 2018
YOU are appreciated! Your relentless pursuit to support all of our learners is evident in all that you do every day! Thank you for your steadfast commitment to "whatever it takes". Your dedication is admirable.
This Week at Brown
Dec 10 Board of Education meeting @ Upton 6pm
Dec 11 Access 8:10 in Media Center
Student Council meeting 11:50 in Lokey's room
Staff/SI meeting in Kim's room 4-5pm
Dec 11 Access 8:10 in Media Center
Student Council meeting 11:50 in Lokey's room
Staff/SI meeting in Kim's room 4-5pm
Dec 12 Late Start DayPTO providing staff lunch
Dec 14 Hat Day!
Kristen to Central (a.m.)
Dec 15 Brown Staff Holiday Party @ the LeClear's House - details to come
Coming Up...
Dec 17 Release Time Bible Class 2:20-3:35
Dec 18 Ann's lunch with 5th grade group
Dec 19 Third graders perform The Nutcracker 1:15 & 6pm
Dec 18 Ann's lunch with 5th grade group
Dec 19 Third graders perform The Nutcracker 1:15 & 6pm
Dec 21 Holiday Concert at SJHS - grades 1st-5th (a.m.)
Winter Holiday Parties (p.m.)
Dec 24 - Jan 4 Winter Holiday Break
Jan 7 School Resumes
Thank you, Brown Staff, for focusing on every child, every day. Every opportunity can change a child's world.
We will reflect on this video's message at our next staff meeting. #ONE
Coding Experiences for Our Students
December 3rd-7th was the official "Hour of Code" week across the United States. Coding and computational thinking are skills that are becoming increasingly important for our students to learn and experience. According to code.org Computer Science jobs are the number one source of new wage income in the United States, and there are currently 500,000 openings in this field! Our students need to be exposed to computer science and shown the possibilities, and the earlier we can start, the better!
Coding Resources for December Lab Experiences
Pre-Reader Intro to Computer Science Express Course
Pre-Reader Intro to Computer Science Express Course
Purple Mash 2Code (access via Symbaloo)
Please be sure to check out Amy's blog, Tech Notes, for ideas on how to save paper in your classroom. Click here to access the content.
Engagement in Action
What amazing learning happening throughout our school!
Guess Who?
Kelly Mathey was our last Mystery Staffer. Let's get to know this week's featured colleague:
This week's mystery staff member...
likes to read, create art, go to the beach, and watch her boys play sports.
loves baseball because it is a sport the whole family enjoys together. In fact, they vacations to baseball parks every summer.
loves to watch Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, House Hunters International, and any remodeling show.
loves to eat ice cream, tamales, soup, and salads.
Kudos and Thank You to...
Ben, Kelly M. and Bri for their help in the office while I was learning about leadership. I greatly appreciate everyone's support.
Ann and Jason LeClear for offering to host our staff holiday party. We are so excited to celebrate together!
Sandy, Carol, and Kristi for working collaboratively to ensure all of our students are learning at high levels.
Our grade level teams for sharing rich, relevant data every late start day in order to target instruction for all.
3rd grade team for collectively achieving 98% of students meeting their Core5 usage consistently over the past 4 weeks.
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