News for May 13, 2019


Spring...that word brings hope and also rainy days and testing craziness. Be sure to focus on self-care this season - take a walk, enjoy a picnic, soak in the sun. Let's finish this amazing year stronger than ever!
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This Week at Brown School

May 13      NWEA Meeting @ 4:00 - Hassenger and DeLapa

May 14     3rd graders to Charleton Park @ 8:35 a.m. - 3:35 p.m.

May 15     Late Start Day
      
May 16     GOTR 5K 6pm @ Berrien County Fairgrounds

May 17     3rd - 5th grade track meet @ Upton 11:30 - 2:00 p.m. - see adjusted P.E./lunch schedule below
                         IEP Meetings - ECDD, Y5/K, 2nd - see google calendar invitations

Coming Up...

May 20    Third grade swimming this week (a.m.)
                4th grade HealthWorks 8:45 - 10:30 a.m.
                5th grade HealthWorks 12:45 - 2:45 p.m.
                Board of Education meeting @ Central Office 6pm

May 21    Student Council meeting @ lunch
                PTO meeting of the year 7pm in media center - Barron & Mathey

May 22    Late Start Day
                Book Bonanza 4-6pm at SJHS Student Center - sign up here to volunteer to help! 

May 23    Dress Like a Friend Day
May 24    Jen Fedewa's last day
                Fourth graders to Lansing all day
                Fifth graders to Air Zoo all day
                Second graders to bluff

May 27     Memorial Day - no school Y5/K-12

May 29     Fifth grade musical 6pm
                 Last DQ Night of the school year!

May 31     Popcorn Friday!

June 3      School Picnic Day!
                 Board of Education meeting 6pm @ Central Office

June 6      1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
                  Fifth grade breakfast

June 7       Last day of school!
                 1/2 Day - dismissal at 12:05pm
                  Awards assembly / Fifth Grade Farewell

Track Meet Day Schedule - Friday, May 17th

10:45-11:10 3rd-5th grade lunch IN CLASSROOMS

Students should have Brown School T-shirt on and whole class bathroom break prior to the start of lunch. 

11:15 begin loading buses for departure

Y5 & K lunch 11:45-12:10; 1st and 2nd grade recess 11:45-12:10
1st & 2nd grade lunch 12:10-12:35; Y5 & K recess 12:10-12:35

Alternative P.E. Schedule
9:05-9:35  Lignell
9:35-10:05  Lokey
10:05-10:35 Kodis - same time
10:35-11:05 Scheuneman
11:05-11:35 DeLapa

Congratulations on your upcoming retirement, Sandy! Boy, will you be missed! We wish you all the best in this next step in your life's journey.

Cool Ideas!
See Kelly Nimtz about the deep level of rigor her fourth graders were engrossed in while working through performance tasks in Freckle.

Ask Sarah Hassenger about how she "prescribes" IXL skills based off of essential standard skill achievement on common grade level formative assessments - so cool!

Have you heard...Erica Brown is joining Morgan and Elizabeth in 2nd grade next year! She will stay in the same room with a new bright bunch of learners in the fall. 

Don't forget to enter your 1/2 day absence in Skyward for the most recent grade level release day. Please select "in-district PD" for the absence reason.

Check out this great (and very true) article shared by Bri - Teachers: Our Most Daring Leaders by Brene Brown


End of the Year Tasks
Please give Sara 30 copies of your 2019-2020 welcome letter to your new students by May 31st.

Invite a parent volunteer to come in to take inventory and organize your curricular materials (Benchmark and Everyday Math) - get ahead of the end of the year check-out list!

Kudos and Thank You to...

Elizabeth, Morgan, Sara, Bri, & Kelly M. for consistently supporting two of our most at-promise learners. 

Sandy for assisting with small group testing sessions.

Julie and Sue for greeting all of our "hot lunchers" with a smile each and every day. 

Everyone's flexibility with the rescheduled track meet. 

Natalie for always keeping students' best interests in her heart. 

All of our classroom teachers for thinking deeply about 2019-2020 class lists. Not a simple task! 

Our K-5 teachers for preparing lesson plans for grade level release day. 

All of Brown School for supporting each other and our students every day - what a fabulous "family" to be a part of!







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