Brown School Bulletin

Thanks to all of your learning, dedication to collaboration, and hard work, the first week of our Emergency Remote Learning Plan was a huge success! Thank you, thank you, thank you! The blog is intentionally "lite" this week to protect your precious family time and to honor all of the work you've done and continue to do to support our students and their families. We will meet to share ideas, stories, and considerations on Fridays from 10:00-11:00. All Brown School Staff are welcome to join us! Here is the direct link: meet.google.com/srb-owtd-tye Please complete your class lists & get your electronic copy of your welcome letters to Sara by Friday, May 1st. Please gift yourself some much needed time away from work each day. You deserve and need it! Set some balance boundaries and commit. It will help you stay emotionally healthy and strong during this time of uncertainty.

Our collaborative team spirit is more evident than ever as we embark on a new adventure of virtual teaching and learning together. Remember to continue to call upon your trusted colleagues as you learn alongside of them. We are a team.  Your commitment to learning, planning, and implementing new strategies to ensure our students continue to be supported in all ways is so inspiring .  Virtual Connections WOW! What a busy, but fabulous week of learning and planning it has been! We are sending love and energy arrows to all of our classroom teachers as they work to roll out the new remote learning plan with families next week. We appreciate and support you!! Teachers will be making three contacts each week with our students: Lessons/Content delivery in conjunction with the choice boards that are inclusive of ELA, Math, Art, Music, and PE content. Class Meetings, which will be recorded for later use if a student is unable to attend at the scheduled time. These ...

You are all navigating unchartered waters, and doing so with such grace and compassion. You are truly superheroes to our students and their families. All of the uplifting messages on our school's Facebook page, as well as the several emails that I have received over the past couple of weeks celebrate your love for our students and your dedication to this calling. Throughout this post you will see a few examples of the appreciation and love that have come my way. I am hopeful there will be an opportunity to provide students with additional services before the end of the year (if safe and compliant with CDC of course).  However, if they are unable to go back to school, I feel honored and blessed 💙 was able to experience 2/3 of her Kindergarten year at Brown, especially with Mrs. DeLapa.  Your building is so well-run, it is like clock-work!  You guys are amazing and while my heart breaks for Lily, who desperately misses Mrs. DeLapa, I am forever grateful for you an...