Welcome Back!

 


Thank you for sharing an inspirational first day together! It was so rewarding to be together again at Brown School. While this year will certainly feel different in many ways, the things that make us incredible are still as present as ever! Here's to a great start to a great year! 

Brown School Google Classroom 

Our staff information and links will begin to be housed in our new Brown School Google Classroom. Please click here to access the invitation to join! Our class code is g2rlfsv.


Thank you for making our welcoming message so special for our families!


SEL Forms

Here's a few quick links to the forms our Health and Wellness Committee shared with us on Wednesday. Thank you for your leadership, Bri!

Get to Know you Form: (Remember to make a copy!)

Get to Know You Form


Daily Check-In: (Remember to make a copy!)

K-2 found  in Seesaw Activity Library

K-2 Daily Lunch Choice

3-5 Daily Check-in


Social Emotional Concern:

Brown


Thank you for spending a significant amount of time on building trust and emotional safety in your learning environment. It is essential. Our students are lucky to have you!

This Week at Brown 

1/2 days for students - dismissal at 12:34 p.m.

Full days for staff -our afternoon schedule will be shared soon via email. You can expect a combination of individual work time, team time, and time together as a staff. 


This Week at Brown School

9/7 No school - Labor Day!

9/8 First day for A-E - dismissal @12:34pm

9/9 First day for F-K - dismissal @12:34pm

9/10 First day for L-R - dismissal @12:34pm

9/11 First day for S-Z - dismissal @12:34pm

*Afternoon schedules coming soon for first two weeks


Coming Up...

9/14 ½ day of school A-K - dismissal @12:34pm

BOE Meeting 6 pm

9/15 ½ day of school L-Z - dismissal @12:34pm

PTO Meeting (virtual) 7pm

9/16 NOT a late start day

Full day of school A-K

9/17 Full day of school L-Z

Constitution Day

9/18 Remote connections - a.m.

Class meeting/team building times to be determined by grade level and shared with staff & families soon


9/21 Virtual BTS Night


Procedural Changes
Thank you for taking some time to familiarize yourself with our new arrival and dismissal maps. These are a starting point,  Thank you!



Shuttle riders should head outside at 12:14 on 1/2 days and at 3:30 on full days of school.

Class Lists can change up to the start of school. Thank you for checking back every so often.

Phase-In Plan and Survey
The infographic linked here details the phase-in plan for the first two weeks of school. In addition, here is the link to the phase-in survey so that you know which day to expect your students. 

Five Day Cycle & Other Schedules
As you know, we have moved to a five day cycle this school year. Please see the schedules below related to specials, supervision, and recess. They will also be housed in Classroom. 




2020-2021 Attendance Times

8:45 a.m. Students Enter Building

8:55 a.m. Tardy Bell Rings

3:50 p.m. Dismissal

Students enter at 9:45 a.m. on late start days

Half Days Dismissal is at 12:34 p.m.

Office passes were distributed in your Back to School folders. Please be sure to use one anytime a student travels to see Sara or Kelly in the office. Please remember that we need to limit student traffic through the school this year for safety reasons, so please use thoughtful caution before sending students out of class. 

Lunch Count through Meal Magic
You will enter lunch count in Meal Magic this year. Here is a link to the video that was shared during our staff meeting regarding the account set up and use. The district code is stJosephmi.

Meetings for this year are all scheduled - click here to access.

Kudos to you! The work you did on the passport was incredibly admirable! Like our school mission, you inspire innovation in others and work hard to achieve greatness! 
                             
Masking at Recess
We will develop a list of approved "mask-free" activities during our time together in the afternoons next week. Until then, please teach students the triangle rule - if they are able to distance from others and are with their cohort group outdoors, removing his/her mask is safe. 

PTO meetings will be virtual this year. The sign-up is ready for you! Thank you for clicking here to sign-up to attend. 


IT'S GOING TO BE A GREAT YEAR!

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