News for November 29, 2021

Thank you for your impact, Brown School Staff! 

This Week at Brown School 

11/29    School resumes

              P2 Character Strength: Kindness 

              Maize & Blue Monday!

             

11/30   Student Council Meeting @ lunch

12/1      Late Start Day (arrival @ 9:20 a.m.) 

             Holiday Shoppe in computer lab

             Please sign your class up here

12/2       Holiday Shoppe in computer lab

              Please sign your class up here

                4th grade Spanish Club starts today @ lunch

              Staff/SI meeting 4pm in Media Center

12/3        Popcorn Friday!

               Fun Friday Festivities in Media Center - all staff encouraged to join us @ 8:10 

               Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20-8:45 

               Spelling Club begins @ lunch (4th & 5th graders) 

               Kindness Club meets @ lunch recess

Coming Up...

12/6    P2 Character Strength: Knowing my words & actions affect others

            Maize & Blue Monday!

            Toys for Tots begins today

            Scholastic Book Fair begins today 

            Board of Education meeting @ 6pm

12/8     Late Start Day - Team Time

            Kristen @ conference (12/8 - 12/10)

12/10   IEP Day - see calendar for invitations

12/15    Late Start Day - Team Time

             Joe E. from BRESA joins us today

              Lory's Place meets @ 9:30 a.m.

12/17    Winter Break begins at the end of the day

             Holiday Concert @ SJHS (2nd-5th grade only)

              Winter Holiday Classroom Celebrations (p.m.)

12/20 - 1/2  Winter Break - no school ECDD - 12th grade

1/3        Happy New Year! School Resumes

                

Playground Update
Construction is expected to be completed this week! Our students can hardly wait. We will create a "yes, please" and "no, thank you" expectations document/video as soon as we are able - look for that to come. 

 

Play it Safe Feedback

Thank you for hosting "Play it Safe" presentations in your classrooms this month. CAC is always looking to grow and adjust programming to meet our needs. Please consider taking a minute to complete the feedback survey applicable to your grade level linked below. Thank you!

Teacher/Staff Survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfvrK583rXHZGinDUJFtmgIKQ9O73G6zSSGhX0RRKRcf4FxAg/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

2^nd/3^rd Grade Student Survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfi5Q-M6tqjxMm2fw_Yf3IX1G0vsm-0tsbpMCglkkBINjECWQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

 

4^th/5^th Grade Student Survey:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScpErioEmp4sN5naMyz14HcoK1EzMW0JpjBoMJK3Jl-cROVxQ/viewform?usp=sf_link

So thankful for our teamwork and
collective commitment to our kids. 

IXL Upgrades

You may have noticed that over the last 18-months, IXL has made several upgrades and new additions to their platform: 

• Checkpoint skills, built specifically to align with the rigor of state  math standards, challenge students to strategically apply knowledge from multiple concepts.
• IXL Group Jam is an exciting new way for classrooms to work together on an IXL skill! All students in a Group Jam will see the same IXL question at the same time, creating new opportunities for classroom collaboration.
• And our most recent upgrade, NWEA Personalized Study Plans. Turn your students' MAP scores instantly into a personalized study plan that is effective and efficient.
• Look for IM connections to content as well - Sarah H. can support you in this!

Thank you for facilitating kindness & giving, Becky and our Student Council. Our families collected over 300 food items for our local pantries through Stuff-a-Truck. Additionally, Andrew and I had the privilege of delivering almost 20 full Thanksgiving meals to our Brown School families in need thanks to our Brown School community of "givers".