News for the Week of February 7, 2022

 

Spreading Kindness Like Confetti and leading by example. Thank you for inspiring our young learners to remember the importance of the "heart work", in addition to the hard work. 

This Week at Brown School 

2/7       P2 Character Strength: Humility

Maize & Blue Monday!

2/8 5th Grade Fine Arts Concert at SJHS (9:30-10:45 a.m.)

Hassenger & DeVore to planetarium @ 10:15 a.m.

Student Council meets at lunch recess

2/9 Count Day - see reminders from Sherri below

Late Start Day (team time)

2/10 Hernandez to the planetarium @ 10:15 a.m.

Fifth grade instrument petting zoo in MC @ 2 p.m.

2/11 Brown Bear Credit Union 8:20 - 8:45 a.m.

Coming Up...

2/14    P2 Character Strength: Love

Valentine's Day Classroom Celebrations (p.m.)

2/15     PTO Meeting @ 7 p.m. - Rank & Lokey 

2/16    Late Start Day (team time)

2/18 - 2/21 No School Mid-Winter Break - ENJOY!

* We will reschedule last week's missed lockdown drill - look for information to come in an email.

*LEGO Night on Feb. 24th is going virtual like last year. More details to come soon...

Thank you for preparing for thoughtful, supportive & data-driven conversations with families. You know your students well and that does not go unnoticed.  

Count Day Reminders

The following message was emailed to teachers on Feb. 3rd from Sherri:

Spring Count Day is right around the corner, next week, February 9th, 2022.

Please follow the same procedure that you followed in the fall, using Ps for all students who are Present for the week of February 7th - February 11th.  

If a student is present, mark them with a P each class for the 5 days.

If a student is absent, use the A.  

Tardy codes can be used for all days EXCEPT count day, February 9th, where only Present or Absent should be marked.

As a refresher, if you want to mark an entire class with a P and then go back and change only those who are absent, use this method:

Select the multi day view, select the code in the drop down and double click on the letter of the day of the week, the entire column should fill for you.

Please check out this month's edition of the SJPS Guidance blog linked here. There is fabulous content linked, including 10 Ways To Boost Your Mood and Chase Away The Winter Blues. 

Food for Thought

The brief article linked below was recently shared by ASCD (Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development). I felt it aligned well to our beliefs & current practice. It led me to reflect on changes I made in my thinking throughout my 19 year career. I look forward to hearing your thoughts as well. Enjoy!

Tear Down Your Behavior Chart!

Valentines

We have learned a lot about the virus and how 

it is spread (and not spread) over the past 18 months, therefore, store purchased valentines are completely fine. this year. It is good practice though to continue to allow only store made goods and/or individually wrapped treats (not homemade). Let us know if you have any questions, we're happy to help. 

You are - and we will keep reminding you of that! Tell your Swim Buddy today!