News for the Week of March 14, 2022

Thank you for inspiring our students to be "superheroes of reading" each and every day! #MarchIsReadingMonth

This Week at Brown School

3/14   No School for Students (ECDD - 5th grade only)

Professional Development/ Curriculum Focused Day of Learning - Certified Instructional Staff Only 8am - 2:15 pm

Resource Room, Y5 - 5th grade teachers: math focused curriculum work at Brown (agenda linked here)

3/15   P2 Character Strength: Love of Learning

          Second graders to Sarret Nature Center

          PTO Meeting 12:15 p.m. in M.C. or virtual - Hooker & Zelenock

3/16   Late Start Day (team time)

          After school art class @ 4pm - registration required 

3/17   Kristen, Alyssa & Julia at MACUL conference - Andrew in the office

          Dr. Grant Family Session (staff welcome) 7-8:30 p.m. at Upton

3/18   Kristen, Alyssa & Julia at MACUL conference - Andrew in the office

          Natalie, Ann & Gaby @ training

          Reading is Everywhere! Wear clothing with words

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

          Zelenock's class to planetarium 10-11:30 a.m.

          TRAILS session for 4th & 5th graders at lunch

          Fire drill @ 3:15

Coming Up...

3/21    P2 Character Strength: Love of Learning/Make-up week

           Maize & Blue Monday

           Fifth grade to the planetarium @ Upton 9:30 - 11:30

           Third grade TRAILS group meets at lunch

           Girls on the Run (group 1) begins @ 4pm in the gym

3/22    Girls on the Run (group 2) begins @ 4pm in the gym 

3/23    Late start day (9:20 arrival)

           First grade musical rehearsal for student body @ 10 a.m.

           Fourth grade TRAILS group meets at lunch

           Art class @ 4pm in art room 

           GOTR (group 1) @ 4pm in the gym 

           First grade musical @ SJHS @ 7 pm

3/24    GOTR group 2 @ 4pm in the gym 

3/25    Characters Come Alive- dress like a book character

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

            Kindergartners to the planetarium from 9:30-11:30 a.m. 

            Kindness Club meets @ lunch recess

3/28     P2 Character Strength: Humor

            Maize & Blue Monday

            Third grade TRAILS group meets at lunch

            GOTR group 1 meets @ 4pm

3/29     No 7:15 a.m. SI/Staff meeting - asynchronous activity to come 

            Fire Drill @ 8:45 a.m. 

            Y5 to the planetarium @ Upton 9:15 - 11:00

            GOTR group 2 meets @ 4pm

  

3/30    Late Starts Day (9:20 arrival)

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

           Art class @ 4pm in the art room 

           GOTR group 1 meets @ 4pm

3/31    Third grade to the planetarium 9:15 - 11:00

           GOTR group 2 meets @ 4pm

           Spring break begins at the end of the school day        

4/1 - 4/8     No School ECDD - 12th grade: SPRING BREAK 

Relationships matter. 

They may not solve every problem we face, but they do change lives. Thank you for showing your students you care and you expect great things because they are all amazing & capable. #ALLmeansALL_SJPS

SI/Staff Meeting Change 

In lieu of meeting face to face on March 29th at 7:15 a.m., we will be sending out a "just in time" asynchronous video on March 25th for you to watch when it works for you. So stay in your jammies a bit longer as we lead up to spring break. 😀

Congratulations, Nana Kim Dilley!
Winnie is the luckiest little lady on earth to call you Nana!

Why Teachers Matter All of your students have something to overcome, and some of your students have much to overcome. When you share your own struggles, you show them how to persevere. Thank you for being a role model. Reason #82: Teachers inspire us with their perseverance. Mae remembers Ms. Nichols:   "Ms. Nichols greeted me at the door of her history classroom on my first day of 11th grade. When she walked to the front of the room after the bell rang, I noticed she walked with a limp. As she introduced herself, she leaned against the front of her desk. She told us that she was a veteran and had lost the bottom part of her left leg in an explosion in Iraq. She lifted her pant leg a bit to show us her prosthetic.  Ms. Nichols told us that when she finished rehabilitation after her injury, she wanted to do something meaningful. She said she couldn’t think of anything more important than teaching us. She poured so much energy into her lessons and into each of us. She was such a passionate and dedicated teacher. I was in awe of Ms. Nichols. I know there were days when the injury she sustained in Iraq caused her pain, but she gave her all to teaching us every day. Sometimes, when I was worried about something silly and superficial, I thought about Ms. Nichols. She was open about her disability, but she never saw it as a limitation. I strive to model that same vulnerability and strength for the students I teach. Ms. Nichols will always be a model of perseverance for me." Keep going. You may not be able to see the impact you have, but for one student, it might just last a lifetime. For even more inspiration, check out Safe, Seen, and Stretched in the Classroom, available now.