News for the Week of March 21, 2022

 

Thank you for exhibiting your love of learning on Monday! As growth-focused professionals, you model passion and a forward thinking every day. Simply stated, you rock!

This Week at Brown School

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    Optional sensory track planning meeting @ 7:45 in MC

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

3/23    Late start day (team time)

           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

Coming Up...

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 coming soon

            Fire Drill @ 8:45 a.m. 

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

            GOTR group 2 meets @ 4pm

  

3/30    Late Start Day (team time)

           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 

A Sensory Track is Coming to Brown School!

We are committed to providing a safe, productive way to provide indoor movement for our active learners. Therefore, we are planning to lay a sensory track/path in our hallway (from the office to the cross halls) for students to use as needed. Expectations for use, the development of a pass system, and ideas for placement of the vinyl decals will be important to collect feedback around. If you are interested in sharing your thoughts, please join us in the media center Tuesday morning (3/22) at 7:45 for an optional planning session meeting. We would love to hear your ideas! 

For more information about sensory tracks (their use, purpose, and benefits) please explore the links below.

Everything You Need To Know About Setting Up A School Sensory Path

We Are Teachers: Sensory Path

Moving Minds Movement Maze

Edutopia: Creating Your Own Sensory Path

Parts to a sensory circuit: Alerting, Organizing, Calming

Spring Break is Coming! 

What are you looking forward to doing to recharge your battery? Share your plans with your swim buddy this week. 👏👏

Why Teachers Matter Behind every student walking across the stage at graduation is a teacher who invested in that student. Thank you for seeing a bright future for students, even when they can’t yet see it for themselves.

Reason #83: Teachers convince us to keep going, even when we feel like giving up.

Marvin remember Mr. Schafer:   "By the time I got to 10th grade, I had lost all interest in school. I wasn’t a terrible student, but academics didn’t come easy for me. I knew I wasn’t going to college, and I just wanted to start the next part of my life. My math teacher, Mr. Schafer, was one teacher who connected with me. He took the time to get to know me and was always encouraging. I was reluctant to tell him that I planned to drop out. I finally got up the nerve to stay after class one day and tell Mr. Schafer my plans. At first, he just listened. Then he asked if he could give me some advice. He talked to me about the long-term financial benefits of graduating, even if I didn’t go to college. He told me it would be much easier to stay and finish now rather than trying to get my diploma when I got older. He advised me to just stay through the end of the semester so that I would have a few more credits. Although I had already made the decision to drop out, I agreed to finish the semester. I didn’t want to disappoint Mr. Schafer. He checked in with me every day. He introduced me to the shop teacher and convinced me to stay for one more semester and take an electronics class. I realized I could have a future as an electrician. Each semester, Mr. Schafer persuaded me to stay longer, until I finally reached the end of my senior year. I have a picture of Mr. Schafer and me at my graduation on my office wall. I’m grateful to him for never giving up on 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.