Brown Bears

Dear Families,

I have thanked our PTO in the past for their amazing support of our students and staff. Once again, I want to extend our appreciation to them for all of their hard work over the past three months. We have had a hugely successful Wicked Fun Run, Book Fair, Pancake Breakfast, and more. The staff at Brown Elementary thank the PTO for all they do. If you are interested in learning more about the organization and their events, please see the link below for their website. There are many upcoming activities for students and families.

Best,

Aidan McCann, Principal

1 - ATTENDANCE

As we head into colder weather, I want to remind families to let the front office know about absences by entering these in PUP Patrol. Thank you for your attention to this.

Also, I want to remind families that students may enter the building at 8:20 and they are expected in their classroom by 8:30. Students entering the building after 8:30 are considered tardy.

When students arrive on time and can get settled for the day with the rest of their classmates, they feel more prepared and ready to learn.

2 - LOST AND FOUND

We have a large amount of jackets and other clothing in our lost and found. It is located just outside our cafeteria and students pass by it as they enter for lunch. If you are missing clothing, I ask that you encourage your child to check the lost and found, as it is likely there. Please do so in the next few weeks as we typically donate these materials over the winter holiday.

3 - EARLY RELEASE DAY ON DECEMBER 14th

Our next early release day is Wednesday, December 14th. Please mark your calendars and make arrangements for your child. Thank you.

4 - EVERYDAY SPEECH

Our new SEL curriculum, Everyday Speech, focused on self awareness in the first few months of school. The curriculum then shifted to teaching students about self management and strategies for managing emotions. Here is a great example of students using some of the strategies from the Everyday Speech program. Thank you to our three friends for letting us share this great video.

5 - CORE VALUES / MURAL

Our wonderful art teacher, Mrs. Parven, has been working closely with our Artist in Residence, Joe Pimentel, to design our mural in the front lobby. Students have offered sketches and Joe has prepared several options. We are focusing on incorporating student work, our core values, and ways of showing our diverse community. I'm excited for you to see how it looks later in April.

All the best to our families,

Aidan McCann, Principal

The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a volunteer organization made up of parents, teachers and staff with the goal of enriching the educational experience of our children at Brown School. We send out a weekly email newsletter that is separate from this one: please sign up to receive our updates at http://eepurl.com/gCRzwH and follow us at facebook.com/BrownSchoolPto. Questions? Want to volunteer? Contact us anytime at brownptonatick@gmail.com.

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