Reading- finish Unit 7: Make Inferences/Draw Conclusions
Monday-Introduce FluencySkills: Phrasing-High-Frequency Word Phrases
Tuesday- Connect Fluency and Comprehension: Analyze Author's Purpose
Wednesday- Apply Fluency Skills to Reader's Theater
Thursday- Build Tier Two Vocabulary: Adjectives That Describe Places
Friday- Show Time: Perform Reader's Theater
Science- Mystery Science: Continue Spaceship Earth
Math-continue Unit 6
In this unit, students deepen their understanding of place value relationships of numbers in base ten, unit conversion, operations on fractions with unlike denominators, and multiplicative comparison. The work here builds on several important ideas from grade 4.
In grade 4, students learned the value of each digit in a whole number is 10 times the value of the same digit in a place to its right. Here, they extend that insight to include decimals to the thousandths. Students recognize that the value of each digit in a place (including decimal places) is 110 the value of the same digit in the place to its left.
This idea is highlighted as students perform measurement conversions in metric units.
Previously, students learned to convert from a larger unit to a smaller unit. Here, they learn to convert from a smaller unit to a larger unit. They observe how the digits shift when multiplied or divided by a power of 10 and learn to use exponential notation for powers of 10 to represent large numbers.
A message from Principal RommelHappy Sunday!
The Brown School PTO has created an exciting plan for a great week ahead (image shared below.) I want to thank them for living our 'All Means All' vision. This is exemplified in creating ways to show gratitude that are approachable for every one of our students and families. Teaching is hard work and the national narrative around public education can be demoralizing for a staff. Thanks to all of our families for insulating our Brown School staff with your kind words, positive mindset, and student centered actions. Of course the biggest way to appreciate our teachers is go get out and vote this Tuesday!
Go Bears!
P.S. Please join me in welcoming Hilary Cunningham as the next school social worker to Brown School. Hilary is currently completing her year at New Buffalo Schools, as their school social worker, and is excited to join our staff as soon as possible. |
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Congratulations to our Bear Behavior Winners!!Congratulations to our Bear Behavior Winners for the week of April 29nd: Langley Smith, Cooper Fettig, Aarav Babje, Branson Terry, Maelle Scott, Deacon Brohman (not pictured), Nora Anderson, Leslie Durren, Emma Muhr & Bridget Szornyi |
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The May 7th bond proposal encompasses an wholistic approach to maintaining and improving our facilities. This investment will create a long-term plan for key infrastructure updates as well as align strategic priorities to maintain and improve how we provide education for our youngest learners. Please vote on May 7th!
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Registered voters may cast a ballot at the polling location established by their city/township. For the May 7th Special Election polling locations will be: City of St. Joe: • Precinct 1: City Hall, 700 Broad Street • Precinct 2: Howard Ice Arena Building, 2414 Willa Drive • Precinct 3: Zion Evangelical UCC Church, 3001 Veronica Court Royalton Township: • Township Hall, 980 Miners Road St. Joseph Charter Township: • Precinct 2 – located at St. Joseph 7th Day Adventist Church – 1201 Maiden Lane, St. Joseph • Precinct 3 – Located at St. Joseph Charter Township Hall – 3000 Washington Ave., St. Joseph • Precinct 4 – Peace Lutheran Church – 3590 Lincoln Ave., St. Joseph *Precinct 1 will NOT be open since they do not have any proposals on the ballot. |
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Book Bonanza Volunteers Needed!If you are available on May 15th from 4-6:30, we could use some volunteers to help students select up to 10 summer reading books that were generously purchased by our Saint Joseph Foundation!! Please sign up here if you are available. |
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Last week for book check out in the Library!This week (May 6-10) will be your child's last book check out for the year! Please be on the lookout for any library books that your child may still have checked out and help them get returned to the Media Center. Thank you for your support!
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John Hall Elementary Track MeetThe John Hall Elementary Track Meet is an event that takes place each year. It is a track-and-field competition between the three elementary schools, all students in 3rd-5th grades participate. Each student will participate in 4 events: 60-meter dash, 100-meter dash, Running Long Jump & Softball Throw. Classes will cycle through these four stations. The final event is the class relay. Each classroom fields a girl's relay team and a boy's relay team for a 400-meter relay. This is fun to watch, as all the non-participating students are in the stands cheering for their school! If you are able to help volunteer for the meet please click on the link below. We encourage parents in the lower grades K-2nd to volunteer if possible. Parents are welcome to cheer on the kids as well. Events are scheduled to start about 11:30 am at St. Joseph High School.
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Click here if you are available to volunteer at the track meet.
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Mileage ClubBrown School’s Mileage Club will continue next week during lunch recess. Mileage Club gives students an opportunity to get active by running/walking around the track and earning fun charms! We will need volunteers to help tally laps and string charms onto necklaces during lunch recess Mon/Tues/Thurs the week of 5/6. All volunteers must have a completed volunteer consent form on file. If interested, please sign up using this link. Please remember to bring your mileage club necklace to school on Monday 4/29!
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Staff Appreciation LuncheonThe PTO is hosting a luncheon for all staff on Tuesday, May 7. If you would like to be involved by donating an item or helping to set up or clean up, please contact Sara Eckert at 502-235-6456. |
Spring PicnicIt's time to celebrate Spring and another great year at Brown Elementary School! Thank you for signing up to volunteer for everyone's favorite event of the school year!
This year the picnic will be held on Tuesday, May 28th.
Activities will include: a picnic lunch, snow cones, cotton candy, popcorn, an inflatable obstacle course, a variety of yard games, chalk the block, temporary bear paw tattoos and the annual 5th Graders vs. Teachers kickball game!
The only way for grown-ups to participate is by volunteering to help! (Younger siblings are welcome!) In order to volunteer, you must have a current background check on file at the school. If you haven't already filled out your volunteer form, please please click HERE. It can take a couple weeks to be approved, so please do this ASAP!
TO VOLUNTEER, PLEASE SIGN UP HERE!
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This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Perserverence.
Perseverance means you complete what you start despite obstacles. You never give up. The concept of perseverance can most often be found in one’s active pursuit in overcoming obstacles. Perseverance is a uniquely human characteristic that identifies an individual’s ability to spend long periods of time devoted to a single goal or set of goals. Those who persevere are able to set goals for themselves and then take active, calculated steps toward those goals. People demonstrating high levels of perseverance are able to handle significant, sometimes repeated, setbacks in pursuit of goals. |
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This google form needs to be completed yearly to volunteer at any school.
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 | St. Joseph Lady Bears Summer Basketball Camp | Dates: June 3rd - 7th Location: St. Joseph High School Gymnasium Groups/Times: Entering K-3rd grades: 5-6pm Entering 4-8th grades: 6-7:30pm Entering 9-12th grades: 7:30-9pm
REGISTER at sjschools.org for the 2024 St. Joseph Lady Bears Basketball Camp or click here: https://sjschools.revtrak.net
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 | Annual JoeEXPO May 18th | The Average Joes are hosting the second annual Joe EXPO on May 18th from 10am-3pm. This is an open house style event free to anyone featuring 25 STEAM experiments/activities plus robots. Bring friends and family for a STEAM filled day.
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 | Kids Triathalon | A fun and challenging triathlon in which your little ones can compete! Open to children ages 4-14. The triathlon with include a 50-yard swim, half-mile bike ride, and a half-mile run. After crossing the finish line, enjoy activities inside the track, support and congratulate fellow racers, and attend the awards ceremony for the top winners of each age division. The 2024 Kids Triathlon promotes a healthy and active lifestyle for children throughout the entire SouthWest Michigan region. There will be one swimmer per lane, per heat and lifeguards will be on duty to ensure the safety of all participants. For those children under the age of 6, a guardian is allowed in the pool to assist their child. One guardian per swimmer is allowed on the pool deck for all ages. Helmets are required for the biking portion. Helmets will be provided if needed. The money raised from this event is aimed to address problems faced by community members in need. On a daily basis you may find us providing roadside assistance to a family who otherwise could not afford it, or you may see us building wheelchair ramps so that veterans can easily access the buildings they need to visit. As state troopers, we believe that we have a unique opportunity to engage with and enact positive change in the lives of people throughout our communities. |
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 | Berrien County Health Department Vaccination Clinics | Preschoolers, incoming Kindergarten and 7th Graders need updated immunizations before school begins. |
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