Week of March 31 - April 1

  

Computer Charging

Several students have come to school without computers fully charged.  We appreciate your support in reminding your child that computers are to be charged in the evenings at home.

 

Pajama Day

On Thursday, March 31, we will celebrate the end of March is Reading Month by wearing PJ’s.  This is optional.  Please make sure that if your child chooses to participate that their PJ’s are school and weather appropriate.

We are opening up the preorders for your 2021-22 Brown School Yearbook for one more week! Please order online by Sunday, April 3 at https://prepay.geskusphoto.com/?YB=3716

Change in Swimming Dates

There has been a slight change in the dates for swimming due to maintenance happening at the high school swimming pool. The NEW dates for swimming will be: May 4, May 18, May 27 and June 1.

 Homework Reminder

Homework each night consists of reading 20+ minutes at home (this can be a library book, magazine, newspaper, online book, etc) and practicing multiplication and division facts 1 through 12. Mastering multiplication and division facts is vital to our learning this year. Students can also work on Lexia Core 5 and on IXL (NWEA Skills).

Mrs. Bawks' Brown School Family Blog:

Please don't forget to take a peek at Mrs. Bawks' Brown School Family Blog each week. CLICK HERE to read it.

What we are learning this week:

Math:  This week, students will continue the section of our unit on measurement conversion.  Students will do the following:

• Learn the relationships between ounces and pounds, and hours, minutes, and seconds. As they solve problems and use multiplication to perform conversion, they will develop a sense of the relative size of the unit.

You can view some materials to help you support our child's learning by CLICKING HERE.

ELA: We will finish our study of summarizing.  We will begin our study of theme. The theme in a story is its underlying message, or 'big idea.'

Writing:  We will complete our persuasive essay.  We will begin work on the study of Greek and Latin roots.

Science: This week, we will conduct research on different sources of energy, including “burnable fuels” like coal and natural gas, and “alternative energies” like solar and wind power. Then, students will examine the pros and cons of using different energy sources for a small town. You can support your child’s learning at home by playing a fun and educational game from NASA Climate Kids: https://climatekids.nasa.gov/power-up/!

P2: We will study the character trait of humor.  Humor is defined as “you like to laugh and bring smiles to other people.” CLICK HERE to check out the P2 for Families site to build a P2 routine at home, too. [Password: P2]. It's an excellent resource for guiding important character conversations at home. 

 

Important Upcoming Dates:

Wed. 3/30 - Late Start (school begins at 9:20am) and make-up P.E.

Thurs. 3/31-Last Day of School before Spring Break-Pajama Day

Fri. 4/1 - No School (Spring Break starts)

Mon. 4/4 - Fri. 4/8 - NO SCHOOL (SPRING BREAK)

Mon. 4/11 - School resumes and MSTEP testing window opens (more information to come)

Wed. 4/13 - NO LATE START-this is a change from the original calendar.

Mon. 4/18-Fri. 4/22 - Book Fair (See Mrs. Bawks' blog for more information)

Wed. 4/20 - Late Start (school begins at 9:20am)

Tues. 4/26 - Sharing our Stories Cultural Celebration Night (See Mrs. Bawks' blog for more information)

Wed. 4/27 - Late Start (school begins at 9:20am)