Week of February 24

Monday 2/24 (D Day):
-Art and P.E.

Tuesday 2/25 (E Day):
-Music

Wednesday 2/26 (F Day):
-Late Start
-Music

Thursday 2/27 (A Day):
-P.E.

Friday 2/28 (B Day):
-1/2 Day (Dismiss at 12:06pm) Teacher Record's Day
-Yearbook orders due today (extended due date!!) Orders can be sent in or you can go to https://prepay.geskusphoto.com/orderSchool.asp and select Brown Elementary School-St. Joseph.
-Media Center (Don't forget your library books!)


Upcoming important dates:
2/26 - Late Start
2/27 - LEGO Night in the Brown School Gym 6-7:30pm
3/3 - Variety Show (9am performance for students and 6pm performance at SJHS)
3/5 - 1/2 Day (Dismiss at 12:06pm)
3/6 - 1/2 Day (Dismiss at 12:06pm)

Parent/Teacher Conferences:  Are coming up! Teachers will be writing report cards on Friday,

February 28. Therefore, school will be dismissing at 12:06 p.m. that day.  Spring conferences
are held on an "as needed" basis, and will be held during the week of March 2nd.
I will be e-mailing families on Monday and Tuesday of this week about conferences.

Technology "Re-Boot":  On Monday, Mr. Pratley (the technology integration coach), will be visiting our classroom to teach a "re-boot." During the lesson, students will have a refresher course on proper computer etiquette such as handling computers, not eating/drinking around the computers, using the computers as a learning tool, etc. We are looking forward to having Mr. Pratley into our classroom!

Attendance note:  Just a reminder that students are marked "tardy" if they arrive any minute after 8:30 a.m. (this does not include bus riders when busses are delayed due to weather). Thank you for making sure your student arrives at school on time.  We get started right away when the bell rings!

Math:  We completed Unit 4 and will be jumping in to Unit 5 this week. Your student should have brought home the new Homelink packet on Friday.

In unit 5, students will:

1.  Explore the "whole" in fractions as well as adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers.  

2.  Students will use these fraction skills to answer questions about line plots.  

3.  Students will also be introduced to adding tenths and hundredths.  

4.  Students will also build on their knowledge of rays to explore unit iteration of angles.

ELA:  We have been using Aesop's Fables to learn about theme; this week we will be reading The Lion and The Mouse. I wanted to share this neat site that has many Aesop's Fables for kids that you can enjoy together: http://www.read.gov/aesop/

S.E.L. time:  Mrs. VanHekken, our SJPS social worker,  visits our room every A day.  Her time with us is so valuable as students learn to be "social detectives".  We are all social detectives!  We use our eyes, ears, and brains to figure out what people are going to do next, what they are currently doing, and what they mean by their words and actions.  When students have awareness of situations around them, they can then learn to use problem-solving skills and react appropriately.  Mrs. VanHekken has taught us about "expected" and "unexpected" behaviors for everyday situations.  Students also learn how the behaviors they exhibit make others around them feel "comfortable" or "uncomfortable".  Last week we learned that communication is so much more than just words.  Communication involves our body language, tone, and actions, too.  We have rich conversation in our room as we role play and practice being social detectives during Social Emotional Learning time!

Cold and Flu season:  As you've probably heard on the news, many school districts around us continue to get hit hard by influenza.  Symptoms include fever, headache, lethargy, and upper-respiratory congestion.  Please remember if you child has a fever, he/she must be fever free (without the aid of medicine) for a full 24-hours to return to school.  We are wiping down our desks regularly and encouraging hand washing!  Our superintendent is monitoring our attendance numbers, but as of now we are seeing attendance typical for this time of the year. 

Please don't forget to view the weekly Brown School Blog for additional information: https://brownschoolnewssaintjoseph.blogspot.com/

Mrs. Hassenger