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May - Word of the Month - Excellence:
A very high quality; very, very good; better than most
May Calendar
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1 - 13: MAP Spring K-6th Testing Window
2 - KG Field Trip to Children’s Museum 8:30-2:00
3rd Annual Brown Blood Drive 3-6 pm – gym
Music Class Challenge 2:00 - 2:15—gym
2nd Grade Field Trip to the Zoo
1st Grade Field Trip to Wildlife Prairie Park 8:30-1:45
Student Council Spirit Day—”Western Day”
Popcorn Friday—Resource (Howard)
Bike Rodeo @ MEAC parking lot 9 - 3
6th Grade Olympics *Raindates – 5/16, 5/17
Arts in the Park 11-1 - downtown Peoria
3K Pizza Party
Music Recruit Performance for 5th Grade 1:00 p.m. - gym
Student Council End of Year Party 2:30-5:30
6th Grade Move-Up Day 10:30–12:30
Brown School Picnic 11:10 – 1:00
Morton Public Library Assembly 1:50-2:10 - gym
5W Field Trip to Washington Grade School 10:45 - 1:30
Kindergarten Graduation 6:00-8:00 p.m.
5th Grade Job Fair 12:15 - 1:30 in classrooms
Yearbook Signing 1:45-2:10
Brown Awards Assembly 8:10
5th & 6th Grade Field Trip – Planet X 9-2
Brown Fun Day
Last Student Day! 9:20 dismissal / Report Card Day
April “BUB” Award Winners
“Building Up Bears” Awards for April go to
Nicole
Cole
These 2 students were nominated by their
teachers for their hard work and
willingness to be excellent student citizens.
We appreciate their wonderful attitudes
towards their peers, teachers and staff at Brown.
Congratulations!
Upcoming dates…
August 4—Registration Day for 2011-2012
August 11—Class lists posted @ 4:00 p.m.
August 16—First day of School 8:15-11:40 a.m.
August 18—Meet the Teacher Night 6-7:30 p.m.
BROWN SCHOOL PICNIC
is Friday, May 13th.
The lunch schedule for the day will be:
Grade 6 11:10
Grade 5 11:15
(12:00 return to class)
Grade 4 11:40
Grade 3 11:45
Grade 2 12:10
Grade 1 12:15
(12:30 return to class)
(1:00 return to class)
Sodexo lunch order forms are due by MAY 6th.
The Student Council will have PINK lemonade
and PINK bracelets for sale at the picnic.
Lemonade 50 cents ~ Bracelets $1
Proceeds go to the Teri Horner Benefit Fund. * THANK YOU *
Thank You student council members, Mr. Hoffman,
Mrs. Knox and Mr. Finck as organizers of the lollipop
sales and to all students that supported the sale by
purchasing lollipops. Lettie Brown has shown their
compassion in many ways and it really lifts my spirit as I
continue this battle. Please know how much the entire
staff’s efforts at the benefit and beyond has been
appreciated by my whole family!
Love, Mrs. Horner
Bike Rodeo
Saturday, May 7th,
Anytime between 9:00 and 3:00
at the MEAC, (District Office) parking lot.
(next to Grundy School).
All participants must have a signed release form
to participate, available in the school office.
Rain date will be May 14th. Caught Being Good in April AMK ‐ Breanna, Ben, Jack, Kurt PMK ‐ Sierra, Maddy 1K ‐ Sean, Rowan, Alex, Olivia, Kent, Abbey, Bryce, Jaden 1W ‐ Alli , Halana, Tess, Cody, Joshua 2B ‐ Sophie (2), Emily, Katie, KeyShawn, Lane, Sophie, Isabelle, Chloe, Claire 2M ‐ Hailey, Addi, Sophia KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK BROWN BEARS! Blue Ribbon Character Awards for
Perseverance
Marin - 6S
Hannah - 6S
Theo - 6S
Kalvin - 4W
Joel - 6S
Hunter - 6S
Ian - 6S
Aaron - 4Z
Sarah Rose - 2B
Nick - 4Z
Cameron - 6S
Gavin - 4Z
Noah - 4W
Sophie - 2B
Lindsey - 4Z
Blythe - 4Z
Moms In Touch
group will be praying for
our children and school on Thursday, May 5th
from 9–10 a.m. on at the home of Teri Detloff.
For more information, call Teri at 266-5761.
Keep COLLECTING
those BOX TOPS!
The last collection date
(this year) is May 20th.
Please clip & bundle in
groups of ten.
Please Recycle
your Ink cartridges. Drop off in the computer lab. Yearbooks
Are here. We have extras available if you have not ordered one. If you would like to purchase one send $13 to the office with your child’s name. (Checks made out to Brown PTO) After our yearbook signing session on May 20th, they will be coming home. PTO News . . .
*
Thank you for your
recent participation in the
Rocke’s, Culver’s & DQ Nights
for Lettie Brown. The PTO was
able to earn a little extra $ to help
out our school.
* Congratulations to the
new 2011-2012 Lettie
Brown PTO Officers!
President-Staci Loyd
Vice President-Lynn Hummel
Treasurer-Margaret Poorman
Secretary-Angel Fisher
*Thank you to everyone who
participated in some way for
Mrs. Horner’s Benefit! Approximately $30,000 was raised!!
* Supply Kits—Families who
have ordered supply kit(s) will
be able to pick them up at
registration – August 4th.
* Our next PTO meeting
will be August 30th at 7 p.m.
If you have any questions,
concerns or ideas for the
PTO, please come and share
them.
Note from the Principal—
The district has made a
couple of changes in the
dress code. These changes
will go into effect at the start
of the next school year.
Kindergarten Graduation
is Thursday, May 19th in the
Lettie Brown gym
A.M. Kindergarteners 6 - 7:00 p.m.
P.M. Kindergarteners 7 - 8:00 p.m. LUNCH MONEY—
With the end of the year
quickly approaching
please pay for Sodexo
lunches on a weekly or
daily basis. Thank YOU!
* PARENTS—Be sure to CHECK the Lost & Found tub in the gym and the table in the office for items you may be missing: glasses, gloves, coats, sweatshirts, lunchboxes, etc . . . June’s Word
of the Month
- JOYFUL!