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October 2, 2015
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Counselor's Corner
Yankee Candle Sale
Clinic Request
PSG News
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Hello Brown Families,
 
The leaves are falling and the weather is cooler.  Football is playing on the TV and chili is on the stove!  Fall is a special time of year and it brings many activities to you and your families.  Listed below is a list of things you may be interested in.

Art Club

What:  Art club is for students who want more art!  Students will be introduced to different materials they wouldn't normally get to experiment with in class.

When:  Every Thursday morning from 7:45am-8:30am starting October 1st.  Enter the front door.

Who:  3rd, 4th and 5th graders who are willing to clean up after themselves.  No sign ups or permission slips required.

  EveryDay Math Night

 
Upcoming Dates to Remember:

October 7th & 8th - Parent Teacher Conferences
October 8th, 9th & 10th - BHS Fall Musical (Peter Pan)
October 12th thru 21st - Fall Break
October 27th - Fall Picture Retakes
November 3rd - Elementary Body Safety (Eagle Cafeteria)
November 5th - Brown 5th Grade Music Program
November 4th - EveryDay Math Night (see link above)
 
Have a great weekend.
Casey
Counselor's Corner
Counselor's Character Corner

The character trait for the month of October is Responsibility.  Responsibility means being accountable for what we say and do.  Last week we celebrated College Go Week.  This is a week for students to be thinking of their plans for college and career success. There are many things they can do now to ensure a successful future.  They can show the character trait of
responsibility by doing their best every day by following the ideas below:

1.  Do your homework
Doing your homework will help you keep up your grades and develop your skills for test time.  Working on problems or reading a little each day will keep the ideas fresh in your head.

2.  Pay attention
If you are tempted to talk to friends or daydream when your teacher is talking, come up with strategies to stay focused on your learning.  Ask to sit at the front of the class or talk to your parents or teacher if you need help.

3.  Study
Don't plan on just remembering everything before a test.  Schedule time the night before a test to review the material.  You may find that you learn best if you make flashcards or say things out loud.
 
4.  Eat right
Making healthy food choices can help you learn better.  No one can concentrate on an empty stomach! Always eat breakfast.
 
5.  Get enough sleep
Your body-including your mind-won't function right if you don't give yourself enough sleep.  Getting enough sleep will help you to pay attention better, and it will be easier to remember what you're learning in school.

(These strategies were adapted from the website collegegoweekindiana.org)

A Hendricks County Kids Fair is going on Saturday October 24th.  Please click the link for more information.
Yankee Candle Sale Begins September 11th
Last call for Yankee Candle paper and online orders to be eligible for prizes is Tuesday, October 6th! If you use the paper order form please return all forms with payment to your school. Products ordered by the paper order form will need to be picked up at the BCSC Maintenance Facility at 550 Airport Road on either November 10th from 4-8 pm or November 11th from 1:30 - 4 pm or 6-8 pm. CLICK HERE (www.yankeecandlefundraising.com ) to place your order online through December 1st!  Register an account and use GROUP NUMBER 990065833.  Products will be delivered right to your door just two weeks after ordering.  Thank you for supporting BEF! Monies raised through this sale goes back to the teachers and students in the Brownsburg Community School System in the form of grants and scholarships.


Clinic Request
As we are entering cold and flu season, we would like to remind all of our students, parents, and staff of the policies concerning illness.  The Handbook states "The general guidelines for sending ill students home are:  temperature above 100 degrees, vomiting, diarrhea, and/or serious injury or extreme pain.

  • A student must be fever free without the use of fever reducing medication for 24 hours in order to return to school.

  • A student must also be free of vomiting and diarrhea for 24 hours in order to return to school."                   
Thank you for helping us keep us all healthy, happy, and safe at school!

We are also asking for any donations of new or used girls or boys pants sizes 4T to 8.  Any donations would be appreciated!

Thank You,
Brown Elementary School Nurses
PSG News
5th Annual Cookie Dough Sale Coming SOON!

All items will be $12 each...no price change in the 5 years of doing this fundraiser! 

Kick off October 9th - Packets are sent home with students.
Orders due, October 30th
Delivery Monday November 23rd - ALL items must be picked up this day in the cafeteria from 3:30-7pm.

Contact Stephanie Jones at [email protected] if you have any questions.  

Thank you for supporting Brown!

Volunteer Opportunity

1st grade vision screening @ Cardinal on Nov. 3rd.  Volunteers needed from Brown from 12:00-2:30. Contact Stephanie Jones at [email protected] for more information.

PSG

Thank you to everyone that attended the room parent and PSG meeting last night!

Our PSG meeting last night was sponsored by Rose Promotions!  Winner was able to choose from a hoodie or crew Brown Proud shirt in their size.  Check out their website at http://www.rosepromos.com and find them on Facebook under Rose Promotions! Thank you to Brian and Natalie Rose for sponsoring!

Our November meeting sponsor will be Jaime Welsh and she will be donating products from her natural skin care line!  Find her on Facebook under HappyHealthyCrunchy to check out all of the wonderful products she creates!

**Next meeting, Thursday evening, November 12th  @ 6:30 pm in the cafeteria.   

Monthly Volunteer Drawing - Nikki Ellis is our winner for September! When volunteering at school, be sure to enter our monthly drawing for the choice of either a $10 gift card or one of our purple volunteer shirts.  Look for the silver box in the front office and enter every time you come in to school to volunteer! 

DOG DASH 2015

Dog Dash 2015 was a huge success! PSG would like to thank everyone who volunteered, donated, sponsored and helped to get those collection envelopes in on time!  We had many volunteers and we appreciate everything you did to make the event fun and successful!  A total of $16,329.88 was made...awesome!  To celebrate there will be a convocation on Friday October 9th with all sorts of fun!  Barker will be making a special appearance and all of the top winners will receive their gift cards.  

Top Dog winner was Peyton Ellis! He collected $550 and will receive a $50 gift card! Way to go Peyton!

Grade level winners will all receive a $25 gift card! Awesome job everyone!

Kindergarten     Addison Otey               $230
1st Grade           Landon Webb              $400
2nd Grade          Claire Sigler                $140
3rd Grade           Lilly Sharp                   $205
4th Grade           Theodore Carden        $110
5th Grade           Cathlynn Harrington   $162.50
Life Skills            Mallory Hackworth     $115

Dog Dash Fun Facts

Students ran a combined total of 12,285 laps!  Go Bulldogs!

2 students from each grade level were drawn to have lunch with Mrs. Smitherman! Lunch will be catered by So Italian!

Kdg.   Edward Jewell      Tatum Hatch
1st     Jackson Branch     Nolan Schuck
2nd    Brody Cascio         Aiden Claycomb
3rd    Sam Sentany         Katie Godlevsky
4th    Anna Keys             Madison Garcia
5th    Brian Padgett        Nathaniel Engle

Life Skills
Grant Reid  Brayden Yee

Brown On The Town

October's Brown on the Town will be next week at Orange Leaf Yogurt!  Monday 10/5 will be Kindergarten-2nd grade, and Tuesday 10/6 will be 3rd-5th grade.  The event will be from 4-close and they will donate 10% of sales back to Brown.  Hope to see you there!  Flyers will be passed out to students and must be presented to the cashier!

Thank you to everyone that came out to Pit Stop BBQ for our September Brown On The Town! Brown raised $150 from this event!

Box tops and Labels for Education Update

We are currently running a Box Tops contest - submit box tops through October 9, 2015.  Please remember to include teacher and student's name(s) on all submissions; collection sheets, plastic bags, envelopes, etc. may be used.  If you have multiple children please include all names - students and teachers. There will be a prize winner for each grade level.  The class submitting the most box tops from each grade will receive a popcorn party.  The top class from the entire school will have the choice of a Popsicle or root beer float party.  

There is a current Labels for Education (LFE) Grandstand for Schools $1 million sweepstakes giveaway.  Send in UPC's for brands by October 9, 2015.  Participating brands are Campbell's, Pepperidge Farm, Goldfish, Pace, V8, Spaghetti o's, Swanson's, Prego, and Bic.  Collection sheets are available at   Labels for Education.   Online entries for the Grandstand sweepstake can be made by   clicking here for entry.

Several of the LFE participating products no longer have the LFE labelling, however they are still participating.  

Please contact Natasha Harris at [email protected] with any questions.

Family Game Night in November

We are very excited about our upcoming Family Game Night! This is such a fun event and to make sure it is a success, we need your help!

This event will take place on Friday, November 13th, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM. You will find all kinds of fun and games in the cafeteria and gymnasium! If you are unable to attend but would still like to help, we also need volunteers to bring goodies for our bake sale. Money raised from the bake sale will go to our Relay for Life team at Brown.

If you are interested in either helping with games or bringing in items for the bake sale, please contact the committee chair, Nikki Ellis, at [email protected]. There is really something for everyone and we are looking forward to another great event!

Brown Spirit Wear Online

Looking for some fun Brownsburg gear to represent one of the best elementary schools around? Brown of course and we have you covered...literally!

Please follow the link below to our online store by Rose Promotions and check out all of the options for both youth and adults!

Brown does receive a portion back from the sale of these items. Order by Thursday at 3pm and your items will be delivered to the school and sent home with your student the following week.

Fall is just around the corner and we have all sorts of items to keep you cozy! Different logos and looks for everyone!

You can also place an order for our volunteer shirts online that are only $12! It's great to have volunteers sporting their purple shirts at our events...we love looking out to a sea of purple!

Please let us know if you have any questions and thank you to those that have already made purchases this year!

We appreciate your support!

https://www.agpestores.com/rosepromotions/groupproducts.php?prodgroup_id=6916&prodgroupbypass=true

Weekend FUN!

PSG would like to extend an offer to our families for FREE tickets to the Indy Fit Expo this weekend! Please find all of the information below as well as a link to get your tickets.

The Indy Fit Expo is the largest fitness festival in Indiana.  Our 5th annual event will be held on October 3rd-4th at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in a giant exhibition floor filled with hundreds of cutting edge athletic & fitness companies displaying, promoting and selling fitness, health and sport products and services.  Admission ticket includes FREE access to all our athletic competitions including the RX CrossFit Competition, Olympic Weightlifting Competitions & FREE Live Fitness workouts open to the public every hour during our Expo.  Admission also includes FREE seminars, demonstrations, & hundreds of FREE samples from our exhibiting companies with discounted prices only at our Expo.  Kids can enjoy our 60' Inflatable Obstacle Course, Fencing Tournament & many other areas in our Kids Zone.  Its non-stop fun & action for everyone.

Limit of 4 per person please! 
Brown Elementary School
340 South Stadium Drive
Brownsburg, IN  46112
(317) 852-1498

Office Hours:  8:00 - 4:00
Student Hours: 8:45 - 3:40
Wednesday: 8:45 - 3:10

Casey Patterson, Principal
Kathy Browning, Counselor