January Top Readers

Drum roll pleeaase....our class read 9,638 minutes at home last month!! Great job class. Our pupil with the highest minutes was Nick with 2,570 minutes. The pupil with the 2nd highest reading minutes was Alexis with 985 minutes. And finally, our pupil with the 3rd highest reading minutes was Maddie with 720 minutes. I am very proud of your reading accomplishments Nick, Alexis, and Maddie.

Lunch Bunch

6 students turned in their reading logs every week for the entire first semester! They had lunch in the classroom today in celebration of their accomplishment! Nice job Brooke, Kaitlyn, Zach, Nick, Andrew, and Bryan.

Recycling Shoes

The fifth grade students at Brown Elementary will
again collect shoes for Hendricks County Solid
Waste Management. We will collect the shoes
starting February 8 through February 12.
The shoes will be distributed to individuals in
third world countries. Used or out-grown tennis
shoes, baby shoes, dress shoes, boots and sandals
will all be accepted. There will be containers in
the front lobby of the school to place the shoes
in. Thank you for your support.

DECEMBER READERS

Our reader leaders for the month of December are as follows:
In first place with 2,750 minutes is Nick. Second place is Alexis with 2,030 minutes. Third place is Michael with 795 minutes. Keep up the great work guys! Yes, the winners are all boys-let's go girls! The class read 8,372 minutes at home during December.

It's Time for some Family Fun

The Brown Bonanza is an annual fundraiser for the Brown Elementary PSG and will be held on Friday, February 12. Games, raffles and an auction are all part of this evening designed to help you connect and reconnect with other parents, your children's classmates, and staff. As part of the activities such as bingo and carnival games, we auction an array of items. The grade level baskets are a major focus of this auction. All of the proceeds from the activities, food and sales of the baskets go back to the students of Brown Elementary through PSG funding. Field trips, classroom supplies, board games from indoor recess and the rock wall are examples of how the PSG money is spent. We hope you will consider donating a new item for the grade level auction basket.3rd Grade: Let's "Create" Memories-Scrapbook items, arts & crafts, etc.)*All donations must be in before February 1st and can be turned in to me.

Indoor Recess

When those cold, wet winter days set in , we get stuck inside for recess. Thanks to our PSG we have a new game to enjoy during indoor recess-Operation!

Super November Readers

First, I'd like to mention the total reading minutes for Novemeber were 9,023, up about 4,000 from October. Keep it up boys and girls!
The top 3 readers were, in 3rd place Maddie with 668 minutes, 2nd place was Nick with 1,535 minutes, and the top reader was Alexis with 1,645 minutes.