Week 25 3/6-10/2023

 

Upcoming Dates to Know

Monday, March 6 - Science projects due (K - 3rd is optional, 4th and 5th grade is mandatory)

Wednesday, March 8 - 1 hour late start

Monday, March 13 - Know Thyself Student Showcase (5th grade only) 5:45 PM @ Brown

Board Meeting 6:00 PM @ E.P. Clarke Elementary

Tuesday, March 14 - Science Night 5:30 - 7:30 @ Brown Elementary

Wednesday, March 15 - 1 hour late start

1st Grade Musical Performance - 5:00 PM @ SJHS Auditorium

Friday, March 17 - No school Y5 / K -12 First day of Spring Break

Monday, March 27 School Resumes

Brown School Students Excel

The March 1 edition of the Herald Palladium included the results for the Cloverleaf Spelling Bee and in the Hometown Heroes section the results and a picture of the Benton Harbor - St. Joseph YMCA Dolphins 8-and-under swim team. In both cases Brown School students were champions! Sidhanth Nandham Vetrivel took home the top honor at the annual Cloverleaf Spelling Bee held at the Mendel Center on Feb. 28. He will be advancing on and competing in Washington D.C. Our school honored all of our spelling bee competitors with a 'clap out' this past Wednesday. Molly DeVore was a three-time state champion, winning 100 IM, 50 Free, and 100 Free at the recent meet. Brown School students do amazing things!

Reading-We're starting a new unit: Make Connections/Identify Cause and Effect

• Monday- They Came From Outer Space
• Tuesday-Hercules
• Wednesday-Pike's Peak or Bust!
• Thursday-The Challenger Disaster
• Friday-Self Assessment/Constructed Written Response

Science- continue  Mystery Science- Chemical Magic and present Science projects on Wednesday!

Math- We're starting a new unit on Place Value and Decimal Operations.

5.5 Place Value Patterns and Decimal Operations

Unit Goals

• Students build from place value understanding in grade 4 to recognize that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right and  of what it represents in the place to its left. They use this place value understanding to round, compare, order, add, subtract, multiply, and divide decimals.

Section A Goals

• Compare, round and order decimals through the thousandths place based on the value of the digits in each place.
• Read, write, and represent decimals to the thousandths place, including in expanded form.

Section B Goals

• Add and subtract decimals to the hundredths using strategies based on place value

Reading