BROWNING BEARS BEST NEWS

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SCHOOL HOURS: 9:05-3:55 DAILY

HALF-DAY HOURS: 9:05-12:09

BREAKFAST OPENS @ 8:45-9:05

email: mailto:officebrowning@uticak12.org

website: https://browning.uticak12.org

Location: 12400 19 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48313

Phone: 586-797-4000

Attendance Line: 586-797-4099 (24 hours)

NOVEMBER DATES:

17: PTA MEETING IN-PERSON in MEDIA @ 6pm OR JOIN VIRTUALLY!

26-28: NO SCHOOL THANKSGIVING BREAK

DECEMBER DATES:

1--5: SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR

1-5: PTA PENGUIN SHOPPING

3: NWEA TESTING BEGINS

22-JAN. 2, 2026: NO SCHOOL WINTER VACATION

JANUARY DATES:

5: RETURN TO SCHOOL

14: NO SCHOOL for K-12 DPPD

19: NO SCHHOOL Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day!

Browning Families-

A very special thank you to all our families and community members who were able to join us for the Veteran's Day Assembly! A very special thank you to the following staff members for planning, coordinating, and running a wonderful tribute to our Veterans: thank you Mrs. and Mr. Tocco, Mrs. Petrimoulx, Mrs. Taubitz, Mr. Mahrle, Ms. Andrews, Ms. Lee, and all our Art Teachers!

THIS WEEK'S REMINDERS:

• 17th: PTA MEETING in the MEDIA CENTER @ 6 OR VIRTUALLY
• A practice Fire Drill and Lockdown drill will take place over the next two weeks.
• 17-24: KIWANIS CANNED FOOD DRIVE!

UPCOMING DATES:

• 26-28: NO SCHOOL FOR THANKSGIVING BREAK!

A few things to consider as we are navigating the next 7 school days, we have our Scholastic Book Fair coming up on December 1-5th along with our PTA's Penguin Shopping the same week. Students are working on achieving their CANNED FOOD drive! Please keep sending them in!

Wishing you and your families a wonderful and restful weekend along with a very Happy Thanksgiving for those that celebrate.

Browning THE BEST-

Principal Ciacchella

Browning Elementary will now have an INSTAGRAM page! Be sure to follow it for our first posts with the Veteran's Day Assembly and Positive Behavior Monthly Winners who showed their PAWS!

Just giving our families a heads up that our Browning Book Fair will take place on December 1-December 5th. Be sure to check out the Book Fair Website! Thank you, Mrs. Taubitz!

Just a reminder to families that in order to access the Report Cards, you will need to access it from the website Parent Portal, not the PowerSchool APP. Please see the PDF directions below.

Please see a message below from Ms. Klein and Ms. Monti regarding our NEHS holiday fundraiser:

"Hello Browning Families! NEHS (National Elementary Honor Society) is having a Holiday Photo Fundraiser. All money collected will go towards gifting scholarships to Browning alumni graduating this year or adopting a family for the holidays. This year the cost is a donation. While we suggest $40, please give what you can. Also, be mindful of your timeslot. We'd like to stay on schedule as much as possible. You will need to bring a flashdrive to have the photos uploaded during your session. Thank you and happy holidays!"

Mrs. Meghan Ciacchella, Ed.S.

Principal of Browning Elementary School

Email: browningquestions@uticak12.org
Website: https://www.uticak12.org/Browning
Location: 12400 19 Mile Road, Sterling Heights, MI, 48313 USA
Phone: (586)797-4000