BROWNING BEARS BEST NEWS

BROWNING MISSION: Together, with our community, the Browning staff will welcome, honor, and empower all students to achieve significant growth by striving to reach their potential, and to be,

BROWNING, THE BEST!

BROWNING VISION: In partnership with families and the community, Browning Elementary will provide a high-quality education that empowers students to positively transform their future and the world.

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)

MAY DATES:

4: PTA Meeting

5: CAREER FOCUS 6th Grade

7: 3rd Grade Field trip to UCS-MST/CSI

12: 6th Grade Attends Bemis

13: Kick-off to Kindergarten for Registered K students 26-27

15: MSTEP COMPLETED!!

15: PTA FUN FAIR 6-8pm (Set up at 4:30) VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/508044DAAA629A0FA7-63527475-browning

20: NEHS CELEBRATION 4-5pm

21: Browning Senior Alumni Essay DUE DAY for Class of 2026 SENIORS!

21: FIELD DAY (details TBD)

22-25: NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

JUNE DATES:

1: 6th Grade TREE RUNNER Field Trip

3: SEED Field Trip to Henry Ford

4: 6th Grade Graduation @ HFII (details to be shared)

5: Browning Alumni Breakfast 8:15 AM Wear Cap and Gown

8: 6th Grade Park Day

9: HALF DAY DISMISSAL @ 12:09PM

10: LAST DAY OF SCHOOL HALF-DAY DISMISSAL @ 12:09PM

WELCOME SUMMER!

APRIL MSTEP TESTING DATES:

6: 5th MSTEP

7: 5th MSTEP

8: 6th MSTEP and 5th MSTEP FINISH

9: 6th MSTEP

13: 3rd, 5th, SEED MSTEP

14: 3rd, 5th, SEED MSTEP

15: 4th, 5th, and SEED MSTEP

16: 4th MSTEP

20: 5th and SEED MSTEP

21: 6th, 5th, and SEED MSTEP

22: 6th, 5th, and SEED MSTEP

27: 3rd and 5th MSTEP

28: 3rd and 5th MSTEP

29: 4th and 5th MSTEP

30: 4th MSTEP

MAY MSTEP TESTING DATES:

5: 5th SEED MSTEP

6: 5th SEED MSTEP

12-15: MSTEP MAKEUPS

13: Kickoff to Kindergarten by Invitation Only for Families

15: LAST DAY FOR MSTEP.

Browning Families-

We had a wonderful week together this week. Students enjoyed celebrating our two BEST: Ms. Shelley and Ms. Lee for Administrative Professionals Day!! We appreciate all they do for our Browning Bears and loved showing our support and appreciation.

MSTEP CONTINUES:

Students will continue MSTEP testing this week for grades 3-5th and students in SEED. We are getting closer to the end of state assessments. Thank you for your help in getting your students to school on-time, rested, and ready to show off their impressive academic skills!

STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK COMING MAY 4-MAY 8th

Browning parents/community members, we need your help in making our Staff Appreciation week a smashing success. Please see below for opportunities to help make this BROWNING BEST STAFF feel appreciated and cherished. Thank you!

Warmest regards,

Principal Ciacchella

Browning Bears-

We look forward to honoring our BEST BROWNING STAFF May 4-May 8th with a special Red Carpet Themed week. We need your help! Please see below for details and an opportunity to FILL THE FRIDGE!

A very special thank you to our Browning Elementary March is Reading Month committee and to Ms. Gambino for leading our wonderful celebration of reading. Students at Browning who earned their medals last week enjoyed the ceremonies to close down our Browning Reading Olympics. Thank you for participating in this event and supporting our Bears during their Reading Olympics. Until next year!

Attention 4th grade Families- Please join me in welcoming our newest BROWNING BEAR, Ms. Norris! Ms. Norris will begin our longterm teaching position in (the former) Ms. Tocco's classroom on May 4th. We are excited to have her at Browning, the BEST to finish the school year together. WELCOME!

Students at Browning had a great time celebrating our two amazing front office staff: Ms. Shelley and Ms. Lee! Thank you for all that you do for our community and for our BEARS. We appreciate you both and loved spoiling you for the day!!

Students at Browning helped celebrate Earth Day in a variety of fun ways from reading books on recycling to creating poems and artwork, to taking time too clean up EARTH after school. What a fun day to celebrate our Earth Day. Thank you to our amazing staff for participating in this fun event!

Browning Staff had a great day brining their children to work on Thursday, April 23rd and apparently, so did our students with their parents/guardians! A special thank you to the PTA for buying a few pizzas!! We asked and you delivered. Check out the fun our Browning Bears had during Take Your Child to Work Day with their families and thank you to all those families for sending in pictures of their fun.

"Joseph, a 1st grader, went to work in a surgical office with his mom! He got to answer phones, help with paperwork, and shadow the surgeon. The staff and patients loved having him with us today! He wants to be a doctor!"-Joseph's mom.

"Lela and Gunner had so much fun at Take Your Child to Work Day! They helped with breakfast duty, scanned in and restocked library books, helped kindergarten friends practice words with tricky digraphs, lead Mrs. Fink's class in ISM, and then had lunch duty. Gunner is even more excited now to be a teacher when he grows up. Lela still wants to be a pediatrician. 😀"-Ms. Kristi, ISM teacher

"Leanna and the 2nd graders visited Deneweth's Garden Center for a field trip. Mrs Boyer led Mrs. Monti's class and Leanna helped out. Landon and Leanna visited Mr. Boyer's office at Family and Community Services, where he is Director of Adoption and Licensing. The kids did a scavenger hunt and took time to make posters defining Family, Home and Foster Care."- Landon and Leanna's mom.

"Lukas came to work and worked on filing projects, make employee time clock cards, helped clean the VPs office, and helped mom with paperwork." -Lukas' mom

"Easton came to work with Mom at Bemis Jr. High. She is the Media Tech so he updated computers, engraved chargers, returned and shelved books and did some troubleshooting of student's computer issues."-Mrs. Brown, Bemis Jr. High

Mahdi is all smiles grilling some food in the kitchen today. Looks like a cook/chef for the day and the food looks delicious!

Ryder, "went to work with his dad delivering stuff from Home Depot and Lowe's!' ~Parent of Ryder

Eli and Charlotte enjoyed the day at their parents' work too!

Vayda went with Mom to work at the Assisted Living Facility! She helped answer phones, and chart at the front nursing station! she made sure residents got their medications, dinners, and fresh drinks! she made sure all of the residents call lights were answered in a timely manner! we were so happy to have her for the day!

Emma recently joined her aunt for Bring Your Kid to Work Day, and she had such a fun and hands-on experience! She spent the afternoon at a podiatrist’s office, where she learned all about foot and ankle care. Emma jumped right in by helping her aunt with administrative tasks and even assisted the medical assistants as they prepared to care for patients. She got a chance to take X-rays and then examine them to identify different parts of the foot.-Ms. Cheslock

Avery got to attend her "Gigi's" part-time job! Looks like a fun day!

"Logan went to work at IDEA Engineering Services, in Southfield, MI, with his dad, Brian Good. He was able to see his Dad's office, meet some of his coworkers, and make his own designs using CAD software."-Parent of Logan

Gary Durrance III went to work with his dad at Models & Tools. He learned how to inspect spacecraft and aircraft parts with a FARO Arm.

Bryson and Nolan Krajewski went to work today with their mom at National. They rocked it out with seating and getting customers drinks and bagging up to go orders.

Olivia worked hard at the salon with her parent!

"Here is Samantha Briguglio 5th grade Sierzenga class with her Dad in his shop on kids work day!She had firehouse subs for lunch that day!" -Parent of Samantha

Browning Families and Staff-

Keep your calendars open for Browning Elementary's PTA sponsored FUN FAIR event that will take place after school on Friday, May 15th from 6-8pm. Set up will begin at 4:30. The PTA NEEDS YOUR HELP! Please take a minute to donate your time by signing up below. This is a wonderful event for our students and families and we need our community's support to make this event happen. Thank you for taking the time!

District K -12 Art Show:

Dates: May 12-14, 2026
Location: Sterling Heights Community Center
40250 Dodge Park Rd.
Sterling Heights 48313
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

APRIL MSTEP TESTING DATES:

20: 5th and SEED MSTEP

21: 6th, 5th, and SEED MSTEP

22: 6th, 5th, and SEED MSTEP

27: 3rd and 5th MSTEP

28: 3rd and 5th MSTEP

29: 4th and 5th MSTEP

30: 4th MSTEP

MAY MSTEP TESTING DATES:

5: 5th SEED MSTEP

6: 5th SEED MSTEP

12-15: MSTEP MAKEUPS

15: LAST DAY FOR MSTEP.

PTA MEETING DATES: ALL MEETINGS are at 6pm in the MEDIA Center or the ZOOM LINK

• May 4th

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