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 4-4:45pm

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

21: FIELD DAY (details TBD)

22-25: NO SCHOOL MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

29: Pastries with Parents 8:15-8:45

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-

Congratulations to our 5th and 6th grade students on completing their MSTEP State assessments! We continue to work through finish sessions for 3rd graders, 4th graders, and our 4th-5th graders in SEED next week.

Reminders for the week:

• Monday, May 4th is our PTA meeting
• Tuesday, May 5th is Career Focus for 6th graders
• Thursday, May 7th is our 3rd grade field trip.

STAFF APPRECIATION WEEK Next week MAY 4-MAY 8th

We need the community's help in celebrating our AMAZING teachers/staff. If you would like to send a STAFF SHOUT-OUT message (written or a recorded message about 30 second clip), please click on the link below. Additionally, if you are sending a recorded message, we will share these on our morning announcements with the school AND on some of our social media platforms!! ALL MESSAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY MONDAY @ 8AM. THANK YOU!

**IF you are sending a video SHOUT OUT announcement, please email those to: officebrowning@uticak12.org

Warmest regards,

Principal Ciacchella

Browning families, we'd like to celebrate our Teachers and staff at Browning all next week with the RED CARPET treatment! We need your help!! We'd like to celebrate our teachers/staff with special video clips of students/families sharing why they love our Browning BEST and/or including a brief written message of thanks below. Please submit ONE form PER Teacher/staff member. We are asking the community to send in a brief story to share on our morning announcements with a Teacher/staff shout-out and/or email a brief RECORDED message (30 secs.) to officebrowning@uticak12.org. The video will be shared on our morning announcements and hopefully, on social media. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP!! We are asking for all video clips to be submitted by MONDAY morning at 8AM. They will be shared throughout the week.

A very special thank you to our wonderful music teachers, Mr. Mahrle, Mr. Kolar, and Ms. Serraiocco for putting on the Cluster concert at Henry Ford II high school. Our Browning Bears did the BEST job! Way to go BROWNING!

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!

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