Brown Elementary Update

Happy Friday — I hope you and your children are looking forward to a restful weekend.

This week our students put our PAWS core value of WORK HARD into action as they completed their Renaissance midyear benchmark assessments. We were proud to see so many students giving their best effort and demonstrating focus and perseverance. Our Multilingual Learner students also have also been work diligently on the ACCESS test, the annual assessment that measures progress in English language development.

Next week our teachers will hold midyear data meetings to review Renaissance results and plan targeted intervention groups for Cycle 3 in both literacy and math. These meetings are a vital part of how we ensure instruction is responsive to students’ needs and that interventions are provided at the right level of intensity.

We will mail individual Midyear Renaissance reports to families at the end of February so you can review your child’s progress and growth. If you have questions about your child’s report or would like to discuss supports or enrichment options, please reach out to your child’s teacher — we welcome partnering with you.

Thank you, as always, for your collaboration and support. Together we work to make sure each and every student receives the right balance of challenge and support to learn and thrive.

Warmly,
Johanna Even
Principal, Brown Elementary

Congratulations to the students who earned PAWSitive office referrals for demonstrating our PAWS core values in the last two weeks: Hannah from Ms. Gagne's class, Yara Razavi from Ms. Fong's class, Livvy Fitzpatrick in Ms. Nguon's class, David Souza in Ms. Kelleher's class, Viyu in Ms. Persechini's class, Aadhya in Ms. Blake's class, and Nolan in Ms. Blake's class.

If your child has illness symptoms:

• Please keep your child home and refer to the Reasons To Keep Your Child Home From School guidelines.

Reminder to parents:

Students will be going outside if we are not experiencing severe weather. Please pack appropriately for outdoor play, including boots, coats, snowpants, waterproof gloves/mittens and hats, as well as a change of clothes to be kept in their backpacks in case they get wet while playing.

Hydration:

Please send your child with a water bottle each day. It is important to hydrate even in the colder months!

Also: If anyone has any extra hand-me-down pants that they could contribute to the clinic for “emergency” situations, the nurses would greatly appreciate it!

On January 30th, 2026 at 3pm each student will have a ROSP available for viewing and printing in PowerSchool. This report provides information about your student's progress toward grade level standards that they are expected to achieve by the end of the school year. It is therefore expected that students will be "Beginning" or "Progressing" rather than "Meeting" at this time of year. Instructions for viewing your student's report can be found here.

Please see information below regarding the upcoming survey to inform the NPS strategic planning process. Please share your thoughts and help us ensure that Brown voices are represented!

Dismissal on February 4 will be at 12:15PM. Please remember to update Pick Up Patrol by 11:30AM with any changes.

Drop-off begins at 8:20. For the safety of all Brown students, please confirm that a staff member is on duty prior to letting your child out of the car.

Make sure to update your default pick up plans in Pick Up Patrol (PUP). Any daily changes to your default plan must be entered on PUP by 1:30PM (11:30 on early release days). Please help us ensure that dismissal is safe and efficient for all Brown students!

January 31st - 4-8 PM, Multicultural Night

February 3rd - School Council, 6PM, School Council, 7PM

February 4th - Early Release, 12:15 Dismissal

Please see the flyer below for food resources available in the community. Please use this link to access live links and translations.

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