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Issue #30: March 27th, 2026 Issue #30: March 27th, 2026

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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)

LUNCH MENUS
UCS BOARD POLICIES
UCS PARENT/STUDENT BEHAVIOR HANDBOOK

IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES: FYI IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES: FYI

UCS SCHOOL CALENDAR DATES 25-26
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MARCH DATES:

2: March is Reading Month BEGINS!

19: NEHS Sponsored Mother Son Outing 6-8pm. NO LATE ADDITIONS-must RSVP Before Event

24: Browning Family Game Night

20: End of Quarter 3 Marking Period

20: HALF DAY DISMISSAL @ 12:09PM

27: HALF DAY DISMISSAL @ 12:09PM

MARCH 30-APRIL 3: SPRING BREAK


APRIL DATES:

1: Bubba's Restaurant Night PTA

13: PTA Meeting

23: TAKE YOUR CHILD TO WORK DAY!!


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

15: LAST DAY FOR MSTEP.



MSTEP STATE OF MICHIGAN TESTING WINDOW GRADES 3-6: April 6-May 15th.

MEMORIAL BREAK: May 22-25 NO SCHOOL

June 9th STUDENT HALF DAY-DISMISSAL @ 12:09

JUNE 10th STUDNET HALF DAY-DISMISSAL @ 12:09 LAST DAY OF SCHOOL!:

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April 6-10th UPDATES April 6-10th UPDATES

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Browning Families-

Congratulations on finishing our quarter 3 at Browning Elementary School. We also finished our March is Reading month and going for the Gold. Great work on finishing your reading goals Bears!

As a reminder, we do not have any school due to Spring Break March 30-April 3rd. We will resume our break on April 6th. On April 1st, PTA will be hosting restaurant night at Bubba's. Please mention the fundraiser!


MSTEP:

Students will be taking the MSTEP state assessment during the month of April and continuing through the first weeks in May. In addition, NWEA assessments will occur during May as well. For students in grades 3-6, they will be assessed in the areas of ELA and MATH. 5th graders have four tests to take this year: ELA, MATH, SCIENCE, and SOCIAL STUDIES. Please see the MSTEP parent smore below. As a reminder, no smart devices may be used in our testing sessions including no phones. Please see our district's policy.


Warmest regards,

Principal Ciacchella

REPORT CARD REMINDER REPORT CARD REMINDER

Dear Parents/Guardians,

This is a reminder that report cards will be available on your parent PowerSchool account later today. Report cards are being shared through a secure method using your parent PowerSchool account. The file can only be accessed through a web browser, such as Edge, Chrome or Safari. Please note that the link is not available through the PowerSchool App.


Directions on how to access the report cards have been updated and are available at this link.


Utica Community Schools will send an email when the report cards are available. If you have issues accessing the file once it is available, please contact us at 586-797-4000 or email to browningoffice@uticak12.org.

PTA RESTAURANT NIGHT APRIL 1st PTA RESTAURANT NIGHT APRIL 1st

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UCS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS MYSTERY READERS @ BROWNING! UCS BOARD OF EDUCATION MEMBERS MYSTERY READERS @ BROWNING!

A very special thank you to two of our Board of Education members for being MYSTERY READERS and helping our Browning Bears go for the Gold! We enjoyed your mystery readers to our 2nd grade students in Ms. Petrimoulx's classroom. Thank you to Dr. Mary K. Smolenski, President of our Board of Education and thank you to our trustee, Mr. Michael Austerman for making the time and investing in our students! What a wonderful experience for our Bears! Thank you for helping our Bears go for the Gold for March is Reading Month!

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TITLE ONE GIZMO GAME NIGHT SUCCESS! TITLE ONE GIZMO GAME NIGHT SUCCESS!

A very special thank you to Learning Gizmos for helping us put on a FREE TITLE ONE Family Game Night and a very special thank you to all our Browning staff who were able to volunteer their time to make this event a success! Special thanks to Ms. Gambino for leading the event! Thank you to: Ms. Martello, Ms. Lacroix, Ms. Schepper, Ms. Opoka, Ms. Schott, Ms. Petrimoulx, Ms. Monti, Ms. Klein, Ms. Brenner, Ms. Amato, Ms. Lauren!


IF you attended our free Title One event, please take a minute to complete the survey below. Thank you!

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March Is Reading Month Fun! March Is Reading Month Fun!

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NO SCHOOL MARCH 30-April 3 SPRING BREAK! NO SCHOOL MARCH 30-April 3 SPRING BREAK!

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ST MATH FAMILY GAME NIGHT @ HFII ST MATH FAMILY GAME NIGHT @ HFII

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MSTEP STATE TESTING MSTEP STATE TESTING

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

15: LAST DAY FOR MSTEP.

M-STEP FAMILY RESOURCES & SUPPORT
UCS DISTRICT TECHNOLOGY POLICIES & RESOURCES
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PTA UPDATES PTA UPDATES

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

  • April 13th
  • May 4th
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PTA ZOOM LINK FOR MEETINGS @ 6pm
BROWNING PTA WEBSITE
PTA UN-FUNDRAISER FORM

*OLD BUSINESS ITEMS-SEE BELOW* *OLD BUSINESS ITEMS-SEE BELOW*

*REMINDER* FOOD ASSISTANCE RESOURCES *REMINDER* FOOD ASSISTANCE RESOURCES

Macomb Community Food Resources
St. Clair County Food Pantries
Mobile Drive-Ups Distribution Events
Forgotten Harvest Mobile Food Pantry Locations
Michigan 211 Food Assistance Programs and Locations
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TITLE ONE FEEDBACK-Click HERE to provide Feedback TITLE ONE FEEDBACK-Click HERE to provide Feedback

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CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS! CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!

EDUSTAFF DIRECTIONS
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WELLNESS WELLNESS

UCS WELLNESS RESOURCES
FAMILY SURVIVAL KIT FOR WELLNESS

UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INFORMATION UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INFORMATION

UCS BOND UPDATE CLICK HERE
UCS EMPOWERED STRATEGIC PLAN

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Browning Elementary School

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

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