BROWNING BEARS BEST NEWS

Issue #30: March 27th, 2026
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)
IMPORTANT CALENDAR DATES: FYI
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!:
April 6-10th UPDATES
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
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
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!
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!
March Is Reading Month Fun!
NO SCHOOL MARCH 30-April 3 SPRING BREAK!
ST MATH FAMILY GAME NIGHT @ HFII
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.
PTA UPDATES
PTA MEETING DATES: ALL MEETINGS are at 6pm in the MEDIA Center or the ZOOM LINK
- April 13th
- May 4th
*OLD BUSINESS ITEMS-SEE BELOW*
*REMINDER* FOOD ASSISTANCE RESOURCES
TITLE ONE FEEDBACK-Click HERE to provide Feedback
CALLING ALL VOLUNTEERS!
WELLNESS
UTICA COMMUNITY SCHOOLS INFORMATION
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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