Principal's Message - L. Shafransky
“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” – Celia Thaxter
“There shall be eternal summer in the grateful heart.” – Celia Thaxter
June is here, and it is amazing how fast the year has gone by! Students should be very proud of their academic achievements, and what they have done in their sports, performing arts, and other extra-curricular involvement as well. With our Character Education program, many students have set and reached their personal goals, and were recognized in our monthly assemblies.
As your proud principal, having finished my first year at Brown, I would like to share how grateful I am for everyone’s contribution to making year “one hundred and one” a success! Thank you to teaching and support staff, who have worked so hard to ensure students’ success. Thank you to all the coaches, club, and performing arts supervisors who provided enriching experiences for our students beyond the classroom. Thanks also to our great office and caretaking staff, for all their hard work in helping the school run so effectively.
A special thank you goes to Lisa Bernstein, our school council chair, and the Parent Council for their positive approach and tireless commitment to our school community. Thanks also to the class parents and parent volunteers, who contributed countless hours to make such things as the lunch program, Kiss n’ Ride, Safe Arrival, Eco Schools and Outreach, our monthly newsletter and school website, Fall Fling and Garden Fête a success.
It is our students, your children, who make all we do so worthwhile. I am excited about what we can do together next year, and would like to wish everyone a happy and safe summer break! - Principal L. Shafransky
Staff News
We would like to wish Louise Dumont (21 years) and Asher Wittenberg (8 years) well as they move on to new teaching assignments at new schools next year. Both have dedicated themselves to Brown students over time, and we thank them for their years of service. Having both been at Brown for many years, they will certainly be missed among staff, students and community.
We also say goodbye to Ms Hirsch and Mlle Fischer- Harrison, who will be on a one year leave of absence next year to pursue personal, professional and academic interests.
We’d also like to extend a thank you for the service of Mlle Ticoll and Ms Wu, who were on Long Term Occasional contracts with our school.
Finally, we say goodbye and “thank you” to Lorie Wolf, who was a part time support teacher to our junior grades this year, and John Goodwin, one of our wonderful caretakers.
We’d like to welcome several people to Brown next year:
Welcome back Mme Blanchard and Ms Foord who are returning from their maternity leaves. We also would like to welcome back Mme MacQuarrie (formerly Danisch) from Williamson Road PS, who will be teaching our French Immersion kindergarten next year.
We welcome Anh Nguyen, also from Williamson Road PS, who will be teaching Grade 2/3 French Immersion. Justin Szilagyi, from Arlington Middle School, will be teaching Grade 5 English, and Jonathan Ball (from Clinton PS) will be teaching a combination of core English, media literacy and music as a prep teacher next year.
Looking Ahead to September 2011
Our bell rings at 8:50 a.m. All staff will be in the playground on the first day of school with signs indicating their name and room number. The children will be escorted into the school. Please remember that student supervision in the yard does not begin until 8:35 a.m., so please do not leave your child in the playground until supervision begins. Students should be picked up in the playground at 3:30 pm at the end of the school day.
Senior Kindergarten parents: Please see “Frequently asked Questions About Starting Grade One” tip sheet at http://www.brownschool.ca/ for answers to many of the questions you may have about preparing for September.
