UPCOMING DATES
June 21st Parent Council - ALL PARENTS WELCOME 7:00 pm in the Library
June 22nd - June 24th Grade 6 Ottawa Excursion
June 23rd It's a Wrap Party 6:30 pm
June 24th School Dance Afternoon
June 28th Kindergarten Celebration 8:45 am
June 29th Student Appreciation Assembly 9:00 am
June 29th Last Day of School for Students
September 6th First Day of School in September
TWITTER
Make sure you are following @BrownPSPanthers on Twitter! Updates are happening daily!
SUMMER GARDENERS NEEDED!
The students have been busy over the last two months working and learning in our new school garden. Summer vacation is sneaking up on us quickly. We need families to volunteer to babysit one (or two or three) milk crates over the summer.
You would be responsible for picking up the milk crate (along with an empty one under it for air circulation) either Friday, June 24 or Monday, June 27 from our primary school playground, taking care of it over the summer, and returning it back to our playground during the first week of school.
This is a wonderful opportunity for your child to learn first-hand how we grow our food and to reap the benefits of their hard work (you can eat your harvest over the summer).
If you are interested in babysitting our garden over the summer please ask your child to speak to Ms. Bacon in Room 22, or for our younger ones, let your child's teacher know and they can relay the message. Further details will be supplied to those interested families.
Thank you so much Brown for your tremendous support over the year with all of our ECO endeavours.
"Let's Go Brown, Let's Go Green!"
ECO Team
PARENT COUNCIL - LAST MEETING OF THE YEAR
A reminder that the last Parent Council meeting of the year will take place on Tuesday June 21st, at 7:00pm in the library. All parents are welcome to attend. An agenda will be sent out by email on Monday.
GRADUATION
Yesterday we wished our Grade 6 students huge Congratulations! The Grad ceremony was a blast, the smiles were huge and the laughter was incredible. We are so proud of these Panthers and we wish them well as they continue their journey. As it was stated yesterday...this is just the beginning!
IT'S A WRAP PARTY - PRE-BIDDING IS NOW OPEN!
Drop by Clocktower Bar for cocktails to celebrate the end of the school year and the beginning of summer!
No more packing lunches!
No more homework!
We did it!
We made it through the school year!
Whoo Hoo!
Where: Clocktower Bar, 1210 Yonge St.
When: Thursday, June 23rd from 6:30 to 8:30
What: Snacks provided, cash bar.
It's a Wrap Party is an opportunity to celebrate the end of the school year with our Brown School Friends and you will be helping out the Fall Fling Committee test our new Silent Auction Software and Payment system. You can start your bidding by going to It's a Wrap! Silent Auction and registering as a bidder. Items will be added daily, so check back often.
Presented by The Brown School Parent Council
www.charityauction.bid/brownschool
Questions? Contact BrownSchoolFallFling@gmail.com
TUPPERWARE
We have containers and Tupperware in the office that belongs to you! If you have been so kind as to donate baked good and other items to one of our events, and you have not taken back your container - please pop by the office to pick it up. Thank you!
POOL UPDATE
We are pleased to share that the TDSB's 2016-17 final budget includes funding to continue operating three school pools, including Brown's, during day school hours for the coming school year. Earlier this year, the City of Toronto had decided to stop funding these three pools.
Over the coming months, the TDSB will also be in discussions with the City about city-run pools in school buildings. The City currently pays to operate 33 school pools in order to offer after school and weekend swim programs at these locations. The current agreement for pool operations comes due in July 2017. We will share information with you about the outcome of this process between the city and TDSB and any impact this may have for our pool.
DOGS
Please remember that dogs are not allowed on school property, no matter how cute or friendly. Dogs cannot be in our play areas nor in the school.
AVENUE ROAD DROP-OFF
There is NO safe drop-off zone on Avenue Road.
1. Stopping on Avenue Road to let a child out of the car is extremely unsafe.
2. The North Driveway of the school is NOT ACCESSIBLE to parents. This area needs to be reserved for AUTHORIZED users only.
Please think twice before using either of these areas to drop off your children. WE HAVE CONTACTED POLICE SERVICES TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND THEY WILL BE MONITORING THE DRIVEWAY AND AVENUE ROAD.
Driving around the block is a pain, but is it worth a life?
