Message from Lisa Bernstein, Chair
Wow! Who can believe its June already?
Another great year at Brown School!!
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the incredible parents that have volunteered in so many different ways this past year to enhance our great school. I also want to thank Gina Christakis for joining our school and working so hard as well to make Brown so special for our children. Of course, we cannot forget all of our staff give so much extra time for our kids!
I will also take this opportunity to remind you about our AGM which will take place on September 20th. We will be filling vacant positions on the parent council executive at that time. All parents and caregivers are invited to attend!
Finally. I thank you all for my experience as chair of the Parent Council for the past three years. It has been an honour to serve the Brown Community in this way and I look forward to working with the new chairs in September!!
Have a great summer and see you in September.
-- Lisa
Another great year at Brown School!!
I wanted to take this opportunity to thank all of the incredible parents that have volunteered in so many different ways this past year to enhance our great school. I also want to thank Gina Christakis for joining our school and working so hard as well to make Brown so special for our children. Of course, we cannot forget all of our staff give so much extra time for our kids!
I will also take this opportunity to remind you about our AGM which will take place on September 20th. We will be filling vacant positions on the parent council executive at that time. All parents and caregivers are invited to attend!
Finally. I thank you all for my experience as chair of the Parent Council for the past three years. It has been an honour to serve the Brown Community in this way and I look forward to working with the new chairs in September!!
Have a great summer and see you in September.
-- Lisa
Communications
The Communications Committee is comprised of parent volunteers who work closely with the school administration, staff, Parent Council and employ a variety of media including the Brown Bulletin, the www.brownschool.ca website, the email blast system, and the Handbook to help keep you in touch.
Special thanks go to Jennifer Martin, Principal Christakis, Vice-Principal Litner, Dorothy Hunt, Lisa Burk, Lisa Bernstein, Monica Junco, and Maggie Lane for helping to keep communication running smoothly and efficiently. Communications will go quiet over the summer but we look forward to reconnecting in September!
Garden Fete Was a Huge Success!!
Thank you to everyone (all 250 of you) who contributed so much to make Garden Fete a huge success. Your time, salads, baked goods and prize donations were greatly appreciated! Thank you to all of our great class parents for enthusiastically forwarding requests for more help. We couldn’t have done it without all of you.
Special thanks to the following organizations:
- Whole Foods – buns and condiments
- Starbucks (Craighurst and Roxborough locations) - Coffee
- Fiesta Farms – cake mix, biodegradable liners, tomato plants
- Treasure Island Toys – Discount Toys
- The Healthy Butcher – Organic meat
- Unicorn Daycare – Free Planting station, Body Artist, One Week Camp Prize
- Avenue Road Arts School – Free Plant Pot decorating station, One Week Camp Prize
- Sportplay - Mascot, Classroom raffle, Sportplay station
- Lytton Park Tennis – Tennis station,
- Jen Bibassis – Official Garden Fete Cake
- Steve Thuringer – Hand built water station, Waste bins, Lemonade++
- Ian Carmichael – Buns and condiments
- Fabricland – Burlap tablecloths and backdrop
- KIK Operating Partnership D/B/A KIKCanada - Cash Donatiion
Finally - thank you all for your committment to making Garden Fete GREENER THAN EVER! We generated only two bags of waste - not quite our original goal, but less than ever before!
