Hello Brown Community!

There are two ways to help our Brown Community this week if you are able: (1) donate to the Brown Helping Brown Fund. Money raised will be used to purchase grocery store gift cards for our school counselors to distribute.

DONATE HERE
(where it says “note optional,” please write “BHBF”)

(2) purchase gift cards for local grocery stores such as Wegmans, Star Market, Target, etc. Please put them in an envelope labeled, “Supermarket Gift Card” and send it in to our main office.

If you need assistance, please email your student’s counselor. They will keep requests confidential and coordinate with you to provide support.

• Sharon Finelli: finellis@newton.k12.ma.us, Magenta and Purple Teams
• Sam Schneider: schneiders@newton.k12.ma.us, Indigo and Violet Teams
• Michele Shin: shinm@newton.k12.ma.us, Blue, Green and Emerald Teams
• Kevin Travers: traversk@newton.k12.ma.us, Coral and Teal Teams

Many thanks to all the families who contributed to the many team activities around the school last Friday – teachers and students alike had a blast. Also, a special thank you to Debbie Kuronen and Yael Gill for organizing the PTO’s grab and go lunch for the teachers this past Wednesday. This lunch was one of many programs made possible through family donations to the Brown PTO Annual Fund. In this respect, we are over halfway to our fundraising goal. Thank you to those who have donated! You can make your donation here if you have not done so yet.

Thank you also to Ken Wing who organized the lost and found collection this past week.

Remember that there is no school on Tuesday for Election Day.

Lastly, if you missed the Brown Wear Flash Sale, our On-Demand Store is now open.

Thank you and have a great week!
The Brown PTO Team
brownpto@brownpto.org

Dear All,

I wanted to reach out to introduce myself as this year’s Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) Liaison to Brown Middle School. In this role, I am here to support Brown families on their special education journeys. Please reach out to me anytime if I can help support you individually or as a community.

If you are new to learning about SEPAC, you can find more information here,including monthly open meetings to learn about special education initiatives across the district and to share thoughts/questions. SEPAC-produced educational events also are shared here.

In conversation with Assistant Principal for Student Services, Samantha Murray, we’d love to offer parent gatherings to learn more about topics of community interest and ask broad (as opposed to individual) questions related to special education. To help us identify the best time and topics of interest, please kindly share your thoughts through this brief survey by November 3rd. 

Looking forward to supporting you and building our community.

Warmly, Eliza
elizaspaulding@gmail.com

The PTO needs your help. Your donations help the PTO to support the Brown community by funding educational enrichment programs, school activities and events, teacher appreciation, and our community-building events. We want to do more, but we need funding to do so.  For more details on our spending last year, please see the Financial Report for 2024-2025 School Year.

The majority of our fundraising comes from this fundraising appeal. For this reason, we suggest an amount of $75 per student, but no amount is too big or too small. You will also have opportunities to donate non-monetary items throughout the year, including for team activities, teacher appreciation, and community-building events.