Dear Brown MS Community,
I would like to welcome all of our 5th grade families to our weekly newsletter! This past Monday night we welcomed many of them to our annual 5th grade orientation. A link to the 5th grade presentation is below. We are excited to have you all join the Brown MS Community!
Today was the final day of term 2 and we are officially 2/3 of the way through the school year! The onset of the final trimester of the year brings with it high level application of learned concepts and skills. It also brings spring fever and the excitement of upcoming culminating events. The juxtaposition of these two concurrent realities can be tricky to navigate. Students still have much work to be do, and keeping the momentum going is important. To remedy this, it is critical that our students are taking care of themselves physically so that they can be available academically and emotionally. This means getting to bed at a decent hour, eating foods that nourish them regularly, drinking enough water and getting some exercise. With our busy schedules this can be hard to do. I encourage you to talk to your child so they can self-reflect on how they are doing in these areas and help them make adjustments should they need to.
This coming Monday and Tuesday will be our MCAS for all students in grades 6-8. Please make sure your children charge their Chromebooks overnight on Sunday so that they are ready to go! I recommend they bring their charger with them to school as well! A good night’s sleep and a solid breakfast are also a huge help. Finally, PLEASE, do not send them to school with large bags of candy. They can certainly bring an individual healthy snack to have, but the bags of candy simply become a distraction for everyone.
Speaking of healthy snacks, we kicked off our annual Newton Food Pantry Food Drive this past Thursday. Thank you to teachers Wendy Kritzer and Jen Carlisle for organizing! Please look for a message from your child’s advisor with more information.
Finally, some news from the homefront. We had a new rite of passage at the Lysaght house this past week! My oldest has worked a “real job” long enough to save up money and purchase a car for the first time! We are really proud of this new level of responsibility (and excited to have one less driver on our auto insurance policy)! Time continues to fly by, and watching them learn how to “adult” has been both eye-opening and wonderful.
I wish you all a good weekend,
Kim Lysaght
Principal