Brown Bears

Dear Families,

I wish you all a wonderful April break! We will be off all next week. Enjoy this time with your families. We look forward to seeing you all again on April 22nd. Keep in mind that we still have conferences the week of the 22nd, so if you haven't signed up to speak with your child's teacher, please do!

Also, there are only about 8 weeks of school left when we return from the break. How time flies!

Best,

Aidan McCann, Principal

1 - SPOTLIGHT ON ART

Click HERE for more information on what is happening in Art right now!

2 - PLACEMENT

It is that time of year when we begin to think about "placement" for the 24-25 school year. Please read the following information for more on how this process works.

3 - 4th to 5th GRADE TRANSITION

Each year our 4th grade team and the KMS team collaborate to put together a transition process for our 4th grade students as they get ready to enter the 5th grade. I am sharing the transition timeline here so that you can see what happens over the next few months that will help students wrap up their time here at Brown and begin their new adventure at KMS.

4 - INFO FROM KMS

Attention 4th Grade Families RE: School Year 2024/2025
In the next month, KMS will begin our scheduling process for next school year. If there is information that you would like to share regarding your child's particular learning style, we ask you to put that in writing to us no later than April 19th. Email is fine: Please send to our secretary jmacgregor@natickps.org

5 - NATICK SUMMER PROGRAMS

Students will enjoy week-long courses for enrichment, exploration, and fun–right here in Natick! The Summer Enrichment and Summer Scholars programs will allow your children to explore their interests and help prevent summer slide. Pre-approved students are welcomed into the Extended School Year (ESY) program and the High School Credit Recovery Program. Our Strength and Conditioning Program provides dynamic exercises and drills from some of the best coaches in the area.

Registration through Active.com is open now. Our popular Summer Enrichment program courses include Cooking, Arts and Crafts, Pondology, Chemistry, Sports, and much more. Students from rising Kindergarteners up through rising 8th graders are grouped by grade level.

NEW THIS YEAR: All participants in Summer Enrichment and Summer Scholars will receive a complete schedule of classes (subject to availability) running from 8:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. every day. Join us this summer! Access our dedicated website for more information.

All the best to our families,

Aidan McCann, Principal

The Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is a volunteer organization made up of parents, teachers and staff with the goal of enriching the educational experience of our children at Brown School. We send out a weekly email newsletter that is separate from this one: please sign up to receive our updates at http://eepurl.com/gCRzwH and follow us at facebook.com/BrownSchoolPto. Questions? Want to volunteer? Contact us anytime at brownptonatick@gmail.com. The website is brownptonatick.org.

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