Pancake Breakfast
Don’t miss the Pancake Breakfast 8-11:00 AM on Sunday, November 24th in the Brown school cafeteria. The beloved Brown school tradition continues! $6/child/senior, $8/adult, $25 family max. All-you-can-eat pancakes, sausage, and fruit.
The book fair will also be open for shopping during the pancake breakfast, and Principal Cole Harms will host a special story hour. Stay Tuned for the Sign up to help flip pancakes, take tickets at the door, or keep everything running smoothly during the event!
VENMO @BrownSchool-PTO to skip the line and reserve your tickets to the breakfast! (include your name and how many family members will be attending). $6/child, $8/adult, $25 family max.
Contact oliviampeters@gmail.com with questions. If cost is a concern for you, contact afrost@natickps.org or slittle@natickps.org for a confidential conversation about financial assistance for your family to attend this event.
Multicultural Night
MULTICULTURAL NIGHT- 11/15- SAVE THE DATE AND SIGN UP TO PARTICIPATE
Mark your calendar and save the date for our Multicultural Night on Friday, November 15th! We are looking for families to sign up to host a cultural table, bring a dish to share, or sign up to perform! This is a wonderful night to learn about all the wonderful cultures that make up our amazing Brown School community!
SIGN UP HERE or scan the code below!
November PTO Meeting
Brown school library or remote (please email brownptonatick@gmail.com for a link).
Halloween Parade
Brown Elementary School will host a Halloween Parade on Thursday, October 31st at 9:05 am. The parade will be held outside starting at 9:05 and parents are welcome to attend. Parents may line up by the basketball courts in the front and down the opposite side of the parking lot across from the gym for parade viewing.
PLEASE NOTE, If it’s raining, the parade will be held indoors for STUDENTS ONLY.
No masks or costumes with weapons allowed, and costumes are worn only for the parade!
Wicked Fun Run & Fall Festival
Wicked Fun Run and Fall Festival! October 27th! Register TODAY! And Volunteers Needed!!
Are you ready for a Wicked Good Time?! Join us for the Wicked Fun Run and Fall Festival! Sunday, October 27th from 9am-12pm at Brown Elementary School! Participate in the family friendly 2-mile run/walk (Strollers welcome!), wear a costume for your chance to win the Costume Contest, and stay for the Fall Festival (which will include face painters, bouncy slides, an obstacle course, a petting zoo and pony rides, bake sale, Kona Ice and MORE!) First 150 who register receive a FREE Wicked Fun Run T-Shirt! Scan the code below to learn more and register!
We are also in need of VOLUNTEERS!
PLEASE SIGN UP HERE if you’re able to donate an hour to help out at the race and/or festival.
PLEASE SIGN UP HERE if you’re able to contribute a baked good for our Bake Sale! All proceeds will go towards the PTO! Thank you!
NSC Food Drive
We are pleased to support the Natick Service Council (NSC) with our annual food drive! NSC is a private non-profit located in town which serves Natick residents in need offering, among other services, their “Heart Healthy” Food Pantry.
This year, we will once again work together as a community to reach a school-wide goal of donating 1,000 items! To donate, please send in items in your child’s backpack so they can bring them to their classroom.
Teachers will discuss the importance of giving back in their classrooms, and Principal Cole-Harms will have a fun surprise for the students to celebrate Brown School meeting the food donation goal!
Please donate what you can! Let’s embody the NSC logo of “Neighbors Helping Neighbors” and make this food drive a huge success! Thank you!
Direct Donation Raffle Deadline
All who donate $75 by Oct 11th will be entered into a raffle to win a Brown School spirit wear bundle - a Brown School T-shirt, blanket, and hoodie sweatshirt! Donate $150 to be entered twice! Don’t forget to check if your company matches donations - you could double your impact!
Visit our Direct Donation page on our website (🔗 link below and in bio) to read more and to donate online. Or Venmo [at]Brownschool-PTO (please mention Direct Donation in comments), or send in a check or cash in your child’s red folder in an envelope labeled “PTO Direct Donation.”
We appreciate any donation in any amount to help us support our school! The PTO will use this money to help host community events, provide teacher and staff supplies, fund buses for field trips, and provide cultural arts and STEM programming to all of our students.
We ask that you consider donating directly to the Brown PTO to support these programs and supplies for our children and for our school. We thank you in advance for contributing what your circumstances allow to this effort. Any amount is welcome and greatly appreciated! ( A donation of $35 funds Cultural Arts programs for (1) Student for the year. A $75 donation funds cultural arts as well as teacher supplies, our community events, and PTO admin costs (insurance, for example)
We are grateful for the support of our Brown School community. Please don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions about our budget or fundraising throughout the year, or if you’d like to get involved. Thank you!
Tilly and Salvy’s Pumpkins for Our Schools Festival
Tilly and Salvy’s 20th Annual Pumpkins for Our Schools Festival!
October 20th - Rain or Shine
Come out for a fun, fall day. Pick a pumpkin and get some treats. Mention Brown School and proceeds will be donated to the Brown Elementary School PTO!
PTO Meeting
PTO Board Meetings are monthly on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm in the Brown School Library and typically last about 90 minutes. All are welcome!
Movie Night
Come to our first Movie Night of the school year! Free with the donation of tissues or wipes for our teachers and staff!
Welcome Back Teacher Appreciation Breakfast
Please help us celebrate our AMAZING TEACHERS & STAFF at Brown School with a delicious breakfast to kickoff the school year!
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70A0945AAAE2DA5F58-51092543-welcome#/
Early Release Mini Golf Fundraiser
Come play some mini golf with Brown school friends on the early release day next Wednesday, September 18th. Golf on the Village Green right on Route 9 in Natick will donate a portion of your payment to Brown School PTO - just mention Brown school when checking in for your golf game (or when buying your ice cream afterward!). Here’s hoping for no rain! Valid 12 - 7 PM.
Golf on the Village Green
315 Worcester St. Natick, MA
PTO Board Meetings are monthly on the first Tuesday of every month at 7 pm in the Brown School Library and typically last about 90 minutes.
All are welcome!