{"id":8929,"date":"2012-10-10T11:20:24","date_gmt":"2012-10-10T17:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/?p=8929"},"modified":"2012-10-10T11:20:24","modified_gmt":"2012-10-10T17:20:24","slug":"brown-school-welcomes-over-300-near-and-dear-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/flovalleynews.com\/?p=8929","title":{"rendered":"Brown School Welcomes Over 300 &#8216;near and dear&#8217; Guests"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_8930\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8930\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/brown-school-welcomes-over-300-near-and-dear-guests\/brown-school-pg-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8930\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8930\" title=\"Brown school PG 3\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Brown-school-PG-3-300x200.jpeg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8930\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brown Elementary School fourth-grade class welcomes near and dear guests.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Brown Elementary School in the Hazelwood School District opened its doors to those near and dear to students.\u00a0 More than 300 parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and neighbors were among those who participated in the fourth annual \u201cNear and Dear Day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During Brown\u2019s near and dear event, students are encouraged to invite family and friends to school for a unique opportunity to tour the facility and spend time in the classroom with students.<\/p>\n<p>Upon arrival, special guests gathered in the gym room for continental breakfast and a brief welcome by principal Matthew Phillips. Then guests were escorted by fifth grade ambassadors to their child\u2019s classroom to participate in special activities with their student.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOverall, this year\u2019s Near and Dear Day was a tremendous success. It\u2019s always a pleasure to welcome our parents and community to Brown Elementary.\u00a0 We are proud to showcase our building and staff and to share the wonderful ways that our students are achieving academically,\u201d said Phillips.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn an effort to further encourage community involvement, we\u2019ve recently launched a volunteer reading program, Men on Mission. This is an attempt to provide additional positive male role models for our students.\u00a0 If you are interested in participating, please call the school office at 314-953-4100,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8931\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8931\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flovalleynews.com\/brown-school-welcomes-over-300-near-and-dear-guests\/brow2-pg-3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8931\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8931 lazyload\" title=\"Brow2 PG 3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.flovalleynews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Brow2-PG-3-300x200.jpeg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/a><figcaption 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