🐻 January 14, 2025 | Issue #23 🐻
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Principal's Message
Principal's Message
Dear Brown School Family,
Tomorrow, JCPS leadership will be sharing information with the public regarding proposed staffing reductions and budget cuts that will impact local schools. This proposal is already in the hands of the JCPS Board Members, and it is being considered for approval at the January 20th Board of Education meeting. Principals were asked not to share specific information until tomorrow.
All JCPS schools are facing strong cuts to their staffing, as well as to funding. At this moment, the proposal eliminates 10 positions at our school, many of which are teachers. Additionally, I project that we are being cut at least $100,000 that we use to fund other staffing, software, equipment, curriculum, furniture, etc. I will not know exact figures until we receive our budget in February. Needless to say, there will be some drastic changes to schedules and programmatic offerings available to our students at all levels.
Dr. Yearwood is meeting with principals this evening for a Q&A session that I will be attending. I hope to have more information after tonight that I can share with our PTSA Board at tomorrow's meeting.
Thank you for your partnership and your support during these challenging times.
Love,
Dr. Angela
Quick Links
Quick Links
Dates to Remember
Dates to Remember
❗️1/19 - No School for MLK
1/23 - 5th Gr Field Trip to Biztown
2/13 - Black Career Expo
❗️2/16 - No School for Teacher Training
❗️2/17 - No School Student Led Conference Day
2/20 - Black History Wax Museum, Black History Parade, Black History
3/9 to 4/17 - Spring MAP Testing (Math & Reading)
3/20 - SDL Showcase - Student Presentation (All Grades)
Weekly Essentials
Weekly Essentials
Less is More - Help Stop Gun Violence
Less is More - Help Stop Gun Violence
Can you help get the word out and encourage kids to submit reels to help stop gun violence?
Less is More will award $5,000 in prizes. The contest runs now through February 28. Parent permission is required.
Linked Below:
1. Poster with QR code to: rules, timetable, parent permission form, etc.
2. Press Release from the Mayor in support of the contest.
Yearbook Ads for 5th, 8th, and 12th Grade
Yearbook Ads for 5th, 8th, and 12th Grade
Parents of 5th, 8th and 12th graders can purchase an ad space and create a personalized ad for their favorite student for the yearbook.
All ads are due by Feb. 12th - Jostens turns this service on and off and we can not put ads in at the last minute.
They will need to CREATE AN ACCOUNT after clicking the link.
Weekly Features
Weekly Features
Athletics
Athletics
Middle and High School Athletics
Middle and High School Athletics
Brown Athletics Website- For up-to-date information on Brown Athletics and everything you need to know about Brown Athletics (practices, announcements, photos, game information, how to join sports at Brown, merchandise, etc.) please visit www.brownbearsathletics.com.
8th Grade Night- 8th Graders- 8th Grade Night is Thursday, 1/15. We still have several student-athletes that have not filled out their forms or informed us if they are not attending. The ceremony will be between the games girls game (5pm) and boys game (6pm). We will start lining up chaperones and athletes with a couple of minutes left in the girls game. Details have been emailed to your school email and parent emails listed in Infinite Campus.
Students- If you are participating and have not filled out the form sent to your school email, please do so ASAP. If you are not attending, please email matthew.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us and kathleen.mattingly@jefferson.kyschools.us
Indoor Track Information From Coach Jennifer
Join Event link and Finalforms to receive additional information.
Indoor Track will ONLY be 7th, 8th, and HS this year. We are running Indoor Track just like last year. We will not be charging a sports fee. There will be NO practices due to scheduling at Nortons, as many sports overlap, and coach availability with other Brown sports.
(Outdoor Track will have full practices and meets for BOTH middle and high school.)
2026 JCPS High School Indoor Track Schedule
Jan 14 JCPS HS Indoor-Norton-- (4:30-7:30)
Jan 28 JCPS HS Indoor-Norton-- (4:30-7:30)
Feb 4 JCPS HS Indoor-Norton-- (4:30-7:30)
Feb 11 JCPS HS Indoor City Championship - (4:00-8:30)
*I will send out a Google form this week on Event Link and Finalforms asking for YES or NO if you plan to attend each meet.
Athletics Sports Physicals- We will be offering free sports physicals to for students planning on participating in spring sports at Brown on January 27th. All you need to do is fill out the interest form below and print and fill out the correct sports physical. After they are filled out, you have to drop them off to the school nurse in the Welcome Center by Monday, 1/26. We will call them out of class on Tuesday, 1/27 to do the physical.
Register NOW for Spring Sports- If you are planning on or interested in playing a spring sport this year, registration is now open on Final Forms. If you already have a Final Forms account, all you need to do is log in and select the sport. If you have not made one yet, please visit www.brownbearsathletics.com and select the Final Forms links and fill out all of the forms. When we add new sports for the winter or spring seasons we will notify students on email and announcements.
***Spring Sports offered include Indoor and Outdoor Track (grades 7-12 eligible), Middle AND High School Boys Volleyball, Middle School Boys and Girls Soccer, High School Baseball (grades 7-12 eligible), High School Softball (grades 7-12 eligible), and Tennis (grades 7-12 eligible)
NEW TEAM!!!- We will be offering Middle School Boys Volleyball for the first time this year. If you are interested, please sign up on Final Forms and Eventlink. The season will begin 2/15. For any questions, please see Dr. Kat and check here for announcements.
Eventlink- Eventlink is a new communications platform for coaches to send messages and keep a unified calendar of practices and games. To join our Eventlink for team announcements and calendars please open these INSTRUCTIONS. Please make sure you search for the "J. Graham Brown School." This is how you will receive messages from coaches and game updates.
Winter Sports Fees- If your student athlete is playing a winter sport, please pay your fee ASAP. Fees pay for equipment, uniforms, registrations, warm-ups, etc. They are critical for the success of our programs. If you would prefer to pay with cash or check, have your student-athlete bring the fee to the athletics office or welcome center.
Links to Pay Winter Sports Fees
Brown School Booster Club- Join the Brown School Athletics Booster Club! They are planning fun events and ways our parents and community can help support Brown School Athletics.
Booster Club Informational Flyer
Brown Bears Athletics Instagram- Please follow brown_bears_athletics on Instagram.
Kroger Rewards- Please add Brown Athletics to your Kroger Rewards Program. It does not take away from your gas points and really helps out our athletic programs.
Elementary Athletics
Elementary Athletics
Elementary Basketball- The JCPS Elementary Basketball League starts off this week.
Brown Bears Boys team is scheduled to play two games Saturday 1/17 at Seneca.
12:00pm vs Kennedy in the large gym
1:00pm vs Field in the large gym
Brown Lady Bears team is scheduled to play on game Saturday 1/17 at Seneca
9:00am vs Price in the small gym
Double check the official schedule as game times may change:
Elementary Soccer- If you are interested in having your child play soccer for Brown Elementary this year, please fill out the form below.
We are planning on having an advanced team and two developmental teams.
This is for grades 3-5 only.
Tryouts will be Monday March 2nd with an alternative rain delay date of Wednesday March 4th.
The season starts on March 21st.
Counselor's Chat today after school. Join Us in room 310 to talk about Whitney Young Sholars Program. We will have snacks and drinks. Parents of students in 7th and 8th are encouraged to attend.
PTSA Board Meeting - All are welcome. It will be held at 3:30 pm in the Counselor's Suite Conference Room. Items on the aganda include: Enrichments, Trivia Night, Move-A-Thon and an update from Dr. Angela about funding cuts to our school and what they may look like. .
Spring Enrichments, Possible Trivia Night, and Reflections Winners.
SAVE THE DATES
SAVE THE DATES
JCPS is making budget cuts that will effect our school. Stay tuned for how you can use your voice to protect our students and the school.
Put on your calendar the JCPS Board Meeting - if you are free to attend and maybe speak out about these changes.
January 20Th and February 10th, & March 10th
More Info to come soon!!!
Student Support Team
Student Support Team
Mental Health Practitioner
Mental Health Practitioner
If you are interested in mental health services for your student outside of the school setting, we are able to make referrals for you through Care Solace. If you are interested in my services with your student to start off the school year please reach out to me via the student support form and I will be happy to talk with you and find the best services for your student. I am hoping to do more groups this year, so if you have an idea that you think would benefit your child feel free to reach out!
Elementary Counselor
Elementary Counselor
What's up in the ES World? Check out Miss Christy's ES Counseling Corner to stay up-to-date on your child's school activities.
High School Counselor
High School Counselor
High School grades are finalized and can be viewed in Infinite Campus. The grades are shared at the end of the academic year with KHEAA so that your student will earn KEES money! We do still have many freshmen without their social security numbers on file at school, they will not receive KEES money if we do not have that number to report it. Please call Rita Myers in the welcome center to report it. You can also give a copy or the number on a piece of paper to your responsible high school age student to turn in. We shred the paper when done and it is only available in an encrypted part of IC that has very restricted access.
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All High School students have recently received a Suicide Prevention Lesson. We cover topics such as recognizing warning signs in yourself and others and how to get help for yourself and others. Students indicating they need support will be met with by a member of the student support team based on urgency over the next few days.
Connections
Connections
SBDM Update
SBDM Update
Our SBDM Council's next meeting will be Monday, January 26th at 3:00!
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