🐻 September 10, 2025 | Issue #10 🐻
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Principal's Message
Principal's Message
Dear Brown School Family,
We are in the middle of the fifth week of school! Student grades should be updated on the Infinite Campus Parent Portal through August 29th.
I am excited to remind you about the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, a powerful tool designed to help you stay engaged with your child’s academic progress and overall school experience. The Parent Portal provides you with real-time access to your student’s grades, attendance records, and more.
By regularly logging into the Parent Portal, you can:
Monitor Academic Progress: View up-to-date grades and assignment feedback, allowing you to identify areas where your child may need additional support or encouragement.
Track Attendance: Keep an eye on your child’s attendance patterns to ensure they are maintaining good habits and addressing any issues promptly.
Your involvement is crucial in helping your student succeed. By using the Infinite Campus Parent Portal, you can provide timely support, celebrate achievements, and address challenges as they arise. We encourage you to make it a part of your routine to check the portal regularly.
Thank you for your continued support and partnership in your child's education.
Don't forget: Open House is next Wednesday, 9/17 5:30
Love,
Dr. Angela
Quick Links
Quick Links
Weekly Essentials
Weekly Essentials
Brown School 3rd Annual Cultural Fair is Coming Soon!
Brown School 3rd Annual Cultural Fair is Coming Soon!
Building on the success of last year's event with students from over 35 countries and more than 25 cultural tables, we're asking for your help again! Join us in making the Parade of Nations and all the activities on November 21, 2025, a memorable day for students to learn about different cultures.
Only students participate in the Parade of Nations.
Parents and students can set up cultural booths or tables.
Click on this link to apply to participate in the activities of the Multicultural Fair 2025. Please submit your application by September 20, 2025.
If you would like to see the flyer in multiple languages, like Spanish, Hindi, Bengali, Burmese, Arabic, Swahili, and Urdu, click here.
Apply to participate: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOy5_NSYK1dFhiNVWYRjnpnLOJizVStkdqseD-hfw-0Jg4Jg/viewform?usp=dialog
Watch last year's event: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGW-NcLSlw/rRrIAAgZJT1_8PpLoIoQZQ/edit?utm_content=DAGW-NcLSlw&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=sharebutton
Teens Teach Tech
Teens Teach Tech
The Brown Tech Team needs your support to raise over $4000. Teens Teach Tech, sponsored by AT&T, empowers teenagers to lead digital skills workshops for adults. Participants gain valuable experience in computer literacy, online safety, and mobile device usage. The Brown Tech Team earns $10 per adult trained until December 20, 2025, boosting both their resumes and their program funding. Our goal is to raise $4000. We would love to train as many adults from our school community as possible. Please consider signing up by answering the questions below.
Form: Brown Tech Team Request Form
High School Students: AP College Board
High School Students: AP College Board
Parents, your high school students should have enrolled in all of their AP classes by now. (Please double check with them.) If you DO NOT want them to take the end-of-year assessment, please have them log onto College Board AP Classroom and change their test status to "NO." Otherwise, permission slips will be due by Fall Break and exam fees by October 10th this year to take the AP exams in the spring. More information forthcoming about costs, which have changed this year.
Weekly Features
Weekly Features
Athletics
Athletics
Athletics
Athletics
Brown Athletics Website- For up-to-date information on Brown Athletics (practices, announcements, photos, game information, how to join sports at Brown, merchandise, etc.) please visit www.brownbearsathletics.com.
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.
Winter Sport Registration- Winter sports are open for registration. If you are planning on participating, please follow the directions here: How to Register for Sports at Brown.
Winter sports for this year are Elementary Basketball, Middle/High Basketball, Middle/High Archery, Middle/High Swim, 7-12th Esports, 7th-12th Bowling and 7th-12th Indoor Track.
Elementary Basketball- There will not be a developmental team this year. There will be one boys team and one girls team. Elementary Basketball does not require a physical or registering on Final Forms. If you are interested in Elementary Basketball, please fill out this form: Elementary Basketball Interest Form
Final Forms- All of our required athletic forms will be online on Final Forms this year. This includes sports physicals. To join Final Forms and register your athlete please follow this Final Forms Registration Link.
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."
Elementary Cross-Country- The elementary cross country team is having a great season. At our last meet, the K/1 boys took first place, the 4/5 girls came in 2nd and the 4/5 boys took 3rd! Our runners are improving each week. Our next meet is this Thursday, Sept. 11th at George Rogers Clark Park, with the K/1 race starting at 6pm.
Middle School Swim Information- Middle School Swim starts today from 3-4! 💙💛Click the link below for all the information you need to sign up.
BROWN MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIMMING 2025-2026 SEASON INFORMATION
High School Swim starts Monday, October 6th, from 3-4. More info coming soon!💙💛
After School Study Skills- After School Study Skills: The Athletic Department offers a supervised study skills for in-season players from 3-4 pm when practices and games are in session AND a coach is there to supervise them after 4pm. Siblings of players in practices can also attend. This is a great opportunity for players to complete homework or study if they have a gap between the end of school and practices. The location will be on the announcements each day.
It's time to Pay team fees! Team fees allow the school to pay for uniforms, league fees, equipment, awards, and facility rentals. These fees can be paid through MySchool Bucks or by check or cash turned into Matt or Dr. Kat. If you would like to pay using MySchool Bucks, please use the link below for your team. Thank you for paying in a timely fashion!
HS Girls Soccer (Returning Players)
HS Boys Soccer (Returning Players)
*******HELP WANTED*******
Do you want to work with the most fabulous ADs and students in town? Your time is here! We are looking for an Archery Coach for this Winter. If you are interested, please email Dr. Kat or Matt.
Thanks,
Matt Davis (HS/ES AD) and Dr. Kat (MS AD)
Volunteers Needed for Field Day!
Volunteers Needed for Field Day!
Field Day is one of the most exciting days of the year, and we need parent volunteers to help run the games and activities for all grades. We also need colunteers to hand out popcorn and man the water. It’s a joyful way to see the kids in action, share in the fun, and make this school tradition possible!
Friday, September 19
Waterfront Park
WE NEED YOU!
Peace Park Initiative with Home Depot Grant
Join fellow Brown School families and friends as we roll up our sleeves to spruce up Peace Park. We’ll be tackling sidewalk encasing, so if you have trenching shovels, spades, or regular garden shovels, please bring them along. We’ll have water, Gatorade, and snacks to keep you fueled while we work together to make the park shine. Your time and energy will make a big difference—come be part of it!
Sunday, September 14
9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Peace Park
Group 1 - Environmental Club: Planting Flowers
Group 2 - JGBS Alumni: Weeding and Landscaping
Group 3 - PTSA Families: Sidewalk Encasing
Many Hands Make Light Work!!!
Please Join Us On Sunday!
Student Support Team
Student Support Team
Mental Health Practitioner
Mental Health Practitioner
Just a reminder, 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!
I am also planning a Mental Health Fair for our students and am looking for input from our Brown School community. If you have any recommendations for community partners that I could invite to attend, or if you would like to volunteer please fill out this survey. Thanks!
Family Resource/Youth Services Center Coordinator
Family Resource/Youth Services Center Coordinator
Big Smiles Dental company will be at Brown on Friday. If you have signed your student up for a dental cleaning, that will happen on Friday.
If you need holiday assistance for your student, the Salvation Army Angel Tree program have begun taking applications. To register, go to angeltreeregistration.com.
Elementary Counselor
Elementary Counselor
What's up in the ES World? Check out Miss Christy's Virual ES World to stay up-to-date on your child's school activities.
Middle School Counselor
Middle School Counselor
We have been talking about bullying prevention, empathy and kindness in Advisory this week and I am so impressed with so many of our students! Please continue to have conversations with your darlings about the words they use with each other. I'm also encouraging the middle schoolers to be upstanders and advocates for themselves and each other. Please continue to help them be their best selves!
Please join us for our first Counselor Chat on Wednesday Sept 17th right before Open House in room 310A. This chat is for parents and/or students in grades 7-12. RSVP HERE.
High School Counselor
High School Counselor
Correction: The National Association of College Admissions Counselors (NACAC) WILL host an event in Louisville! Originally they only had Cincy and Nashville posted. We are working on a field trip for juniors and seniors during the school day! If you want to attend after school, it is Tues, Oct 28 from 6-8 pm at the Ky International Convention Center. If you would like to chaperone our school trip, make sure you have completed the Volunteer Records check and email Norah.wakefield@jefferson.kyschools.us with NACAC in the subject line.
You can also attend Cincy or Nashville if you want a reason to travel over fall break! REGISTER HERE.
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We are working on plans for after school math support and will share more info to students via Google Classrooms and here in the Bear Essentials when info is available.
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Please join us for our first Counselor Chat on Wednesday Sept 17th right before Open House in room 310A. This chat is for parents and/or students in grades 7-12. RSVP HERE.
Connections
Connections
SBDM Update
SBDM Update
Join us for our next SBDM Council meeting on Monday, September 15th at 3:00 PM in the Student Support Center conference room!
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