💛 December 18 | Issue #20 💛
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PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
PRINCIPAL'S MESSAGE
Dear Brown School Family,
As we approach the end of the semester and head into winter break, I wanted to take a moment to express my sincere gratitude for your continued support and partnership throughout this year. It has been a joy to see our students grow and thrive, and none of this would be possible without the dedication of our families.
I hope each of you enjoys a restful, peaceful break filled with warmth, joy, and quality time with loved ones. This time of year is a wonderful opportunity to recharge, reflect, and embrace the season’s spirit of kindness and togetherness.
Please remember that we are here for you, and we look forward to welcoming our students back in the new year, refreshed and ready for all the opportunities ahead.
Wishing you all a very happy holiday season and a joyful start to the new year!
Love,
Dr. Angela
QUICK LINKS
QUICK LINKS
THIS WEEK'S ESSENTIALS
THIS WEEK'S ESSENTIALS
Elementary Movie Night
Elementary Movie Night
The Quiz Bowl Team is hosting a Movie Night at the Brown School for all Elementary Students on Thursday, December 19th from 2:50-5:00. This gives parents an opportunity to get some last minute shopping done or chores around the house completed! No chaperones needed!
The cost is $10 to be paid " at the door" (cash or check).
The movie is called "That Christmas" and seems to be a new release on Netflix.Â
We will serve popcorn, water and 2 cookies for each child.Â
Join the HSA!
Join the HSA!
Attention Middle School students: Do you happen to be interested in joining a new minority advocacy group? The Hispanic Student Advocates invite you to sit in on an innovative project for the district. We would love to have your input and collaborate with you to represent the Hispanic students as well as spreading cultural awareness. See the attached flyer for more information!
Lost and Found
Lost and Found
Please have your child check the Lost and Found before leaving for Winter Break. It's located in the first floow stairwell across from the main office. There are several water bottles, coats and lunch boxes that need to be claimed. Any item left over the break will be donated to the community.Â
MySchoolBucksÂ
MySchoolBucksÂ
Fees are being rolled out for Middle School and High School elective classes and HS AP Tests this week. Please check MySchoolBucks for your student's balance.
STAR Students
STAR Students
Click HERE to see the Star Students' Slideshow! We have so many amazing achievements of our Brown Bears from this past week!
JA Inspire to Hire
JA Inspire to Hire
JA Inspire has rebranded as "Inspire to Hire," an event aimed at juniors and seniors in high school. Students will have the opportunity to learn about local careers, interact with potential employers, and connect to companies that are hiring. The list of participating companies includes: Zoeller Company, Chase Bank, UPS, Norton Healthcare, LMPD, Local 502, and many more. Inspire to Hire will take place on Friday, January 31 at the Kentucky Expo Center. Please reach out to Norah Wakefield if your Junior or Senior is interested in attending.Â
WEEKLY FEATURES
WEEKLY FEATURES
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
Matt DavisHigh School AD
High School Athletics
Sponsorship/Advertising Opportunities: Sponsor Brown Athletics with purchasing advertising! We have several ways you can promote your business or just shoutout or sponsor a player or team at Brown:
Purchase an advertising banner for the gym.
Purchase advertising on the livestream of our games.
Purchase Gipper (a graphics platform) for the school and have your logo on every graphic sent out.Â
Purchase an advertisement on our new video board in the gym.Â
If you are interested or know someone who may be, please contact matthew.davis@jeffferson.kyschools.usÂ
Student All-Sports Passes- Student All-Sports Passes are on sale now for $25. This pass will get you in to all games played at Brown. Click the link below. We will make you a digital pass to show at games after your purchase. Games are not free for students unless they are participating. Students are required to purchase a ticket or an All-Sports Pass to attend games.Â
Live Stream Our Games: For information on how to live stream our home games, click the link below. This is a great way for relatives who cannot make it to the games to watch from home.Â
Live Stream Brown Games Information
Brown Athletics Merchandise Store- Shirts, Jackets, Hoodies, General MerchÂ
Boys HS Soccer: Boys HS Soccer is in need of some great coaching candidates for next year. If you have anyone that may be a great fit, please have them email matthew.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us
Concession Stand is in need of a small freezer. If you know of anyone that has an unused one they are willing to part with, please let us know.Â
TV Needed: Our weightlifting room needs a large TV. If you have one you are willing to donate, please email us.Â
Girls HS Basketball: The Lady Bears had a two game winning streak after defeating Western and Francis Parker last week. Their next game is Friday @ Waggener at 5:30 PM.
For the most up-to-date girls basketball schedules, please visit Arbiter Live.
Boys HS Basketball: High School Varsity won two games last week vs Francis Parker and Frankfort Christian. They will play next at the Portland Christian Holiday Classic on Friday and Saturday.
For the most up-to-date boys basketball schedules, please visit Arbiter Live.
Swimming- Congratulations to our Brown swimmers for an outstanding meet at the Central Invite #3! The girls took 1st place overall, the boys took 1st place overall, and the boys and girls combined placed 1st overall. Brown placed 1st, 4th, and 7th in the Girl's 200-yard Medley Relay. Brown placed 3rd in the Boys's 200-yard Medley Relay. Maisie Smith placed 2nd and Sara Rogers in the Girls' 50-yard Free. Remy LeBoeuf placed 5th in the Boys' 50-yard Free. Shelby Geraghty placed 2nd, Raya Jones placed 5th, and Lucy O'Brien placed 6th in the Girls' 100-yard IM. Jackson Leonard placed 3rd in the Boys' 100-yard IM. Ellie Leonard placed 2nd, and Erin Rogers placed 8th in the Girl's 50-Yard Breast Stroke. Raya Jones placed 5th, and Josephine Heintzman in the Girls' 100-yard Free Style. Wesley Robinson placed 2nd, Mason Ackerson placed 3rd, Remy LeBoeuf, Ethan Wright placed 5th, and Henry Garnica placed 8th in the Boys' 100-yard Free Style. Maisie Smith placed 2nd, and Sara Rogers placed 5th in the Girl's 50-Yard Back Stroke. Shelby Geraghty placed 1st, Ellie Leonard placed 3rd, and Lucy O'Brien placed 5th in the Girls' 50-yard Fly. Brown placed 1st in the Girls' 200-yard Free Relay. Brown placed 1s and 6th in the Boys' 200-yard Free Relay. Go Water Bears!!
Archery- Archery competed at Manual and Atherton last weekend. Their next match is at Mercy on January 10th.Â
High School Athlete of the Week: Gracie Kelly played great against Collegiate, Western and Francis Parker. She scored 9 points vs Francis Parker with 10 rebounds. Great job Gracie!
ATHLETICS
ATHLETICS
Kathleen Mattingly, Ph.D. (Dr. Kat)Middle School AD
Middle School Athletics
COACH NEEDED! Â Have you always wanted to work with amazing students and the best ADs in the district? Do you LOVE SOCCER???? Middle School Soccer needs a coach for our season starting after the Winter Break. If you are interested, please contact Dr. Kat (kathleen.mattingly@jefferson.kyschools.us).
Live Stream Brown Games Information
Fees- If you have not paid your fees for FALL OR WINTER sports, please pay them as soon as possible. These fees go towards equipment, uniforms, shirts, warm-ups, travel, etc. We cannot support our programs to the level that our athletes deserve if fees are not paid. Our fees are substantially less than other schools.Â
MS Basketball: "8th Grade Night" for basketball is Thursday 1/16 between the Varsity Girls and Boys games vs. Shawnee. The girls tipoff at 5pm and the boys are scheduled to tipoff at 6pm, so the ceremony will be right around 6pm.Â
Middle School Athlete of the Week: Lyric Brown was the leading scorer for the high school varsity team in Indianapolis on Sunday with 10 points. She is also leading the middle school varsity team to great season.Â
Elementary School Athletics
Elementary Basketball- Â Practice tonight for all elementary teams from 6:30-8:00 pm at Brown. Please continue to refer to schedules, especially the JCPS Schedule for changes of times and locations. If you are not receiving emails about practice times and other announcements, please check your junk folders and mark them as "not junk".Â
Basketball: Golden Girls-
Area 1 Basketball League Schedule & Â JCPS League ScheduleÂ
Basketball Blue Team-Â
Basketball White Team-Â
Elementary School Athlete of the Week: Lucas Toye has been a star for the Polar Bears so far this season. He played a great game vs. Foster in Week 1 of the league.
MUSICAL NOTATIONS
MUSICAL NOTATIONS
Elementary Band News
Beginning band signups are here! All students interested will be mouthpiece tested in music class. If your student is interested you can gain more information and sign them up for it at the Google Form Below. All students that join will be required to rent or own an instrument due to a limited number, and the store we are encouraging is Paige's Music in Corydon, Indiana. They will be coming to school weekly so they can deliver instruments and repair them on site. A flyer is linked on the Google Form.
Middle School Band News
We are going to start using the BAND App for all communication including upcoming dates, assignments, and everything else middle school band related. This will be open to ALL middle school band families. It is encouraged for both students and adults to join so they can stay up to date on all things middle school band. You can join through the link below.
Mental Health Practitioner
The holiday season is often a time of remembrance, and sometimes grief for many people. If you or your family would be interested in any grief support groups or related services, the YMCA and Hosparus are offering ongoing classes over the course of the next few months. You can access information for the YMCA class here, and the Hosparus groups here. Both groups are free to those who wish to participate.
High School Counselor
We have enjoyed all of the amazing productions, costumes, and events this past week. We hope everyone has an opportunity to rest and recuperate over the winter break and come back refreshed and ready for all of the wonderful happenings next semester!
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Eschool students: Teachers that work for eschool, work a greatly reduced schedule over the winter break. Please know that your work may sit ungraded for periods of time and you may not be able to advance to the next unit. Do not attempt to complete an entire course over winter break. Do not message your teacher until they have had atleast two working days to review it.
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Fees are being rolled out for elective classes and AP Tests this week. Please check MySchoolBucks for your student's balance.
Middle School Counselor
We are almost there! Halfway to the end of the 24-25 school year and I am so proud of the growth I've seen in our middle school darlings! Thank you for your support and encouragement and for trusting me to uplift your student during the school day.
8th grade parents, when we get back from break I will start sending out information about creating a parent planning committee for the 8th grade dance. This a tradition at our school that is planned and organized by parents. If you are interested in joining the team that plans the dance, please send me an email. Thanks!
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Fees are being rolled out for elective classes and AP Tests this week. Please check MySchoolBucks for your student's balance.
Elementary School Counselor
Thanks to everyone who came out for our Coffee with the Counselor session today on Gifted/Talented and Advance Program last week. See the slides here if you missed it. Contact christy.teague@jefferson.kyschools.us with any questions.
What's up in the ES World? Check out Miss Christy's slidedeck to stay up-to-date on what your child is doing at school.
"All A" Honor Roll (grades 4-5)
Parent Packets will go home with students this week in grades 3-8 that includes the student's NNAT3 Student (score) Report and other documents related to recommendation into Gifted/Talented-General Intellectual Ability (G/T-GIA) category.Â
CONNECTIONS
CONNECTIONS
Family MAP Reports
Our school will finish MAP assessments by the end of this week. Parents will receive copies of Family MAP Reports when we return from Winter Break.
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