💛 January 29 | Issue #23 💛
💛 January 29 | Issue #23 💛
Dear Brown School Family,
Happy Lunar New Year! 🐍
Progress reports, report cards, and online school portals let us know how our kids are doing academically, but it can be harder to know how your child is doing socially and emotionally, especially if he/she is the shyer type. Be mindful of potential post-holiday blues in children and prioritize open communication about feelings. A quiet car ride is a good time for a casual conversation about who he/she's been spending time with in school and whether he/she's been experiencing any friction in their relationships. If anything concerning comes up, try to help them work through it, and don’t be afraid to reach out to the teacher, counselor, or mental health practitioner for extra support.
Love,
Dr. Angela
Parents are encouraged to come see the projects our children have been working on. Our gym is full of Brown School children of all ages standing at tables, presenting their learning, and answering questions.
Please be sure to check the times below when grade levels will be presenting.
Andrew Gray is faciliating FREE math enrichment for any high school student. Please click this LINK to learn more information about how to sign-up!
Brown School Parents & Guardians,
The Comprehensive School Survey is administered to students in grades 4-12 each year to provide feedback on all aspects of the school learning environment. We ask that you also take the survey as we use the data to improve our school. You can go to this direct link, HERE. Next, choose your language to take the survey in and make sure you select that your student attends J. Graham Brown School on the next page. The survey is due February 28th and we are trying to reach our goal of an 85% completion rate. Currently, our Parent/Guardian completion rate is 7% so any time that you can provide to complete the survey is greatly appreciated! If you have any questions please reach out to Drew Paige (andrew.paige@jefferson.kyschools.us)
JCPS DEP is partnering with Claycomb ACCademy to provide a financial workshop on February 8th. Please see the attached flyer or video for more information!
See Youtube Video: https://youtu.be/vn7Vp2ENYyQ
To register, please click here.
To purchase tickets, please click here.
To volunteer, please click here.
Questions? Click here to email.
More details and registration for Education Justice Lobby and Rally Day: https://bit.ly/3WgbGlk
To sign up to send in food for the Governor's Cup Hospitality Room, click here: click here.
To register for Spring Enrichments, please click here. If the class if full - please sign up on the waiting list which is a separate product listed with the enrichments.
High School Athletics
This week's Athletics Schedule- Click Here
Spring Sports- Our Spring Sports season will begin in February. We will have links to the app for all of our Spring Sports soon. Please make sure your physicals and paperwork are up-to-date before attending the first practice of the season. If you have any questions about your physicals and paperwork status, please ask. The needed forms are linked as follows including a sports physical, concussion form, insurance form, and safety video form.
Physicals Provided at School- We will be rescheduling the sports physicals scheduled for that were canceled due to the snow day. They will now be on 2/7 and 3/11. If you signed up you should have received an email with the day your student-athlete will be receiving their physical. Those days are currently full. We will try to add more days this Spring. It is a requirement that physicals be completed before the first day of participation in JCPS athletics. If you have questions about the status of your physical, please email one of the athletic directors. Sports Physicals Interest Form
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
Boys and Girls HS Basketball- Both teams will be playing CEC on Friday at Brown. All students with a ticket purchase will receive a free Zaxby's sandwich. Boys JV 4:30/ Girls Varsity 6:00/ Boys Varsity 7:30
Swim- Congratulations to our Brown Swimmers for an AMAZING year and an OUTSTANDING meet at the KHSSA Region Five Championships this past weekend at UofL!
The girls took 8th place overall, the boys took 7th place overall.
A HUGE shoutout to the Girls' 400-yard Freestyle Relay! Maisie Smith, Lucy O'Brien, Ellie Leonard, and Shelby Geraghty placed 6th in this event, and are headed to Semi-State at UofL on February 8th.
💙💛Go Swimming Bears!💛💙
Esports- There will be an interest meeting for the eSports Team after school from 3:00 to 3:30 in room 128 on Friday. Please attend if you are interested in joining for the spring season.
Middle and High School Outdoor Track- Outdoor practice will start on Wednesday, February 19, from 3:30-4:45!
Practices will be Monday through Thursday, 3:30-4:30, and held at Shawnee High School (this location is subject to change). Whenever possible , transportation will be provided, from Brown, to practice. There will be a runner's fee of $75. A link for payment will be added to the Band App. This fee goes towards equipment, uniforms, shirts, 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. To participate in Outdoor Track, you must have an updated sports physical and all paperwork required by JCPS before the first practice. For all communication and information during Outdoor Track season, please join our communication App. Please TEXT Coach Jennifer O'Brien with any questions at 502-751-0179.
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Important Links-
Advertisting/Sponsorship Opportunities
Live Stream Brown Games Information
Brown Athletics Merchandise Store- Shirts, Jackets, Hoodies, General Merch
Middle School Athletics
MS Basketball: Our Varsity Boys team will be playing in the Junior L.I.T. Tournament tonightat 5 pm at Barrett Middle School vs. Barrett. Our 6th grade Boys team will play in the District Tournament 1/30 at 5 pm vs. Meyzeek, and our Varsity Girls will play in the Junior L.I.T. on 1/30 at 7 pm at Iroquois.
We will recognize all of the hard work of our amazing 8th grade Boys on 1/31 at 7:15 in between the High School Girls and Boys Varsity Games. We really appreciate all of the work our players have done this season and hope they can continue to participate in Brown Athletics.
Live Stream Brown Games Information
MS Cheer: Please return your Cheer Uniforms to Dr. Kat in Room 328 so that they can be stored for next season. Thank you for a great season!
Girls and Boys Spring Soccer: Middle School Soccer tryouts will be mid-February. Before tryouts, all students must complete their annual athletic paperwork. The needed forms are linked as follows including a sports physical, concussion form, insurance form, and safety video form. Students who are interested in trying out should make sure that their paperwork is current.
Boys Soccer: If you would like to receive notifications about tryouts and our calendar, please join our Band App by clicking https://band.us/n/a8a1AdM1h3u0y
Girls Soccer: If you would like to receive notifications about tryouts and our calendar, please join our Band App by clicking https://band.us/n/abaaA8MbhaVfE
Middle School Indoor Track- Congratulations to Keiran Nuss on a great first race of the Middle School Indoor Track season! Keiran placed 8th in the 1600 meters at 5:45.74 and 7th in the 800 meters at 2:36.41. Great job Keiran!
Fees- If you have not paid your FALL OR WINTER sports fees, please pay them as soon as possible. These fees include 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.
Elementary School Athletics
Elementary Soccer- We are planning on having two elementary soccer teams this year at Brown. It will be for grades 3-5 and we will play in a LouCity league. There will be a beginner team and advanced team. If you are interested in coaching, please fill out this form: Brown Elementary Soccer Coaching Interest Form
Golden Girls Basketball- JCPS Pictures (you need to download them to view the photos)
Practice:
No practice this week
Games:
Thursday 7:30 PM Elementary Basketball Golden Girls vs Foster @ Stuart
Saturday 12:00 PM Elementary Basketball Golden Girls vs Perry @ Seneca Large Gym
Area 1 Basketball League Schedule & JCPS League Schedule
Basketball Blue Team- JCPS Pictures (you need to download them to view the photos)
Practice:
Wednesday 1/29 7:00-8:00 PM
Game:
Saturday 1:00 PM Elementary Basketball Blue A Team vs Norton Commons @ Seneca Large Gym
Basketball White Team- No game this week.
Practice:
Wednesday 1/29 7:00-8:00 PM
Games:
No game this week.
Elementary School Counselor
Welcome back and Happy 2025!!!
What's up in the ES World? Check out Miss Christy's slide deck to stay up-to-date on what your child is doing at school.