Bear Essentials #33

April 8, 2021

Principal's Message

Dear Brown School Family,

My heart is so full! It has been wonderful this week having our middle and high school students back in our building. One of our students told me that being back in school made her life feel normal again. The week went well with hybrid A students in the building on Monday and Tuesday, and we enjoyed welcoming our hybrid B middle and high school students back this morning.

This week is Assistant Principals Week. If our assistant principals, Dr. Brian Garrett and Shawn Wilson, have helped make your family's experience at Brown School positive, would you please reach out and let them know? Our APs do amazing work, and I know I couldn't do my job without their support.

Warm regards,

Dr. Angela, Principal

This Week's Essentials

Pedway Arrival Procedures

Student Drivers

Juniors and seniors who plan on driving their own cars to in-person school will need to park in the YMCA Parking Garage! Please complete THIS FORM ASAP!!! Also, check out the video to see the Healthy at School entry procedures so our student drivers will know what to expect in the mornings!

ACT Virtual Prep Session Offered

Free ACT virtual prep session for all Juniors on Saturday, April 10th, from 9 until 1. Naresh Keswani and Jason Linden will be your host for math and ELA content review, test taking and pacing strategies to assist in taking the ACT.


Please RSVP on this google form: ACT Virtual Prep Sessions, Saturday, April 10 from 9 - 1


Animal Welfare Club Information

Please see your Animal Welfare Club Google Classroom for updates plus the schedule of our upcoming meetings along with the Zoom Meeting links and passcodes.


We had a wonderful and educational guest speaker from The Tribe Animal Sanctuary on Monday.


UPCOMING Dates and Times:

April 12th @ 4:00: Kentucky Humane Society's Jeff and Ethan the dog
April 13th @ 4:00: Veterinarian- Mallory Crafton

April 19th @ 4:00: MisPits and Friends Rescue


Please reach out to student club founder, Iris G., or sponsor, Stacey Powell, with any questions or concerns.

Graduation & Promotion Ceremonies

The JCPS Board of Education approved in-person graduations for seniors at their meeting last night. We will also be recognizing the class of 2020 at a separate ceremony. Each student will be provided 10 tickets to the ceremony to share with their family and friends. Here are the details.

Class of 2021

Date: Friday, May 28th

Time: 6:00 PM

Location: Central High School Football Field

Class of 2020

Date: Friday, May 28th

Time: 4:00 PM

Location: Central High School Football Field

In the event of inclement weather, both ceremonies will move to June 1st.


Guidance from the district regarding promotion ceremonies for K, 5th and 8th grades should be coming soon.

SBDM Update

SBDM Meeting

April 8, 2021

4:30 PM

Join Zoom Meeting HERE


Agenda

Opening Business

Approval of the Minutes of the Meeting of March 25, 2021

Sharing of the Vision

Public Comment


New Business

Approval Request for Algebra I Placement Adjustment Due to NTI/COVID for 2021-22 (Assignment of Students to Classes and Programs Within the School Policy)

Approval Request for wearing of Student School IDs to be waived for the remainder of the 2020-21 school year (Student Dress Policy)


Old Business

Report from the Bell Schedule Task Force

Approval Request for the Bell Schedule for the 2021-22 School Year


Adjournment

Tech @ Brown

Devices

Students attending in-person instruction need to bring their school-issued device fully charged to school every day. Personal devices are not allowed based on an SBDM policy. Also, please let us know if your Virtual Academy student is having device issues as well.

  • Still, need to request a school-issued device? Please do so by filling out the DEVICE REQUEST FORM.

  • If you know you have already requested a device, please be patient. We are working very hard to sanitize and prepare devices for students.

  • If your student is attending in person, we will deliver the device to their classroom.

  • If you have questions or want to make sure we received your request, please reach out to Amy.

Please call or text Amy at 502-398-3450.

Technical Difficulties

If you are having technical difficulties, please visit the Tech@Brown website it offers various ways to get help, and is linked off of our homepage under both PARENT and STUDENT.

Call or Text 502-398-3450, or visit https://bit.ly/browntech

Please Email Amy.Thornton@jefferson.kyschools.us with questions.

Weekly Columns

Star Students

Please encourage your student to shine in showing off our school-wide expectations:

  • Be Respectful

  • Be Responsible

  • Be Safe

  • Always Pursue Excellence

Family Resource Youth Service Center

Hello! I am Elona Mack, and I am Brown/Central FRYSC Coordinator. Need help? Your FRYSC is here to provide assistance. Click HERE for community resources.


Please contact me with questions or concerns.

Email: Elona.mack@jefferson.kyschools.us

Phone: 502-631-9146

Parent Teacher Student Association

2021 PTSA MEETINGS
April 21, 2021, 5:30 PM
May 18, 2021, 5:30 PM

Return to school safely and with spirit!

Brown School Bears Masks, now available in the

MemberHub Store.


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We encourage families to join the PTSA now, to stay involved in Brown School PTSA activities, fundraisers, teacher appreciation events, and more. Membership is an easy and affordable way to stay connected to your child's education and support the school.

-Become a PTSA member and get a window decal-CLICK HERE

-Attend the next PTSA Meeting - CLICK HERE

-Support PTSA fundraising efforts - CLICK HERE

-Read about our members - CLICK HERE

Walter Zausch, PTSA President

brownptsa.president@gmail.com

Counselors

CLICK HERE to visit the Counseling Corner. It's your one-stop-shop for answers to most of your questions K-12!

ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COUNSELING (K-5) - from Christy Teague, Elementary School Counselor

From Christy Teague, Elementary School Counselor

christy.teague@jefferson.kyschools.us



ACT test coming soon for Juniors!

*Mark your calendars for April 13 (Tuesday) for Monday/Tuesday students, April 14 (Wednesday) for virtual students, and April 15 (Thursday) for Thursday/Friday students for the ACT test. We will begin as close to 8:00 as possible once settled. Bring a pencil, mask, and bottled water (if desired). The test will last approximately 3.5 hours.

From Pam Willison, Middle and High School Counselor

pam.willison@jefferson.kyschools.us

Athletics

High School Winter Sports:

Our swim and diving team are gearing up for Regionals next week. Our swim team will be at Blairwood Country Club, and our diver will travel to Versailles, KY to compete. Good luck to our swimmers and diver!

High School Spring Sports

Softball kicks off their season tonight against Whitefield in the 7th Region All "A" Championship. If we win, we will compete at the State Tournament in 2 weeks. Good luck ladies!!

We are still in need of a few more baseball players before we are able to compete, but we are hoping to start games next week. Please contact Justin Leonard or coach Burton if you are interested in joining. Both emails are below.

Tennis has had several matches already. On Tuesday, we picked up a few doubles wins against Walden. Nick Neagle and Nieem Wright won their match 8-3. Ishai Wall and Chris Riley won their match 8-4. Our tennis team is back in action today against Waggener..

Our track team has been putting in a lot of work and are ready for the season. They will have their first meet on 4/14 at Male. We are looking forward to some great things from this team!

A list of coaches are:

Baseball- Kevin Burton kevinburton1979@gmail.com

Softball- Josh Luttrell rja172307@gmail.com

Boys and Girls Tennis- Matthew Davis- matthew.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us

Track- Ben Kolb and Jelly Green - bennet.kolb@jefferson.kyschools.us and william.green@jefferson.kyschools.us

Athletic Director- Justin Leonard- Justin.leonard@jefferson.kyschools.us

Elementary and Middle School Spring Sports:

Elementary and middle school fall sports are postponed until we return to school.

Backpack of Success Skills

Congratulations to Lia Mananandry! She was our first 5th grader to complete their North Star Backpack Defense! We have almost reached 50% completion status for our Senior North Star Defenses. If you have questions about whether your student has completed their defense, please reach out to Norah or Amy.

Backpack Team

If you have any questions please contact us:

Check out our BACKPACK NEWSLETTER

Family Matters

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