Principal's Message
Dear Brown School Family,
I am very excited and grateful to be celebrating my 50th birthday on our first day back from winter break! One of the greatest blessings of my life is being principal here at Brown; it is truly my dream job. I work with the greatest teachers and staff in the multiverse, and we serve a remarkable student body. Every day is a challenge but it is full of rewards as well.
I want to congratulate Amanda Evans who just received a promotion to a position at the JCPS Central Office working in the department of Diversity, Equity, and Poverty. I am just thrilled for her - she has been an amazing asset to our school. With that being said, if you are looking for a clerical position in a positive work environment, please be on the lookout for the job posting! It should be posted soon at THIS LINK; just search for Brown School.
Love,
Dr. Angela
This Week's Essentials
JR / SR College Prep Visits
To stay in the loop of all of the upcoming Junior and Senior College Rep Visits, please visit the calendar linked HERE.
Thursday, January 5th - Jason Downey will be presenting in G1, G2, G3 study skills are invited to attend.
Tuesday, January 10th - Niyetta Hill Williams presents
Technology Spotlight
Brown Staff
Our Brown staff attended a technology training in the Ursa Lab to learn more about an online program called NoRedInk to help their students become better writers. They also learned how to use Cricut Design Space to create vinyl stickers! This led to a lot of new classes that will be doing a project in the URSA Lab in 2023. We can't wait to share more things students create in the lab with you soon!
Check out some of the stickers the staff created!
The Bear Necessities 3rd Edition
The third edition of the Online Digital Newspaper, the Bear Necessities is published and ready for the public to view. Click this link to read articles written by Brown students. Click on the Art tab/button to potentially see your child's artwork featured in the newspaper. The Bear Necessities of Brown have come back to you!
Weekly Columns
PTSA
While spending your amazon gift cards that you got this holiday season - don't forget to select
J Graham Brown PTA
to automatically support the PTSA.
Silent Disco This Friday
All high school students join us for our first Silent Disco! What should you expect at a silent disco??
Athletics
Elementary Athletics
Basketball had the break off but are ready to get back to practice and games next Saturday.
Cheer also had the break off and can't wait to get back out there and cheer next Saturday.
Concession Stand Volunteers are needed for this basketball season. This will be for elementary, middle and high school basketball games. Without volunteers we will not be able to open the concession stand. This helps fund athletics and the PTSA, which provides opportunities for all of our students. Concession Stand Volunteer Sign-Up Link
Middle School Athletics
Concession Stand Volunteers are needed for this basketball season. This will be for elementary, middle and high school basketball games. Without volunteers we will not be able to open the concession stand. This helps fund athletics and the PTSA, which provides opportunities for all of our students. Concession Stand Volunteer Sign-Up Link
Basketball JV boys and girls are in action today at home against Ramsey. Girls tipoff at 4PM and the boys at 5PM. The varsity middle school squad plays Thursday at Ramsey with the boys tipping off at 6PM and the girls at 7PM.
Tennis is continuing to do fast-feed lessons through the winter months at Advantage Tennis and Fitness on Mondays at 5:30. This resumes on Monday 1/9. For more information, email matthew.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us. All students (middle and high) are welcome to attend. It is a great and fun way to quickly improve.
Archery started practice and our team is excited to start competitions. If you are interested in joining, please email coach Jennifer at jennbeanfest@aol.com.
Cheer welcomes their new coach, Aruna Keswani! The cheerleaders are doing a great job through some changes this year and we really appreciate their enthusiasm and school spirit!
High School Athletics
Trip to Hoosier Gym (where the movie "Hoosiers" was filmed) to Watch the Bears Play! Below is a for a ticket link for the game and a spot on the bus for the Brown vs. North Bullitt boys basketball all game on Friday 2/3/23 at historic Hoosier Gym in Knightstown, Indiana. We will leave school at 4PM and arrive back around 11PM. Students will need to bring money for food and concessions or bring their own food. We will stop at Wendy's or an equivalent on the way. Students will also agree to watch the movie "Hoosiers" (hopefully in our theater if equipment is installed) before the game at a time and date to be announced. This is only for students enrolled in J. Graham Brown School. This ticket is limited to the first 60 purchasers. Tickets and bus is $10 total. CHEERLEADERS AND BASKETBALL PLAYERS DO NOT NEED TO PAY. We have to know by Friday 1/6 how many students will be going, so Thursday is the deadline. These tickets are currently for high school students only. My email is matthew.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us if you have any questions. TICKET LINK
Concession Stand Volunteers are needed for this basketball season. This will be for elementary, middle and high school basketball games. Without volunteers we will not be able to open the concession stand. This helps fund athletics and the PTSA, which provides opportunities for all of our students. Concession Stand Volunteer Sign-Up Link
Archery will be off over the break, but will have their next shoot at Atherton on 1/14. If you are interested in joining, please email coach Jennifer at jennbeanfest@aol.com.
Cheer is doing a fantastic job and working really hard in their game prep and performances. You must come out and watch one of their half time shows.
Bowling had the break off, but we know they will be practicing on their own. Any student in grades 7-12th that are interested, should reach out to coach Justin at justin.young2@jefferson.kyschools.us
Basketball- Our teams had a great break, with both teams placing 3rd in their respective tournaments. Jany'ah Kirk was named to the Western All Tournament team, as well as the Mark and Will Shows Kentucky girls player of the week. Justin Bibb had an exting tournament as well. He not only took home All Tournament Team Honors, he scored his 1000th point. They are back in action in the 7th Region All "A" Tournament. The boys will play Whitefield on Friday at Highland Latin at 6:30 and the girls will play Collegiate at Highland Latin at 3:45 on Saturday.
Swimming and Diving hosted the Brown Bear Sprint Meet #2 last Saturday, with our girls team placing 1st overall and our boys team 3rd overall. We picked up big wins in the girls 200 IM relay and Ellie Leonard won the 50 Yard Breast stroke
Elementary Counselor
Happy 2023!!! First semester/second quarter officially ends Jan 6. Report Cards will come home with students on Jan 17. Along with Report Cards, the NNAT3 Score Report will also be going home with students who took this test in October (grades 3-5 only). The NNAT3 is the new assessment adopted by JCPS this year as a qualifying tool for Gifted/Talented General Intellectual Ability category (GT-GIA). Students must score within the 9th stanine to qualify for GT-GIA. If your child qualifies for GT-GIA, along with the NNAT3 Score Report, the GT-GIA Parent Permission Form will be enclosed for the parent/guardian to sign and return to Christy Teague, ES Counselor, by Feb 3, 2023. For more information about Gifted/Talented and Advance Program click HERE.
Other Current and Upcoming Events:
ACCESS Testing for students identified as English as a Second Language (ESL) students.
Core Curriculum Counseling lessons - highlighted yellow
Peace Ed visits - green print - provide lessons/ activities to our 5th grade students related to transitioning to 6th grade, conflict resolution, making/keeping friends, etc.
Advance Program identification starts in Feb
Primary Talent Pool identification starts in Feb
Small Group Counseling sessions
MLK Day - Jan 16 - No School for students
For more information about our Elementary World, see Miss Christy's Virtual Office.
Middle School Counselor
If you need help, please reach out to our office!
High School Counselor
Welcome back! The Fall Semester ends officially 1/6/23. Please tie up any loose ends ASAP by contacting your teacher!
See each *below for multiple updates!
*Schedule changes: Be very wary of changing your schedules. Seniors: Your Common App asked for a current schedule. Large schedule changes (changing from AP to ADV for example) could potentially be noticed when Robin sends mid-year reports. If you need to discuss with a college rep, please do so prior to requesting a change and meeting with Robin. We are not responsible for acceptance or scholarship retraction due to your schedule change decisions.
*Robin will be in study halls the first two days of the semester (1/9/23-1/10/23) to conference with students who have completed the Schedule Change Request Form.
*Dual Credit class registration was due 12/1/22, if you did not register for classes, you will need to be enrolled in courses at Brown FOR FULL DAYS.
*Work-Based Learning-any changes in work-based learning need to be communicated
to Robin via Norah. If a job site or supervisor changed, please complete NEW paperwork with Norah NO LATER THAN 1/13/23.
*LAST DAY FOR SCHEDULE CHANGE REQUESTS 1/20/23 AT 3 PM
*Valedictorian status: Graduation programs are ordered right after Fall Semester grades post (APPROX 1/13/23). Therefore to be honored at graduation as a valedictorian, your cumulative WEIGHTED GPA from your 7th semester (Fall of senior year) is used to determine if you are at a 4.0 or above and therefore one of the valedictorians. Once valedictorians are determined, students can self-nominate with a rough draft of the speech (approx 500 words) if they would like to speak at graduation and the class and school staff will vote on who delivers the valedictorian’s address. Additional scripted opportunities could be available for those not chosen for the Valedictorian’s Address.
*Lack Sheets and Graduation Contracts: All seniors and juniors designated as lacking a graduation credit will need to set up bi-monthly check-ins with their study hall teacher or Norah. Robin will follow up with you individually to make sure check-ins are scheduled and your graduation contract is being followed.
Mental Health Practitioner
Welcome back everyone! I hope you all had a great break, and enjoyed spending time with your loved ones. As we are moving into the new semester I just wanted to remind everyone of my referral process if you want services for your children here at school. Please feel free to look at and fill out our student referral form. This can be filled out by a student, teacher, or parent. We will try to respond to all referrals within 3 days of receiving them. If you have any immediate concerns please also feel free to reach out to me via my email (david.rutledge2@jefferson.kyschools.us) or my office phone (502-485-8216 ext. 2633). Let's have a great second half of the school year!
Family Resource/Youth Services Center
Happy New Year! I hope everyone enjoyed their holiday break! Comet will be at school next Tuesday, January 10. He is excited to see everyone!
The dental screening that was scheduled for the elementary students on January 25th has been canceled and will be rescheduled for a later date. I will send home updated information when we receive it.
The Louisville Free Public Library has several free programs in January that is great for families. Click here for more information.
Just a reminder - we now have a food pantry at school. If anyone is in need of food, please contact me.
Connections
SBDM Update
We have an SBDM meeting scheduled for Tuesday, January 10th. HERE is the tentative agenda.
Cultural Connections
January 2023 Religious/Cultural Holidays
