Principal's Message
Dear Brown School Family,
All elementary students should have brought home their report cards yesterday. Please remove the report card from the envelope, sign the envelope, and send the envelope back to school in your child's folder.
I hope to see you this Friday night at our Annual PTSA Fall Festival!
I am signed up to donate blood at our Blood Drive. Are you?
Love,
Dr. Angela
This Week's Essentials
Elective Course Fees
The issues with My School Bucks and billing for electives has been resolved. Please carefully review your student's statement and ask your child's teacher or notify kathleen.wynn@jefferson.kyschools.us if you have a billing error (such as being billed for a course your student is no longer enrolled in). It is much easier to remove an incorrect fee than it is to reimburse after it has been paid.
Yearbook Sale
Oh No! The yearbook is on sale for only $45 until October 30th! QUICK, don’t forget to purchase your yearbook now before Jostens bumps up the price. Times are changing and so is the yearbook! We have added 11 more pages to give us more space for sports and activities, and have added a 20 page supplemental! What is a supplemental you ask? It is more coverage of all the spring activities we have. Now pages about our spring sports, prom, junior ring ceremony, 5th and 8th grade promotion, and graduation will be mailed to you over the summer for no additional charge! So if you would love to have an additional 20+ pages of Brown School life, then go ahead and purchase your yearbook today at Jostens.com!
Make the most out of your memories and get a bang for your buck by buying one today!
Brown School Blood Drive
The Brown School Blood Drive will be held on Wednesday, November 2nd in the Auditorium from 8:00am-1:00pm.
Please click this LINK for more information and how to get registered. Every generous donation we receive can make a difference!
If you have any questions please email Kathy Wynn or call (502) 861-5834.
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.
UofL will be here on Thursday, October 27th.
JCTC Registration on Tuesday, November 1st.
UPS - Everyone Counts on Wednesday, November 2nd.
Technology Spotlight
Neysa's Journalism Class
It is almost time for the release of the 2022-23 Bear Necessities Online Digital Newspaper. The Journalism Tech Team came to the Ursa Innovation Lab to learn all about Google Sites from our School Technology Coordinator, Drew Paige. A huge shoutout to them for building the new Bear Necessities website from scratch, creating a new logo and embedding news articles from their classmates. The 1st Edition will be released to the public next week.
Check out a Sneak Peak below:
Weekly Columns
Fall Festival is Friday
We are so excited that your Fall Festival is this Friday from 6:00 pm to 8:30 pm right in front of our school.
Come out with you family and friends and enjoy the night.
We have a created a Goggle Document with the following information:
Details About Event
Schedule
Silent Auction & In Person Auction
Bear Bucks
Games & Events
Food Trucks & Menus
Volunteer Link
Frequently Asked Questions
Remember that First Street will be shut down at 6:00 pm. No Parking on 1st after 3:00 pm!
Bear Bucks
Get your Bear Bucks online - so that you don't have to wait in line to purchase tickets. Just come to our will call desk and pick them up - quick and easy.
Don't worry - if you buy too many - they can be used for future concessions and merchandise from the PTSA.
Each Bear Buck is worth $1.00.
Volunteers Still Needed
We are asking for volunteers in the following positions. We are really needing people for set-up from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm and then activities helpers - there are two shifts. 5:45 pm to 7:30 and 7:15 to 8:30. Activities helper are helping with the games and silent auction.
Athletics
Elementary Athletics
Basketball tryouts went great and we had a huge turnout. We should have 3 teams this year, so we have a lot of students getting the opportunity to learn the game and have fun.
Cheer teams will hopefully start soon, but we will need a parent volunteer. If you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to justin.leonard@jefferson.kyschools.us or tara.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us
Middle School Athletics
Basketball games kick off this weekend with the both the Varisty Boys and Girls teams playing in jamborees at Ballard. The regular season kicks off next week with the JV Boys and Girls teams playing at home versus Lassiter at 4 PM on Tuesday. The Varsity Boys and Girls will take on Lassiter on Thursday at 4:30 PM.
Cross-country had two middle school runners qualify for the state championships. Oliver Zausch and Erin Rogers will represent Brown in Paris, Kentucky on Saturday at 10am.
Archery will begin November for grades 6-12. Please contact jennbeanfest@aol.com for more information.
Swimming will have its first meet of the year on Friday November 4 from 6-10pm at Mary T. Meagher. The Brown School swim team will be hosting a series of stroke clinics at The Academy @ Shawnee this fall. For more information click here. Information about this season can be found on this document.
Bowling has begun practices and would still like to add some bowlers. Any student in grades 7-12th that are interested, should reach out to coach Justin at justin.young2@jefferson.kyschools.us
*All eligibility paperwork must be completed and on file with the Athletic Director before a student can participate. All forms can be found on the school website. under forms and info.
High School Athletics
Cross country season is coming to a close and we would like to thank all of our runners, families and coach Matt for a great season. Congratulations to Erin Rogers and Oliver Zausch for making State this Saturday in Paris, Kentucky. Go Oliver and Erin!!
Archery plans to start practices in early November. If you are interested in joining, please email coach Jennifer at jennbeanfest@aol.com.
Bowling has begun practices and would still like to add some bowlers. Any student in grades 7-12th that are interested, should reach out to coach Justin at justin.young2@jefferson.kyschools.us
Basketball- Anyone interested in playing basketball should email the coaches. Boys- jbibb20@gmail.com or Girls- rja172307@gmail.com
Swimming has finished tryouts, but could always add a few more swimmers. Anyone that is interested in being on the team should email coach William at wmkolb@gmail.com.
*All eligibility paperwork must be completed and on file with the Athletic Director before a student can participate. All forms can be found on the school website. under forms and info.
Elementary Counselor
This month is Bullying Prevention Month. This month's Core Counseling Curriculum lessons with Miss Christy are titled, "Our Words have Power", focusing on the positive and negative, long-lasting impact that our words have on others and on ourselves. Words DO hurt. So, we need to THINK before we SPEAK to others and to ourselves.
The NNAT3 Gifted and Talented Screener that was going to take place today for 3-5 grade has been postponed due to technical difficulties. We will test those grades tomorrow and Friday.
VERY IMPORTANT: This information is for ALL grade levels. If you want your child to attend virtual or in person therapy appointments at school, the therapist MUST be on our district MOA list. If they are not on the MOA list, then you will need to schedule their appointments outside of school hours. This is a liability issue. To find out if your child's therapist is on the list, and to help us make sure your child has the proper space and supervision while they are having their appointment, complete the Student Support Request Form and check the box for approval of outside services. If this is all totally confusing to you, go ahead and complete the student support request form as well and we'll clear things up.
Check out Miss Christy's Virtual Office for more information about our elementary world.
Middle School Counselor
Christy and I are in full swing with the NNAT3 Gifted and Talented Screener. Those who did not test today will be able to test tomorrow and Friday. Thank you all for your patience as we navigate the waters of a new assessment!
I've been leaning in heavy with our middle schoolers on conflict management and creating a positive school culture. In the next few weeks we will begin our middle school Fill a Bucket with Kindness Challenge. Many classes have already begun. Talk to your darling about ways they can show real kindness.
Finally, our 8th graders will attend the JA Inspire Career Fair field trip at the Expo Center this Friday. Bus leaves at 10. You should have already received the field trip permission form from your child. If not, let me know:). Students have been told to wear either a Brown School shirt or 'dress to impress'. This is a great opportunity for them to make connections in the community that might lead to internships/jobs down the road.
I'm also re-posting the info below from the last two newsletters. It's very important that you reach out ASAP if this applies to you and your students.
VERY IMPORTANT: This information is for ALL grade levels. If you want your child to attend virtual or in person therapy appointments at school, the therapist MUST be on our district MOA list. If they are not on the MOA list, then you will need to schedule their appointments outside of school hours. This is a liability issue. To find out if your child's therapist is on the list, and to help us make sure your child has the proper space and supervision while they are having their appointment, complete the Student Support Request Form and check the box for approval of outside services. If this is all totally confusing to you, go ahead and complete the student support request form as well and we'll clear things up.
High School Counselor
Recommendation writing is in full swing for seniors and juniors applying to colleges and selective programs. The procedure to request a letter is via the Google Classroom Class of 2023 for seniors. Juniors can work with Norah to organize their requests and Norah and Robin will work on them together.
Dual Credit: November 1st and 10th JCTC representatives will be at Brown in Norah's classroom to register students for dual credit. Contact Norah if your student needs an appointment for advising. Robin will also be present those days to assist.
If you student receives therapy services from a provider during the school day, please notify the us via the Student Support Request Form (to the left of this column) and select "Approval for Outside Services".
Mental Health Practitioner
Halloween is almost here, and we are excited at the J Graham Brown School! Like many of you, I enjoy a scary movie and some of my favorite candy during this time of year. Another perennial favorite of many is to wear different costumes, and try on different outfits to surprise our friends, be scary, or enjoy a sense of belonging to a group. Like wearing a costume, our students are trying on different aspects of their personalities to figure out who they are and where they fit in (especially our High school and Middle school kids). Figuring out who you are can be hard, especially if you feel you don't fit in. It is important to know what resources are out there to help our kids while they are going through this process. Here are some resources to students from a variety of walks of life and experiences:
Suicide Prevention (the suicide prevention hotline is now 988 nationwide)
Family Resource/Youth Services Center
Your local library has some fun events planned for kids of all ages. Click here to see what free activities your branch has planned.
Believe it or not, the holidays are right around the corner! If any family is in need of a Thanksgiving Day basket, contact St. Augustine Church at 584-4602. They will be taking sign ups through November 10 and baskets will be distributed on November 21.
If you think your family may qualify for free or reduced lunch, make sure you have completed an application. Click here for a link to the application form.
Star Students
Click HERE to watch the Star Students' Slideshow! We have so many amazing achievements of our Brown Bears from this past week!
Connections
SBDM Update
We have an SBDM meeting scheduled for Tuesday, November 1st. HERE is the agenda!
Cultural Connections
Here are some cultural connections from our SDL Framework. Students should be progressing in Empathy indicator 1 as they grow and develop in our school community. As young students, students are learning how to be kind to each other. As they mature, they learn to understand others' perspectives and view actions through varied lenses. Older students then become agents of change, which should be evidenced in projects and work in the classroom.
Family Matters
Halloween Fun At Home
Check out this amazing Halloween Digital Fun presentation our STC put together for our Brown Students and Teachers. There are plenty of fun activities that could be done at home as a family!
Click on the image to view the resources!
Community Events
