Principal's Message
Dear Brown School family,
I hope your student's fall break was positive, relaxing, and productive. I was able to see one of my favorite paintings in person and check that off my bucket list. I am always amazed at the texture and depth of paintings when you see them in person versus looking at them in a book or on the Internet.
Monday, October 10th is Student Led Conference Day. Our day runs from 7:50 AM to 2:50 PM. Conferences that day may be held in person or virtually. Please make sure you have an appointment scheduled in advance because drop-in conferences will most likely not be available. If you are unable to participate that day with your student, your student will bring the conference materials home to conduct the conference with you later that week.
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.
We are in need of 3-5 chaperones for our school visit field trips. Those that are already approved please email Norah Wakefield (norah.wakefield@jefferson.kyschools.us) if you would like to chaperone an upcoming trip.
If you would like to become an approved chaperone, click this link to sign-up.
Smith College - 8:00am Wednesday
NKU - 11:00am Next Tuesday
Technology Spotlight
1st Grade Empathy and Kindness PBL
Our Brown Bears are creating all kinds of new things with technology. This week we are spotlighting Mrs. Jennifer's and Mrs. Aruna's 1st Grade Classes.
Our 1st graders learned so much about empathy and showing kindness towards others recently. They capped off their learning experience by creating their own button in the Ursa Innovation Lab! They had a blast designing their button template and utilizing the hands-on capability of the button maker.
Button Design/Making Pictures:
HS Beta Club
Attention high school students! Are you interested in joining National Beta Club? Please click on this link for more information and to apply! Applications are due by October 7th.
Please email Heather at heather.anderson@jefferson.kyschools.us with any questions.
Weekly Columns
PTSA
Common Mistaken Thought -
I Don't Have Time To Join The PTSA?
Your PTSA Membership does not require you to do anything. It is just showing that you are supporting the PTSA at the school and their mission to make "EVERY CHILD"S POTENIAL A REALITY."
Join the PTSA Here
Reflections
Reflections Program is a National PTA program designed to recognize students who excel in the arts. This year's theme is "Show Your Voice," There are 5 different categories that students may participate in.
Literature
Music Composition
Photography
Visual Arts
Film Production
Dance Choreography
This the from Student Entry Form that will need to be filled out. Entries are due to the PTSA office by October 14th. All ages of students and all abilities are encourage to create their own art work. If you have any questions - please email Autumn Neagle.
Concessions
We have 3 more volleyball games that we are providing concessions for. Please help us by signing up here!
Lunch for Teachers on Conference Day - Next Monday October 10th.
Our teachers work very hard on Parent Teacher Conference Day. We want to help them with Lunch on that day. We ask you to help us provide food for them.
Dinner for Teachers on Open House for Prospective Parents - October 20th.
This is an open house for our prospective students. Our teachers and staff work that day and then have to be there for incoming students. We are hoping that you can help us with providing dinner for our teachers and staff.
Showcase of Schools
October 15th - 9:00 am to 3:30 pm at the Kentucky International Convention Center. We are looking for current parents to come and greet prospective parents and give them the parent prospective about the Brown School. If you are interested - please email Autumn.
Fall Festival
This is our fall fundraiser and family night rolled into a spectacular night of fun!
The event starts at 6:00 pm and ends at 8:30 pm. First Street closes at 5:00 pm and will reopen at 9:00 pm. Therefore a good portion of our event will be right on the street.
What to expect at this event?
Silent Auction Games
Food Trucks Tunnel Tour
Costume Contest Merchandise
Music Socializing
Student Performances
Most of the events are done by ticket sales. This year we will do ticket sales both in person and they can be purchased online in advance and pick them up at Will Call. Tickets will go on sale starting next week.
Silent Auction
This year we will be doing our silent auction in person and online. We will open the online auction a week before. However, you can bid online even at the Fall Festival.
Do you own your business or know a business that would like to support our fall festival by giving a donation.
Here is our donation letter for the silent auction.
What make great donations - just about anything; from gift cards/certificates for service to a donation of products. Our teachers may ask you to give a small donation to help with a class basket.
Volunteers Needed
We need volunteers for this event to be a success! Sign up for set-up, work the booth, or clean-up.
Want to be involved in the planning this event. Join us on Facebook Wednesday
Athletics
Elementary Athletics
Cross Country took fall break off, but they are ready to run on Monday 10/10.
Basketball and cheer teams will be starting soon, so please watch this newsletter and our school Facebook page for information. We will need a cheer coach, so if you are interested in volunteering, please reach out to justin.leonard@jefferson.kyschools.us or tara.davis@jefferson.kyschools.us
Middle School Athletics
Volleyball varsity lost in a heartbreaking close match to Westport Middle in two close games. The team had a great season and showed massive improvement. They got a lot of great experience this year and will carry a lot of momentum into next year.
Cross-Country competed in the JCPS Middle School Championships at Moore on Tuesday night. In 6th grade girls, Sara Rogers won the 5th place medal and Tristen Wick won 10th place in the boys race. In the 8th grade race Oliver Zausch won 5th and Ethan Wright was 11th place. In the 8th grade girls race, Lucy O'Brien placed 11th and Erin Wright placed 12th. We have a great foundation for the future.
Tennis won matches against Ramsey and Highland over the past week. The team is doing fast-feed Mondays at the indoor courts about Village 8 theaters at 5:30. Any student wanting to play tennis is welcome to join. This will be continuing through the fall and winter. Please email Matt Davis for more information. The season continues Thursday vs. Highland at Peterson Park on Thursday at 6pm.
High School Athletics
Soccer has come to an end, with both teams having their best seasons in school history. Our boys finished with 9 wins and played the best teams in Jefferson County. Our girls won 13 games (5 being the previous high). We are so proud of both of our teams.
Volleyball is continuing to improve and looks to finish this season strong! They will take on Southern at home tonight, before hosting JTown on Monday and then senior night against Shawnee on Tuesday.
Cross country is ready to finish the season strong, with JCPS Championships. Then we have to be ready for Regionals and State! Here is the meet schedule for this year: LINK.
Bowling- Any 7th-12th grader that is interested in joining the bowling team should plan to attend a brief meeting on Friday at 3:00 in the gym. If you cant attend, email 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 is starting up and will hold an interest meeting this Friday 10/7 at 2:45 in room 321. Practice and tryouts will begin next week, so make sure all paperwork is done.
*All athletes must complete a sports physical, an insurance form, concussion form, video form and Covid waiver. All forms can be found on mybrownschool.org
Elementary Counselor
October is Bullying Prevention Month. So, we will be celebrating all month to Stomp Out Bullying! We are asking students and staff to wear ORANGE on October 25 to show our solidarity to end Bullying. There are more fun activities to come this month. Stay tuned. Don't forgot to visit Miss Christy's Virtual Office for more happenings in our elementary school world.
Middle School Counselor
I hope everyone had a wonderful fall break! Here are some highlights for this month:
Classroom Counseling Lessons start the week after next. 7th grade on Monday, October 17th, 8th grade on Tuesday the 18th, and 6th grade on Wednesday the 19th.
This month is Bully Prevention Month. My lessons will be focusing on the topic, and all things related to empathy and kindness for self and others.
On Friday the 28th all 8th graders will be attending the Junior Achievement Inspire Career Fair at the Kentucky Exposition Center. Permission slips will be given to students later this week so keep an eye out!
If your child has not already been identified as Gifted and Talented, or if you're not sure and want them tested, complete the NNAT Sign Up Form by this Friday! This test will take place on Wednesday, October 19th.
That's all for now. Remember that the best way to get in touch with me is to complete the Student Support Request Form. I LOVE working with your darlings and am here for you if you need anything. Take care!
High School Counselor
Seniors, get a good night sleep and eat a good breakfast before the Oct 6th ACT! Please arrive at school early so there are no issues with getting started on time <3
Juniors and sophomores that signed up, PSAT is next week on Oct 12th. Remember there is not a make up for this exam so plan to be present and ontime on Oct 12th!
Mental Health Practitioner
I hope you all had a great fall break! It's great to get some time to rest and get away from responsibilities. As we move further into the fall season, we move more into a time of testing for our high school students. Testing anxiety is very common, and can feel almost crippling to some. If your student is struggling with some testing anxiety as they prepare to take a test (whether it's the ACT, PSAT, or just a test in class) here are a few coping skills we can try:
Try doing some deep breathing. This helps to regulate our heart rate, and decrease anxiety.
Another coping skill that can be easily tied in with deep breathing is called grounding. This is a technique where we take stock of all of our senses to ground ourselves in the moment.
Taking it a step further, it is often helpful to have a "happy place" that we can visit in our minds when we are frustrated or anxious. This is usually a happy or fun memory that we are able to explore with our memory of our senses in that moment. Personally I like to close my eyes, bring up my memory, and then slowly go through the 5 senses placing myself as fully in that moment as possible.
Sometimes our anxiety does end up getting the better of us. If you get to a moment where you feel like you cannot get yourself to a better place it is always ok to ask for help. Feel free to use the student support form to request help from the Student Support Team.
Connections
SBDM Update
We had an SBDM meeting yesterday! Here's what happened.
Dr. Angela shared a Good News Report
The council reviewed these budget reports
Flexible Budget Summary
Activity Accounts: District-Based; School-Based
The council received these committee reports:
The council approved a proposal request for Advisory Clubs - Proposal and REAP
Cultural Connections
The Hispanic Heritage Month Website has great audio, videos, and links to art exhibits. This would be a wonderful resource to look at together as a family to learn more about Hispanic culture.
Family Matters
Check out the Imagination Tree - a great website for finding activities to do as a family.
Community Events
Sat, Oct. 15th | 12 noon to 5 pm
4th Street Live
411 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY