Genoa City Schools: Families in Need – Winter Clothing Program
The Genoa City Schools Families in Need Program is here to support families within our school district
who may be struggling to meet the immediate needs of their children. We are again focusing on ensuring
every child has the essential winter clothing they need to stay warm and comfortable.
For Families in Need – Sign Up for Essentials
If your child needs assistance this winter season, you can sign up to receive essential winter-weather
clothing such as pants, shirts, socks, mittens, and winter hats. Our goal is to make sure every child is
prepared for the colder months ahead.
https://forms.gle/WFvShixF48svxMx16
Families & Community Members: Help a Child or Children in Need
You can make a meaningful difference by sponsoring a child or children through our Winter Clothing
Program. Those who can participate will sign up to purchase clothing and essential items to help keep our
students warm, comfortable, and supported throughout the winter.
https://forms.gle/oD23ne5CqiVGCoTk8
Unable to Purchase Items? You Can Still Help!
If you are unable to purchase items for a child, monetary donations are welcome throughout the year.
These contributions allow our team to purchase essential clothing and other necessities for children in
need, both through this winter initiative and throughout the school year. Donations can be dropped off to
either school’s front office or mailed to Genoa City Joint 2 School District // P.O. Box 250 // Genoa City, WI
53128. Checks should be made payable to: Genoa City Joint 2 School District, memo: families in need -
Helen Xiong.
Every donation, no matter the amount or item, makes a difference and helps ensure our students have
the essentials they need to stay warm and feel supported. Thank you for helping us bring warmth,
comfort, and joy to our students and families this holiday season!
For more information, please contact Helen Xiong directly.
Thank you for your continued support for our schools and students,
Helen Xiong
helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Director of Technology & Digital Expansion
Please see the following weekly communication from your BES principal, Mr. Ringsby:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CHtLa9WPflOb7s4lC5W5BLr3O5Ic6GG8/view?usp=sharing
Please see the following weekly communication from your BMS principal, Mr. Lubus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-vch-6vo4VMaSowGRUZpHOeKIBK5mdP/view?usp=sharing
Please see the following weekly communication from your BMS principal, Mr. Lubus: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1B-vch-6vo4VMaSowGRUZpHOeKIBK5mdP/view?usp=sharing
Are you missing our BES After School Adventure Clubs as much as we are?! - COLORING CLUB for our 5K-1st graders was a blast!! Our 5K-1st grade artists had fun practicing their coloring skills in Coloring Club with Mrs. Horak.
Last Friday, Mr. Nelson held his first End-of-Quarter Raffle of the year! Students in each of his 7th- and 8th-grade classes had a chance to win when he drew a Trust Ticket from the class raffle box.
Students in Mr. Nelson's classes earn Trust Tickets throughout the semester for bringing their materials, keeping their Chromebooks charged, and staying on task. They add their signed tickets to the raffle box, then wait to see whose name is drawn. Congrats to all of this quarter's winners who were able to choose prizes such as Bluetooth earbuds, LED lights, soccer balls, and even a Packers jersey!
Students in Mr. Nelson's classes earn Trust Tickets throughout the semester for bringing their materials, keeping their Chromebooks charged, and staying on task. They add their signed tickets to the raffle box, then wait to see whose name is drawn. Congrats to all of this quarter's winners who were able to choose prizes such as Bluetooth earbuds, LED lights, soccer balls, and even a Packers jersey!
This event was designed for 5th & 6th grade students who show strong potential in the area of STEM. This day exposed students to a college campus, science labs, and the opportunity to talk with students and staff from other campuses. Rotations focused on Destination Imagination, Environment, and Engineering. This exciting event was held at UW Rock County in Janesville.
Congratulations to Brookwood Middle School's FIRST EVER Pokémon Champion!
She battled her way through an intense bracket-style tournament, defeating FIVE other trainers to claim the title! Becoming a Pokémon Champion is no easy task, especially with some seriously advanced trainers competing at BMS!
For her incredible victory, our champion earned a Pokémon booster pack AND, even better, the bragging rights of being Brookwood Middle School's FIRST EVER Pokémon Champion!
Let's hear it for our Pokémon Champion! Way to go!
She battled her way through an intense bracket-style tournament, defeating FIVE other trainers to claim the title! Becoming a Pokémon Champion is no easy task, especially with some seriously advanced trainers competing at BMS!
For her incredible victory, our champion earned a Pokémon booster pack AND, even better, the bragging rights of being Brookwood Middle School's FIRST EVER Pokémon Champion!
Let's hear it for our Pokémon Champion! Way to go!
Have you ordered a yearbook yet? The deadline to order yearbooks this year is January 15th. You can order online or send a check or cash to the school office. Cost is $25.
Reserve your yearbook today!
Reserve your yearbook today!
We want to extend a heartfelt THANK YOU to everyone who joined us today for our Veterans Day program. We are incredibly grateful for the wonderful turnout and the support shown to honor and recognize the brave men and women who have served our country.
A special thank-you to all those who performed, participated, and spoke during today's program. Your time, effort, and thoughtfulness helped make the event so meaningful.
We would also like to extend a sincere thank-you to Joshua Deron for joining us as our guest speaker and sharing his time and words with us today.
Most importantly, to all of our veterans, THANK YOU. We are forever grateful for your service, sacrifice, and dedication to our country.
We are so fortunate to be part of such an amazing community. Thank you to our families, community members, students, staff, and veterans for making today a memorable celebration of service and patriotism.
We are grateful for you today and every day.
4K families are invited to a family feast on November 19th from 2pm-4pm at BES. In Charlie Brown fashion, please join us in celebrating family. We ask that you bring an appetizer/snack to share with the group. We will share what we are thankful for this year and have a seasonal activity for you to do as a family.
BES Mustang Morning Show
The 3rd Grade Mustang Morning Crew works together to share announcements, special events, and fun updates with everyone in our school. Along the way, students practice teamwork, creativity, speaking skills, and learning how to put a show together. Best of all, they have a lot of fun while helping our school start the week together!
Enjoy this edition of the BES Mustang Morning Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCTxNXwivyQ
The 3rd Grade Mustang Morning Crew works together to share announcements, special events, and fun updates with everyone in our school. Along the way, students practice teamwork, creativity, speaking skills, and learning how to put a show together. Best of all, they have a lot of fun while helping our school start the week together!
Enjoy this edition of the BES Mustang Morning Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eCTxNXwivyQ
✨ What a magical adventure! ✨ Our 2nd- and 3rd-grade Mouseketeers had a blast exploring the Magical World of Disney at their after-school adventure club! From creating their very own Mickey and Minnie-inspired ears and decorating MagicBands to learning about Walt Disney, the history of Mickey Mouse, and the Imagineers behind the magic, they discovered so much along the way! They even put their detective skills to the test with a Hidden Mickey scavenger hunt and learned how to navigate Disney park maps like pros! 🐭 Their adventures took them on virtual field trips through all four Disney parks, where they explored animal conservation at Animal Kingdom, traveled around the world at EPCOT, visited Hollywood Studios, and experienced the magic of the iconic Magic Kingdom! Of course, no Disney adventure would be complete without some special Disney treats, including Mickey-shaped ice cream and popcorn! 🍦🍿 They wrapped up their time with plenty of Disney games, trivia, laughter, and memories. Thank you to our Mouseketeers for making this club so magical! We hope you keep believing in the magic wherever your adventures take you! ✨🏰
GCJ2 Weekly Communication
Please see the following weekly communication from your BES principal, Mr. Ringsby: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGoYTgd1IB0OkPOtXRdBNOmjNmhom_ID/view?usp=sharing
Please see the following newsletter from your BMS principal, Mr. Lubus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7QjwFaeMpxUiH1hboQVBnqIWzncxKiq/view
Please see the following weekly communication from your BES principal, Mr. Ringsby: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGoYTgd1IB0OkPOtXRdBNOmjNmhom_ID/view?usp=sharing
Please see the following newsletter from your BMS principal, Mr. Lubus:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1D7QjwFaeMpxUiH1hboQVBnqIWzncxKiq/view
Creativity was in full swing in Ms. Wagner's after-school adventure club! Second and third graders had a blast designing and creating their very own pony bead keychains! Students got to choose their colors, design fun patterns, and show off their creativity while making something special to take home.
Ms. Wagner loved seeing all of their unique designs and the hard work that went into each creation! So many colorful and creative keychains! 💙😊
Ms. Wagner loved seeing all of their unique designs and the hard work that went into each creation! So many colorful and creative keychains! 💙😊
7th and 8th-grade students in Mrs. Garrett's 3D Art Class are seeing the results of their hard work and creativity as their ceramic pieces are being pulled from the kiln. Here are a few of the pieces designed by our Brookwood artists!
Fifth graders had some fun in science. They made homemade lava lamps with food coloring, water, vegetable oil, and Alka-Seltzer tablets. Students learned about the density between water and oil. They also watched the Alka-Seltzer tablet react with the water, creating carbon dioxide bubbles that floated to the surface.
Invitation to 3rd-grade families for the annual Thankful Third Grade: Presentation & Feast
November 20th at 1 pm at BES
RSVP to your child's homeroom teacher
November 20th at 1 pm at BES
RSVP to your child's homeroom teacher
BMS FAMILIES!!! Did you miss the message?!?! Guth's Games officially started TODAY!!
If you missed the message...it may be because you haven't logged into your Brookwood app .... Mr. Guth made the official announcement there!
What is Guth's Games? It's a morning exercise program open to 4th-8th graders at BMS. It's a great time to move your body...to start your day strong! Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7am-7:20am at BMS. Question: matt.guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us
BMS Families, make sure you are checking the Brookwood app often for updates from your teachers, as that is the official tool for the middle school to communicate with our BMS staff....and the official way our BMS staff will get information out to YOU!
Click here to log into your account: https://tinyurl.com/5an872a2
Use your email or phone number registered with your child's PowerSchool account to log in!
Questions: helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
If you missed the message...it may be because you haven't logged into your Brookwood app .... Mr. Guth made the official announcement there!
What is Guth's Games? It's a morning exercise program open to 4th-8th graders at BMS. It's a great time to move your body...to start your day strong! Every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 7am-7:20am at BMS. Question: matt.guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us
BMS Families, make sure you are checking the Brookwood app often for updates from your teachers, as that is the official tool for the middle school to communicate with our BMS staff....and the official way our BMS staff will get information out to YOU!
Click here to log into your account: https://tinyurl.com/5an872a2
Use your email or phone number registered with your child's PowerSchool account to log in!
Questions: helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
It’s here!!! Well…almost. Today, BES got delivered the newest Dog Man book!!! We are hoping it will be delivered to BMS tomorrow. We have limited stock so get them now!!
Dog Man (A Sprinkle in Time): $16.87 each with tax
GCJ2 Scholastic Book Fair will confine to be onsite through November 4th
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to BOTH of our schools! Get ready for the newest gotta-read books, best selling series, and favorite characters that students love. Plus, every purchase supports our schools. We can’t wait to have you join us for the Best. Week. Ever!
Come shop the BES or BMS Scholastic Book Fair…onsite or online! 25% of every purchase online from 10/22-11/4 goes directly to benefit our schools!
The BMS Book Fair will also be open during student lunch and recess times.
We ask that elementary students make purchases by coordinating it with your child’s homeroom teacher who will work with Mrs. Hackbarth to ensure they get their books.
Online Links:
BES Book Fair Link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodelementaryschool13
BMS Book Fair Link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodmiddleschool1
Questions? Contact: Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
🎃 Full Hearts & a Fang-tastic Fall Fest! 🍂
What happens when a community comes together with generous hearts, helping hands, and a little Halloween spirit? A Fall Fest filled with laughter, friendship, and wonderful memories!
Our heartfelt thanks go to every worker, volunteer, family, community member, and local business who helped make this event possible. Whether you donated, worked a station, helped set up or clean up, or joined us for the fun, you made a difference!
A special thank-you to:
🍬 The Genoa City Travel Center for providing our costume prizes and Hafs Road Orchard for the delicious apples!
🚗 Our Trunk-or-Treat participants for bringing the candy, creativity, and Halloween magic.
🧡 Trinity Church kitchen ladies for sharing their time, hard work, and helping hands. We are so grateful for you!
🥣 The Badger food service workers for making sure the food was hot and ready to go and keeping the kitchen in shipshape condition throughout the festivities! Your work behind the scenes helped everything run smoothly.
✨ Our custodial staff for the extra hours, hard work, and care you put into getting our building back in order after such a busy day. We truly appreciate all you do for our school!
🍁 Our staff members who worked stations and attended with their families. Your support helped make this feel like a true school community celebration.
🎟️ The families, staff, and community contributors who helped fill our raffle baskets with wonderful prizes. Your generosity was a treat!
🌶️ Our chili cook-off participants for bringing the flavor, and our pumpkin decorating participants for sharing their creativity and fall spirit.
🚜 Mr. Lewis and Ms. Cottrell for keeping the hayrides rolling, and Bill Lois for supplying the hay wagon!
❤️ Brookwood PTO for the amazing photo backdrop and raffle basket! They were a huge hit
🐎 Our Mustang Council workers for pitching in with energy, enthusiasm, and school pride.
🎭 Mrs. Coggins and her drama class for their spooktacular performances and for sharing their talents with our community!
And to anyone who played a part, big or small, please know how much you are appreciated. So much happens behind the scenes, and every contribution helped bring this day to life.
The best part of Fall Fest was seeing our community together—families making memories, students shining, and neighbors supporting our school. Thank you for making it such a fang-tastic celebration! 🧡🍁
What happens when a community comes together with generous hearts, helping hands, and a little Halloween spirit? A Fall Fest filled with laughter, friendship, and wonderful memories!
Our heartfelt thanks go to every worker, volunteer, family, community member, and local business who helped make this event possible. Whether you donated, worked a station, helped set up or clean up, or joined us for the fun, you made a difference!
A special thank-you to:
🍬 The Genoa City Travel Center for providing our costume prizes and Hafs Road Orchard for the delicious apples!
🚗 Our Trunk-or-Treat participants for bringing the candy, creativity, and Halloween magic.
🧡 Trinity Church kitchen ladies for sharing their time, hard work, and helping hands. We are so grateful for you!
🥣 The Badger food service workers for making sure the food was hot and ready to go and keeping the kitchen in shipshape condition throughout the festivities! Your work behind the scenes helped everything run smoothly.
✨ Our custodial staff for the extra hours, hard work, and care you put into getting our building back in order after such a busy day. We truly appreciate all you do for our school!
🍁 Our staff members who worked stations and attended with their families. Your support helped make this feel like a true school community celebration.
🎟️ The families, staff, and community contributors who helped fill our raffle baskets with wonderful prizes. Your generosity was a treat!
🌶️ Our chili cook-off participants for bringing the flavor, and our pumpkin decorating participants for sharing their creativity and fall spirit.
🚜 Mr. Lewis and Ms. Cottrell for keeping the hayrides rolling, and Bill Lois for supplying the hay wagon!
❤️ Brookwood PTO for the amazing photo backdrop and raffle basket! They were a huge hit
🐎 Our Mustang Council workers for pitching in with energy, enthusiasm, and school pride.
🎭 Mrs. Coggins and her drama class for their spooktacular performances and for sharing their talents with our community!
And to anyone who played a part, big or small, please know how much you are appreciated. So much happens behind the scenes, and every contribution helped bring this day to life.
The best part of Fall Fest was seeing our community together—families making memories, students shining, and neighbors supporting our school. Thank you for making it such a fang-tastic celebration! 🧡🍁
Genoa City Jt. 2 School District is grateful to host area veterans for an assembly celebration at Brookwood Middle School on Wednesday, November 11th, beginning at 9:30 am. A light reception of coffee and donuts will follow in the Middle School Library at 1020 Hunter’s Ridge Drive.
For questions, please reach out to Superintendent Paul Weber at paul.weber@gcj2.k12.wi.us.
For questions, please reach out to Superintendent Paul Weber at paul.weber@gcj2.k12.wi.us.