December 7, 2020
No School
Staff Professional Development Day
Our GCJ2 Family Engagement Team hopes that you are able to take part of our Read Aloud Series. Thank you for your continued support for our District and our various ways we find to help support your child's engagement in learning from home.
Here is our fourth video to our kick off our series from Ms. Warner who talks about inferencing! Do you know what it means to make an inference? Check it out here! https://youtu.be/pVQnaOf6qA4
GCJ2 Family: We are truly thankful and blessed to have you all as a part of our Brookwood Family. We appreciate your continuous support in our school District. Have a restful few days off and we will see you all on Monday.
Each year the students in Miss Flood's kindergarten get asked a question....."I want to make a turkey for my family to eat for Thanksgiving. What do I need to do?" And the students take it from there.... We hope that you've already started preparing your meals.....fair warning: We are NOT responsible for any hospital visits that may occur as a result of trying our recipes! 😀 We hope you enjoy this 29th edition of Ms. Flood's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Cookbook!
https://tinyurl.com/y3lqz884
Brookwood Kindergarten through 5th grade artists joined in some Brookwood turkey fun. They were all supplied with the letter “B” and given directions to make the “B” into a Brookwood Turkey! The artists were given the option to enter their turkey into a K–5th grade Brookwood Turkey Contest. All the turkey entries were amazing and we are excited to announce some of the winners! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
https://youtu.be/ebRSEr5gLLA
The kindergarten student in Mrs. Renn's class worked on making turkeys. These turkeys are a form of process art that gives students freedom to choose how they want to create their art and how the final product will look. Making art is a wonderful way to work on finger strength, fine motor skills, and following directions. Skills included gluing, cutting, and coloring. These turkeys will decorate our school and homes. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
Our GCJ2 Family Engagement Team is SO excited that so many of our families are taking a part of our Read Aloud Series. Thank you for your continued support for our District and our various ways we find to help support your child's engagement in learning from home.
Here is our third video to our kick off our series from Ms. Flood who talks about pattern power. Check it out here!
https://youtu.be/_nDZe_UOvSw
Toy Drive Dates: December 2nd-22nd
Brookwood Middle School Student Council is taking charge to organize the 2020 Brookwood Schools Community Toy Drive, to benefit Loaves and Fishes.
Take the opportunity this holiday season to donate NEW toys for ages 4-14 from December 2nd-22nd.
Bins will be in the breezeways of both school buildings.
Our 8th graders rock! Recently, they wrote a project- based exam to apply their understanding of Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion. They created Newton’s cradles and then used them to answer a series of questions using evidence and created claims. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
We are excited to announce that Kohl's Wild Theater will be presenting a virtual assembly for our 4K through 5th grade students! On December 4th, the students ( virtual and in-person) will go on an adventure to the Zoo with a student named Skyler. After a mysterious encounter with a wise river turtle, Skylar is transformed into a Humboldt penguin, a zebra, and a river otter. Skylar learns that to return to human form, one must “wade with the waddle,” “doze with the dazzle” and “roll with the romp.” With the help of some colorful animals and a caring zookeeper, Skylar learns to overcome a fear of interacting with others. This 40-minute interactive musical meets social-emotional learning standards by exploring the connections between young people, zookeepers, and animals. Teachers will be providing the link to view the assembly on the day of the performance.
Brookwood Kindergarten through 5th grade artists joined in some Brookwood turkey fun. Students were all supplied with the letter “B” and given directions to make the “B” into a Brookwood Turkey! The artists were given the option to enter their turkey into a K – 5th grade Brookwood Turkey Contest. Here are some of the amazing creative artists we have at Brookwood School! Stay tuned to find out the Brookwood turkey winners! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
Who doesn't love doing Fitness Frenzy? Our BES students have a great time working on various fitness actvities in these various stations. Check some of them out here: https://youtu.be/AnFLXjaY5g4
#BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
In the spirit of being thankful, we wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your support in regards to our online Scholastic book fair! With your purchases and dedication to your children's growth in and love of reading, our school received over $300 to purchase new library materials.
While we certainly look forward to being able to have in-person book fairs again, we are very appreciative that we were able to make this online book fair a success.
Until next time, happy reading!
#BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/rWBkYJKh4Y0
To our BFO....thank you....thank you.....thank youuuu!!! Our teachers are soooo thankful of these amazing teacher spreads that were laid out at the elementary and middle school. We are truly grateful for your support in our teachers, staff, and school district. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
The Lake Geneva Food Service that provides our District breakfast and lunch meals to our students has received an extension for the Federal Summer Food Service Program. Brookwood students are eligible for one FREE breakfast and one FREE lunch daily for the entire 2020-2021 school year. We encourage each student to take advantage of our nutritious meals at no cost. This will require no action on your part, just show up! Additional meals, milk, or a la carte purchases will be debited from the students' account. If your family has already paid toward your lunch balance, we ask that you please leave the balance for future use.
Miss Ferguson loves being able to see all of her 2nd graders during their daily morning meetings! Way to work hard, Mustangs! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
3rd grade students in Ms. Skalecki's class are researchers becoming experts on a topic of their choice. Students chose an informational topic they want to learn all about, and are gathering facts about their topic. Students have chosen topics like tsunamis, kangaroos, ferrets, sharks, legos, and more. They will be writing, and organizing information to share with others and we can't wait to see their final products! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest
We hope you enjoyed our first video from our GCJ2 Family Engagement's Read Aloud Series. Mrs. Kiefer is really excited to share with you her book called Moon's First Friend.
Have you heard about narrative stories vs. expository readings? Find out more through this read aloud!
https://youtu.be/ME8uG76LB3g
The Brookwood Middle School student council is organizing a food drive to collect non-perishable food items at both schools. The food will then be donated to Loaves and Fishes (our local food pantry) on December 1.
Donation boxes will be found in the breezeway of both the elementary and middle school.
Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/K9vYPzwwiMU