Genoa City Joint 2 School District

In reading, Kindergarteners in Ms. Flood's class are learning about sharing their thinking about books. They put a post-it note on a favorite page that made them feel something, that they thought was interesting, that reminded them of something, etc. They then share that page with their reading partner. While doing this activity, they're also working on finger strength, which will help with their writing. Using playdough and working with post-it notes are a few awesome and fun ways to strengthen their fingers! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

MUSTANGS! Are you ready for day 2 of our Mustang Spirit Food Week?! Our location tonight is at Next Door Pub in Lake Geneva! Here is a video from our BFO board member Brittany: https://youtu.be/BYMIzKF3l_4 We hope you're able to order in or take out to help celebrate the Greatness of Brookwood. Don't forget to snap a picture of you, your food, and your family with your Mustang gear on so we can share it right here on our social media page! Email your pictures to Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us so we can all showcase our Mustang Pride! Thank you for your continuous support for our Brookwood Schools! And don't forget to mark your calendars for our first BFO Meeting on October 6th at 6 pm at BES --there will also be a virtual meeting options for those that cannot make it to the outdoor face to face meeting---stay tuned for the event invite!

Virtual and in-person students in Mrs. Brault's Kindergarten class get together daily on Google Meet to practice word work skills such as: rhyming, beginning sounds, blending syllables, segmenting syllables, and repeating sentences with fluency. Way to work hard, Mustangs! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

MUSTANGS! Are you ready for our first night of our Mustang Spirit Food Week?! Our first location is tonight at Yolo's! Check out this video from Talya, a member of our BFO board: https://youtu.be/YqV2MsIFqAk We hope you're able to order in or take out or even stop by for some ice cream to help celebrate the Greatness of Brookwood. Don't forget to snap a picture of you, your food, and your family with your Mustang gear on so we can share it right on our social media page! Email your pictures to Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us so we can all showcase our Mustang Pride! Thank you for your continuous support for our Brookwood Schools! And don't forget to mark your calendars for our first BFO Meeting on October 6th at 6 pm at BES --there will also be a virtual meeting options for those that cannot make it to the outdoor face to face meeting---stay tuned for the event invite on Facebook! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Virtual Cross-Country Season Week 2! Wow! We had such a great turnout for our first week, so many of you were able to find the secret location where Mr. Guth was running! Here is another super-secret location that we hope you'll be able to find! Remember all Brookwood students and their families are invited to participate! Send your week 2 picture to Matt.Guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

First graders have been working hard on their addition skills. Students each have a math toolkit that contains math manipulative to help them solve tricky problems. They are also using their other resources while working on math like their math books and iPads. We like to send pictures to our family members to let them know what we are learning. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Hey Mustangs! Our District Wide virtual cross-country season is off to a great start! Remember to find the hidden location, take a picture for week 1 and email it to Mr. Guth or Mrs. Peters! Our week 2 location will be revealed on Monday! Matt.Guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us Haley.Peters@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Students in 7th grade Language Arts took a quiz in a fun and unique way! They answered questions about Characterization via an app called "Quizziz." This fun and interactive website allows the teacher to create assessments for students that helps them to learn literary terms and how to apply them while also challenging them to get the most points and beat their classmates. There are funny memes to encourage them to keep doing their best and even strategy boosters to help them get a better score. Students love this app and the best part is, they are learning at the same time as playing a game! #BrookwoodsBest #BeBrookwood

4th and 5th Graders are learning all about the sun, moon, and stars. Students learned about how our shadows change throughout the day because of the earth's rotation. Students traced their water bottle's shadow in the morning and then observed the change in the shadow placement in the afternoon. They also had fun playing shadow tag, shadow shaking hands, and getting creative with their shadows. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

We love hearing all the wonderful music in the hallways of the middle school from our band students! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Did you know that today is International Dot Day?! It was established to celebrate creativity, courage, and collaboration, the celebration is easily one of the most fun days of the year. Celebrated by both children and adults, International Dot Day is a day to connect, collaborate, and create. It's also a day to foster self-expression. Way to go to our Brookwood Artist with their dot masterpieces! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

The phones and internet are out at both buildings as we work through a temporary power issue at the Middle School. We will let you know when this situation is resolved. If you need to contact the schools please email Luke Braden Luke.Braden@gcj2.k12.wi.us at BES or Kellie Bohn Kellie.Bohn@gcj2.k12.wi.us at BMS.

Way to work hard, Mustangs!! Today was the first day of word study for our 3rd graders. Students learned about the prefix "re-" and had to come up with four words that matched that pattern. Afterwards students took turns book shopping to find a book they love and even were able to virtually share about the books they are reading with some of their virtual classmates. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Thankful that our students have accessibility to various sources of books....our classroom libraries, school libraries, local public library, and various digital resources are used in many ways. A shout out to our super readers in 3rd grade! In these pictures, our 3rd graders are exploring virtual and classroom libraries for reading. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Mustangs! Welcome to our Virtual Cross Country Season! The first three weeks of our season will be scavenger hunt activities. View the image below to see where Mr. Guth has been running, and then run/walk to the same location. Then email Mr. Guth or Mrs. Peters with a picture proving you found the secret location. Our fourth week will be a virtual race. For those that complete all four challenges, a free t-shirt will be awarded! Here's the image: https://tinyurl.com/y5ns2b2y Don't forget that this activity is open to all students 4K-8th Grade! Here are the email addresses you need to submit your picture(s) to: Matt.Guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us Haley.Peters@gcj2.k12.wi.us Happy running, Mustangs! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Way to go Middle School Mustangs!! Students in 4/5 STEAM were put to the challenge of seeing how strong paper could be. Using triangles they made by folding strips of paper, they constructed a structure that would be strong enough to hold a small object. Other students wanted to see how high they could build their structure. This activity helped us work on our problem-solving skills! Grades 6-8 art classes were asked "Who are you?" and worked on creating a self-portrait that told the viewer who they are behind the mask. The students' drawings were full of wonderful details and it was great seeing our Mustang artists back in creative action! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

So proud of all of our students and our new routines at lunch time at both buildings. Way to #BeBrookwood. Check out our 2nd graders at lunch time today!

We loved seeing everyone's beautiful smiles today for picture day!! Ed Clark is going to keep the online ordering window open until Thursday, September 17. Here is the link to the site: http://edclarkschoolphoto.com/school/ In addition, we will have a photo re-take day. It will likely be mid-October. It will be posted on the school website once it's confirmed.

A special message from our BFO (Brookwood Family Organization) to YOU! https://tinyurl.com/y33cmpgv

Mustangs! Our Brookwood Family Organization is organized by family members where their child(ren) attend our Brookwood Schools and we are SO excited to announce our first event---a Sprit Week Food Fundraiser: Spirit Food Week! We hope that you and your family are able to eat out or order take out to enjoy from these local eateries during the week of September 21st. Many of these locations are giving back up to 15% of the proceeds of what they make back to our BFO. Our BFO uses money like this to support our students and teachers in various ways throughout the school year. Stay tuned for more information to follow in regards to our Spirit Food Week! Our first meeting will be on October 6th at 6:00 pm at BES. And it is open to YOU! As long as you have a child enrolled with either one of our schools. We will be holding the meeting outside around the entrance/playground area at BES. For those of you that cannot attend face to face---we will also have a virtual option. Stay tuned for more details but get these things marked on your calendar: BFO Sprit Food Week on the week of September 21st and also our first BFO meeting on October 6th at 6:00 pm at BES. If you have any questions, please email Brookwoodfamily19@gmail.com Because of YOU we are able to keep our BFO moving forward in supporting our students and staff. Thank you!!