GCJ2 phone lines and internet are currently down in both buildings due to the network provider. We presume that it will continue to be out throughout Monday, as well. If you are in need of assistance, please email our Administrative Assistants who will have internet access to email at school:
BES: Carey Denecke Carey.Denecke@gcj2.k12.wi.us
BMS: Amanda Springer Amanda.Springer@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Or, call our emergency phone lines that are monitored during regular business hours while our phone lines are down:
BES: 262-949-3491
BMS: 262-949-1806
Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time. We will update you once these systems are restored.
Kindness in the classroom! Last week, during BES Kindness Week, students from 4K - 3rd grade were learning about kindness in all corners of the school - in their classrooms, in guidance class, in PE and science class. Students truly enjoyed learning about kindness in all sorts of different ways!
Way to be kind, Mustangs!!
We hope you’re able to swing by our art hallways in both buildings tomorrow during our Parent/Teacher Conferences!! These pictures don’t do justice!
See you at Parent/Teacher Conferences at both buildings. If you have questions, please contact your child’s teacher. 2/29 BES: 3:45-7:15 // BMS 3:00-7:00
See you at Parent/Teacher Conferences at both buildings. If you have questions, please contact your child's teacher. 2/29 BES: 3:45-7:15 // BMS 3:00-7:00
Join us for an afternoon of easel painting. No cost, open to students in grades 4-8 on 3/20 from 2:45-4. Email or let Mrs. Garrett know you will be attending!
March Concert: 7/8 Band & 6/7/8 Choir on March 13 @BMS - 6:30PM
Attention! Attention! We are SO excited to be able to share new staff features with you all.
Please give a warm Brookwood welcome to Ms. Stolzman and Ms. Burgeson!! They may look familiar to many of you because we were fortunate to have them both as student teachers since the beginning of the school year. Now, Ms. Stolzman is joining our team as a daily sub in both buildings and Ms. Burgeson is our long-term substitute in our elementary school's special education department. We are SO lucky to have such committed professionals continue to Grow into Greatness with our Brookwood Family.
Ready to help start the Brookwood Community Garden? Ready to learn more about indoor and winter sowing? Participate in learning all aspects of gardening, growing produce, houseplants and propagating plants. Come and find out how to grow native plants in your yard to promote pollinators. Come and help plan the 2024 garden.
Garden Club starts on February 28th from 2:45-3:30, for grades 4-8 , and meets every week. As spring progresses, we may extend our meeting times (TBA).
Looking forward to seeing you!
GCJ2 No School: March 1st
Attention families of Middle Schoolers! Our Spring Conferences are approaching quickly. Take the LEAP on Leap Day and talk with your child's teachers, visit the cafeteria for a treat from the Student Council, and create a Make and Take art project from Mrs. Garrett, the art teacher. Stop in any time from 3:00- 7:00 or schedule an appointment with your child's teacher if you haven't already.
This week, 7th and 8th graders in Life Skills Class got to listen to a guest career speaker, Christy Feller. Mrs. Feller is an athletic trainer. She spoke with the students about the personal attributes, skills, and training related to becoming an athletic trainer. She shared her education and certifications, job experiences, and the benefits and rewards of her career. Students were able to ask questions and reflect on what they learned about this growing career field.
At last night's school board meeting, the following 5th-8th graders were recognized for their attendance in the 2024 SLALN Math Meet -- Regional Competition where sixteen school districts competed on the UW-Whitewater Campus.
5th & 6th grade: Amara B., Joseph D., Talon F., Colt K., Declan N., Tristan P., Ava R., Owen S.
7th & 8th grade: Ally B., Mason G., Gracelyn G., Peyton K., Cameryn K., Khalil M., Andrea R., & Dalton T.
Way to make us #MustangProud!
What a busy day for our teachers with training and collaborating!!! See you tomorrow, Mustangs!
Today the Elementary school kicked off Kindness Week with an awesome assembly! The students learned about what a random act of kindness is - ask your student about their Random Act Of Kindness challenge for tomorrow (Random Act Of Kindness Day)! Grade levels got to share what their grade level service projects are, Kindness Squad taught the rest of the school their kindness chant and we of course had lots of fun with "minute to win it" games!
Click this link to see an album of pictures and videos from their assembly today: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1z1tja0XBVeIObnNDCige06nbMeQZ-n2U?usp=sharing
What a great day to be a Mustang! BMS held a spirit assembly to celebrate our the boy's basketball team and cheerleaders! The boy's basketball team went head to head against some of our male staff members in a tough game that went into overtime! Way to play hard, Mustangs!!!
Last Sunday, Mrs. Nast and Mrs. Fitzsimmons took their kindness students to Walmart to do some random acts of kindness. The students did an amazing job and were touched by the reactions they received. One shopper who received a flower from our student was in disbelief, she told the student, "you don't know how much this means to me right now" and was brought to tears. It was a touching moment that the students still talk about. Here is what their kindness mission at Walmart looked like. Way to go, Kindness Squad!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rz43l9ww_ts
This week during BES Kindness Week, each grade level brainstormed and came up with a service project. The students are very excited about spreading kindness this week. Along with their service projects, students will be immersed in kindness within their classroom doing fun and academic activities, in guidance they will be learning more about kindness and random acts of kindness, in PE they will be learning about being kind to their bodies and in science they will be learning about being kind to animals and nature. Don't forget about dress up days - classrooms will get points for the number of students who dress up! Random Acts of Kindness Day sheets are due back on Tuesday, we can't wait to see what your family did for Random Acts of Kindness Day tomorrow!! It's going to be a great week of kindness at BES!! Here are some students sharing what their grade level is doing for their kindness week service project! Thank you to all the families who have helped donate items to make their service projects successful.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYV6voDc0BI
Our young scientists tested water quality during the Science on Saturday program! Water was collected from various places around the school, Nippersink Creek, and snow banks. After
testing these samples, the scientists swept a section of the parking lot, added water to dissolve any chemicals in what was collected, and then tested it. Hint...the salt was off the charts! When the snow-ice melts, the salt is left behind to wash into the drain. This water is never filtered and eventually makes its way to the creek. The scientists brain-stormed ways to improve this for
the environment then made t-shirts supporting water conservation.
Our last session is on Saturday, February 24th from 10-11:30am at Brookwood Middle School - door 5
For more information contact Mrs. Kanthack at MaryEllen.Kanthack@gcj2.k12.wi.us
