It was hands-on learning in 7th grade science recently. Students are studying the circulatory system, and had the opportunity to dissect boar hearts. They were able to see how the twisting and turning veins and arteries connect with the chambers of the heart. What a complex and amazing organ! Those who were comfortable were able to handle the hearts, following the pathway from right side, to lungs, to left side, to body, and back again to the right side of the heart. They were then able to connect our knowledge to previous learning of the respiratory system, and will take this experience into making connections to the digestive system.
Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/luU_69msNJI
Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez https://youtu.be/b9fqykB-dmE
Parents & Guardians to our 6th grade students, please see the following letter in regards to our outdoor education at Camp Wonderland for this school year: https://tinyurl.com/wu7mx4rs
Although Arbor day isn’t until April 30th, Brookwood’s 4/5 graders celebrated early! The Wisconsin forestry association donated over 220 saplings to celebrate Arbor Day! All Students, including virtual students, received a white pine sapling and had a lesson on Arbor Day. The 4th and 5th graders learned all about the importance of trees and what they do for our environment and our economy. They were also taught how to plant their trees! We hope you see a lot of white pine saplings planted around our community!
It’s YEARBOOK time! ONCE A MUSTANG, ALWAYS A MUSTANG
We are SO excited that our yearbooks will be here before you know it! They are going to be hot off the press soon so
order your yearbook today. www.yearbookforever.com
No School - April 30, 2021
We need your input! This survey is the beginning of the discussion about how to move forward after our failed referendum. The School Board will use your feedback to help guide their next steps. Please complete this short survey and be watching for our upcoming listening sessions. Thank you in advance for your participation! https://tinyurl.com/2zjxue4h
For your weekend enjoyment! Our Family Engagement Team is excited to share with our Brookwood Families and our community members a digital read aloud series where our team and staff members will be reading books aloud to you and your families while sharing effective reading strategies and activities for you to engage in at home with not only our books we are sharing with you but also your own personal books, books from our local library, our school libraries, or even books bought from the store. We hope you enjoy this activity and find ways to implement these strategies and games at home with your loved ones.
We hope you enjoy this read aloud from Mrs. Bobula! Being patient is something that we all need a reminder of at times...but this little impatient caterpillar needed to be reminded quite a few times...and we can't wait for you to see what happens at the end of this read aloud: https://youtu.be/zI26b4pzx6I
If you missed our previous read alouds, check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3
Brookwood Families with children in grades 3rd-8th grade, please see the following letter from our principals in regard to our upcoming state test: Forward Exam https://tinyurl.com/6xwb2c58 . If you have any questions, please contact your child's respective principal.
Any guesses on what happened at the elementary school today?!
Brookwood Families, please see the following letter from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://tinyurl.com/rpyx8p7w
6th Grade students learned all about Vincent VanGogh's most famous painting, Starry Night. Students created their own versions using the colors of their choice and painting on a clear piece of plastic placed over a coloring sheet of Starry Night. The focus of the assignment was to notice and mimic and the unique style of brushstrokes that VanGogh used in his painting.
The middle school student council will be doing a penny war the week of 4/12-4/16. The penny war will help support a local animal shelter.
How it works: Every middle school homeroom teacher will have a bucket in the entryway of the middle school. When students walk in and out for recess, they will put pennies in their homeroom’s bucket. Every penny equals one point. Students can also put silver change in other homerooms’ buckets. All silver change takes points away from that homeroom. Example: a nickel takes away 5 points. The homeroom with the most points on Friday afternoon wins.
FREE Early Childhood Party! Children 18 months-3 years old at BES on April 30th. Our certified staff will be running exciting games and activities that will target specific developmental areas such as: fine motor, gross motor, speech and language, social emotional, and pre-academics. Parents will fill out a screening questionnaire beforehand, then bring join their child while our professionals interact with your child to make sure everything is on track for success! RSVP to Jayme Wisneski at 262-279-6496 or email Jayme.Wisneski@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Please, VOTE!
Polling locations are open today from 7am-8pm.
Here are some voting resources:
Where do I vote: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/FindMyPollingPlace
FAQs about voting: https://elections.wi.gov/faq
Operational Referendum resources: https://www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/page/referendum-2021
Please see the following Mustang Message in English from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn https://youtu.be/xCozvATZAas
Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez https://youtu.be/qGdNM9-H2vA
In 3rd grade guidance, students have been learning about empathy. The unit concluded this week with a STEMpathy activity where students were given Legos or Knex and scenarios of others who have some sort of barrier or difficulty. Students first empathize with the person to gain a better understanding of the barriers the person is facing. Then, they hypothesize how they can remove these barriers - help the person, showing they care. Students are able to put the three parts of empathy into action, 1. How is the person feeling. 2. Why is that person feeling that way? What can I do to help/to show I care? Once the students understand the why of their design, the innovation starts!
Teaching students to consider someone’s point of view, needs, and barriers can help them to gain a better understanding not only of the need for design and innovation but also grow their empathy skills. They were asked questions like:
What is this person going through?
What is it like to be this person?
What barriers does this person face that is preventing him from accessing his environment?
What can you do to remove these barriers for this person?
For your weekend enjoyment! Our Family Engagement Team is excited to share with our Brookwood Families and our community members a digital read aloud series where our team and staff members will be reading books aloud to you and your families while sharing effective reading strategies and activities for you to engage in at home with not only our books we are sharing with you but also your own personal books, books from our local library, our school libraries, or even books bought from the store. We hope you enjoy this activity and find ways to implement these strategies and games at home with your loved ones.
We hope you enjoy this read aloud from Mr. Hanson! This story is a narrative non-fiction story...and if you aren't quite sure what that means...we hope you listen to this story so you have a great example of one. We love the message that Mr. Hanson has to share with you about this book too...stay tuned to the end where he shares the special message of this story: The Tree Lady. https://youtu.be/t5P7YjHiOHY
Missed out on some of our previous read alouds? Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBs_aQbe_tA&list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3
Don’t forget....we are only 4 days away from voting!! You may ask...why vote and what is the impact of the District’s operational referendum on our community?! Check out that information here: We hope that this page is helpful to our community members.
www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/page/referendum-2021
Don't forget to spread the word and vote on April 6th!
Please see our virtual info & Q&A session we had on 3/23/21 about our upcoming Operational Referendum: https://youtu.be/OWnyfoM3vQY . To view our previous session and other information about the upcoming Operational Referendum, please go to https://www.genoacityschools.org/.../page/referendum-2021
During our Q&A session, we were unable to do a live translation into Spanish during the recording, but we have gotten the information translated into Spanish here: https://tinyurl.com/2yusp9yt