Brookwood Elementary School

Brookwood's Family Reading Challenge: Based on the Read 21 in '21 Challenge started by author and podcaster Gretchen Rubin, we want to challenge all of our Brookwood Families to read 21 minutes each day for 21 days in a row! Starting in kindergarten, if a student reads 20 minutes a day at home, they will hear 1.8 million words per year. They will have read for 851 hours by 6th grade and on standardized tests, they will likely score better than 90% of their peers. This is compelling data on the benefits of encouraging your child to read. The BrookwoodReads21 Challenge will begin on February 1st and end on February 21st. Families who sign up here will receive a #BrookwoodReads21 Magnet and optional sheet to track your progress. Families who complete the challenge will receive a cozy Brookwood Blanket to add some snuggly warmth to their winter reading! Sign up here: https://tinyurl.com/y2hlo6uw Here is a video about our Family Reading Challenge: https://tinyurl.com/yxlvesw6

Please view the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn. https://youtu.be/yVY3jiFuvc4

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. Croak. Illustrations are really important to look at to bring to life your reading...while also using them to predict what you are going to read. Check out Mr. Croak's read aloud here: https://youtu.be/JIzKW9fhGH0 To view the rest of our read aloud series, check them out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Reminder: 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. Also, if you are a virtual student, you can still can pre-order breakfasts/lunches for a daily pick up by calling Mrs. Denecke at the Middle School at 262-279-1053.

No School - January 18, 2021 - Professional Development Day

Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn https://youtu.be/sc4IlkimFSs

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. Renn. Have you ever noticed patterns in your reading? This book Mrs. Renn reads has a growing pattern...see if you can hear it! https://youtu.be/YDlev1EsEs0 Here is a link to a playlist of all of our previous read alouds as well: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Right before winter break, our 1st graders had fun with "Remembering to be a Reindeer". Remembering to be a Reindeer is a way to help set a positive and mindfulness tone during the holiday season. Each letter in the word REINDEER has a short phrase or quote to remind students, teachers, and parents what the holiday season should be about: helping others, including everyone, showing gratitude and being positive. The students had a great discussions about each of the letters in reindeer, had a blast doing the reindeer pokey, learned facts about reindeer (did you know they can run up to 50 mph?!?) and finished off class with making their own reindeer to take home. As we start this New Year, "Remembering to be a Reindeer" is a great activity for all to check out; not just our 1st graders. Thinking positively and staying kind are some key traits we all should hold near and dear. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

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. Here is this weekend's read aloud from Mr. Guth. We love how he uses the pictures to infer what he thinks is happening. Using the pictures on the page to check for understanding or to infer what might happen is a great strategy to use when reading! https://youtu.be/xOiY1HUm7Zs To view our playlist of past read alouds, check them out here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

School Board Vacancy // Please submit letters of interest by January 4, 2021 to Superintendent Kellie Bohn : https://tinyurl.com/y9nm8goz

Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/UQLqAhdlgsg

Congratulations, Mrs. Kanthack! Way to make us #MustangProud! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest https://www.lakegenevanews.net/news/local/genoa-city-teacher-up-for-u-s-science-math-award/article_b6411882-b151-5c18-89a1-af48252cf9c8.html?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=user-share&fbclid=IwAR2d42bEn66V5GhcrTBIyerEiKY_71_zxXlkO09WWLPO2-hzh6O017zeDJ8

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. Here is this weekend's read aloud from Mrs. Bush: https://youtu.be/zUHmlkEhPXc The strategy she talks about is using pictures to help you decipher difficult words. Here is a link to our playlist of our current and active read alouds: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Did you know that our middle school library now has a YouTube channel? The "Books with Ms. Bolwerk" channel will feature library-related content, like new book reveals, tutorials about how to use Destiny and other library resources, book talks and reviews, and maybe a contest or challenge or two! This channel is currently geared towards our middle school students but feel free to subscribe to the channel to stay up-to-date on the latest library news for at middle school. New videos will be posted every Friday! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVV_odqv18GEuRVg6sQQ27w

Please see the following video from our Director of Digital Expansion Helen Xiong: https://youtu.be/iajhL5joq5c For more detailed information that was sent out earlier this year about Securly, please reference this video: https://youtu.be/TT0q5H-PNyU

Brookwood Families, please see the following message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: English: https://tinyurl.com/yb9m4puj Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/yaznmgfg

Students of BES! Be ready for our annual Winter Extravaganza! Stay tuned for more details from your homeroom teacher!

Spirit ware orders are almost here! All orders will be ready to be picked up starting Thursday after school. Our BFO will be contacting you to confirm which school you would like your order to be picked up from and if you would like it sent home with your child or left in the office for you to pick up. If you have additional questions, please contact our BFO at brookwoodfamily19@gmail.com

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. Here is this weekend's reading from Ms. Bolwerk! Not only does she share with you a strategy but also some useful information how you can help your child check out some books from either of our school libraries. https://youtu.be/30L5t9XtUBM Here is a link to a playlist of all of our previous read alouds as well: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Optimistic thinking is our social/emotional focus for December. The importance of having a sense of optimism and hope for the future helps build up resiliency in our students. Our classroom teachers are helping develop and support the skill of optimistic thinking and are observing things like: Does my student say good things about themselves? Does my student carry themselves with confidence? Does my student say good things about the future? Please help your child practice optimistic thinking at home with these suggestions from the GCJ2 Pupil Services Team. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest