Brookwood Middle School

GCJ2 Mustang Food Drive! BMS Student Leadership Groups are hosting a food drive to support our local food pantry: Loaves & Fishes. Let's come together and make sure no one goes hungry this season. You can drop off donations to either school and we will also be collecting at our winter concerts. Collection is happening now until December 16th. Questions: Tina.Mohr@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Brookwood Families, the phone lines are currently down in both buildings. If you are in need of assistance please email our Administrative Assistants who have internet access to email: BES Sarah Sponenburg Sarah.Sponenburg@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 at this time: BES 262-949-3491 BMS 262-949-1806 Thank you for your understanding and patience at this time. We will update you once this system is restored.

We are SO excited to bring back Ski Club this year. This club is open to ALL of our students and families. Students in 4th-8th Grade have the opportunity to ride a bus after school from the middle school to Grand Geneva and be overseen by staff members there. Students in 4K-3rd grade MUST be accompanied by a parent at the Grand Geneva. ALL families are welcome to register and sign up for special tickets through our ski club program through Mrs. Horak. Please fill out the following form if you are interested in more information or would like to sign up for Ski Club. Mrs. Horak will get you additional information and the link to register: Melissa.Horak@gcj2.k12.wi.us Through the Grand Geneva registration link she sends you, you will be able to specify exactly what package you would like to order: STUDENT RATES: $15.83/lift ticket and/or $10/ski/snowboard rental and/or $13.75 lesson per week or full registration of $39.58/per person/per date: full registration includes a 90 minute ski lesson, ski rental and lift ticket You must be at least 6 years old for ski lessons ADULT RATES (19 years and up) $35.00/lift ticket and/or $35/ski/snowboard rental **There are no snowboarding lessons offered by Grand Geneva** Come one week or all six weeks!! We encourage families to purchase all 6 weeks of lift tickets at once so you don't miss ticket deadlines or have to wait in line each week to get the printed tickets. If you pre-purchase lift tickets, you will receive all the printed lift tickets for the season on the first date. You MUST register/pay for the first ski date (January 17) by JANUARY 10th - NO EXCEPTIONS Our Dates: Jan 17, Jan 24, Jan 31, Feb 7, Feb 14, and/or Feb 21 BEGINNERS and advanced skiers are ALL WELCOME!! Registration for this club MUST be done prior to the trip and MUST be done through the link provided by Mrs. Horak. This event is open to all students AND also open to family members. Reminder, if students outside of the grade bands of of 4th-8th grade attend, it is required that parents oversee those other children at this event. ALL BMS STUDENTS that ride the bus MUST check out with Mrs. Horak or Mrs. Erickson with their parents between 6:30pm-7:00pm at Grand Geneva. The homebase for check out will be decided upon the arrival at Grand Geneva. If you have additional questions, please contact Mrs. Horak at melissa.horak@gcj2.k12.wi.us Please fill out the following form to join and/or get information on Ski Club: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc0g3N3nARB_YA8rxeHUcJjjKss80HsihoY7fnX9pVh-LNCjw/viewform

No School - Winter Break 12/23/24-1/3/25

Brookwood Welcomes Winter- Dress-Up Days! Get ready to celebrate the season with a week full of fun and festive dress-up days for both our middle school and elementary school! Show off your holiday spirit, creativity, and Mustang pride as we spread cheer throughout the school. Join us for the fun and make this season extra merry and bright. We can’t wait to see everyone’s creative outfits!

🎄 Holiday Hangout 🎄 Brookwood Middle School’s Student Council invites all 6th, 7th, and 8th graders to an evening of festive fun and holiday cheer at our Holiday Hangout! 📅 Date: Friday, December 13 🕓 Time: 4:00–6:00 PM 📍 Location: Brookwood Middle School Enjoy a night packed with activities, including: 🎨 Arts and crafts 🍪 Cookie Decorating 🏀 Open gym 🎲 Board games Bring your friends and join us for a night of fun, creativity, and good vibes as we celebrate the season together. We can’t wait to see you there! 🌟 Admission: $5 includes pizza and beverage or $3 with a donation to Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry RSVP or Questions: tina.mohr@gcj2.k12.wi.us Let’s make this holiday season merry and bright!

Here is your December Mustang Minute: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15qf1bvtOz3QZ6P0OLLtXhfHeQZ9JB2q-/view?usp=sharing

Our STAFF IS AMAZINGGGG! The District was excited to host its annual STAFF BES vs. BMS Pie Wars to raise money to purchase pies for our local food pantry: Loaves and Fishes. With the help of Stinebrink's Lake Geneva Piggly Wiggly, our staff was able to purchase 56 pies for this holiday season! Congratulations to the BMS staff for winning the war...and as a special prize...a staff member was picked to pie Mr. Lubus for winning the war and our 4th & 5th graders helped the staff celebrate this win!

No School: 11/27-29

Way to make us #MustangProud to all of the students that were a part of our Theater Club!!!! Don’t forget that try outs for our Spring BMS Musical is December 16 and 17. For more information, please contact Mrs. Coggins at Kylie.Coggins@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Brookwood Families, Please see the following letter from our Interim Superintendent Paul Weber in regards to the 2024 State Report Card: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pYWhRzVZxhM6d7NxfMznjc1I4V1uLg8j/view?usp=sharing

🎭 Join Us for Our Theater Club Showcase! 🎭 Check out this promo: https://youtu.be/DmAallheGYk We’re thrilled to invite you to experience the talent and hard work of our young actors in their upcoming performances of Matilda and The Lion King! 📅 Show Dates: Thursday, November 21st – Family Only Performance Friday, November 22nd – Open to the Public ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:45 PM) 📍 Location: Brookwood Middle School Stage Come support our students and enjoy an evening of creativity, dedication, and pure entertainment. Don’t miss out on this community event that’s sure to inspire and amaze! Admission is free! See you there!

Attention 8th grade families, Badger High School is again offering their Becoming A Badger exploratory courses. Here is the link to sign up: https://sites.google.com/badger.k12.wi.us/becoming-a-badger-2024-2025/registration-page

GCJ2 2024-2025 Master Calendar (Updated 11/20/24)

A message from our PTO: We are just a few days away from the PTO Turkey Trot at BMS! Please consider donating an item for our hot cocoa bar for after the run if you're able to. Please click the link below. All items are due back to the Middle school by Friday, November 22nd. http://tiny.cc/19dwzz Turkey Trot Flier: http://tiny.cc/d9dwzz

Showcase Social Media/Email Announcement: 🎭 Join Us for Our Theater Club Showcase! 🎭 Check out this promo: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-jW9ZV1PiQMPEcMS_sz2_B5FG-DlyLpw/view?usp=sharing We’re thrilled to invite you to experience the talent and hard work of our young actors in their upcoming performances of Matilda and The Lion King! 📅 Show Dates: Thursday, November 21st – Family Only Performance Friday, November 22nd – Open to the Public ⏰ Time: 6:00 PM (Doors open at 5:45 PM) 📍 Location: Brookwood Middle School Stage Come support our students and enjoy an evening of creativity, dedication, and pure entertainment. Don’t miss out on this community event that’s sure to inspire and amaze! Admission is free! See you there!

In the 2nd quarter, 8th grade began science by working on their team-building. They went from small group to whole class teams by trying to untangle string that each scientist held. This was super successful as they had to use strong communication, listening, and collaboration problem-solving. Not to mention it was loud and hilarious! They also worked on observation skills by having a random pan of objects for 2 minutes and then having it taken away. The objective was to remember as many objects as possible. Different strategies were used by different teams and then discussed at the end. As they start learning about the body systems, they outlined a partner and attempted to remember as many of the 19 bones that they are required to know as possible. Core 3 was during 4th grade recess and a couple of them joined in on the fun! So far it has been an amazing start to the 2nd quarter!

WE NEED YOUR HELP! Our GCJ2 Families in Need program is designed to help out families in our district who are having difficulty meeting the immediate needs for their children, which include but are not limited to clothing and toiletries for the children and laundry assistance for the family. This year, we currently have 56 children enrolled in our program for our holiday bundle boxes which supply cold weather clothing for these children. Only 25 children have been "adopted".....we are in need of your support to get the rest of the 31 taken care of. Please help us help these children with some immediate needs for this winter season. You can "adopt" these children by purchasing the items for their holiday bundle box or donate monetarily to our Families in Need Program. Click on the following link to read more about this program and to sign up to help. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5VqnxePA4GTPImtasH51s3EYhij-ughXSCtxPffRT_moVHw/viewform If you have questions, please contact Helen Xiong directly at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Our 6th-grade students recently hosted an exciting Spanish-Speaking Country Folk Fair, where they immersed themselves and others in the cultures of various Spanish-speaking countries. Each student created a colorful and informative project board highlighting a specific country's traditions, geography, and cultural significance. To bring the experience to life, they prepared authentic dishes representing their chosen countries, giving the visiting 5th graders a delicious taste of diverse flavors. This interactive event allowed students to connect with and celebrate Hispanic cultures while sharing their learning with younger peers in a fun and engaging way. It was a fantastic opportunity for all involved to broaden their perspectives and appreciate the richness of these cultures!

The BMS Winter Concert is coming up on Tuesday, December 10 at 6:30 pm. The 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade BANDS and the 6th, 7th, and 8th grade CHOIR will perform. We welcome all family and the community members to attend as this event will not be live streamed. Please contact your student's music teacher with any questions. We hope to see you there!