Brookwood Middle School

See you all soon! This event is open to ALL and we are so proud of all the work our students and staff have poured into this event — to raise funds for our local food pantry: Loaves and Fishes Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry on Dec 14 from 5pm-7pm at BMS // $5 per person We are "soup"er thankful for what we have as the Empty Bowls are a reminder that someone's bowl may be empty this season -- BMS Student Council and Leadership Students. Soup/Chili, Rolls, and Dessert. Bowls handcrafted by BMS students will also be available to purchase.

5th Grade spent their day reviewing for their long division math test by playing ultimate connect 4! As a group, they had to answer the question on their packet, and if they all had the correct answer and work shown --- they got to add a post it to a connect 4 space. Students got competitive while practicing their division!

Brookwood Families: We are SO excited to bring back our Ski Club this year and open it up 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. https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSep42ATjldIAY-4Rb_EYkWMDB_98tcl2YUc8xTi16V-BgzB7A/viewform Through the registration link she sends you, you will be able to specify exactly what package you would like to order: $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 **There are currently no snowboarding lessons available for this event** Come one week or all six weeks!! You MUST register for the first ski date (January 12) by JANUARY 5th - NO EXCEPTIONS Our Dates: Jan 12, Jan 19, Jan 26, Feb 2, Feb 9, and/or Feb 16 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

Come on out to our Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in Genoa City on December 14th. We will be serving soup/chili and dessert between 5:00 and 7:00 pm. All profits go to the food pantry. Need a present or a new knick-knack, stop in a check out the handcrafted bowls made by BMS students. https://youtu.be/T8bFg8wope0

Way to show your Mustang Pride today!!! Remember…it’s random Monday’s where the theme is either Mustang Monday or Brookwood Blue!!! Way to show your school spirit!!!

This morning, BMS students enjoyed hot fresh pancakes courtesy of Mr.Lubus. Students earned this reward after being nominated by a teacher for being an example of what it means to Be Brookwood at our middle school. With everyone's help, we make our school a place for everyone!

Thank you to all those that are a part of our Families in Needs program!! We are truly thankful for those that adopted a child, children, and/or a family. Also a HUGE thank you to all those that donated monetarily!!! Thank you to Mac's Moving and Storage for donating all the boxes for us to pack these holiday clothing needs!! Today, volunteers from the Brookwood PTO came in and helped us organize and box up all the items and next week a teacher volunteer has volunteered to wrap all the boxes as well….thank you, thank you….thank YOU!! We are truly thankful for our Brookwood Family!!! We are still taking monetary donations for this program. If you’re interested in supporting our Families in Needs program — which supports our families with the immediate necessity needs such as clothing and laundry assistance; please contact Helen Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

The Middle School Forensics Program is gearing up. Our competitions and most of our practices take place during January. It is not too late to join! There are lots of cool events: individual, group, some with tech, and even some with music. Students can see Ms. Bullock, or come to the meeting after school on Monday, December 11th, 2:45 - 4:00.

Thank you to all students and staff for helping to make our first BMS Student Council event successful last week. The 4th and 5th graders had a blast during their Glow Fun Night with flashlight tag, snacks, and lots of running around. The 6, 7, and 8th graders showed off some pretty trendy dance moves during the many dance-off competitions at their Light up the Night Dance. Over 130 kids attended the events. It's a great time to be a student leader! Next week, the Student Council will be selling Candy Canes for Kindness for $.50 and the Leadership students helped organized the Empty Bowls Event coming up on the 14th of December. We hope to see you there!

BMS Winter Concert: Bands & Choir // 12/13 @BMS 6:30pm

Grade 4 will hold an Early Wisconsin Gathering because they're study Wisconsin history during this year. They will play games and experience 1800’s activities, listen to Laura Ingalls Wilder’s Little House in the Big Woods, and sample food harvested in WI. To find out more information, please contact your child's teacher!

Exciting news! The girls basketball team made the playoffs!!! We will play on Monday, December 4th. Our game is AT Yorkville at 5pm. Come cheer on your Mustangs! 🏀🏀🏀

HELP ME...I'm FEELING….the feeling of sadness since our special day: Grinch Day is coming to an end…. Have a great weekend, Mustangs!

GCJ2 December dress up days are set! 12/8: Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice! Wear your peppermint colors 12/15: Comfort & Joy! Wear your cozy flannel or fleece 12/18: Mistle TOES! Wear your festive footwear 12/19: Tinsel Tuesday! Wear your bright, sparkling, or glistening outfits 12/20: Spirited Tree Topper! Wear festive headgear 12/21: Holly Jolly Dress Up Wear your most festive holiday attire

We are truly grateful for the continued community support, thankful for our Brookwood Family, and blessed to have you all a part of it. 💙 See you on Monday, Mustangs. Staff: thank you for your continued dedication to our students and our schools!! Our District is truly lucky to have each and everyone of you. 💙

What a great day to be a BMS Mustang!! Congrats to our BMS PTO Coin War Winners ---5th Grade!! Check out this short clip of Mr. Lubus getting taped to the wall as their prize! https://youtu.be/bXxsB7DZIm4 Thank you to our Brookwood PTO for putting together the coin war!!

Congrats to our BMS PTO Coin War Winners ---5th Grade!! Check out this short clip of Mr. Lubus getting taped to the wall as their prize! https://youtu.be/bXxsB7DZIm4 Thank you to our Brookwood PTO for putting together the coin war!!

10 more days to show your pump pride!!! Thank you for getting your gas at the Genoa City Travel Center from pumps 11 & 12 to support our schools!!!

We need your help! Our holiday clothing boxes for our families in need program is short on donations. Help us fill these boxes with socks, hats, and mittens. If you are interested in purchasing any of these items, please contact Helen Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

7th & 8th grade students in 3D printing class researched then designed flying discs for a flight distance challenge. Individual student grades were based on the flight distance of their disc. Each student needed to not only design their own disc in a computer CAD program, but also select the angle to launch their disc. Wind was a factor this year on the first day, but on the second day winds were minimal. Pictured are some students holding their discs prior to a launch, and another class finding their discs after a launch. No new distance records were set this year, but we did have a few discs fly over 200 feet!