Last week, our 1st graders took their field trip to Veterans Park and the Badger High School greenhouses! The students had a lot of fun playing together at the park and then learning from high schoolers about how to care for plants. Our students even had a chance to plant their own flower! This was a great way to finish their unit learning all about plants!
Did you sign your child up for our FREE summer school program yet? We offer two sessions and classes are filling up!
Here is a showcase of some of the classes that still have openings for our 1st session (June 17-20) for our incoming 1st-2nd grade students.
Want to view the whole booklet and all the classes being offered to these grade levels and all students? Check it out here and stay tuned for more summer school features!
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Please see the following letter from our School Board President, Katie Coari:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UliQpnbe078CTjeDri28VihkjcNoMS51/view?usp=sharing
Don't forget to come out tomorrow night to the Party On the Playground event hosted by the PTO. This event will take place at Brookwood Middle school and is from 5pm - 8pm. Get ready for an evening filled with fun, food, and fantastic entertainment for the whole family!
Next Community Meeting:
May 28 at 5:00 at BMS. Meet Mrs. Kanthack in the back of BMS at the garden. We will have a short planning meeting and get the schedule firmed up for summer watering, weeding and harvesting
BMS Community Garden Interest Sign Up
Sign up on this form for this great community opportunity located at BMS! Signing up for a week entitles you to a summer of harvesting whatever is ready to be picked and what you can use for your table. There is plenty! Many hands make light work and it will be necessary to weed and water the garden at least 3 times a week.
Please check what month and week works best for you. Weeks run from Sunday to Saturday. We will be holding an informational meeting on May 14th at 5 to discuss what has already been planned and planted as well as what needs to be planted. Please sign up for two weeks so we can give you the best option of a week you want.
https://shorturl.at/afFJ0
Contact: MaryEllen.Kanthack@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Did you sign your child up for our FREE summer school program yet? We offer two sessions and classes are filling up!
Here is a showcase of some of the classes that still have openings for our 1st session (June 17-20) for our incoming 3rd-5th grade students.
Want to view the whole booklet? Check it out here and stay tuned for more summer school features!
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BES Mustangs' Summer Countdown Calendar!!
Congratulations, Bella! Bella guessed the closest date and time for when the first chick would "pip" at BES. Pipping is when the chick first cracks a breathing hole in the egg shell prior to coming out. As of right now, there are 3 chicks and a duck for the scientists to observe before they go to their forever coops/pens.
BES Kindness Squad is very excited about their last service project of the year! They have set their minds to preparing and running a donation drive for the Lakeland Animal Shelter. Kindness Squad needs the help of our Brookwood families, friends and the community to make their donation drive a success. Here is a video they have helped to prepare to get the word out about Lakeland Animal Shelter and their donation drive that runs from May 15 - May 29th! Following the donation drive, they will be hand delivering the donations to the shelter and providing some hands-on service work while at the shelter.
Check out their video here: https://youtu.be/1bIA9_3-hLA
Questions: April.Fitzsimmons@gcj2.k12.wi.us or Kristina.Nast@gcj2.k12.wi.us
The kindergarteners and first graders have been learning about The Wild Symphony this semester. For the Busy Beetles, which depicts beetles building houses, the students built cup towers while the music played. This was an idea suggested by one of the first graders. The students cooperated in groups to silently build their towers and showcased great teamwork!
First Grade did a fun writing review week of writing detailed steps on how to make different kinds of food. They started with how to make a PB&J sandwich. The classes even got to teach their teacher how to make a PB&J, which was a fun hands-on experience. Then they wrote sentences about how to make a pizza and created their own pizza. On Friday, they finished off with writing steps on how to make a smore.
Way to work hard, Mustangs!
Our staff includes our amazing bus drivers too!! We are so glad they were able to wear their bus driver appreciation shirts we got them and showcase them as a team for staff appreciation week. Our Brookwood Family is THE best!!!
Thank you ALL for your continued support in our schools. We are so thankful for all of the outpouring of support and love our staff received this week during staff appreciation week. We hands down have THE best staff around and we appreciate their work and dedication to all things Brookwood everyday!!
If a picture says a thousand words, just check this out!!
Our spring forest outing last week offered a variety of activities for all ages. Students across the district spent some time in our school forest. Groups spent time doing various activities such as removing an invasive species to save the forest, use binocular-hand lenses-viewers to observe off trail, collect and make bookmarks & bracelets, scavenger hunts, and see the
community garden.
For some groups, another part of the day was spent doing eco-art projects, playing predator-prey tag, and beginning their units on children's mental health. It was a day packed full
of exploration, observation, learning and creativity!
Yesterday, the BES Running Club and BMS Track Team did their annual end of season run together. BMS students as well as some parents helped the BES Running Club run to the Middle School and back. They all did fantastic with the 2 1/2 mile run! Way to go Mustangs!
4K friends and families will enjoy an evening of olympic sized fun. Students will compete in nursery rhyme themed events. There is no graduation ceremony for 4k students. 4k students must be with an adult (this is not a drop off event). Last day of regular 4k programming is June 4th. There is no school for students in 4k on 6/5.
The much anticipated end of the year BES Field Day is set! Make sure to bring a water bottle, be ready for some extra sun, and have your gear ready for a fun filled day to celebrate the end of the year!
Interested in volunteering: https://forms.gle/ZDt5HmCTSHo7gYsv6 must filled out by Friday, May 17th
June 5th
Questions: April.Fitzsimmons@gcj2.k12.wi.us
This morning, the 3rd grade Kindness Squad (with the help of their families) put on an amazing breakfast for the BES teachers! There was everything from biscuits and gravy, eggs, sausage, yogurt with granola, waffle bar, beautiful fruit, yummy pastries, and desserts. The students were beyond excited to be able to serve the teachers breakfast. We are so proud of their dedication to kindness and serving others.
BES Kindness Squad students will start their trip at Lakeland park for some fun along with team building. After a picnic lunch, they are headed to the Lakeland Animal Shelter to deliver supplies from their upcoming donation drive. While there, students will be engaged in animal education to build empathy and understanding, tour the shelter and then will be doing some hands on service work at the shelter. --May 30th (10:30 - 2:30)
Questions: April Fitzsimmons: April.Fitzsimmons@gcj2.k12.wi.us
