Brookwood Elementary School

First graders in Mrs. Hanson’s class have been working hard writing nonfiction teaching books. Students selected topics they knew a lot about and wrote a lot of pages to teach others about their topic. As students wrapped up their first teaching books, they had the opportunity to present their books on Seesaw. Students recorded themselves reading their books and published their work on Seesaw to share with their classmates and families. #BrookwoodsBest

BES Families —-Kindness Dress Up for Tomorrow: Tuesday, January 28th- "Wild About Kindness" Dress up an animal #BrookwoodsBest

Students in seventh grade use a learning platform called Edmodo to make posts about literature circle novels they read. Students are able to post connections, questions, and comments to the group while reading nightly. They are also able to reply to other posts in order to answer questions and build off of the group's comments. The students are essentially able to manage and run a book club through communication within Edmodo while supporting one another in and out of the classroom with the teacher being zoned into what they are doing and discussing. #BrookwoodsBest

Greetings from Brookwood’s 8th grade yearbook class! Students have been busy creating templates, organizing spreads, and searching for those perfect photos that really show all the awesome activities that go on in our district. The theme they chose this year is ... Greetings from Brookwood! They use the Walsworth yearbook online design program and learn so much about photo editing, photography, incorporating theme, and other graphic design skills. If you haven’t already purchased your yearbook ---- there is still time. They are $20 and include both BES and BMS students and events. You can send money into your school’s office or buy online at yearbookforever.com #BrookwoodsBest

Students in 8th grade language arts are currently working on finding credible resources through recent current events! They have been finding different resources from articles and websites. Each individual is working on improving their ability to cite properly the article they find. Additionally, students will be moving forward soon on writing an informative paper where they will be utilizing these skills! #BrookwoodsBest

Mrs. Collins's 4th and 5th grade General Music students are excited to begin their ukulele unit! The instruments were funded by a combination of school funds and generous donations through Donors Choose. So far, students have learned to care for the instruments, proper holding and hand position, and strumming a simple chord. They will learn several chords over the next few months and will be able to play along to popular songs! The 4th and 5th grade music classes will have their debut ukulele performance on May 12 at the Spring Concert!

We have sold out of our Timber Ridge Waterpark passes. Please look for your tickets in your child's folder this week if you ordered them. Any questions or concerns can be directed to Amanda Springer @ amanda.springer@gcj2.k12.wi.us

A day filled with learning and growing for our educators! #BrookwoodsBest

During this past semester's 8th grade Career Exploration Class, students have been working on the new ACP (Academic and Career Planning) Program called Xello. This program helps students build the skills, knowledge, and plans to be future ready. If your child has 8th grade Career Exploration this semester, please ask your child to share with you their Xello story board. #BrookwoodsBest What does your child want to be when they grow up?

In Social Studies, Mrs. Jones' third-grade class conducted a research project about regions of the United States. Students worked in groups to find out which states belonged to which region, the vegetation, types of food, temperature, rainfall, and other information of each region. Groups then presented their region to the class. #BrookwoodsBest What can you share with us about Wisconsin?

Last week, a student in Mrs. Arshem's third grade class came to school asking if they could do something for the families affected by the apartment fires. After a class discussion, their classroom decided to collect donations for those families. Word spread and some other students pitched in too. In just four days, they collected 143 food items, a crockpot, gift card, diapers, and more! The students were able to walk to UCC to hand deliver all of their donations. It all started with one student's idea and turned into an amazing act of kindness! #BrookwoodsBest

Our 4K students have been learning about hibernation and today is the day their bears are set to hibernate in their caves. Students were excited to wear pajamas to help our bears get in a sleepy mood. #BrookwoodsBest

Did you know....our Brookwood Family Organization (BFO) --previously known as our PTO-- still collects Box Tops?! If you have clipped Box Tops, please send them in to either school's office for collection.....but did you by chance notice that some of your favorite items may no longer have a clippable Box Top?! Well, Box Tops is going electronic! Simply download the Box Top app from your mobile app store and sign up while also selecting Brookwood Elementary as your school (even if your child is located at the middle school) and help us earn FREE MONEY to support various programs and equipment at both schools! Not sure how this works?! Stay tuned for a video to be posted next week about electronic Box Top submissions! And what better time to help our schools with this little giveaway Box Top is doing! We could win 5,000 bonus box tops while you get a FREE $50 gift card from Box Tops! #BrookwoodsBest

In guidance class at the elementary school, 2nd and 3rd graders have been working hard to become feelings experts as well as learning how to cope with strong or uncomfortable emotions. Students got to try out different coping skill centers. 1. Deep breathing (they watched a short go zen video on deep breathing and then practiced deep breathing with bubbles, they were also introduced to shape breathing) 2. Art/creativity (students drew and or colored) 3. Grounding (using your senses to calm your body) 4. Puzzles/games (distraction is a coping skill) 5. Exercise and activity (Practicing resistance exercises such wall push ups and the push, pull and dangle as well as typical exercises that get our body moving and feeling good) 6. Positive self affirmation (self talk/growth mindset). How do you deal with coping with strong and/or uncomfortable emotions? #BrookwoodsBest

Students in Mr. Hanson’s second grade classroom have been studying nonfiction books. They have looked at nonfiction text features such as diagrams, headings, captions, glossaries, and tables of contents. Students have been learning how to use these nonfiction features while they read their nonfiction books. They have learned that authors of nonfiction use these different text features to give more information about their topic. Students have been reading nonfiction books from their book bins, as well as accessing different nonfiction books on their iPads. What is your child's favorite non-fiction book/topic? #BrookwoodsBest

Did you know....every Thursday afternoon, Brookwood hosts a free community playgroup for 3 year olds. The objectives of this group are: 1. Learning how to get along with others 2. Learning how to follow a classroom schedule and get familiar with how classrooms work 3. Participating in pre-academic activities All of these objectives are getting our 3 year olds ready to come to school at Brookwood! The playgroup is designed and planned weekly by our Early Childhood Teacher, Speech and Language Pathologist and Occupational Therapist. #BrookwoodsBest #GJC2Events Brookwood playgroup is open to all 3 year olds in and out of our school district! For more information, please contact Kylie Warner : Kylie.Warner@gcj2.k12.wi.us

¿Qúe pasa en Español 2? Students in Spanish 2 at BMS are practicing verb conjugation while playing dice. The dice help them choose different subject, pronouns, and verbs in order to practice conjugating verbs. They then have to write a more detailed sentence with the new subject and verb. #BrookwoodsBest How do you use dice at home?

All events that are correlated and scheduled for today with Genoa City Schools are cancelled. 1/11/20 Stay safe and warm, Mustangs!

Congratulations to three Brookwood students whose artwork will be on display during the 99th State Education Convention on January 22 and 23, 2020 at the Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee. Over 3,000 attendees will have the opportunity to view the pieces that were created by young artists throughout the state. The theme for this year's art exhibit is Expanding Your Vision. Students were challenged to create an original piece of art depicting what it means to expand your vision. How do you expand your vision to live life to the fullest? The exhibit showcases the work of Wisconsin students in grades 7-12. Congratulations to our Brookwood students on their effort, time, and creativity! Participating students are Keegan Denecke, Nyah Traskaski, and Bryan Niles. #BrookwoodsBest

We have a few upcoming dates for you to be a part of our Mustang Helping Hands. If you have questions or are interested in helping; please contact Amanda Springer at Amanda.Springer@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BrookwoodsBest