Brookwood Elementary School

Parents, We are asking you to check your child for COVID-19 symptoms every morning before sending them to school. COVID-19 symptoms are: Cough Fever Shortness of Breath or Difficulty Breathing Chills New Loss of Taste or Smell Headache Muscle or Body Aches Fatigue Congestion or Runny Nose Sore throat Nausea or Vomiting Diarrhea Please do not send your child to school sick. I have attached a flyer to help you decide if your child should stay home or they are healthy enough to come to school. Please contact me if you have any questions 262-279-1053 or heather.hoerth@gcj2.k12.wi.us. https://tinyurl.com/y5mwqny3 Stay Safe and Healthy Brookwood, Heather Hoerth RN, BSN School Nurse

Genoa City Joint 2 School District is proud of our community members and the continuous support that we have around us. We are excited to announce our GCJ2 Community ESL Support Group. We are excited to work with our community members in supporting one another. If you are interested in helping us support our community with various language support, please feel free to contact Kellie Bohn at Kellie.Bohn@gcj2.k12.wi.us or Helen Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us Within this album on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=GenoaCitySchools&set=a.732719790621544 , we are excited for you to meet some of our community members who would like to lend a helping hand to those that are in need of ESL support. Please feel free to contact them directly, as they are volunteering their time to help those around us. Here at GCJ2, we are truly thankful for your continued support --- not only towards our District but towards our community as well. To view more information in regards to this program, please go here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?vanity=GenoaCitySchools&set=a.732719790621544

Don’t forget to bring a refillable water bottle to school on Tuesday!! It’s also great practice to have it labeled for your child as well. Our walk up water fountains will only allow for water bottles to be filled at this time. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

We hope you are able to take the time to meet our newest staff to our District! Check out their features here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set?vanity=GenoaCitySchools&set=a.727814587778731 #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

SafeSchools Alert is our District's tip reporting service. If you have information about a threat to our safety, do your part and report it! And remember, you can stay anonymous. Please see the attached image for more information. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Are you still looking for before and/or after school care....or even wrap around care? Champions is located on-site at the elementary school and still has openings for this upcoming school year. To learn more about it, they have set up some virtual meetings! Check it out here: 3K Champions Virtual Open House Monday, August 31 3pm – 3:45pm Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/94670201039?pwd=VjRzNHJRTnQ1TDdnb1lucjdxemdRQT09 Meeting ID: 946 7020 1039 Passcode: 7NCPfv Before & After Care + 4K Wrap Champions Virtual Open House Monday August 31 5pm – 5:45pm Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/95055587436?pwd=M2wrZlI3TnpSbytNSkRpRWdSSk00dz09 Meeting ID: 950 5558 7436 Passcode: 1fg6Ur or feel free to contact: Nicole Rosselli Champions Area Manager – Antioch, Beach Park, Genoa City KinderCare Education, LLC. Email: Nicole.Rosselli@discoverchampions.com Direct: (224)480-7882 www.discoverchampions.com

Mustang Families, we have quite a bit of technology headed into homes in various fashions in a few days. We wanted to let you know about our web content filtering tool called Securely that our District has on all our District issued devices. Here are some helpful tips on how to ensure our filtering tool is active while our devices are away from our school locations. We are thankful to be able to offer one to one devices to all of our 4k-8th graders at this time. Thank you for your continuous support in our District! https://youtu.be/TT0q5H-PNyU If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to your child’s teacher or our Director of Digital Expansion: Helen Xiong // Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

See you on September 1st, Mustangs! Here is some additional information in regards to our start and dismissal procedures at each building. BES: https://youtu.be/vdHu48-r15I Doors open: 8:20 am (no early drop offs) School hours 8:30 am -3:30 pm 4K am dismissal: 11:10 am 4K pm drop off: 12:50 pm BMS: https://youtu.be/n31bXYPdWJg Doors open: 7:30 am (no early drop offs) School hours: 7:40 am - 2:40 pm If you have any additional questions, please contact your child's respective school: BES 262-2796496 // BMS 262-279-1053

See you on September 1st, Mustangs! Here is some additional information in regards to our start and dismissal procedures at each building. BES: https://youtu.be/vdHu48-r15I Doors open: 8:20 am (no early drop offs) School hours 8:30 am -3:30 pm 4K am dismissal: 11:10 am 4K pm drop off: 12:50 pm BMS: https://youtu.be/n31bXYPdWJg Doors open: 7:30 am (no early drop offs) School hours: 7:40 am - 2:40 pm If you have any additional questions, please contact your child's respective school: BES 262-2796496 // BMS 262-279-1053

LAST DAY FOR GRAB AND GO LUNCHES!!! Today is the last day for grab and go lunches!! Today’s bag will include items for Monday! Thank you...thank you...thank you to all those that made our grab and go program a success!!! From those that picked up bags for themselves, picked up for others.....to those that packed them up and those that distributed them. We truly have the BEST community around!!! Don’t forget this program is FREE and your child does not need to be with you upon picking up your bags! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest #BrookwoodRocks

See you on September 1st, Mustangs! Here is some additional information in regards to our start and dismissal procedures at each building. BES: https://youtu.be/vdHu48-r15I Doors open: 8:20 am (no early drop offs) School hours 8:30 am -3:30 pm 4K am dismissal: 11:10 am 4K pm drop off: 12:50 pm BMS: https://youtu.be/n31bXYPdWJg Doors open: 7:30 am (no early drop offs) School hours: 7:40 am - 2:30 pm If you have any additional questions, please contact your child's respective school: BES 262-2796496 // BMS 262-279-1053

Bus Route Update!

 Brookwood Bus Routes are here: https://tinyurl.com/y2ajysf5 We have 8 different routes and are labeled according to its respective school! To view another route, click the tabs at the bottom of your screen!

Oh no! It seems that our meets had a glitch. If your teacher has more timeslots open on their sign ups...please feel free to pick another time to meet up with them. If they are out of spots....send them an email or call our schools and we will make sure to touch base with you before the school year starts. We are sorry for the technical difficulties that happened today! We SO appreciate your patience and support! Thank you...thank you...thank you!!! BES LIST: https://rb.gy/ekhja0 BMS LIST: https://rb.gy/xapq8q email addresses can be found here: https://www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/staff BMS: 262-279-1053 BES: 262-279-6496

We can't wait to see you all for our virtual open house tomorrow night!! But in the meantime, our teachers have put together special videos for YOU! Check them out here: https://www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/staff Find the teacher of your choice and click on the link that is below their email address to check out their video! If you haven't had the chance to sign up for our Virtual Open House....you can still do so here: all you need to do is find the teachers you would like to see during our Virtual Open House and sign up for a time. When it is time for you to "meet up" with your teacher(s), click on the link that is in the invite and they will see you there! We hope you all take some time to also meet up with our related arts, specialists, and food service staff as well! BES LIST: https://rb.gy/ekhja0 BMS LIST: https://rb.gy/xapq8q

For students that are learning virtually, we will have your device and first round of supplies ready for you to pick up curbside on this night. If you cannot make this designated time, please contact your child's respective school(s) secretary to arrange to pick up for another designated time. BES: 262-279-6496 or BMS 262-279-1053

Mustangs! We are SO excited to announce our Virtual Open House with you all! Below you will find two links...one that takes you to the elementary school list and one that takes you to the middle school list. All you need to do is find the teachers you would like to see during our Virtual Open House and sign up for a time. When it is time for you to "meet up" with your teacher(s), click on the link that is in the invite and they will see you there! We hope you all take some time to also meet up with our related arts, specialists, and food service staff as well! BES LIST: https://rb.gy/ekhja0 BMS LIST: https://rb.gy/xapq8q

Congratulations to Michael McCabe who has accepted a position working at the Department of Public Instruction. While we will miss Dr. McCabe as our Principal at Brookwood Middle School, we wish him the best of luck in his new role. At last night's Board meeting, the Board approved Sarah Erickson as the Interim Middle School Principal. Mrs. Erickson will start the year in her teaching role on the 4/5 Team and then will transition to her new position during the month of September. Caitlyn Kiefer, District Reading Specialist, will replace Mrs. Erickson on the 4/5 Team beginning in October. #BeBrookwood

Here is our most updated Back to School Plan:https://tinyurl.com/y6spes92 (8.19.20) If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Superintendent Kellie Bohn at Kellie.Bohn@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Brookwood families! Please take a moment to fill out our Online Registration forms for the 2020-2021 School Year! These forms replace the mailing that was normally sent to families during the month of August. We ask that you please fill this form out for each child individually. If you have any difficulty filling out the forms, please contact Carey Denecke in the Middle School Office 262-279-1053 / Carey.Denecke@gcj2.k12.wi.us or Jayme Wisneski in the Elementary School Office 262-279-6496 / Jayme.Wisneski@gcj2.k12.wi.us . #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodRocks https://tinyurl.com/y2j9xfjg

**Applications Due 8/21/20** *ALL inquiries, questions, and/or applications must be directed and submitted to Kellie Bohn at the District Office at Brookwood Middle School (1020 Hunter's Ridge / Genoa City, WI 53128) 262-279-1053 X1108 -Kellie.Bohn@gcj2.k12.wi.us The Genoa City Jt. 2 School District is an equal opportunity employer and organization who fully and actively supports equal access for all people, regardless of race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or testing and sexual orientation. **Please do not apply through Facebook**