2024 December Spirit Week and Winter Extravaganza pictures are posted on Facebook!
https://www.facebook.com/GenoaCitySchools/
Thank you to EVERYONE that donated and/or adopted to our holiday Families in Need clothing boxes for students. We had SO many local communtiy groups, businesses, Brookwood families, and community members supoort this program that we were able to fulfil boxes for 68 individual children.
Thank you to All World Machinery Supply for their donation of boxes, our Brookwood PTO for helping organize the boxes, Lakeland Community Church for giving us breakfast bags for every child in this program, @The Lost Sock in Genoa City for their support in our laundry assistance program, our secret wrapping elves, and EVERYONE else that adopted children and/or donated monies to our Families in Need Program. Without our community’s support — this program wouldn’t have be as successful as it was.
Thank you to our local food pantry, @loaves & fishes on 715 Walworth Street / Genoa City - 262-203-0878 for supporting our families and our community with food and holiday toy support!!
Thank you…thank you…thank you!!!
It's that time of year....order your 2024-2025 yearbook today!!
Go to: yearbookforever.com to place your order!
Questions: Kristina.Nast@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Mrs. Ocker teamed up with 4th-grade teachers Ms. Lind and Ms. Schmalfeldt to co-teach a creative and engaging lesson on careers and persuasive writing. The lesson began with the story How Santa Got His Job by Stephen Krensky, which students enjoyed through a read-aloud. The humorous and inspiring story follows Santa as he tries various jobs—postal worker, zookeeper, circus performer, and chimney sweep—learning new skills and facing challenges along the way. With the help of friendly elves, Santa ultimately finds his perfect fit. This story encouraged students to reflect on their own skills and the importance of perseverance in finding the right career.
Inspired by the book, students learned that Santa was hiring new helpers at the North Pole for roles such as:
Baker Elf
Caretaker Elf
Decorator Elf
Delivery Elf
Designer Elf
Gift Wrapping Elf
Head Elf
Scout Elf
Security Elf
Toy Tester Elf
Each job had its own description and required skills. For example, the Caretaker Elf looks after the reindeer, taking care of their feeding, grooming, and exercise. This role requires a love of animals, comfort with barn smells, and a willingness to run and brush the reindeer.
After reading the job descriptions, students chose a job that matched their skills and interests. They then wrote persuasive letters to Santa, explaining why they were the perfect fit for the job. Students used descriptive language to highlight their talents and organized their ideas with transition words, creating compelling and well-structured letters.
To complete the activity, Mrs. Ocker helped the students “elf themselves” by creating life-sized elf cutouts featuring their faces. This fun and festive project blended career exploration, literacy, creativity, and holiday spirit, leaving students with a memorable and joyful experience.
Join us on January 10th at Brookwood Middle School for a fun, free family event from 5pm-7pm! Lace up your roller skates and enjoy quality family time together. Please note, this is not a drop-off event—parents and guardians are encouraged to stay and create lasting memories with their kids. Limited supply of adult sized skates: 1-12. We can't wait to see you there!
Did your child come home asking if it was a spirit week last week?! Well..it wasn't for our students but it was for our staff....our staff had a secret "Undercover Dress-Up Week" last week and it was a fun week keeping our students on their toes with why we were all dressed the way we were. Check out the fun our staff had being a part of this: https://youtu.be/L0KmVdk75Xc
Don't forget our district wide spirit week starts on Monday: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZA8QqMytgJHiJFNYjFh7mkf6uOfXk_5L/view?usp=sharing
It's been quite busy lately....but we wanted to thank all those that were able to attend our winter concerts! If you have pictures for us to post, please email them to Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our very own Little Free Library, located right in front of Brookwood Elementary School!
Thanks to a generous donation from Mercedes Benz, this library is stocked with a wonderful selection of children's books. It’s a space for everyone to take a book to enjoy and share a book to inspire others.
Whether you’re looking for a new adventure, a bedtime story, or a favorite classic, our Little Free Library is here for you. Let’s build a community of readers, one book at a time!
How it works:
Take a Book: Find something you’d love to read.
Share a Book: Donate a book you’ve loved so someone else can enjoy it.
We can’t wait to see how our Brookwood families contribute to and enjoy this new addition to our community.
Happy reading!
Please see the following document in regards to the Genoa City Joint 2 School District
2025 School Board Elections Announcement:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-i62qhw5jta8bZfPfFRsg4wclX_MjyOB/view?usp=sharing
Our phone services are restored. We will be keeping our emergency phone lines open until the end of the day today.
We appreciate your patience and understanding during this outage.
If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to our Director of Digital Expansion Helen Xiong directly.
Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
We hope you have December 14th marked on your calendars for our FREE community art event: Holiday Ornament Make and Take from 10-noon at BMS!
Questions: Kim.Garrett@gcj2.k12.wi.us
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!
