No School : February 19
The 8th-grade leadership students' final activity for the semester was a mini kindness assembly for the 5th-graders. It has been a work in progress and they finally had a chance to execute it. The assembly started with our famous 3-in-a-boat grouping and get-to-know-you activity. Next, they discussed why they felt putting on such an assembly was important. One area of discussion involved conflict vs bullying. Everyone has a conflict at some point. Conflicts can be discussed and resolved. The intention is not to hurt someone. Bullying is intentional and hurtful. The students showed a movie they made that illustrated different types of bullying. The leadership students also did a tug-of-war demonstration that showed how everyone can work together to stop bullying. Together, kindness can prevail!! A final activity was the snowball fight of kindness. The kids wrote down something kind they could do for others and then they got to throw them and find someone else's snowball. It was such a great final activity for this group of 8th graders. We are so proud of all that they have accomplished this semester!!
The 6th graders had a fantastic Spanish-speaking country folk fair. They researched a country, created a large poster alluring people to come to see their country, made a slide show filled with rich pictures from their country, and offered special treats that represented the country. Some of those treats were food, bracelets, and even face-painted flags. The fifth graders were invited to come around and learn about the Spanish-speaking countries. They walked around with passports that got signed after they answered specific questions about the presentations. It is always fun when students can learn from each other.
What a beautiful winter day for a trip to the forest! Our 4K - 4th grade naturalists were able to spend almost 2 hours snow shoeing, bushwhacking (exploring the forest off trail), learning
about ice fishing, and touching mounted North American forest animals. Forts were made, snowmen were camouflaged, trees were climbed, bears were stroked, and smiles were everywhere. After hot chocolate and granola bar snacks at the warming station, the milk jugs to be used as luminaries for the night hike were decorated and bagged. Their adventure in the school forest had a little something for everyone, especially fun! We hope to see you at the school forest for the family night hike on Saturday, February 3rd for 4-8 pm.
We loved seeing all the Brookwood Blues today!!! Let’s keep celebrating our Mustang Monday’s!!! Classes are pulled randomly —-so stay on your toes every Monday!! Some Monday’s will be Mustang Monday’s and some will be Brookwood Blues! Go Mustangs!
Families are invited to come in and visit various grade level pods where we will host reading strategies for all ages with some of your favorite fictional characters, genres, authors, and topics to support academic strategies you can use at home! As you visit the rooms, make sure you check off your "Bingo" sheet so you can then join in on the mini s'mores snack bar in the cafeteria where you and your family can read "s'more" books together and also
join in on the book exchange!
February 9th from 5pm-730pm
Thank you to all the families that participated in our Family Engagement Team’s Staff Scavenger Hunt. We hope you all had as much fun participating as we did putting it together!! It’s not too late to turn those sheets in if you still have them!! Here’s a few snapshots of some of our prize winners!!!
Enjoy walking the illuminated Tom Holden trail at Memorial Park and school forest. Dress for being outside and go at your own pace, once or multiple times. There will also be a fire warming station and hot cocoa (as long as it lasts!). Come and go as you please, but make sure all children are with an adult. Hope to see you there!
Questions: Melissa.Bobula@gcj2.k12.wi.us
GCJ2 Spring Picture Day is set for February 1st!
BES picture links:
http://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/2024SpringBrookwoodElementary
Online Picture Ordering will close at 8am on picture day.
If you do not Pre-Order pictures, No Individual Picture will be taken of your child.
If you are having issues with the link copy and paste this into your browser:
https://AccessMyEvent.com/S9YHZ8
BMS picture links:
http://edclarkschoolphoto.hhimagehost.com/2024SpringBrookwoodMiddle
Online Picture Ordering will close at 8am on picture day.
If you do not Pre-Order pictures, No Individual Picture will be taken of your child.
If you are having issues with the link copy and paste this into your browser:
https://AccessMyEvent.com/ZF5H50
FAMILY NIGHT HIKE HAS BEEN POSTPONED:
Due to the frigid wind chill factors, the Family Night Hike will have to be postponed. Information will be given as soon as a safer date has been set.
You and your family are invited to our Family Cardio Drumming Event at BES on 2/8 from 4-4:45pm!! We hope to see you all there!
Questions: Briana.Brenek@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Staff dug into a full day of work….collaboratively working on planning and preparing for what’s best for all of our students district wide…staff were also welcome to end their day with an open staff skate!!
See you tomorrow, Mustangs!!
Attention 8th grade families, check out this important upcoming event for your child's transition to Badger High School!
Due to the Winter Storm Warning impacting our area during the day tomorrow, the anticipated wind gusts and the high potential for hazardous road conditions throughout the day, the Genoa City Jt. 2 School District will not be having classes on Friday, January 12, 2024.
We are so excited to have our school represented at the (5th-8th) Regional Math Meet: Southern Lakes Advanced Learners Network at UW-Whitewater! Good luck to those attending on January 16th!
Leadership students at BMS are working on "soft skills" for future careers and life. They are concentrating on teamwork, communication, and listening skills. They were recently challenged with a few tasks as teams: They had to stand on a blanket as a team and flip it over without getting off the blanket and did amazing! They also had to work together to stack cups by using a rubber band with 5 strings tied to it. They could only move the cups using the rubber band. When they put their minds together they are unstoppable.
A focus all semester has been serving others. Many of the students helped out at school with events before and after school. They created bowls for our Empty Bowls fundraiser for the food pantry and they came to serve the soup at the event. They also created blankets for Kisses from Keegan & Friends to deliver to Children's Hospital for Christmas. Some students stepped up at home and helped with chores or yard work at home. Their hopes were to give back and make someone's life a little easier.
No School: January 15th
WOW! Thank you to all the families and students that took part of the Winter Reading Activity!!! Prizes will be handed out this week and next! We are truly thankful for the continued support of you all!!
-The Family Engagment Team
Also…save the date for our upcoming “Read S’More Books Night” on February 9th from 5pm-7:30pm at BMS …. Free Family Fun for all ages!!! Book exchange, guest readers, activities to learn and bring home to stay engaged at home, time to cuddlele up to a good book with others….and s’mores!! Watch out for a flier being sent home soon…make sure to RSVP!
To celebrate the end of the girls basketball season, the middle school held a student vs. staff basketball game. Way to hustle and play hard, Mustangs!!!
