We are so excited that the Lake Geneva Symphony Orchestra is at BES today to perform for the 5K-5th grade students. Thank you to these special performers for spending some time with us today!!!
We hope you enjoy the live stream performance on our facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/GenoaCitySchools
!!!GO BADGERS!!!
We are so proud of all the students at Badger and all of their accomplishments!!! A special shout out specifically to ALL of our alumni and all they’ve done and accomplished this school year so far…committing to college, making it to conference and/or state competitions, maintaining consistent attendance, and doing their best in all that they do.
Good luck to the Badger football team as they head off to Camp Randall for state to bring home the W! 🙌🏼
Happy 50th Day, Mustangs!! See you in your Badger colors/gear tomorrow!!!
SAVE THE DATE!! SAVE THE DATE!!! SAVE THE DATE!!!
We are SO excited to be bringing this program back to our students and families!
This program is open to ALL families in ALL grade levels to purchase tickets from but ONLY 4th-8th grade students will have the availability to ride the bus from BMS to Grand Geneva. Tickets for all attendees MUST be purchased prior to the event. If your family comes --this is NOT a drop off event, but 4th-8th grade students that ride the bus to Grand Geneva will be with our staff that will be in attendance there.
PICK UP TIMES for those students that ride the bus is from 630-700 at Grand Geneva and students MUST check out with the staff members that are in charge of the event at the event.
Stay tuned for more information --- coming out soon!!
Thank you to all the families that came out to support our Scholastic Book Fair sales during our Fall Parent/Teacher Conferences.
A huge shout out to our Family Engagement Team for funding the buy-one-get-one FREE sale!! The team was able to purchase $1,688.76 worth of books for students!! The goal of our Family Engagement Team is to build relationships and strengthen our connection between school and families to help increase student achievement with a focus on literacy.
Keep your eyes out for a flier coming home called: "Engaging Readers At Any Age" produced by this team for some tips and tricks to engage your readers from home!
Stay tuned for some other fun activities and family nights coming out soon...but we are in need of your feedback!! Scan the QR code on this post or on the fliers coming home to stay connected with our team or you can go to this link and fill out the form:
https://tinyurl.com/4edpvxrb
Thank you for your continued support in our schools.
Thankful for the collaboration and opportunities our students have once they get to Badger…but it all starts with us as a K-8 District. Today, our Readiness Team was able to tour Badger’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and classes with their CTE Coordinator Jake Popanda. HUGE thank you to Mr. Popanda for taking time out of his day to spend it with us!! Seeing what Badger has to offer allows us to dig deeper into what we need to showcase and prepare our students for to get them career and community ready. Digging in to have kids understand and discover their own skills and attributes allows them to see the relevance in their educational growth! Thank you to all those that made this possible and to the Readiness Team for taking this time to dig deeper into our readiness work to bring back to the whole group to work towards our next steps to continue to Grow into Greatness.
What a great day of learning for our staff!! We are thankful for our Professional Development opportunities—with the collaboration of our District leads and community professionals! Staff were able to choose from various topics today such as: digital storytelling, financial planning, stretch and mobility, classroom management & mindfulness, Barre & Pilates, chat GPT, special education, cybersecurity, AI, and sessions to continue with our Readiness work. We are grateful for all those that led sessions for our staff and thankful for the participation from our staff to continue to Grow into Greatness.
Huge thank you to Evolve Fitness Studio / Sarah Behrens for donation four sessions to our staff wellness committee to include in this professional development day that included Stretch & Mobility and Barre & Pilates!! Our staff wellness committee is thankful for your support and our staff loved the sessions you offered to them.
Thank you to Newline.Education.com for adding to our plethora of sessions today and offering sessions Digital Storytelling and Tips, Tricks, Apps, and Tools to use in our classrooms!!
Also another thank you to Kelly from WEA for coming to offer seminars to our staff that focused on Financial Security such as retirement and savings options available for our staff.
Show your support of our Badgers by sporting your badger gear or by wearing Badger colors on
November 17, 2023!!
We are so proud of all the students at Badger; especially our alumni!
Thank you for all those that attended our Veterans Day program and those that were a part of it: honoring our servicemen and women!
Throughout the month of October, the 7th and 8th grade Literacy Enrichment class visited the 4th grade kids. The Literacy Enrichment class helped the fourth graders with the book they were reading, which was “What are you afraid of? Investigating fears and phobias.” Yesterday, the 7th and 8th graders helped the 4th graders with writing stories about the fear they read that day. The 7th and 8th graders said, “It was a lot of fun, we made new friends, and we learned new things. We look forward to meeting with them soon.”
Vocal Solo Ensemble Informational Meeting
Wednesday, November 29th, 2:45 - 3:45
BMS Choir Room
The District Solo Ensemble Contest is open to 6th - 8th grade students who are enrolled in choir.
Students who participate may sing a solo, or participate in a duet or small group with their peers. At the meeting, students will have time to learn about the different events and try the music. The Solo Ensemble contest will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at Lake Geneva Middle School. They perform in front of a judge who gives them feedback on their performance. This is always a rewarding opportunity for the students involved!
Mrs. Collins will cover instrumental solo ensemble with her students during band and lessons.
BMS Forensics Informational Meeting
For interested students in grades 4th - 8th
Tuesday, November 14th, 2:45 - 4 PM
Choir Room at BMS
Forensics is a public speaking competition. The three competitions take place at local schools on Saturdays in January and February. Students will select their material, practice on their own and during after-school practice sessions in December and January. Students may enter individually or as small groups. In addition to speaking events, there are events where a student may perform musically or using technology (like a broadcast). If a student is unable to attend this meeting, they may see Mrs. Bullock for details: Karen.Bullock@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Congratulations to the following BMS students who were nominated by middle school staff members for Being Brookwood this month! These students were able to enjoy breakfast from Mr. Lubus today!!
We've got this, Mustangs! PTO Coin Wars is going on until November 10th at both buildings!! If your grade level wins, you get the opportunity to duck tape your building's principal to the wall or at BMS to a wall or pole!! Get those coins in today!! Check out this video on an update for you all about the BMS coin war happening:
https://youtu.be/L9MyW0yKHNY
No School: November 13th --Professional Development for Staff
We are excited to celebrate 50 days of school with the 50's! We've had a rockin' good year and we hope you will celebrate it with us on November 16th. Dress up in 50's attire! Ex. poodle skirt, leather jackets, black and white shoes,....etc!
The BMS 7th and 8th Grade Literacy Enrichment Class is excited to share with you all their second volume of their Brookwood Bulletin. Students in this class compiled the information, pictures, and collaborated in completing their newsletter. Enjoy!
Show your pump pride!! During the month of November, 2 cents per gallon on pumps 11 and 12 at the Genoa City Mobil will be donated to Genoa City Schools!! Thank you for supporting our schools!!
Our District’s Families in Need Program is designed to help families within our school district who are having difficulty meeting the immediate needs of their children. We are thankful for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry for fulfilling food (year round) and toys (for the holidays) for our community.
If you are in need of a clothing box for this holiday season for your child or children, please go to the following link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/42je2as8
If you are interested in supporting our Families in Need Program, there are two ways to do so:
1. You can sign up to “adopt” a child or children. This means you are willing to purchase clothing for each child/children you are adopting. We ask that you please purchase, at minimum, 3-4 tops and 3 bottoms for the child/children you adopt. The overall anticipated cost is $60-90 per child. We will contact you on November 21st regarding the interests and sizing for the child/children you adopt.
OR
2. Donate monetarily (our team will make the purchases needed for these families with your monies donated). Please submit your donations by December 8th to either school office under: Brookwood Schools - FIN c/o: Helen Xiong, 1020 Hunters Ridge Drive, Genoa City, Wi 53128.
To sign up to support our Families in Need Program, please go to the following link: https://tinyurl.com/mr3v7aw7 or contact Helen Xiong directly at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Veterans Day Assembly will be hosted at Brookwood Middle School. This event is open to the public and we hope you and your family will be in attendance on November 10th at 9:30am at BMS.
