Brookwood Middle School

Here is this month’s Mustang Minute:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tbETKGE1bCEzyPdt19QgZEmoLEEn8URC/view?usp=sharing *edit to Mustang Minute: Join Student Council's Fall Frenzie #2 Activity Night on November 15th from 4-6pm for 6th, 7th, & 8th graders at BMS. $5 Entry: light supper or $3 with a new box of cereal for Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry

Genoa City Community Members, Please see the following letter from our Interim Superintendent Paul Weber: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wSUl2iBNDlJ08RrxLEvqpYiLoHj_3zqz/view?usp=sharing

Join Us for the Fall Frenzy on November 7th! 🎉 The Student Council invites all 4th and 5th grade Brookwood Middle School students to our Fall Frenzy, a fun-filled evening of activities, games, and more! 🗓️ When: 4:00 - 5:30 p.m. 💲 Cost: $5 per person (includes a snack and beverage) OR bring a new box of cereal for our Loaves and Fishes food pantry, and pay just $3! This is a great way to enjoy fall with friends while supporting a good cause. Don’t miss out on the fun—see you there! Please turn in permission slips by November 6th. If interested in helping out with this event please email tina.mohr@gcj2.k12.wi.us

On Wednesday, November 6th, there will be a Forensics Informational Meeting for Brookwood Middle School students in the music room from 2:45 - 3:30. Students 4th - 8th grade are invited to participate. There are 14 categories students may compete in. Students may compete individually or in small groups; some categories allow for music and technology! There are three Saturday meets, beginning January 18th. Students who are involved in sports or other activities which may conflict with our practices may still compete. See Ms. Bullock for more information.

A message from our Brookwood PTO: Don’t forget—Turkey Trot forms are due back at school by this Friday, November 1st! Let’s get ready to run, have fun, and maybe even gobble up some goodies!

Yesterday, our 5th & 6th graders traveled to the College of Lake County in Grayslake, IL to attend a live musical performance titled Frida Kahlo and The Bravest Girl in the World. This was a 45-minute operetta sung in English and Spanish. Students learned about this performance in music class. For many of our students, this was their first time attending an opera!

We love seeing all the artwork throughout our buildings at this time of year, but what becomes an annual tradition that is showcased that really “brings us back” are these beautiful clay pieces of artwork in each building…pumpkins at the elementary school and fall leaves at the middle school.

No School: November 8th // Teacher PD Day

Thank YOU to all the families that purchased at our onsite book fairs!! We are sad to see the onsite fairs go...but the online fair is still open for purchases until November 3rd!! 25% of ALL online sales come back as a profit for our school libraries. We are in need of your help for our elementary fair though....we are $120 short in sales for our elementary library to hit its next tier of rewards!! If you'd like to help us hit our next tier of rewards....please purchase through our elementary school's link: BES: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BESBookFair BMS: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BMSBookFair Thank you again for supporting our Scholastic Book Fairs!!

Tonight is the last night for the Scholastic Book Fairs hosted at both school libraries!! Here are some of our staff wishlists that teachers have been requested to be donated to their classroom libraries! Can't make it to the fair but want to support our libraries? Here are the online links, which are open for purchasing from October 21st-October 25th. Our libraries will get 25% back for all online purchases! BES: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BESBookFair BMS: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BMSBookFair

We can't wait to see you all at the Book Fair!!! Here are some of our teacher wish lists if you'd like to support our classroom libraries. Can't make it to the fair but want to support our libraries? Here are the online links, which are open for purchasing from October 21st-October 25th. Our libraries will get 25% back for all online purchases! BES: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BESBookFair BMS: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/BMSBookFair https://www.canva.com/design/DAGUZj8oNKU/W94iPNtxi_o2G3VWniS7_A/view?utm_content=DAGUZj8oNKU&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

The Genoa City Joint 2 School District’s Families in Need Program is designed to help our district families who are having difficulty meeting the immediate needs for their child(ren). If you are a Family in Need, we ask that you fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf1Clm23MIxwkfibVzvV61hBx_hjIQ4opUJzCkRZSIDeiHdzw/viewform This form will allow you to sign up for a holiday box with essential needs for your child(ren) and for us to stay in contact with you when supports are being offered from our community partners to share with you. OR If you are interested in supporting our Families in Need Program, you can donate monetarily for us to purchase essential needs for the children in these families or you can sign up to “adopt” a child in this program to personally purchase items for their holiday box. If you would like to support this program, please fill out the following form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf5VqnxePA4GTPImtasH51s3EYhij-ughXSCtxPffRT_moVHw/viewform If you have any questions about this program, please contact Helen Xiong directly: Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us Thank you for your continued support in all things Brookwood.

What an exciting afternoon at both schools!!! Thank you to our Brookwood PTO for leading in coin wars at both schools this year!!! Congrats to our winning grade levels: 1st grade for BES and 4th grade for BMS!!! Thank you to all those that donated!!! As the winning classes, students from those grade levels got to duck tape their principal to the wall!!!

Happy Monday, Mustangs! Here is this week's Mustang Morning Show! Enjoy! https://youtu.be/sa6qlNsp0e0

No School: October 25th

Were you able to check out our pumpkin patch and win the scavenger hunt when you were at Fall Fest? Which pumpkin was your favorite?

Thank you to everyone that was a part of today’s Fall Fest…we can’t do this without YOU!! Our students, staff, families, and communtiy. Thank you…thank you…thank YOU!!! More pictures on Facebook

Spooky Skits by the Drama Class in the gym were amazing!!! The students did an amazing job writing the skits and putting them on today!! Way to make us #MustangProud!

Thank you to all those that hosted a trunk this year!! More pictures on Facebook!

Hurry and get your raffle tickets now!!! $1 a ticket or $5 for 6 tickets or $10 for an arms length!!!! You don’t need to be present to win!!!! Cash only! More pictures on Facebook!