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.
Hello, BES Heart Heroes! Are you ready?! Kids Heart Challenge is coming to Brookwood Elementary soon! We have exciting things planned this year to get us moving, helping others and having fun. Get a head start by signing up today and helping your student choose a daily health challenge. Visit our school page at http://www2.heart.org/goto/BrookwoodElementarySchoolGenoaCityWI1 or download the AHA Schools app!
Our official Kickoff will be next week Monday. Ms. Lisa from the American Heart Association will be coming in to introduce our new heart heroes to us and give us an update on our buddy Finn!
If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Brenek through seesaw or email briana.brenek@gcj2.k12.wi.us
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!!
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.
Times for each grade level will vary by group. Events include snowshoeing, off trail forest exploration, and hands-on activities with animal mounts, animal track molds and more.
**Please send your scientists dressed for the weather for this day - warming breaks will be taken as well**
January 19, 2024
BES scientists wrapped up the 2023 year by learning about reindeer, caribou in the United States. They learned many interesting facts such as how they conserve heat, that a week old caribou can outrun an Olympic runner, and one of the first sculptures was of 2 reindeer swimming across a lake. A special thank you the Meier family for letting us borrow this reindeer pelt! BES scientists were amazed at how soft it felt!
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 view this month's Mustang Minute, click the following link:
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Get your Winter Reading Activity sheets out and see if you can find which fact belongs to which staff member! Remember to get your sheet turned into your child’s main office when we get back from Winter Break to get a prize from our Family Engagement Team!!
If you can’t find your sheet…just log them on a piece of paper, but don’t forget your name, homeroom teacher, and listing the additional three facts about yourself!
See you on the 3rd, Mustangs, and we hope you enjoy the rest of your Winter Break!
*Link to Winter Reading Activity: http://tinyurl.com/4m54e552
We hope you enjoy these staff features, Mustangs!
Did you find in your child's backpack the Winter Break Reading Activity put together by our Family Engagement Team?
If not...or you can't find it...no worries! Here it is:
http://tinyurl.com/4m54e552
If you can't find the sheet we gave your child or don't have a printer at home...no worries...just write your answers on a piece of paper to get turned in once school starts back up!
We truly have THE BEST staff around!
