According to the US Department of Health and Human Services 1 in 5 children ages 3-17 has a mental, emotional or behavioral disorder. Most common are anxiety, depression and ADHD. 50% of lifetime mental health problems start before the age of 14. During the week of Children's Mental Health Awareness, Mrs. Fitzsimmons will be doing two lessons in each grade level (K-3) on what mental health is, coping skills, self care and mental health vs physical health. Much of this is also touched on throughout the year within our classroom guidance program.
Please join us in supporting Children's Mental Health Awareness Day by wearing GREEN on May, 8th 2025.
We are SO excited to introduce to you all --- Jessica Thimmesch! You may already know her as she has multiple children in our District, but Jessica has joined our staff at the elementary school as a paraprofessional and a lead for our District before/after school care that is housed at the elementary school! Welcome to the staff side of Brookwood, Jessica!
Congratulations to all of our BES spellers who participated in the BES Spelling Bees on Friday, April 25th. We had a total of 34 participants across 1st-3rd grades. Congratulations to Ryan, Jett, and Griffin who were our first place winners in each grade level. We are so Mustang Proud of you all!!
Remember those super sweet chicks our 1st graders observed hatching? Ever wonder where their next stop was? We’re sure you would have never guessed this one but it was to our BMS Photography Class!!!
BES After School Adventure Club: Craft & Create has been a blast!! What has been your child's favorite project so far?!
Happy Monday, Mustangs!
Here is your Mustang Morning Show:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CA6E2u_E66E
Please join us for our All-School Spring Concert on Monday, May 12 at 6:30.
All 4th and 5th grade students and all band and choir students will perform.
Please contact your student's music teacher with questions. We hope to see you there!
The Entrepreneurship Class has been busy preparing treats for BMS students to purchase. The sale will be held on Friday, April 25 beginning at 1:20. Here is a menu of what is available for purchase that day. The sales are very popular and busy. It is strongly recommended that students come with an idea of what they want so that they may move through the checkout line quickly. Small bills or correct change is deeply appreciated.
Lemonade $1
Shark Attack Soda $1.50
Chocolate Covered Giant Marshmallow $2.50 (Gluten free)
Chocolate Covered Pretzels $2.00 (Gluten free)
Candy & Popcorn $3.00
Ice Cream Sundaes. $2.50
Mixed Popcorn (salty mix - cheese, butter, plain). $1.00
Greatest Value Chip Mix. $1.00
Mangonadas $2.50
Thank you! Proceeds from the sale go into the Student Activities Fund.
1st Grade is going on a field trip to Veteran's Park and Badger High School Greenhouse on May 7th! Questions: Please contact your child's teacher.
We are SO excited to share with you all our GCJ2 Summer School Booklet! We have offerings for all students entering 4K-8th grade in the fall. Make sure to get your registration turned in ASAP -- as classes fill up quickly!
View our booklet here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CxmbEmXTBo9QiPkoneBN3-twFFJF-S9U/view?usp=sharing
GCJ2 Summer School Booklets are going home with students today!! Digital copies will be posted this week on our social media and website! Classes fill quickly and are accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis -- so please turn in your registration to your child's school ASAP!
Session 1: June 16-19
Session 2: June 23-26
BES Spelling Bee
April 25 from 12pm-2pm at BES
Families of students who are participating in the bee are welcome to attend. Please bring your driver's license. If you have questions, please contact Mrs. Brault at Stacie.Brault@gcj2.k12.wi.us
GCJ2: No School - April 18th and 21st
It was a very exciting week as the eggs at the elementary school hatched. Our 1st graders ended up with 16 chicks!!! 🐥
On April 3, BMS 7th and 8th grade Mustangs had an exciting opportunity to attend the Middle School Expo at Gateway Technical College!
Students got a taste of college life and explored future career pathways through:
🔹 Touring the Gateway campus in Elkhorn
🔹 Participating in hands-on activities tied to real-world technical careers - one favorite was drawing fake blood using a real syringe in the medical careers lab.
🔹 Meeting faculty and learning about different programs and job fields
🔹Taking an interest inventory to help discover potential career matches
Events like Gateway’s Middle School Expo are a key part of our Academic and Career Planning (ACP) program. They help students build their vision for the future and take meaningful steps towards achieving their academic and career goals.
Way to go Mustangs! 🐎💙
It's closing night for our BMS production of The Lion King Jr. We hope to see you all tonight at 7 at BMS!!! Our hair and makeup team has been doing a fantastic job!!!
Don't forget we have After School Adventure Club today at BES!!
2nd & 3rd Grade Running Club knocked it out of the park on Tuesday with running over 93 miles as a club!!
4th and 5th graders kicked off Forward Testing this week in style! As they entered the 4th & 5th pod, they were met with a red carpet and positive music! They were encouraged to walk the walk and dance it out! It was a great way to start the week!
Happy Monday, Mustangs! Here is the BES Mustang Morning Show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bndVIkqgl3I
Wow! What a great month of reading at BMS! We had 12 advisories make it all the way across America - and then some! Congratulations to Mrs. Collins' advisory for reading the most minutes in one week (3,933) and Mrs. Horak's advisory for reading the most minutes overall (12,266)! Way to go! Zoom in on the map to see where your student's class ended up. Keep reading, Mustangs! 📚💙
