Genoa City Joint 2 School District

We are so #MustangProud of our 4th graders and all their hard work they put forth towards their state presentations last week! Check out more pictures on our facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GenoaCitySchools

Congratulations to Tori and all of our Brookwood Alumni graduating from high school and moving forward in their next steps in life!

Once a Mustang, forever a Mustang! Are you a Brookwood Alumni and want to stay in the loop about all things Brookwood?

#BrookwoodFamily #GCJ2Alumni Did you know that we have a Brookwood Alumni Outreach Program? We …can’t wait for a revamp of this program for this next school year….so sign up today to be a part of this if you are a Brookwood Alumni! Being a Brookwood Alumni is an aspect of being a Mustang that will forever bond you to the Brookwood Family. We ask that all of our Brookwood Alumni fill out the following form to be included in special emails during the school year that will include school and community events and special messages for our alumni from the Genoa City Joint 2 School District. We are excited that you are interested in being a part of our Alumni Outreach Program and if you have additional questions about it, please reach out to Helen Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us Sign up today: https://tinyurl.com/ht4hj2zd

BMS Final Day of School Early Dismissal Schedule (June 6th) 8am-10:15am Awards 10:20am-10:40am Classroom Clean Up & Report Cards Distributed 10:45am-11:30am Lunch Outside 11:30am Dismissal

Here is this month's Mustang Minute! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Pz5vdEmPWJHDo-plFUeg4TZCiqE-WAhS/view?usp=sharing

Anyone want to guess what our 8th graders worked on last Friday?! 💙

Our summer school registration is wrapping up for June 17th-27th. We still have openings and just a reminder that ALL of our offerings are FREE for all Brookwood students. If your child has signed up for classes, their schedule will be sent home next week. If you are interested in signing your child(ren) up, please do so ASAP. Here is an updated booklet: https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_NrECrHA/qMMGYJ-AeF_NVLgcjD5KqA/view?utm_content=DAF_NrECrHA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor If you see a class or classes your child is interested in, please contact your child's schools front office to register them! All Summer School Classes are held at Brookwood Middle School.

The 7th and 8th grade Jazz Band played in the Area Jazz Festival at Badger High School. Six bands participated between Brookwood, Lake Geneva Middle School, and Badger High School. It was great to see so many BMS Alumni playing with the high school band as well! What a great celebration of music! It was also Mr. Bunge's (Badger High School's Band Director) final Jazz Fest before he retires. Congratulations to all who performed! And to our Mustangs.....alumni and current....you make us #MustangProud

On April 11th, the Genoa City Joint 2 School District welcomed families, community members, and business partners into the middle school for a Community Partnership Thank You Reception. The District had a student artwork showcase led by the students of Kim Garrett and Missy Horak, and as a part of the reception, the District shared a presentation on various programs that are supported through Brookwood families and community members, such as: The Community Garden, The School Forest, The Brookwood Closet, Holiday Bundles, and School Supply Kits. Click the link below to read more about these programs! Thank you to those that sponsored this event! 44 Supply Cameron Thomas Tax Services The Cooper Family C Smith for Repair Dale's Quails Moving With Erin Weber RE/MAX Plaza licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin Liberty Mechanics Pfi Fashions Thank you to Celebration on Wells for supporting this event as well. Thank you to Moving With Erin Weber RE/MAX Plaza licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin for your Platinum Sponsorship towards this event! https://www.canva.com/design/DAGGt9CKLlM/0yGDPudIw4v_wAs9DnjJaQ/view?utm_content=DAGGt9CKLlM&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor

Grab your blankets BES families... It's time for a picnic! When: June 6th 11:30-12 You are invited to join your child for a picnic lunch on the last day of school. Students can choose to purchase a school lunch of a hot dog, juice, fruit, veggies, and milk or join you for your own special lunch. At 11:15 we will have our 3rd grade parade throughout the building. All parents and guests will be asked to form a line outside the main entrance by the bell, weather permitting. If it is raining, parents will come in and form a line by 4k. 3rd graders will make their way through the building passing all homerooms and exiting the main door to the parent reception line. If you will not be attending the 3rd Grade parade please meet outside by the playground at 11:30. Picnic will end at 12:00. School will be dismissed at 12:25. If you would like to take your child home after the picnic , please be sure to sign out with your child’s teacher. Report cards will either be distributed at sign-out time or sent home in your child's backpack.

Throughout the school year, the GCJ2 Staff Wellness Committee, which consists of volunteer staff members, shares various ways for our staff to encourage wellness consciousness and increase various bands of wellness such as their physical, mental, and social activities. Activities focusing on wellness are put out for staff to participate in voluntarily, with fun prizes awarded - courtesy of generous donations from local businesses. This year, we are thankful for the following businesses and people that have donated to and/or supported our Staff Wellness: Evolve Fitness Studio, Lake City Social Lake Geneva, Grand Geneva Resort & Spa - Josh Doyle, Low Daily, The Runaway Micropub and Nanobrewery, Towne & Country Lanes, Infinity Coffee & Beyond- Cafe B, Plaza Theater, Main Event Pub and Grill, The Bottle Shop - Lake Geneva, The Candle Mercantile, Richmond Mercantile, Mrs. Derickson for staff yoga, Mrs. Brenek for drumfit, and our committee members for asking and gathering donations -- but a huge shout out to Mrs. Conrardy and Miss Pacholczak for leading in the asking and gathering donations. Additionally, a HUGE thank you to our Wellness Committee members for putting together ALL the activities like monthly wellness bingo, bi-weekly inspirational emails, encouraging affirmations in staff locations, and the list goes on and on and on…. We were also SO excited to bring back mini massages for our teachers to partake in on-site which was one of the grand prizes this year. Thank you to James from Therapeutic Balance for his service to our staff! Thank you again to all the staff that voluntarily participated in the staff wellness activities this year! We are #MustangProud of you all! Interested in donating to our staff wellness? Contact: Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Yesterday, 5K-3rd had a blast on their field trip! They went on a Lake Geneva boat tour, had lunch in the park, and visited the Lake Geneva Library! Thank you to all the parents that came along and to the teachers for sharing these pictures! You should have received info on programming offered at the Lake Geneva library this summer....keep an eye out for the flier coming home about programming for the Genoa City Library too!!

Come learn about the 50 states! 4th graders have been working hard to research and learn about a state and want to share what they have learned with you! Join them on Friday, May 31 from 1:30 - 2:30 to celebrate their learning!

A tradition we are building at Brookwood Middle School is an annual collaboration between art and band. The photography classes learn about composition, lighting, and backgrounds, this helps our students when taking the photos. 7th and 8th grade band students come to the art room for a series of formal portraits; one holding their instrument, one playing their instrument, and one photo of a close up of their hands playing their instrument. This project was inspired by a quote that Mrs. Collins shared "As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others." -Audrey Hepburn "The beauty of music-making is that you do both simultaneously." Students take home their photos at the end of the spring concert. All photos are taken and edited on the school ipads. Thank you to Callie C, Alyvia S, and Allie B!

1st grade students learned about the life cycles in science this spring. All of the scientists at BES watched as chicks and ducklings were incubated and hatched. All together there were 9 chicks and 6 ducklings that went to good feather-ever homes!

Did you sign your child up for our FREE summer school program yet? We offer two sessions and classes are filling up! Here is a showcase of some of the classes that still have openings for our 1st session (June 17-20) for our incoming 5K-8th grade students. Want to view the whole booklet and all the classes being offered to these grade levels and all students? Check it out here and stay tuned for more summer school features! https://tinyurl.com/y64cyfxm

Brookwood Middle School is excited to be celebrating our 4th-7th graders and their character on June 5th. This year, we are inviting students to Sky Zone or Timber Ridge Water Park if they have met Be Brookwood Expectations. Let's have a splashing great time jumping and tumbling or floating on the lazy river. Remember to Be safe, Be Kind, Be Respectful and Responsible, and Beeeeee Brookwood! Questions: contact your child's homeroom teacher

Last night, BES Kindness Squad presented to the school board and community members the many service projects they have completed this year. Kindness Squad members were then recognized for all of their service hours they have done both in the school and within the community. Way to go, Kindness Squad!!

Sixth grade students are learning about how clouds and convection currents work. It has been a perfect season to study weather and storms!

Last week, our 1st graders took their field trip to Veterans Park and the Badger High School greenhouses! The students had a lot of fun playing together at the park and then learning from high schoolers about how to care for plants. Our students even had a chance to plant their own flower! This was a great way to finish their unit learning all about plants!

Did you sign your child up for our FREE summer school program yet? We offer two sessions and classes are filling up! Here is a showcase of some of the classes that still have openings for our 1st session (June 17-20) for our incoming 6th-8th grade students. Want to view the whole booklet and all the classes being offered to these grade levels and all students? Check it out here and stay tuned for more summer school features! https://www.canva.com/design/DAF_NrECrHA/qMMGYJ-AeF_NVLgcjD5KqA/view?utm_content=DAF_NrECrHA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link&utm_source=editor