Eighth graders have been working on one-pager projects in Ms. Metcalf's ELA classes as they wrap up their third novel study of the year on Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry by Mildred D. Taylor. Students were tasked with showcasing their understanding and interpretation of the novel and its use of various literary elements through a collage that covers one full page, hence its name. This project offers students a creative outlet in which they can highlight what was meaningful to them in the novel. Here's a sampling of their work!
This weekend, our BES Kindness Squad had the opportunity to partner with the Elkhorn Area Middle School Kiwanis Builders Club to make a difference in our community. Together, they cut and tied fleece blankets that will be donated to families at Twin Oaks Homeless Shelter.
What made the experience even more special was seeing students and families from both districts working side by side, helping one another with the shared purpose of spreading kindness and supporting others.
Thank you to all the students and families who took time out of their weekend to serve our community. Each blanket will no doubt bring warmth, comfort, and a smile to a child’s face, reminding them that they are cared for and loved.
Way to go, 3rd Grade Kindness Squad! Keep making us #MustangProud! 💙
What made the experience even more special was seeing students and families from both districts working side by side, helping one another with the shared purpose of spreading kindness and supporting others.
Thank you to all the students and families who took time out of their weekend to serve our community. Each blanket will no doubt bring warmth, comfort, and a smile to a child’s face, reminding them that they are cared for and loved.
Way to go, 3rd Grade Kindness Squad! Keep making us #MustangProud! 💙
BES Adventure Club is an opportunity for students to explore additional interests after school. **Space is limited**
After School Adventure Club will be held on the following dates:
April: 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
May: 5, 7
Adventure Club will be held after school until 4:15 pm. Students need to be picked up at 4:15 pm at Brookwood Elementary School.
Positive behavior and attendance is an expectation during After School Adventure Club. Please make sure your child has an interest prior to signing up.
**Forms were passed out earlier this week and many classes are full. If you have any additional questions, please contact the front office or your child's classroom teacher**
After School Adventure Club will be held on the following dates:
April: 7, 9, 14, 16, 21, 23, 28, 30
May: 5, 7
Adventure Club will be held after school until 4:15 pm. Students need to be picked up at 4:15 pm at Brookwood Elementary School.
Positive behavior and attendance is an expectation during After School Adventure Club. Please make sure your child has an interest prior to signing up.
**Forms were passed out earlier this week and many classes are full. If you have any additional questions, please contact the front office or your child's classroom teacher**
Our second graders collected supplies and used teamwork to create care bags for the Lost Sock for kindness week. Each bag was filled with essentials and a kind message from the students to help lift the spirits of those in our community. The project concluded with a group walk to the Lost Sock to hand-deliver the bags.
Way to make us #MustangProud, second grade!
Way to make us #MustangProud, second grade!
Thank You, Mustang Community!
We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who attended, donated, prepared food, created art, and helped serve at this year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Genoa City Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Thanks to your generosity and hard work, we raised $735 to support families in our community.
This event was truly a success because of you. We are so grateful for the incredible support, participation, and spirit shown by our Mustang community. The turnout was wonderful, and the impact will be felt by many.
Thank you for making a difference!
We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude to everyone who attended, donated, prepared food, created art, and helped serve at this year’s Empty Bowls fundraiser for the Genoa City Loaves & Fishes Food Pantry. Thanks to your generosity and hard work, we raised $735 to support families in our community.
This event was truly a success because of you. We are so grateful for the incredible support, participation, and spirit shown by our Mustang community. The turnout was wonderful, and the impact will be felt by many.
Thank you for making a difference!
BES will be celebrating another fantastic year of the Kids' Heart Challenge! Students who raised over $250 will get a turn to throw a pie at a staff member of their choosing on 3/20. After the Pie Event, there will be a video shared of all of our Kids' Heart Challenge events and celebrations!
💙 Kindness Week at BMS! 💙
During Kindness Week, BMS focused on how we let others know they matter. “Mattering” is the feeling of being seen, heard, and valued — something every person deeply needs.
Throughout the week, we emphasized that small, everyday actions can make a big impact.
On Monday, BMS started with “You Matter” by focusing on self-care and positive self-talk. Students were able to pick positive affirmations that they connected with and discussed ways to show themselves kindness, including:
✨ Using positive affirmations
💧 Staying hydrated
🥗 Fueling their bodies with healthy food
🧠 Practicing positive self-talk or affirmations
🧘 Taking mindful breaths or quiet moments
👏 Celebrating growth and encouraging themselves
When we take care of ourselves, we’re better able to care for others. 💛
#KindnessWeek #YouMatter #BMS
During Kindness Week, BMS focused on how we let others know they matter. “Mattering” is the feeling of being seen, heard, and valued — something every person deeply needs.
Throughout the week, we emphasized that small, everyday actions can make a big impact.
On Monday, BMS started with “You Matter” by focusing on self-care and positive self-talk. Students were able to pick positive affirmations that they connected with and discussed ways to show themselves kindness, including:
✨ Using positive affirmations
💧 Staying hydrated
🥗 Fueling their bodies with healthy food
🧠 Practicing positive self-talk or affirmations
🧘 Taking mindful breaths or quiet moments
👏 Celebrating growth and encouraging themselves
When we take care of ourselves, we’re better able to care for others. 💛
#KindnessWeek #YouMatter #BMS
4K Safe Splashers Water Safety Day at YMCA
4K Outreach Day - March 18th
Safe Splashers Water Safety Day
There is no regular 4K programming on this day
For more information, contact your child's 4K teacher.
4K Outreach Day - March 18th
Safe Splashers Water Safety Day
There is no regular 4K programming on this day
For more information, contact your child's 4K teacher.
BMS March 7/8 Band & Choir Concert on March 11 at BMS 6:30-7:30pm
4th Grade to Seno Conservancy on March 13th.
For more information, please contact your child's teacher.
For more information, please contact your child's teacher.
Saturday Morning Basketball Sign-Up Form
Saturday Morning Basketball is back! Saturday Morning Basketball is open to our Mustangs in grades K-5th.
Saturday Morning Basketball will meet March 7th and March 21st.
This year, Saturday Morning Basketball will operate with an open-gym format. You may bring your Mini Mustangs to the BMS gymnasium any time between 8am-11am on these Saturdays and stay for a short period of time or the whole morning.
All Saturday Morning Basketball will take place in the BMS gymnasium. Please use the side parking lot (by the playground) and enter through Door 5. Parents are welcome to stay - we will have seating set up - or you can drop and go.
This form is to ensure we have contact information on file for any children who show up. You are not obligated to attend every Saturday.
Please fill out a separate form for each student you are signing up.
If you have any questions, please contact Jess Metcalf (jessica.metcalf@gcj2.k12.wi.us).
Go Mustangs!
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Saturday Morning Basketball is back! Saturday Morning Basketball is open to our Mustangs in grades K-5th.
Saturday Morning Basketball will meet March 7th and March 21st.
This year, Saturday Morning Basketball will operate with an open-gym format. You may bring your Mini Mustangs to the BMS gymnasium any time between 8am-11am on these Saturdays and stay for a short period of time or the whole morning.
All Saturday Morning Basketball will take place in the BMS gymnasium. Please use the side parking lot (by the playground) and enter through Door 5. Parents are welcome to stay - we will have seating set up - or you can drop and go.
This form is to ensure we have contact information on file for any children who show up. You are not obligated to attend every Saturday.
Please fill out a separate form for each student you are signing up.
If you have any questions, please contact Jess Metcalf (jessica.metcalf@gcj2.k12.wi.us).
Go Mustangs!
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We are excited to welcome our incoming 4K and 5K families!
Please join us for 4K & 5K Family Registration Night on:
📅 March 4, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
This special evening is a great opportunity to:
Tour our classrooms
Meet our teachers
Learn more about our school community
Submit your required enrollment paperwork
More information can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1iy-eNLi0Aeih6-DIZMCUvlMeNoKPDU/view?usp=sharing
Please join us for 4K & 5K Family Registration Night on:
📅 March 4, 2026
⏰ 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM
This special evening is a great opportunity to:
Tour our classrooms
Meet our teachers
Learn more about our school community
Submit your required enrollment paperwork
More information can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C1iy-eNLi0Aeih6-DIZMCUvlMeNoKPDU/view?usp=sharing
We are sure you've seen him around at BES.....but here is his official post as our long-term substitute physical education teacher at our elementary school! Welcome to the Brookwood Family, Mr. Diedrich!!
Welcome to Brookwood! Kyle Diedrich is from Twin Lakes and just moved to Genoa City. He graduated from Whitewater and was student teaching at Randall last semester. Majoring in Physical Education, it's no surprise he coaches cross-country, basketball, track, and volleyball. Very sports-minded, he enjoys playing basketball and volleyball, loves to run, and has been known to enjoy movies and concerts, with golf thrown in for fun. He's the youngest of 3, and his older sister is also a teacher (at Randall). He was at Brookwood a couple years ago, working with Briana doing Observation & Participation. Kyle wasn't even planning on attending college, but he got into coaching and decided to give teaching a try. Kyle looks forward to being able to take a breather this summer, but will probably still help at his family's dairy farm in Twin Lakes, milking about 120 cows.
Welcome to Brookwood! Kyle Diedrich is from Twin Lakes and just moved to Genoa City. He graduated from Whitewater and was student teaching at Randall last semester. Majoring in Physical Education, it's no surprise he coaches cross-country, basketball, track, and volleyball. Very sports-minded, he enjoys playing basketball and volleyball, loves to run, and has been known to enjoy movies and concerts, with golf thrown in for fun. He's the youngest of 3, and his older sister is also a teacher (at Randall). He was at Brookwood a couple years ago, working with Briana doing Observation & Participation. Kyle wasn't even planning on attending college, but he got into coaching and decided to give teaching a try. Kyle looks forward to being able to take a breather this summer, but will probably still help at his family's dairy farm in Twin Lakes, milking about 120 cows.
We are excited to offer Yearbook Ads to our eighth-grade families. What an exciting way to celebrate your eighth grader's accomplishments by leaving a special message in the yearbook. Ads are offered in 1/2 page ($50) or 1/4 page ($25). You will write t h e text message and can digitally send in up to 4 photos you'd like to have included in the ad. All ads will be designed with the yearbook theme. Don't delay on ordering your ad! Ads are limited and based on submission date -- all items due by March 20th. Ads can be purchased at yearbookforever.com or by completing the attached order form and submitting with a check payment to Brookwood Schools.
Any questions, please contact Mrs. Garrett at kim.garrett@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Any questions, please contact Mrs. Garrett at kim.garrett@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Here is the March Mustang Minute! Make sure to click on the grade levels to view grade level newsletters! BMS & BES calendar links are also linked and available to view via a QR code. This month is filled with a lot of individual activities at both buildings that we could not list out on the Mustang Minute, so please check out the school calendars! Enjoy:
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Eighth-grade students will attend a field trip to the First Division Museum in Wheaton, IL. on March 4th. Outside of the museum, students are able to explore a collection of tanks and artillery pieces dating back from World War 1 to Desert Storm. Inside the museum, students will participate in a veteran-guided tour of the First in War gallery. This gallery follows the 1st Infantry Division from World War 1 to the Vietnam War. In the museum, students walk through a recreation of a WW1 trench and exit a landing craft to walk up a beach from D-Day. Along the way students will learn from their guide about each war, providing an interactive experience of the content learned in 8th grade Social Studies. Finally, students will participate in hands-on activities that range from learning which U.S. general would be most similar to their personality, to holding and learning about various primary source objects from WW2.
At this month's school board meeting, the school board accepted the retirement letter of MaryEllen Kanthack for the end of this school year.
Mrs. Kanthack has devoted her life to education and to shaping the leaders of tomorrow while supporting current and future teacher leaders at Genoa City and beyond.
Throughout her career, she has been a steady, compassionate presence—always believing in the potential of every student and working tirelessly to help them grow in confidence, character, and knowledge.
Her impact reaches far beyond the classroom. She has inspired students, supported families, and been a trusted colleague and leader within our school community along with her professional teacher networks she is a part of. Throughout her career, she has been a steady, compassionate presence—always believing in the potential of every student and working tirelessly to help them grow in confidence, character, and knowledge. MaryEllen has also played an important role in strengthening our staff. She has mentored new teachers, collaborated generously with colleagues, and consistently shared her expertise through the professional networks she is a part of.
As she prepares to close this chapter, we celebrate her remarkable dedication and the countless lives she has touched. MaryEllen’s legacy will live on not only in the students she has helped guide toward bright futures but also in the educators she has supported and inspired along the way.
Thank you, Mrs. Kanthack, for your work and dedication toward all things Brookwood!
Mrs. Kanthack has devoted her life to education and to shaping the leaders of tomorrow while supporting current and future teacher leaders at Genoa City and beyond.
Throughout her career, she has been a steady, compassionate presence—always believing in the potential of every student and working tirelessly to help them grow in confidence, character, and knowledge.
Her impact reaches far beyond the classroom. She has inspired students, supported families, and been a trusted colleague and leader within our school community along with her professional teacher networks she is a part of. Throughout her career, she has been a steady, compassionate presence—always believing in the potential of every student and working tirelessly to help them grow in confidence, character, and knowledge. MaryEllen has also played an important role in strengthening our staff. She has mentored new teachers, collaborated generously with colleagues, and consistently shared her expertise through the professional networks she is a part of.
As she prepares to close this chapter, we celebrate her remarkable dedication and the countless lives she has touched. MaryEllen’s legacy will live on not only in the students she has helped guide toward bright futures but also in the educators she has supported and inspired along the way.
Thank you, Mrs. Kanthack, for your work and dedication toward all things Brookwood!
Our 1st graders had a wonderful field trip to TraXside Skating - Burlington, Wisconsin! Students participated in a lesson about music, rhythm, and sound waves. They learned how different pitches create different wavelengths, high pitches make shorter, faster waves, and low pitches make longer, slower waves.
After the lesson, students enjoyed free skate time where they moved to the music and played different skating games. It was a fun and engaging way to connect science, music, and movement!
After the lesson, students enjoyed free skate time where they moved to the music and played different skating games. It was a fun and engaging way to connect science, music, and movement!
Today at BMS we had our monthly assembly! We celebrated our Be Brookwood Students of the Month, recognizing leaders who consistently model what it means to be part of our Brookwood community.
We also pulled our monthly winners for showing the trait of Honesty and they each earned a free meal from Lake Geneva Culver’s! 🍔🍦 Huge shout-out to Culver’s for supporting our students and celebrating positive character!
To wrap things up, our students jumped into some high-energy games to preview next month’s trait: Cooperation! 🤝
Lots of teamwork, laughter, and learning filled the gym today.
Proud of our Brookwood students for growing in character each and every month!
Our 4K students proudly showcased their creativity at our Art Show held at the local public library! Families were invited to walk through the display and admire their child’s artwork, celebrating all of the hard work and imagination that has been growing in our classroom. The students were so excited to share their masterpieces and point out their special creations.
During the event, the youth librarian read a story to our families, making the experience even more special and highlighting the joy of reading together. Families also had the opportunity to sign up for their very own library cards, encouraging continued learning and visits to the library. It was a wonderful evening of art, literacy, and community connection!
During the event, the youth librarian read a story to our families, making the experience even more special and highlighting the joy of reading together. Families also had the opportunity to sign up for their very own library cards, encouraging continued learning and visits to the library. It was a wonderful evening of art, literacy, and community connection!
