Congratulations to the Brookwood Middle School participants, Sharon, Gracelyn, Talia, Kate, and Peyton. These students participated in their first of three Forensics meets at Reek School on Saturday. Forensics is a public speaking club; the students have been preparing their material since the end of November. Way to make us Mustang Proud!!
Happy Monday! Here is this week's Mustang Morning Show!
https://youtu.be/6qk8hs8cWYY?si=ZGrahnuZ3tLZpFIP
After school art class for 4th-8th graders at BMS.
Heart ART! Create Valentine's Day themed artwork on 2/13 from 2:45-4pm at BMS with Mrs. Garrett!
Thank YOU to all the families that came out to Family Skate Night!! We hope you had as much of a blast as we did!!
6th-8th graders....are you looking for an opportunity to use the fitness center before school starts? This is a great opportunity to build muscle, get in shape, or work on your fitness goals. The fitness center will be open on Monday and Friday mornings from 7:00 AM until school starts. Come to the front door of the school to be let in. This is for students in grades 6 - 8. Questions: contact Mr. Guth (matt.guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us) The first day is February 5th. See you then!
Feb. 2nd is National Wear Red Day: Raise Heart Health Awareness
We hope to see all of our Mustangs in red!
Our BES students will be kicking off this year’s Kids Heart Challenge! Alongside this year’s heart heroes, they will be learning about healthy hearts and life lessons like getting active, asking for help, resting well and being kind.
At this years' kickoff, on Monday at BES, Ms. Lisa from the American Heart Association will be joining us as well. She will be raffling off some really awesome items to students who have already registered or completed Finn's Mission!
BONUS: your student will get a free wristband for joining at http://www2.heart.org/goto/BrookwoodElementarySchoolGenoaCityWI1 or using the AHA Schools app. The Kids Heart Challenge will be running through February 16th, 2024.
If you have any questions please reach out to Mrs. Brenek through seesaw or email briana.brenek@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Visit the classrooms, meet the teachers and complete your child’s registration! Any child who will be 4 on/before September 1, 2024, is eligible to enroll in 4-year-old kindergarten. Any child who will be 5 on or before September 1, 2024, is eligible for our full-day, 5-year-old kindergarten program. Please bring your child's birth certificate and proof of residency. Online registration will soon be available at www.genoacityschools.org. For details, call at 262-279-6496.
February 27, from 5:00-6:30 pm at BES, 630 Kossuth Street
Children 18 mos. and up, along with their caregivers, are invited to connect with fellow families and gain information about our FREE community playgroup! Our certified staff will provide valuable insights into developmental milestones and will be running fun activities that target specific developmental areas: fine & gross motor, speech & language, social/emotional, and pre-academics. Parents with developmental concerns about their child can fill out a screening questionnaire. Call Carey at 262-279-6496 to register.
February 23 - choose 9:00 am-10:30 am OR 12:30 pm-2:00 pm
No School : February 19
The 8th-grade leadership students' final activity for the semester was a mini kindness assembly for the 5th-graders. It has been a work in progress and they finally had a chance to execute it. The assembly started with our famous 3-in-a-boat grouping and get-to-know-you activity. Next, they discussed why they felt putting on such an assembly was important. One area of discussion involved conflict vs bullying. Everyone has a conflict at some point. Conflicts can be discussed and resolved. The intention is not to hurt someone. Bullying is intentional and hurtful. The students showed a movie they made that illustrated different types of bullying. The leadership students also did a tug-of-war demonstration that showed how everyone can work together to stop bullying. Together, kindness can prevail!! A final activity was the snowball fight of kindness. The kids wrote down something kind they could do for others and then they got to throw them and find someone else's snowball. It was such a great final activity for this group of 8th graders. We are so proud of all that they have accomplished this semester!!
The 6th graders had a fantastic Spanish-speaking country folk fair. They researched a country, created a large poster alluring people to come to see their country, made a slide show filled with rich pictures from their country, and offered special treats that represented the country. Some of those treats were food, bracelets, and even face-painted flags. The fifth graders were invited to come around and learn about the Spanish-speaking countries. They walked around with passports that got signed after they answered specific questions about the presentations. It is always fun when students can learn from each other.
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.
We loved seeing all the Brookwood Blues today!!! Let’s keep celebrating our Mustang Monday’s!!! Classes are pulled randomly —-so stay on your toes every Monday!! Some Monday’s will be Mustang Monday’s and some will be Brookwood Blues! Go Mustangs!
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
