Today our 8th graders were lucky enough to tour Badger High School in preparation for next year! We learned about everything Badger offers, both academically and extracurricularly, and there is something for everyone! Students left feeling excited for their next step & prepared with some ideas on the classes they plan to take.
2/4/22 1:36pm Brookwood Families, thank you for your patience today! Our internet and phone services are back up and running at both buildings.
Please help us welcome Emily Darnell to our Brookwood Family!! You’ll see Darnell working in our 4/5 wing with Mrs. Erickson and Mrs. Peters as a field study student at our middle school.
Darnell is currently attending Northern Illinois University to pursue a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education with a certification in ESL. She is passionate about not only teaching students but learning how to be the best teacher she can be. Darnell is thankful to have the opportunity to start her clinical experience at such an amazing school like Brookwood. She will also be going to Kenya and Tanzania this summer with a group from NIU to further her knowledge on multicultural education. In her free time, she likes to go thrift shopping, and has recently started to learn to sew. She’s also always trying to find ways to be more sustainable and kinder to the environment.
We are so happy to have Darnell as a part of our Brookwood Family!! Welcome!!
2/4/22 7:37am
Phone and internet are currently down at both buildings. Please contact these phone numbers if you are in need of assistance:
1-262-374-1949 or 262-949-9889
Our secretaries are also available through email.
BES: jayme.wisneski@gcj2.k12.wi.us
BMS: carey.denecke@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Thank you for our patience at this time and we will keep you updated once they are back up and running.
Thanks to everyone who came to the middle school to make mosaic art with Mrs. Garrett on Tuesday night!
We can't wait to see what creations are made for the Saturday Family Art Workshop in the BMS Art Room on February 12th! This is a family art event, open to all ages! Stop in anytime between 10:00-12:00 am. No cost!
Contact art teacher Kim Garrett for more information at kim.garrett@gcj2.k12.wi.us
BES Heart Heros!
Finn’s Mission: Have you heard about Finn’s Mission? Help your student complete the missions to have some fun and learn things like how to save a life with Hands- Only CPR. When your student completes all of the missions, they will earn Finn’s Lifesavers Award! You can find Finn’s Mission on the free Kids Heart Challenge app. http://www2.heart.org/goto/BrookwoodGenoaCity
The next step!!! 8th graders got their Badger High School registration packets today and learned more about the athletics at Badger.
We hope you enjoy this performance by Mrs. Jahn's class of "If I Could Fly Like a Snowflake" by Teresa Jennings: https://tinyurl.com/4umyfd9u
School Photos THIS Friday at BES & BMS!
Only students with pre-paid orders or paper orders will be pulled for pictures this round.
You can order student photo packages online here: https://tinyurl.com/42dztce2 or by filling out the paper form that was sent home last month.
Classroom pictures will also be taken this time. If you would like to order a class picture, please have your child bring $12 and fill out a paper order form. On the paper order form under Add Ons write Group Picture to just order a Group Picture.
The school district started a new program just before the holidays called Neighbor to Neighbor. The purpose of the program is to connect family volunteers with others within their neighborhood who may be in need of assistance with snow removal, light household tasks, or local errands.
Families who are interested in volunteering can sign up with the school district by contacting Lisa Thompson at 262-279-1053 or emailing her at lisa.boden@gcj2.k12.wi.us.
The district is working on collecting volunteers, and then will be reaching out to the community to find residents who are in need of assistance.
It’s Mustang Monday and look at all that Brookwood gear!! And we heard a little secret that the BFO is working on getting an online spiritware store set up!! Stay tuned for the link!!
Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/MIK8PdKNmos
Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez: https://youtu.be/ndXahAhgR78
Hello, Elementary Heart Heroes! Which Explorer was your favorite from last week’s KHC Kickoff? Can you remember which one really loves water? Which one loves to be active? How about which one reminds us all to say NO to tobacco? These are all great things for your health, now it’s time to go online and take your own personal health challenge! PLUS, you get a free wristband just for signing up! http://www2.heart.org/goto/BrookwoodGenoaCity
Are you ready for Tuesday’s BFO Meeting at BES? We are excited to announce that we will be offering FREE childcare at our monthly BFO Meetings!!! Children attending our free childcare must be 18 months or older. Thank you to the 8th grade leadership students for helping our families come together to help us plan, organize, and coordinate events for our schools.
We had a great first session of Saturday Morning Basketball! Thanks to all the families who came out & a special shout-out to the 8th grade assistants!
During this very cold week, students in Mrs. Bullock's music classes got their wiggles out indoors while working on their fine motor skills to music. Kindergarteners and first graders went "ice skating".
Students in Mrs. Garrett's 7th/8th grade Photography class elective have been learning the basics of photography these past two weeks through a series of photography challenges. Pictured here are students working on a monochromatic flat lay challenge. Students had to group together objects of one color to create an interesting composition that would be photographed from above. Also pictured are photos from their first challenge - The Close Up.
CONGRATS to Alyssa, an 8th grader at our middle school, she was one of just 12 winners in the Society's Assets "Ability Not Disability" poster contest. The contest was open to students in Walworth, Racine, and Kenosha counties. Alyssa was awarded 3rd place in her age category (grades 6-8) and received a laminated copy of her artwork, a winner's ribbon, a Target gift card, and her work is printed in Society's Assets 2022 calendar. A copy of her artwork is also on display at Society's Assets Racine office. We are Mustang Proud of you, Alyssa!! Way to go!!!
Please help us welcome our newest Brookwood Family member Austin Delgado!! You’ll see Delgado at our middle school student teaching with Mrs. Kanthack. Here’s a little more information about Delgado!!
Delgado is currently a senior at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater studying Elementary Education and is minoring in Elementary Math with a graduation date of May of this year. He was Resident Assistant at Whitwater working and living with the freshmen in the dorms. Delgado was born and raised in Antioch, Illinois and is the oldest of 3. His younger brother is a sophomore at Bradley University, and his younger sister is a junior at Antioch Community High School. His father works in accounting and finance, while his mother works within a cafeteria in a school. Delgado has a passion for animals and has always had a pet by his side while growing up. He has a pitbull/lab mix named Jetson that just turned 5 years old. Delgado's family rescued Jetson from the shelter and in Delgado's opinion is one of the cutest and smartest dogs he has ever been around. Until Delgado started his student teaching, he played baseball at Whitewater and has played it since he was 4 years old. He continues his passion for baseball with coaching, he has a 13U travel baseball team that he is currently coaching in preparation for this Summer! Delgado has always known his passion for wanting to be a teacher since he was a sophomore in high school when he was able to take a preschool class as an elective. That was his first experience teaching and has loved the idea ever since. Delgado says, "There is no better feeling than helping others, and if given the opportunity, I would love nothing more than to help change the lives of these students for the better!"
Welcome to our Brookwood Family!!!
