Genoa City Schools: Families in Need – Winter Clothing Program

The Genoa City Schools Families in Need Program is here to support families within our school district
who may be struggling to meet the immediate needs of their children. We are again focusing on ensuring
every child has the essential winter clothing they need to stay warm and comfortable.

For Families in Need – Sign Up for Essentials
If your child needs assistance this winter season, you can sign up to receive essential winter-weather
clothing such as pants, shirts, socks, mittens, and winter hats. Our goal is to make sure every child is
prepared for the colder months ahead.
https://forms.gle/WFvShixF48svxMx16

Families & Community Members: Help a Child or Children in Need
You can make a meaningful difference by sponsoring a child or children through our Winter Clothing
Program. Those who can participate will sign up to purchase clothing and essential items to help keep our
students warm, comfortable, and supported throughout the winter.
https://forms.gle/oD23ne5CqiVGCoTk8

Unable to Purchase Items? You Can Still Help!
If you are unable to purchase items for a child, monetary donations are welcome throughout the year.
These contributions allow our team to purchase essential clothing and other necessities for children in
need, both through this winter initiative and throughout the school year. Donations can be dropped off to
either school’s front office or mailed to Genoa City Joint 2 School District // P.O. Box 250 // Genoa City, WI
53128. Checks should be made payable to: Genoa City Joint 2 School District, memo: families in need -
Helen Xiong.

Every donation, no matter the amount or item, makes a difference and helps ensure our students have
the essentials they need to stay warm and feel supported. Thank you for helping us bring warmth,
comfort, and joy to our students and families this holiday season!

For more information, please contact Helen Xiong directly.

Thank you for your continued support for our schools and students,

Helen Xiong
helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Director of Technology & Digital Expansion

19 days ago, Helen Xiong
✨ What a magical adventure! ✨ Our 2nd- and 3rd-grade Mouseketeers had a blast exploring the Magical World of Disney at their after-school adventure club! From creating their very own Mickey and Minnie-inspired ears and decorating MagicBands to learning about Walt Disney, the history of Mickey Mouse, and the Imagineers behind the magic, they discovered so much along the way! They even put their detective skills to the test with a Hidden Mickey scavenger hunt and learned how to navigate Disney park maps like pros! 🐭 Their adventures took them on virtual field trips through all four Disney parks, where they explored animal conservation at Animal Kingdom, traveled around the world at EPCOT, visited Hollywood Studios, and experienced the magic of the iconic Magic Kingdom! Of course, no Disney adventure would be complete without some special Disney treats, including Mickey-shaped ice cream and popcorn! 🍦🍿 They wrapped up their time with plenty of Disney games, trivia, laughter, and memories. Thank you to our Mouseketeers for making this club so magical! We hope you keep believing in the magic wherever your adventures take you! ✨🏰
about 12 hours ago, Helen Xiong
Please see the following weekly communication from your BES principal, Mr. Ringsby: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sGoYTgd1IB0OkPOtXRdBNOmjNmhom_ID/view?usp=sharing
4 days ago, Helen Xiong
Creativity was in full swing in Ms. Wagner's after-school adventure club! Second and third graders had a blast designing and creating their very own pony bead keychains! Students got to choose their colors, design fun patterns, and show off their creativity while making something special to take home.
Ms. Wagner loved seeing all of their unique designs and the hard work that went into each creation! So many colorful and creative keychains! 💙😊
5 days ago, Helen Xiong
Invitation to 3rd-grade families for the annual Thankful Third Grade: Presentation & Feast
November 20th at 1 pm at BES

RSVP to your child's homeroom teacher
7 days ago, Helen Xiong
It’s here!!! Well…almost. Today, BES got delivered the newest Dog Man book!!! We are hoping it will be delivered to BMS tomorrow. We have limited stock so get them now!! Dog Man (A Sprinkle in Time): $16.87 each with tax GCJ2 Scholastic Book Fair will confine to be onsite through November 4th The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to BOTH of our schools! Get ready for the newest gotta-read books, best selling series, and favorite characters that students love. Plus, every purchase supports our schools. We can’t wait to have you join us for the Best. Week. Ever! Come shop the BES or BMS Scholastic Book Fair…onsite or online! 25% of every purchase online from 10/22-11/4 goes directly to benefit our schools! The BMS Book Fair will also be open during student lunch and recess times. We ask that elementary students make purchases by coordinating it with your child’s homeroom teacher who will work with Mrs. Hackbarth to ensure they get their books. Online Links: BES Book Fair Link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodelementaryschool13 BMS Book Fair Link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodmiddleschool1 Questions? Contact: Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
7 days ago, Helen Xiong
🎃 Full Hearts & a Fang-tastic Fall Fest! 🍂

What happens when a community comes together with generous hearts, helping hands, and a little Halloween spirit? A Fall Fest filled with laughter, friendship, and wonderful memories!

Our heartfelt thanks go to every worker, volunteer, family, community member, and local business who helped make this event possible. Whether you donated, worked a station, helped set up or clean up, or joined us for the fun, you made a difference!

A special thank-you to:

🍬 The Genoa City Travel Center for providing our costume prizes and Hafs Road Orchard for the delicious apples!

🚗 Our Trunk-or-Treat participants for bringing the candy, creativity, and Halloween magic.

🧡 Trinity Church kitchen ladies for sharing their time, hard work, and helping hands. We are so grateful for you!

🥣 The Badger food service workers for making sure the food was hot and ready to go and keeping the kitchen in shipshape condition throughout the festivities! Your work behind the scenes helped everything run smoothly.

✨ Our custodial staff for the extra hours, hard work, and care you put into getting our building back in order after such a busy day. We truly appreciate all you do for our school!

🍁 Our staff members who worked stations and attended with their families. Your support helped make this feel like a true school community celebration.

🎟️ The families, staff, and community contributors who helped fill our raffle baskets with wonderful prizes. Your generosity was a treat!

🌶️ Our chili cook-off participants for bringing the flavor, and our pumpkin decorating participants for sharing their creativity and fall spirit.

🚜 Mr. Lewis and Ms. Cottrell for keeping the hayrides rolling, and Bill Lois for supplying the hay wagon!

❤️ Brookwood PTO for the amazing photo backdrop and raffle basket! They were a huge hit

🐎 Our Mustang Council workers for pitching in with energy, enthusiasm, and school pride.

🎭 Mrs. Coggins and her drama class for their spooktacular performances and for sharing their talents with our community!

And to anyone who played a part, big or small, please know how much you are appreciated. So much happens behind the scenes, and every contribution helped bring this day to life.

The best part of Fall Fest was seeing our community together—families making memories, students shining, and neighbors supporting our school. Thank you for making it such a fang-tastic celebration! 🧡🍁
8 days ago, Helen Xiong
Genoa City Jt. 2 School District is grateful to host area veterans for an assembly celebration at Brookwood Middle School on Wednesday, November 11th, beginning at 9:30 am. A light reception of coffee and donuts will follow in the Middle School Library at 1020 Hunter’s Ridge Drive.

For questions, please reach out to Superintendent Paul Weber at paul.weber@gcj2.k12.wi.us.
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
November's Pump Pride at Mobil's Genoa City Travel Center

Our favorite "Fancy Gas Station" is supporting Genoa City Schools in a BIG WAY! They are running another generous "Pump Pride" campaign during November!

During the entire month of November, a portion of all sales from gas pumps 11 & 12 will be donated to GCJ2 to directly impact Brookwood students! Coordinated by area realtor and community member Erin Weber, this fundraiser benefits the students through field trips, programming, learning opportunities, and more! Please take a moment to fuel up at the Genoa City Mobil and support local business and your community schools!

Thank you, Genoa City Travel Center, Erin Weber, and our wonderful community for continuing to fuel our students' success!
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
A big THANK YOU to Lake City Social for generously preparing dinner for our staff during Thursday evening’s parent-teacher conferences!

Your kindness and willingness to support our schools does not go unnoticed. We are incredibly grateful for community businesses like yours that continue to show up for our staff and students in such meaningful ways.

Thank you for thinking of us, taking care of our staff, and being such a wonderful supporter of our school community. We appreciate you! 💙
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
A HUGE shout-out to our amazing PTO for providing dinner during Wednesday evening’s parent-teacher conferences!

We were absolutely overwhelmed by the generosity and the incredible spread of food, desserts, and drinks! Everything was so thoughtful and appreciated, and it truly made our evening extra special.

We are so fortunate to have such an amazing PTO and a community filled with people who continually show up to support our schools. To everyone who donated, volunteered, prepared, or helped make the evening possible — THANK YOU!

We appreciate you more than you know! Our schools are better because of YOU! 💙
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
Thank you, Faith First Congregational UCC Genoa City, for all the amazing grab and go snacks for our staff after the week of late night conferences. We are so thankful for our community!!
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
If you missed out on the AMAZING blacklight art show at BES during parent/teacher conferences....here are some pictures...which are also amazing, but they simply don't do justice!! We've got so many amazing artists! #MustangProud
9 days ago, Helen Xiong
BES Weekly Communication: Mr. Ringsby

Please see the following weekly communication from your BES principal, Mr. Ringsby:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gRry2QuK4ddFZeQXnW7blCJofLuYEseG/view?usp=sharing

11 days ago, Helen Xiong
Be a Mustang!

All students aged 3 - 4 are invited to join us for a twice weekly playgroup at Brookwood Elementary. Program runs from mid-October - end of April. Space is currently available in our afternoon group which meets from 1 - 2:30pm on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

To register or get additional information about the program, please email Mrs. Nelson at ashley.nelson@gcj2.k12.wi.us or fill out the Mustang Playgroup Interest form via this link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeXUTbppRRFT6KCBSskwBX5NMxq-f4IuwKQEZT7jLj2cstvaQ/viewform?usp=sharing&ouid=105466728291187548717 and let us know you’re ready to Be Brookwood. We will reach out to you to let you know about availability and confirm your registration.
13 days ago, Helen Xiong
Thank you to all the Brookwood families who came out to support us during our new BES costume parade tradition Mr. Ringsby tried to get started here at BES! Aside from a minor bump or two, our students and staff had a wonderful time celebrating together, and they loved seeing all of you. While we found a few areas to improve for next time, it was a fantastic first run. We truly appreciate you coming out today and showing your love and support. Wishing you all a great rest of your week—Go Mustangs! Thank you to Chief Bappert for being with us as well!!
13 days ago, Helen Xiong
The GCJ2 Scholastic Book Fair! October 22nd-November 4th is here!! The book fair is here --- at BOTH schools!

Come shop the BES or BMS Scholastic Book Fair…onsite or online! 25% of every purchase online from 10/22-11/4 goes directly to benefit our schools!
Available on site: the newest Dog Man (A Sprinkle in Time) & Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Fight or Flight)
The Book Fair will also be open for both buildings during grade-level library times.
The BMS Book Fair will also be open during student lunch and recess times.
We ask that elementary students make purchases with parents during public purchasing times unless they come with a note and money from home.
The Book Fair is open to the public during parent/teacher conference times for both buildings.
Online links are available to purchase from as well!
BES Book Fair Link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodelementaryschool13?fbclid=IwY2xjawVNsQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTc0MnYwUzBpQ1RkQlJLWElzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZi9EEiQhXQVisScengRqJJjlrbE5IP7j0svu-YErg1KLBHG7fSH1s7DNjjw_aem_HSJE70H0XvJ0Hcgd5QD4Tg

BMS Book Fair Link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodmiddleschool1

Check out some of our teacher wishlists! More wishlists will be posted at the book fair -- so keep your eyes peeled for them while you are shopping!

Questions: helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
14 days ago, Helen Xiong
Congratulations to all of our BES Be Brookwood winners!

Each month, BES celebrates students and classrooms who go above and beyond to show what it means to Be Brookwood! Our staff members nominate students by giving out Brookwood tickets when they see them demonstrating one of our core expectations: Be Kind, Be Safe, and Be Responsible. 


Each classroom has one student selected as a Be Brookwood winner of the month. Students then get to pick a meaningful prize and experience with a staff member at school.

We are so proud of these students and this class for making Brookwood a kinder, safer, and more responsible place to learn and grow.

Keep showing us what it means to Be Brookwood! #MustangProud
14 days ago, Helen Xiong
BES BE BROOKWOOD CLASSROOM

Classrooms at BES can earn Be Brookwood tickets when they demonstrate what it means to Be Brookwood by being kind, safe, and responsible throughout the school day. Tickets can be earned from any staff member who notices classrooms making great choices TOGETHER!

Each month, one classroom is randomly selected as the Be Brookwood Classroom Winner of the Month. The winning class earns the honor of keeping the Mustang Trophy in their classroom for the entire month as a reminder of their positive behavior, teamwork, and school pride.

Keep up the amazing work, Brookwood!

Way to go, Mrs. Cassaday's Class! We are so #MustangProud of you!!!
15 days ago, Helen Xiong
The GCJ2 Scholastic Book Fair! October 22nd-November 4th is here!! The book fair is here --- at BOTH schools!

Come shop the BES or BMS Scholastic Book Fair…onsite or online! 25% of every purchase online from 10/22-11/4 goes directly to benefit our schools!
Available on site: the newest Dog Man (A Sprinkle in Time) & Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Fight or Flight)
The Book Fair will also be open for both buildings during grade-level library times.
The BMS Book Fair will also be open during student lunch and recess times.
We ask that elementary students make purchases with parents during public purchasing times unless they come with a note and money from home.
The Book Fair is open to the public during parent/teacher conference times for both buildings.
Online links are available to purchase from as well!
BES Book Fair Link: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodelementaryschool13?fbclid=IwY2xjawVNsQtleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMTc0MnYwUzBpQ1RkQlJLWElzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEeZi9EEiQhXQVisScengRqJJjlrbE5IP7j0svu-YErg1KLBHG7fSH1s7DNjjw_aem_HSJE70H0XvJ0Hcgd5QD4Tg

BMS Book Fair Link: https://www.scholastic.com/bf/brookwoodmiddleschool1

Check out some of our teacher wishlists! More wishlists will be posted at the book fair -- so keep your eyes peeled for them while you are shopping!

Questions: helen.xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
15 days ago, Helen Xiong