Brookwood Elementary School

HELP! On October 14th, which is scheduled to be a staff professional development day, our district staff will be involved in a poverty simulation. The poverty simulation is ran by the UW-Extension and aims to dispel myths of poverty and increase empathy and understanding. For a successful, meaningful simulation, we are still in need of 10 volunteers to pretend and play the roles of community members such as a community health care doctor, and employer, super-center clerk, child care provider, quick cash employee, pawn broker...etc. Adult volunteers would need to arrive at Brookwood Elementary at 8:15 am on October 14th. There will be an introduction and instructions to volunteers at this time. The simulation begins at 9:00 am and concludes following a debriefing at 11:45 am. If you are able and are interested in volunteering (or know someone who is), please contact April Fitzsimmons at april.fitzsimmons@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BrookwoodsBest

We are SO excited to have the support we do to ensure our kids at both buildings are safe and learning. Chief Balog from the Genoa City Police Department and Mr. Braden our elementary school principal are both ALICE Certified Trainers and are excited to meet with our students in both buildings to talk more about school safety. They will be using ALICE certified curriculum which is designed to talk with kids about school safety at age appropriate levels. Not only has our staff been ALICE trained and certified but we also recently hosted a free family/community night in regards to ALICE as well. If you have any questions, please feel free to reach out to Mr. Braden directly. #BrookwoodsBest

HELP! On October 14th, which is scheduled to be a staff professional development day, our district staff will be involved in a poverty simulation. The poverty simulation is ran by the UW-Extension and aims to dispel myths of poverty and increase empathy and understanding. For a successful, meaningful simulation, we are still in need of 10 volunteers to play the roles of community members such as a community health care doctor, and employer, super-center clerk, child care provider, quick cash employee, pawn broker...etc. Adult volunteers would need to arrive at Brookwood Elementary at 8:15 am on October 14th. There will be an introduction and instructions to volunteers at this time. The simulation begins at 9:00 am and concludes following a debriefing at 11:45 am. If you are able and are interested in volunteering (or know someone who is), please contact April Fitzsimmons at april.fitzsimmons@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BrookwoodsBest

Have you entered your chili for our Fall Fest Fundraiser Chili Cook-Off?!?! Hurry before it is too late!!!! **We are also still looking for more trunks for our Trunk-or-Treat for this special event!** For more information, please contact Tina Mohr directly: Tina.Mohr@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BrookwoodsBest #GCJ2Events

Congratulations  to this week's BES Be Brookwood winners! These students were recognized for demonstrating what it means to Be Kind. Be Safe. Be Responsible. Great job! #BrookwoodsBest

Our Community Yoga Class are back in session starting Monday, October 7th from 6-6:45 pm at BES in the multipurpose room. Classes are $5 each and we hope you can make it. Please see the attached flier for more information. #BrookwoodsBest

We hope you and your child can join us for some of our events this week and next! The schools are buzzing with busy-ness! This week: 2 BES grade level field trips BMS Girl's Basketball Try Outs Free Mustang Play Group (3 year olds in & out of district) @BES BMS Open Gym BMS Men's Basketball Open Gym Next week: FREE Community Yoga -Monday @BES District Blood Drive -Wednesday @BMS Fire Prevention Assembly-Wednesday @BES Traxside Skate Night @TraXside Skating - Burlington, Wisconsin -Thursday Check out our BMS Calendar here: https://tinyurl.com/y5dqprzj Check out our BES Calendar here: https://tinyurl.com/y4yu758e To subscribe to our calendars, click on the +GoogleCalendar button in the lower right on either or both calendars. #BrookwoodsBest

At recess today, Grade 4-5 helped at the community garden to pick ripe tomatoes, tomatillos, eggplant, beets, leek and both green and yellow beans! Is it really September 30th??? #BrookwoodsBest

Not only does teaching happen within the classrooms with our students but it happens among teachers as well! #BrookwoodsBest

Gold Walk Update: The Gold Walk will still take place from 1-2 today! Due to the weather, elementary students will be staying at the elementary building and middle school students will be staying at the middle school building. Family members are still welcome to attend. Questions? Contact your child’s respective school office. #BrookwoodsBest

Due to possible poor weather tomorrow, we will be posting around noon with the finalized Gold Walk plan/location. Thanks for your patience and support and we hope you will be able to make it out to this great community and district event to help us Raise Awareness for Pediatric Cancer. #BrookwoodsBest

Our FREE Early Childhood Event was a hit tonight!! Thank you to everyone that attended! We hope to see you and your family at our next one. Stay tuned for the date!! #BrookwoodsBest

Don't forget to wear yellow/gold tomorrow to help us Raise Awareness for Pediatric Cancer at our Gold Walk! Both our elementary and middle school students will be walking together at the middle school. Donations are still being accepted to help support families who are affected by childhood cancer. For more information, please contact your child's respective school's secretary. #BrookwoodsBest

Join us for some FREE Awesomely Messy Outdoor Fun TOMORROW for all students that are 3-5 years old!! This Brookwood Early Childhood Night full of fine & gross motor activities (full-body & hand-eye coordination movements). Children will play & interact with others around their age. Parents will learn about developmental milestones in these areas. This night will happen rain or shine, but the types of activities will be dependent on the weather. Dress for the mess! A snack will be provided for the children. Register before the event to receive free fine & gross motor activity ideas for home. But feel free to just show up as well! *This community event is open to ALL children in & outside of our district.

See you tonight!!! Parents & community members are invited to attend a FREE informational presentation & learning activity about the school safety approach called ALICE TONIGHT from 6:00-7:30 p.m. at Brookwood Middle School. Presented by ALICE certified instructors, Principal Luke Braden & Chief Joseph Balog, the presentation will go over the active shooter survival techniques that the staff at our school district have been training on for the last two years. The second half of the evening will provide parents with an opportunity to participate in a hands on demonstration of ALICE. Families wishing to attend that did not sign up on Back to School Night can RSVP to Colleen Gallo anytime today at colleen.gallo@gcj2.k12.wi.us // 262-279-1053 Ext. 1110.

Last spring, both Brookwood Schools received the official designation as “ALICE certified” schools. This certification came a little over a year after the first staff training in the district and about two years after the initial conversations with Chief Balog, who is a certified ALICE trainer. This fall, the district will continue their implementation by providing classroom training to all students in grades K-8, as well as offering an evening training session for parents. ALICE is an acronym for: Alert, Lockdown, Inform, Counter, Evacuate. The ALICE approach to school safety centers around providing preparation for schools on how to proactively handle the threat of an active shooter situation, unlike the traditional “lockdown only” approach. While the information shared via ALICE training is consistently focused on awareness and options, presentations to students vary dependent on age. In addition to ALICE, our school district has upgraded both camera systems, changed door security hardware and processes, installed exterior window markers and interior window blinds, and purchased BleedStop kits for all district classrooms and main areas. Many of these changes have been done as a part of a Safety Grant that the district acquired through the Office of School Safety and Department of Public Instruction. We are SO LUCKY as a district to have a strong partnership with our local police department! School Administrators meet regularly with Chief Balog and members of his department who provide advice on facility safety, assist with training for staff and students, and who are always willing to be involved in daily school activities. #BrookwoodsBest

Thank you to all the students, families, and teachers that came out to support our Pediatric Cancer Awareness Blanket Making Event. We had a great turn out at both buildings!! Thank you to Kisses From Keegan and Friends for donating the supplies and being willing to deliver the completed blankets to Children’s Hospital of Milwaukee to children fighting cancer. We hope that you and your family can join us on September 27th in our District’s Gold Walk Event at 1:00 pm at the middle school. #BrookwoodsBest

Don’t forget this starts on Monday! Contact Mr. Guth (BMS) Matt.Guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us Or Mrs. Brenek (BES) Briana.Brenek@gcj2.k12.wi.us for the time(s) your child has PE next week! #BrookwoodsBest

Our Brookwood Schools' Fall Fest is coming up!! We hope that you and your family can join us for this fun filled event. Please click on the link below to let us know if you will be in attendance or not and if you can help us with some of the happenings on this special day. https://tinyurl.com/y2b4s4lv If you have any question, please feel free to contact Tina Mohr directly: Tina.Mohr@gcj2.k12.wi.us #BrookwoodsBest #GCJ2Events

What a GREAT night of free Family Yoga! We had a great turn out and hope to see some of you all at our upcoming Community Yoga events! Thank YOU for taking the time out of your night to join us for this special event! #BrookwoodsBest More information about our Community Yoga events can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/552341708904445/