Brookwood Elementary School

Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/Vzo4RU3oweU Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez: https://youtu.be/vQ-yITfCWLA

For your weekend enjoyment! Our Family Engagement Team is excited to share with our Brookwood Families and our community members a digital read aloud series where our team and staff members will be reading books aloud to you and your families while sharing effective reading strategies and activities for you to engage in at home with not only our books we are sharing with you but also your own personal books, books from our local library, our school libraries, or even books bought from the store. We hope you enjoy this activity and find ways to implement these strategies and games at home with your loved ones. We hope you enjoy this read aloud from Mrs. Conrardy! We love her special book she has to share with us this weekend because we haven't seen one of these shown yet! For this read aloud, Mrs. Conrardy focuses on rhyming---a critical skill that is focused on in early learning. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/rCreseY1EXQ If you missed our previous read alouds, check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Milestones are behaviors or skills that we expect to see by a certain age. Screening in early childhood ensures that your child is on track for development that will lead to academic success. If your child isn't meeting milestones on time, they might benefit from early intervention to build their skills. This is from the American Academy of Pediatrics https://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/aap-health-initiatives/Screening/Pages/Getting-Started.aspx Did you know? 1 in 4 children are at risk for developmental delay. Early intervention is more likely to be successful due to the amount the brain changes in early development. We are excited to offer our FREE Early Childhood Party! Children 18 months-3 years old at BES on April 30th. Our certified staff will be running exciting games and activities that will target specific developmental areas such as: fine motor, gross motor, speech and language, social emotional, and pre-academics. Parents will fill out a screening questionnaire beforehand, then bring join their child while our professionals interact with your child to make sure everything is on track for success! RSVP to Jayme Wisneski at 262-279-6496 or email Jayme.Wisneski@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Our Brookwood yearbook will be here before you know it! If you haven't ordered yours yet...do so today!! www.yearbookforever.com Here is a sneak peek :)

Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/luU_69msNJI Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez https://youtu.be/b9fqykB-dmE

It’s YEARBOOK time! ONCE A MUSTANG, ALWAYS A MUSTANG We are SO excited that our yearbooks will be here before you know it! They are going to be hot off the press soon so order your yearbook today. www.yearbookforever.com

No School - April 30, 2021

We need your input! This survey is the beginning of the discussion about how to move forward after our failed referendum. The School Board will use your feedback to help guide their next steps. Please complete this short survey and be watching for our upcoming listening sessions. Thank you in advance for your participation! https://tinyurl.com/2zjxue4h

For your weekend enjoyment! Our Family Engagement Team is excited to share with our Brookwood Families and our community members a digital read aloud series where our team and staff members will be reading books aloud to you and your families while sharing effective reading strategies and activities for you to engage in at home with not only our books we are sharing with you but also your own personal books, books from our local library, our school libraries, or even books bought from the store. We hope you enjoy this activity and find ways to implement these strategies and games at home with your loved ones. We hope you enjoy this read aloud from Mrs. Bobula! Being patient is something that we all need a reminder of at times...but this little impatient caterpillar needed to be reminded quite a few times...and we can't wait for you to see what happens at the end of this read aloud: https://youtu.be/zI26b4pzx6I If you missed our previous read alouds, check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Brookwood Families with children in grades 3rd-8th grade, please see the following letter from our principals in regard to our upcoming state test: Forward Exam https://tinyurl.com/6xwb2c58 . If you have any questions, please contact your child's respective principal.

Any guesses on what happened at the elementary school today?!

Brookwood Families, please see the following letter from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://tinyurl.com/rpyx8p7w

FREE Early Childhood Party! Children 18 months-3 years old at BES on April 30th. Our certified staff will be running exciting games and activities that will target specific developmental areas such as: fine motor, gross motor, speech and language, social emotional, and pre-academics. Parents will fill out a screening questionnaire beforehand, then bring join their child while our professionals interact with your child to make sure everything is on track for success! RSVP to Jayme Wisneski at 262-279-6496 or email Jayme.Wisneski@gcj2.k12.wi.us

Please, VOTE! Polling locations are open today from 7am-8pm. Here are some voting resources: Where do I vote: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/FindMyPollingPlace FAQs about voting: https://elections.wi.gov/faq Operational Referendum resources: https://www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/page/referendum-2021

Please see the following Mustang Message in English from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn https://youtu.be/xCozvATZAas Por favor vea lo siguiente Mensaje Mustang en español, con Danica Rodriguez https://youtu.be/qGdNM9-H2vA

In 3rd grade guidance, students have been learning about empathy. The unit concluded this week with a STEMpathy activity where students were given Legos or Knex and scenarios of others who have some sort of barrier or difficulty. Students first empathize with the person to gain a better understanding of the barriers the person is facing. Then, they hypothesize how they can remove these barriers - help the person, showing they care. Students are able to put the three parts of empathy into action, 1. How is the person feeling. 2. Why is that person feeling that way? What can I do to help/to show I care? Once the students understand the why of their design, the innovation starts! Teaching students to consider someone’s point of view, needs, and barriers can help them to gain a better understanding not only of the need for design and innovation but also grow their empathy skills. They were asked questions like: What is this person going through? What is it like to be this person? What barriers does this person face that is preventing him from accessing his environment? What can you do to remove these barriers for this person?

For your weekend enjoyment! Our Family Engagement Team is excited to share with our Brookwood Families and our community members a digital read aloud series where our team and staff members will be reading books aloud to you and your families while sharing effective reading strategies and activities for you to engage in at home with not only our books we are sharing with you but also your own personal books, books from our local library, our school libraries, or even books bought from the store. We hope you enjoy this activity and find ways to implement these strategies and games at home with your loved ones. We hope you enjoy this read aloud from Mr. Hanson! This story is a narrative non-fiction story...and if you aren't quite sure what that means...we hope you listen to this story so you have a great example of one. We love the message that Mr. Hanson has to share with you about this book too...stay tuned to the end where he shares the special message of this story: The Tree Lady. https://youtu.be/t5P7YjHiOHY Missed out on some of our previous read alouds? Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uBs_aQbe_tA&list=PLlhKsK8VoY0m8XUfhSQInKAKDOMIexVw3

Don’t forget....we are only 4 days away from voting!! You may ask...why vote and what is the impact of the District’s operational referendum on our community?! Check out that information here: We hope that this page is helpful to our community members. www.genoacityschools.org/o/gcj2sd/page/referendum-2021

Don't forget to spread the word and vote on April 6th! Please see our virtual info & Q&A session we had on 3/23/21 about our upcoming Operational Referendum: https://youtu.be/OWnyfoM3vQY . To view our previous session and other information about the upcoming Operational Referendum, please go to https://www.genoacityschools.org/.../page/referendum-2021 During our Q&A session, we were unable to do a live translation into Spanish during the recording, but we have gotten the information translated into Spanish here: https://tinyurl.com/2yusp9yt

Don't forget to spread the word and vote on April 6th! Please see our virtual info & Q&A session we had on 3/23/21 about our upcoming Operational Referendum: https://youtu.be/OWnyfoM3vQY . To view our previous session and other information about the upcoming Operational Referendum, please go to https://www.genoacityschools.org/.../page/referendum-2021 During our Q&A session, we were unable to do a live translation into Spanish during the recording, but we have gotten the information translated into Spanish here: https://tinyurl.com/2yusp9yt