Brookwood Middle School

Merry Tuesday: December 22 Pajama Day How is the Brookwood Middle School planning on saying farewell to 2020? BROOKWOOD'S MERRY DAYS OF DECEMBER special spirit days of course! Dress up with us on our festive days! Send us a picture of you in your warm flannel, cozy jammies, or that special festive headpiece you can only wear once a year. Let's go, Mustangs. BE MERRY BROOKWOOD!

BMS Merry Monday: December 21: Ugly Sweater Day How is the Brookwood Middle School planning on saying farewell to 2020? BROOKWOOD'S MERRY DAYS OF DECEMBER special spirit days of course! Dress up with us on our festive days! Send us a picture of you in your warm flannel, cozy jammies, or that special festive headpiece you can only wear once a year. Let's go, Mustangs. BE MERRY BROOKWOOD!

BMS Festive Friday: December 18: Flannel Day How is the Brookwood Middle School planning on saying farewell to 2020? BROOKWOOD'S MERRY DAYS OF DECEMBER special spirit days of course! Dress up with us on our festive days! Send us a picture of you in your warm flannel, cozy jammies, or that special festive headpiece you can only wear once a year. Let's go, Mustangs. BE MERRY BROOKWOOD!

Here is our 5th video from our Family Engagement Team! This one is from Mrs. Nowicki who talks about how not only how context clues are important but also using another resource like a dictionary is also useful. Enjoy and check out Mrs. Nowicki's video here: https://youtu.be/H5sQFgKd2Q0

Inspire kindness and pay it forward! The kindergartners at BES hope that you'll pick up one of their bookmarks that they made! They hope it inspires you to do an act of kindness for someone else. If you pick up a bookmark, let them know how they inspired you. Send an email explaining your act of kindness (and add a photo if you can!). You’ll be a part of our “Kindness is Contagious” display at our school and we can't wait to share with you how people in our own community are helping us spread kindness. We look forward to hearing from you! Email our team at GCJ2KindergartenTeachers@gcj2.k12.wi.us Kindness - it costs nothing, but means EVERYTHING!

Please see the attached letter from Superintendent Kellie Bohn about the School Board's review of the Walworth County recommendation for schools. English: https://tinyurl.com/y4dfk2w2 Spanish: https://tinyurl.com/y4lxvbyk

Way to go, Mustangs!! The student council food drive was a huge success. We collected 1,351 non-perishable items for our local food pantry, Loaves and Fishes. Thank to you all those that donated at both schools. To celebrate, the middle school student council decided that Brookwood Middle School will be having a PJ Day on Friday, December 4. The top three homerooms will also be celebrating with a movie! In 3rd place with 163 items is Ms. Cottrell's room, in second place is Mr. Dittner's room with 279 items, and our winning homeroom is Ms. Metcalf's with 388 items! Way to Be Brookwood, Mustangs!! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Right now with all the uncertainty and change in our daily lives, it is completely normal and expected for kids and adults alike to have anxious thoughts. There is no one right way to respond to anxiety/worry/stress, but it is so important to provide an opportunity to allow them to open up about their feelings. Research has shown that are several things that can be done to help combat the feelings of anxiety/worry and it starts with 1) talking about it, 2) making sure others feel heard/safe, and 3) engaging in coping skills. These few little statements are just one way that all three of these things can be accomplished and can help your kids, yourself, and others around you get a sense of control over their anxiety! Try it out! - GCJ2 Pupil Services Team Julia Garczynski - Director of Pupil Services Annie Halterman - School Psychologist April Fitzsimmons - Elementary School Counselor Kayln Orby - Middle School Counselor

Thank you Brookwood families for volunteering for our Community Garden. This is the last donation... beautiful carrots and squash that were pulled just in time for Thanksgiving. Your time and hard work supplied 19 grocery bags full (or maybe more) of fresh produce has helped the community during this difficult time. Thank you...thank you...thank you!!! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

Please see the following Mustang Message from our Superintendent Kellie Bohn: https://youtu.be/O5hAsJN3RZ0 Here is the information Ms. Bohn refers to in her message (English): https://tinyurl.com/yyr2ba4y (Spanish): https://tinyurl.com/y6jpyw32

December 7, 2020 No School Staff Professional Development Day

Our GCJ2 Family Engagement Team hopes that you are able to take part of our Read Aloud Series. Thank you for your continued support for our District and our various ways we find to help support your child's engagement in learning from home. Here is our fourth video to our kick off our series from Ms. Warner who talks about inferencing! Do you know what it means to make an inference? Check it out here! https://youtu.be/pVQnaOf6qA4

GCJ2 Family: We are truly thankful and blessed to have you all as a part of our Brookwood Family. We appreciate your continuous support in our school District. Have a restful few days off and we will see you all on Monday. Each year the students in Miss Flood's kindergarten get asked a question....."I want to make a turkey for my family to eat for Thanksgiving. What do I need to do?" And the students take it from there.... We hope that you've already started preparing your meals.....fair warning: We are NOT responsible for any hospital visits that may occur as a result of trying our recipes! 😀 We hope you enjoy this 29th edition of Ms. Flood's Kindergarten Thanksgiving Cookbook! https://tinyurl.com/y3lqz884

Brookwood Kindergarten through 5th grade artists joined in some Brookwood turkey fun. They were all supplied with the letter “B” and given directions to make the “B” into a Brookwood Turkey! The artists were given the option to enter their turkey into a K–5th grade Brookwood Turkey Contest. All the turkey entries were amazing and we are excited to announce some of the winners! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest https://youtu.be/ebRSEr5gLLA

Our GCJ2 Family Engagement Team is SO excited that so many of our families are taking a part of our Read Aloud Series. Thank you for your continued support for our District and our various ways we find to help support your child's engagement in learning from home. Here is our third video to our kick off our series from Ms. Flood who talks about pattern power. Check it out here! https://youtu.be/_nDZe_UOvSw

Toy Drive Dates: December 2nd-22nd Brookwood Middle School Student Council is taking charge to organize the 2020 Brookwood Schools Community Toy Drive, to benefit Loaves and Fishes. Take the opportunity this holiday season to donate NEW toys for ages 4-14 from December 2nd-22nd. Bins will be in the breezeways of both school buildings.

Our 8th graders rock! Recently, they wrote a project- based exam to apply their understanding of Newton’s 3 Laws of Motion. They created Newton’s cradles and then used them to answer a series of questions using evidence and created claims. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

We are excited to announce that Kohl's Wild Theater will be presenting a virtual assembly for our 4K through 5th grade students! On December 4th, the students ( virtual and in-person) will go on an adventure to the Zoo with a student named Skyler. After a mysterious encounter with a wise river turtle, Skylar is transformed into a Humboldt penguin, a zebra, and a river otter. Skylar learns that to return to human form, one must “wade with the waddle,” “doze with the dazzle” and “roll with the romp.” With the help of some colorful animals and a caring zookeeper, Skylar learns to overcome a fear of interacting with others. This 40-minute interactive musical meets social-emotional learning standards by exploring the connections between young people, zookeepers, and animals. Teachers will be providing the link to view the assembly on the day of the performance.

In the spirit of being thankful, we wanted to say THANK YOU for all of your support in regards to our online Scholastic book fair! With your purchases and dedication to your children's growth in and love of reading, our school received over $300 to purchase new library materials. While we certainly look forward to being able to have in-person book fairs again, we are very appreciative that we were able to make this online book fair a success. Until next time, happy reading! #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest

To our BFO....thank you....thank you.....thank youuuu!!! Our teachers are soooo thankful of these amazing teacher spreads that were laid out at the elementary and middle school. We are truly grateful for your support in our teachers, staff, and school district. #BeBrookwood #BrookwoodsBest