Brookwood Middle School

We hope you're ready for a busy week....because we are!! Check out these events! #BrookwoodsBest

Don’t forget that it is daylight savings at 2 a.m. Any device that does not have a smart clock needs to be manually changed. It’s also recommended to change your batteries to all smoke and carbon monoxide detectors in your home as well! #BrookwoodsBest

Recently, Mr. Guth accepted a check for $1,000 from Walmart Lake Geneva. Wellness is one of three key areas of focus for our district and we are looking forward to being able to use this grant money to enhance our student wellness programming! We are looking specifically at ways to add equipment to supplement recess options and to bring new opportunities for physical activity to our FREE Family Fun Night in January. This winter, we will be offering regular Family Open Gym time in January and February. During this time, our community will have access to both our Middle School Gym and our Fitness Center. We also offer year round Zumba and Yoga classes by certified instructors. We appreciate Lake Geneva Walmart's support in helping our students and their families stay active and well! #BrookwoodsBest

Did you know that the Geneva Lakes Family YMCA offers aquatic, fitness, sports, and youth & family events? Their aquatics department offers year round swimming lessons through either group or private lessons. Kidz Yoga (ages 4-10) and Teens in Training (ages 13-16) are two of their most popular youth fitness classes. In addition, The Skill Builders Basketball program is for grades Kindergarten-3rd grade and it runs on Saturdays starting in January. Come to Brookwood's Family Resource Fair on November 21st from 6:00-7:30 to learn more about the classes and programs that Geneva Lakes Family YMCA offers! #BrookwoodsBest #GCJ2Events

Middle school families: there will be no after school activities today 10/31/19

Attention Brookwood families and caregivers: We need to hear from YOU! As you know the Genoa City Joint 2 School District received a $22,000 Mental Health Grant from the Department of Public Instruction this year. A portion of the funds are being used to provide families with additional training opportunities around some key areas of mental health. We would like you to take the survey below in order to help us design a program that best meet the needs of our community.  We had a wonderful turn out last spring for our free parent program about Children and Anxiety and we look forward to providing similar opportunities like that this year. Please take a few minutes to fill out the following parent survey. We would greatly appreciate it.  https://tinyurl.com/y332tbpc

Did you know that Open Arms Free Clinic is the first and only free medical and supportive care clinic in Walworth County serving low-income and uninsured residents? Open Arms provides county residents with primary medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, lab and pharmaceutical assistance. Come to Brookwood's Family Resource Fair on November 21st from 6:00-7:30 pm at BMS to find out more! #BrookwoodsBest #GCJ2Events

Save your candy for a cause! Thanks to our Genoa City Junior Girl Scout Troop 7046 for collecting candy to send to our troops with Operations Gratitude! There are boxes at each building and we will be accepting donations until Nov. 4th #BrookwoodsBest

We can't wait for both schools to be filled with students before the official school day starts. Both programs start TOMORROW! (BES: Morning Miles // BMS: Guth’s Games) Check our the image for more details! See you then!! #BrookwoodsBest #GCJ2Events

Before the cold hits.......we’re over here thinking about palm trees, beautiful sunsets, and warmer days! #BrookwoodsBest Great job to our 7/8th grade elective painting course!

FREE Community Art Class! Open Drawing Studio Course is only a few days away and we hope to see you there!! #BrookwoodsBest Do you like to draw? Do your kids like to draw? Join us for an open studio night at the middle school art room where a fall still life will be set up for drawing. Bring your own drawing materials and a sketchbook or paper. There is no fee for this class. To register, you can email Kim Nousaine @kim.nousaine@gcj2.k12.wi.us or call the middle school office. #GCJ2Events

A BIG 'thank you' to all the families who attended conferences this week! Our goal is for every student to improve in at least one subject area on the 2020 Forward Exam. We are excited to work with you on this goal and appreciate your support! Enjoy the three day weekend!

National School Bus Safety Week is October 21-25 and we are SO fortunate to have the drivers that we do. Whether your child rides the bus daily or just for field trips...our drivers ensure our children are safely transported to their final destinations. Thank you to all of our bus drivers....we are fortunate to have you each as a part of our Brookwood Family! #BrookwoodsBest Leave a comment for your child’s bus driver or all of our bus drivers on our Facebook page!

The Genoa City School District would like to thank all of our families, community members, and Brookwood staff for their contributions in making our Fall Festival a success. It was so nice to see everyone together having fun and participating in our event. We especially would like to thank the following community members, businesses and faculty for their donations, time, and extra support that made this event such a success. Thank you to: GCJ2 Administration and School Board, Ray Chevrolet, Something Sweet, Ann Jahns, Heritage Fine Carpentry LLC, Kathy Pierce & Avon, Julia Garzynski, Genoa City Travel Center/Mobile Station, Great Northern Company, Zelinski Pumpkin Farm, Bryan Haase, Bruce Meier, Von Bergen's Country Market, Tracy Woods, David Garrett, Bill Erickson and custodial staff, Amy Kazimier, Lauren Zelinski, Dayne, Dillon, and Ricky, 8th grade leadership students, Jan Krueger, Jan Sireno, Tammy Herner and Herner's Hideaway, The Lake Geneva House of Music/Rock Central, Pfi Fashions, and Intents Inflatables, Chief Balog and Genoa City Police Department, Bloomfield Genoa City Fire and Rescue Association and Dousman Transport Company/Bus Company. We are also so very thankful for the support of the Village of Genoa City for their continued support for our school and community. #BrookwoodsBest See you at some of our upcoming events! Yoga, Zumba, Winter Concerts, Morning Miles, Guth's Games, and sporting events!

Don’t forget! If you have clipped box tops....please get them submitted before the end of the month! We are excited to share with you that not only are we accepting clipped box tops but also scanned ones as well!! Go here for more information: https://www.boxtops4education.com/ The money our school district receives from Box Tops goes directly to community events that are hosted at our schools. Thank you to everyone who continues to support our Box Tops program! More information will be posted soon about scanned box tops! #BrookwoodsBest

Don't forget! Tomorrow is a dress up day at both schools and there is no school on Friday! Happy Red Ribbon Week! BES: Be Brookwood! All for one and one for all – (Wear Brookwood spirit wear or blue and white). Research shows that when students feel they belong to a group, a basic need is being met. This need promotes better learning, positive social-emotional growth and higher achievements. BMS: What will your career journey be? Come dressed as your dream career! #BrookwoodsBest

Miss Flood's class read a book called "The Kindness Quilt" by Nancy Elizabeth Wallace. The students in the story decided to perform acts of kindness for others in their home, neighborhood or community. They drew pictures and wrote about their kind acts and made their pictures into a kindness quilt. The students decided to have their own kindness challenge in Room 107. You can see their quilt hanging in their classroom window. Miss Flood’s class will be letting other classes know about true kindness challenge and challenge them to do the same. They can't wait to see how big their quilt grows! #BrookwoodsBest *see more pictures on Facebook!

Tomorrow, BMS will be having Katie Behl from the Walworth County Drug and Alcohol Coalition come in to educate our students on various topics in regards to our Red Ribbon Week celebrations. Behl will be coming in to educate students by grade levels on topics such as alcohol, tobacco, vaping/e-cigarettes and refusal skills. We are excited to have Behl take time out of her day to come and share with us her expertise and have some deep discussion on various refusal skills ---ways to say no. We are fortunate to give our students experiences with professionals that are experts in their fields. #BrookwoodsBest

Don't forget! Wednesday is a dress up day at both schools! Happy Red Ribbon Week! BES: Unity Day - Together against bullying. UNITED for kindness, acceptance and inclusion. (Wear Orange). https://www.pacer.org/bullying/nbpm/unity-day.asp BMS: College Tour Day — dress in your favorite college colors. Guest Speaker: Katie Behl from the Walworth County Drug and Alcohol Coalition will be coming to educate students on the topics of Alcohol, Tobacco, Vaping/E-Cigarettes, and Refusal Skills. #BrookwoodsBest

Don't forget! This week is our Red Ribbon celebratory week! Here is tomorrow’s events/dress up! BES: Mix it up at lunch day – As a way to teach tolerance, Brookwood Elementary School will be participating in the international Mix It Up at lunch Campaign. Students consistently identify the cafeteria as a place in their school where divisions are clearly—and harshly—drawn. So we ask students to move out of their comfort zones and connect with someone new over lunch. Students will randomly draw a colored card from a box and will sit at the matching table. Meeting new students and possibly sparking new friendships. (Wear mix matched clothes). https://www.tolerance.org/mix-it-up BMS: Dreaming of where your journey will take you! PJ Day #BrookwoodsBest