August 28th
Brooks Handbook and Chromebook Distribution - Signatures Required
Brooks School Handbook
Please review our Brooks Handbook with your student. You and your student will be asked to sign that you’ve read and reviewed the policies outlined within the handbook.
Chromebook Distribution on Tuesday 8/29
Students will be bringing home a District Technology Acceptable Use Policy that will require your signature and your child’s. This form must be signed and turned in to Advisory Teacher by Monday, August 28th in order for your child to receive their Chromebook on Tuesday, August 29th.
Eco EAGLES
Girls Basketball
6th, 7th and 8th Grade Tryouts:
8/28- 3:30-5:00 pm
8/29- 3:30-5:00 pm
BRAVO Parent and Student Orientation
Thursday, August 31st at 7:00 p.m. in the Auditorium
Come and meet the BRAVO! Staff, BRAVO! Advisory Board Members and learn more about our jam-packed, exciting year and get involved!
Best Buddies - Wednesday, 9/6
All students interested in learning more about Best Buddies, meet in the commons after-school from 3:30pm to 4:30pm. Here is calendar of dates for Best Buddies.
Please Reinforce at Home
BOOK BAGS and/or BACKPACKS
Book bags/Backpacks are useful for carrying materials/books to and from school. Book bags or backpacks are allowed in classrooms at the teacher’s discretion. If a Book Bag needs to be carried by the student throughout the building, a cinch sack or another smaller type bag is preferred, as the smaller the size the less congested and safer the hallways are. Book Bags/Backpacks should be stored in lockers when not in use. Lockers measure 11 by 11 inches. When purchasing book bags, particularly the ones with wheels, please keep in mind the size limitations of the locker.
PERSONAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES (including Cell Phones)
Personal Electronic devices are not allowed out in common spaces. Teacher discretion will be used in the classrooms. Personal devices should be left on silent while in the building.
Staff will take personal electronic devices if they are seen being used in common spaces during school time in the building. Multiple infractions will require the parent to pick up the personal electronic device. As with other personal items, the school will not be responsible if the personal electronic device is stolen, lost or damaged. We strongly discourage students from bringing valuable items to school.
MAP Testing: Reading and Math
Testing Wednesday, 9/6 through Friday, 9/8. If student misses a test, make-up testing will be following week, as needed.
See SCHEDULE when each grade level will be testing.Please see the District Assessment Letter and Calendar for the 2017-2018 school year.
GBMS Library/Media Center
Library is also open during each lunch period. Students need to request a pass from a teacher BEFORE their lunch.
Breakfast & Special Hot Lunch Opportunities
Ordering Special Hot Lunch offerings for your Student
Please visit our website to learn how to participate in PTO Starship Lunches on Tuesdays and/or BRAVO Pizza lunches on Fridays.
Zero Waste Ambassadors (Parents and Students Needed)
Zero Waste PARENT Volunteers
If you are interested and available to help guide students in placing waste in appropriate bins to jump-start our new way of sorting our waste and to help our school reduce and recycle waste that ends up in landfills, please sign up here. We are looking for at least 3 volunteer per lunch period (4th, 5th and 6th periods), starting Wednesday, August 23rd through Friday, September 1st. We will be working with Seven Generation Ahead to train our students to take over this job starting the week of September 5, 2017
Zero Waste Student Ambassadors
On Wednesday, 8/23 we had Seven Generation Ahead present our new recycling system to students. At that time some students signed up to be Ambassadors. We need YOU to help GBMS minimize waste that ends up in landfills! Please complete this form if you are interested in making a difference!
Student IDs
Physical Education Uniforms
For Students who ordered a PE uniform, they will be getting their PE uniforms this week during PE class.
SMILE - Picture Day, Tuesday 9/5
Pictures will be taken during PE/Health Classes.
Back to School Assembly for our Students on Tuesday, 9/5
Twice a trimester, if students have been following our 3 Bes of Brooks: Be Respectful, Be Responsible and Be Ready to Learning and earning Brooks HERO points, they will be able to attend our twice a trimester celebrations. We will be highlighting the vast student talent in our Gwendolyn Brooks Community. We will have performances by our Band, Chorus Orchestra, Speech/Drama/Debate students as well as students who participate in our before and after-school opportunities like Barbershop, Beautyshop, BRAVO, Jazz Band, Jazz Lab, ORFF and Shopettes.
Our Kick-off Assembly will be highlighting our students who will be performing Numbers Nerds. Here is quick video highlights from their summer performance.
Coffee with Capuder - Friday, September 1st @8:30am to 9:30am
PTO Bulletin - Are you getting it each week?
GBMS Curriculum Night
Thursday, Sep 14, 2017, 07:00 PM
325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL, United States
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School
Email: acapuder@op97.org
Website: op97.org/brooks
Location: 325 S Kenilworth Ave, Oak Park, IL, United States
Phone: (708) 524-3050
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