Giddy Up
Brookwood Elementary School - October 7, 2020
Mark Your Calendar
- October 8 - 9 - Fall Break - Student/Teacher Holiday
- October 12 - Teacher Planning/Student Holiday
- October 13 -16 - Digital Specials - K & 1 Art, 2 & 3 Music, 4 & 5 PE
- October 13 - In-person Specials - Day 1
- October 14 - In-person Specials - Day 2
- October 14 - 16 - Scholastic Book Fair Preview
- October 15 - In-person Specials - Day 3
- October 16 - In-person Specials - Day 4
- October 16 - 1st - 5th Grade Progress Reports Emailed Home
- October 16 - 22 - Spotlight Special - Entrepreneurship
- October 19 - 23 - Scholastic Book Fair Purchase
- October 21 - 22 - Early Release for ALL students - dismissal begins at 12:50 pm
- October 21 & 22 - Book Fair open for purchasing 1:00 - 3:00 pm
- October 27 - Dogwood Pizza Night
Yearbooks are now on Sale! Order early so you get the best pricing!
Purchase an Ad for your 5th Grader in the 2020 - 2021 Yearbook!
Ads for 5th grade students are sold on a 1st come, 1st serve basis. Final deadline to purchase an ad is January 11th. Ads cost $15 now through October 30th then will increase in price to $20 on October 31st. Go to the Josten's 5th Grade Ad website to purchase your ad.
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming soon!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the BES Media Center for digital and in-person students October 14 - 23, 2020! Digital students may come 11:30 am - 1:00 pm daily while in-person students will visit the book fair with their class during school hours.
- Preview Days – Oct. 14-16
- Purchase Days – Oct. 19-23
The Book Fair also will be open on the Early Release Days, October 21 & 22nd, from 1:00 - 3:00 pm for parents to shop in-person with their child. You may also shop the Book Fair Online.
PTA-Sponsored Fall Clean-up Day
Please join us for a Fall Clean-up Day of our wonderful, amazing school on Saturday, October 17 from 9-11am! We will trim bushes along the front of the building as well as plant some new flowers in the pots by door. Additionally, we will add new plants, shrubs and other greenery around our school sign to enhance the look of Brookwood Elementary!
Kids are welcome and encouraged to come work alongside their parents. What better way to instill pride in your school than sweat equity mixed with some fun? Please wear your masks as we might not be able to socially distance due to the nature of the work! Also, don’t forget to bring your gardening tools, hedge trimmers, shovels, gloves, rakes, wheelbarrows, etc.
Click here to let us know that you are coming! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080b4cafaa2da1fd0-brookwood3
Questions? Contact Kelly Skinner at 770.906.8094, mommy23qtz@gmail.com or Owen Skinner at 678.696.0122.
Spelling Bee Information for 4th & 5th Grade
Classroom Spelling Bees are November 5th at 2:00 pm. The School-wide Spelling Bee is November 11th at 2:00 pm. Arrival for digital students is 1:30pm.
- Digital students - please complete the Spelling Bee participation form to notify us that you will be participating in the Classroon Spelling Bee. Sign up closes at 12:00pm on October 29th.
Students may prepare for their Classroom Spelling Bee using the following list:
ICI's Gwinnett Academic Assist Program
Interlocking Communities, Inc (ICI), a non-profit corporation, in partnership with the GCPS school district, is offering classes on to aid your students so they will experience success. The classes, taught by GCPS teachers run for nine Saturdays beginning January 30th. Parents may enroll their student at the Interlocking Communities, Inc website by November 2, 2020. For more information please view the parent letters below:
News from the Art Room
Dear Brookwood Families,
Due to our learning situation this year, we won't be able to run the Original Works Program in the same set up that we usually do. BUT I HAVE GREAT NEWS FOR YOU! We have set up a program with Original Works called Online at Home.
Students can create a new piece of artwork or use an artwork sent home from past years or even this year. You will be able to place orders online during a three week period that Original Works has set up for us. Ordering during this window will ensure prompt turnaround of the orders so that products arrive in plenty of time for the holidays. Shipping will be added at checkout and the products will ship directly to your homes. Stay tuned for more information to come.
If you would like to mark your calendar now, our ordering timeframe is October 19 - November 9. Placing orders during this time period will assure your order arrives in plenty of time for the holidays. Thank you as always for your support of the art program at Brookwood ES.
Sincerely,
Ms. Shea Cunningham, Art Specialist
PTA's Charleston Wrap Fundraiser Extended!
Step 1: Register at www.charlestonwrapstore.com - Use Organization ID 11897
Step 2: Use the Email-Invite Generator to invite friends and family to shop and support. Plus, share your unique invite links via text and social media.
Step 3: WIN A PRIZE when you see out 10, 15, and 20 email invites. Prizes will be distributed at a drive thru product pick up day
Step 4: Place your orders by October 25, 2020
Reminder from the Brookwood Cafe'
The school district has extended its curbside pick-up program for free meals to five days a week instead of four. Meals may be picked up at Brookwood Elementary for digital learners and any child under the age of 18, Monday through Friday, between 12 and 1 p.m. The pick-up each day includes both breakfast and lunch. For safety reasons, individuals are not allowed to enter the school to pick up or eat meals.
We also would like to remind you that Gwinnett County Public Schools is offering meals at no charge at school sites to all students—both digital learners and those attending in-person—through December. These meals are provided at no cost to the individual through the federal School Nutrition Program. The school district encourages families who are eligible for the Free & Reduced Meal Program to fill out the annual application to ensure meal benefits continue after that time. The application is available on the GCPS website or at https://www.nlappscloud.com/.
The Media Center Is Open for Check Out
- Monday - A – C
- Tuesday D – I
- Wednesday J – M
- Thursday N – S
- Friday T – Z
Please park in the side parking lot and walk to the Media Center door in the front of the school. For more information, view the flyer at https://www.gcpsk12.org/BookCheckOut
Brookwood Elementary School
Website: http://www.gcpsk12.org/brookwoodes
Location: 1330 Holly Brook Road Southwest, Snellville, GA, USA
Phone: 770-736-4360
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BrookwoodElementary/
Twitter: @ColtConnections