Giddy Up
Brookwood Elementary School - December 4 , 2020
Mark Your Calendar
- December 4 - 10 - Spotlight Special: Entrpreneurship
- December 7 - 11 - Digital Specials - K&1 PE, 2&3 Art, 4&5 Music
- December 7 - In-person Specials - Day 3
- December 8 - In-person Specials - Day 4
- December 9 - In-person Specials - Day 5
- December 10 - In-person Specials - Day 1
- December 11 - In-person Specials - Day 2
- December 17 - Schoolwide Polar Express Day--Staff and Students (in-person and digital) wear PJs and have a day of engaging activities!
- December 17 - Dogwood Pizza Night
- December 21 - January 7 - Winter Break
Brookwood Elementary PTA is having a Spirit Wear Sale!
Order online at the Brookwood Elementary PTA website.
All Spirit Wear sales must be completed by Sunday, December 6th.
The products will be delivered to the school and PTA will send items home with In-Person students on December 17th. Digital families can pick their items up at the school and/or we will organize a Drive-Thru pick up Thursday evening, December 17th.
District shares calendar changes for Spring 2021
Teachers will have more time and resources for planning instruction this spring as they work to support both in-person and digital learning for their students. At the Nov. 19 School Board meeting, district leaders shared two changes to the calendar for 2nd semester.
The calendar now calls for students to return to learning (in the classroom or online) on Thursday, Jan. 7, a day later than originally planned. Teachers will participate in planning/staff development on two days—Jan. 5 and 6—before classes begin. This change will give teachers an extra day for planning and staff development.
In another calendar change designed to extend planning opportunities for teachers, four days in the spring—Jan. 26, March 2, March 16, and April 20—have been designated as Digital Learning Days (DLD). On these school days, all students, both in-person and digital learners, will learn at home. Learning will be asynchronous, meaning that students will not have a scheduled log-in time or planned “Zoom” session. Instead, they will complete assigned work at their own pace. Students who are unable to complete assignments on DLDs will be given the opportunity to complete assignments when they return to school.
On Jan. 6 and on the four Digital Learning Days in the spring, GCPS will provide meals for curbside pick-up at schools and will deliver along all middle school bus routes countywide.
Visit eCLASS during CS Education Week!
Wondering if the yearbook is happening this year? 👉 YES!
ALL THE THINGS. ALL IN THIS BOOK.
Masks. Virtual classes. This school year will be talked about forever. The yearbook is truly the most important keepsake from this remarkable time. Our yearbook team is working hard to put together a historic book that will be looked back upon to remember one of the most unpredictable school years of all time. Order today so we make sure there are enough copies for everyone - www.jostensyearbooks.com.
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Spotlight Special of the Week
UPDATE TO BIRTHDAY TREATS Policy
If you would like to celebrate your in-person student's birthday at school, you now have two ways to do this:
- Send in individually PREPACKAGED treats 24 hours in advance. The treat will be distributed to the class the following day.
- Send in money to purchase ice cream for the class! Ice cream costs $1 each and is an easy way to celebrate birthdays.
Please contact your student's teacher if you have any questions.
GCPS offers Parent Resources through AKS At Home
Find out more how this Gwinnett County Public Schools initiative is providing math and language arts resources to support families. Go to the AKS At Home page for more information about how to access recorded video sessions as well as tip sheets.
Reminder from the Brookwood Cafe'
Thanks to USDA waiver extensions issued on October 9, Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) is able to offer both breakfast and lunch on school days to all Gwinnett children, ages 18 and younger, at no charge through the end of the school year, including children who are not school-aged and children who are not GCPS students. (Note that GCPS does not provide meals on weekends or on scheduled student holidays.). 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.
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/.
Brookwood Elementary is now on Instagram!
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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