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Issue 35: May 18, 2018
Dates to Remember
May 19: Tomcat Dad Trail Clean-Up and Work Day: 8:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m., Brookwood Trail
May 25, Pick Up Medication from Clinic by 12:00 noon. Any medication not picked up will be thrown away.
May 25, Claim Your Lost & Found by 2:20 p.m. Any Items Left Will be Donated to Charity.
May 25, LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
SEE OUR SUMMER CAMP ANNOUNCEMENTS LISTED BELOW
2018-2019 School Year: Dates to Remember for Our New Kindergarten Bobcats!
July 17, 18, and 19: Kindergarten Screening 8:00-11:00 a.m. - Pick a day
July 31: Take a Ride on the Yellow School Bus 8:00-8:45 a.m.
July 31: Kindergarten Open House 9:00-11:00 a.m.
August 2: First Day of School
August 2: Cheers and Tears 9:00-10:00 a.m.
August 9: Curriculum Night-Last Names A-L: 5:30-6:15 and M-Z: 6:45-7:30
2018-2019 School Year: Dates To Remember for Our Rising Grades 1 - 5
August 2: First Day of School
August 16: Curriculum Night-Last Names A-L: Grades 1, 2, 3 @ 5:30-6:15 p.m. - Grades 4 & 5 @ 6:45 - 7:30 p.m.
August 21: Curriculum Night- Last Names M-Z: Grades 4 & 5 @ 5:30-6:15 p.m. - Grades 1, 2, 3 @ 6:45-7:30 p.m.
Specials Schedule for May 21-25
May 21: C
May 22: D
May 23: E
May 24: F
May 25: Last Day of School
Ongoing Announcements
Make checks out to "BES PTO" for all PTO items.
SEE OUR SUMMER CAMP ANNOUNCEMENTS LISTED BELOW
Lost and Found
Medication Pick-Up
Attention Parents!
If your student has unused medication in the school clinic, please make arrangements to pick it up by noon on Friday, May 25.
We are unable to store or keep medications during the summer months.
Abandoned medication will be properly discarded in accordance with local, state, and federal laws/ rules by the school nurse and an administrator.
Thank you for your cooperation!
Nurse Susan
678-965-5060 X470111
After School Care at Brookwood for 2018/19 School Year
Registration for the Brookwood ASP 2018-19 school year is posted on the Brookwood website. If you have any questions please contact Terri Handrop at thandrop@forsyth.k12.ga.us.
Tomcat Dad Trail Clean-Up and Work Day
When: May 19 ~ 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
Where: Brookwood Trail
Who: Parents only
This will be rough stuff and not for kids. We will have a family and kids’ day for the trail work this summer; more info to come.
Bring your yard tools (clippers, snippers, gloves, weed whackers, machetes, small chain saws for small things, if needed) Mrs. Hayes will be there to guide and direct and so will Mr. Bekkerus.
Contact for this event is below:
Heather Hayes
STEM Lab Teacher
Thank you so much! We hope to see you all there J
The PTO is Still Looking for New Board Members!
If you are interested in being on the PTO Board next year, we are still looking for new members. We are looking for many positions, including president, events, treasurer and secretary. We are also looking for anyone interested in running any of our fun events. Please contact Carrie Williams at presidentwilliams@brookwoodpto.com.
Forsyth County Public Library Summer Reading Program
2018-19 School Supply Boxes
Let us take one thing off your TO-DO list this summer. Order your child’s school supplies for next year online at www.shopttkits.com and support Brookwood PTO! The money earned from these sales will help support many programs and activities for the next school year. Orders are only being accepted online this year and our school number is 24932. Should you have any questions, please contact Kristin at klauria@comcast.net.
Kid Chess At Brookwood-Trophy Announcement
Trophies for Kid Chess club members were awarded at the end of spring semester. We are so proud of our chess club members! Here are the top award winners:
Chess Champion: Dhyey
Chess Champion: Hemil
4th Grade Chess Champion: Ethan C
Chess Champion: Elijah
Blitz Champion & 3rd Grade Chess Champion: Theodore
Blitz Champion: Keane
Class Champion: Heming
Class Champion: Saicharan
Class Chess Champion: Nishant
3rd Grade Chess Champion: Liam
4th Grade Chess Champion: Natasha
Join us for Kid Chess’s fall semester! Register now to secure the 1st or 2nd hour - whichever best suits your schedule - or register for both! Register online at www.kidchess.com or call 770-575-5802.
Kid Chess! Chess makes you smart, we make it fun!
Kid Chess - June 18-22
Camp Invention: June 4-8
Robotics Summer Camp: June 11-14
Brookwood Elementary will be offering a summer Robotics Camp for all interested rising 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students. Students will work in teams of three to build and program a Lego EV3 Robot.
There are two separate camps being offered. The afternoon camp is full, so we are opening up the morning camp to rising 3rd graders. The session will be filled on a first-come-first-served basis. Brookwood robotics coaches, Ms. Morea and Mrs. McDade, will be facilitating this camp.
Students may register for the camp at www.mypaymentsplus.com.
There will be 18 slots for each session of camp. The registration will close once the camp fills for that session. We will send you more information after you have registered.
Camp Days: Monday, June 11 - Thursday, June 14
Afternoon Session: 12:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Costs: $150 per session (fee is non-refundable)
Lambert High School Summer Camps 2018
Partners In Education
Autobell
Platinum Partners:
Bubba's Pet Emporium
Chick-fil-A Johns Creek
Dojo Karate Atlanta
Greenfeet Lawn Care
Karate Atlanta
Mathnasium
Omega Learning
Pro Martial Arts
Gold Partners:
Riverside Pizza
Green Partners:
Best Brains Cumming
Creative Escapes
Dream Vacations Michelle Wild
Greater Good Vacations
Kid Chess
La Cazuela
N-Step Dance
Sky Zone
TCBY
General Partners:
Edible Arrangements
Falite Chiropractor
Lenny's Subs
Jim 'N Nicks BBQ
Mangia
Taco Mac
Forsyth County Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, age, disability, or gender in employment decisions or educational programs and activities.
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