Go Be Awesome
September 27, 2019
Important Dates to Remember
September 30-October 4: Fall Break - NO SCHOOL
October 7-11: Fire Safety Week
October 15, Mentor Training @ BOE from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
October 16: Fall Picture Retakes
October 18: Spirit Day
October 20: Tent or Treat
October 20: Monster Dash
October 21 - 25: School Bus Safety/Appreciation Week
October 23 & 24: Early Release Day/Parent Conferences -
Early Release Day-Students Dismissed at 11:50 a.m.
October 23: Family Connect Night
October 25: Professional Development Day - NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
November 8: Heritage Night, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Special Schedule October 7-11
October 8: E
October 9: F
October 10: G
October 11: A
This Month's Mindset is...
- Focus on Strengths
- Explore Your Interest
- Take A Stand
- Be Authentic
STEM Lab and Fab Lab Need Your Help!
This is a free event and all Brookwood students and families are invited to attend. Hope to see you there.
iRun for BYOT 5K & Fun Run
Join Us for the Annual 5K & Fun Run Supporting BYOT in Forsyth County
Saturday, October 12 @ Shiloh Elementary
5K starts at 8:00 a.m.
1 Mile run at 9:00 a.m.
For more information and to sign up click https://runsignup.com/Race/GA/Cumming/BYOT
Special Olympics Parade
This morning, during our Special Olympics Send-Off Parade we celebrated our amazing Olympians Lauren, Leo, Joshua and Alyssa! We are so proud of each of our BES Olympians and loved sending them off with Bobcat pride and enthusiasm!
Step It Up Kids
Our Day of Awesomeness was a blast! A HUGE THANK YOU to all the parents who volunteered and made our celebration a huge success! Our Bobcats had an amazing experience and a ton of fun!
Spirit Wear Fridays
Today was our first Spirit Day! The students looked amazing today and enjoyed displaying their Bobcat Pride! Please checkout our Facebook pages for pictures! For a complete list of dates for Spirit Wear Fridays, please click on the flyer: http://brookwoodpto.digitalpto.com/files/2019/08/Spirit-Wear-Fridays-2019.pdf
Still need to order Spirit Wear for your Bobcat? Please visit http://brookwoodpto.com/programs/ . If you have any questions regarding spirit wear, please contact Dana Pedro, VP of Spirit Wear, at danapedro.brookwoodpto@gmail.com.
PTO Water Bottle Pop-Up Sale
Does your student need a new water bottle? Take advantage of our Water Bottle Pop-Up Sale! Our plastic BES water bottles have been reduced to $7 and may be ordered now through October 9! To order, please visit the Spirit Wear section on our website: http://brookwoodpto.com/programs/ -or- view information on our PTO Water Bottle Pop-Up Sale flyer: http://brookwoodptodigitalpto.com/files/2019/09/BESPTO.WaterBottlePopup.pdf
Monster Dash
Monster Dash is scheduled for Sunday, October 20. The Fun Run will begin at 2:00 p.m. and the 5K will start at 2:20 p.m.. The Fun Run is FREE and does not include a T-Shirt. Registration for the 5K is $25 per person/runner and includes a T-Shirt. T-shirts are guaranteed for all 5K participants who registered by Friday, September 27 at 2:00 p.m. For more information, please click this link to access the Monster Dash flyer: http://brookwoodpto.digitalpto.com/files/2019/08/2019-Monster-Dash-Flyer.pdf To register, and pay, for the Monster Dash 5K, please go to https://www.mypaymentsplus.com/
Tent-Or-Treat
We are so excited to bring our first Tent-Or-Treat event to BES this year! Tent-Or-Treat will occur, after the Monster Dash, from 3:30 - 5:30 PM! This is a FREE PTO event! Students will wear their costumes and Trick-Or-Treat around a variety of decorated tents with fun and tasty treats! Allergy-friendly options will be available! Families will be given the opportunity to sign-up to host and decorate a tent, send in candy and treats in advance and volunteer the day of the event. To access the Tent-Or-Treat sign-ups, please follow this link: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b49aca82babf49-brookwood1
Heritage Night
Heritage Night (previously known as Cultural Night) will be held on November 8, 2019 from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.. We look forward to working with our BES families to make this a fun and educational evening. Specific details regarding this event, including sign-up opportunities, will come home with your student next week! Please mark your calendars to save the date!
PTO News and Recognition
- Hey, Bobcats! Did you know Aurora Cineplex is one of our schools Partner's In Education? This Sunday, September 29, Aurora Cineplex is celebrating their 9th Annual Birthday Bash!! The bash is a carnival-themed event from noon to 4:00 p.m.! Be on the lookout for a flyer coming home with your students! Please consider attending this event and support those who so generously support BES! Click here to access event flyer: https://www.facebook.com/events/656752581492949/
- Please note: The photography fundraiser has been removed from our Fall PTO Calendar and has been rescheduled as a late March event. More details to come in the Spring.
- 2019-2020 Yearbooks: Brookwood PTO will begin selling yearbooks online after Fall Break and orders will be open until Spring 2020. Please continue to check the Buzz to see when orders are open. The price point of the yearbooks will increase to $35 this year to help support the cost of adding in an additional eight pages to the yearbook. Our Yearbook Club will continue to design and create the yearbook under the guidance of Ms. Paluzzi. 5th grade ads will be available at a later date and information will come home after the new year regarding this process.
- Attention Bobcat Families! Please go to www.brookwoodpto.com and visit the calendar section of our website. We are diligently working to enter important dates, events, and event details and will soon link reservation and payment options to the new calendar. We are trying to simplify information for families so all you have to do is "click the calendar" and you will have everything you need all in one place.
Heartfulness Institute
Heartfulness Institute is a global nonprofit organization with thousands of volunteer trainers who serve more than a million meditators in over 130 countries. Our mission is to help develop peaceful, healthy and holistically educated individuals and children, families and communities, organizations and businesses, and government organizations, with a spirit of human well-being and oneness. Heartfulness relaxation and meditation techniques are studied and proven to be effective in reducing stress and anxiety, improving sleep, enhancing emotional intelligence and exploring the heights and depths of human consciousness.
Join us for our open house at Brookwood Elementary
September 28 at 10:30 a.m. in the multipurpose room.
Admission is FREE
If you need more information – please visit https://heartfulness.org/ for more information.
Family Connect Nights!
October 23
November 13
December 4
January 22
February 19
March 11
April 15
May 6
DENMARK HIGH SCHOOL HOSTS
Partners in Education
Starbucks
Crazy Cakes Bakery
Card My Yard
Target Johns Creek
Young Chefs Academy
Jersey Mikes
DaVinci's Donuts
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Zoe's Kitchen
Publix Flynn Crossing
Dutch Monkey Donuts
$250 Partners:
N-Step Dance Academy
Mangia
Automotive Detail
Rosati's Pizza
Five Guys
Culvers
$500 Partners:
DOJO
Stars and Strikes
$1,000 Partners
Green Feet Lawncare
Karate Atlanta
Aurora Cineplex and Fringe Mini Golf
Lindsey Simpson: lssimpson@forsyth.k12.ga.us 770-887-2461 x202347
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