Mustang Minute
Friday, December 16th
From the Principals' Offices
It's been a fantastic week at Brookwood and BOTH buildings are in the holiday spirit! We've now concluded our Winter Concert season. Huge kudos to Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Collins for helping our students to develop their musical talent...ALL of the shows were great! Next week we'll continue the holiday spirit with our Winter Extravaganza at BES and our Winter Mini Courses and Assembly at BMS. We look forward to having fun with our kiddos as we do some "outside of the box" learning and culture building activities with them.
Reminders:
- Wear Brookwood gear for Mustang Monday! Additional dress up days are listed below.
- There will be no BMS Academic Lab next week Thursday
- There is NO SCHOOL next week Friday through January 2nd. School resumes January 3rd.
- Please make sure your child is dressed appropriately for the weather! We will continue to go outside for recess at both school until the wind chill is too low to do so.
Have a fantastic weekend, Mustangs!
Mr. Braden
Principal, BES &
Mrs. Franz
Principal, BMS
UPCOMING EVENTS
12/19 - Cheerleading Practice @ BMS, 3:00-4:30pm
12/19 - Boys’ Basketball Practice @ BMS, 2:50-4:15pm
12/19 - School Board Meeting @ BMS, 6-8pm
12/19 - Community - Yoga @ BES, 6-7pm
12/19 - Community - Mens’ Basketball @ BMS, 7-9pm
12/20 - BES After School Adventure Club, 3:30-4:15pm
12/20 - Boys Basketball HOME game vs. Randall @ BMS 4-6pm(Cheerleading)
12/20 - Community - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm
12/21 - Boys’ Basketball Practice @ BMS, 2:50-4:15pm
12/21 - Cheerleading Practice @ BMS, 3:00-4:30pm
12/22 - Boys’ Basketball Game @ Salem,4-6 (Cheerleading)
12/22 - Community - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm
12/22 - BES Winter Extravaganza
12/23 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
12/26 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
12/26 - BFO : Carnival of Lights @ Jellystone Park, 4:30-8:45pm - Use Promo Code BFOLights2
12/26 - Community - Mens’ Basketball @ BMS, 7-9pm
12/27 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
12/27 - BFO : Carnival of Lights @ Jellystone Park, 4:30-8:45pm - Use Promo Code BFOLights2
12/27 - Community - Lions Club, 7-8:30pm
12/28 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
12/28 - BFO : Carnival of Lights @ Jellystone Park, 4:30-8:45pm - Use Promo Code BFOLights2
12/29 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK
12/29 - BFO : Carnival of Lights @ Jellystone Park, 4:30-8:45pm - Use Promo Code BFOLights2
12/30 - NO SCHOOL - WINTER BREAK ( School Resumes Jan. 3rd)
12/30 - BFO : Carnival of Lights @ Jellystone Park, 4:30-8:45pm - Use Promo Code BFOLights2
Announcements
Dress Up Days: Elementary
Dress Up Days: Middle
BMS Candy Cane Sales
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS!
Winter Concerts - A HUGE Success!
Fuzzy Sock Friday!
Clay Snowmen Making - So FUN!
The Golden Horseshoe Moves On!
FROM THE CLASSROOM...
What's Happening in Mrs. Nast's 3rd Grade Class?
What's Happening in Mrs. Kanthack's Science 7th Grade Science Class?
Athletics
From the Athletic Director...
Our first boys’ basketball game of the season is this coming Tuesday, December 20th, at Brookwood! B team plays at 4pm, and A team plays at 5pm. We also have an away game on Thursday, December 22nd, at Salem. Come out and support your Mustang basketball players and the cheerleaders!
Go Mustangs!
Coach Metcalf
OLD NEWS, BUT GOOD NEWS...
BMS MAP Winter Testing
Thank you for your ongoing partnership with us as we work to support ALL students to “Grow into Greatness.” In the coming weeks, students in grades 4-8 will be participating in the second of our triannual Measure of Academic Progress [MAP] test. MAP assessments are used to measure a student's growth over time in the areas of Mathematics, Reading, and Language Usage. Our staff uses the results of MAP tests, in conjunction with class level assessments and teacher input, to design academic supports and enrichments for students. Your student’s performance on this assessment does not affect any of his/her course grades, but it is very important to us from a programming standpoint. Please feel free to reach out to Mrs. Franz if you have any additional questions regarding MAP.
Yearbook
Holiday Reading Challenge
Ski Club
We are SO excited to announce our first ever Ski Club at Grand Geneva!! This event is open to not only students but family members as well!! Are you an advanced skier or a beginner? It doesn't matter!! This is a steal of a deal and is open to all levels of skiers! Please fill out the following form if you are interested: https://tinyurl.com/yckpyp5k
This event is open to students but also open to family members. If there are children outside of the grade levels of 4th-8th grade attending, it is asked that parents oversee those other children.
$39.58/per person/per date: this payment of registration includes a 90 minute ski lesson, ski/snowboard rental and lift ticket!!
OR through the registration link from Mrs. Horak you can specify exactly what package you would like to order:
$15.83/lift ticket and/or
$10/ski/snowboard rental
and/or $13.75 per week
**There are no snowboarding lessons available for this event**
Come one week or all six weeks!!
Our Dates: Jan 13, Jan 20, Jan 27, Feb 3, Feb 10, and/or Feb 17
ALL STUDENTS that rode the bus MUST check out with Mrs. Horak with their parents between 7:30pm-8:00pm at Grand Geneva. The homebase for check out will be decided upon the arrival at Grand Geneva.
BFO: Carnival of Lights
Purchase your tickets on the Christmas Carnival of Lights website and use our unique promo code, BFOLIGHTS2. You only need to purchase ONE car pass for up to 8 people! 25% of ticket sales will go back to our organization. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Christmas Carnival of Lights website here: wichristmascarnival.com
Boxtops
We need your help to get more families to support the Box Tops program. The more people that participate, the more our school can earn to help get the supplies it needs!
PLUS, you can earn a bonus for our school by inviting your friends, family, and other parents to sign up and participate in Box Tops.
To refer friends to sign up, go to the Invite Friends section of the Box Tops app. (You can get there by tapping on the person icon in the upper-right corner of the app home screen.) You'll get a referral code that you can send to a friend. You'll BOTH earn Bonus Box Tops for our school when they scan their first receipt — that's extra cash that counts towards our Box Tops earnings goal of $1,000 this year.
Thanks for your help!
Email the BFO at brookwoodfamily19@gmail.com with any questions regarding box tops.
For Brookwood schools use referral code WY7S80A1
Guth's Games is ON!
Academic Lab at BMS
Students will begin their study time with one of their teachers, right after school in that teacher’s classroom.
At 3:20pm, students will then report to the Academic Lab in the library. A team of Academic Lab teachers will continue to help students in working on the tasks of focus, as assigned by their teacher.
Academic Lab teachers will also assist students with putting any unfinished assignments needing to be completed into their assignment notebooks, so that families are in the loop of tasks that still need attention at home.
Academic Lab will end at 4:25pm. Students will not be allowed to leave early unless a parent needs to pick them up sooner.
The Late Bus will continue to be offered as afternoon transportation home from the Academic Lab, and will depart promptly at 4:30pm. (Note: The Late Bus will also still be available on Tuesdays for students in athletics).
Families: We need your help in giving our students the attention they need and deserve. We hope that you will take full advantage of this resource when your student is in need of additional support.