Giddy Up
Brookwood Elementary School - January 29, 2021
Mark Your Calendar
- February 1 - 5 - Digital Specials - K&1 STEM, 2&3 Tech, 4&5 Science
- February 1 - 100th Day of School!
- February 1 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 2, 3-5- Day 8
- February 2 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 3, 3-5- Day 1
- February 3 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 4, 3-5- Day 2
- February 4 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 5, 3-5- Day 3
- February 5 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 6, 3-5- Day 4
- February 12 - Inclement Weather Make-Up Day or Student/Teacher Holiday
- February 15 - Teacher Planning/Student Holiday
- February 17 & 18 - Early Release Days for Parent/Teacher Conferences - Dismissal begins at 12:50 pm
- February 22 - Culver's Share Night
- February 23 - Dogwood Pizza Night
Please complete the GCPS RBES Survey!
A Reminder from the BES Heath Response Team
BES Health Response Team (HRT), which manages and communicates COVID related information with staff, students and parents, would like to remind you to continue to help them gather information, conducts contact investigations and communicates as needed. In the next few months, it is important that you continue to alert the school if your child develops symptoms or tests positive for the virus.
Common symptoms include:
Fever (100.4 or higher), Cough, Shortness of breath, muscle/body aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, congestion/runny nose, nausea/vomiting, sore throat, fatigue
Brookwood ES HRT Members:
Brookwood ES: 770-736-4360
Brooke Ahlers: brooke.ahlers@gcpsk12.org
Bridget Fagan: bridget.fagan@gcpsk12.org
Tiffany Pruitt: tiffany.pruitt@gcpsk12.org
Debbie Taylor: debbie.taylor@gcpsk12.org
AKS At Home
Kindergarten
- Math, Tues., Feb. 2, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
1st Grade
- Math, Wed., Feb. 3, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
2nd Grade
- Math, Thurs., Feb. 4, 10:15 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
3rd Grade
- English/Language Arts, Thurs., Feb. 4, 9:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
4th Grade
- English/Language Arts, Wed., Feb. 3, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
5th Grade
- English/Language Arts, Thurs., Feb. 4, 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
For more information, please visit the AKS at Home site on the Brookwood Elementary website.
The Scholastic Book Fair is Coming Back to Brookwood!
The Scholastic Book Fair is coming to the BES Media Center for digital and in-person students February 17 - 26, 2021! 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 – Feb. 17-22
- Purchase Days – Feb. 23-26
You may also shop the Book Fair Online.
Take a look at our amazing Brookwood artists!
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.
YEARBOOK ON A BUDGET
Choose J-Pay™ to easily and affordably spread the cost of your purchase over three payments. No interest. No fees. No stress. www.jostensyearbooks.com.
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.
Brookwood Elementary is now on Instagram!
From the Community
Brookwood Lacrosse Association Registration
Brookwood Lacrosse Association’s registration for 2021 spring season is OPEN on broncolax.com. Students from K – 8th grade may register. Spring practices start the week of January 25 and games begin second weekend of February until the beginning of May.
Questions, please contact treasurer@broncolax.com.
In partnership with Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation.Brookwood Baseball and Softball Registration
Brookwood Athletic Association Baseball and Softball are happy to announce that registration for our Spring 2021 Season is now OPEN! For more information and to register for the season please visit our website at www.baabonline.com!
We look forward to seeing you out on the fields this spring!!
Gwinnett Building Babies' Brains
Looking for local resources for Early Learning? Check out the Building Babies' Brains website to find everything you need from where to find childcare to texting services for tips on teaching your child and everything in between!
Discover all the resources at https://buildingbabiesbrains.com/resources/
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