Go Be Awesome
September 20, 2019
Important Dates to Remember
September 22: Forsyth County Bookfair @ Barnes & Noble
September 23: Volunteer Training @ 9:00 a.m. in the Cafeteria
September 27: Special Olympics
September 27: Spirit Day
September 27: Step It Up Kids - Our Day of Awesomeness for ALL Kids!
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 September 23-27
September 24: A
September 25: B
September 26: C
September 27: Day of Awesomeness
This Month's Mindset is...
- Focus on Strengths
- Explore Your Interest
- Take A Stand
- Be Authentic
STEM Lab and Fab Lab Need Your Help!
Forsyth County Schools Book Fair at Barnes & Noble
Volunteer Training
The next Volunteer Training Session will be on Monday, September 23 at 9:00 a.m. in the Brookwood Elementary School Cafeteria.
If you have not attended a training yet this year, please plan to attend this one. Training must be completed in order to volunteer in the school.
Special Olympics Parade
Friday, September 27 is a very busy day for our school and this year, during our first Spirit Day and Our Day of Awesomeness, we have the opportunity to celebrate some pretty special students! Brookwood Elementary is sending four Special Olympians to the Special Olympics. Please make every effort to ensure that your kids are at school on-time so they can join in the Special Olympics Send-Off Parade and celebrate our amazing Olympians!
Step It Up Kids!
Our Day of Awesomeness is quickly approaching!! THANK YOU parents for stepping up to volunteer an helping us make the day incredible for all our students! All volunteer spots are filled at this time! We can wait to celebrate together! Click here to view, or manage, your volunteer sign-ups: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/8050b49aca82babf49-brookwood
Spirit Wear Fridays
Spirit Wear Fridays are returning to BES on Friday, September 27!!! Show your school spirit and wear a Brookwood t-shirt, sweatshirt, or other Bobcat-pride gear to school on Spirit Wear Fridays! A PTO team member will be walking the halls looking for students dressed in Spirit Wear and passing out special prizes to those showcasing their Bobcat Pride! 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.
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
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 register by Friday, September 27. 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
New this year at BES... Tent-Or-Treat will be 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
- Brookwood PTO would like to thank Automotive Detail for generously donating their services so we could treat our BES staff to a complimentary car wash this week! Staff members, who were interested in this service, were able to park their vehicles in a dedicated space, within the BES parking lot, and their cars were cleaned while they spent the day with our students! We love to shower our teachers and staff with gratitude whenever we can, and so appreciate our PIE"s (Partners in Education) who help us make it all possible!
- 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 of the yearbooks will increase to $35 this year to help support the cost of adding in an additional 8 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Family Connect Nights!
September 18
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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