Mustang Minute

Greetings Mustangs!

It's been another great week at Brookwood! Our volleyball teams are all competing at a high level, BOTH the girls and boys A teams have made it to the divisional playoffs! Annie Junior and band and choir rehearsals are in full swing, and tonight it's BIN-GLOW! Please be sure to read below for details. We hope to see you all there for this fun-filled family event!

Have a fantastic weekend, Mustangs!

Mrs. Franz

Principal, BMS &

Mr. Braden

Principal, BES

• 3/10 - Yearbook Club Planning, 6-8th grade @ BES, 2:45-4:15pm

• 3/10 - Family BINGO Night @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/13 - BMS Volleyball practice,2:45-4:30pm

• 3/13 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - All Attend, 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/13 - Community Yoga @ BES, 6:00pm

• 3/14 - BMS Volleyball Division Playoffs: Girls “A” Team @ Brookwood

• 3/14 - BMS Volleyball Division Playoffs: Boys “A” Team @ Riverview

• 3/14 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/14 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/15 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

• 3/15 - Community Zumba @ BMS, 4:30-5:30pm

• 3/15 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - Choreopgraphy, 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/16 - Forensics Club @ BES for 1st-3rd grade,3:35-4:00

• 3/16 - BMS Band & Choir concert - 7th/8th grade, 6:30-7:30pm

• 3/16 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/17 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

• 3/17 - BES 3rd grade Heritage Day, 2:00-3:15pm

• 3/20 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/20 - School Board Meeting @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/20 - Community Yoga @ BES, 6:00pm

• 3/21 - BMS Musical Rehearsal, 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/21 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/22 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

• 3/22 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/22 - Community Zumba @ BMS, 4:30-5:30pm

• 3/23 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/23 - Forensics Club @ BES for 1st-3rd grade,3:35-4:00

• 3/23 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/24 - BES Kids Heart Challenge- Pie A Teacher Event

• 3/24 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

• 3/24 - Yearbook Club Planning, 6-8th grade @ BES, 2:45-4:15pm

• 3/27 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/27 - Community Yoga @ BES, 6:00pm

• 3/28 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/29 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

• 3/29 - BMS Musical Rehearsal - 2:45-4:30pm

• 3/29 - Community Zumba @ BMS, 4:30-5:30pm

• 3/30 - Forensics Club @ BES for 1st-3rd grade,3:35-4:00

• 3/30 - GCJ2 Fitness Room @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 3/31 - BES Mustang Playgroup ages 3-4, 8:30-10am

On Saturday, March 4th, Brookwood music students participated in the Wisconsin School Music Association's (WSMA) District Solo Ensemble Contest at Lake Geneva Middle School. Twelve students participated in nine events earning five first place finishes and three second place finishes! The students work with their band or choir teacher to learn their music outside of band or choir classes. This festival helps develop well-rounded musicians through preparation of music that is frequently different from what they might encounter in a band or choral setting. A deeper understanding of the many facets of musical performance evolves throughout the process, and the students receive feedback from a qualified adjudicator.

Way to go, Mustangs! We are SO PROUD of you!

Mrs. DiSalvo has passed the Golden Horseshoe along to...Mrs. Denecke! According to Mrs. DiSalvo, "Some people have the gift of making you smile just by being in their presence. They are kind, patient, genuine, and radiate grace. This is how I describe Carey Denecke. I am filled with gratitude for all she does to support the staff, students, and parents of Brookwood Elementary! Her calm confidence and warm nature remind me that regardless of what we might be going through or feeling there are other people in our lives who are looking to us for kindness, compassion, and support. She provides that so effortlessly because it is embedded in her character." Thank you, Mrs. Denecke, for providing hugs to kiddos, a kind word to staff, support to parents, and a SMILE for EVERYONE!

Congratulations to our BMS Students of Greatness for the month of February!

Here are the Be Brookwood Shoutouts of the Week:

4K: Lawrence

KG: Emma, Kinsley, Adelaide, Dante, Cozette, Graham, Anika, Scarlett, Levi

1st: Broderick, Griffin, Beckham, Jaxson, Aurora, Grace, Arley, Violet, Jason

2nd: Maven, Klaire, Raie

3rd: Cameron, Monserrat, Winter, Tucker, Rylan, Jay'vion

Keep up the GREAT work, Mustangs!

Sixth graders are currently working on finding the area of composite figures. Mr. Dittner's math classroom happens to be in the shape of a composite figure. Students were tasked with finding the area of the classroom. In order to do this the room needed to be split into familiar figures such as rectangles, triangles, and trapezoids. Students then used tape measures and the area formulas they have learned in order to measure and calculate the area of each shape. After that, they added up all of the areas to find the total area of the room. What a cool way to bring math to life!

It has been an exciting winter season of science at BES!

• In class, third grade scientists ended their unit by building sleds to test what they learned about forces and motion!
• Second grade made crayon cards after they learned about reversible and irreversible solids. This ended the liquids and solids unit.
• First grade finished learning how sound and light are used to communicate.
• Music and Physical education joined in by using Morse Code lessons. What a great collaboration!
• Kindergarten learned about the five animal groups. Scientists worked on making observations, labeling the parts of an animal from each group, and identifying vocabulary words by first and last sounds.
• Outside of the classroom many great things happened as well. Avery B. was one of five students who correctly picked January 31st as the day Geneva Lake completely froze over.Third grade took all top 5 honors in the Walworth County Conservation Poster Contest. Winter J. took first place AND was chosen as the People's Choice award from all grade level entries. Owen X. took second, Jocelyn H. took third, and Kensley R. and Nora B. received honorable mention.
• Coming in April, after school adventure club will be offering a class on invasive species recognition and removal with five weeks of volunteer opportunities to help the village of Genoa City take back Memorial Park. The annual chicken egg hatching and wetland plant growing units will begin after spring break.
• Our spring Outdoor Education for grades 5K-3 will be in May. Scientists will plant wetland plants at Veterans Park or remove invasive plants from Memorial Park. This will wrap up the outdoor education that took place in fall.

Congratulations to the boys’ and girls’ volleyball teams for making it into the divisional playoffs! Divisional playoffs for the girls will be held AT Brookwood on Tuesday, March 14th. The boys will play AT Riverview on Tuesday, March 14th. Both teams will play three games in a round-robin-style matchup that night. Play starts at 4pm.

We have reopened our Mustang Athletics spiritwear shop! Use the link below to order any team swag for both athletes and fans. The online store closes at the end of the day on Sunday, March 26th. https://pfi-fashions.printavo.com/merch/brookwoodsports

Go Mustangs!

Coach Metcalf

Dear Brookwood Family:

Wisconsin Students in Grades 3-8 will be participating in the Wisconsin Forward assessment during the March 20th-April 28th testing window. BMS is scheduled to take the Wisconsin Forward assessment the weeks of March 20-March 24th and April 17th-21st

The Forward tests students in the areas of ELA and Math (grades 3-8) and Science and Social Studies (Grades 4 and 8 only). One or more subtests may be administered daily during the identified time frame and it is very important that your son or daughter be in school during this time. Students not in school on the scheduled testing days will be scheduled for a make-up test prior to the close of the testing window.

Below is an Informational Brochure for Families which gives more information about the assessment including its purpose, what scores will be provided, and how the scores will be used.

The Wisconsin Forward assessment measures the knowledge and skills your student(s) should have acquired by the time they reach each grade level. Their performance on the assessment will not affect any of their current grades. Please encourage your son or daughter to take the test seriously and do the best they can. The results of these tests will be used to help school staff make determinations or placement in classes to best support your child(ren).

If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Franz or Mr. Braden.

Please be advised that moving forward, all parent pickups from after school sports, activities, and Academic Lab will take place outside of Door 5, near the gym entrance. With the number of students participating in after school activities, we feel that this will be a safer and more efficient procedure for students and families. The Late Bus will continue to pick up students at the front door entrance.

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

https://btfe.smart.link/c2jjdifkw?referral_code=WY7S80A1

Academic Lab will be open on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays when school is in session.

• 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.

Throughout the school year Brookwood has many opportunities for parents to partner with the school through volunteering. Some of these will include, but not limited to, chaperoning field trips, assisting during classroom activities, large school or district wide events, etc. To ensure the safety of all our students, all volunteers need to submit and pass a background check. These forms can be completed ahead of time and individuals will be added to the approved volunteer list. This is good for the school year. If you intend to volunteer, feel free to complete the attached forms and send the forms to your child's school office. Thank you for your cooperation and involvement.