Giddy Up

• April 5 - 9 - Spring Break - Student/Teacher Holiday
  
• April 12 - 15 - Digital Specials - K&1 Art, 2&3 Music, 4&5 PE
• April 12 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 6, 3-5- Day 7
• April 13 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 7, 3-5- Day 8
• April 14 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 1, 3-5- Day 1
• April 15 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 2, 3-5- Day 2
• April 16 - In-Person Specials: K-2- Day 3, 3-5- Day 3
• April 20 - Digital Learning Day for ALL Students
• April 22 - May 17 - Grades 3 - 5 - Georgia Milestones Assessment (see below)
• April 27 - Dogwood Pizza Night

Thank you Brookwood Community for helping us meet our goals and raising $40,770 during Boosterthon! Take a peek at all the fun we had at school and home during Boosterthon Dance Fit on Wednesday.

Because we met not only our $30,000 goal but our $40,000 stretch goal, Mrs. Lillard and Mrs. Taylor were ice creamed by our top 10 fundraisers, Nathan Huff, Elizabeth Shubert, Logan Feldman, Richard Wright, Soliana Tesfaledet, Eliyah Yon, Brice Coleman, Nathan Adefres, Marnie Tran, and Sydney Dimanche. Click on the picture below to watch the ice cream-ing in action.

Congratulations to Annie Huyen from Ms. Barber's 5th grade class on her selection to Gwinnett County's 2021 Honor Chorus. You can see Annie performing in the Honor Chorus's virtual concert in the second song in the video below.

Brookwood Elementary and our PBIS Team would like to recognize the efforts of our digital learners who, despite the challenges of learning digitally, are rising to the occasion!!! Thank you to these students who are Ready, Respectful, and Responsible online!!!

Congratulations to following students for placing at 2020 - 2021 Georgia PTA Reflections Competition:

• Evan Luo, kindergarten - 2nd place, 2D visual art
• Amelia Teng, third grade - 3rd place, musical composition
• Aarmaan Singh, fifth grade - 3rd place, film production

At the March 18 School Board meeting, district leaders discussed plans for Gwinnett County Public Schools (GCPS) to return to in-person learning for the 2021-22 school year. You may read more about the plans in the Gwinnett County Public School's Communique' announcement.

On Monday, March 22, GCPS sent this information to families via SchoolMessenger. Only those families that wish to opt out of in-person learning for their students will need to complete the online form available in the Parent Portal. The deadline to submit the opt-out form is Sunday, April 4, at 11:59 p.m.

Each year, we provide an opportunity for our students to explore colleges and careers. This year our College and Career Days will be May 18-19, 2021. This will be a two-day virtual event where students will learn about various careers from speakers in the community. Speakers are asked to record a 3-5 minute video detailing a day in their chosen field. The linked document has the list of Georgia’s 17 Career Clusters that the students are exploring. If you are interested in presenting as a Career Day Speaker, please complete the Career Day form. The deadline for submission has been extended to April 9, 2021. Thank you in advance for helping to provide college and career readiness to our students.

Your School Counselors,

Angel Cunningham (K-2)

LaKendra Todd (3-5)

Students complete digital content asynchronously online. Students are strongly encouraged to participate in on-campus labs, clubs, and activities or login virtually to synchronous sessions one day per week for grades 6-12 and 2 days per week for grades 4-5.

Registration is in-person at Gwinnett Online Campus. Parents may register between 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Registration closes on April 4th.

Kindergarten Registration for the 2021-2022 school year opens on April 6, 2021. Please go to the New to Brookwood? page on the Brookwood Elementary website for a video tour of Brookwood Elementary and information on how to register your kindergartener.

The Georgia Milestones End of Grade Assessment is coming up for 3rd - 5th grade students. The Milestones measures how well students have learned the knowledge and skills outlined in the content standards in the core content areas of language arts, mathematics, and science. You can download a copy of the Georgia Milestones 2021 Calendar.

Third Grade

• English/Language Arts - April 30, May 3 & 4
• Math - May 12 & 13

Fourth Grade

• English/Language Arts - May 5 - 7
• Math - May 14 & 17

Fifth Grade

• Science - April 22
• English/Language Arts - April 27 - 29
• Math - May 10 & 11

* All in-person students will take the Milestones Assessment on the dates above. Digital students who would like to come in to school on these dates need to call Brookwood Elementary as soon as possible.

You have another opportunity to view all the artwork from across Gwinnett County Public Schools including a website featuring the work of our Brookwood Elementary students. Go to the Gwinnett County Public School Tapestry of the Arts website to view all of this amazing artwork.

Please visit your rising 6th grader's future middle school for important updates and information regarding the transition to middle school.

Crews Middle School

• Rising 6th Grade Parent Letter
  
• Rising 6th Grade website

Five Forks Middle School

• Rising 6th Grade Parent Letter
• Rising 6th Grade website

Registration for South Gwinnett Athletic Association's 2021 Inline Hockey Spring Season is now open. Programs are available for ages 3 - 21. For more information, please view SGAA's inline hockey registration flier or go to SGAASports.com.

Gwinnett County Support Services is sponsoring an Earth Day Recycling Event on Saturday, April 24 from 9:00am - 12:00 pm at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. Materials being accepted for recycling include paper, electronics, tires, and paint. More information on guidelines and fees please view the Earth Day 2021 flier or go to GwinnettCB.org/Events.

Join the GCPS team as a School Bus Driver! View the flier for more information. Apply now at GCPSJobs.org/Drivers.

Now announcing our 2021-2022 Brookwood Jr. Broncos Competition Cheerleading Tryouts. Inviting Girls and Boys entering 6th, 7th and 8th grade within the Brookwood cluster, to join us for our third season competing as the Brookwood Jr. Broncos. If your son or daughter has any interest in getting involved with competition cheer, this is a great opportunity for your entire family. Find more information and register for tryouts at this Google form.

Rising 6th-9th grade GCPS students are invited to spend a week at Grayson Tech for an exciting week of fun-filled career exploration! During the week of June 1 - 4, students can participate in programs such as culinary camp, cybersecurity, entrepreneurship, graphic design and more. Please visit the Middle School Summer Career Academy website for more details and registration information.

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