Thankful for the collaboration and opportunities our students have once they get to Badger…but it all starts with us as a K-8 District. Today, our Readiness Team was able to tour Badger’s Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs and classes with their CTE Coordinator Jake Popanda. HUGE thank you to Mr. Popanda for taking time out of his day to spend it with us!! Seeing what Badger has to offer allows us to dig deeper into what we need to showcase and prepare our students for to get them career and community ready. Digging in to have kids understand and discover their own skills and attributes allows them to see the relevance in their educational growth! Thank you to all those that made this possible and to the Readiness Team for taking this time to dig deeper into our readiness work to bring back to the whole group to work towards our next steps to continue to Grow into Greatness.
What a great day of learning for our staff!! We are thankful for our Professional Development opportunities—with the collaboration of our District leads and community professionals! Staff were able to choose from various topics today such as: digital storytelling, financial planning, stretch and mobility, classroom management & mindfulness, Barre & Pilates, chat GPT, special education, cybersecurity, AI, and sessions to continue with our Readiness work. We are grateful for all those that led sessions for our staff and thankful for the participation from our staff to continue to Grow into Greatness.
Huge thank you to Evolve Fitness Studio / Sarah Behrens for donation four sessions to our staff wellness committee to include in this professional development day that included Stretch & Mobility and Barre & Pilates!! Our staff wellness committee is thankful for your support and our staff loved the sessions you offered to them.
Thank you to Newline.Education.com for adding to our plethora of sessions today and offering sessions Digital Storytelling and Tips, Tricks, Apps, and Tools to use in our classrooms!!
Also another thank you to Kelly from WEA for coming to offer seminars to our staff that focused on Financial Security such as retirement and savings options available for our staff.
Show your support of our Badgers by sporting your badger gear or by wearing Badger colors on
November 17, 2023!!
We are so proud of all the students at Badger; especially our alumni!
Thank you for all those that attended our Veterans Day program and those that were a part of it: honoring our servicemen and women!
Throughout the month of October, the 7th and 8th grade Literacy Enrichment class visited the 4th grade kids. The Literacy Enrichment class helped the fourth graders with the book they were reading, which was “What are you afraid of? Investigating fears and phobias.” Yesterday, the 7th and 8th graders helped the 4th graders with writing stories about the fear they read that day. The 7th and 8th graders said, “It was a lot of fun, we made new friends, and we learned new things. We look forward to meeting with them soon.”
Vocal Solo Ensemble Informational Meeting
Wednesday, November 29th, 2:45 - 3:45
BMS Choir Room
The District Solo Ensemble Contest is open to 6th - 8th grade students who are enrolled in choir.
Students who participate may sing a solo, or participate in a duet or small group with their peers. At the meeting, students will have time to learn about the different events and try the music. The Solo Ensemble contest will be held on Saturday, March 2nd at Lake Geneva Middle School. They perform in front of a judge who gives them feedback on their performance. This is always a rewarding opportunity for the students involved!
Mrs. Collins will cover instrumental solo ensemble with her students during band and lessons.
BMS Forensics Informational Meeting
For interested students in grades 4th - 8th
Tuesday, November 14th, 2:45 - 4 PM
Choir Room at BMS
Forensics is a public speaking competition. The three competitions take place at local schools on Saturdays in January and February. Students will select their material, practice on their own and during after-school practice sessions in December and January. Students may enter individually or as small groups. In addition to speaking events, there are events where a student may perform musically or using technology (like a broadcast). If a student is unable to attend this meeting, they may see Mrs. Bullock for details: Karen.Bullock@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Congratulations to the following BMS students who were nominated by middle school staff members for Being Brookwood this month! These students were able to enjoy breakfast from Mr. Lubus today!!
This week Kindergarteners are learning about the farm! They have been reading books and doing many fun activities learning about farms and farm animals! This week they learned about how butter was made and made some of their own! Yum! They also had the privilege of having Mr. Erickson give a presentation about his farm and animals and when he was a farmer! The kids were so engaged in his presentation!! What a fun week!
We've got this, Mustangs! PTO Coin Wars is going on until November 10th at both buildings!! If your grade level wins, you get the opportunity to duck tape your building's principal to the wall or at BMS to a wall or pole!! Get those coins in today!! Check out this video on an update for you all about the BMS coin war happening:
https://youtu.be/L9MyW0yKHNY
Check out this important breaking news clip from our elementary school in regards to the PTO Coin Wars:
https://youtube.com/shorts/YhUibCgDQvc?si=g0PsrRivfzN080DR
No School: November 13th --Professional Development for Staff
We are excited to celebrate 50 days of school with the 50's! We've had a rockin' good year and we hope you will celebrate it with us on November 16th. Dress up in 50's attire! Ex. poodle skirt, leather jackets, black and white shoes,....etc!
The BMS 7th and 8th Grade Literacy Enrichment Class is excited to share with you all their second volume of their Brookwood Bulletin. Students in this class compiled the information, pictures, and collaborated in completing their newsletter. Enjoy!
4K students and their families get the opportunity to let their imaginations run wild while playing with all of our favorite blocks! They will also complete a project and make a snack! Get more information from your child's 4K teachers! (November 29th--there is no regular 4K programming this day)
Thank you...thank you....thank YOU to all of our parent volunteers, teacher support and the Natural Resources Foundation of Wisconsin for making the first trip to the school forest a success! All of the BES scientists went
to the forest to learn about outdoor fire safety, forest ecosystem, and make smores. Fromusing foraging pouches to collect items to walking the Tom Holden Trail, the kids had an amazing time.
The next forest outing is scheduled for January so watch for upcoming information and we can't wait to have you join us!!
Show your pump pride!! During the month of November, 2 cents per gallon on pumps 11 and 12 at the Genoa City Mobil will be donated to Genoa City Schools!! Thank you for supporting our schools!!
Our District’s Families in Need Program is designed to help families within our school district who are having difficulty meeting the immediate needs of their children. We are thankful for the Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry for fulfilling food (year round) and toys (for the holidays) for our community.
If you are in need of a clothing box for this holiday season for your child or children, please go to the following link to sign up: https://tinyurl.com/42je2as8
If you are interested in supporting our Families in Need Program, there are two ways to do so:
1. You can sign up to “adopt” a child or children. This means you are willing to purchase clothing for each child/children you are adopting. We ask that you please purchase, at minimum, 3-4 tops and 3 bottoms for the child/children you adopt. The overall anticipated cost is $60-90 per child. We will contact you on November 21st regarding the interests and sizing for the child/children you adopt.
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2. Donate monetarily (our team will make the purchases needed for these families with your monies donated). Please submit your donations by December 8th to either school office under: Brookwood Schools - FIN c/o: Helen Xiong, 1020 Hunters Ridge Drive, Genoa City, Wi 53128.
To sign up to support our Families in Need Program, please go to the following link: https://tinyurl.com/mr3v7aw7 or contact Helen Xiong directly at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us
Veterans Day Assembly will be hosted at Brookwood Middle School. This event is open to the public and we hope you and your family will be in attendance on November 10th at 9:30am at BMS.
