Brookwood Middle School

🎉THANK YOU, Genoa City Joint #2 School District Residents!🎉 We are incredibly grateful for your support in passing the operational referendum. Your vote is a win for kids and will provide the essential financial resources needed to continue delivering the best possible education for our students. We also extend our congratulations to the newly elected members of our School Board: ✅ Karen Druszczak (re-elected) ✅ Phil Huff (re-elected) ✅ Dayna Jones (newly elected) Karen, Phil, and Dayna will help lead our district forward, and we’re excited to work together on behalf of our students, staff, and families.

We are SO excited to introduce to you all --- John Breen and Lisa Ceisel! John has joined our District technology support team and Lisa will be seen at our elementary school and working with Mrs. Brenek as she completes her student teaching with UW-Whitewater. Welcome to the Brookwood Family, John and Lisa!

Snapshot of some of our 7th grade ELA students completing their “The Outsiders” life size character posters for a class project!

Community Collaboration: We are truly thankful for the Genoa City Food Pantry: Loaves & Fishes and all they do for our families and our community. The Food Pantry were in need of some signs, so stepped up to the plate to help them with it. Thank you to Warren Nichols from Trevor for building and donating the sandwich boards, Crystal Strey on the delivery and coordination of the boards, and Mrs. Garrett and her art students for designing and painting the boards!!

Here is your April Mustang Minute: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oULxaAj0U0vV_Cn6TUuO-3wOML2dy1Y9/view?usp=sharing Today is Election Day and Brookwood Schools has an operational referendum on the ballot. We encourage all Brookwood families and district residents to get out and vote! If you would like more detailed information regarding the referendum, here is our FAQs document (http://tiny.cc/ju0f001) Thank you for your continued support of our students and schools!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1, is Election Day, and Brookwood Schools has an operational referendum on the ballot. We encourage all Brookwood families and district residents to get out and vote! If you would like more detailed information regarding the referendum, here is our FAQs document (http://tiny.cc/ju0f001)  Thank you for your continued support of our students and schools!

MS Tech Expo at Gateway - Elkhorn 7th / 8th Grade April 3, 2025 (Thursday) - 7:45 - 10:30 BMS 7th & 8th Grade Students Attending the 2024 - 2025 Gateway Middle School Expo on April 3, 2025 As part of Brookwood Middle School’s Academic and Career Planning (ACP) program, we aim to spark students’ interests and help them develop a vision for their future. One exciting opportunity to support this goal is the Gateway Middle School Expo on April 3, 2025, where our 7th and 8th-grade students will explore career pathways, programs and technical education. At the Expo, students will: Tour the campus and experience a college environment firsthand. Explore career programs that align with their interests. Meet faculty and learn about various fields of study. Engage in hands-on activities that provide a real-world introduction to technical careers. This event offers a fun, interactive way for students to discover potential career paths and gain insight into the opportunities available at Gateway Technical College. By participating, students take an important step in shaping their academic and career goals as part of the ACP journey. Permission Slip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1MMdWCPoaub01nYWBsqcI1Y7QayDgnBVZ/view

We are SO #MustangProud of our 7th/8th Grade Photography Class from Semester 1 and 2! Check out their amazing work here: https://docs.google.com/videos/d/1b_lWO9Ngt33_hn-VlJGqtjKTQ7DOAKU6jmKWO-MV384/play

The girls’ volleyball team made division playoffs this season! BMS students lined the halls to send them off to Wheatland in style this afternoon! Go Mustangs! 🏐

Sharing YOUR Greatness! We ask our Brookwood families to share with us what our Brookwood students are doing outside of school so we can share in your greatness and how #MustangProud we are of your accomplishments!! If you have something to share....email it to Mrs. Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us Our next sharer of greatness is Kaidyn from BMS as his ice hockey team recently won the Tier 1 Squirt Hockey Season Championship and he was awarded hockey player of the season along with his good friend leading the team with the most goals scored during their regular season. It has been shared with us that Kaidyn is an amazing hockey player and shows true positive sportsmanship all around when it comes to hockey. He’s always keeping the energy positive and keeps the crowds going by doing his little dance moves on the ice. He also is quick to give the opposing team’s goalie and players a pat on the back during the end of the periods. Way to go to Kaidyn!!!! We are SO #MustangProud of you!!!

Wow! It looks like our road trip across America was too short for 10 of our BMS advisory classes! Mrs. Collins' class is in the lead with 7,193 minutes! Zoom in on the map below to see where your student's class has made it to. Keep reading!

No School: March 24-28 -- Spring Break March 31 -- Welcome Back to School!

We are less than one month away from Lion King Jr. opening night; April 10th and 11th at 7pm at BMS. Brookwood Middle School Presents Disney's The Lion King Jr. Join Us for an Unforgettable Musical Performance! Show Dates: April 10 & April 11 Time: 7:00 PM Location: Brookwood Middle School Experience the magic of the Pride Lands as our talented middle school performers bring this beloved story to life! With incredible music, dazzling costumes, and a heartwarming tale of courage and friendship, this is a show you won’t want to miss! Admission: Free-Will Donation at the Door Doors Open at 6:30 PM Come and support our students as they sing, dance, and roar their way through this spectacular production! For more information, contact Brookwood Middle School. Hakuna Matata – See you there!

Sharing YOUR Greatness! We ask our Brookwood families to share with us what our Brookwood students are doing outside of school so we can share in your greatness and how #MustangProud we are of your accomplishments!! If you have something to share....email it to Mrs. Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us Our next sharers of greatness is Talia from BMS as she was casted in the Kids’ ensemble for the Matilda Musical at Badger High School and was in the opening show last night and will be in the closing show 3/15 at 7pm !! The Badger High School Performing Arts Department will present Matilda: The Musical from March 13 to 15. Shows start at 7 p.m. on all three days, with a matinee starting at 1:30 p.m. on the 15th. This show features many Badger High School students and select 4-6 graders. Reserve your tickets now: https://bit.ly/4hW8aW4 Synopsis: Matilda tells the story of a brilliant young girl named Matilda Wormwood. She possesses telekinetic powers and uses her wit and imagination to stand up against her neglectful parents and the cruel headmistress of her school, Miss Trunchbull. She finds solace and support from her kind teacher, Miss Honey, and ultimately finds the courage to change her own life for the better. Way to go to Talia!!!! We are SO #MustangProud of you!!!

Please join us for our annual Grandparent/VIP Day on Friday, March 21. Guests are welcome to join us at Brookwood Middle School starting at 7:30am through lunch and recess. For our 4K visitors, the day begins with check in at 9:00am and goes through 11:30am. 5K through 3rd grade guests are welcome to check in at 10:30am and stay through 2:45pm. Guests are welcome to pre-order a lunch for that day at a cost of $4.10. Lunch orders need to be in by Friday, March 14th. Extra Grandparent/VIP Forms can be found in the office at Brookwood Elementary or Brookwood Middle School. If you have any questions, please contact Heather Hoerth at heather.hoerth@gcj2.k12.wi.us, at the BES office: 262.279.6496, or at the BMS office: 262.279.1053

We wrapped up Ski Club with a record high number of participants this year! We had a great time skiing and snowboarding this year and as you can see, lots of smiles were shared. We look forward to offering Ski Club next year too. Now, enjoy the beautiful spring weather!

BMS Road Trips are off to a great start! Mrs. Erickson's class is leading the pack with 2,815 minutes read in week one! Ms. Mohr's class is close behind with 2,790 minutes. Zoom in on the map to see how far your child's class has traveled!

The Museum follows the 1st Infantry Division from World War I to the Vietnam War. The Big Red One was the first American division sent to France during World War I, and was among the very first sent to Europe in World War II and to Vietnam in 1965. Eighth grade students will get to see and walk through military events that they have, and will be learning about throughout the year in Social Studies on March 14th.

A "Hero Moment" for Reading! Thanks to the incredible generosity of BookTrust, every second through fifth grader in our district received a copy of the newest Dog Man book! To celebrate, our students had a special "hero moment" dedicated to the joy of reading. Fourth and fifth graders gathered in the common area for an epic read-in, diving into their new books together. Second and third graders partnered with kindergarten and first grade students for reading buddy time, sharing stories and fostering a love of reading across grade levels.

Well...we do live in Wisconsin...what a difference a few days make! Enjoy the weather, Mustangs -- we know we did today!!