Mustang Minute

Greetings Mustangs!

It's hard to believe but it is already NOVEMBER! We've got a lot of exciting events coming up including our all-district and community Veterans Day celebration and Grandparents & VIP Day! Please read on for important details regarding both of these events. Here are some additional reminders:

• BMS families who were not able to attend conferences last week: please watch your mail for your student's Forward and Fall Map scores.
• If your student had their picture taken on our alternate picture date, November 1st, please be advised that your student will be bringing home a proof of their recently taken picture with order instructions. These will be sent home in approximately two weeks. Happy ordering!

Have a GREAT weekend, Mustangs!

Mr. Braden

Principal, BES &

Mrs. Franz

Principal, BMS

• 11/7 - Community Yoga @BES, 6-7pm

• 11/7 - Community Mens Basketball @ BMS, 7-9pm

• 11/8 - Girls Basketball vs. Wheatland @BMS, 4-6pm

• 11/8 - Community Fitness Room open @ BMS, 6-8pm

• 11/9 - BFO Family Disco Night @Traxside, 5:30-8:00pm

• 11/10 - Girls Basketball Game @Union Grove, 4-6pm

• 11/10 - Community Fitness Room open @BMS, 6-8pm

• 11/11 - Veterans Day Assembly @BMS, 9:30-10:30am

• 11/14 - NO SCHOOL - Professional Development

• 11/14 - Community Yoga @BES, 6-7pm

• 11/15 - BFO Food Night @Noodles & Company, 4-8pm

• 11/15 - Girls Basketball @ Raymond, 4-6pm

• 11/15 - Community Lions Club Bingo @BMS, 5-10pm

• 11/15 - Community Fitness Room @BMS, 6-8pm

• 11/14 - Community Mens Basketball @BMS, 7-9pm

• 11/17 - Girls Basketball vs. Trevor Wilmot @BMS, 4-6pm

• 11/17 - Community Fitness Room open @BMS, 6-8pm

• 11/21 - School Board Meeting @BMS, 6pm

• 11/21 - Community Yoga @BES, 6-7pm

• 11/21 - Community Mens Basketball @BMS, 7-9pm

• 11/22 - Grandparents/VIP Day, 8am - 12pm@BMS, 9:30-12:30 @BES

• 11/22 - Community Fitness Room open @BMS, 6-8pm

• 11/22 - Community Lions Club @BMS, 7-8:30pm

• 11/23 - NO SCHOOL

• 11/24 - NO SCHOOL

• 11/25 - NO SCHOOL

• 11/28 - Community Yoga @BES, 6-7pm

• 11/28 - Community Mens Basketball@BMS, 7-9pm

• 11/29 - Girls Basketball Game @WIlliams Bay, 4-6pm

• 11/29 - Community Fitness Room open @BMS, 6-8pm

Calling all grandparents and VIPS! Join us at BES and BMS to shadow your favorite Mustang student(s) for the day! Letters were sent home with all students this week with all of the details for both schools. Click the buttons below for an electronic version. We can't wait to see you on November 22nd for this special day!

Our Families in Need program is designed to help out families in our 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 and toys for our families in need within our community.

Though we intend to help as many families as possible, we ask that you follow the following guidelines:

-We are only able to serve children up through 8th grade --which includes infants and toddlers

-We ask that all school aged children that clothing is being requested for must attend either Brookwood Elementary or Middle School

If you would like to sign your child up for this program, please fill out the following form: https://tinyurl.com/ykh42prf

**All personal information that is submitted into the form will be kept confidential**

If you are interested in donating monetarily or adopting a child or family, please fill out this form: https://tinyurl.com/ms3y8eb3

Thank you to our community members for helping us fulfill this need within our community.

If you have any additional questions, please contact: Helen Xiong at Helen.Xiong@gcj2.k12.wi.us

The BFO Holiday Shop is coming, and we need your help! The Holiday Shop provides students the opportunity to look through a range of items and buy holiday gifts (for mom, dad, siblings, grandparents, and even their pets) “in secret." Volunteers will help children choose their gifts and work within their budgets. Volunteers will also be assisting in helping children to wrap the gifts and label them. Please click the link below if you are interested in volunteering to help at any time during the Holiday Shop. Thank you!

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

BMS Staff and students alike had a great time celebrating Halloween with a costume contest! There was spooky fun had by all!

Students observed going above and beyond in being kind, being safe, and/or being responsible are issued “BE BROOKWOOD” tickets throughout their school week. Each week we randomly select students from this group and acknowledge them in our morning announcements and in the weekly MUSTANG MINUTE. Help us congratulate the students that were drawn:

4K-

Mrs. Krueger:

Olivia

Lincoln

KG

Ms. Flood's class: Asher

Mrs. Himmelspach's class: Jett

Mrs. Deephouse's class: Emma

1st

Mrs. Cassaday's class: Jessica

Miss Wagner's class: Nolan

Miss Pacholczak's class: Josalyn

2nd

Mrs. Johnson's class: Izzie and Gideon

MRs. Gahart's class: Raie and CJ

3rd

Mrs. Nast's class: Josie and Eve

Ms. Skalecki's class: Declan and Diesel

At BMS, we strive to Be Kind and Respectful, Responsible, and Safe at school. Congratulations to the following students who are being recognized for going above and beyond during the Month of October.

Reading Roundup for 11/4

Have you completed our November Reading Challenge yet?! If not, maybe one of the Books of the Month will inspire you to join the challenge! Check out the featured books below to find a great read for any grade. Happy reading!

Remember to send a picture of you at a bookstore or library to Mrs. Arshem by Wednesday, November 30th, and you might be featured in a future Mustang Minute. (stephanie.arshem@gcj2.k12.wi.us)

Mrs. Franz has passed the Golden Horseshoe along to the "Response to Intervention" [RTI] Team: Ms. Morris, Mrs. Arshem, Ms. Stanley, Mrs. Conrardy, and Mrs. Brault!!! For those not in "the know" this is a team that is devoted to analyzing our schools' data and identifying students in need of additional enrichment and academic support. They then work together with teachers to make those supports actionable. It's only November, but these ladies have already done so much to streamline our processes to bolster our academic supports for students. They make it much easier for our teachers to appropriately meet all students where they are at so they can help ALL students to Grow Into Greatness! Thank you, ladies, for your dedication!

Students in Mr. Granahan's 3D Printing class are engaging in the "Farthest Flying Disc Challenge." For this 3D printing project, students research the aerodynamics of flying discs to design a disc that can fly the greatest distance. There are a few factors that affect the flight distance of the flying discs. The first is the shape of the edge, top, and underside of the disc. Another factor affecting the flight distance is the weight of the disc and the distribution of the weight. Finally, students need to consider the throwing angle of the disc. Once their research is complete, students then create a 3D version of their disc design using an online CAD program. That design is then exported and printed on a 3D printer. You can see a variety of disc styles and sizes. Finally, it is time to launch the discs. A mechanical launcher is used so every student has consistent launching of their disc, and it is the design of the disc that determines how far it will fly. This year we had a few discs fly over 200 feet!

Next week the Mustangs have two home games! We are playing Wheatland on Tuesday and Union Grove on Thursday. Come out and support your Mustangs!

Boys in 6th-8th grades: start warming up now! We’re about a month away from the start of boys’ basketball season. Please make sure you have a concussion form on file if you plan to play.

If you placed a spiritwear order, I should receive them before Thanksgiving break and will send them home with your student.

Go Mustangs!

Coach Metcalf

Our Pump Pride Promo has been extended through the month of November! If you need gas, be sure to swing by the Genoa City Travel Center Mobil, pumps 11 and 12. Two cents per gallon of your purchase will benefit Brookwood Schools! HUGE thank you to our sponsors: Dave & Jan Laurine (Genoa City Travel Center: Mobil), Erin Weber (Moving With Erin Weber REMAX Plaza licensed in Illinois and Wisconsin), and Stateline Stickers for your continuous support of our schools.

Brrr...it's COLD outside! Please help us to keep students comfortable during the school day! Recess will take place outdoors unless the windchill is below zero or it is raining. It's time to get out those winter coats, gloves/mittens, scarves, and hats! If you need assistance in acquiring winter gear for your child, please contact the main office at your child's school.

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.