The Mustang Minute

Greetings Mustang Families!

What a week it has been! We began our Forward State Testing in both buildings this past week. Although this can be a stressful time, our 3rd-8th grade students handled themselves with poise and class, buckling down to give their very best! Way to go, Mustangs...we are proud of you!

This week was also home to many after school and community events to include the third of our Referendum Q & A sessions, the BFO hosted School Board Candidate Q & A session, the Devices at Brookwood Tech Presentation, and the listening sessions for the new DA search! This week we also enjoyed our 7th and 8th Grade Choir and Band Concert at BMS. It was wonderful to see our students singing and playing. Congratulations to Mrs. Bullock and Mrs. Collins on another beautiful concert!

After a long and busy week, we can now turn our focus to a bit of rest and relaxation as Spring Break is now upon us! We hope you will all enjoy the nice weather and some extra time with your family and friends. We will look forward to continuing the final stretch of the school year and our regular activities when we return to school on April 4th.

Take care, Mustangs!

Mr. Braden and Mrs. Franz

• 3/28 - 4/1- NO SCHOOL...SPRING BREAK!
  
• 4/4 - Adult Yoga @ BES, 6pm
• 4/4 - Men's Basketball @ BMS, 7pm
• 4/5 - FItness Center open @ BMS, 5-7pm
• 4/5 - BFO Meeting @ BMS, 6:30pm
• 4/6 - PSG Parent Night, 5pm
• 4/7 - Fitness Center open at BMS, 5-7pm
• 4/8 - BFO Family Bin-Glow NIght @ BMS, 6pm (BIngo starts at 6:30pm)
• 4/9 - Lions' Club Pancake Breakfast and Community Egg Hunt @ BMS, 8-11am
• 4/10 - Fitness Center and Hall Walking @ BMS, 1-4pm
• 4/11 - Adult Yoga @BES, 6pm
• 4/11 - Men's Basketball @ BMS, 7pm
• 4/12 - Fitness Center open @BMS, 5-7pm
• 4/14 - Fitness Center Open @BMS, 5-7pm
• 4/15 - NO SCHOOL

HUGE thank you to the Thomas family for securing a donation of 900 chocolate bars from MrBeast, the famous Youtuber and philanthropist. Our BMS students were able to leave school on Friday with a delicious Feastable candy bar, in the "original" flavor, in hand.

Additional Feastables will also be distributed to all kids who attend our upcoming Willy Wonka play later this Spring. Similar to Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket giveaway, MrBeast is also doing a Mystery Ticket promotion. Each chocolate bar contains a chance to win over $1,000,000 in prizes. Visit mystery.feastables.com for more information.

Pictured below are Jaxson (5th grade) and Tanner (4th grade) helping to unpack and distribute their delicious candy bars to our BMS students. Special thanks to our 7th grade volunteers who also helped with unpacking. Thank you so much, Thomas family, for hooking us up with such a cool opportunity!

Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in Wisconsin will take place April 4-8. This annual campaign encourages everyone in the state of Wisconsin to prepare for the tornadoes

and severe storms the state frequently experiences during the spring and summer months.

So that all students and staff know what to do in the event of inclement weather, students at both BES and BMS will be participating in a severe weather drill on April 8th at approximately 1:45pm.

For more information on severe weather safety, visit the National Weather Service webpage at: www.weather.gov.

Stay safe, Mustangs!

BMS Clothing Closet is a resource for our middle school students whose families might need a little extra help with clothing needs. If your family could benefit from gently used clothing for your middle school children, please reach out to Mrs.Garrett with questions or specific needs. Mrs. Garrett will have "open" shopping hours for students on Fridays during lunch/recess time in the art room beginning on April 8th.

The golden horseshoe has been passed to Mrs. Carey Denecke for her dedication and care to Brookwood Middle School staff, students, and families. Thank you, Carey for all of your hard work and kindness!

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 selected this week:

Kindergarten

Vanessa in Mrs. Brault's class

Grace in Ms. Flood's class

Michael K in Mrs. Renn's class

1st

Owen R in Mrs. Cassaday's class

Klaire in Mrs. Hanson's class

Declan in Mrs. Jahns' class

2nd

Kaidyn and Lily in Ms. Ferguson's class

Ryder and Oenomaus in Mr. Hanson's class

3rd

Wyatt and Olivia in Mrs. Nast's class

Dylan and Amara in Ms. Skalecki's class

Congratulations to all of our BE BROOKWOOD ticket earners and keep up the great work, Mustangs!

Students in Miss Warner’s class have been using task strips while working on academic skills. The students all have 3 steps to get their desired reward activity. These task strips help students understand classroom expectations, and build trust with service providers. The best part about the task strip, is that it can be individualized to each student’s motivator!

Students in Mrs. Erickson's Science class have been learning about how some animals have some pretty awesome sensory systems. For example, pit vipers have pit receptors to detect heat, which is helpful when they are hunting at night. Fish and sharks have a lateral line that helps them detect water pressure changes; this is useful when smaller fish travel in schools and it helps sharks detect their prey. Honeybees are also pretty neat, they have ultraviolet vision which allows them to see which flowers have nectar, the flowers that do contain nectar look like a red and white bullseye to the bee's eyes. After learning about these super sensory powers, students were tasked with creating a Super Sensory Superhero. They had to name their superhero, draw what they look like, describe their super sensory super power, and inform the class how they used their power to save human or animal lives. Students were extremely creative and did an amazing job!

On Thursday evening our 7th and 8th grade Choir, Jazz Band, and Concert Band students performed in their March concert. The students all sounded amazing, but I think some of the fan favorites were Ozzy Osbourne's Crazy Train performed by the band and our choir's heartfelt rendition of Somewhere Out There. It was another great show! Huge thanks to Mrs. Collins and Mrs. Bullock for all they do to help prepare these students for musical GREATNESS! Rock on, Mustangs!

Brookwood just received summer school information from Badger High School today, so I wanted to pass it along to 8th grade students and families.

Here are the important details:

• Interested 8th grade students can sign up on the front page of the Badger website.

• Registration window is this Friday March 25th at 8:00 am and closes on

April 8th.

• Summer School Classes that will be offered are Health, Creative Composition & Lit., and Bridge to Algebra.

• Summer school will run from June 7th-27th. Classes are Monday

through Friday and run from 8:00-12:15.

• Bussing will NOT be provided.

• There will be limited seats available for each class, so signing up does not guarantee enrollment.

• Confirmation letters will be sent in early May informing students if they have been enrolled or if the sections were full.

• Students can miss no more than 2 class periods during the three-week period, or they will be removed from the class

If your child is in need of their Badger PowerSchool username and password, please reach out to me, I have copies.

Kayln Obry - Brookwood School Counselor

262-279-1053

kayln.obry@gcj2.k12.wi.us

The end of our incredibly successful volleyball season and upcoming warm weather can only mean one thing... track season! Our track season starts April 19th and all 6th-8th graders are eligible to participate. If you have not done so already, dust off those running shoes and get outside for some training runs in preparation for the season. We look forward to seeing you on April 19th! If you have any questions about our upcoming track season, please contact Mr. Guth or Mr. Jagow.

Go Mustangs!

Coach Metcalf

The Fitness Center will be closed from March 27th to April 3rd and will resume regular hours on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays beginning on April 5th.

There will be no Zumba or Yoga classes during Spring Break. Regular classes will resume on April 4th.

During the weeks of March 21- April 29, our Brookwood students in grades 3-8 will engage in Forward State testing. The Wisconsin Forward Exam is administered online in the spring of each school year and is designed to gauge how well students are doing in relation to the Wisconsin Academic Standards. Please read below for additional details regarding the specifics of this test.