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The Mustang Minute

Week of February 7th

The MustangMinuteWeek of February 7th

FROM THE PRINCIPALS' OFFICES

Greetings Brookwood Families,


Life is BUSY these days at both BES and BMS! This past week, students in both buildings finished up their MAP and STAR testing. Spring pictures were also done in both buildings, and it was great to see all of those beautiful Mustang smiles! Lastly, we have several exciting upcoming events in the coming weeks! Monday, February 7th marks our 100th Day of School! Students and staff in both buildings are encouraged to dress like a 100 year old in celebration of this milestone! Be sure to read the rest of this issue of the Mustang Minute for detailed information on other exciting events happening soon!


Stay warm everyone!


Mr. Braden and Mrs. Franz

UPCOMING EVENTS


  • 2/5 - Science on Saturday, 10:30am-12:00pm @BMS
  • 2/5 - Mustang Muffins 9-10:30am @BMS
  • 2/7 - 100th Day of School
  • 2/9 - BMS Girls Volleyball Tryouts - 2:45-4:30pm
  • 2/10 - BMS Boys Volleyball Tryouts - 2:45-4:30pm
  • 2/12 - Art Workshop - BMS Art Room - 10:00am - 12:00pm
  • 2/12 - Saturday Basketball @ BMS Gym, K-2 10:00-11:00am; 3-5 11:00-12:00pm
  • 2/14-2/18- Bus Driver Appreciation Week
  • 2/16- Musical Information meeting- 2:45-3:30pm
  • 2/17- Volleyball HOME games VS Randall
  • 2/19 - Science on Saturday, 10:30am - 12:00pm @BMS
  • 2/19 - Saturday Basketball @ BMS Gym, K-2 10:00-11:00am; 3-5 11:00-12:00pm
  • 2/21- NO SCHOOL- teacher inservice
  • 2/23- Willy Wonka Jr Auditions- 2:40-4
  • 2/23 - Early Childhood Party (18 months - 3 years old) @ BES
  • 2/23- Volleyball HOME games VS Wheatland
  • 2/24- Willy Wonka Jr Auditions- 2:40-4
  • 2/26 - Saturday Basketball @ BMS Gym, K-2 10:00-11:00am; 3-5 11:00-12:00pm

It's Been 100 Days!

4K/5K Registration

Early Childhood Opportunity

Lake Geneva Badger Visits 8th Grade Class!

On Thursday, the Badger Athletic Department visited BMS to encourage students to get involved in the myriad of sports and clubs available to them in high school. Mrs. Obry also distributed Badger registration materials to all students and provided instructions on how to get started.


On Friday, our 8th graders then traveled to Badger High School for a guided tour of the facility. Accompanied by our 8th grade homeroom teachers, students were able to see firsthand the classrooms they will be learning in next year and ask questions about high school life.


Just a reminder that 8th graders are able to go onto the Badger website and register with their Badger PowerSchool account starting Feb. 4th - 18th!


We are so fortunate to have such wonderful partners at Badger to make our students' transition to high school a smooth one. Thank you Badger High School and Mrs. Obry for working together in support of our students' LEAP to high school!

BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL: BE BROOKWOOD!!!

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:


Kindergarteners- Darling, Noah, Kayden, Dominic, Violet, & Grace


1st graders- Reid, Klaire, CJ, Susianne, Emileigh, Jade, & Lizzy


2nd graders- Kaidyn, Lily, Caleb, Jocelyn, Kensley, & Zach


3rd graders- Brody, Zoey, Charlie, Wyatt, Talon, & Kara


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

Congratulations to our January BMS Students of Greatness!

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Be Brookwood: Callie Coari

Nominated by Mrs. Oteman: Callie is always a positive example for all students at BMS. She is helpful, patient, and responsible. She greets peers and staff with the utmost respect. Callie also always has a smile on her face at any time of day. She is a ray of sunshine on even the coldest of these winter days!
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Be Kind & Respectful: Alivia Hackney

Nominated by Mrs. Lind: Alivia is always kind and respectful to students and staff. She always volunteers to help others and always has a smile. Liv invites others into her groups and makes sure they feel welcome. Thank you, Alivia, for being kind and respectful!
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Be Responsible: Autumn Lueck

Nominated by Mrs. Obry: Autumn is always careful and considerate when interacting with her peers and teachers alike. And, she always puts forth her best effort during class time, asking good questions and staying on task. She is a positive example for others to follow. Way to go, Autumn!
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Be Safe: Diego Marquez

Nominated by Mrs. Franz: Diego went out of his way to help another student with tying his shoes and getting his winter coat zipped up so that he could safely board the bus. This small act of kindness is absolutely worthy of recognition. Thank you, Diego, for going above and beyond to ensure that your schoolmate was safely dressed for the weather and ride home! These small acts of kindness are what make our school GREAT!

From the Classroom...

What's Happening in Ms. Stanley's Class?

We're having fun with phonograms in Ms. Stanley's room! First graders are making phonogram books by adding sensory objects for letter sounds. Pictured here, they are gluing rice for the letter 'r'. The photos also show students busily engaged during word and sentence dictation.


Throughout word dictation students apply the phonics patterns they have learned to spell words. Sentence dictation gives the kids a chance to work together. First, they use sentence frames to build the sentence. Then they take turns spelling and writing words in the sentence. Finally, they write the sentence again on their own paper. This practice helps students apply phonics skills, learn trick words, and understand sentence structure.

What's Happening in Ms. Bullock's Personal Finance class?

Personal Finance is a new elective at Brookwood Middle School this semester. The class is filled with students who are interested in learning how to make better choices with their money. So far, they have determined their spending personality, and they are considering their financial goals.


The students learned that according to Dave Ramsey, "Personal finance is 80% behavior and 20% head knowledge." In addition to other things, students will conduct experiments to learn more about products and what trade-offs they are willing to make. Last week, the class did a blind taste test of toaster pastries: Pop Tarts at $3.09/box versus Millville at $1.49/box. The group overwhelmingly preferred the Pop Tarts brand. Knowing what their spending habits are and what factors are important to them when making purchases will help them to become better consumers and help them to manage their money.


In spite of the fact that most hope to be millionaires someday, the students were skeptical about their ability to actually make that happen. After looking at an investment comparison, they realized that if they are intentional about making a plan to start saving and investing early, it is an attainable goal. Expect big things from this group!

Counselors' Corner

Promoting a Social-Emotional Focus at Home

This Month's Focus: Relationship Skills


Relationship Skills are the ability to interact positively and productively with other people. It is one of the most important social-emotional skills we teach. Whether it's making a friend, being part of a team, or working on an important project with others, relationship skills are essential to our success, productivity, and happiness. Like all social-emotional skills, relationship skills take practice, modeling, and guidance to develop.


Here are some quick simple opportunities to help your child build and bring awareness to this critical skill:

Compliment or congratulate somebody

Do something nice for somebody

Show appreciation of others

Greet a person in a polite way

Attract positive attention from peers

Express concern for another person

Attract positive attention from adults

Make a suggestion or request in a polite way

Offer to help somebody Respond to another person’s feelings


At home activity: Conflict Resolution Read-Along

Helping children resolve conflicts teaches them skills about relationships that will benefit them for the rest of their lives. Fairy tale read-alongs can help your child understand how conflict works with others and gives you an opportunity to talk about other people's perspectives in a relationship. Choose a fairy tale to read it to your child, like Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Little Red Riding Hood, or Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. As you read the story to your child, ask them the following questions:

  • What is this story’s main conflict?
  • What do the main characters want to happen?
  • How can the characters work together to make everyone happy?

Then, ask about recent conflicts your child may have experienced. Have them share about times when, like the fairy tale characters, they felt conflict with another person. Ask them how they worked with that person to make the situation better.

From the Athletic Director's Desk

We had a great first Saturday of basketball! It was lots of fun working with our little Mustangs, and I can’t wait for this Saturday! Thanks so much to Abilene Horowicz, Autumn Carr, Maddy Golovin, Sammy Feucht, and Sienna Parker - 8th graders who are volunteering their time to help teach our K-5th graders the game.


Cheerleaders: Please return your clean uniforms, warmups, and poms to Coach Cottrell.


Basketball players: Please return your clean uniforms to Coach Metcalf.


Students interested in volleyball - tryouts are next week! Girls tryouts are on Wednesday, February 9th, and Boys tryouts are on Thursday, February 10th.


Go Mustangs!

Coach Metcalf

Old News, but Good News!

Brrrr....it's cold out here!

Winter indeed is upon us, and the weather is COLD! Friendly reminder to please ensure that your student is dressed for the elements with a zipped up winter coat, mittens/gloves, hat, boots etc.


Also - BMS parents of 4th and 5th graders: please feel free to drop off your child at the front doors on those extra cold days so that they don't need to walk all the way around to the 4/5 wing entrance.


Thank you!

Academic Support at BMS

ART OPPORTUNITIES

After School Art Club

Mrs. Garrett will be offering an After School Art Club for grades 6-8th on THURSDAYS in FEBRUARY. In order to attend, you MUST sign up by the art room. The classes are limited to 15 students.

Stay Well, Brookwood!

For all you science lovers...

Don't Forget about Guth's Games!

Guth Games are BACK!!! For those not in the "know", Guth Games are fun exercise activities, sports, and games hosted by Personal Wellness teacher, Mr. Guth, in the gym during the colder months of the school year. This is a GREAT way to get students moving right away in the morning to kickstart their day!


WHEN: Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays, NOW until March 24th, 7:00 - 7:30am

WHERE: BMS GYM (enter building in FRONT doors)

WHO:


  • Tuesdays: 4th & 5th Graders
  • Wednesdays: 6th, 7th & 8th Graders
  • Thursdays: 4th & 5th Graders


Questions? Contact Mr. Guth at: matt.guth@gcj2.k12.wi.us. Looking forward to seeing our BMS students there!