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Happenings!

  GIDDY UP

April 20, 2012 

Important Dates

  • April 23-27, 2012 - Gr. 3-5, CRCT (No Lunch Visitors)
  • April 24, 2012 - Buck's Pizza Night
  • April 30-May 23, 2012 - No lunch visitors for the rest of the school year.
  • May 3, 2012 - 5th Gr. to visit Crews & Five Forks MS
  • May 3, 2012 - 10:00-6:00 pm - Kindergarten Registration
  • May 3, 2012 - 6:30 pm - PTA Mtg & Spring Musical
  • May 7, 2012 - 6:30 pm - School Council
  • May 10, 2012 - 6:00 - 8:30 pm - Brookwood Cluster Art Show - BHS
  • May 11, 2012 - Crazy Sock Day - Space Ninjas for Autism
  • May 14 & 15, 2012 - Field Days
Outstanding Gifted
Student of the Year!  

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 Congratulations to Joslyn McKlveen, BES Outstanding

Gifted Student of the Year!

Joslyn's contributions to her school and community, as well as her essay, earned her praise.

Joslyn will be honored at the GAGE reception in May.

Runners up for the award were

Allen Moore and Jennah Baksh.

Be There @GCPS
Be There link to read the Spring issue of GCPS' parent involvement e-newsletter, 
Parent Portal Email Fearture 
Parents, now you can directly email your child's teacher through the Parent Portal. See the attached pdf for details.  If you are not signed up for the Parent Portal, stop by the front office to get an application. Email Feature Parent Portal for Parents pdf 
Brookwood Community School

1. There are lots of fun camps and classes for ages 5 to 95 yrs. old available through the Brookwood High Community School. Check out this summer's offerings.

Afterhours pdf.

2. Computer Camp & Robotics Camp for rising 6, 7 & 8th graders

Summer Camps 

Welcome Justin Farmer, WSBTV 

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Ms. Wilkin's fourth graders enjoyed a terrific visit with WSBTV anchor, Justin Farmer. Kyleigh Brisendine wrote a persuasive letter to Mr. Farmer to visit Brookwood Elementary and he took her up on the offer. The students learned all about the exciting job of a news anchor!

Kindergarten Registration

10:00-6:00 pm

Thursday, May 3, 2012

ATTENTION ATTENTION  

If you know of anyone that will be 5 years old by September 1, 2012

 

PLEASE TELL THEIR PARENTS ABOUT

BROOKWOOD ELEMENTARY

KINDERGARTEN REGISTRAION

THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012

10:00-6:00 PM

 

VISIT OUR WEBSITE:

www.brookwoodelementary.com

or call 770-736-4360 for further information

Boosterthon Fun Run News

karenThank you for great support of our Boosterthon Fun Run! With your help, PTA raised $30,000 to support Brookwood Elementary! This money helps PTA provide author visits, classroom newpapers like Time for Kids, special events for students and staff including all the special fifth grade events, the Reflections contest and breakfast for students, and many other things that support teaching and learning! Our PTA and your support of their budget makes a huge difference at Brookwood! The PTA has also decided to donate $7,000 of this money to our fund for a new gym floor! We are so grateful! Thank you again for your support of the Fun Run and for your support of Brookwood Elementary!

Field Day Schedule

Mon. May 14thfield day

K - 9:15 - 10:45

1st - 11:00 - 12:45

4th - 1:00-3:00

 

Tues. May 15th

2nd - 9:00 - 10:45

3rd - 11:00 - 12:45

5th - 1:00 - 3:00

 

CRCT - Online Practice

Grades 3, 4, & 5 - Online Practice for the CRCT which will be given in April. The attachment shows the log-ins & passwords. CRCT Online Direction pdf 

Free Math Tutorials

GCPS is providing Free Math Online Tutorials for 4th and 5th grade students. Click for login information. Math Tutorial pdf

Education City

educcityThis is an online software program (www.educationcity.com) that targets Georgia learning standards in the areas of Math, Language Arts, and Science. Students work on creative activities that teach them needed academic strands at the same time. The children love this software! Home licenses usually cost around $75 for a year but through Brookwood Elementary you can purchase a home license for $10 for one child plus $5 for each additional child in the same family. To sign up, print the attached form and send it in with your payment. Educ City pdf

Pssst...hey you! Rising 6th grade parents!

Information from Crews MS:bb

Do you want to catch a glimpse of middle school life? Go on and sign up now for our email newsletter The Bronco Bulletin. This information filled publication is sent electronically every Friday and highlights all of the great things going on at Crews! From important announcements to reminders about upcoming events, this newsletter fills you in on all the happenings at our school. To sign up, please visit the Crews website at www.crews.org and look for the Bronco Bulletin icon at the bottom of our page! You can also "like" us on Facebook!

 

Information from Five Forks MS:ff

Wanna get a sneak peek into life at Five Forks Middle School? It's easy to be "in the know" and "ahead of the game" by signing up for our online newsletter The Five Forks Flyer. This information filled publication is sent electronically every two weeks and highlights all of the great things going on at Five Forks!  Please visit our website at www.fiveforksmiddleschool.org and click on the Bronco Mail icon at the bottom of our page! You can also "like" us on Facebook!

You can find Giddy Up newsletter archives by going to the Brookwood archives in Parent/Student Information on the BES website.