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Our New Reading Lounge! | |
Bobbie Williams and Sarah Mallow received a grant from the Brookwood Schools Foundation to open our Reading Lounge. The goal is to provide a comfortable, inviting space for students to read, to be read to and simply enjoy books! The Reading Lounge is furnished with colorful beanbags, rugs, and chairs. The grant also provided some E-readers that students can use. The room is filled with book ideas and quotes to inspire reading and thinking! Thank you to those of you who have made contributions to the Brookwood Schools Foundation! Their generous grants provide additional resources for our students and teachers! If you would like to donate to the Foundation you can go to their website or you can bring your donation to us.
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The Science Olympiad |
The Science Olympiad Team is comprised of 4th and 5th students who enjoy doing science experiments, finding out how things work, and finding ways to make them work better. The Science Olympiad Team competes in science events against other elementary schools in a state tournament in May. This year we will be competing at Kennesaw State University in 18 events. See the team list attached Science Olympiad Team. |
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Collecting Books until Nov. 9th
Relay For Life Book Sale! |
Brookwood Elementary Relay for Life team needs your gently loved books for a book sale. We are looking for picture books and chapter books for all ages. Collecting starts now until Nov. 9th. Please see the attached pdf for more information. Relay For Life Book Sale pdf |
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Brookwood Community Flyers | |
Brookwood Broncos Wrestling Association
(K-8th)
Final walk up registration on Thursday Nov 1 from 5:00-8:00pm at Brookwood High School in the Maroon Gym Lobby. Registration fee is $125 and includes a singlet, T-shirt, and shorts. Registrations received after Nov. 1 will increase to $150. Our first practice is Nov. 13th at 5:30 (9 yrs. old and younger) and 6:30 (10 yrs. old and older). Parent meeting for all ages is scheduled for Nov. 13th at 6:30pm in the Brookwood High School wrestling room.
Please view www.brookwoodwrestling.com (Youth tab) for registration forms, practice schedule, and more details.
Brookwood Lacrosse Flyer
Website: Broncolax.com
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Important Dates |
- Oct. 29 - Nov 2 - Red Ribbon Week (pdf attached)
- Oct. 29 -Session 2 Tutoring Begins
- Oct. 29 - Monday Colt Clubs Begin
- Oct. 30 - United Way Hat Day (pdf attached)
- Oct. 30 - Science Fair Permissions Slips Due
- Oct. 30 - Tuesday Colt Clubs Begin
- Oct 31 - 2:15 pm - Kindergarten Pretend Parade
- Oct. 31 - Wednesday Colt Clubs Begin
- Nov. 1 - Letters to the Soldiers (The Bert Show), The Big Thank You - Due to Ms. Carlton
- Nov. 1 - Thursday Colt Clubs Begin
- Nov. 2 - Art Orders Due
- Nov. 2 - Author Visit - Michelle Nelson- Schmidt for K-2 students - Book Order Form pdf
- Nov. 6 - Student/Teacher Holiday - Please Vote.
- Nov. 8 - 6:30 pm - PTA Exec. Board Mtg.
- Nov. 9 - Family Fun Movie Night - more information TBA
- Nov. 10 - BHS Arts and Crafts Festival
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BHS Homecoming Was Fun For The Entire Brookwood Community! |
Did you know that 5 of the 25 Gwinnett Teacher of the Year Finalists were from the Brookwood Cluster? Our very own Mrs. Debbie Taylor was among the "royalty". Check out our cluster "royalty" as they marched in the Homecoming Parade together!
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| The Brookwood Elementary PTA Homecoming Float was "VIBE" - RANT! |
The BES PTA would like to specially thank the following for their time and efforts! Dennis Hopf for constructing the entire float infrastructure, and his father, Mr. Denny Hopf, for crafting our musical notes! Ben Langford for obtaining the trailer and pulling the float in the parade Decorations: Cindy Ahmed, Christie Kearney and Stephanie Langford Float Chaperones: Kendra Corrona, Lisa Frankenberger, Nikki Green, Stephanie Langford and Sherrie Mikell |
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Original Works - Art Fundraiser | |
Coming Soon!!!
Be on the lookout for a fantastic opportunity to make your child into a published artist! We are pleased to announce that Brookwood Elementary has selected Original Works to run a very special program at our school. You will have the opportunity to purchase a variety of products featuring your child's own artwork. These high quality products offer a tremendous way to capture your child's artwork and share it with family and friends. You will receive the finished artwork along with an order form, color brochure and price list in your child's Friday folder on October 26th. Order forms and artwork are due back at school no later than Friday, November 2nd. We will mail the orders off and the company will return the items in early December for your child to bring home in time for the gift giving season! All profits made from this fund-raiser will go to support the art program at Brookwood Elem. including all kinds of consumable supplies used by every child in the school. Thank you for your support! |
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Get Out And VOTE On November 6! |
 With less than a month until the Nov. 6 election, it is important for all of us to be educated voters. One of the ballot items, Amendment 1(HR 1162) has received much attention as it could have significant implications for the state's public schools. Everyone with a stake in the success of Georgia's public schools should become well-informed about the constitutional amendment before the November election. Below are a few answers to questions you may have on this issue. Additional information on the amendment, along with information about voting, is available on the district's website. As always, I encourage you to vote on Nov. 6. It is not just a right or a privilege, but our responsibility as Americans.
~ CEO/Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks
What is Amendment 1?
Commonly called the "charter school amendment" Amendment 1 is the result of the Georgia General Assembly's passage of House Resolution 1162. If approved by voters, Amendment 1 would give a state-appointed commission the power to authorize and fund state-run charter schools.
How does the amendment read on the ballot?
The ballot includes both a preamble and the actual question. They read as follows:
Preamble:"Provides for improving student achievement and parental involvement through more public charter school options (HR 1162)"
Question: "Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended to allow state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities?" Yes or No
What would a 'Yes' vote for Amendment 1 mean?
The amendment, if passed, would allow the Georgia Charter Schools Commission, declared unconstitutional by the Georgia Supreme Court in May of 2011, to be re-established. The seven-member, appointed commission would be authorized to approve charter schools that have not been approved by local boards of education.
What would a 'No' vote for Amendment 1 mean?
If the amendment doesn't pass, the current system remains in place. Locally elected school boards will retain the power to authorize charter schools, and the State Board of Education will continue to have the authority to hear appeals of charters that local boards have denied, and approve those the State Board believes should be established. Charters approved by the districts will continue to receive both state and local funds, and state charter schools will receive state funds only, according to the current law.
Where can additional information about Amendment 1 be found?
In addition to the GCPS website, the following websites are a good source of information from those who support as well as those who oppose the amendment: www.bettergaschools.org and www.votesmartgeorgia.com |
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GCPS Community e-Newsletter - Sign Up Today - See Latest Addition | |
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BeThere At GCPS e-Newsletter - Sign Up Today - See Latest Addition | |
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BeThere is a national movement that inspires parents to become more involved in their children's education, and the BeThere@GCPS e-newsletter connects Gwinnett parents with online resources they can use to support their child's learning. Click here to sign up for BeThere@GCPS
Click Here to read the latest issue of GCPS' parent involvement e-newsletter. |
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SuccessMaker At Home Program
Information and Order Form - Order Form pdf SuccessMaker at Home Program - Must have Internet access at home. |
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Education City |
 This 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. Education City pdf
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Free Math Tutorial Access |
- Go to the Gwinnett Online Campus Website: www.gwinnettonlinecampus.com
- Click "LOGINS" in the upper right corner.
- Username: brookwoodesmath
- Password: brookwoodesmath
- Select desired tutorial.
- For grade 4, click the "Content" tab in the upper left corner of the screen to begin the tutorial. For all other grades, you wil be prompted to "click here" to begin the tutorial.
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You can find Giddy Up newsletter archives by going to the Brookwood archives in Parent/Student Information on the BES website. |
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