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September 20, 2013

 

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 Writing Can Make Changes Happen!

 
 Safeer Mathani is a fourth grade student in Ms. Wilkin's class at Brookwood Elementary. When he noticed cigarette pieces on the playground at our school, he decided to write a letter to his principal, Mrs. Head, to express his concern that people were smoking on school grounds. He knew that was against the rules and that we are a smoke free environment.

In his letter, Safeer gave suggestions for ways to fence in the back area of the school and secure it with locks. He drew and labeled diagrams to show his idea.

Even though Mrs. Head was unable to fence in the playground and lock it, she agreed with Safeer that people should not be smoking on our campus. So, she talked with Safeer about the idea of putting up some signs reminding people that they should not smoke on school grounds. Gwinnett County Public Schools furnished and installed the signs.

Thanks to Safeer and his willingness to write that letter, our school should again be smoke free and our playground will be cleaner. Thank you, Safeer, for using your writing skills to make a difference and for caring about your school and our environment! We are very proud of you! 
  PTA Reflections
refections 13 
Believe | Dream | Inspire
2013 Reflections is here!
Reflect on the theme.
Create original work.
Be recognized.
All artwork due
SEPTEMBER 30
Entry forms and official rules available through your teacher, in the Media Center, 
and electronically below:

Entry Form [click HERE]General Official Rules[ click HERE]*To request specific rules pertaining to a specific category, 
please email a PTA Reflections Committee Co-Chair*

FOR MORE QUESTIONS:
Dara Carbine 
Tanya Robertson 
2013-2014 Reflections Committee
Co-Chairs
The Brookwood Schools Foundation Auction 
 
The Brookwood Schools Foundation Auction - Bid Now! 

 

Place Your Bid.
Whether you're looking for something unique for yourself, searching for a gift for a special someone, or looking to add a little adventure to your life, you're sure to find something in our auction. Every bid helps support our cause.

Tell Your Friends.
The success of this online auction depends on spreading the word to as many people as possible. We need your help. Please Refer a Friend and encourage them to participate so they don't miss a single moment of the fun and excitement.

Important Dates

  • Sept. 19-27 - Book Fair
  • Tuesday, Sept. 24 - Buck's Pizza Night
  • *Wed. & Thurs., Sept. 25 & 26 - 12:50 pm - Early Release Days/Parent Teacher Conferences
  • Friday, Sept. 27 - "Gold Out" Home Game - BHS vs Parkview High - Chick-fil-A Spirit Week pdf (Hwy124 & 78)
  • Monday, Sept. 30 - PTA Reflections Entries Due
  • No Lunch Visitors - Every Mon & Tues during the school year.
It's Book Fair Time!

It's time for our Fall Book Fair!  Parents, grandparents, or other family  are welcome to come on in and see what your student wants to read.  Purchase days are Monday 9/23 through Thursday 9/26. 

 

Have a teacher conference that week? or on an Early Release day?  Drop on by the Media Center to see our fabulous selection of Scholastic books, including adult bestsellers and cookbooks! 

You can also shop online through the this link: 

http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/brookwoodelementaryschool

This is a great way for out of town relatives to find age appropriate books for your student.  

Reading Everywhere!

  

Reading Takes You Everywhere!

In order to support our school wide reading initiative we want to create a bulletin board showcasing our students reading outside of school. Please take a picture of your child reading some place unusual. Maybe reading at a museum, in front of the Statue of Liberty, reading at a Braves game, etc. Send the picture to Mrs. Burnett:(Kris_Burnett@gwinnett.k12.ga.us ) and she will enter your child's name into a drawing to win a book! This will be an ongoing opportunity.

 

Hat Trick for Reading

Each year we offer a wonderful opportunity to win a ticket to a Gwinnett Gladiators game. Simply fill out the attached bookmark with your child's name and record three book titles that you have read with your child and bring it back to school. It's that easy!

2013 Hat Trick Flyer pdf

Brookwood Elementary Students Are Triathlon Athletes!
Blake & Brodie McCluggage and Izzie Johnson participated in the Atlanta Kids Triathlon on August 25th. Then Kate & Ky Heffner, Blake & Brodie McCluggage, and Izzie Johnson all participated in the Kids' Iron Man Competition on September 15th. Way to go Brookwood Elementary Athletes! We are so proud of you for working so hard!

 
 
    
     
Brookwood Elementary Teachers Support - Brookwood High School "Gold Out"

   

Many of you are familiar with the story of Amanda Riley & the Amanda Riley Foundation. Quick summary: Amanda was a student athlete at Brookwood High School that lost a courageous battle with Childhood Cancer that deeply touched the Brookwood Community. Her parents started a Foundation to raise awareness of and research funds for Childhood Cancer.

 

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

 

*The Brookwood High School Home Game on Friday, Sept. 27th is a "Gold Out" Game! Brookwood HS vs Parkview HS!

 

Gold Brookwood t-shirts and additional information are available at www.amandarileyfoundation.org

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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. Education City pdf

Free Math Tutorial Access

  1. Go to the Gwinnett Online Campus Website: www.gwinnettonlinecampus.com
  2. Click "LOGINS" in the upper right corner.
  3. Username: brookwoodesmath
  4. Password: brookwoodesmath
  5. Select desired tutorial.
  6. 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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