bes logo aGiddy Up           
Your Link to

Brookwood Elementary Happenings

October 18, 2013

 

Please visit our website:

brookwoodelementary.com

 

 

More 1st Grade Pictures From Washington Farms
  
  
  
     
PTA Student Handbook/Calendar Updated On-Line
ITBS Reminder

Dear Parents of 3rd and 5th graders,

 

Please remember that the ITBS test will be given to the students on October 21st - 25th. Make-up testing will be Oct 28th-30th. The test will last approximately one and a half hours and will begin promptly at 9:00 a.m. each morning. Please help your child do his/her best by making sure he/she gets a good night's sleep, has a good breakfast, and is at school on time each morning. 

Reminder: No lunch guests Oct 21st - 29th

United Way Student Campaign!
Want A Chance To Perform On The Morning Announcements?

"Perform In A Way That Unites Us All"

Donate $1 per entry for your chance to perform on the morning announcements! Print as many forms as you need and enter as many times as you would like.

Open to Grades K-5.

See attached pdf for details.

Students Perform for United Way pdf 

Tanner Photography Fundraiser
We Still Have A Few Spots Open!

We still have spots available. Your $15 donation benefits the Brookwood Elementary Care Team. Families will receive a free 11 x 14 portrait for their donation. Tanner will be here Saturday, October 26th, 9:00 to 2:30 and Sunday, October 27, 12:00 to 5:00. See the attached pdf. Tanner Photography pdf

Community Flyers

The Salvation Army Gwinnett Conservatory for the Performing Arts registration will be held on October 27 and 29. Winter Registration Winter Registration pdf

Important Dates

  • Thursday, Oct. 17 - 6:00-9:00 pm - Bruster's Night (Hwy 124)
  • Friday, Oct. 18 - Sack Lunch (No Lunch Visitors Please) & PTA Fundraiser Pick-Up 4:00-6:00 pm - Pick up in Cafe
  • Friday, Oct. 18 - Session 1 - Tutoring Registration Forms Go Home (Gr. 3-5)
  • Friday, Oct. 18 - Report Cards Go Home
  • Saturday, Oct. 19 - PTA Fundraiser Pick-Up 10:00-1:00 pm - Pick up in Cafe
  • Mon.-Fri., Oct. 21-25- ITBS - Grades 3 & 5. No Lunch Visitors Due To Testing.
  • Monday, Oct. 21 - Session 1 Tutoring Registration Begins
  • Tuesday, Oct. 22 - Buck's Pizza Night
  • Friday, Oct. 25 - 9:00 am, BHS Pep Rally - Gr. 2 & 4 to attend.
  • Friday, Oct. 25 - 4:15 pm - BHS Homecoming Parade.    
  • Saturday, Oct. 26 - 9:00-2:30 pm Tanner Family Portraits
  • Sunday, Oct. 27 - 12:00-5:00 pm Tanner Family Portraits
  • No Lunch Visitors - Every Mon & Tues during the school year.
Session 1 Tutoring - Grades 3-5

Tutoring forms go home Friday, Oct. 18th. Tutoring will be for grades 3-5. Registration begins Monday, Oct. 21st. Please see attached form.  13-14 Session 1 Tutoring Registration Form

Coats For Kids

Coats for Kids: Benefiting our families in need at Brookwood Elementary. Accepting new and gently used, clean coats.

Infant-Adult sizes. There will be collection boxes in the front hall of the school. Collection dates: October 21-25th.

Brookwood  High School Homecoming! You're Invited!

 

The whole community is invited to the Brookwood Homecoming Parade, October 25 at 4:15 p.m. The parade will wind through Brookwood Manor & down Dogwood Road. This is a fun event for all ages. Kids may want to bring baggies, because candy is usually thrown from the vehicles in the parade. At 7:30 p.m. (Oct. 25) - Everyone is invited to the Homecoming football game at the Brookwood Community Stadium. Go Brookwood!!!!

Parent Survey

Dear parents, we value your opinion. Please take a few minutes to complete this brief, confidential computer survey, available in English or Spanish: Please go to the Parent Portal to do this before the closing date, Dec. 13th. If you do not have a Parent Portal account, please stop by the school office to complete a Parent Portal form.

Gwinnett Online Campus News
October Newsline
Please Share the Giddy Up Newsletter - Encourage Friends to Sign Up Today
Help us spread the word by letting our Brookwood Elementary families know about the Giddy Up. Sign up for the Giddy Up at: Brookwoodelementary.com

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.

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