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November 15, 2013

 

Please visit our website:

brookwoodelementary.com

Yea! All you Facebook fans...Brookwood Elementary now has an official page on Facebook.

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Congratulations Dr. Sharon Smith!

 

Congratulations to Brookwood Elementary's 3rd grade teacher, Dr. Sharon Smith, for successfully defending her dissertation at UGA! It took lots of hard work, dedication & perseverance and she did it! Way to go Dr. Smith!              

Class Spelling Bees - 4th & 5th Grade

Class spelling bees will be held December 2 - 13, 2013. Please use these word lists to assist your child in preparing for this event.

4th Grade Study List pdf

5th Grade Study List pdf

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.

Important Dates

  • Monday, Nov. 18 - Student Principal For A Day - Jack Stephens
  • Monday, Nov. 18 - Free Hat Day
  • Tuesday, Nov. 19 - Buck's Pizza Night
  • Wednesday, Nov 20 - Principal For A Day - Teresa Osborn, Executive Director of Hudgens Center For The Arts
  • Friday, Nov. 22 - 9:15 am - Kindergarten Feast
  • Monday-Friday, Nov. 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break - Student/Teacher Holidays
  • No Lunch Visitors During The Week Of Holiday Parties - December 16-20
  • No Lunch Visitors - Every Mon & Tues during the school year.

Making School Connections: Increasing Support for Public Education and Our Schools

 

Connect flyer for parents - Celebrate American Education Week - Nov. 18-22. School Connections pdf

 

Please select the link to the GCPS Connection Question of the month.

Connect Question Of The Month

Purchase Your Yearbook On-Line

See the Brookwood Elementary website under the NEWS section to purchase a yearbook.

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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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