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February 7, 2014

 

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PTA - Be Sweet To The Staff  
Volunteers Needed
Parents, we need volunteers to help with our annual event, Be Sweet to the Staff of BES! This year's date is Thursday, Feb. 13. We would love for you to share your homemade sweet specialties with our teachers and staff. If you would like to volunteer, please contact Nikki Green, ndavisgreen@gmail.comm or your room rep. 
For specific details about the event, please read the attached letter for more information. Be Sweet To The Staff pdf 
Thank you for your support of the BES PTA and the teachers and staff of Brookwood Elementary!  
~PTA Hospitality Committee
PTA - Bingo Night
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Brookwood Elementary PTA Family Fun Event - Bingo Night 

Save the Date - Friday, February 21 6:30 pm

This will be fun for the whole family. Look for the registration form with details to come home in your child's Friday folder NEXT Friday for return on Monday, the 16th. We hope you will join us for some great family fun!

 4th Grade PTA Cultural Arts Program - Revolutionary War
Community Events

Party Heart-y Kids Valentine's party at Rhodes Jordan Park - Gwinnett County Parks and Recreation. Party Heart-y pdf

Purchase Your Yearbook On-Line

See the Brookwood Elementary

website under the NEWS section to purchase a yearbook. 

Science Fair Participants

   

Important Dates

  • Tuesday, Feb. 11 - 3:00-10:00 pm - Zaxby's Night - Sugarloaf Parkway  zaxbys
  • Wednesday, Feb. 12 - Carmen Deedy Author Visit - Grades 1, 2 & 4
  • Thursday, Feb. 13 - Carmen Deedy Author Visit - Grades K, 3 & 5
  • Thursday, Feb. 13 - PTA Be Sweet To Staff
  • Saturday, Feb. 15 - Regional Science Olympiad @ BHS
  • Monday, Feb. 17 - Snow Make-up Day #1 - School is in session. Day 6 Gr. K-2, Day 6 Gr. 3-5
  • Monday, Feb. 17 - 4th Grade Field Trip to Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
  • Tues. & Wed., Feb. 18 & 19 - 5th Grade - Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center In School Field Trip
  • Wednesday, Feb. 19-28 - Book Fair
  • Thursday, Feb. 20 - Kindergarten Field Trip  to Gwinnett Environmental & Heritage Center
  • Friday, Feb. 21 - 6:30 pm - PTA Family Fun Bingo Night
  • Lunch Visitors are welcome on Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. *No Lunch Visitors Mondays or Tuesdays. (Please note - lunch visitor schedule subject to change.)
CONNECT - Connecting Key Initiatives

Strategic Priorities Parents and Guardians video

CONNECT Flyer for Parents, Teachers, and Community - Making School-Home Connections: Working Together to Support Schools (February 2014)

 Science Fair

Congratulations Science Fair Participants. You did an amazing job! 
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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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