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May 12, 2014

 

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Brookwood Elementary 
Honors Our Retirees

We would like to let you know that the following staff members will be retiring at the end of the school year. These staff members have contributed to Brookwood Elementary in such positive ways over their years here. We thank them for their service and for their dedication to children! We wish them all the best in retirement!  We will miss them! If you would like to send a card to any of them, you can send it in with your child.  Thanks!

Ruth Chambers, Lilly Corn, Janet Jones, Nina MacKellar, Frances Mattison, Vicki Miller, Arlene Norling, Kathy Straughan and Bobbie Williams

Bidding For Good!
Bid for front parking spaces, reserved seats and more! 
May 13 - Buck's Pizza Night
770-985-5115
pizza
Field Days & Schedule
field dayMay 14th

9:15-10:30-K

10:45-12:15-1st

1:00-2:45-5th

 

May 15th

9:00-10:45-2nd

11:00-12:30-3rd

1:00-2:45-4th

 
Teacher Tailored School 
Supply Program

Don't forget to order your school supplies online at: 

ww.shopttkits.com  

or fill out the paper forms that were sent home last Friday.Paper orders are due by May 16th and we will be taking online orders through May 30th. Keep the back to school craziness to a minimum this year!

Any questions, email Carrie Foster at: ckegan004@aol.com
Beach Blanket BINGO

Come join us before school to play Beach Blanket BINGO. Hopefully you'll win a book to help you with your summer reading. Beach Blanket Bingo pdf

STEM
Home Access to Online Resources

We would like to make sure all parents are aware of these great resources that students can access from home. Home Access to Online Resources pdf

Parents - Do You Have Access To The Parent Portal?

Important Dates

  • May 12-16 - Teacher Appreciation Week
  • May 12 - Career Day

  • May 12 - 5th Grade LA Focus Musical

  • May 12 - 8:20 am, Gr. K-2 Principal Breakfast by Invitation Only

  • May 13 - 8:20 am, Gr. 3-5 Principal Breakfast by Invitation Only

  • May 13 - 9:15 am - 5th Gr. Visit Crews & Five Forks MS

  • May 13 - Kindergarten Registration & Screening Make-up Date, 9:30-11:00 and 1:00-2:30

  • May 13 - CELEBRATE - PTA Special Lunch for Staff

  • May 13 - Buck's Pizza Night

  • May 13 - 6:30 pm - New Kindergarten Parent Orientation

  • May 14 - Field Day - Gr. K, 1 & 5

  • May 14 - Last Day of Extended Day

  • May 15 - Field Day - Gr. 2, 3 & 4

  • May 15th - Return to regular school hours - dismissal at 3:20 pm

  • May 16 - 5th Gr. Breakfast & Yearbook Signing (Students Only)
  • May 16 - 1:00-3:00 - 5th Gr. Celebration (Students Only)
  • May 16 - 4th Gr. Field Trip - Aquarium
  • May 19-22 - SACK LUNCH
  • May 19 - 1:30 pm, 5th Grade Promotion - Mrs, Cash, Mowlavi, J. Smith & Stedman
  • May 20 - 1:30 pm, 5th Grade Promotion - Mrs. Holland, LaPerre, Rogozinski, Swan & Wadkins
  • May 21 - 5th Gr. Field Trip - Zoo/Cyclorama - Mrs. Cash, J. Smith, Mowlavi, Stedman
  • May 22 - 9:00-10:30 am - 5th Gr. Talent Show (Students Only)
  • May 22 - Yes, Bring Your Bookbags!, End 4th 9 weeks, Last Day of School, Report Cards Go Home in Bookbags
Shuttle Service For 5th Grade Promotion
Berean and Cannon churches will be providing a shuttle service for our parents on May 19 and May 20 for Grade 5 promotion. Parents can park at Cannon and be shuttled to Brookwood ES anytime between 12:30 - 1:25. Berean buses will pick them up here at Brookwood between 2:15 - 3:00 and take them back to Cannon. Hopefully, this will help with parking for these events!
Note From The Principal - CCRPI

The current state accountability system for schools is called the College and Career Ready Performance Index(CCRPI).  Benchmarks are set for each school and each district based on the percent of students that are economically disadvantaged.  This report uses achievement data based on the CRCT, Grade 5 State Writing Assessment, report card grades, and the ACCESS assessment for EL students to determine how schools have performed.  Points are also earned for meeting benchmarks on attendance rate, for course offerings in fine arts and accelerated courses, and for student participation in career lessons and portfolios. 

Brookwood Elementary received a score of 96.2 on this year's CCRPI.  We are very proud of our students and staff but we could not do it without the support of our parents and community!  Thank you for promoting student success and thank you for supporting Brookwood Elementary!
Note From The Principal - Gr.  5 Writing Scores

Congratulations to our fifth grade students and teachers! Every student that was required to pass the writing assessment did pass. 49% of our students scored in Exceeds which is the highest range. 23 of them scored 350, a perfect score! Thank you to our K-5  teachers who begin teaching our students to be writers in Kindergarten and who help students develop their writing skills with explicit instruction in writing workshop at every grade level.  Thank you to our fifth grade teachers who help students prepare for this assessment and who hold students accountable for continuously improving their writing skills. Thank you also to our parents who encourage our young writers and who celebrate writing with them to inspire their confidence!   

We Have Two Deputy Registrars!
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Anita Brooks & Beth Peters

Registering to vote is an important first step in becoming an active citizen in our state and country. There is another innovation offered from the Office of the Secretary of State to help Georgians get registered to vote. Using the new Online Voter Registration System (OLVR), anyone with a valid Georgia driver's license can register to vote online at https://registertovote.sos.ga.gov/GAOLVR/beginRegistration.do.

Students can use this system at the age of 17 1/2 years. Georgians can also use the new My Voter Page mobile app for their phone or tablet. It will give you individualized sample ballots, lists of elected officials, the ability to track your absentee ballot and much more. Simple search for "GA Votes" on the Android or Apple app stores and downloads the app for free.

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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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