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March 13, 2015

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PTA Bruster's Night 
March 17
brusters

 

Come out and pick up ice cream treats for the whole family!

Please support our PTA fundraising efforts by purchasing a coupon book for $12 at Bruster's Night!

Start using your coupons on the spot!

 

6:00-9:00 p.m. 

2324 Scenic Highway/Highway 124
Snellville, GA 30078
Phone (770) 985-6660
Spring Picture Day

March 18 
Individual & Class Pictures
No Picture Make-Up Day for 
Spring Pictures
Art News! Original Works

Look What's Coming in Art!
We have been busy in art with students in grades K-5 working on a special project! Original Works Art Fundraiser provides the opportunity to have your student's art printed on selected items. Original Works has everything from mouse pads and coffee mugs to T-shirts, tote bags and cell phone cases! One third of the purchase price goes directly to the Brookwood Elementary Art Fund. Look for your student's special project to come home next Friday, March 20th! www.originalworks.com 
BUBBA The POSITIVE DOG

BUBBA the POSITIVE DOG loved visiting Mrs. Hagerty's room and is TICKLED PINK to see all the kind acts around Brookwood Elementary! 

The Brookwood Cluster Announces... The 18th Annual

 Student Reading/Writing Institute

Current K-4th Grade

Summer Date: Mon.-Thurs., June 1-4, 2015, 9:00-12:00 pm.

Registration: March 16, 3:30-5:30 pm. at Gwin Oaks Elementary 

Writing Institute Registration Flyer pdf

The Brookwood Cluster Announces... The 4th Annual Middle School Literacy Institute at Five Forks MS

Summer Date: Mon.-Thurs., June 1-4, 2015, 8:30-11:30 pm.

Classes for rising 6th graders will focus on: Non-fiction, Expository, Argumentative and Persuasive Reading and Writing Skills. 

Students can get registration materials from www.fiveforksmiddleschool.org or 

www.crews.org 

GCPS Bring Your Own Device, Online Textbooks, Resources, & eCLASS, and Education City

Some classes in Gr. 2-5 will be participating in the GCPS Bring Your Own Device program. See attached information. Bring It Flyer pdf BYOD User Agreement Form pdf and Student-Parent Resource Flyer pdf

 

Education City at Home is available free of charge to ALL Brookwood ES students for the 2014-2015 School Year. Education City is an online software program that targets Georgia learning standards in the areas of Math, Language Arts, and Science.

  • To log on to Education City, go to www.brookwoodelementary.com, click on Curriculum Links, and click on General Interest. Education City will be listed on the left side.
  • The username is the student number followed by a 1; for example, for 200344662, the username would be 2003446621
  • The password is brookwood
Have your children shown you their
eClass page? GCPS provides this extensive resource for students. This is their at-home resource for online textbooks, math activities, and many, many databases for online research. 
Important Dates
  • March 16 - 7:45 a.m., 5th Gr. Chorus
  • March 16 - Begin 4th Nine Weeks
  • March 17 - 7:45 a.m., Gr. K-4 Jump Rope Club
  • March 17 - 3:30-4:45 p.m., Tues. Colt Clubs 
  • March 17 - 6:00-9:00 p.m., Bruster's Night 
  • March 18 - 7:45 a.m., Gr. 4-5 Witzzle Pro
  • March 18 - Spring Picture Day
  • March 18 - 3:30-4:45 p.m., Wed. Colt Clubs
  • March 19 - 3:30-4:45 p.m., Thurs. Colt Clubs
  • March 20 - 7:45 a.m., 5th Gr. Intramurals
  • March 20 - 8:00 a.m., School Council Mtg. 
  • March 20 - 9:00 a.m., Volunteer Appreciation Breakfast
  • March 20 - Report Cards Go Home
  • March 23 - Boosterthon Kick Off Pep Rally
  • March 24 - Buck's Pizza Night
  • March 27 - Red Cross Hat Day $1
  • May 21 - School In Session (Snow Make-Up Day from Feb. 25) Specials will be Day 6

*Please note one of the Tuesday Colt Club dates has changed! Due to a schedule conflict with the Witzzle Pro Tournament, we will not Colt Clubs on Tuesday, March 31st. The make-up date will be Tuesday, April 14th. 

PTA Boosterthon Fun Run
Parents,
We are excited to host the Boosterthon Fun Run again this year. We kick off the fun, healthy, and character-building program on Monday, March 23rd. The goal of the Boosterthon Fun Run is to raise funds while teaching our kids about the importance of Fitness, Leadership, and Character. We are raising funds for technology, instructional materials, and for enhancements to the media center to support technology use. Students will be learning five ways to make their community rock with Boosterthon's character theme "Rock'n Town Live," a music festival theme all about community. We will wrap up our fun with the Fun Run on Wednesday, April 1st. Your family is invited to come out and cheer on your student!

For more information on the Fun Run, go to www.boosterthon.com.   
Students will bring home more information about making pledges starting March 23rd!
Please help our school by connecting your student with sponsors.Thank you for your support!
Brookwood Elementary PTA
Brookwood High School News

  • Brookwood HS Goodwill Donation Drive Drop Off Times - March 9, 11, 13, 16 & 18 - M, W & F (2-5 p.m.) Sat., March 14 (10-5 p.m.) - Donate items at the BHS Dogwood Road Parking Lot.  
  • Taste of Brookwood HS will be held Sat., March 28, 5:00-8:00 p.m. at BHS. Tickets $12 (Available at the door) Tickets = 5 tastes of food, drink & dessert. There is A LOT of food! You will not go away hungry.There will be live jazz music & a silent auction. All proceeds benefit the Brookwood Band. 
  • Brookwood High School Baseball Youth Night - April 17, 7:00 pm. Youth Night pdf

Georgia Department of Education
  • Parents, we value your opinion. Please complete the short 24-question parent survey for the State of Georgia. gadoeparentsurvey
  • March GaDOE Updates: New math options, gift for DeKalb students, & welcome from Superintendent Woods - March Newsletter
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