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Brookwood Elementary
2980 Vaughan Drive ~ Cumming, GA * Telephone: 678-965-5060 Fax: 678-965-5061
Principal: Kathie Braswell * Asst. Principal: Gina Burns * Asst. Principal: Greg Singleton
February 19, 2016
Dates to Remember
Plan Your Year In Advance: Click 2015-2016 Student Calendar
February 22-26, Kindergarten Registration @ Almon C. Hill Education Center (See Article Below)
February 23, Parent Advocacy Workshop at Forsyth County BOE – 7:00 p.m.
February 25, Family Science Night – 6:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.
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March 11, Early Release – Students will be released at 11:50 a.m.
March 18, Strong Girls Workshop, Immediately after school-Registration Required
March 20, Mother Son Date Night
March 24, Festival of the Arts ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Georgia Milestones Testing Dates
April 14 – April 29
No visitors/volunteers allowed in the building during testing.
Ongoing Announcements At A Glance
Like the PTA on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brookwoodpta
Check out the PTA website: www.brookwoodpta.org
Follow the PTA on Instagram: Brookwoodpta
School Store: Every Wednesday from 7:10-7:30 a.m.-If you can volunteer, email [email protected]
Spirit Wear: Yellow tees in youth small & medium available at www.brookwoodpta.org
Specials Schedule for February 22-26
Monday, February 22 A Tuesday, February 23 B Wednesday, February 24 C Thursday, February 25 D Friday, February 26 E
Brookwood Oratorical Contest
This quarter, fifth graders all across Forsyth County have been participating in the annual Optimist International Oratorical Contest . The topic for this year's speech is “HOW MY BEST BRINGS OUT THE BEST IN OTHERS.” On Friday, February 19, Brookwood's fifth grade
classroom winners participated in Brookwood Elementary School's
annual Oratorical Contest.
Congratulations to our two winners, Lexi Farris and Steven Hao, both from Ms. Fingerle’s class. These Bobcats will represent Brookwood at
the Forsyth County Semifinals on Monday evening, February 29 at the
Forsyth County Board of Education Building. Congratulations to all of the classroom winners who participated in Brookwood’s finals:
Mrs. Agramonte’s Class: Emilie Barenghien and Sahil Sood
Ms. Fingerle: Lexi Farris and Steven Hao
Mrs. Johnston’s Class: Ana Iglesias and Santino Barrionuevo
Mr. Leo’s Class: Ishaan Reedy and Arin Watson
Mrs. McCormick: Amanda Feeney and Daniel Walsh
Mrs. Morea’s Class: Lilly Gabsa and Matt Miller
Mrs. Wood’s Class: Samantha Nyazema and Colin Brown
Kindergarten Registration 2016/2017
Kindergarten Registration 2016/2017 Registration for Kindergarten students for NEXT school year (1st day of school August 4, 2016)
Kindergarten round-up will be held at the
Almon C. Hill Education Center 136 Elm Street, Cumming, GA 30041
Registration is located around the back of the building.
Brookwood students are scheduled to register February 22 – 26.
Prior to registration, follow the directions below:
HOW TO REGISTER
1. Visit www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/KKenroll 2. When the page opens you will need to do the following 3 tasks:
a. Make an online appointment to go to the Hill Center to register b. Review and gather all documents* c. Pre-register your child’s information into the online system
*If you are missing any documents, please register anyway. You will be considered incomplete, but you
can return documents at a later time that is convenient for you. This will allow the school to have your
contact information and inform you of upcoming Kindergarten events.
Entering Kindergarten: According to Georgia law, children must be five years old on or before
September 1
For questions not answered on the website, please send an email to [email protected].
Family Science Night
The ever-popular Family Science Night is back! Come join us at Brookwood Elementary on Thursday, February 25 from 6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. Big Thinkers will be back with an all-new presentation, followed by fun, hands-on discovery stations and awesome presentations. Don't miss the crazy science fun! REGISTER now at www.brookwoodpta.org
Brookwood Art Night Needs Your Help
We are in need of a committee chairperson and volunteers to make this annual event a success. Every year
the students love coming to Art Night where they can show off their beautiful framed artwork to family and
friends, but we need your support. This event is a lot of fun, but also a lot of work. Please email
[email protected] if you can help.
March PTA Membership Madness
Please go to brookwoodpta.org and sign in, then buy a single $6 membership! We would love to advance! The top 8 schools with the largest amount of NEW memberships submitted to Georgia PTA by February 28th will advance to the Elite Eight. MEMBERSHIP MADNESS FINALS: In the month of March, the Elite Eight will compete against each other to sign up the most NEW members. The school with the most NEW MEMBERSHIPS in March is our TOURNAMENT WINNER.
Jump Rope for Heart
We are so excited about Jump Rope for Heart this year! Students have done
an amazing job raising money and our jump rope unit in PE has been going
very well. If you haven’t already, make sure you register online at
www.heart.org/jump to donate and send emails asking for donations. All
fundraising packets must be completed and turned in by February 29.
We have our lunch date set and limo picked out for the
top earner in each grade so there is still plenty of time
left to earn your all expenses paid trip to lunch. After all
the money has been counted, winners will be announced
on the March 10 morning news.
Brookwood At GCA 2016 Metro Atlanta K-8 Team State Qualifier
Congratulations to the Brookwood Elementary Chess Team for its excellent performance at the Georgia
Chess Association’s K-8 State Qualifier. The tournament was held on Saturday, February 6 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Hundreds of elementary school teams throughout Georgia competed for placement in the
upcoming state tournament. Kid Chess is proud to announce the Brookwood Chess Team earned the school a coveted invitation to the GCA 2016 K-8 Team State Championship on March 19 at Taylor
Road Elementary School in Alpharetta. Outstanding job chess players!
Brookwood Students who participated in the 2016 GCA State Qualifier:
K-3: Sanjay Jagadeesh, Nicholas Echeverri, Akshar Kothapalli K-5: Aneesh Seemakurthy, Akshur Raghuram, Steven Hao, Harikesh Tambareni, Sahil Sood
For more information about Kid Chess at Brookwood Elementary, call 770-575-5802 or visit www.kidchess.com.
Camp Invention Will Be Back This Summer at Brookwood
Merchant Rewards Grade Level Contest
PTA is hosting a grade-level contest for Merchant Rewards. The winning grade level will earn 30 minutes of extra recess, with their teachers earning extra planning time. Submit your Box Tops, Coke Codes, and Campbell’s Labels for Education to the grade level box in a bag marked with the grade level. All valid Coke Codes, Box Tops, and Campbell’s Labels are worth 1 point. All Bonus Box Tops will be worth 3 points. **NEW** Kroger: Register your Kroger card for rewards. Brookwood Elementary PTA will earn 10 points for each Brookwood child. Go to www.kroger.com.
Click on Community/ Rewards Login or create an account Scroll down to community and click enroll Type Brookwood, (select the one on Vaughan Dr) and confirm. Print your confirmation with your personal information (name must be seen, can cross out the rest) and the
Community Rewards section below. Write each child’s name/ grade on this form and submit with Box Tops. New and existing Kroger accounts apply.
The contest officially ends on Monday, February 22.
Make this summer extraordinary!
Brookwood Elementary School 2980 Vaughan Drive Cumming, GA 30041
June 20 - 24, 2016 9:00AM to 3:30PM
Directed by Heather Hayes [email protected]
(678) 965-5060
Price $220 (Before discount) For children entering 1st - 6th grade
Register at www.campinvention.org
Sign up for Camp Invention by March 21 to save $25!
Parent Advocacy Workshops at Forsyth County BOE
Assistive Technology to Help Students Achieve Academic Success Tuesday, February 23, 2016 - 7:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Doors Open at 6:45 p.m. Welcome to the Assistive Technology revolution! The world around us is evolving at an astounding rate. Assistive Technology (AT) developments have been foundational in this evolution and a catalyst producing positive life-changing results for individuals with disabilities. Join us for a presentation focused on assistive technology solutions for students with learning differences (LD). Register now to attend this Parent Advocacy Workshop that will be held at Forsyth County Board of Education, as seating is limited. Click the link below for information. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/assistive-technology-to-help-students-achieve-academic-success-registration-19373164657
Strong Girls
“letting go of perfection workshop”
We are excited to be partnering with Strong Girls for the “letting go of
perfection workshop” designed for girls in grades 3-5. This workshop
will be held immediately after school on March 18 from 2:30 – 5:30
p.m. Registration is now open and space is limited. The cost of the
workshop is $50.00. Please contact Caroline Shariett, [email protected], for more
information and registration.
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
If you are a business owner or you know one who would like to support our PTA and their efforts,
please email [email protected] for further information.
Please patronize these businesses who have donated to our school:
Platinum Partners $1000+
Golden Partners $500+
Green Partners $250+
General Partners $50+
Advance Ticket Order
Hosted by: Lambert Girls Redefining Beautiful
Pick up tickets at the picnic
No tickets will be sold at the door
Print completed order form below and
send with check by April 13, 2016
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Mom’s Name:
Total Number of Guest: Mom & Daughter = $5 Additional Daughter = $1/ea.
Total Amount Paid: $ Check Number: Make checks payable to Lambert High School
If you have any questions please contact the following:
Mrs. Rhetta Roy
Lambert High School
805 Nichols Road ~ Suwanee, GA 30024
678-965-5050 ext. 415003