BJHS | April Newsletter

Brookwood Junior High School

NEWSLETTER Ms. Jill Larson, Principal Brookwood Junior High School 201 Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood, IL 60425

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From The Principal’s Desk

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Monthly Highlights

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What A Surprise

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Find Chances To Support...

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What’s Happening

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Family STEAM Night

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GRADUATION | Class of 2019

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Emergency Closing Center

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FROM THE PRINCIPAL’S DESK

As we begin the final quarter of the school year, we want to encourage good attendance at school.

As we wind down the school year, students are growing academically and socially. It is a pleasure to witness their growth,

We are asking parents to try and

and to hear them articulate their

limit absences and schedule your

learning.

MS. JILL LARSON

child’s appointments outside of school hours.

We have (3) three big events

PRINCIPAL

this month: the 8th grade trip to Students have been completing

Springfield, our District STEAM

the Illinois Assessment of

Fair, and Fine Arts Night.

Readiness (IAR) State Testing for the past two weeks. 8th Graders will also complete the State Science Assessment on April 15th, 16th and 17th.

Students have been doing a great job of focusing and trying their best on these important assessments.

Fair and Fine Arts Night as they I encourage all families to

>> “Develop a passion for learning. If you do, you will never cease to grow.”

- Anthony J. D’Angelo

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participate in both the STEAM are wonderful opportunities to get together, strengthen our community, and support our talented students.

I am looking forward to working together with you to help our students have a positive and successful end to the school year.

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MONTHLY HIGHLIGHTS Gospel Choir On Saturday, March 16th, the Brookwood School District 167 Gospel Choir took part in the IGSMA District VI Organizational Contest.

They performed (3) three selections. Those selections were “He’s Able” by Kirk Franklin, “Made a Way” by Travis Greene, and “Souled Out” by Hezekiah Walker.

The selections were led by Makieyah Heavens, Machiah Crosby, Stephanie Schluntz and Janiyah Shaw. At the conclusion of the performance, the choir was to receive a superior rating of I, II, or III. Our choir [received a superior rating of I].

Congratulations to those students on an outstanding job!

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What A Surprise!

Monday started out as a normal school day for [Jaliyah Norris]. Little did she know that after lunch, a very special surprise was about to happen. Ms. Baker explained to the class they were going to get a very important special guest visitor.

The shades were drawn and the students were looking at the door expectantly to see who it would be. When [he] entered the classroom, you could hear a pin drop.

Our guest, [Private Peoples] searched for his sister, Jaliyah. He had not seen her in over two and a half years.

Private Peoples hugged his sister who had her hands over her face, overcome with emotion. They hugged and hugged. There was a collective “aww� from the other students. After the hugs, Mrs. Norris, Private Peoples joined the class for celebratory cupcakes.

Some students shook hands with Private Peoples thanking him for his service.

Students commented that they had seen surprised soldier reunions on Youtube, but that it was so awesome to see in person.

We thanked Private Peoples and gave him a BJHS Hoodie, we also thanked Jaliyah and her mother for allowing us to share in this very memorable moment.

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Find Chances To Support Responsibility Adolescents don’t morph into responsible young adults overnight. It’s a process, and it takes time to nurture your child’s sense of responsibility; •

Enforce Consequences

If your child breaks the rules. This will remind him/her that they

are responsible for their actions;

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● Assign Chores

Chores are Ideal for building responsibility, and completing

them will make your child feel capable.

PowerSchool All Brookwood Jr. High School teachers use an online grading system called PowerSchool. We encourage you to check your child’s progress regularly.

This program is a completely confidential, therefore you will need an access username and password to see your child’s progress. If you are in need of your username and password, please contact the front office at (708) 758-5252

Homework & Planner Parents, Please check your child’s homework and planner everyday!

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WHAT’S HAPPENING

SSJHSA ATHLETICS • Brookwood • Crete-Monee • Memorial • Washington • Colin Powell

Apr 1

7th Grade Honor Roll Luncheon

12:30 pm

Apr 2

8th Grade Honor Roll Luncheon

11:30 pm

Apr 3

STEAM Fair @ Longwood School

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm

Apr 4

Springfield 8th Grade Trip

6:15 am

Apr 5

No School For 8th Graders Attending Springfield Trip

Apr 8

Track Meet @ Rich South

3:30 pm

Apr 8

Board of Education Meeting at A&D

7:00 pm

Apr 9

SSJHSA Fine Arts Festival @ Washington Jr. High

2:30 pm

Apr 9

Track Meet @ Homewood Flossmoor

3:30 pm

Apr 10

Conflict Resolution Training 7th Graders

9:30 am - 3:00 pm

Apr 11

Fine Arts Night @ Brookwood Junior High School

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Apr 11

Board of Education Meeting at A&D

7:00 pm

Apr 12

Picture Day

8:30 am - 2:00 pm

Apr 15-17

Illinois Science Assessment 8th Grade Students

9:00 am - 11:00 am

Apr 15

Book Mobile

10:00 am

Apr 15

Track Meet @ HF High School

3:30 pm

Apr 16

Band Festival @ James Hart

9:30 am

Apr 16

Track Meet @ HF High School

3:30 pm

Apr 18

SIP Day | Early Dismissal

11:30 am

Apr 18

PBIS Dance

10:00 am - 11:30 am

Apr 19

Good Friday | No School

Apr 19-26

SPRING BREAK | NO SCHOOL

Apr 29

SCHOOL RESUMES

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• Hart • Obama • Columbia • Huth • Parker

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“NOTHING WILL WORK UNLESS YOU DO.” - MAYA

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FAMILY STEAM NIGHT Get Ready To Engineer!

Hands on Activities for the Whole Family On April 3rd, 2019 @ Longwood School 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

FINE ARTS NIGHT Join us for a night of music and art as we celebrate our talented students and their involvement in the fine arts.

April 11th, 2019 @ BJHS! 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

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>> “My wish for you is that this life becomes all that you want it to.

Your dreams stay big, your worries stay small and that you never need to carry more than you can hold.”

- RASCAL FLATTS

GRADUATION MAY 30TH, 2019 6:00 P.M. BJHS | APRIL 2019 NEWLETTER

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BROOKWOOD JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL

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