APRIL 2021
HAPPY SPRING!!!! We are welcoming the month of April with open arms. With April entering, it is hope for some rain to nurture our ground and plants to help them flower with beautiful foliage, thus giving us the scenery of Spring. Well we are nurturing our students through two different models still the best that we can. We are watering them with love and true understanding. This month BMS will have a focused theme around poetry. We will host a “Poetry Jam” at the end of the month and hope you all will join us to see the fruit (talent) blossoming from our students. As we finish our last quarter of this school year, I ask that you continue to encourage your students whether they are in-person or remained remote. We understand that this has been a tough road and none of us thought it would last this long, however without our wonderful parents we would not have been able to make it this far. I thank you for your open communication and responsiveness. f
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THANK YOU PARENTS & STUDENTS!!! On behalf of BMS staff and administrators, we would like to sincerely thank our parents and students for their support and efforts as we took on the challenge of bringing our students back into the building for in-person instruction. The safety of our students and staff will continue to be the top priority for our school and District, and we thank you for the trust. Our students have modeled what it means to be responsible, respectful and safe. Students, both remote and in-person just received PBIS incentives reflecting these efforts. Our 3rd quarter PBIS redemption was a success and students received incentives from gift cards and puzzle games to rubik’s cubes and slime. We are looking forward to 100% redemptions for next quarter.
Here’s how to ensure your child earns the highest Tier level of prizes (Gift Card): • Students must be in attendance for over 90% of our scheduled days and students must be receiving a C or higher in all of their classes. However, if students have earned points for being responsible, respectful and safe, they can still redeem items from the other Tier levels or rollover their points. • At the end of the 4th quarter we will have our last redemption of the year so points will not rollover. Since adopting the two-part verification and validation process, we have seen an increase in student attendance and achievement. Parents, we are striving for 100% redemption. Teamwork makes the dream work!
TOGETHER WE WILL REMAIN #BROOKWOODSTRONG! R. Mitchell | Assistant Principal
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SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR IN-PERSON LEARNING • The use of face masks will be required at all times on buses or inside school buildings except while students are eating during breakfast and lunch periods. Face masks can be removed when outdoors if socially distanced by six (6) feet or more. • Social distancing must be maintained to the extent possible. • Students will have their temperatures taken by staff prior to entering the school building each day. • Parents will be required to self-certify daily that their child is free of COVID-19 symptoms, is not suspected or confirmed to have COVID-19 and has not been exposed to someone who is confirmed or suspected of having COVID-19 in the past fourteen (14) days. • Any child who is exhibiting any symptoms of COVID-19 must stay home. Symptoms include: a fever of 100.4 or greater, chills, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle of body aches, headaches, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell, diarrhea, congestion or runny nose, nausea, or vomiting. • Students will eat breakfast and lunch in their classroom or in another designated area while maintaining proper social distancing. • Food deliveries to school will not be allowed. • Frequent hand-washing breaks will take place throughout the day. f
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Our Vision
Mission Statement
Our overall vision is to improve the achievement of all students, regardless of race, socio-economic status, gender, or ability levels (disabilities). We share the accountability of student achievement throughout the school. We believe in using researchbased practices to achieve our goals. We promote school and community involvement because we believe that these partnerships help us meet the needs of all of our students.
Brookwood School District 167, in partnership with parents and community, will create a learning environment in which all students excel at becoming lifelong learners and decision makers.
We Believe... Families shape their children’s motivation, confidence, and academic success by being interested and involved in their overall development. All students are unique and should be challenged to the highest level of academic and artistic excellence.
We are committed to: • providing students with highly qualified teachers • providing our staff with professional development
In the importance of staff development opportunities based on best practices and educational research. In educating our children in a safe and nurturing environment with access to state of the art technology. The school system should teach students to think critically enabling them to become contributing citizens in our global society. In continuous improvement in all aspects of the school system to foster a culture of excellence, accountability and integrity. In responsible stewardship of financial and physical resources.
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EMAIL US: bmsremotelearning@brookwood167.org CALL US: 708.758.5350
Technology Help Line!
If your child is having any technology problems connecting to their teacher’s Google Meet (live teaching), please contact our help desk at (708) 300-3553 or email our help desk: helpdesk@brookwood167.org Please leave a detailed message with your name, your child’s name, phone number and
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Parents must call the school to report their child absent before 8:30 a.m. The number for reporting absences is (708) 757-2110. Official attendance will be reported every morning at 9:00 a.m. If your child joins a teacher’s classroom late, they will be marked tardy in PowerSchool, and you will be notified through the Principal’s ClassDojo.
If your child needs any resources or supplies for any of their classes, please contact the school office so we can help provide them with the needed materials.
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MS. MANGAN ELA
OUR TEACHERS!
Fifth graders will explore poetry in April as we celebrate atN“ ional Poetry Mont”.h Students will learn about the elements of poetry and figurative language. They will use what they have learned to write three (3) poems. Students will also be able to choose one poem to recite at our first ever Poet“ ry Night” at the end of April. I can’t wait to see what
MR. WESLEY SOCIAL STUDIES
their creative minds come up with!
This month our fifth-grade social studies students will learn what it takes to build a new society. The students will learn how the environment and location influence where people live and what occupation they do there. People adapt and modify the world around them to better suit their needs. As people and nations interact, they shape cultural and political institutions in new ways. Varied systems of labor were factors in the prosperity of colonial America. The students will finally learn that trade and technology promote economic growth.
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MS. EASON MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
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MS. SCHIEMANN SOCIAL STUDIES Hard to believe it is the 4th Quarter! Schiemann’s-World is planning to travel back to Europe to learn all about Ancient Greece and Rome! We will have a blast learning all about the Greek and Roman Gods and Goddesses, and we even create our own! I’m so proud of all my students for their hard work and dedication, and a big shout-out to their devoted parents, grandparents, older siblings, etc. for being such a great support system throughout the year! Look out 4th Quarter, here we come! f
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MS. BRYLEWSKI MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
The A “ ” in April stands for Algebra!! Expressions, equations, variables, oh my! We had a blast learning about Ratios and Rates and are sad to see them go. I told the students that 7th grade math starts off with Ratios and Rates and they were excited! I was so glad to meet my in-person students and I am so happy with their success. For my at-home students, please keep doing what you are doing, working hard, and knocking out those workspaces.
MR. CRESCENTI ELA 4th quarter here we come! April is “National Poetry Month”, and Brookwood Middle School plans on focusing on all things poetry. We are going to focus on multiple types of poetry over the next month ranging from acrostic to free verse. The culminating activity will be to create a poem that can be read at our “Family Poetry Night” event!
Keep up the great work, and know that we are finally approaching the home stretch! f
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OUR TEACHERS!
MS. HORN/ MR. BLAHNIK RESOURCE/ DO THE MATH Welcome back to the in-person Math Intervention Students. As we transition into the 4th Quarter, we will complete Do the Math Multiplication Workbook A, that provides practice writing multiplication equations using visuals, writing and completing word problems. In addition, students demonstrate what strategy they use to solve specific multiplication problems. After Spring Break, the students will begin writing multiplication equations using number grids, calculate products with factors 1 through 6, and represent combining equal groups with related addition and multiplication equations. After students have completed five lessons, for a select skill, they will be given an assessment called “Show What You Know”, to determine if additional reinforcement is required. f
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MR. RAB ART
OUR TEACHERS!
The 5th grade art class has been working on and discussing suealism.r This is art that has a dream-like quality. From there we have been working on drawing the different features of the face like the eyes, nose and mouth. Each part of the face was practiced by creating multiple sketches to build up our abilities and skills in drawing the details. This will culminate into a project where we will be drawing a whole face, with a Surrealist twist.
MS. SEYLLER/ MR. BARTON SCIENCE Welcome 4th Quarter. We’ve learned so much last quarter from cells, and body systems to the water cycle and weather and climate. This quarter we will focus on all kinds of ENERGY!!! Yes, that’s right, take your Vitamin C, B12, Zinc etc. The 6th graders will focus on Thermal Energy, Kinetic Energy and Energy Transfer and Temperature.
Can’t wait to show you our culminating project. Stay Tuned!!! f
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MS. NEELY MUSIC
OUR TEACHERS!
In April, students will be reviewing the music literacy components they learned last year, in addition to the elements of music and how those are connected to the styles of music they enjoy listening to today. This unit will prepare students for the big endof-the-year project: students will be writing their own composition and using household objects as instruments! I will be recording the students that would like to be featured and turning it into a video to be shared with students and staff. It’s going to be awesome! Stay tuned for more details coming soon via ClassDojo.
MS. CROWEL MATH 180 Happy Spring to Everyone! This April, Math 180 students will start Block 4, Understanding Fractions. In this Block, we will use fraction pieces to understand that fractions are equal parts of a whole. We’ll also see how math is used by chefs and other professionals in the food and hospitality industries. Students will start by using unit fractions to build one whole and use models to compare fractions. Remember to complete five (5) minutes of Brain Arcade each day and twenty (20) minutes of Math 180 Software. f
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OUR TEACHERS!
MS. GUZMAN R180 Welcome back in-person students! This month in Read 180, we are continuing to work on Workshop 5: The Earth Moves. We are discussing earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanic eruptions. Students will learn what causes these devastating forces and how to protect ourselves from them. Please make sure you are reading independently every day for 15-20 minutes and filling out your Reading logs on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Also, make sure you are completing 15-20 minutes of software daily and completing your software logs on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. For 4th quarter you need to have two more segments completed (for a total of 8). Software will be weighted more heavily this quarter. f
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MR. BRANDT / P.E.
Mr.Brandt-P.E.: A HUGE welcome back to all of our in-person learners!! In order to efficiently accommodate both inperson and remote learners, Mr. Brandt and Mr. Chinn will be rotating teaching duties. One day Mr. Brandt will teach remote, while Mr. Chinn has in-person. The following day, they will switch. Additionally, the in-person students are finding it is much more difficult to exercise with the masks on. We are accommodating this by lowering the number of sets and allowing more rest time in between exercises. We are asking that all in-person students come to class with a water bottle, as the fountains are shut down for the time being. However, students are able to fill bottles here. We are excited to begin the home stretch of the 2020-21 school year!! f
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Remote Learning Schedule | Grades 5th & 6th LIVE HOURS
TIME CLASS PERIOD
30 MIN 8:30 A.M. | 9:00 A.M. MORNING MEETING | Social Emotional Learning Activities | (1ST PERIOD) | Official attendance will be sent to the school office at 9:00 a.m. 20 MIN
9:00 A.M.
| 9:50 A.M.
1ST PERIOD
20 MIN
9:50 A.M.
| 10:40 A.M.
2ND PERIOD
10:40 A.M. | 10:50 A.M.
BRAIN BREAK
20 MIN
10:50 A.M. | 11:40 A.M.
3RD PERIOD
11:40 A.M. | 12:10 P.M.
LUNCH
20 MIN
12:10 P.M. | 1:00 P.M.
4TH PERIOD
20 MIN
1:00 P.M. | 1:50 P.M.
5TH PERIOD
1:50 P.M. | 2:00 P.M.
BRAIN BREAK
20 MIN
2:00 P.M. | 2:50 P.M.
6TH PERIOD
2:50 P.M. | 3:10 P.M
INDEPENDENT READING
TOTAL (2.5 HRS)
TEACHERS WILL BE LIVE THE FIRST 20 - 30 MINUTES OF EACH CLASS 2:50 P.M. - 3:15 P.M. TEACHER PLC MEETINGS
Onquanette Pierce, Principal
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Brookwood Middle School 200 E. Glenwood-Lansing Road Glenwood, IL 60425 708.758.5350