FEBRUARY 2021
Dear Parents/Guardians, On behalf of the BMS staff, we would like to thank you for attending our Parent-Teacher Conferences on January 28, 2021. We are grateful for your continued support as we get through remote/virtual learning with your children. Next month is “Dental Health Month”. Please make sure you get your children’s dental exams in before the return to learn start date. Additionally, please schedule your child’s school physicals so they are able to attend the “in-person” instruction if that is the option that you have chosen. If students are not up to date with their school physical and immunizations, they will not be able to take advantage of the “in-person” learning. We are excited about our Black History Month activities for next Month. Our theme this year is “Hidden Figures of Black History from A to Z”. We have activities scheduled for students each day and some virtual field trips and assemblies as well. We are excited of what we are creating to put out for our students and community.
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BROOKWOOD SCHOOL DISTRICT 167 HAS GIVEN A TENTATIVE DATE FOR STUDENTS’ RETURN TO SCHOOL! We are eagerly awaiting the sound of children’s voices and the familiar ringing of laughing and engaged students echoing in the hallways. Our teachers and parents have remained resilient throughout this process. Although we do plan to be in the classroom very soon, it is vital to maximize all learning spaces and opportunities.
Here are a few tips for parents to put in their toolbox to assist with Remote Learning: • Set up a homework schedule • Check your child’s work at the end of each day for completion and effort • Check PowerSchool at the end of each week • Charge IPAD/IMAC nightly in a secure location • ClassDojo is your best friend ;-) • Help your child with difficult assignments • Create goals and incentives for your child • Participate in virtual meets (parent/teacher conferences, family math/reading night) With the right foundation in place, there is no limit for our students’ success. BMS commends each and every parent/guardian for your partnership in creating balance, consistency, and support for our children.
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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the issue you are having with the device.
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!
During the month of February 5th graders will study expository text. We will continue to determine the main idea and details, ask and answer questions, and cite evidence from the text.
Students will
become familiar with text features and why authors use them.
In the process, we will learn about the formation of snow crystals and about a group of people who rescue and rehabilitate a dolphin. Expository text explains something to the reader. It is one of my
MR. WESLEY SOCIAL STUDIES
favorite genres because I know I will always learn something new, and I know our 5th graders will, too!
Social Study Students will be learning about the colonies in North America. Many of the immigrants left their homelands due to political and economic problems. These people were seeking religious freedom and economic opportunities. Europeans and American Indians often had different points of view. The students will learn about the colonization of America and its sometimes-devastating consequences. f
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MS. EASON MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
Math students are currently working on long division. Please review multiplication and division facts to help them with long division. Our upcoming lesson will be Fractions i.e. Finding the Greatest Common factor, reducing fractions, adding fractions with like and unlike denominators, least common denominator. Students should be practicing multiplication facts and division facts daily at least 10 to 15 minutes per day. Also, we will continue to work on geometry.
MS. MILLER-COOPER SCIENCE Science students will continue to study the interactions of living and non-living things within an ecosystem. We will then dive deeper into the role of humans and their impact on our global ecosystems. We will begin an Endangered Species project, whereby students research the effects of human behaviors on the populations of the world’s most vulnerable species.
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MS. SCHIEMANN SOCIAL STUDIES
OUR TEACHERS!
In February, Schiemann-World will travel to Egypt to continue our adventures in Ancient World Civilizations. We will also be dedicating some of our time to Black History. Our school-wide focus this year will be on the “Hidden Figures of Black History A-Z�. Students will learn all about notable African Americans who have made a difference in our world from all facets of history.
MR. CRESCENTI ELA In February my classes are going to begin learning about the importance of theme in literature. We will be discussing the importance of theme across multiple different genres. For our reading segment, we are going to begin learning about the characteristics of Realistic Fiction through the use of multiple different short stories. For our grammar segment, we will continue discussing the importance of direct and indirect objects in a sentence. Lastly, please remind students to continue logging in to their Epic Reading accounts for independent reading practice! f
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MS. BRYLEWSKI MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
In February we will be learning about ratios and rates! This is one of my favorite topics to teach because of their application to real life situations; next time you’re out shopping point out how many ratios/rates you see! Miles per gallon, price per ounce are only a few examples. How many more can you find? Or make some hot chocolate and see how the taste changes when you change the ratio of chocolate to milk! Lastly, remind students to stay on track with their Carnegie Learning assignments in www.carnegielearning.com
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MS. HORN RESOURCE/ DO THE MATH February is the beginning of a new learning Module for the Math Intervention students. They will begin a new Do the Math Workbook for multiplication. Lessons 1-5 introduce multiplication through the game of Circles and Stars. Playing Circles and Stars will help students understand that multiplication can be thought of as combining equal groups and is related to addition when the same number is added multiple times. They will become aware that multiplication is commutative, example 4 x 3 = 12 and 3 X 4 = 12. Also, please provide time to practice basic multiplication facts with flashcards and viewing the unlimited online multiplication videos for skill reinforcement. f
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MS. SEYLLER SCIENCE
OUR TEACHERS!
In 6th grade Science we will be starting February with a new chapter, Influences of Weather and Climate. This chapter will piggyback off of our last chapter, the Weather Cycle. Students will investigate and identify the relevant components of the system, with inputs and outputs, including: The rotating Earth. the atmosphere. the ocean, including the relative rate of thermal energy transfer of water compared to land or air. Continents and the distribution of landforms on the surface of Earth. Global distribution of ice. Distribution of living things. Energy. Radiation from the sun as an input. Thermal energy that exists in the atmosphere, water, land, and ice.
MR. RAB ART The 6th grade students will be moving on to Music Appreciation with Ms. Neely for both Quarters 3 and 4. It has been great having them all in class! Quarter 3 begins Art Appreciation for the 5th grade students! I am super excited to have the 5th graders for a whole semester of art. We will begin by discussing the fantastic artists of the Harlem Renaissance and also begin our first few art projects. One of our projects will be slightly experimental as all the 5th grade art students will be able to collaborate and contribute to create one large work of art together. f
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MS. NEELY MUSIC
OUR TEACHERS!
This month marks the beginning of music class for our amazing 6th graders! Within the month of February, we will go over classroom expectations and spend the first couple of weeks discussing the accomplishments of African American musicians in honor of Black History Month. While we will discuss how important music was during slavery, we will also dive into how it played a role in the Harlem Renaissance and the Civil Rights era. We will conclude this unit by discussing how music can be relevant in today’s current events, such as the Black Lives Matter movement.
MS. CROWEL MATH 180 In February, Math 180 students will begin to work on dividing by 1-digit and 2-digit numbers. Students will use related multiplication facts and the partial quotient method to divide. Students will solve problems related to careers in community service. Remember to complete five (5) minutes of Brain Arcade each day and twenty (20) minutes of Math 180 Software.
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MR. DIXON RESOURCE
OUR TEACHERS!
The month of February’s overall focuses on the events that led to the formation of the United States. Students will learn how people came to live in America and about the war that was fought to make America a free and independent country. Math will consist of Army Surplus Store math story addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division problems.
MS. GUZMAN R180 This month in Read 180, we will wrap up Workshop 4 by creating a “Go West” poster. We will also begin Workshop 5: The Earth Moves. We will be 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. You need to have two more segments completed (for a total of six (6)) by the end of the third quarter which is March 26th. f
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PHYSICAL EDUCATION
The close of the 2nd quarter saw our students reach tremendous levels of physical fitness! February will be a month for us to collect data from the students in regards to their ability to perform a number of physical activities (pushups, sit-ups, plank, burpees, etc.). With these initial scores, we will be able to track growth throughout the month and for the remainder of the school year. We are grateful for the effort the students have put forth thus far, and we are excited to continue on this fitness journey with them!!
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OUR TEACHERS!
MR. BLAHNIK RESOURCE/DO THE MATH February is the beginning of a new learning Module for the Math Intervention students. They will begin a new Do the Math Workbook for multiplication. Lessons 1-5 introduce multiplication through the game of Circles and Stars. Playing Circles and Stars will help students understand that multiplication can be thought of as combining equal groups and is related to addition when the same number is added multiple times. They will become aware that multiplication is commutative, for example 4 x 3 = 12 and 3 X 4 = 12. Also, please provide time to practice basic multiplication facts with flashcards and viewing some of the unlimited online multiplication videos for skill reinforcement. 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