JANUARY 2021
H a p p y N e w Ye a r ! ! ! Happy New Year!!! Hope your holiday season was filled with warmth, happiness, family, laughter, and good health. As we enter the New Year please keep in mind that there may be changes coming soon with the return to school plan. We “thank you” for participating with the Gingerbread Drive-By Pick Up. It was great seeing you and the students. We’ve also enjoyed the pictures that were shared of the Gingerbread Houses you made with your families. The 2020 year was filled with many momentous moments from sorrow to happiness and a great deal of change as we dealt with Covid-19. Please remember to follow the guidelines and suggestions given to keep you and your family safe. Remember we want to go home to hug our family each day.
Please remind your child to do the following in preparation to return to remote learning: ● • Charge your device each night; and during brain breaks and lunch breaks; • Attend all classes on time; • Complete all assignments during class and after class if needed; • Communicate with their teacher for more time to complete assignment if needed; • Participate in class; by answering questions, turning cameras on and being responsive. f
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SEL RIPPLE EFFECT: EDUCATING STUDENTS SOCIALLY AND EMOTIONALLY WHAT IS SOCIAL/EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL)? SEL is a process wherein individuals learn to acquire the tools, knowledge, and skill sets so that they can: • Understand and manage their emotions; • Set and achieve positive goals; • Feel and show empathy for others; • Establish and maintain positive relationships; • Make responsible decisions. Brookwood Middle School students have been experiencing what we will call the “Ripple Effect” every morning from 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. Ripples is an evidence based, learner directed, trauma informed program that provides our students with personalized technology to address non-academic barriers to school readiness and success. SEL provides a base for students to safely and positively learn the skills needed to enhance students’ ability to succeed in school, careers, and life. BMS students will complete tiered interventions that cover universal SEL topics such as establishing responsibility and dealing with emotions; Ripples will also cover character education, strategies and tools to prevent academic failure, and violence prevention. TOOLS
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Assessment Intervention Data Management
MTSS PBIS Special Education Discipline
Increase Grades & Behavior, Increase Discipline
“It Builds Me Up” It Changes Lives”
Nurturing students social and emotional learning is key, and even more pressing in a time like this where our students are facing increasing pressures due to Covid-19. Brookwood has taken steps to help address this reality and assist in preparing our students to deal with all that they face. R. Mitchell | Assistant Principal 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!
In January, fifth graders will work on determining the main idea of a text and identifying key details. It is important that students support their answers with evidence from the text. You may hear me ask, “How do you know, and what evidence from the text supports your answer?� Additionally, we will continue to identify the theme of texts and learn how the main idea and the theme different. All students should be reading 20 minutes a day after school.
MR. WESLEY SOCIAL STUDIES
Students may access books on Epic at
getom.epic. We have read 700 books as a grade level so far! Keep up the amazing work!
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MS. EASON MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
Students have just completed multiplying multi-digit numbers. We are wrapping up with geometry (area and perimeter). We are starting our division unit. Children will be expected to divide large numbers with one and two digits in the divisor. Next, we will learn the meaning of volume and how to calculate the volume of a cube of regular and irregular figures. Students should be studying multiplication facts/ division facts daily for 15 to 20 minutes per day.
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Ms. Miller-Cooper Science Students will continue the unit that we started in December entitled Matter & Energy Flow in an Ecosystem. Students have gained an understanding of the important role that plants (producers) have in making the first food, and how that food energy moves through other organisms (consumers and decomposers) in an ecosystem. They will further study the cycling of other matter (particles) that occurs on Earth, as well as, the various types of ecosystems that exist on our planet.
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MS. SCHIEMANN SOCIAL STUDIES
OUR TEACHERS!
Happy Healthy New Year Schiemann-World! We will be completing the 2nd half of Ancient Mesopotamia and celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King in January. We will then continue on with our travels to Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome. Students are learning the art of note-taking by utilizing our interactive notebooks! We will also continue to expand our vocabulary along the way!
Mr. Crescenti ELA Welcome Back! I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t wait to hear all about your time away from school! This January we are going to be starting off by diving into a new week of Wonders curriculum. We are going to continue talking about the importance of culture by looking at a few more Historical fiction stories! The focus of our lessons moving forward is going to be about the evolution of culture and the impact that culture has on the world. f
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MS. BRYLEWSKI MATH
OUR TEACHERS!
Welcome back! I hope everyone is rested, relaxed, and ready to learn! This January we will be starting off with some rational number review after the long Winter Break. Wrapping up fractions, we will move into decimal operations. We should be more than ready for our next MAP test as well. I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stress enough the importance of getting assignments done on carnegielearning.com. Students have assignments daily! If they cannot finish in the allotted independent practice time then hopefully they can log in for 10-20 minutes after school to ensure they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fall behind.
MS. MILLER-COOPER SCIENCE Students will continue the unit that we started in December entitled Matter & Energy Flow in an Ecosystem.
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have gained an understanding of the important role that plants (producers) have in making the first food, and how that food energy moves through other organisms (consumers and decomposers) in an ecosystem. They will further study the cycling of other matter (particles) that occurs on Earth, as well as, the various types of ecosystems that exist on our planet.
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MS. SEYLLER SCIENCE
OUR TEACHERS!
Welcome back Brookwood Families and Students! Upon returning to school, we will review and wrap up The Water Cycle. Once completed we will have finished up 4 scopes in STEMscopedia: Cells, Anatomy of a cell, Bodies and Systems, and The Water Cycle. Next up is Influences of Weather and Climate. Perfect timing for the cold weather I’m sure we will be up against! The investigate phenomena, designed to help engage students in working towards the goal of figuring out why or why not something happens, is “What causes locations on Earth to have different climates”? Students will build their knowledge and understanding of the phenomena as they move through the scope.
MR. RAB ART The 6th graders have been learning about sculpture and 3D art. When we return from break we will be creating our own 3D sculptures at home with materials we have on hand. From there we will have a little time to discuss photography and take our own photographs before the students transition to Music Appreciation for quarters 3 and 4. It has been a delight having the 6th graders for two whole quarters and getting to discuss art and create art with them as well.
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MS. NEELY MUSIC
OUR TEACHERS!
In December, we began our unit on African American music history by discussing the role that music played during slavery and during the Harlem Renaissance. In January, we will be continuing this unit by discussing the significance of music during the Civil Rights movement, and ending our unit by discussing how music can play a role in recent events, such as the Black Lives Matter movement. Once we complete this unit, our last unit will focus on music technology. Students will learn how to create their own music using various websites and apps, and understand all of the steps that go into making a digital music masterpiece.
MS. CROWEL M180 Happy New Year! In January 2021, Math 180 students will continue to work on strategies for multiplication. Students will concentrate on the area model to represent multiplication and then multiply using place value and the Distributive Property. The area model visually represents multiplication and builds conceptual understanding. This is a stepping stone for students to prepare to multiply decimals, find areas of figures and solve real-world mathematical problems. Remember to complete 5 minutes of Brain Arcade each day and 20 minutes of Math 180 Software.
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Mr. Dixon System 44/Resource
OUR TEACHERS!
System 44 students will continue with the reading resource program, Independent Reading and System 44 Software.
<- ecsourR Clas -> Inclusive students will begin a My Body, My Health Unit. We will begin the year focusing on exploring human body systems and basic health practices. Students will get an introduction to what happens to food once it enters our bodies. We will discuss the importance of making healthy food choices. Students will learn about their bodies and some of the main body systems, different ways to keep their bodies healthy, including exercise, healthy eating, and getting enough sleep. Students will continue to study multiplication facts/division facts daily.
Ms. Guzman R180 This month in Read 180, we will continue with Part 2 of Workshop 4: The True West. We will be reading literature and talking about different genres such as tall tales, myths, and folk songs. We will also be creating a â&#x20AC;&#x153;Go Westâ&#x20AC;? poster. Stay tuned for more details! 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 four (4) segments completed by the end of the second quarter which is January 22nd.
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Mr. Chinn & Mr. Brandt
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MS. BOEHL SOCIAL WORK
OUR TEACHERS!
This month the District will be hosting a Parent University in partnership with Sertoma Centre. This will focus on student mental health. Details to follow!
MR. BLAHNIK/MS. HORN DO THE MATH In January of 2021, the Math Intervention students will complete Do the Math Module C Addition and Subtraction/Numbers Greater Than 100. Before beginning our next Module on multiplication, students will complete review lessons, for the following skills... subtraction word problems, drawing an open number line to solve a problem, writing numbers in expanded form, identifying the value of a select digit, reading and writing five-digit numbers, and using tables and graphs to solve problems. Students will complete an End-of-Module C Assessment to measure their progress, prior to beginning the addition and subtraction Module.
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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