BMS | January Newsletter

ISSUE: 005 / JANUARY YEAR: 2022

BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL With the new year upon us there is little time to waste in setting new and attainable goals for the remainder of the 2022 school year. But before we set those goals, I would like to remind you of the goals that were set for the 2021/2022 school year.

1. Teach students how to use self-awareness and interpersonal skills to maintain positive relationships.

2. Use a more standards-based approach to measure student growth and progress.

3. Provide students with more opportunities to improve their mental and physical health.

4. Decrease the amount of student misconduct by implementing restorative practices.

5. Work collaboratively with parents to increase their involvement within our school community.

Each day the teachers, staff, and students are working together to make sure Brookwood Middle School reaches the above goals and we look forward to your assistance in doing so. If you have any suggestions on how to reach these goals, please contact Ms. Stewart at lstewart@brookwood167.org with your suggestions.

LaShawn Stewart | Principal

TECHNOLOGY HELPLINE If your child is having any technology problems connecting to their teacher’s Google Classroom, please contact our help desk at (708) 300-3553 or email our help desk: helpdesk@brookwood167.org What is ClassDojo?

Reporting of Absence(s): 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.

PLEASE JOIN OUR CLASSDOJO’S AND STAY INFORMED! It is important that you sign up for the Principal’s Class Dojo. I post important information such as if a bus is running late, important reminders regarding picture day, graduation information and other important topics. Please sign up today!

ClassDojo is actively used in 90% of U.S. K-8 schools.

child’s feedback, and can message directly with teachers and school leaders.

Please join my ClassDojo so you can stay informed on what is happening at Longwood School.

If you would like to join, please accept the invitation that we emailed to you or texted you, or contact the school at (708) 7585350, email, lstewart@brookwood167. org.org. All you will need to provide is your cell phone number or email address. Get Involved and STAY INFORMED!

ClassDojo is a free app that helps build amazing classroom and school communities. Teachers give feedback to students for any skill, like “Working Hard” and “Being Curious.”

From the mobile app, parents view their

GAME ON! On Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021 our BMS PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention Support) committee hosted a Staff vs Student sportsmanship competition in basketball and volleyball. Here are pictures to highlight the fun time had by all. Of course the awesome BMS Staff beat both the 5th & 6th graders in both sporting events!

VISION Our

overall

Vision

becoming lifelong learners and decision makers.

is

to

improve the achievement of all students, regardless of

•

or

ability

levels

(disabilities).

We share the accountability of

student

achievement

throughout the school. We

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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.

We are Committed to: •

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to state-of-the-art technology.

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The school system

confidence, and

should teach students to

academic success by

think critically enabling

being interested and

them to become

involved in their overall

contributing citizens in

development.

our global society.

All students are unique

POWERSCHOOL

environment with access

Families shape their children’s motivation,

In educating our children in a safe and nurturing

We Believe:

race, socio-economic status, gender,

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•

In continuous

All Brookwood teachers use an online grading system

and should be challenged

improvement in all

to the highest level of

aspects of the school

called “PowerSchool” that

academic and artistic

system to foster a

they update every Thursday.

excellence.

culture of excellence,

In the importance of

accountability and

staff development

integrity.

check your child’s progress

In responsible

regularly. This program is

opportunities based

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on best practices and

stewardship of financial

educational research.

and physical resources.

Providing students with

We

encourage

completely

you

to

confidential;

therefore, you will need an access username and

highly qualified teachers

password to see your child’s •

Providing our staff

progress. If you need your

with professional

username and/or password,

development

please contact the school

MISSION

office at (708) 758-5350.

There is a PowerSchool app

Brookwood School District 167,

in

partnership

available for your cellular

with

parents and community, will

phone that makes it easy for

create a learning environment

parents to stay updated on

in which all students excel at

ABSENT FROM SCHOOL?

their child’s progress.

Parents did you know that if your child is absent, you can request a recorded version of their teacher’s lesson? We want to keep students on track, and this is a great way for ensuring students don’t fall behind if they miss a class. You can also request a recorded lesson if your child is struggling and they need to see the lesson again. Please reach out to your child’s teachers and take advantage of this great resource.

UPCOMING...

6th, January | Classes Resume

17th, January | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day | No School

21st, January | 2nd Quarter Ends | 2:00 p.m. Dismissal

24th, January | 3rd Quarter Begins

28th, January | School Improvement Day | 11:30 am Dismissal

31st, January | Parent/Teacher Conferences | No School

SOCIAL EMOTIONAL LEARNING (SEL) In SEL (Social Emotional Learning) News…. We are still working with the emotional needs of our students. Serving the emotional needs of our students helps provide students with opportunities to reflect on their own social emotional development. It helps support self awareness and prioritizes students’ insights into their own strengths and challenges.

We began assessing students using the Panorama survey. The survey results will help us create curriculum to enhance students’ awareness of their own social emotional needs. And lastly, cozy corners have been added to the classrooms to benefit students’ social emotional awareness!

GINGERBREAD HOUSE ACTIVITY Thank you to all the families that participated and sent in pictures of this year's Gingerbread House activity. Here are a couple of the pictures we received.

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200 E. Glenwood-Lansing Road

Glenwod, IL 60425

VISITORS If you need to come into the school for any reason, for safety reasons, you will be required to wear a mask, and you will need to have a current Driver’s License that will be checked in our Raptor Security System.

STUDENT SAFETY DROP-OFF & PICK-UP PROCEDURES Students should arrive at school no earlier than 8:00 a.m. and be picked up after school no later than 3:15 p.m.

If a student is being dropped off or

Raptor® provides a line of sight as to who is always in our school. The system provides school and districtwide reporting for all visitors, volunteers, and contractors that have signed in/out of our buildings.

BROOKWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL

This is

important for safety reasons.

SCHOOL SUPPLIES I am excited to share with you that this school year, Brookwood School District 167 will be providing students with a set of school supplies to use at school and a set to use at home! If your child needs any additional resources or supplies for any of their classes, please contact our school office at (708) 758-5350, so we can help provide them with all necessary and needed materials.

picked up, the driver must adhere to the one-way sign at the entrance of the parking lot.

Drivers must NEVER go the wrong way in the parking lot as this is unsafe for students and staff.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION!