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Brookwood Elementary
2980 Vaughan Drive ~ Cumming, GA * Telephone: 678-965-5060 Fax: 678-965-5061
Principal: Kathie Braswell * Asst. Principal: Gina Burns * Asst. Principal: Greg Singleton
May 22, 2015
Dates to Remember
Plan Your Year In Advance: Click 2015-2016 Student Calendar
August 4, Open House
August 6, First Day of School for 2015/2016 ~ See You Then!
Ongoing Announcements
Volunteer: http://www.brookwoodpta.org/volunteers
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brookwoodpta
Check out our website: www.brookwoodpta.org
Parent Survey
Each year, we ask parents to complete a perception survey regarding the Brookwood staff members
that work with their children. This is helpful for the teachers as they plan their professional growth
for the upcoming year. The survey is completed online and it is anonymous. I encourage you to take
a few minutes to answer the questions for all teachers serving your children. Thank you for your
continued support.
Homeroom Teacher Survey
Non-homeroom Teacher Survey
Special Education Survey
We would like to congratulate our 2015-2016 Trek
Leaders! Brookwood is fortunate to have so many
caring students who want to help others. That is the Brookwood Way! For a complete list of our new Trek
Leaders, please visit the website and look under Student Services and then Counseling.
PTA Survey
Please help the PTA leadership team plan for next year. Which PTA events should we continue, and which
should we retire? How can the PTA improve? We need your feedback! Please take 10 minutes TODAY to
complete our anonymous survey: http://www.brookwoodpta.org/register/ptasurvey
Partners in Education Announcements
Tam’s Backstage ~ Partner of the Year ~ http://www.tamsbackstage.com/
Tam’s Backstage is a locally owned restaurant located in downtown Cumming. Owner
Brian Tam is not only one of our County Commissioners, but he is also a loyal and
generous Partner in Education with Brookwood Elementary. For the past four years
Tam’s Backstage has donated 100% of the Teacher Appreciation Luncheon.
When our PIEs are generous and give donations and discounts, more of the PTA money can stay here at the
school supporting parents, teachers and staff. Please support Tam’s Backstage and thank them for being a
valued PIE with Brookwood!
Thank you TCBY!
TCBY has once again donated the majority of the yogurt for this year’s Milestones
Celebration. We know how hard our Brookwood Bobcats work to do their very best on
these tests, and the PTA loves to reward them. For the past several years TCBY has been over-the-top
generous with either full or large donations of yogurt for this celebration. Please honor them and appreciate
their support by taking the family to TCBY this summer!
Brookwood After School Program
The 2015/16 ASP brochure and registration forms are on the Brookwood website under
Afterschool link. There are some changes for next year so please make sure you read
the brochure before registering your child. If you have any questions contact Terri
Handrop @ [email protected].
We will have limited space in the program next year.
Please make sure to guarantee your spot by registering early.
Lost and Still Lost
All Lost and Found items not claimed by
May 29 will be donated to a local charity.
It’s not too late to stop in and take a look!
Readers Wanted
School vacation has started. As we know, reading throughout the summer is one of
the best ways to keep kids’ reading scores from dropping. There are many ways to
keep your kids reading.
1. The Forsyth County Public Library always has free programs for the kids and wonderful books to continue the joy of reading.
2. If your child enjoys reading on a device, we have some options available for them as well.
Our eBooks are available all summer through Follett Shelf. Directions for Follett Shelf are on the Brookwood webpage under student services and then Media Center.
Go to: http://thefutureinreading.myon.com/GetGAREADING Login information:
School Name: Get Georgia Reading
(Note: DO NOT cut and paste, please start typing "Get Georgia" and select the school from the
drop down menu)
Username and password: read
www.MyCapstoneLibrary.com Username: forsyth password: summer
Volunteers Needed for Next Year
Don’t miss out on the fun! Help your award-winning PTA keep the momentum going into next year. Our PTA is
powered by volunteers, and we need you! Email Kathi Freet at [email protected] for more
information. No prior experience is necessary.
Seeking Pictures for the Historian’s Book
A Historian’s Book is made for the front office each year. This book is available for parents to view when they
are registering their child or waiting in the office. Because the yearbook does not contain pictures of end-of-
year events, we need your help. Please email any pictures you have from the Arts Festival, Field Day, and
End-Of-The-Year Events to Monica Carlson at [email protected].
Coke Rewards
So far, we’ve earned $260 for the P.E. Department from Coke Rewards, and we are
still getting points entered. This summer, please continue to collect Coke Rewards,
redeem them online, and transfer the points to Brookwood! Detailed instructions are
here: http://www.brookwoodpta.org/support/merchant-rewards-2
Research shows mentoring reduces absenteeism while
increasing social, emotional and overall wellbeing,
resulting in youth who are productive members of society.
UPCOMING TRAINING No registration is required
June 1, 2015 at 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Training will be held at the Forsyth County Board of Education ~ 1120 Dahlonega Highway
Visit: www.forsyth.k12.ga.us/mentoring Lindsey Simpson, [email protected] (770)887-2461 x202347
Susie Brookshire, [email protected] (770)887-2461 x202339
Kid Chess
Thank you for another wonderful year at Brookwood! Here is the list of top players from the Friday Chess
Club and their trophy titles from our Spring Semester:
1st Hour
2nd Grade Chess Champion Nicolas Echeverri 2nd
3rd Grade Chess Champion Akhilan Partheeban 3rd
3rd Grade Chess/Blitz/Bughouse Champion Ethan Kong 3rd
4th Grade Bughouse Champion Steven Hao 4th
Bughouse Champion Sujoy Chakravarti 5th
Blitz Champion Sanjay Jagadeesh 1st
Chess Champion Pranav Batchu 4th
Chess Champion Aneesh Seemakurthy 4th
Sportsmanship Award Tom Ciaccia 5th
2nd Hour
Kindergarten Bughouse Champion Baratth Pillay K
Kindergarten Blitz Champion Pietro Fonzaghi K
Kindergarten Chess/Bughouse Champion Satvik Vanam K
1st Grade Bughouse Champion Siddanth Baddevolu 1st
2nd Grade Bughouse Champion Aarav Karthik 2nd
2nd Grade Chess/Bughouse Champion Darcy Ireland 2nd
2nd Grade Blitz Champion Savannah Sprowl 2nd
3rd Grade Bughouse Champion Luke Michaelsen 3rd
3rd Grade Chess/Blitz/Bughouse Champion Nithish Sabapathy 3rd
4th Grade Chess Champion Aneesh Seemakurthy 4th
5th Grade Bughouse Champion Srija Vanam 5th
5th Grade Chess/Blitz Champion Sujoy Chakravarti 5th
Bughouse Champion Akshur Raghuram 4th
Chess/Blitz Champion Sanjay Jagadeesh 1st
Sportsmanship Award Sohan Nalamati 4th
It's not too early to think about a Kid Chess Summer camp. Details are available on our Seasonal Camps
page. Fall Registration is also open! For more information about chess at Brookwood Elementary please
call 770.575.5802 or visit www.kidchess.com.
Calling all Future Longhorns!
Lambert Athletics: Summer Camps Parents, we would like to invite your children to come train with the Longhorns. Everyone in this community knows the outstanding athletic programs at Lambert; we all want to meet our future champions! Come learn from the Lambert Coaching Staffs at the following camps. Most camps divide by age and experience. FCPRD website: www.forsythco.com Team Dates Times Ages Cost Register Football May 26-29 9a-Noon 5-14 $125 FCPRD Girls Basketball
June 1-4 10a-2pm
8 – 14 $120 FCPRD
Baseball June 1-4 9a-Noon 5-14 $125 FCPRD Boys Basketball
June 1-4 10a-2pm k-9th Grade
$160 FCPRD
LAX: Elite w/ Hofstra/JHU
June 1-4 8:30a-noon 3rd-8th Grade
$325 FCPRD
Baseball June 8-11 9a-Noon 5-14 $125 FCPRD Soccer June 8-11 9-11am 5-12 $115 FCPRD
Soccer June 8-11 1pm-3pm 13+ $115 FCPRD
Wrestling June 8-11 9-11 am 4-7 $90 FCPRD Wrestling June 8-11 9-11 am 8-14 $90 FCPRD Football: Speed June 8,9,11 9a-noon 5th-7th
grade $100 FCPRD
Cheerleading June 8-11 10a-1pm 4-12 $125 FCPRD Boys -Basketball
June 15-18 10a-2pm K-9th Grade
$160 FCPRD
Football: Speed June15,16,18 9a-noon 5th-7th Grade
$100 FCPRD
Softball June 15-18 9a-noon 5-14 $135 FCPRD Wrestling June 22-25 9-11am 4-7 $90 FCPRD Wrestling June 22-25 9-11am 8-14 $90 FCPRD
Tennis June 22-25 9a-Noon 9+ $125 See flyer Speed & Agility (Co-Ed)
June 29 thru July 1
9a-Noon 5-14 $100 FCPRD
Volleyball July 6-9 10a-1p 9-15 $125 FCPRD Soccer July 13-16 9-11am 5-12 $115 FCPRD Soccer July 13-16 1pm-3pm 13+ $115 FCPRD Cheerleading July 13-16 10a-1pm 4-12 $125 FCPRD Baseball July 27-30 9a-Noon Rising
8th-9th $125 FCPRD
PARTNERS IN EDUCATION
Please patronize these businesses who have donated to our school.
For information on becoming a Partner in Education: http://www.brookwoodpta.org/support/pie
Platinum Partners $1000+
Golden Partners $500+
Green Partners $250+
General Partners $50+