BOGO Book Fair

Our last book sale of the year opens today and it is a special one. Buy one get one free - how great is that? This is a good time to stock up on summer reading and save money - two of my favorite things!

Preparing for Author Visit

We are getting ready for Lola Schaefer's visit on May 9th. CRCT changes our normal schedule and with field day rescheduled due to the weather, the older grades have been sharing books in small groups.

Time to VOTE!

It is time for students to vote for their favorite Georgia book. Kindergarten through 4th grade will all vote for their favorite picture book from the nominees. Fourth and 5th graders who have read at least two books from the nominated chapter books may vote for their favorite chapter book. Voting started last Thursday and concludes on April 30th. Check back to see which books win for Brookwood and whether or not those books also win for the state of Georgia!

Upcoming Author Visit

Author Lola Schaefer will be visiting Brookwood on May 9th. Order forms to purchase her books for autographing that day were sent home today. (Two of her books were also offered for sale at our last book fair.) If you would like to purchase one or more books, please be sure and return the form and money no later than Friday, April 25th.
Here is a link to the form in case you need one: Book order form.

New E-Books!

I have just added 106 NEW E-books (electronic books)to our OPAC, Destiny. These free books were provided to us by Unite for Literacy. These books more than double the available number of e-books in our system. You can view the titles by looking for the Public List called "New E-books" in the Resource List in Destiny Quest. The books can be opened on any device with Internet Access. Brookwood Destiny Link

Humane Society Commercials

Ms. Hendon and Mrs. Fischer's kindergarten classes have both decided to help the Humane Society of Northwest Georgia. During media center time, we have worked on creating commercials - from scripts, to obtaining permission to use pictures that we did not take, to the finished product. Now that both classes have completed their commercials, I am posting them below for you to enjoy!

Both classes are accepting donations for the shelter and also hope that people will be inspired to adopt a pet.

Humane Society Commercial from Brookwood School on Vimeo.

Adopt a Pet from Brookwood School on Vimeo.

The Journey of Curious George

Fifth graders are using Google Earth and almanacs (hard copies - old school!) to follow the journey of H.A. and Magret Rey when they fled war torn Europe during WWII.

Thanks to ALL!

Our school book fair has ended, Thank you to everyone who came and shopped at our FIESTA book fair. And a BIG THANK YOU to all of our wonderful PTA volunteers who gave their time and energy to make this a success - especially to Mrs. Carson for organizing everything!

Remember the online book fair will continue to March 18th, so you can still purchase books until then. Books purchased online will be shipped to school free when the online fair ends.

If you child ordered a minecraft book, we expect to have them in about 2 weeks.

March Volunteer Schedule

The March Volunteer Schedule had been posted.  A copy is also being sent home with students today.
Click on "Volunteer Schedules" on the Navigation Bar to see the schedule and for more information!

Opportunity to Purchase

We have an opportunity for you to purchase hardcover books by our next visiting author, Lola Schaefer, while the book fair is at school. "Lifetime" and "An Island Grows" for $17.00 each. If you would like to purchase one or both books, please return the form that was sent home last week in our newsletter to Mrs. Wagner in the Media Center or see a cashier in the Book Fair Room. I would be happy to hold the books if you like, until the visit so they can be autographed when Ms. Schaefer visits Brookwood on May 9th.
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