Book Fair

Our first book fair of the year kicks off Thursday, September 12th and ends at noon on September 19th. We will be open on Friday night during Ballyhoo until 7pm. You are sure to find something for everyone! In addition, you may also purchase books from the online bookfair from September 10th to 30th.  Books ordered online will be delivered to school during the first week of October. For more information, click HERE.

Celebration!

I am so proud of our students who read this summer!  We held a party in the Media Center on August 31st to celebrate.  A big thanks to our PTA for providing popcorn for a special treat!  We gave away some door prizes and then watched a slideshow of students who sent in summer reading pictures.  Then students were able to collect their goodies!  Students picked out two new books and choose two prizes in addition to the items that everyone received as they went down the line to fill their bags.

Welcome Back!

We just finished our first full week of school!  We have had a wonderful beginning in the Media Center - except for the a/c not working for several days - but I am happy (very happy) to report it is working again.  Kindergarten through 5th grade students have library once a week as a class.  Kindergarteners will spend a few weeks learning about book care before they check out books.  It was great to see everyone and to see our students so eager to check out their books.

Parents, if you have any time and would like to volunteer in the media center, please email Mrs. King and let her know and she will get you on the schedule.

Brookwood READS! What & Where are YOU Reading this Summer?

A slide show using submitted pictures of students and staff members will be posted here throughout the summer. See what your friends and teachers are reading this summer.  Pictures should be emailed to Mrs. Wagner.  Don't forget to fill out your summer reading log, too! (If you can't find the paper, it's okay - just make your own list - write the name of the books and the date you finished reading each one. Don't forget to put YOUR name on the top and then add your teacher's name for the 2013/2014 year before you turn it into the Media Center.)

REMEMBER - You can read ebooks by clicking the link on the right hand side of this page!

3rd & 4th Graders

Third graders have been researching rocks, minerals, and soil. Fourth graders have been researching Colonial Times. After using the Internet and Pathfinders to locate information, both grades created glogs - online interactive posters - and shared some of their findings with their classmates.

Thanks for Shopping!

Our BOGO book fair ended earlier today. Thanks so much to everyone who came and shopped. This is a quick book fair, but still takes a huge effort to pull it off so smoothly. A HUGE thank you to all of our dedicated book fair volunteers, but especially to Ginny Carson for the wonderful job she does running our book fairs.
THANK YOU, MRS. CARSON!

What a Fun Day!

Author Susan Stevens Crummel visited Brookwood on Tuesday, May 7th. Her visit was so much fun! She is a wonderful storyteller and each presentation was perfectly geared for the age group.




At the end of the day, we returned to the media center, where Mrs. Crummel autographed books for students who had purchased them for the occasion or already owned them and brought them to school.

It will be a Busy Week!

May 7th - Author Susan Stevens Crummel will visit Brookwood.

May 8,9, 10 - BOGO Book Fair (Buy One Get One Free!)

May 9 & 10 - Field Days

We are Enjoying These Books

Third, fourth, and fifth graders are sharing Mrs. Crummel's books in small groups to prepare for her visit.

How Exciting!

As mentioned earlier, the fifth grade students have been creating book trailers. We have been posting them on the Brookwood Vimeo site as they are completed. Last night, I was reviewing the site and was surprised to see that that Alan Silberberg, author of one of the books, "Milo Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze," had seen and commented on Samantha's video less than 24 hours after we posted it! Amazing! You can see the video and the comments by clicking HERE.