Brooks Families:
As we finish up Black History Month, we are having students reflect on this statement from Wendell Berry.
"It may be the most significant irony in our history that racism, by dividing the two races, has made them not separate but in a fundamental way inseparable, not independent but dependent on each other, incomplete without each other, each needing desperately to understand and make use of the experience of the other...we are one body, and the division between us is the disease of one body, not of two."
...and this poem by our very own Gwendolyn Brooks
We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond.
Please take the time to talk about these two pieces with your family as we seek to create a community that feels responsible for one another. A community that wants access and equity for each student at Brooks. A community that is tolerant and kind and says kinds things. #OakPark97
Summer Math Enrichment
District 97 offers Summer Math Enrichment for current sixth and seventh grade students. Registration will open online in early March. Please read the attached letters for more information.
Family Math Night
What is the best way to learn mathematical concepts?? BY PLAYING GAMES! On Tuesday, March 8 from 6:45-8:35pm, Brooks faculty and teachers are hosting Family Math Night. Throughout the evening everyone will experience fun mathematics rotations! See the flyer or contact Amanda Skubinna ([email protected]) for more information.
Conference Survey Summary
Thanks for your patience and trust! 92% of parents who responded prefer the team conference style. We will work out the kinks with wait times and confusion. But it sounds like most of you enjoyed interfacing with more than one teacher.
5 Essentials Parent Survey
It's that time of year again! Please take a few moments to fill out the 5 Essentials Survey HERE!.
Allow me to introduce...
Ms. Borah from our Language Arts department, Mr. Madel from Humanities and Ms. Jaros from Special Education. Check out their bios HERE.
Yours in education,
LeeAndra Khan, Principal
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School - Oak Park, IL
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