Brooks Families:
The Brooks Admin Team has been working tirelessly to complete summative evaluations. This has been a wonderful learning experience for the four of us beacuse we have had the chance to talk to teachers in depth about their practice as a group. In our summative with Beth Barton (STEM Teacher & OPTA Vice-President), she shared her philosophy of design and modeling. She tells students that their design is never done....that their design can always improve and they either run out of time or run out of interest. This statement promotes the growth mindset that we want our students to develop. Constant improvement and growth!!!
"Never close the book, because our work is never done" - Lisa Pearson 6th Language Arts.
Family Math Night was a success!!!
Below are some statistics from the night!
- 11 Station Activities
- 17 Staff Members
- 86 students
- 110 minutes
- 124 parents/guardians/siblings
- 210 total participants
No School March 15th
The District 97 Institute Day is March 15th and this is non-school day for students.
Graduation Pictures:
Graduation picture proofs were sent home with students last Monday. Pictures can be ordered online at Van Gogh or the order form and payment can be turned in to the main office. The deadline for orders is this Friday, March 11th.
If you are not satisfied with the proofs, picture retake day is FRIDAY, MARCH 18th @ 9 am. There is a $10 retake fee for any reason other than photographic error. The order form and retake fee should be brought in on picture retake day or before. Please contact Ms. Aguirre in the main office at 708-524-3050 with questions.
Research for Better Teaching: Parent Session #2 (3/16)
We are hosting our second session on March 16th from 6:30 - 8:00pm. The topic is Effective Effort. All are welcome to attend. We will be in the 3rd Floor Media Center.
Can Do Challenge
Brooks is participating in the OPRF Food Pantry's Can Do Challenge! Please send any money, food, or toiletry donations to your child's advisory. If you'd like to make a donation online, click here. We will be collecting donations through Thursday, April 21st. Questions? Contact Ms. Walsh ([email protected]) or Ms. Martinez ([email protected])
Allow me to introduce...
Ms. Hill from out Special Education Department and Ms. West from our main office. Check out their bios HERE
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Yours in education,
LeeAndra Khan, Principal
Gwendolyn Brooks Middle School - Oak Park, IL
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