Brownstown Middle School

We hope everyone is enjoying discovering new classes or hobbies this summer with the help of Varsity Tutors. These classes are MAGIC - which is why we are recommending Magic Camp and Science is Magic! as the top picks for this week for both elementary and middle school students. High school students might want to consider the class for working on college applications called Beyond the Essay: Making your College Application Stand Out. These classes are free for WBSD students to learn what interests them this summer!

WBSD students were able to participate in a variety of youth athletics camps this summer. Youth Football The Youth Football camp had over 125 campers from 3rd grade through 8th grade.Everyone participated in skill development drills, they worked on offensive position and defensive position fundamentals and finished each day with competitive “Air Force Football” games.Both high school coaching staff as well as 18 high school players lead the camp. Overall, it was a success and the campers had fun! Girls Basketball Over 30 girls participated in basketball camp - 18 were in 6th-8th grades and 14 were 3rd-5th grades. The basketball camp was awesome, coaches worked with the girls at different skill stations, such as shooting, rebounding, agility, passing, and defense. Most of the first day was station work, and the second day was station work plus they got the chance to play against each other. Each participant got a camp T-shirt. Overall, it was a huge success, and we received lots of positive feedback on how everything went. A big thanks to our varsity girls for helping run the stations and helping out with camp participants! Our main aim for the camp was to start to build a culture of girls basketball and Woodhaven. The camp helped these girls to gain confidence in their basketball skill and was a great opportunity for our Varsity girls to show leadership and help mentor them. Softball The softball camp was held outdoors on our state of the art turf field for 3rd-5th graders and 6th-8th graders in two separate sessions. Camp was run by program coaches and players and the 38 participants were taught fielding and hitting. In addition, dance camps were held in late spring and volleyball was available for students as well. We look forward to many more students participating next summer!

Put those practical skills to use this summer! Math and reading opportunities are all around us, every day. Make sure the literacy and math experiences the students have over the summer are positive ones by creating fun opportunities. Point out the importance of reading or math in everyday life, like when going to the grocery store. Money practice working with money, have students practice giving change or paying for items. Encourage reading different mediums! There are so many free ebooks online, kids magazines and so much more depending on their interests. Plan a trip to the Trenton Veterans Memorial Library or Detroit Public Library. And take the opportunity to read daily and discuss what they’ve read. Encourage participation in things students are interested in, such as art, there are many guided drawing videos and other videos for students online. Find opportunities for writing - consider a journal with students (make a trip to the dollar store together for something special) or maybe create an opportunity for a penpal such as a relative or friend they may not see over summer. Don’t forget good, old-fashioned games or puzzles - Boggle and Scrabble help with vocabulary, or puzzles and other games like checkers for strategy and critical thinking. Teach your child “a new word a day.” See how many times they can use the new word each day.

We hope everyone is enjoying discovering new classes or hobbies this summer with the help of Varsity Tutors. Young Animators Camp and The Art of Drawing are the top picks for this week for both elementary and middle school students. High school students might want to consider the class with Ashley Wong - So You Want to Work in Graphic Design? These classes are free for WBSD students to learn what interests them this summer! https://clever.com/in/wbsd Click the Varsity Tutors icon to access summer enrichment opportunities

Take a listen to the latest episode of the Warrior Way Podcast! In this episode, Supt Greathead has a discussion with Monique Mason and Annie Krueger regarding the EASY school enrollment process! https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/1559807/

School’s out for summer - but make sure you’re following us on our social media platforms. We are most active on Facebook, and we invite you to like and follow our pages for the most up to date information! Are you new to the district? Is your child moving on to a new school? Make sure to follow us! Bates Elementary https://www.facebook.com/bateselementary Erving Elementary https://www.facebook.com/ErvingElementary Gudith Elementary https://www.facebook.com/GudithElementary Wegienka Elementary https://www.facebook.com/Wegienkaelem Yake Elementary https://www.facebook.com/yakeelementary Woodhaven Upper Elementary https://www.facebook.com/woodhavenupperelementary Brownstown Middle School https://www.facebook.com/BrownstownMiddleSchool Woodhaven High School https://www.facebook.com/WoodhavenHighSchool

Today is Independence Day! As the United States’ official birthday, we know many of our community members will be celebrating. Whether going to a firework show or a local parade, we hope you have fun and stay safe.

WBSD is excited to partner with Varsity Tutors for Schools to bring our students enrichment opportunities over the summer. Students can login through Clever https://clever.com/in/wbsd and click the Varsity Tutors icon to access summer enrichment opportunities and classes. Every week we will highlight new opportunities for elementary, middle and high school students. While you’re in the application, feel free to search and see what interests your students the most! First up, let’s get right to it! Roblox Coding Camp is the top pick for this week for both elementary and middle school students. Check out Codeverse to begin your coding journey! High school students might want to consider the Secrets of SAT Reading & Writing Class. These classes are free for WBSD students to learn what interests them this summer!

It's the Warrior Way Podcast Episode everyone has been waiting for: Let's talk about the "WUE" (pronounced 'WOO') Woodhaven Upper Elementary School. Take a listen as Supt. Mark Greathead interviews Josh Satterfield, director of curriculum and Roger Guganus, principal of Patrick Henry Middle School, soon-to-be the new WUE - Woodhaven Upper Elementary. https://rss.com/podcasts/thewarriorway/1540471/

Unified Fitness Camp, August 19th and 20th for 7th through 12th grade students

Thank you to Ms. Rochon for organizing another successful Battle of the Books. We are proud of all of our students who competed: Shaan Samagh, James Harvey, Kaia Carroll, Chloe Sims, Maria Levia Subero, Kenya'Lee Wogbe, Serenity Wachner, Kara Binge, Rosy Consiglio, Alaina Swisher, Mila Beneteau, Colleen Daniels, Humaya Chauhdri, Haya Awais, Areej Javaid, Aroosh Javaid, Emma Carter, Sophia Trunzo, Leland Digue and Gage Mitchell.

Congratulations to Ms. Flynn, who was voted by her peers to be our BMS Teacher of the Year! Her energy and enthusiasm she has for working with students, collaborating with teachers, communicating with parents, and facilitating and supporting our Unified Sports Teams is infectious. BMS is so lucky to have Ms. Flynn!