August 29, 2022

Our first in-person PTA Meeting since 2020 is TONIGHT at 6:15 pm in the cafeteria at Naomi L. Brooks Elementary.

 See the PTA meeting agenda

Free pizza will be available as well as free childcare for elementary school-aged children.

Can't attend in person? You can join us via Zoom - link and dial-in information below:

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We're working with the ACPS Tech Team to get the Brooks PTA connected to ParentSquare to improve mobile notifications. While that situation develops, we'll be using Microsoft's GroupMe for mobile alerts. GroupMe is available for iOS and Android.

Invitations to join GroupMe have been sent to Brooks PTA members but in some instances were misdirected or never received. If you have not received an invitation and would like to receive mobile alerts in the Brooks PTA Announcements group via GroupMe, you can signup at this link. 



Some parents have reported issues with GroupMe crashing - please see this troubleshooting article.

If you continue to have issues, please send me a note.

Hello Naomi Brooks Parents and Families!

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year—it’s going to be a great year! Please consider serving as a Room Parent for your child’s class. The parent volunteers who serve as Room Parents are an essential part of the Brooks community. We would like to have two Room Parents for each homeroom class. They will work closely with the teacher to identify support needs such as organizing craft parties and classroom Mystery Readers, helping teachers find needed resources or materials, providing continuous communication between the teacher and parents on PTA and classroom activities, and coordinating grade-wide events.

If you are interested in being a Room Parent for your child's homeroom teacher or if you have already spoken with your child's teacher about serving as a Room Parent this year, please fill out the short survey found here: https://forms.gle/sd3XwTT4YuioJgmUA. If you have any questions, my email address is bryanne.cordeiro@gmail.com. I look forward to hearing from many of you soon and to working with all our wonderful Room Parents this year to make this a great school year!

Thank you,

Bryanne Cordeiro Reynolds

Naomi Brooks Room Parent Coordinator 2022 - 2023

Coming back by popular demand...the Brooks Fall Festival!

Mark your calendars for a County Fair of a Good Time on Saturday, September 24th.  

Kids and Parents - start thinking about your favorite dessert recipe. We'll have a pretty sweet event that needs some competitors up for a delicious challenge.

Items currently needed:

Old dishes - clean out your cupboard of old glass or ceramic plates, dishes, cups, and bowls.  

Gently used Books - Donate your gently used books for our event!

Gently used games - From board games to card games - games of any kind, please donate your gently used games

Donations can be dropped off at 27 E Walnut Street

As always, we can't host amazing events for our kids without amazing parent volunteers like you. Interested in volunteering? Contact us!

Thanks so much to Samantha Strauss who harvested these amazing greens from the Brooks garden -  greens beans, thyme, and oregano. Planted in the garden currently are green beans, carrots, kale, cucumbers, sweet potatoes, and a variety of herbs. Lettuce and spinach will also be planted this fall. 

Thanks to all the parents who helped water the garden this summer and those who continue to assist. Interested in being on the garden / outdoor learning committee? Contact Samantha Strauss.

We want you to BEE involved this year! We need your help to bring back your favorite PTA programs and ensure we are able to continue investing in our students and teachers as the PTA has done for many years.

There are many different ways to help -- including by writing grant applications, sign-up geniuses, helping setup evening or weekend events, emailing ACPS and the city, or simply ordering supplies. We will need help coordinating programs and events for students and teachers.

If you are interested in learning more about how you can give back to the school next year, please see our volunteer opportunities page or contact Armita Cohen, PTA President for 2022-2023, or Maya Mahoney, President Elect (PTA President for 2023-2024). 

• August 29: First PTA Meeting at 6:15pm (At Brooks)
• September 2-5: Labor Day Weekend - NO SCHOOL
• September 24: Fall Festival
• September 26: Rosh Hashanah Observed (NO SCHOOL)



STAY CONNECTED

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• Get PTA announcements on your phone via GroupMe (New for 2022-2023)
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• Miss an email? Looking for PTA meeting minutes? Catch up on our website at brookspta.org
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• Need to add school closings to your calendar? Import the Brooks PTA calendar!