New families enjoyed an evening getting acquainted at our reception on campus Monday. See an album of pictures from the fun event on brooksschoolphotos.com.
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Stay Connected Through the Weekly Parent Newsletter!
Future Parent Newletters will be coming from the email of Mary Merrill (shown below), director of the Brooks Fund and family engagement: mmerrill@brooksschool.org. Please update your contacts to ensure you receive the emails.
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A Reminder of Where to Find Parent Resources for Opening Days
Parents, we encourage you to visit the Resources page in the Parents section of the Brooks School website. Here you will find the arrival schedule, packing guide and the student handbook, in addition to many other helpful resources. This page is updated regularly and is a place where parents can find answers to most school-related questions.
Additionally, Associate Head for Student Affairs Andrea Heinze recently sent a comprehensive welcome message to all students, that will be helpful for parents and guardians to review, as well.
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New Family Information Panel Zoom Recording
Thank you to the families who attended last evening’s New Family Information Panel. A recording is available here, as well as on the Parent Resources page.
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Special Academic Schedule (Sept. 7-9)
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Still Need to Order Books?
Please make sure to check your student's course enrollment in OnBrooks, especially if they are signed up for electives, and order the books. As long as you get the correct ISBN and edition from the Follett site, you may order the texts from any vendor. If it says a text is backordered, please consider purchasing the online e-text version, so that your student can gain immediate access and be prepared for the start of classes. All information about backordering status comes from Follett; Brooks does not receive this information. If you choose to have your shipment delivered to Brooks, you can pick it up in the Student Center, adjacent to the mailroom, upon arrival to campus. Should you have any questions please email Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs Susanna Waters.
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Music Lessons for 2021-2022
Please complete this form if you are interested in signing up your child for private lessons and for more information regarding instrumental and vocal lessons available through Brooks.
Private instruction is available for most instruments and voice on a weekly basis at Brooks School. Instruction is provided by some of the finest musicians in the greater Boston area including members of our Arts Department. Lessons are not for academic credit, are scheduled with the individual instructor and there is an additional fee. Students enroll by completing an online form per request or by contacting Director of Music Michael Bruschi directly.
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Help Prepare Your Student for Classes
A reminder to students: Continue working on summer reading and assignments! Check in OnBrooks > Groups > Summer Reading & Assignments for details about the required readings and classwork, as well as the summer letter from Associate Head of School for Academic Affairs Susanna Waters on summer reading and work expectations. Deadlines vary so please read the information carefully. Of course, don't forget to join us in our All Community Read, Born a Crime by Trevor Noah, required of all students and faculty!
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Parents of the Class of 2023 College Counseling Update
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Health & Wellness Center Information
The Health & Wellness Center stocks the most common over-the-counter medications, such as Tylenol, Ibuprofen, Benadryl, Tums, Claritin and Topical Ointments. Please refrain from sending personal supplies of these medications with your child to campus. Any medications that your child brings to campus should be brought to the Health & Wellness Center and reviewed with a nurse upon arrival. If you have specific questions about what to bring, or your child's health care needs, please reach out to the Health & Wellness Center staff.
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Tell Us About Your Family . . .
In an effort to keep our school records up to date, please take a few minutes to fill out our Brooks School Family Update 2021-2022 form. This information is for internal school use only. We request that you please fill out this update by Sept. 10. Thank you!
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Welcome to the Parents' Academic Corner: P.A.C.!
This is our first installment of a monthly academic resource update in the newsletter. The Learning Center (located in room 302 of the academic building on campus) will provide educational information, helpful hints and tips, events, and technology tools that can help with academic work. We want this to be valuable to you, so please share your feedback and suggestions to help us improve.
Require an Academic Accommodation?
Parents of new students: If you would like to have your child continue their academic accommodations from a previous school, please provide the Learning Center with a copy of a neuropsychological evaluation completed within the last three years. Documentation may be emailed to Director of the Learning Center Moira Goodman P'15, P'17, P'18, P'23.
Parents of returning students: If your child would like to request accommodations for the SAT or ACT, please contact Learning Specialist Karina Moltz as soon as possible. This process takes six-to-eight weeks, and the testing cycle starts this month for the 2021-2022 academic year.
New Student Program
In September, you will notice a new four-week, mini-course that will show up on the schedule of new students during the extended block associated with their Self in Community section. This New Student Program (NSP) is part of an initiative to help students to be efficient and effective with their study habits. Research has shown that:
- habits can significantly replace the need for willpower.
- practicing a new behavior as a habit will make it much easier to do each day.
- forming new habits, or breaking unproductive ones, can be really hard.
We want to help students develop smart study habits as they enter Brooks. The Learning Center team will be running this program as a way to connect with all of the new students and to socialize the idea that everyone can benefit at some point by getting help and using the support resources at school.
The program has three goals:
- It will be an extension of our current orientation so that we can spread out the information that students receive at the start of school. By delivering this content over a longer stretch of time, the students will be better able to retain the information.
- It will connect the Learning Center team to new students earlier and build a relationship that demonstrates that the Learning Center is for all students.
- It will anchor our students to build the habits of planning and doing work during the academic day.
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