05 January 2012

Kindergarten Open Houses will be held at Brookfield Elementary, Burleigh, Dixon, Swanson and Tonawanda on Tuesday, January 31 at 6:15 p.m.

Families with children who will be 5 years old on or before September 1, 2012 will be receiving a packet of information in mid-January with their school assignment, an invitation to the open house and registration materials. If you have a Kindergarten-eligible child and do not receive a packet in the mail by mid-January, please contact your elementary school or Elmbrook's Communications Department at 262-783-2960.

We look forward to welcoming new Kindergarten students to our schools!

27 December 2011

Electors will vote on April 3, 2012 for the Elmbrook Schools Board of Education Area IV (the southeast section of the district) seat and an At-large seat. The filing period to declare candidacy for these seats is Dec. 1, 2011 - Jan. 3, 2012. If more than two candidates file for any office, a February 21 primary election will be held. Candidates elected for each of these seats will serve three-year terms. Current annual compensation for Board of Education members is $3,600. For more information on candidacy requirements, please visit www.elmbrookschools.org/boardelection or contact Deputy Election Clerk Pat Felde at 262-781-3030 ext. 1140. 

15 December 2011

Mandarin Chinese I and II courses will soon be offered at Brookfield Central and East High Schools, providing students an opportunity to learn the language of 1/5 of the world’s population.

Chinese language courses are growing in popularity at Wisconsin high schools, with 14 other districts already offering them. Other world languages Elmbrook offers include French, German, Latin and Spanish. Chinese courses are expected to start next school year, 2012-13.

13 December 2011

All Kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms in the School District of Elmbrook will soon be equipped with SMART Document Cameras™ as a result of a $50,000 Lighthouse Grant from the Wisconsin Technology Initiative (WTI), the Elmbrook Education Foundation (EEF) and school PTO support.

SMART Document Cameras are able to project text from a book, three-dimensional objects, a student’s written work or a teacher’s original work onto a SMART Board. In addition, a microscope’s eyepiece can be used with the document camera to instantaneously show slides at a magnified level to all students at once. Content and images displayed on the SMART Board can then be captured digitally to allow for group editing, saving for later use, or sharing across classrooms. Ultimately, document cameras support a greater level of student engagement and increased understanding through their responsiveness to just-in-time classroom learning needs.

This technology initiative is just one of many made possible by engaged parents, staff and community members. Thank you to all supporters of excellence and innovation in Elmbrook Schools!