Brookwood Forest Elementary

Congratulations to our 94 students from all 4 elementary schools who won a total of 117 ribbons in the annual District Expressions Contest! We’re so impressed by their creative ability. Visual winners will be on display at the O’Neal Library until the end of March!

Brookwood Forest 2nd graders in Ms. Parker and Mrs. Potaczek’s classes wrote a book for incoming Kindergarten students! Click the link below to read more about the book and the student’s thought behind it ⤵️ 🔗 mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Page/25621

Join us this Wednesday, February 7th in the BWF Auditorium from 8:30 - 2:00 pm to register your incoming BWF Kindergartener!

Educators 📣: this is a FREE high-quality PL experience, designed BY educators FOR educators. Join me in June for @mtnbrookschools Engage Learning Conference! I'm thrilled to be a keynote speaker alongside @bryanrgoodwin! Info and registration: eventbrite.com/e/engage-a-lea…

Our BWF JUNA team did a great job defending their resolution yesterday @Junaofalabama in committee meetings and passed! They will present again in General Assembly today! We wish them well!

Kindergarten and New Student Registration is now open for the upcoming 2024-2025 school year! Click this link to begin the process now (mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Page/25576) We’re so excited for your child to begin their journey at Mountain Brook Schools!

Congratulations to our 6 Teachers of the Year! We sat down to interview the Teacher of the Year at each school. You can use the link below to access each full interview (video and/or podcast), view headshots & read more about the award! mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Page/25548

Congratulations to Perry Wright for being named our 2023-24 Teacher of the Year! Check out this preview of her interview with Dr. Barlow & view the full video by visiting the @mtnbrookschools website or listen to the entire interview on our podcast! 🔗 mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Page/25548

⏰ Mountain Brook Minute: episode 6 asking first graders how to make a turkey! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 #Thanksgiving #Thankful #Turkey #Recipes #K12Education #SchoolPR #MountainBrook #FirstGrade

It was a Barbie takeover @bwfelementary today ! 👛🩷🎀 #TeamCNP Happy Halloween 🎃

Happy Fall Ya’ll from the CNP staff @bwfelementary 🍂🎃🍁#TeamCNP

𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙪𝙣 @bwfelementary 2023! So much fun at the annual event and thanks to ALL the teachers, staff, coaches, parents and volunteers who made it a HUGE success!

Angela Washington had never been on an airplane. And she thought she never would. Until the unexpected happened. In the fall of 2022, Mountain Brook Schools (MBS) Superintendent, Dr. Dicky Barlow, set his sights on getting to know each one of the district’s employees on a personal level. This began his journey spending 10-15 minutes talking with each of the nearly 800 Mountain Brook Schools employees, a feat at which he is still chipping away. In the spring of 2023, Barlow sat down at Brookwood Forest Elementary with Washington, who was nearing the end of her fifth year as an employee in the school’s cafeteria. The two discussed family and Angela’s travels to support her daughter’s passion for basketball. Washington mentioned that she had never flown on an airplane before and has journeyed as far as Orlando to watch her daughter play basketball. Inspired by Jesse Cole’s book Fans First and Will Guidara’s Unreasonable Hospitality, Barlow began to brainstorm what he could do for Angela since she had never been in a plane before. Cue Institute Day, August 1, 2023. Barlow spoke to all MBS employees in his annual address and called Washington on stage for a surprise. He told the crowd about this year’s focus as a district on hospitality and serving others. He then told Angela, in front of nearly 1,000 people, that she would be going on an airplane for the first time ever! Mike Culwell, a Manager at Brasfield and Gorrie, has been working alongside MBS Facilities Director, Tommy Prewitt, the past few years on capital projects around the school district. He owns a four-seat, Cessna 182 plane and Barlow asked if he’d be willing to take Washington around Birmingham for her first flying experience. Culwell obliged and on September 8, Angela took off with Mike from the Birmingham Airport. Washington is an avid Alabama fan so they flew to Tuscaloosa and back where Angela was able to see Bryant-Denny Stadium, the University of Alabama campus and other landmark spots from thousands of feet up in the air. “I really thought I would be nervous,” Washington said after landing back in Birmingham. “ But thankfully, I was not. It was thrilling!” The experience was one she said she’ll never forget. “No more driving,” Washington joked during the plane ride. More: mtnbrook.k12.al.us/Page/25456

𝙍𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙧 𝙍𝙪𝙣 2023! So much fun at the annual event and thanks to ALL the teachers, staff, coaches, parents and volunteers who made it a HUGE success!

𝘼𝙣𝙜𝙚𝙡𝙖’𝙨 𝙁𝙞𝙧𝙨𝙩 𝙁𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 🛩️ Angela Washington, a Child Nutrition employee @bwfelementary, had the chance to experience her first time in an airplane and we were there to capture it! Special thanks to Dr. Dicky Barlow and Mike Culwell! More to come on this story

Hot Diggity Dog, it’s Friday! There is no better way to celebrate than with an All-Beef Nathan’s Chili Hot Dog @bwfelementary #TeamCNP 🌭

The sign of a great day 🥳

First Chicken Day @bwfelementary for the 2023-2024 school year! #TeamCNP