Brooks Tiger Times

Crossing Guard

We are looking for a friendly and dependable crossing guard to help our students safely cross the street before and after school at Stonebridge Blvd. and Sutton Ln. If you or someone you know is interested in helping keep our school community safe, please reach out to the school office for more details or apply online at www.ipsd.org. The time commitment is a maximum of 30 minutes per shift.

Giftmart

This holiday season, we’re supporting Giftmart, a special event that allows invited parents and guardians from under-resourced families to shop for brand-new toys at just $2.00 each. Every dollar raised from these sales is donated directly back to participating schools to help fund much-needed classroom resources.

You can help make this special event possible by donating a new, unwrapped toy for children ages 6–12. (Please, no stuffed animals or board games.)

Giftmart Toy Boxes will be available from November 9 – December 4 at Brooks.

Prefer to shop online? You can send a gift directly through our wish lists:

• Target: https://www.target.com/gift-registry/gift/holiday/2026giftmartsn

• Walmart: https://www.walmart.com/lists/wishlist/5b3d0d89-e8cb-4f54-a31e-0a527aeb8cb5

Your donation helps make the holidays brighter for families who need it most and supports our schools and community at the same time. If you would prefer you can donate to https://www.giftmartfamilycharities.org/donate . Thank you for sharing the spirit of giving!

We will be having a grade level contest for our toy collection. The grade level that collects the most toys will earn a popcorn and movie day!

Volunteer Form

You can make an impact at our school as a volunteer! The district has a volunteer application that will need to be completed if you are interested in volunteering at Brooks this school year. Please see the information on the district website. If you are a room parent or plan on helping at any school event, please complete the district volunteer form.

https://www.ipsd.org/connect/volunteer

Brooks Pumpkin Book Gallery

Thank you to all the families who participated in our Pumpkin Book Gallery this year! Our pumpkins were all amazing! Pictures of all our pumpkins can be found at: https://sites.google.com/ipsd.org/brooks-lmc/library-fun/pumpkin-book-gallery

Picture Book Month

We are celebrating picture books in the month of November with a school wide challenge! To participate, each Brooks student should keep track of how many picture books they read during November and we will add them all up to find the total number of books read by Brooks students. If every Brooks student reads just one picture book a day, we would read over 17,000 picture books in the month of November!

Recording sheets and information will be sent home with students and can be found here: https://sites.google.com/ipsd.org/brooks-lmc/library-fun/picture-book-month

Please contact Mrs. Cooley (sarah_cooley@ipsd.org) with any questions.

Fall Book Fair ~ November 9-13, 2026

Our fall book fair is provided by Anderson’s Bookshop. Our book fairs help fund library activities for the entire school, such as new library books, Makerspace activities, author visits, and new and updated library spaces for reading, working, and creating.

The book fair will run from Monday, November 9th through Friday, November 13th in the LMC. Family Night will be Thursday, November 12th from 4:30 to 7:00 PM. During this evening, families are invited to visit and purchase from the Book Fair. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please visit the Book Fair page on our library website for more information.

Upcoming Dates

November 3 - NO SCHOOL

November 6 - 4th Grade Field Trip

November 9 - Book Fair Starts

November 9-December 4 - Gift Mart Toy Drive

November 12 - Family Night @ Book Fair

November 23-November 27 - Thanksgiving Break (NO SCHOOL)