Titan-Up Weekly
February 12, 2016
Upcoming Calendar of Events
Monday, February 15
- Required Planning / Staff Development Day, 7:30 - 3:30 work day, refer to Ms. Henfield's 2/11email for agenda
- Student Holiday
Tuesday, February 16
- Non-Permissive Leave
- Collaboration Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.
- 4th Grade Aquarium Field Trip, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- ELT, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Ms. Ashimi
Wednesday, February 17
- Early Release conference schedules due to Ms. Thomas-Lee
- Art Club, 7:30 - 8:15, Ms. Mills
- Step Team, 7:30 - 8:20, Cafe', Ms. Randolph
- Mr. Gaul's Math Club, 7:30 - 8:15 a.m., Media Center, Ms. Ashimi
- 3rd Grade Intramurals, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m., Gym, Ms. Schlenker & Mr. Howard
- Tebo Dental Health Presentation in Gym Pre-K - 2nd, 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Ms. Hunter
- Parent English Class, 9:00 - 12:00 p.m., Trailer 3669, Ms. McNally
- Lego Club - Ms. Park's Room, 3:30 - 4:45 p.m.
- ELT, 3:30 - 5:30 p.m., Ms. Ashimi
- Grade level eCLASS meeting w/ Stacy McKibben, Media Center
- Reading Recovery Clinical Training Class, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- Girls on the Run, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Ms. Haley
- Grades 3-5 SEI Survey's due, Ms. Ashimi
Thursday, February 18
- Collaboration Thursday, 7:30 a.m.
- DHS Mentoring, 2:30 - 3:15 p.m., Cafe', Ms. Bronkema
- Reading Recovery BTG Session, 4:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- Reading Recovery Professional Development - LA, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
- ESOL Study Group in Room 1.469, Ms. Drada, 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
- Chick-fil-A Spirit Night @ Sugarloaf, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m., 3rd Grade
Friday, February 19
- Local School Council Meeting, 7:30 - 8:00 a.m., Ms. Goodman
- Benefield Singers Rehearsal, 7:45 - 8:45 a.m., Music Room, Ms. Kingston
- Perfect Attendance Breakfast, 8:15 a.m., Cafe'
- 5th Grade In-House Field Trip, 9:00 - 10:30 a.m., Trailer 3079, Howard & Rivers
- Titan Leaders Meeting 9:10 a.m., Front Office Conference Room
- Girl Scouts, 3:15 - 5:30 p.m., Cafe'
Saturday, February 20
- Grades 4-6 ACT Test (ESTS), 8 - 11:30 a,m,, Mr. Knight
What a great JA Day! Featured below are 7 of our Peer Leaders and 29 Cisco & Junior Achievement Volunteers!
A personal thank you to our peer leaders: Marquan Sellers {Strawn}, Jerry Blossomgame {Rivers}, Trey Cherry {Sweat}, Jennifer Ochoa {Peavy}, Karen Nguyen {Jemison}, Yania Bahena-Estrada {Meyer}, and Hannah Dargon {Huynh}. They represented Benefield very well and made us very proud!
*Advance Notice Calendar of Events*
- Faculty Book Study Club, 7:30 - 8:00 a.m., J. Robinson's Room, Ms. Bronkema
- Peer Leaders Meeting, 7:40 - 8:10 a.m., Media Center, Ms. Bronkema
- Parent English Class, 9:00 - 12:00 p.m., Trailer 3669, Ms. McNally
- 5th Grade In-House Field Trip, 10:45 - 12:15, Trailer 3079, Randolph & Wootton
- 5th Grade In-House Field Trip, 1:40 - 3:00, Trailer 3079, Sweat, Swisher, & Meyer
- Girls on the Run, 4:00 - 5:30 p.m., Ms. Haley
Tuesday, February 23
- Collaboration Tuesday, 7:30 a.m.
- Governor Deal's Education Liasion's Visit, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
- 4th & 5th Grade Book Club Meeting, Media Center, 11:30 - 12:30 p.m., Ms. Robbins
Wednesday, February 24
- Early Release
- Art Club, 7:30 - 8:15, Ms. Mills
- Mr. Gaul's Math Club, 7:30 - 8:15 a.m., Media Center, Ms. Ashimi
- 3rd Grade Intramurals, 7:30 - 8:45 a.m., Gym, Ms. Schlenker & Mr. Howard
- Parent English Class, 9:00 - 12:00 p.m., Trailer 3669, Ms. Cross
Thursday, February 25
- Early Release
Friday, February 26
- 5th Grade Hat Day Fundraiser - Schoolwide
- Benefield Singers Rehearsal, 7:45 - 8:45 a.m., Music Room, Ms. Kingston
- Titan Leaders Meeting 9:10 a.m., Front Office Conference Room
- Kindergarten In-House Field Trip, 11:30 - 1:00, Media Center, Ms. Carter
- District Coaches Cluster Meeting @ Benefield, 12:30 - 3:00, PLR, Ms. Ashimi
- Honor Chorus Area Rehearsal, 5:00 - 6:30 p.m., Music Room, Ms. Cash & Kingston
Writing Workshop in Ms. Milburn's classroom.
Win or Lose, we're one big happy family!
Girls on the Run...character building!
The following BES staff members were recognized by their colleagues for having IT!
Michele vanLeeuwen has IT! Thanks for ALWAYS having my back with events and saving me from Sam's this week!
Ms. Bronkema has IT! Thank you for coordinating the peer leader volunteers for JA Day!
Ms. Cross has IT! Thank you for making the banner for JA Day!
Mr. Beverly has IT! Thank you for always helping out with little to no notice at all!
Mrs. Dargon has IT! She went above and beyond to make an example of a paper slide for my class as we are learning about Black History month. Thank you for all you do to help my kiddos!
Ms. Reid has IT! Thank you so much for your participation in the IEP meeting this week! You have IT!
Ms. Neptune has IT! Thank you for your hard work before and during your IEP meeting this week!
Ms. Auten has IT! Thanks for attending the Science Fair meeting this week!
Ms. Velez and the cafeteria team has IT! Thanks for an excellent job preparing and completing the luncheons! Parents and students really enjoyed lunch this week!
The classroom teachers have IT! Thank you for being flexible during the Valentine luncheons!
Ms. McKnight & Ms. Thomas have IT! Their classroom is such a welcoming, calm and loving environment. The love they have for their students always shines through when they talk about them. These ladies work hard to meet the needs of each student and build on their individual strengths. They are always eager to recognize and celebrate the students' achievements and milestones - This dynamic duo definitely has IT!!
Mr. Howard has IT!! He is always smiling and pleasant to be around. He is making connections with kids and they LOVE him!
Ms. Robbins and Ms. Culberson IT! Have you been to the media center recently? There is always so much going on but these ladies handle it so well. They don't miss a beat and are always helpful to the little ones and adults. We appreciate you ladies for everything you do every single day!
Ms. Mills has IT! She is constantly introducing her students to new facets of art! Her enthusiasm and passion for what she does shows and it spills over into her students! I wish I would have had an art teacher like her when I was in school! Thank you Ms. Mills!!
The Black History Month committee members have IT! Thank you for showcasing the contributions of African Americans throughout our school for our students.
Thomas-Lee has IT! Junior Achievement Program was a hit with the students.
Ms. Tack as IT! The Valentine luncheon was well planned and STRESS FREE.
Media Center has IT! Book fair, check outs, announcement, etc....Great Job getting everything done!
Ms. Formella has IT! She not only put together the assessment for Plickers, set up the Plickers' idea for the grade level, but individually helped those that were a little tech-slow to be up to speed and ready. Thanks!
Ms. Robinson's class measures length using nonstandard units of measurement!
Junior Achievement Day at Benefield
Keep Calm & Celebrate Birthdays:
Demetrius Howard - 2
Fairistine Baker - 4
Contacia Cross - 11
Kristen Haley - 18
Marcus Knight - 22
Carolyn Addison - 23
Tammy Simmonds - 28