The Birmingham Brief
March 1, 2019
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
Bring On MARCH!!!! WOOHOO!!!
There's just something about starting a new week, new month or even new year. I love the opportunity to start fresh, learn from the past and make the future even better!! Well...that's exactly how I feel about the start of March!! I always forget how challenging February can be and man, February 2019 kicked my butt!! THANK YOU for bringing your BESt for kids everyday......especially in February!! Our future is JUST.SO.BRIGHT. here at Birmingham!!! No Place I'd rather be!! #BES1team1dream #LetTheBellsRing
Mark your calendar:
**MAJOR SAVOR assembly at 7:30..March 20th**
19-20 Wishlists:
It's that time of year where we start cleaning out the budget to prepare for next year!!
Please begin talking as a team about your wishlist. Are there things that you would like to have to start the 2019-2020 school year, etc.? We will talk more about this during Campus Leadership on Wednesday.
Family Night next Thursday!!
Our Parent Engagement and College Committees have been bustin' it to get ready for Shape your Future Night next week!! Excited to have our families here for a BEARTASTIC night of learning and fun!!
Kinder Round Up - April 11th 4-7 p.m.
We will be welcoming our new Bears before we know it!! Please let us know if you are available to help set up and/or volunteer throughout that evening!!
BLUE Party Bags:
If you haven't already placed these by the PTA box in the lounge, please do so.
Jessica is ready to start prepping for our last party.
If your bag was thrown away by accident, please let us know so that we can communicate this to PTA. Thank you!!
STAAR Modules:
Due March 8th
Planning days:
Please enter your dates on the calendar in the link below. Thank you!!
**Don't forget to give me a copy of your agenda with signatures of all teachers and specialists in attendance.
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/13SgOJFvQtRGnfI612FS9uPfflrSXuW-HmEg5rVRUBUg/edit?usp=sharing
**Each teacher must confirm their sub for planning days. The #StruggleIsReal trying to find good subs these days....mainly because we have hired all of them!!
Grand Slam Saturdays:
We will be hosting Saturday learning for 3rd and 4th graders starting on March 30th...AND....we would LOVE your help and expertise!! Please sign up in the link below:
RTI Aware form updates DUE:
-March 21
-April 23
(Decision Point-April 24th)
-May 21
**please reach out to our RTI gurus for assistance in getting these forms updated each time. Thank you! **
Wishing you the BESt weekend!!!
#BES1team1dream #LivingTheDream
-Doolan
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
"What gets celebrated gets repeated!" - Jeff Anderson
#BES1team1dream SHOUT OUT......We survived February 2019!! Excited to welcome March with open arms!!!
CAMP Team continues to level up for our Bears!! Thank you all for hosting the S.A.G.E. CARE Workshop during CAMP time on Wednesday!! The kids always love this day every year!!
When you see a 4th grade teacher give them a high five!! They let me tag-along (or maybe I just invited myself...LOL!) on the Austin trip on Thursday! THANK YOU ALL for a successful trip!! Besides the unexpected winter weather at Pioneer Farms, the trip was flawless!! Adults were great, kids were great....and the buses were super fancy!!! Great job, Ladies!!!
SHOUT OUT to Tracy Halligan!! She has successfully completed her first round of District Checkpoint testing, sorting buckets, creating countless small groups, and juggling subs to cover testing rooms!!! OUTSTANDING JOB!!! You made it look easy, my friend!!!
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
Team Birthdays!!!!!
March 10-Katrina Conlan 22-Lisa Radkowski 25-Katie Ray 27-Lynda Maynard April 3-Katy Byrd 7-Barbara Rowell 13-Tiffany Kvale 17-April Lamarre 21-Ursula Thigpen 24-Debbie Inwood 25-Tonya West 30-Emilee Fisk