The Bear Branch Buzz
17 - OCTOBER - 2022
UPCOMING BBE EVENTS
Oct 18: Last day to donate to Fall Fest Class Baskets
Oct 24-28: Red Ribbon Week
Oct 28: Storybook Parade / Idiom Day
Oct 28: Fall Fest
Nov 1: Elementary School Holiday / Staff Workday (Fall conferences)
Nov 4: 5th Grade Patriots Day
Nov 8: All Student Holiday / Staff Workday
Nov 9: BBE PTA Spirit Night - Chick Fil A Kingwood
Nov 11: Veterans Day
Red Ribbon Week Oct 24-28
Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free!
Click the image below to print.Honor Choir
It's time for Honor Choir to begin! This year, 3rd graders are also invited to join! Any student from 3rd-5th grade may sign up for Honor Choir.
Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 3:20-4:15 pm in the music room starting October 27th until May 11th.
Our holiday performance is still in the works, but will be finalized soon!
Our big spring performance is at the Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, May 6th, time TBD. Since this is a performing group, please make every effort to have your student at every rehearsal.
Please fill out the Google Form to sign your student up!
Hillary Barnes
Music Specialist
Bear Branch Elementary
281-641-1600 ext. 1648
Storybook Parade / Idiom Day
In celebration of our Reading/Language Arts curriculum, BBE will have Storybook Character & Idiom Day on Friday, October 28!
Kindergarten: Dress as your favorite storybook character, and parade around the school
1st & 2nd Grades: Dress as your favorite storybook character
3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades: Dress as your favorite idiom
Teachers will send detailed information.
BBE Yearbook
Yearbook ClubGreat News: Yearbook club is now open to 4th & 5th Graders! 4th & 5th Graders, click to print the application. | Yearbook Orders Yearbooks are on sale now at balfour.com. Books are $20 until January 8, 2023. 5th grade, purchase by October 28, 2022 for a chance to win a free 1/8th page ad! (One winner per homeroom) | Yearbook Ad 5th Graders have a chance to win a free yearbook ad! |
Yearbook Club
Great News: Yearbook club is now open to 4th & 5th Graders!
4th & 5th Graders, click to print the application.Yearbook Orders
Lunch Visitor Policy
Tuesdays: Kindergarten & 4th Grades
Wednesdays: 1st & 3rd Grades
Thursdays: 2nd & 5th Grades
All visitors must check-in to the front office upon arrival, have your drivers license scanned, and wear your visitor badge while on campus. Lunch visitors will be directed to sit at the visitor designated table with their child. Eating outside with your child utilizing the picnic table areas is open everyday.
Please visit the Humble ISD Child Nutrition website for Menus, Prices, SchoolCafe signup, Birthday Ice-Cream/Snack requests, and Free & Reduced Meal Application.
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Urgent***The clinic is in need of new boys underwear size 4/5 and size 6; and used/new boys shorts 5/6 and 7/8 please. Thank you!***
It's that time of year!
GENERAL CLINIC GUIDELINE REMINDERS-
As always, it is important to keep your child home when he/she does not feel well.
Daily health checks must be done prior to sending your child to school.
What does your student need to thrive every day at school?
Sleep! (approximately 9 hours per night)
Breakfast and snacks
Water Bottle - PLEASE make sure you send your child with a water bottle
Change of Clothes in the backpack esp K-2 (accidents of all kinds can/do happen)
Please do NOT send your child to school if he/she has or has had:
Coronavirus / COVID-19
Temperature of 100 ºFahrenheit or higher – measured when no fever suppressing medication has been administered within the past 24 hours.
Vomiting
Diarrhea in the past 24 hours
Persistent, hacking cough
Continually runny nose with white, green, or yellow mucus
Eyes that appear swollen, red, and weeping
Strep throat - may return 24 hours after the antibiotic is started and fever has subsided.
Rash of unknown cause anywhere on the body
Lice - excluded until all live lice have been removed, they must be walked into school by a parent to be checked by the nurse before returning to class.
Emily James, RN, BSN
Bear Branch Elementary Nurse
281-641-1605
281-641-1617 fax
Click here for the BBE School Counseling Newsletter
Go Astros!
Fall Fest Ticket Purchase
Parents, we have a new online platform this year. Please follow these steps when purchasing wristbands, food tickets, and class basket raffle tickets. (BBQ sandwich & Chick-fil-A closes Friday the 21st, everything else closes Tuesday the 25th)
Step 1: Head over to bbe.givesmart.com and click on buy tickets
Step 2: Add the number of tickets/food/raffle tickets you want to purchase, then click next
Step 3: Enter required information. **IMPORTANT: in the "Company or Group Name" section, you will enter the name of your oldest BBE student, grade, homeroom teacher**
Step 4: Check out stage: Uncheck Attendee 1, (leave ALL attendees blank)
If you forget to complete Step 3 and 4, you can still correct AFTER submitting. It is important that we have the oldest student name, grade, and teacher to facilitate the distribution of the wristbands and tickets.
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Brad Quindt
BBE PTA Fall Fest 2022 Chair





Fall Fest Class Baskets


Box Tops Each year, the PTA collects Box Tops to raise money for student activities and equipment. Please click the icon above for more information. | Amazon Smile Click the icon above to join Amazon Smile, and designate PTA Texas Congress 5438 Bear Branch Elementary PTA as your charity of choice. A portion of your purchase provides supplies for Mrs. Lynch's Art Class, instruments for Mrs. Barnes' music class, and equipment for Mrs. Pieper's PE class. | Kroger Community Click the icon above to learn how you can support BBE PTA through Kroger Community Rewards! Re-enrollment is required annually. |
Box Tops
Amazon Smile
Volunteer Guidelines
Humble ISD VOLUNTEERS make a significant contribution to the education of children. We LOVE our BBE volunteers!
For the safety of our students and staff, all Humble ISD volunteers need to complete a short online application prior to volunteering on a campus.
Thank you for everything you do for our school!

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Meet The BBE Staff!
Teachers & Class Lunch Times
Kinder TeamCheryl Kennedy 10:50 - 11:20 Andrea Maple 10:55 - 11:25 Leah Vela 10:50 - 11:20 Jennifer Wright 10:55 - 11:25 | 1st Grade TeamJennifer Erb 11:10 - 11:40 Manuel Lopez 11:05 - 11:35 Kelly Ann Means 11:10 - 11:40 Karla Perez 11:05 - 11:35 Linda Schmidt 11:10-11:40 | 2nd Grade TeamMeghan Goodman 11:40-12:10 Anna Hernandez 11:35 - 12:05 Carlos Intriago 11:35 - 12:05 Chandra Pollart-Grabowski 11:40 - 12:10 Maria Strate 11:40 - 12:10 Teresa Welch 11:35 - 12:05 |
Kinder Team
Cheryl Kennedy 10:50 - 11:20
Andrea Maple 10:55 - 11:25
Leah Vela 10:50 - 11:20
Jennifer Wright 10:55 - 11:25
1st Grade Team
Jennifer Erb 11:10 - 11:40
Manuel Lopez 11:05 - 11:35
Kelly Ann Means 11:10 - 11:40
Karla Perez 11:05 - 11:35
Linda Schmidt 11:10-11:40
3rd Grade TeamEmily Duerringer 12:20 - 12:50 Daniela Emmerich 12:25 - 12:55 Christiana Kettelkamp 12:25 - 12:55 Elizabeth Tims 12:20 - 12:50 Shanna Troost 12:25 - 12:55 | 4th Grade TeamKelli Gilbert 12:40 - 1:10 Elizabeth Grantham 12:35 - 1:05 Leanne Haley 12:40 - 1:10 Jeannine Higgins 12:35 - 1:05 Yolanda Morales 12:35 - 1:05 Kristen Saunders 12:40 - 1:10 Jazmyn Sterry 12:40 - 1:10 | 5th Grade TeamAida Cornejo 11:55 - 12:25 Jimmy Chillis 11:50 - 12:20 Everett Goodman 11:55 - 12:25 Brittany Gunn 11:50 - 12:20 Lori Hydes 11:55 - 12:25 |
3rd Grade Team
Emily Duerringer 12:20 - 12:50
Daniela Emmerich 12:25 - 12:55
Christiana Kettelkamp 12:25 - 12:55
Elizabeth Tims 12:20 - 12:50
Shanna Troost 12:25 - 12:55
4th Grade Team
Kelli Gilbert 12:40 - 1:10
Elizabeth Grantham 12:35 - 1:05
Leanne Haley 12:40 - 1:10
Jeannine Higgins 12:35 - 1:05
Yolanda Morales 12:35 - 1:05
Kristen Saunders 12:40 - 1:10
Jazmyn Sterry 12:40 - 1:10
Specials TeamHillary Barnes - Music Jennifer Evers - Library Anne Lynch - Art Erica McCarter, P.E. Para Marti Pieper - P.E. Matt Vybiral - Technology | Support StaffKasey Collette - Literacy Instructional Coach Jackie Dass - Math Instructional Coach Christina Doiron - Dyslexia Support Shelly Hairell - E.L.T. / Science Instructional Coach Emily James - Nurse Susan Rasmussen - Gifted & Talented DeeDee Terry - Dyslexia Support / S.C.E Julie Wimberly - Counselor | SpEd TeamCassandra Clark - SpEd Cara Connelly - SpEd Tobi Copley - Para Connie Falcon - SpEd Anna Fields - Speech Pollyanna Halling, SpEd Saira Jalal - Para Cathy Newkirk - Para Lisa Rader - SpEd Tammy Smith - CSTA Oneida Stoddard - Diag |
Specials Team
Hillary Barnes - Music
Jennifer Evers - Library
Anne Lynch - Art
Erica McCarter, P.E. Para
Marti Pieper - P.E.
Matt Vybiral - Technology
Support Staff
Kasey Collette - Literacy Instructional Coach
Jackie Dass - Math Instructional Coach
Christina Doiron - Dyslexia Support
Shelly Hairell - E.L.T. / Science Instructional Coach
Emily James - Nurse
Susan Rasmussen - Gifted & Talented
DeeDee Terry - Dyslexia Support / S.C.E
Julie Wimberly - Counselor
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