The Birmingham Brief
August 31, 2018
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
Thank you for an OUTSTANDING week!! We have so many things to celebrate!!
Thank you SO much for helping us reach our goal of 100% PTA membership among our staff!! We have earned The Golden Apple Award!! This makes my heart so happy!!! I can't thank you enough for joining and supporting our PTA!! They LOVE to spoil us!! Joining PTA is one of the best ways to show our appreciation for this AMAZING group of parent volunteers!!
Our campus committees are full!! WOOHOO!! Thank you so much!! As you know, it takes a total team effort to accomplish all of our goals each year!! Please don't forget to send me a copy of notes from your meetings.
THANK YOU SO MUCH for your Boosterthon support!!!! YOU have made this such a great success!!! I know it has added "another thing" to the start of our school year, BUT the kids LOVE it!!! Can't wait to pick out new playground equipment!! Bye, bye, wrestling pit! LOL!
Recess:
THANK YOU for continuing to actively monitor students during recess. I know it's hot and we have limited shaded areas. If you need to borrow an umbrella, let us know. We have several you can borrow. Delkas called last week.......he says temperatures are going to drop soon!! #fingerscrossed
PLC agendas:
Friendly reminder- please share your PLC agenda with us each week ; Tracy and I want to make sure we are prepared for collaboration;
Next week's PLC - Friday, September 7th
Agenda:
*Celebrations!
*Reflect on Everyone Writes Wednesday activity
*Review students in RTI, our process, what to expect at Decision Point #1
Are you still reading??? Just checking.... I don't want you to miss a thing!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JkK8g6FMEXE
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY!!! Enjoy the extra day!! Do something just for YOU!!
BAS training- please go to Eduphoria-Workshop and register for your session!!
TTESS & GSPD -- due dates; upcoming conferences
*Sept. 11th - New teacher’s SLOs are due to principals
*Sept. 27th - Returning teachers being appraised on GSPD or T-TESS must submit goals and SLO (be on the lookout for appointments with your appraiser this month)
Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
Many of you have asked...Yes, we are still doing Jimmy John's Student of the Week each week. Katie is working on the updated google doc to track our kiddos this year. We will get that to you early next week.
Here's what we need from you to get started: please select a student (one per grade level) to be celebrate at our Wylie Way Bear Boogie on the 12th. We will award 5 Jimmy John's Students that week. Please enter your student name on the google doc from Katie.
After that, it will be one student per week. Thank you!!!!
Kids in need
If you have students who could use resources (clothing, supplies, etc.), please contact Katie Ray. She has some great connections and community partnerships to help our Bears!!
Upcoming Wylie Way day on September 12th:
If you need further clarification, please contact Katie or Aubrey. They are both happy to help. As always, we want this day to be meaningful, so let us know if you need anything to ensure lessons are great!! #gameonWISD
Flu Clinic (flyer attached)
Get your flu shot!! Ain't nobody got time to get the flu!!!
Need credit for Out of District Professional Development? Here's the form you need to complete: http://drive.google.com/a/apps.wylieisd.net/file/d/0Byl_68o68a1GOS01bnpYbE95ODA/view
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
-Glow Run next Thursday in the gym during CAMP times. Please wear your blue Boosterthon t-shirt with jeans or athletic style pants.
Team SHOUT OUTS & SMILES!!
Soooo much GREATNESS to celebrate!!!!
Monica Pfaff-- She has been rollin' solo during 2nd grade lunch duty and she makes it look easy!!! Thank you, Monica!!! -Doolan
Tracy Halligan- She planned, implemented and documented her first fire drill as an Assistant Principal!! Tracy, you are a natural!! SO HAPPY to have you here at BES!!!! #BES1team1dream -Doolan
SHOUT OUT to the Bear Kitchen Team! I would like to send a shout out to my staff. They go above and beyond what is expected of them and I have been blessed to have each of them working with me. They are always on time and always willing to help where needed. They are constantly looking out for each other even when not at work. They enjoy what they do for our students. They are not just people I work with but have become a very important to me. They are more than workers they are a part of my extended family. Love, Ursula
Tammie Hogue - THANK YOU for making sure ALL of our Bears are clear for photos and ALL addresses have been verified!! #ROCKSTAR
Misty - Thank you for helping solve the issue with my 'blue screen of death' on my laptop!! You are a genius!!! -Doolan
SHOUT OUT to Ashley Hough for creating awesome hands-on Math instruction to teach expanded notation to 3rd graders. The kids loved working in groups to get this concept down! Mrs. Hough is a wonderful new addition to Birmingham! --Katrina Conlan
Janay McDowell & Alicia Kam--We are so happy to have you two on our team. You complete our team puzzle and bring a lot of laughter and positivity to our team! Happy Heart! -Michele Gonzales
Katy Byrd is doing such a great job fitting right in at Birmingham! I’m so excited to share kids with her this year! - Adriana Gerbig
Julie Davis-She did a great job adding all the new teacher’s college information to the hallway! Thank you from the College and Career Readiness Committee!
Shout out to Mrs. Oldfield for helping out with 1st and 2nd grade MAP testers! She was so patient and flexible with scheduling and ALLLLL the MAP issues! -Halligan
Shout out to Mrs. Dulaney for letting us invade her castle this week and now maybe some of next. Mrs. Dulaney is awesome!!-Halligan
Team SHOUT OUT! Final shout out, will the REAL MAP testers please stand up…THANK YOU for having patience with the system. Everyone isn’t perfect and obviously neither is THE MAP!! -Halligan
****Send in SHOUT OUTS to help celebrate our GREATNESS!****
Team Birthdays!!!!!
September
20-April Rice
29-Tracy Halligan
October
10-Tammie Hogue
10- Joanna Higginbotham
20-Alicia Kam
29-Ashley Hough
30-Teri Austin