BESTeam Tidbits
November 17, 2017
Happy Thanksgiving!
Celebrations!
Excellent response time to our AED Drill!
Fabulous lockdown drill! Thank you everyone for your quick response and amazing transitions!
Great response at our fire drill! Thank you for your flexibility during 5th grade lunch, 4th grade practice, and a K bathroom break!!
Fantastic fourth grade program! Thank you Ashley!
Thank you Brittany, Jennifer, and Nancy C. for participating in the GCISD Twitter Chat!!!!
Happy Thanksgiving Break!
Big Rocks
Email notification:
As we prepare to spend time with family and friends for the thanksgiving holiday, give yourself time to refresh and recharge by taking a break from email. Set your email to automated response (called Vacation responder on G-Mail). Follow the steps below to give your email a Thanksgiving break!- Access your email
- Click on settings
- Scroll to the bottom
- Click Vacation responder on
- Change the date to reflect start and end dates
- Add a subject "Thanksgiving Break"
- Add a message "Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for your email. Your email is important to me. I am off campus for the Thanksgiving break and will return your email as soon I return to campus on Monday, November 27. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!"
- Click Save Message
Focus 5: Jennifer will be back with us the week after Thanksgiving. Continue to integrate the one minute challenges into your teaching. We encourage you to plan with these in mind. Let Jamie, Tonya, or Cathy know how we can support you as we slowly integrate the arts. Complete the survey: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfPeo6UD54k5EehQgaks1ftoH2OmOwlgs4MoeTVagoJrxCo5g/viewform
Small Rocks
Elves on the Run From Coach K: HO! HO! HO! (Too early??)
I have created a team for the 2nd Annual Elves on the Run Fun Run in Grapevine.
I will be sharing this with the kids as well as getting it sent out to parents.
If you're not busy Saturday, December 2 @ 8:30, I'm sure the kiddos would love to see some familiar faces running along side of them :)
Our team name is BES Texans and make sure to select Bransford Elementary to donate back to our PTA!!!
https://runsignup.com/Race/Register/?raceId=50575&autoLogin=F
Holiday Parties: Reminder that ALL Holiday Party treats to be cleared prior to Dec 21st with Rebecca. Thank you!
Behavior Trainings for Teachers: Based on feedback from principals, the special ed department changed the training dates for teachers. Please share this information with your teachers and encourage attendance. These trainings are open to all teachers.
Elementary 3:30-4:30, Secondary 4:30-5:30
Meetings will be held in the Bronco Bowl.
1/17 - "Visuals"
2/12 - "Differentiated Reinforcement"
3/26 - "The Power of Choice and the Token System"
4/23 -- Topic to be determined soon
KC CLUB Drives: Christmas Cottage and Food Drive Dec. 11-20
New Phones: Please click the link for directions on our new phone system. https://drive.google.com/a/gcisd.net/file/d/0B7AhqFLwK-aBSFV1MVNHeUMwTlFLMVhRdUNydERIYTl1TE5B/view?usp=sharing
Staff Holiday Party
Elves on the Run...Join Team BES!
Be Proactive: 2018-2019 Calendar
On Monday, November 13, GCISD Trustees approved the Student and Staff Instructional Calendars for the 2018-2019 school year.
A few highlights from the 2018-2019 student instructional calendar:
- Students will begin classes on Monday, August 20.
- Students will have a four-day weekend in October for Columbus Day weekend; staff will have a three-day weekend.
- Students and staff will have a four-day weekend in April (dependent on the need to makeup one or both inclement weather days).
- Students are finished on May 30 with graduation following that afternoon and evening.
To view the 2018-2019 student instructional calendar, click here.
To view the 2018-2019 staff instructional calendar, click here.
To learn more about how the district develops the instructional calendars, please watch the video below.
Three Terrific Texan Tweets
Week at a Glance
November 20-24th Thanksgiving Holiday Monday 27th Judith out Choir 3-4:00pm Garden Club 3-3:45pm Tuesday 28th FOCUS 5 Judith out Teddy’s Burgers Spirit Night 4-9:00pm Staff Meeting - Focus 5 3:15-4:30pm Wednesday 29th FOCUS 5 KC Club Cottage Tour 3:30-4:15pm Fitness Force 3-3:45pm Tonya at AP meeting Thursday 30th Jamie @ staff development Kate @ training Raschel @ training Musical tryouts Science Club 2:55-4:00pm Science Lab Library Ambassadors 3-4:00pm Friday 1st Jamie @ staff development Kate @ training Denise H. @ staff development Becca out Colleyville Tree Lighting-BES Choir performing @ 6:00pm
Be Proactive ~ A look ahead!
- November 28: Teddy’s Burgers Spirit Night 4-9:00pm
- December 8: Staff Holiday Party
- December 12: CMS Holiday performance at 10:00 a.m.
- December 19: Staff volunteer opportunity at GRACE Christmas Cottage
- December 21: All school assembly at 9:45 a.m. starting with Portrait of a Texan for November and December, choir performance, and school sing-along (this affords our volunteers to set up for the end of semester celebrations); Celebrations from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. (please note, we will NOT be signing students out early from the classroom); Early Release at 11:45 a.m.
- December 22: No school for staff and students
BES Forms
- Field Trip Request Form
- PTA Grant Request: All PTA grant requests are due the Wednesday before the executive board meets.
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton