Back to School Updates
Everything we know...right now
Welcome back!
The summer heat will go on but your summer days off are coming to an end soon. Erika and I are looking forward to seeing you all again and have life come back to the hallways! This newsletter will give you LOTS of information with as much detail as we know right now. In some cases, more will be shared as details continue to come in.
We hope you enjoy this format, too! ;-)
Physical changes and upgrades
New carpet now exists in 4th grade classrooms bringing our entire campus up to date with refreshed carpet. The yucky carpet in the CC is gone! Now there is shiny new VCT (tile) in its place. The front parking lot is freshly painted to have more clearly marked spaces. The playground is sporting a new Gaga Pit, sure to be a hit with the kids, and the holes in the blue surface have been repaired. New gutters now line the library so hopefully that part of the sidewalk will be drier to walk on when it's raining. If you enjoy buying sodas from the Pepsi machine, your days are numbered. The machine is costing way more to have than the money it brings in so it will be removed at some point.
August Staff Development Schedule
We are working to finalize the daily schedule of events for staff development days. The basic schedule is being emailed to you. As we continue to add details, we are keeping in mind the time and attention you want to give to setting up your room. (If you are worried about your room being perfect, the article below might help you.)
Additionally, we want to provide you time on the weekends of the 13th-14th and 20th-21st. We need your help, though, to plan AC for those days so please respond using the Google Form link if you plan to be here for any or all of those days. It will take 5 or more people on a day to constitute a need for AC. You'll have to sign into your SBISD Google account to respond.
CONVOCATION
This year's Convocation will take place on Friday, August 12th, at 10:00. We will be given a t-shirt to wear that morning. Sizes were ordered based on the sizes we used for our spirit shirts. The BIG change is that the entire district will attend all at the same time. To make sure everyone gets there without a major traffic jam or parking lot issues, everyone will be transported from BHE by air conditioned bus. This is for every campus and there are no exceptions to drive yourself (so please don't ask).
Class Lists
All classroom teachers should have received class lists from Claudia by now. As is typical, there have been a few catches that we missed and changes are being made. Some changes are happening because new information about students is coming in--i.e., testing for accelerated classes, withdrawing, etc.
We caution you not to start your labeling until we get closer to the week of the 15th or you may find yourself making lots of new labels!
Keys & Radios
You can check out your classroom key and radio starting Monday, August 8th.
Remind App
We will be using Remind to send out messages, notices, and reminders this year. You'll need to get the FREE Remind App on your phone and setup your account. Then enter the following codes to be added to the BHE list. Messages are sent to your phone as a text message. You won't want to miss out on any information, so you'll want to be included!