BESTeam Tidbits
December 4, 2016
Celebrations!
Prize patrol!!! Congratulations for nearly $7,000 in grants awarded from the Education Foundation!
The Jingle Bell Challenge can be heard around the building! Thank you for celebrating the season with our superb staff!
Thank you to Alecia, Cathy, Christine, Corrie, Lori, and Tonya for attending TAGT this week! Looking forward to hearing about the wonderful learning that will impact our Texans!
Thank you specials team for the yoga experience!
AMAZING author’s visit! Thank you Raschel for organizing this for our Texans!
Great GRACE Christmas Cottage Visit for our KC Club students! Thank you Abbey!
Thank you Leigh for taking our choir to the Colleyville Tree Lighting! They put us in the spirit!
Thank you Scott for the BES tree at the Colleyville Tree Lighting! Great decorations from our third, fourth, and fifth grade students!
- The S-ELF-Less Challenge is going well throughout the building! Looking forward to seeing where Buddy McJingles and Texan Twinkletoes end up this week!
RtI
Tier III: Monday, December 5
Tier II: Monday, December 5
Thank you for tracking your interventions, duration, and results. Check your email from Cathy for information about Monday's RtI meetings. Looking forward to meeting with each of you!
Watch DOGS
Tuesday, 12/6
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 12/8
- Bill Digaetano
- Open
Friday, 12/9
- Jeff King
- Greg Eickholt
- Greg McCollum
- Jeff Bundy
Thursday
- Ben Stewart
- Carlos Flowers
Friday
- Steven Parsley
- Chase Browning
Hour of Code
GRACE Christmas Cottage
Our staff team building this month will occur on Wednesday, December 14 at the GRACE Christmas Cottage. We will work the 4:30 to 7:30 (ish) shift, then get dinner together. The GRACE Christmas Cottage affords members of our community a dignified way to shop for holiday gifts for members of their immediate family. During our shift, we will guide families, restock the floor, maybe even put together toys. This is a great way to give back to our community while building bonds with our staff. If you are able to come, even if for just a little bit, please let us know by clicking here.
Student Voice Survey
It has been exciting to watch the spread of "student voice" practices across GCISD during the past 18 months. Teachers are discovering the power of allowing students' insights to guide classroom decision making, and students are appreciating the chance to be heard!
Please take 2-3 minutes to complete this brief survey so we can see how this initiative currently looks across GCISD and support continued progress toward students feeling greater ownership and trust with their educational experience.
Thanks,
Suzanne Newell
Tidbits
- Thank you for taking time to take the student voice survey from Dr. Newell (see above).
- Thank you for being great role models during the morning pledges!
- Please note their was a slight adjustment to the report card/progress report dates. Thank you for following the guidelines and entering grades as you collect them so we are prepared for all reporting times.
- Make sure to have your grade-level coordinators have food for the holiday parties approved with Rebecca. Thank you!
- Please be aware there are glitches with the Aesop software when using cell phones to enter absences. In order for your absence to be recorded correctly, please refrain from using your cell phones
- Thank you for entering your absences as soon as you know you will be out...even if you’ve secured a sub ahead of time.
12 Days of December Bell Challenge
You are invited to our Bransford Staff Holiday Party!
Friday, December 16 at 12:15
Bransford Library
Luncheon Catered by Zoe's
Prizes awared for our Jingle Bell Challenge
White Elephant Gift Exchange
Gift should not exceed $10.00
The carrot will be at the party. Will you be lucky enough to take it home this year?
Click here to see some familiar faces in our Christmas JibJab!
Digital Citizenship
2016-2017 Information
Dates to Know
***Please check the BES master calendar on Google for updates***
- December 5-9: Coding Week
- December 5: Luna Grill spirit day/night
- December 5: Hoop Shoot
- December 6: Hoop Shoot, Staff Meeting (all staff)
- December 7: Science PLC
- December 10: Breakfast with Santa
- December 12: Staff Luncheon from PTA & TEA Time 3:10 p.m.
- December 13-15: PTA Holiday Shop
- December 14: Geography Bee 8:30 a.m. & Staff volunteer night at GRACE 4:30 p.m.
- December 15: 5th Grade Choir's Peter Pan 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
- December 16: School-wide Polar Express Day ~ wear pajamas; class parties from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; 5th Grade Volleyball Game 8:00 a.m., Staff Holiday party 12:15 p.m.
Week at a Glance
Monday Coding Week 5th - 9th Luna Grill Spirit Night/Day 11:00am-9:00pm RtI Tier II & Tier III meetings during conference periods Hoop Shoot-Girls 3:00 pm TEA Time 3:00pm-4:00pm Choir @ 2:55pm Tuesday Coding Week 5th - 9th Al & Alecia @ Science Mtg. Hoop Shoot-Boys 3:00 pm Staff Mtg. @ 3:10pm ALL staff 5th grade GT Parent Info Night @ PDEC-Panther Den 6:00pm Wednesday Coding Week 5th - 9th Jamie Principals' Meeting PLC Science-Christi Strang Fitness Force 2:55pm-3:45pm Library Ambassadors 3:00pm-4:00pm Thursday Coding Week 5th - 9th Pre-K PLC Abbey @ mtg. Denise @ mtg. 1:30pm Science Club 2:55pm-4:00pm Choir 2:55pm-4:00pm DI 2:55pm-4:00pm Friday Coding Week 5th - 9th Campus visit: Susan, Jennifer, Cathy, and Jamie Kindergarten decorating Gingerbread houses @ 8:15am DI 2:55pm-4:00pm Saturday
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton