BESTeam Tidbits
May 6, 2018
Celebrations!
Thank you second grade for taking students to Menchie’s for their ARTy auction win!
Thank you Shelly for putting pictures in all Cum Folders!!!!
Ms. Dee want to take a minute to tell the kids "Thank you for eating lunch with her today"
We had record sales on complete lunches. We sold 296 complete lunches. We couldn't do it with the wonderful kids here at BES. They truly are the BEST!!!What an amazing Teacher Appreciation Week! Our PTA has truly outdone themselves!
Thank you to our INCREDIBLE hiring committee members who spent HOURS this week interview to find the BEST for our students, staff, and family! Thank you Megan, Kelsey, Jan, Alecia, Delana, Shelly, Wendy, Connie, Jennifer, Becca, Al Carolyn, Abbey, Jenna, Kate, Corrie, Brittany, Michaela, Ashley, and Cathy!!!!
Thank you for opening your classroom for our visitors on Wednesday! They were impressed with the work of each of you and our incredible Texans!
Big Rocks
Work Orders: Greg Sims would like to get a head start on EOY work orders. Please email Denise with any issues in your room or around the building. Thank you!
Portrait of a Texans: Take a moment to share your input for POT for the months of April and May. Click here for a reminder of who has been awarded this honor this year. Thank you!
Pay Date Change for Employees: The district's pay dates for monthly and substitute/part-time employees has historically been the 27th of each month, unless that date falls on a weekend, in which it is the Friday before.
Beginning in September 2018, the pay dates for monthly and substitute/part-time employees will be the 22nd of each month. This will allow the district time to process the reports required from a new Teacher Retirement System (TRS) system. Please communicate this to your staff. Attached is the 2018-2019 payroll calendar for monthly and substitute/part-time employees. This calendar will also be posted on the District's website under the Payroll & Benefits Department.
Arts Resources
Art infuses joy and student voice into daily instruction. https://www.naesp.org/principal-januaryfebruary-2018-comprehensive-learning/arts-integration-improves-school-culture-and-s
Small Rocks
Schlechty Center - Upcoming (FREE) Learning Opportunity
Please consider if this learning opportunity would be a good fit for you in June. As part of GCISD's partnership with the Schlechty Center, we have access to a limited number of free seats at these awesome sessions. See the attached flyer and let Jamie know - first come first served.
Summer Learning Opportunities for GCISD Staff
As the end of our school year rapidly approaches, it's time to begin thinking about how you'll spend your lazy days of resting and reflection. The C&I team has compiled many opportunities that will help to grow and challenge the "teacher side" of your brain during the summer weeks. Please browse through the options and select the ones that meet your personal learning goals.
If reading by the pool (or inside in the air conditioning) is your preference, be sure to stock up on titles that meet your learning needs before you leave. GCISD has two new options for accessing books, so please check these out as well!
Child Nutrition Week May 7-11
Child Nutrition Appreciation Week is May 7-11. Have you thanked a lunch lady today? Let them know how much they mean to the students and the school day!
To kick off Child Nutrition Appreciation Week, Grapevine-Colleyville schools will celebrate School Lunch Hero Day on May 4. School Lunch Hero Day provides an opportunity for parents, students, school staff and communities to thank those who provide healthy meals to 30 million of America’s students each school day.
Grant Opportunity: VOYA is offering teacher grants for projects that are innovative creative and positively influence students. Each year, 100 finalists receive a $2,000 grant and three are selected for additional grants. Click here for more information.
Watch D.O.G.S.: This is the live link for our awesome Watch D.O.G.S.
Back to School Fair:
We are excited to announce that GCISD is once again partnering with the community to serve our economically disadvantaged students. The seventh-annual Back to School Fair is scheduled for Saturday, August 11, from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. at Grapevine High School. This is a collaborative event sponsored by GCISD, CONNECT, the Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation, and the Women's Division of the Grapevine Chamber of Commerce. Last year, with support of our staff and community, these organizations provided free backpacks, school supplies and other back-to-school needs to approximately 1,200 GCISD students.
We are in desperate need of volunteers! We need both English and Spanish speaking volunteers - the more, the better. This is a very rewarding experience and you will be happy you were part of it - guaranteed! We need assistance with checking families in, guiding families through the fair, and assisting nutrition and transportation with bilingual communication.
Join us in the fun of helping our less fortunate families. We look forward to seeing you there.
Please sign up here: http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0f4aafaa22aafc1-btsf1
If you have any questions, please contact Emberly Hill.
Instructional Technology Updates
- Blogs you may have missed
- Classroom Screen: https://goo.gl/ZRTJrC
- Discovery Education: https://goo.gl/PaaFVr
- Using the app list for Meraki: https://goo.gl/fTBGNk
- Prodigy Online Math: https://goo.gl/8sMAUU
- DyKnow: https://goo.gl/y3Jx8u
- E-Portfolio
- The 4th artifact is due soon and it's almost time to update the website. Most 3-5 graders have a Google Site last year. All 2nd graders and any new students will have to make theirs.
- Math Slides apps are back!
Interactive Boxlight Projectors
POST-IT APP
Quizalize!
PK_1st Grade App
Week at a Glance
What's going on around BES this week?
Monday
Cathy at C&I
LifeStage Theater 3:00-4:00 pm
Choir 3-4:00pm
5th grade GT field trip
Rebecca late coming in
Tuesday
LifeStage Theater 3:00-4:00 pm
ALL Staff Meeting- 3:15-4:30pm
Black Walnut Spirit Night 4-9:30pm
Wednesday
Alecia at science meeting
LifeStage Theater 3:00-4:00 pm
Thursday
GT Sparks Talks 11:00am
Library Ambassadors 3-4:00pm
Shelly @ meeting 1:30 pm
Friday
Kindergarten Patriotic Picnic
PK water afternoon
5th grade to Lifesong Theater 12:20-2:30 pm
Jenna out
Lori out
Susan E’s birthday
Young Athlete’s Day
Bransford Shirt and Jeans
Be Proactive: A look ahead!
- Spirit Events
- Black Walnut Cafe Spirit Night May 8th 4-9:30pm
- Zoe's Spirit Night May 23rd
- Tuesday Meetings
May 1: ALL staff
Library Calendar
May 11 - District due date for student books in order to have time to account for all books, send
home late and lost notices, collect any fines, etc. *Since we still have a round of
STAAR after that, I am going to only ask for books from K-2 students on May 11. I will
extend the date for grades 3-5 so they can have books for testing. Students in grades
K-2 can use Overdrive (in ClassLink under Learning Commons Resources) and check
our eBooks from now on, even throughout the summer.
May 14-18 - STAAR Testing - the Learning Commons will be closed
May 18 - Books due from grades 3-5 students. *All student books should be turned in by this time.
May 21 - 5th grade is presenting their Eras of American History projects in the Learning
Commons
May 22-24 - Scholastic BOGO (buy one get one free) Book Fair (we will be open during Field
Day)
May 23 - Colleyville Public Library presentation about their Summer Reading Program in gym
during Specials
May 29 - Teacher books due (see me if you need to keep something longer)
2018-2019 Planning & Information
- Calendar 2018-2019
- Master Schedule: We have started the conversation about master schedule for 2018-2019. Our final schedule will be ready in May. Stay tuned for updates. Our goals are to think differently and create a schedule that allows us to:
- meet students' varying needs
- continue our journey from teaching to learning platform
- delve deeply into arts integration
- design and facilitate engaging work for our Texans
- have collaboration time with peers throughout the building
- maximizes time for students and staff
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