The Birmingham Brief
January 18, 2019
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
Take the day off on Monday!!!! That's right!! No school on Monday!!! Enjoy this extra time to rest and relax!!
WOW!! Nothing like ending the week with an exciting dismissal!! Thank you all for your help and your patience while we cleared the drive. #teamwork
3rd and 4th grade tutoring has started and we need YOU!!! We could really use some volunteers to help tutor at least one day a week in 3rd and 4th grade. Tutoring times are Monday, Tuesday and Thursday 2:45-3:30. Please let me know if you are interested. Thank you!!!
While I didn't get as many walk-throughs in this week as I had planned, the classrooms that I did visit were AWESOME!!! AND........I was so impressed with the intentionality of questioning at the teacher table!! WOOHOO! Ladies and gentlemen, small group instruction is where the magic happens!!!!
Newsela:
Each classroom teacher now has a subscription for NEWSELA (pronounced news ella’) Pro.
www.newsela.com Your go-to gals for Newsela are Sherri Chuang and Connie Lambert!!
K-2 teachers: Decision Point - January 30th
Please make sure all forms in AWARE have been updated. We are excited to celebrate student growth!!!! If you need assistance with forms, don't forget to call on our RTI experts: Marissa Oldfield, Debbie Inwood and Corinne Houghton. These ladies are more than happy to help!!!
Behavior Round Table: Tuesday, January 29th @ 3:00 in the library
The FABULOUS Kelly Burke and other WISD Behavior Specialists will be here in our library to talk through student behavior and solutions for you to implement in your classroom. Bring your questions and/or concerns. This AWESOME group is ready to help support you and your students.
Who's ringing bells?
Please let us know when your team is ringing bells. We definitely want to celebrate with you and students. #LetTheBellsRing
January is School Board Appreciation Month!!
**Special Edition** Bear Boogie on Friday, January 25th to honor WISD School Board President, Mitch Herzog!
#MaroonOutForMitch Mitch LOVES his Aggies, so we are going to attempt (with the help of some resident Aggies) to host a Midnight Yell at 7:30 a.m.! WHOOP!!!
100th day of school--January 29th
-submit names to the form
https://goo.gl/forms/l9q3OK0npLWXt07G2
Wishing you the BESt weekend!!!
#BES1team1dream #LivingTheDream
-Doolan
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
"What gets celebrated gets repeated!" - Jeff Anderson
SHOUT OUT and spirit fingers to Allison Ornelas and Katie Talbott!! These ladies jumped out of their comfort zone to make sure YOU heard all about their learning with Jeff Anderson!!! So GREAT!! I just love it when teachers teach teachers! #GREATNESS Awesome job, ladies!!!
SHOUT OUT to the 4th grade Team!! When half of your team is new to the campus and/or Wylie ISD that can be a huge challenge.....NOT for this team!!! Even as the heat cranks up here in the season of testing, these ladies are giving it their all for all kids.....with a smile!!! Thank you for your positive vibes!!! Together, we will grow kids!!!
SHOUT OUT to the RTI & SPED Teams!! WOW! Just WOW!! All of the ARDs...504s....small groups....paperwork, etc. Thank you for ensuring kids are getting exactly what the need to be successful!! From accommodations to small group instruction and building relationships, our kids are served by the BESt!!! Thank you!!
SHOUT OUT to the Kindergarten Team!! When these ladies found out they were getting an entire day with Kristen, our reading consultant, they quickly put their heads together and developed their own learning plan for the day!!! AND......I love the way they have had their F&P prompting guides attached to their hip at the teacher table and during collaboration time together! Kinder is on a mission!! I LOVE IT!!
SHOUT OUT to the 3rd grade Team!! These ladies are ROCKING the LLI implementation plan...AND....continually revisiting MAP data to ensure their small groups are on point....AND....making time for intentional conversations with kids about their goals!! #PRICELESS Happy Heart!!!
SHOUT OUT to Ursula and her FABULOUS team!! Not only do these ladies prepare the BESt meals for our Bears, but they also share their smiles with us all each day!! Grateful for these sweet ladies and their serving hearts!!! Thank you!!!
SHOUT OUT to the Front Office Team!! New system, new processes, daily guidance lessons, countless clinic visits & temperature checks, and a mound of visitor tags.......No worries....just SMILES!! Ladies, thank you for keeping the train on the tracks!!! We LOVE YOU!!
SHOUT OUT to the 2nd grade Team!! Talk about teamwork, collaboration and maximizing learning time for kids......these ladies have figured it out!!! I'm so impressed with the way this team jumped right into MAP testing last week and instantly sorted data and kids to start new Bear Time groups on Monday. Yes, they finished MAP testing last Friday and started new Bear Time groups on Monday. True statement!! #BES1team1dream
SHOUT OUT to the Hope Team!! AMAZING transformations are happening in the Hope Program!! This team works together, with our staff....all for kids!! I love that we get to benefit from the GREATNESS of this team!!!
SHOUT OUT to the 1st grade Team!! by Wednesday, 3 of 6 classes had completed MAP testing and ALL...yes, ALL 1st graders have shown growth!! Growth from BOY ranges from 10-30 points!!! #LetTheBellsRing I.AM.SO.PROUD!!
SHOUT OUT to the CAMP Team!!! Thank you all for taking the idea of bringing back Fitness Friday in 2019 and making it come to life.....AND......consistently working together to cover for one another when needed, giving time to small group interventions throughout the building, AND...the list goes on!! We appreciate you!!
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
-The master calendar has been UPDATED for January. Please review.
--Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
Team Birthdays!!!!!
January
19-Aubrey Goodman
21-John McCrary
February
3-Brandi Carter
3-Janay McDowell
6-Gail Allen
6-Sally Powers
7-Chelsea Perrin
7-Maria Behna
11-Marissa Oldfield