BESTeam Tidbits
May 13, 2018
Celebrations!
Happy Mother’s Day! Enjoy your time with your family and friends!
Thank you Coach K for leading team building and sharing the plans for field day!
Thank you to each of you for the love you pour into each of our Texans!
Lots of great interest in career day! Schedule coming soon! Thank you Abbey!
Thank you Tonya for getting us organized and ready for STAAR week!
Thanks Coach K and mom for bagels! What a great mid-week treat!
Big Rocks
- Chick-fil-A: The Murillo family is donating Chick-fil-A lunch for staff on Wednesday, May 16. Please take a moment to complete this survey by Monday, May 14 at 11:00 a.m. letting us know your lunch selection. Thank you!
- STAAR Week: Thank you for creating an amazing testing environment for our Texans! Looking forward to letting our Texans show off this week!
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· Professional Learning Opportunities: Please let Jamie know if you are interested in any of the following professional learning opportunities by THIS Thursday, May 17, 2018. Thank you!
- Fine Arts Summit: Experience the Region 10 Fine Arts Summit, a one-day learning extravaganza for teachers of Visual Art, Music, Theatre and Dance. Special features include a keynote from Kristen Walter, Innovative Teaching and Learning Manager at Crayola, plus break out seminars lead by current educators and interactive sessions hosted by local arts agencies. Come learn from the best Fine Arts educators in Region 10 and rejuvenate yourself for a creative and joyful summer. For more information and class options, click here.
- Activating Learning Through the Arts: The Summer Institute is a research-based comprehensive pedagogical exploration and immersion training experience in the use of drama-based instruction across the curriculum. This three to four-day intensive arts integration training program is co-facilitated by faculty and graduate students from the Department of Theatre and Dance and the College of Education. The Institute provides an opportunity for educators and working professional from across the country to gather and explore the power of learning in and through the arts. Click here for more information.
o 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.
- Survey Says: Third, fourth, and fifth grade teachers, please see the email sent by Jamie on Friday regarding the Bright Bytes survey. Thank you in advance for taking time to give this survey to our Texans!
- Bump it up day: Information about next Monday's BIUD will be in your email by Wednesday. Looking forward to a great day!
Small Rocks
Grapevine-Colleyville ISD Night at Globe Life Park on June 5
The Texas Rangers and Grapevine-Colleyville ISD are thrilled to present Grapevine-Colleyville ISD night at globe life park. Enjoy an evening of Rangers baseball with fellow Grapevine-Colleyville families. A portion of each ticket sold will go back to Grapevine-Colleyville Education Foundation. Discounted tickets are available for all Grapevine-Colleyville ISD employees, friends, and families through this exclusive offer. Click here for the flyer.
TELPAS Training Portal
The Pearson TELPAS Training portal will close on July 2nd. After this time, all certificates and training histories from the 2017-18 TELPAS portal will be lost. This does include calibration certificates and basic training certificates. If you have not made personal copies, please do so before this time.
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!
Watch D.O.G.S.: This is the live link for our awesome Watch D.O.G.S.
Summer Nutrition Program 2018
Locations of summer sites:
Cross Timbers Middle School: June 4 – August 10
Breakfast: 7:30 - 8:30 a.m.
Lunch: 11 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Silver Lake Elementary: June 4 – July 13
Breakfast: 7:00 - 8:00 a.m.
Lunch: 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
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
STAAR testing week-no visitors
STAAR-3rd & 4th Math
Enjoy wearing jeans and a Bransford shirt as you get in your STAAR steps!
BES Garden Club 3-3:45pm
LifeStage 3- 4:00pm last Monday class 3:45 performance
Choir 3-4:00pm
Classroom teacher interviews after school
Tuesday
STAAR-3rd & 4th Reading
Enjoy wearing jeans and a Bransford shirt as you get in your STAAR steps!
1st grade to Dallas World Aquarium 9am-2:20pm
LifeStage 3- 4:00pm last Tuesday class 3:45 performance
Wednesday
STAAR-5th Science
Enjoy wearing jeans and a Bransford shirt as you get in your STAAR steps!
Chick-fil-A lunch (see big rocks)
LifeStage 3- 4:00pm last Wednesday class 3:45 performance
Thursday
STAAR-make up
Class lists due today
“Pete The Cat” 1st grade musical 9:50 a.m. for PPCD, PK, K, & 2 and at 6:30 p.m. for all
PTA General Meeting-Learning Commons 5:30pm-6:30pm
Friday
STAAR-make up
Lauren out p.m.
Tracey out
Be Proactive: A look ahead!
- Spirit Events
- Zoe's Spirit Night May 23rd
- Tuesday Meetings
Library Calendar
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
- Click HERE for the 2018-2019 GCISD student calendar.
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