BESTeam Tidbits
April 30, 2017
August Professional Learning
When teachers return in August for the 2017-2018 school year, they will have two weeks of professional learning prior to students arriving on Monday, August 21. Since this is a change in our August schedule, I wanted to provide you with some information of what you can expect those two weeks.
Monday, August 7: All new hires and first year teachers report
Tuesday, August 8: Teachers report for 2017-2018 school year; Staff on Campus
Wednesday, August 9: Inaugural GCISD Learning Institute
Thursday, August 10: Elementary Learning Institute; Secondary Staff on Campus
Friday, August 11: Teacher Day off
Monday, August 14: Department specific professional learning opportunities
Tuesday, August 15: Convocation 2017 at 9 a.m.; Staff on campus in the afternoon
Wednesday, August 16: Secondary Learning Institute; Elementary Staff on Campus
Thursday, August 17: Staff on Campus
Friday, August 18: Staff on Campus
I am sure that many of you are wondering what is the Learning Institute? We are so thankful to our curriculum and instruction department for developing the opportunity for K-12 collaboration not only on our campus but across the district. These days are intended to be an open-ended learning opportunity where staff may choose sessions based on the areas they feel they need the most assistance from other teachers and curriculum and instruction staff.
The second item that may look new on our professional learning calendar are the department specific professional learning opportunities. This is a built-in time during the week for nurses, counselors, librarians, fine arts, etc. to gather in a district-wide meeting. During this time, the instructional staff that remains on campus will have the opportunity to engage in professional learning with your grade level and or subject matter.
There will be additional professional development requirements for new teachers during these two weeks and we will share them with those staff members as they join our team.
Our curriculum and instruction department has compiled a list of summer professional development opportunities. Please refer to this list for those offerings.
Celebrations!
Wonderful Pre-K and Kinder round-up! Thank you Delana, Chris, Denise, Wendy, Shelly, Denise, Rebecca, Al, Corrie, Abbey, Cathy, and Tonya for sharing your love for BES with our new families!
Taco Tuesday from Pre-K! Thank you Pre-K for the delicious food and excellent teamwork!
Girls on the Run bake sale was a HUGE success! Thank you everyone for your support!
Girls on the Run 5K! Our GOTR team did great on Saturday morning!
Thank you Leigh for organizing our district honor choir representatives for Friday's pep rally and for attending the concert on Friday evening! The students did an amazing job!
AP for the day did an excellent job!
Thank you Abbey, Rebecca, and Alecia for representing BES at the Rachel’s Challenge Rally! Our KC Club had a fabulous interactive booth!
- Jersey Mike’s Spirit Night made $550 for BES! Thank you everyone for supporting our spirit nights!
To do...
- Learning Commons Survey: Please take few minutes to take the learning commons survey below. https://docs.google.com/a/gcisd.net/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf8H3WcK_GwLu8Uc7AhXlI30OwceYhP3zcllQGZx0S3kAs62w/viewform?c=0&w=1
- Math Survey: We are working with HMH to make determinations about how to transition from one school year to another with data saved in our online platform for instructional materials for mathematics. We need more information from every elementary math teacher. K-5 math teachers, please answer this brief survey to help us out!
- iPads: Back up your iPads before Tuesday's staff meeting.
- Pictures: Send Brittany pictures to spotlight on the campus website
Summer Work Opportunity
Closed Campus
Take two...
Check here each week for two strategies and/or ideas to implement in your work with our Texans. Please share great ideas you use or have found so we can post them here for others to use.
- Help Your Students Slide Up, Not Down, Over the Summer: https://languagemagazine.com/2017/04/help-students-slide-not-summer/
- A Mindset Shift to Continue Supporting the Most Frustrating Kids: https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2017/04/24/a-mindset-shift-to-continue-supporting-the-most-frustrating-kids/
The Arts!
Summer Learning: As we near the last month of the 2016-2017 school year, summer learning options are becoming available. Below, please find two options related to the integration of arts.
- Arts integration online conference: http://artsintegrationconference.com/ This evolving professional learning opportunity is ALL online. This would be a great opportunity to get together with some of your Bransford friends and learn together. If you are interested in this online learning, let Jamie know.
- Arts and special education: http://education.kennedy-center.org/education/vsa/programs/special_education.cfm If you are interested in traveling to Austin on Sunday, August 6 and returning on Monday, August 7 to learn about arts integration, let Jamie know.
Student Voice
ALL Staff on Tuesday
Agenda:
- Please bring your iPads. We are all receiving new iPads on Tuesday. Take a few minutes to back up your iPad before the meeting.
- Arts update
- 2017-2018 Map
Watch DOGS
Tuesday, 5/2
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 5/4
- Justin Rutledge
- Cody Vise
Friday, 5/5
- Greg Takacs
- Steven Parsley
2016-2017 Information
Dates to Know
***Please check the BES master calendar on Google for updates***
- The 2017 Retiree Dinner will be held the evening of Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the Courtyard Dallas DFW Airport North/Grapevine, 2200 Bass Pro Dr, Grapevine, TX 76051.
- Field Day: May 19
- Career Day: May 24...more info to come
- EOY Celebrations
Week at a Glance
Monday
Our staff is full of SUPER heroes! Jeans and a super hero shirt!
Teacher Appreciation Week
No GT classes
Shana out
Lori out-gone to Robotics field trip
Tuesday
We love our staff! Jeans and wearer's choice!
No GT classes
UNT 11:00 am-12:30 pm last meeting
Chris, Patti, Jan & Cathy ½ pm at Humanities meeting
Bricks 4 Kidz 2:55-4:00pm
Staff Mtg. 3:15-4:00pm
Wednesday
We have an AMAZING team! Jeans and your favorite team's shirt!
Garden Club 7:00am
5th grade GT field trip
RtI Tier 2 & Tier 3 during WWW
Fitness Force 2:55-3:45pm EOY party
Lori out-gone to Robotics field trip
Thursday
May the FOURTH be with you! Jeans and Star Wars shirt!
Denise H. out
Raschel @ Library PLC’s
Retiree Dinner
Rebecca @ meeting 7:30-10:00am
PTA Exec. Luncheon @ 11:00am
Shelly @ mtg 1:30pm
Science Club 1st grade 2:55-4:00pm
Choir 2:55-3:30pm
Friday
We love Bransford! Jeans and a BES shirt or red, white, and blue shirt!
Denise out
Cake and Corn Dogs with the Counselor
Texan Time 2-2:55pm (second to last one, final meeting on May 12)
Set up for elections 5-9:00pm
Saturday
- Elections (6am-10pm) @ BES
2017-2018 Information
- Back to School Fair, Saturday, August 5, 2017. If you are interested in volunteering, please use this link to sign up: BTSF Volunteer Sign Up or if you would like more information, please contact Emberly Hill at emberly.hill@gcisd.net.
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton