The Birmingham Brief
Week February 26- March 2
Together....we SHINE as One!!
"A diamond is a piece of coal under pressure. If you are feeling pressure today, you are about to SHINE!"
YES!! That's the sun shining out there!!! Man, I have missed that!! Not that I don't like a rainy day every now and then, but there's just something about sunshine that makes me happy! Thank you for an AWESOME week full of learning and teamwork! Birmingham....greatest school in the history of the universe!!!!
I witnessed #1team1dream at it's finest today! In both 2nd and 4th grade we were short a sub. Being short a sub is no fun for anyone and taking on more students than you had planned on can be stressful. Thank you to both teams for welcoming extra students and keeping them actively engaged in learning! SHOUT OUT Adriana Gerbig graciously volunteered to have 40 2nd graders in her room this morning!! It was like it was planned! Kids were awesome, she was awesome and still standing at the end of the day!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Have you heard about P.A.W. in 1st grade? P.A.W. stands for Perfectly Awesome Writers! Our 1st grade team created this program to celebrate top notch writing in their classes. I had the honor of celebrating the inaugural group last week and hearing their writing today during their party! These 1st graders are confident and ready to share their stories. Not only do these Bears get to have a party and share their writing, but their books are going to be available for check out in our library!! How cool is that? LOVE.IT.ALL!! I've attached a picture of the 1st P.A.W. group at the bottom of the brief.
Calendar Updates:
We needed to make a few changes to the calendar for March. (I'll update in Outlook.)
- Campus Leadership 3/7
- Wizards Assembly (Harlem Globe Trotters type assembly) - 3/20 @ 8:00
- STAAR training 3/21 (all staff attends)
- PLC 3/21: no agenda needed you may use this time to work on modules
- STAAR modules due 3/28
Altered schedules for next week:
March 9th -- Bear Store & Hoops for Heart Schedules attached
Be on the lookout for appointment for End of the Year Conferences with your appraiser. These will start after Spring Break.
GREAT things are happening here at BES!!! Thank you for all you do to make everyday the BESt!!!!!
Need credit for Out of District Professional Development? Here's the form you need to complete: http://drive.google.com/a/apps.wylieisd.net/file/d/0Byl_68o68a1GOS01bnpYbE95ODA/view
Upcoming Events
March
2- BES Carnival, 5:00 - 8:00 pm
5-9- College Week
7- STAAR training (modules due Mar. 23)
Kona Ice during all Recesses
Drama Kids, 2:45
8- Think College Thursday
Vertical PLC 3rd & 4th (during Bear Time)
9- Bear Boogie, 7:30am
End of 3rd 9 weeks
12-18- Spring Break
Team Birthdays!
March
10- Katrina Conlan
22- Lisa Radkowski
25- Katie Ray
27- Lynda Maynard