The Birmingham Brief
April 12, 2019
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
SO.MUCH.GREATNESS under one tiny roof!!!
Did you know that we had 100% attendance in 4th grade on Tuesday for Writing STAAR?!?! I'm convinced that was God's way of making sure He could put His hand on all of our Bears at one time all in one place!!! Our kids and teachers were focused and confident!!! Go Bears!!!
****Day of Gratitude****
The Great and Powerful Katie Ray would like everyone to wear their BLUE Livin' the Dream shirt on Wednesday to celebrate our Wylie Way Day of Gratitude! Please help us spread the word!!
Classroom visits and end of year conferences this week have been such a treat!!! We have seen such growth across the campus! THIS is why we consistently collaborate and share best practices!!
The WHY for what we are learning.....
I had the pleasure of being in Mrs. Childers' classroom during Bear Time week and got to hear her talking with kids about the WHY for learning about Fact and Opinion. Her explanation was tied to team collaboration and data conversations.....YES, my heart was smiling....it was AWESOME....and the kids were hanging on her every word! It made me think.....do we tell the kids WHY enough? As adults, we like knowing the WHY behind something even if it's way more than we really ever wanted to know. We still appreciate the WHY. Just something to think about as we enter a new week of learning on Monday. How will you help your students understand the WHY for what they are learning.
***April 26th Bear Boogie*** Read carefully.....
We will be celebrating our volunteers at the Bear Boogie on the 26th. Please be sure to return their RSVPs to my box as soon as you get them. We need a headcount for Perrin's special cookies!! THANK YOU, Chelsea!!!
All volunteers present will be gifted a fancy cookie and a certificate of appreciation.THANK YOU, April Rice for working your magic on these cards.
-----ALSO, WHS Media will be here. They will be capturing pieces of Birmingham GREATNESS throughout the entire school day to create our BES Promo video (more info coming soon about this).
---We are asking everyone to wear their BLUE Livin' the Dream shirt on this day! Man, we definitely get our money's worth out of these shirts!! We may need 2 next year! LOL!!
RTI Aware form updates DUE:
-April 23
-May 21
RTI Decision Point (last one):
-April 24: 3rd grade ONLY
-May 1: 4th grade ONLY
-May 8: K, 1, 2nd ONLY
***Please come with student data cards update and tons of celebrations!!!
**Reach out to our RTI gurus for assistance in getting these forms updated each time. Thank you! **
Summer Learning Info and Reminders:
SUMMER 2019 – HAVE YOU REGISTERED FOR SESSIONS?
We are so excited to offer all Wylie ISD staff members another summer of engaging professional learning opportunities! Even more sessions have been added, and registration is open in Workshop. Want to learn more? Visit the Summer 2019 Professional Learning Flyer. Be sure to check out this week’s Summer Learning Spotlight!
Wishing you the BESt weekend!!!
#BES1team1dream #LivingTheDream
-Doolan
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
"What gets celebrated gets repeated!" - Jeff Anderson
SHOUT OUT to Mrs. April Rice!! 1st- we couldn't be more excited to have you back in action at The Ham!! Whew....we missed you while you were out recovering from surgery!! 2nd- Did you know....Mrs. April graciously took time away from her Bears to help the front office team this week? Yes.She.Did!!! Thank you so much, April!!! We appreciate you and certainly enjoyed your giggle in the front office this week!!!
Candace, Kelly Lisa and Jennifer (aka: The Hope Team)!! I was out in the Hope classroom this week and was blown away at the progress of this program!! This team is definitely in it for kids!! We are so blessed to have you all here at BES!!!
Ladies and Coach!!! WOW! OMG!! Have you seen the growth our Bears have made on MAP this year?? If your grade level hasn't taken EOY MAP yet, get ready!! Our kids are growing like weeds!! Please don't spray them ....just keep watering them with miracle grow!! I AM SO PROUD....and YOU SHOULD BE, TOO!! #BES1team1dream
SHOUT OUT to all of our teachers who have dedicated their Saturdays to serving our Bears!!! We've tackled two and have three more to go!! These Saturdays are when we add the extra little sparkle on our Bears!!! Thank you all!! Let's Play Ball!!
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
--Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
5/3 is the last one--- Kinder this is your week :-)
Team Birthdays!!!!!
April
3-Katy Byrd
7-Barbara Rowell
13-Tiffany Kvale
17-April Lamarre
21-Ursula Thigpen
24-Debbie Inwood
25-Tonya West
30-Emilee Fisk