BESTeam Tidbits
January 8, 2017
2017 Challenge, Week 1
Week 1 Challenge: Positive Phone Calls
- Make 5 positive phone calls home to any family member for any reason. For example, Sue may call the parents of the Hoop Shoot participants and share how proud she is of them for competing.
- Once you have completed the 5 positive phone calls, write you your BES journal a short reflection on how the phone calls made you feel.
- Complete this form to be entered in the drawing for week 1.
Thank you in advance for participating in our 2017 Challenge! This is an excellent way for us to continue to build an excellent school together!
Celebrations!
- Thank you Sue for creating the Texan Time schedule for our staff and students!
- Units of Study for Teaching Writing for ALL humanities teachers arrived this week! A HUGE thank you to BEST PTA for the funding and Cathy for making it happen!
- Thank you to each of you for your assistance during dismissal Friday!
- Thank you for embracing the snow and taking advantage of the teachable moments!
Digital Citizenship
To do...
- Update your website with information for the second semester.
- Send Brittany pictures to spotlight on the campus website.
- Pick up your Writing Units of Study on Tuesday from Cathy.
Team Building
Staff gathering on January 20th begins as soon as you arrive. Join K team at Mi Pueblo Mexican Restaurant: 8412 Davis Blvd. (next to Walmart off of North Tarrant Parkway and Davis Blvd. in NRH).
Save the date for second grade team building on February 24. More details soon!
Watch DOGS
Tuesday, 1/10
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 1/12
- Jeff Neubauer
- Open
Friday, 1/13
- Jay Steinkamp
- Open
- Open
- Open
- Open
- Open
- Jeff Zimmerer
- Napoleon Erazo
January 10, 2017
ALL staff will meet in the learning commons at 3:15 p.m. for our first staff meeting of the school year. Looking forward to kindergarten sharing their PoG learning and leading us in team building! Please click here for the agenda. See you then!
NEW Specials' Procedures
Art students, K-5 will report directly to the Art Room
iPad Information for Specials
- K - bring iPads only if asked to bring by the Specials Teacher.
- 1st & 2nd bring iPads only on days they have Music.
- Grades 3, 4, & 5 bring iPads on Music and Art Days. Students will bring their iPads directly to their shelves outside of the Art & Music Room respectively.
- On Fridays for grades 3-4-5, the Specials teachers will let you know if you need to bring iPads.
Grant Opportunity
Dr. Jesse Schroeder of Schroeder Orthodontics, one of the GCISD Education Foundation’s official corporate sponsors and supporter of many schools, is proud to announce a Teacher’s Grant Contest. For the fourth year, he will be sponsoring five $1,000 grants as part of his five year $100,000 commitment to the Education Foundation and our school district. The grant will be given to a teacher in each grade, first-fifth. These are the key points to enter:
- Have your students write or draw a one-page idea of what he/she thinks the teacher could do for the students with the $1,000 grant.
- The teacher is to select the one that he/she thinks best expresses a good use of the grant; the selections must be submitted to the Education Foundation Office by Friday, February 3, 2017.
- The Education Foundation will deliver the submissions to Schroeder Orthodontics for selection of the five winners.
- The winners will be announced with check presentations to the teachers at the annual GCISD Council of PTAs Founder’s Day luncheon and program, Thursday, February 23. The winners will be the guests of the Education Foundation.
There are no rules as to how the one-page drawing or writing should be done so be creative! Please make sure that your students have their name, grade, teacher’s name and school’s name on the submission.
2016-2017 Information
Dates to Know
***Please check the BES master calendar on Google for updates***
- January 10: Staff Meeting
- January 10 & 11: Talent Show Tryouts after school
- January 12: Science Club after school
- January 16: Student and staff holiday
- January 17: Dr. Ryan visiting during lunch, Zoe's Spirit Night
- January 17 -19: Benchmark Testing
- January 18: Principal visits to BES
- January 19: PTA General Meeting 1:00 p.m.
- January 23: CEC 3:15 p.m.
- January 24 - 26: Extended PLCs (please visit with Cathy to set the agenda)
- January 27: Talent Show
- February 1: Fitness force starts for the second semester
- February 9: Student-led conferences,11:45 a.m. release
Week at a Glance
Monday
Cathy out (C&I @PDEC & DOVE), Tonya out (Leadership Academy)
GT testing window for Knd. - Jan. 4-13
Digital Citizenship Focus - Jan. 3-13
Tuesday
Jamie at leadership team a.m.
Cathy out AM @ InTech @Admin
Play It Safe Parent Preview - 10:00, 6:00 pm Administration Bldg.
Talent Show auditions - 3:00, Cafeteria
Evan @ Meeting
Staff Meeting
Bricks4Kidz 2:55-4:00pm
Wednesday
- Jamie at Principals' Meeting
- Talent Show Auditions - 3:00, Cafeteria
Thursday
Shelly @ mtg. 1:30 pm
Abbey Counselor Meeting - all day
Science Club 2:55 - 4:00pm
Friday
- Spirit day!
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton