The Birmingham Brief
November 9, 2018
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
WHAT.AN.AMAZING.WEEK!!! I truly hope you feel the same way I do about ALL of the wonderful things going on here at BES!!! I mean...WOW! We are LEVELING up ALL across the campus! We are learning by observing each other, our Bear Time learning is intentional and EVERYONE has a purpose during that time, in PLCs this week we shared best practices...YES!!! We have defined and refined what inclusion looks like and sounds like to ensure every minute of learning time is maximized!! I could go on and on and on...and on!!! BUT..WOW!!! THANK YOU....from the bottom to the top of my heart....THANK YOU!!! YOU make Birmingham the BESt!!!
Greatest school in the history of the universe!!! Boom!!
***GREEN out for the environment on Thursday, November 15th!! Wear Green!***
***Friday, November 16th has been designated at Thanksgiving "stretchy" pants Day!! #BesPtaGREATNESS is hosting lunch for us on Friday and no one wants to mess with buttons that day!***
Don't forget.......
Parent conference sign-in sheets
Please don't forget that I need a copy of your parent conference sign-in sheets. I have a folder on the corner of my desk ready to store the lovely documents. Thank you!
RTI progress monitoring - Update Aware forms DUE November 14th.
November 14th Faculty Meeting Agenda:
*Celebrations!
*Pass the BES Bear
*Nurse Abby - Epi-Pen
*Vertical (K-4) PLC: Math focus
--meet in the library
--Sally and Michele will be leading our learning
--Cindy and Jacque will be here to support our conversations
*Vertical (2-4): ELAR -- Adoption showcase at ESC
Construction Update:
Many have ask.....many...tons...and tons.... We are getting close to construction completion. I'm think we should start taking bets to see who can guess the opening day. LOL!
On a serious note, we are soooooo close!! P.S. - there will be a ribbon cutting! We've earned it!!
Wishing you the BESt weekend!!
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
SHOUT OUT: First grade would like to recognize Mrs. Hahn for being the Bear Time Queen! The group she’s working with has made huge improvements and love getting to start their day with the BESt teacher! We appreciate all of your hard work, and your enthusiasm you bring every day!
SHOUT OUT to all of our Bear Brags this morning!!! Thanks for letting us spice things up a bit! The kids really love it when you all hand out the certificates!! Such a great morning of celebration!! THANK YOU!!! Happy Heart!!!
SHOUT OUT to Deanna Aaron and the CAMP team!! The 4th grade program did not disappoint. Everything was spot on and just perfect!! Thank you so much for sharing a few songs with us this morning at Bear Boogie!! What a treat for the whole school!!
SHOUT OUT to Alicia Kam! Mrs. Kam created and organized the super cute Boo Grams for our campus in order to raise money for our 4th grade Austin field trip. Thank you Mrs. Kam for your devotion to our students. -Padgett
SHOUT OUT to Lynda Maynard and all of our UIL coaches!! Thank you all for the time, effort, planning and love you showed our Bears during the UIL season! Super proud of our accomplishments on Tuesday evening!!! Great job!
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
--November Faculty Meeting 11/14
--Box Top Class Winners -- party on 11/14
--Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
YAY, for mailboxes!!!!
No time wasted!!!
#alltheselfies
High level question at the teacher table = student growth!!
Targeted instruction= student growth!!
Making learning fun!!
Team Birthdays!!!!!
November
1-Sherri Chuang
4-Jennifer Closs
6-Deanna Aaron
10-Michelle Gonderinger
December
1-Katie Talbott
2-Kristin Jones
4-Adrienne Dulaney
12-Abby Erwin
13-Chrissie Ezell
16-Adriana Gerbig
20-Candace Vasquez
22-Jennifer Childers