BESTeam Tidbits
November 18, 2016
Thankful for YOU!
As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, we wanted to take a moment to use Kid President's video and say how thankful we are for each of YOU! Thank you for your heart for our Texans. Thank you for the time and energy you devote to our students, staff, and family. Thank you for sharing your talents here each and every day.
We hope you have a blessed break! We look forward to seeing you revived and rested on Monday, November 29 as we continue to Build an Excellent School Together!
Top 25 Things We are Thankful for at Bransford (in no particular order)
- Wonderful students
- Amazing staff
- Supportive families
- Generous PTA
- Delicious chocolate
- Bransford pride
- Duty free lunch
- Keurig
- Growth mindsets
- Workshop model
- Turkey lunch in the cafeteria
- Gaga pit (Nurse Rebecca's #1)
- Collaborative teams
- Professional learning opportunities
- Smiles
- Field trip opportunities
- December calendar
- Revitalized garden
- After school enrichment activities
- Breakfast in the lounge
- Technology integration
- Individualized instruction
- Watch D.O.G.S.
- Thankful Thursdays
- Thanksgiving break!
Celebrations!
- Thank you Brittany for making the yummy pecans for PLC this week (see recipe below)!
- Thank you Cathy for the delicious pumpkin cake in the teachers' lounge!
- Chipotle Spirit Night raised $1,035.53
- Nine days with family and friends!
- Thank you to our wonderful PTA for the delicious breakfast!
To do...
- Enjoy your Thanksgiving Break!!!
- Take a moment to set your email to automatic response (see below).
- Complete your Energy Conservation checklist before leaving campus for the break.
Email Automated Response
- Access your email
- Click on settings
- Scroll to the bottom
- Click Vacation responder on
- Change the date to reflect start and end dates
- Add a subject "Thanksgiving Break"
- Add a message "Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for your email. Your email is important to me. I am off campus for the Thanksgiving break and will return your email as soon I return to campus on Monday, November 28. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving break!"
- Click Save Message
RtI
Tier III: Monday, December 5
Tier II: Monday, December 5
Thank you for tracking your interventions, duration, and results. Looking forward to meeting with each of you!
Watch DOGS
Tuesday, 11/29
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 12/1
- Ogert Kraja
- Cole Elliot
Friday, 12/2
- Greg Takacs
- Open
- Open
- Open
Thursday, 12/8
- Bill Digaetano
- Jeffery King
Friday, 12/9
- Open
- Open
Hour of Code
AED Drills
S-ELF-Less Challenge
12 Days of December Bell Challenge
Digital Citizenship
2016-2017 Information
Dates to Know
***Please check the BES master calendar on Google for updates***
- November 21-25: Thanksgiving Break
- November 28: CEC 3:15 p.m.
- November 29: Learning Leaders 3:15 p.m.
- November 29: Visiting author (see master schedule)
- December 3: Elf 5K ~ Click here for more information and to register.
- December 5-9: Coding Week
- December 5: Luna Grill spirit day/night
- December 5: Hoop Shoot
- December 6: Hoop Shoot, Staff Meeting (all staff)
- December 7: Science PLC
- December 10: Breakfast with Santa
- December 12: Staff Luncheon from PTA & TEA Time 3:10 p.m.
- December 13-15: PTA Holiday Shop
- December 14: Geography Bee 8:30 a.m. & Staff volunteer night at GRACE 4:30 p.m.
- December 15: 5th Grade Choir's Peter Pan 9:00 a.m. & 7:00 p.m.
- December 16: School-wide Polar Express Day ~ wear pajamas; class parties from 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.; 5th Grade Volleyball Game 8:00 a.m., Staff Holiday party 12:15 p.m.
Week at a Glance
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton