BESTeam Tidbits
November 5, 2017
Celebrations!
- AMAZING student led conferences! Thank you to each of you for taking time to set goals with our students and arrange a platform for our Texans to share with their families!
- Congratulations Kate, Sara, Al, Shelly, and Megan for your amazing costumes on Friday! See below.
- Amazing sock hop decorations! Thank you Al for lending your talents to the PTA and creating the fabulous soda shop!
- Thank you Kate, Al, and Hayden for each taking a turn in the dunk tank! Our Texan families loved attempting to dunk each of you!
- Thank you Delana, Wendy, Kelsey, Corrie, Alecia, Jenna, Jan, Hayden, Megan, Al, Lauren, Carolyn, Tiffany, April, Tessa, Jennifer, Kate, Nancy, Cathy, Abbey, Hannah, and Tonya for taking part in carnival and sock hop on Friday night! Thank you for taking time out from family and friends for our Texans!
- Thank you Denise for serving as the BES United Way rep!
CogAT has been completed. Thanks for everyone’s flexibility! :-)
65 Texans attended the first Fitness Force of the 2017-2018 school year!!!
Staff Costume Winners
Texan Spirit ~ Kate
B.E.S.T. Greaser ~ Al
Rockin' Retro ~ Sarah
Way to be Sandra D ~ Shelly
Big Rocks
- We are GCISD Days! The first Tuesday of every month, enjoy wearing jeans and the BES convocation shirt to celebrate being part of GCISD! In your boxes, please find We are GCISD bracelets. Dr. Ryan will be here on Tuesday to talk about the bracelets, GCISD, and the importance of your voice. http://safeYouTube.net/w/G5fc
Small Rocks
Word Study: Click here for word study training offered by Pearson. If you have any questions, please contact Jacqui VanHorn.
Veteran's Day Celebration: This year we will honor our Veterans with a celebration on MONDAY, November 6 at 8:00 a.m. The celebration will be on Monday because Ashley will be at music conference on Friday and this will allow out of town guests to stay the weekend. Be looking for more information soon!
Hour of Code: Please see the following presentation regarding Hour of Code in December. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1cLwzVXwzq9uAKswdzAcauDFndtJXEIgFVC5VRNFtlnU/edit?usp=sharing
December Calendar: With Halloween behind us, it's time to start thinking about the staff December calendar. Please share ideas and thoughts here.
Book Fair Information from Raschel:
Monday, Nov. 6 Book Fair open after Veterans Day celebration until 3:30 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 7 Book Fair open 8:15 - 3:30
Wednesday, Nov. 8 Book Fair open 8:15 - 3:30
Thursday, Nov. 9 Book Fair open 8:15 - 3:30
Friday, Nov. 10 Book Fair open 8:15 - 12:00 noon
Save the date: Save the date for the staff holiday party, December 8, 2017. More details coming soon.
Phone Upgrade: Over the next 60 days, Technology Services will be performing district-wide phone system upgrades.
Some important things to note with this transition are outlined below once the system is in place on your campus etc:
- Dial 8 for an outside line - we will no longer dial 9 to get an outside line for calls, the transition to dial 8 will drastically decrease our accidentally 911 calls that we currently experience. For emergencies, you will always be able to just dial 911 without dialing 8 etc.
- Voicemail to Email - We will be upgrading to a more advanced voicemail system that will now send your voicemail to your email. You will be able to listen to messages anywhere and forward as needed.
- New Voicemail Setup - Everyone will need to re-record your voicemail greeting. Handouts will be provided at the time of phone upgrade on your location.
Technology Services will send a campus or department-wide email two days prior to the system roll over. There will be no impact to calls during this transition. Based on the number of phones to deploy we will attempt to do a few campus each night. Be on the lookout for more information specific to your location in the coming weeks!
Three Terrific Texan Tweets
Week at a Glance
Monday
- Veteran’s Day Program 8-9:00am
- 2nd & Choir performing
- Book Fair open after Veteran’s Day 3:30pm
- Abbey @ conference
- Cathy @ C & I
- Lori @ Region 10 training
- GCISD Honor Choir Auditions Room B5 9:30-10:30am
- Tonya - ARD @ 2:00
- TEA Time-reflection meeting 3:15pm
- Choir 3-4:00
Tuesday
- Picture Retake Day
- Abbey @ conference
- Book Fair
- Michaela @ FYTA
- Tonya - ARD @ 2:00
- Staff Meeting-all staff (Dr. Ryan) 3:15-4:15pm
- AED Team meeting after staff meeting
Evan @ mtg. 1/2am
Denise H. @ mtg. 10-11:00am
Wear convocation shirt and jeans
Wednesday
- Tonya’s birthday
- Tonya - Staffing @ 8:00
- Jamie principal meeting a.m.
- Fitness Force
- Book Fair
- ½ day planning-Specials
Thursday
- Book Fair
- Abbey @ meeting
- Denise H. @ meeting 1:30-3:30pm
- Ashley @ Conference
- Lauren out
Friday
- Ashley @ Conference
- Rebecca @ Conference
- Progress reports
- Jenna out
Be Proactive ~ A look ahead!
- November 6: Veteran's Day Program 8:00 a.m. (Choir and 2nd Grade)
- November 13: Chipotle Spirit Night- 9127 Grapevine Hwy. N. Richland Hills 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
- November 16: 4th Grade Music Performance
- November 28: Teddy’s Burgers Spirit Night 4-9:00pm
BES Forms
- Field Trip Request Form
- PTA Grant Request: All PTA grant requests are due the Wednesday before the executive board meets.
Jamie Halliburton
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Phone: 806-441-6518
Twitter: @BESHalliburton