Bransford Blast
December 10, 2017
From coding to holiday cheer to construction, it's been a great week at Bransford! Students were exposed to coding activities both online and offline. Ask your Texans to share their favorite coding activity with you.
Students also took part in spreading holiday cheer around Bransford by participating in the staff door decorating contest. Students also spread holiday cheer by donating books to the GRACE Christmas Cottage book drive. This week, KC Club Christmas Cottage Toy Drive begins and runs through Wednesday, December 20th! If you would like to participate, please bring a new unwrapped toy to help people in our community!
On Friday, ground was broken on Harmony Park, our new musical playground made possible because of the amazing fundraising our Texans engaged in during Laps for Learning. This week, landscaping will begin around the new instruments. Thank you for helping us keep our Texans off the playground until all the work is this Friday!
Join us Friday for the ribbon cutting celebration of Harmony Park (see below for the invitation). During the celebration, visit with Santa, enjoy a hot chocolate treat, be among the first to experiment with the new instruments, and take part in early shopping at the Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe. The Shoppe officially opens on Monday, December 18th.
Looking forward to a great week as we continue to build an excellent school together!
Best,
Jamie Halliburton
BES Principal
Harmony Park Installation
Hour of Code
Kindergarten Gingerbread Houses
Door Decorating Contest
Join Us on December 15th
TEA School Report Card (SRC)
In addition to the School Report Card, the more detailed Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) for our campus can be accessed online: https://rptsvr1.tea.texas.gov/perfreport/tapr/2017/srch.html?srch=C.
If you have any questions about either report, please contact me.
Penguin Patch Holiday Shoppe
Toy Drive
SHAC
Volunteers Needed
Tickets on Sale
Join us for the BEST pARTy benefiting arts integration at Bransford Elementary! This new event features dinner, auction and entertainment all for our terrific Texan.
!!Now On Sale!! Click here to PURCHASE YOUR BEST Party Tickets!
Event Details
Date: April 6, 2018
Time: 6 p.m.
6:00 - 7:00 ~ Mix and Mingle
7:00 - 8:00 ~ Dinner and Live Auction
8:00 - 10:30 ~ Live Band "Intensity" - Check them out
Location: Colleyville Center
Girls on the Run
REGISTRATION is now open for Spring GOTR! Any 3-5th grade girls welcome!
Season Begins February 5th
Practices are Monday /Friday 2:55 -4:25
Girls on the Run 5k Celebration-April 28, 2018!
Registration Fee Applies-Financial Assistance Available
Register Online -Bransford Elementary Site
www.gotrdfw.org
Girls on the Run is an afterschool program like no other!
It’s Fun. It’s Effective.
Participating in Girls on the Run transforms girls’ lives by helping them increase their self- confidence, develop healthy relationships, and feel good about themselves, inside and out.
Twice per week for 10 weeks,
girls will have fun, make friends,
increase their physical activity levels
and learn important life skills.
The season culminates with a noncompetitive celebratory 5k run!
Why it matters…
• 97% of participants said they learned critical skills to manage emotions, resolve conflict, help others or make intentional decisions
• Girls who were the least active at the start of the program increased their physical activity by more than 40%
• Girls on the Run made a stronger impact on teaching life skills to participants than did organized sports or physical education
B.E.S.T. PTA
- Website: Check out Bransfordpta.com to keep you up to date on all the fun things happening at our school.
- If you would like to join B.E.S.T. PTA, visit www.joinpta.org.
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BES Spirit Fundraisers
- Raising Cane’s Spirit Night December 19th 4-9:00pm Hwy. 26 & Precinct
- Chick-Fil-A Spirit Night January 16th 5-7:00 pm Hwy. 26 & Precinct
- Luna Grill Spirit Day January 29th 11 am-9:00 pm Colleyville
Dates to Know
Click HERE for the 2017-2018 GCISD student calendar.
December 15: Harmony Park Ribbon Cutting (see invitation above)
December 18: Choir Performance at Silver Ridge - 3:30
December 21: 10:45 a.m. Holiday Parties
December 21: Early release at 11:45 a.m.
December 22 - January 8: Semester Break
January 9: Welcome back to school!
January 25: Third grade program
Bransford Elementary
Email: jamie.halliburton@gcisd.net
Website: http://www.gcisd-k12.org/Domain/1354
Location: 601 Glade Road, Colleyville, TX, United States
Phone: 8173054920
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Bransford-Elementary-School-353295401423635/
Twitter: @BESTexans