September 21, 2018
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#BES1team1dream
A Message from our Principal...
Birmingham Families,
We are so close to our construction completion date!! Believe me....we are just as ready as you are to see these projects open for business! Thank you so much for your continued smiles and support!! JUST.SO.CLOSE!!
We would LOVE to see all of our Bear families at BES next Thursday evening from 5-7 for our Fall Family Night!! Book tastings?? Sounds strange, huh? We will be setting up stations for you to preview or "taste" books from our library. The goal is to preview as many books as you can and generate a list of books of interest to start reading. Book tastings are the just the beginnings of the fun we have planned for our families!! AND......there is word of a special door prize for the first 50 Bears......stay tuned!!!
Join us next Friday for Bear Boogie at 7:30!! Mrs. Halligan and I will be slimed in celebration of our school's hard work during our Boosterthon fundraiser!!! Can't wait!! Bring on the slime!!
Upcoming campus events:
September
27- Fall Family Night 5-7 p.m. (flyer coming soon!)
19-28 - Fall Book Fair
28- WISD Recipe Contest ends
28- Bear Boogie @ 7:30 a.m.
October
5- 4th grade Track Meet
12- Bear Boogie @ 7:30
17- Unity Day - WEAR ORANGE
18- Art Night 6:30-7:30
19- Kona Ice
22-26 - Red Ribbon Week
26- Bear Boogie @ 7:30
26- Grade level awards during CAMP
Bear Hugs to you all!!!
#LivingTheDream ......EVERY.DAY!!!
PROUD TO BE A BIRMINGHAM BEAR!!!!!
-Mrs. Doolan
A Message from our Assistant Principal.......
Attendance is so important for our Bears! We want to make sure that students are in school everyday to hear the fabulous instruction to help reach their goals. We will be celebrating the Bears that have Perfect Attendance at the end of the term. Be on the lookout for an class attendance contest coming soon!
Have a great weekend!
BEARy best wishes...
-Mrs. Halligan
#BES1team1dream
A Message from our School Counselor......
One of our social media followers recently raised an excellent question:
“We want to model completing chores with joyful enthusiasm, right? But then, sometimes when kids ‘put back our energy,’ they do so by doing chores for us. Are we not sending conflicting messages? Are chores fun – or are they a punishment?”
This is a great question and it gets right to the heart of Love and Logic. The answer is YES – we want kids to feel great about completing tasks and contributing to the home. Does that mean that chores are always pleasant? Of course not. Chores still require time and energy and human beings (especially grown-up ones) only have a limited supply of each.
We can almost think of “energy” like money. Spending money can be fun. But, if I am careless and break a window, I don’t enjoy spending that money because I would rather spend it on something more fun. Spending time or energy (or money) to fix a mistake might feel good – but I could probably have found something else I would have preferred to spend them on.
An important thing to remember here is that the Energy Drain is about a restorative way to solve a problem (a problem the kid caused). We are not trying to punish kids or make them feel bad. For this reason, we don’t panic when they end up enjoying the work they do to replace our energy. The goal wasn’t to make them suffer, so we can feel good when they enjoy the process.
In the end, we want kids to feel good about working – whether their work is contribution or restitution. And if they don’t feel so great about working to restore, the problem still got solved and we can move on.
Upcoming Dates:
Wednesday, October 3- Wylie Way Follow-Up Day
Saturday, October 13th- ONE DAY REGISTRATION for Wylie Way Christmas
Wednesday, October 17- Unity Day- We are asking all staff and students to wear ORANGE!
Week of Oct 22-26- Red Ribbon Week (More details to come!)
Have a great weekend!
Bear love,
Mrs. Ray
A Message from Nurse Abby.....
Happy Friday!
Nurse tip: I wash my hands every time I interact with a child. On a busy day, that could be 25 times! Hand washing is the best prevention of passing germs to others, and keeping yourself well. How many times a day do you wash your hands?
Please remember to get your flu shots.
Stay Healthy,
Nurse Abby
972-429-3420 Main Line