The Birmingham Brief
October 12, 2018
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
Thank you for a great week!! I know how busy October is, BUT you all are making it look easy!! I've gotten positive feedback from parents about conferences and how much they appreciate and LOVE YOU ALL!!! Thank YOU for loving our Birmingham families!! From this momma bear, thank YOU for loving my kid and making him feel special!!
Here's my attempt to keep the brief....short this week..... here we go!
WEAR ORANGE on Wednesday for Unity Day!!! -- Katie Ray sent out the lesson earlier this week. Let her know if you have questions. These lessons will be completed during Bear Time.
October 26th - Bear Boogie @ 7:30-- please escort your from the gym to the cafeteria; 1st nine week awards during CAMP times;
**Please send in Bear Brags.**
Let us know if you have questions about the grade level awards. We are here to help. Can't wait to celebrate the end of the first nine weeks. SO MUCH GREATNESS!!
October 31st -- drumroll..... after gathering your feedback, we have decided on NO COSTUMES on Halloween. Students will have an opportunity to dress up in a variety of ways the week before for Red Ribbon Week. However, we are encouraging everyone to wear ORANGE and BLACK on that day. If you choose to bust out your favorite tutu or headband, I'll support that movement!! LOL!
PLC on October 31st - Dyslexia training and Lexia updates w/ Corinne.
RTI progress monitoring - Update Aware forms DUE November 14th.
Classroom experiments and labs- With the variety of allergies throughout the building, please make time to meet with Nurse Abby. I just want to make sure we are all on the same page and in the know regarding allergies. Gotta protect our Bears!!
Canned Food Drive & RRW news from the FABULOUS Katie Ray!!
Week of October 22-26: The week will not only be the Canned Food Drive Kickoff, it is also Red Ribbon Week.
Week of Oct 22-26- Red Ribbon Week (theme days below)
Monday- You have the power to be drug free! (wear your favorite superhero shirt)
Tuesday- Crazy about being drug free! (wear crazy socks and/or crazy hair)
Wednesday- We are drug free and dressed for success! (Fall Picture Day)
Thursday- Team up against drugs! (wear your favorite team or college shirt)
Friday- #BES1team1dream stands united against drugs!! (all Bears wear their BLUE Living The Dream shirt)
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
Just wanted to send in a Brag for Tiffany Kvale....AKA: The LAMINATOR QUEEN! She needs a crown!!-Terri Hahn
I would like to give a shout out to Doolan for the awesome new teacher chair and Teri Austin for fielding questions about them. It is WAY better than the one I got out of the hallway that was “trash.” It is perfect for my teacher table and I love it!
-Sally Powers
Shout out to Ashley Hough. She will take on anything that we talk about and is so creative. I have enjoyed getting to know her and sharing our math knowledge together. #thirdgradeisserious
-Sally Powers
SHOUT OUT to Lynda Maynard for having no fear during our rainy dismissal this week!! She instantly kicked on her fancy sandals to ensure our Bears were safely loaded in cars!! WOW!! Now that's leveling up!! -Doolan
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
--October Faculty Meeting is next week--October 17th!!
--Vertical PLC K-1 - next Thursday!! WOOHOO!!
--Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
*Kinder you have next week* Jimmy Johns 2018-19
--BAS training- DON'T FORGET....please go to Eduphoria-Workshop and register for your session!!
Team Birthdays!!!!!
September
20-April Rice
29-Tracy Halligan
October
10-Tammie Hogue
10- Joanna Higginbotham
20-Alicia Kam
29-Ashley Hough
30-Teri Austin