Bransford Blast
August 13, 2017
Meet the Teacher
5:00 -- 6:00 p.m. Cafeteria Open
- Texas Ice Cream Truck (Items sold on the truck will be nut-free.)
- Spirit Shop
- School Supplies
- PTA Membership
- Dad's Club Membership
- Laps for Learning Information
6:00 -- 7:00 p.m. Classrooms Open
Volunteers Needed at Meet the Teacher
Meet the Teacher is always such a fun event, but it takes a lot of hands to make sure it runs smoothly. We have created a Sign-Up Genius, and we would greatly appreciate any support you can give. Please help us by signing up for a 30 minute or 20 minute shift. It's going to be a fantastic night!! Follow this link to sign up. Thank you!
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e0c4da4a623a6f49-meet
Meet the Teacher FAST PASS Opportunity!!
If you join the Bransford PTA prior to August 14th, you will receive a special backstage "fast pass"! You will go through a special line to get into your classroom 15 minutes early at 5:45. This is a fantastic way to beat the crowds, skip the lines, and support our school! Joining PTA does NOT obligate you to volunteer! Your membership dollars directly support the needs of our students and teachers.
Go to joinpta.org and select Grapevine Colleyville ISD. Then select Bransford Elementary.
Monday, Aug 14, 2017, 05:00 PM
Bransford Elementary School, Glade Road, Colleyville, TX, United States
Solar Eclipse
Our generous PTA has purchased certified safety glasses, with the code ISO 12312-2:2015, for students to wear in order to view the eclipse safely. However, you may have concerns and not wish for your child to participate. Please complete this form,https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScbfyxtzLiy5pN_r2036S3qwr3IaVWIfFb8fdCbzoNgje1qHQ/viewform?usp=sf_link, to let us know if your child may or may not participate in the viewing the eclipse outside.
Thank you for responding as soon as possible and indicate your preference for your child's participation!
GCISD Updates Student Device Cost
As Grapevine-Colleyville ISD expands it’s 1:1 program to include all students in kindergarten through twelfth-grade, technology services has made a change to the fee structure. Beginning in the 2017-2018 school year, families will be provided with a device at zero cost.
“We are always looking for ways to provide our students with the necessary technology to support their learning without placing a financial burden on our families,” said GCISD Chief Technology Officer Kyle Berger. “We are so excited for the changes to the student device cost agreement and look forward to the ways this will help streamline our integration of technology into the classroom.”
While the initial device is provided at no cost, there are fees assessed based on incident repairs. The first incident will be repaired for free for all students. For students that paid a $50 student fee in the 2016-2017 school year, their second incident will also be repaired at no cost. Students that did not pay the fee last year will be charged $15 for the repair after the second incident. For all students, after the third incident the fee will be the full cost of the device repair. In the instance that the damage to the device is intentional, the cost of the repair will be based on the damage regardless of how many incidents have occurred.
Technology Services has been working to integrate the fee device management with Skyward Family Access to generate any fee related communication to parents. If you have any questions about changes to the student device fees, please use Let’s Talk to submit your question to Technology.
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.
New Additions
Back to School Coffee
* For all parents, new and returning
* Meet fellow Bransford families and celebrate the school year
* Hear from our principal, Jamie Halliburton, about exciting plans for our school
* Learn the latest about Colleyville road construction and traffic affecting our area
* Learn helpful information, and have the opportunity to ask questions
Construction Update
2017-2018
Let's Talk
Let's Talk! may be found on our campus homepage, or by visiting
http://www.gcisd-k12.org/domain/4579.
Bransford Garden Club
Students grades 1-5 are invited to join our garden club. We will meet after school 3:00-3:45. The meeting spot will be inside the building at the benches near the 1st grade hall. Parents will pick up the kids at 3:45 in front of the building. The meeting are on Mondays: 9/11, 9/25, 10/16, 10/30, 11/13, 11/27, 3/5, 3/19, 4/2, 4/16, 4/30, and 5/14. Parent please pick up your student promptly at 3:45, the volunteers who run the program have to pick up older kids at CMS. Thanks for your letting your kiddos participate.
Students will learn the basics of gardening. They will weed, fertilize, plant and finally harvest the fruits of their labors in the school garden. New for this school year we will be planting flowers to attract pollinators in our revamped butterfly garden. We will also be planting seasonal flowers in the new pots in front of the school.
If you have any questions or would be interested in volunteering, please contact Andrea Hickson at andreahickson@sbcglobal.net.
Pre-Registration for Online Free & Reduced Lunch
In accordance with program guidelines, the Free and Reduced application will be available online as part of skyward registration. When registering for the 2017-2018 school year, parents or guardians should complete the Free and Reduced application. The application may also be filled out anytime electronically at www.schoollunchapp.com. For those parents that still would like to complete a paper application, your campus will receive a limited number of paper applications for free and reduced meal benefits the week of August 7th.
Texas Student Assessment Testing Calendars
The approved 2017-18 & 2018-19 Texas Student Assessment Testing Calendars are posted on the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) website at http://tea.texas.gov/student.assessment/calendars/
Based on TES’s review of comments received regarding the draft calendars, the approved versions include these changes:
The administration window for the Texas English Language Proficiency Assessment System (TELPAS) has been extended and is scheduled for February 26–April 6, 2018, and February 25–April 5, 2019.
The April administrations of the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR®) assessments have been moved. STAAR assessments will be administered April 9–13, 2018, and April 8–12, 2019. Report dates for those administrations have been updated.
The May administrations of the STAAR grades 3–8 and end-of-course (EOC) assessments have been split into two separate weeks. STAAR EOC will be administered during May 7–11, 2018, and May 6–10, 2019. STAAR 3–8 will be administered May 14–18, 2018, and May 13–17, 2019. Report dates for those administrations have been updated.
Dates to Know
- August 14: Meet the Teacher (see above)
- August 14 - 18: Spirit Week at Buttermilk Sky Pie
- August 21: First Day of School & Back to School Coffee (see above)
- August 25: First Dad's Club High Five Friday
- August 29: Spirit Night at Teddy's Burger
- September 4: Labor Day, Student and Staff Holiday
- September 12: Spirit Night at Spring Creek
- September 15: Laps for Learning Pep Rally
- September 19: Fall Picture Day
- September 21: PTA General Meeting
- September 29: Laps for Learning
- October 6: Student Holiday, Staff Learning
- October 9: Student and Staff Holiday
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