The Birmingham Brief
November 30 , 2018
#BES1team1dream Levels Up for ALL kids!!!
WOW!! What a week!!!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for sending in ALL of the brags for Bear Boogie this morning!!! The smiles! The cheers! LOVE all of it! Happy Heart!!
P.S.--The bulk of the brief is in our SHOUT OUTs section this week.
SO.MUCH.GREATNESS. under one roof!!! YAY!
**FAMILY PICTURE DAY is Monday after dismissal. Same time, same place, same attire, same FABULOUS people!!! ***
If you missed it, everyone gets to begin cashing in on Santa's Black Friday surprise starting MONDAY!!!! Enjoy!!! Santa loves spoiling you!
WE HAVE A NEW BEAR!!!!! Please join me in welcoming MAtthew Speicher!!! Matthew will be working with Kelly, Candace and Jennifer in the Hope Program starting Monday!!
Wylie Way News from Katie Ray:
- Relationships Day: December 12th (Bear Time lesson)
Lesson will be sent out next week. theme- "Who shapes you." Will be reading the book Friendshape by Amy Krouse Rosenthal.
****Start gathering your flannel for our BIG Wylie Way day in February!!! Theme: Journey to the mountain top!!
PLC Room & Santa Shop:
PTA will be start setting up Santa Shop next week. The remainder of our PLCs in 2018 will be team leader classrooms.
New BES spirit gear!!!! (flyer attached) SHOUT OUT to Tracy Halligan for making this happen!!! LOVE the new designs and excited to see our Bears sporting some new looks!!!
IMPORTANT Holiday Fun!!! (flyer attached)
Yes, we will be having an Ugly Sweater Contest...AND prizes!!
Mark your calendar:
December 19th Faculty Meeting Agenda:
*Pass the Bear
*PTA will host sweet treats
*Sunshine will host our Annual Ornament exchange
It's Sing-Along sign-up time!!! Click on the link to select the day that your team will perform at our Annual Sing-Along on December 21st!!!
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/11SuldSdwDfmraORHzrORYK_CeZulbn1_HunsGPsAMwk/edit?usp=sharing
Team Shout Outs and Smiles!!
-ALL OF THE Bear Brags at Bear Boogie!!!! I just love it!!!! We have so much to celebrate!!! Seriously....we are one big ball of GREATNESS!!! Thank you ALL!!!
-SHOUT OUT to ALL of our Wylie Education Foundation Grant Winners!!
----Adriana Gerbig, Sherri Chuang, 4th grade team, and Tracy Halligan!!!
I just LOVE those big checks!!! WOOHOO!!
-Team SHOUT OUT!! The feedback that I have gotten about observing other teachers in the building has been overwhelming FABULOUS!!! I have received at least one email a day celebrating other teachers or thanking us for the challenge to get out and learn from one another!! Ladies and Coach.......THAT IS A TRUE PLC!!!! #BES1team1dream
-SHOUT OUT to Sally Powers and Michele Gonzales for planning and leading our K-4 Vertical PLC (Math focus)!! I can't celebrate this enough! Conversations were intense, but GREAT!! SO AWESOME!!!!! Thank you both!!!
-SHOUT OUT to Tammie and Teri!!! If I could give them a raise, I would have a long time ago!! Between the packing, moving, overdue construction, and now learning the security system.....these ladies have been through the ringer!!! Not to mention...they put up with me during all of this....and keep coming to work!!! AND......they found the Christmas decorations and decorated the tree!!! Ladies, YOU are a blessing to me and our school!!! Thank you!!!
-I LOVE the Level Up Goals! I LOVE walking through the halls and seeing YOUR goals!!! Can't get enough of that!!!! Thank you ALL for getting those posted!!!
-I know you all know this, BUT.....our RTI TEAM is the Best of the Best!!! Truly!!! We've had some challenging/interesting situations this week and this team has problem-solved like champs!!! At the end of the day...we take care of kids!!!
THANK YOU for ALL of these SHOUT OUTS!! OUR team is the BESt!!!
The children love the books!
Surgery at school!!!! What?
NO....she didn't actually do surgery on the students. LOL!
Tweet! Tweet! Tweet!
Houghton has the magic!!!
It's all about that BAS!!!
Deep discussions in 4th grade!!
The Bears ARE Writers!!!
Bridges in action!!!
The Bears ARE Readers!!!!
Upcoming events & Reminders:
(Calendar Attached Below)
Reminders:
-The master calendar has been UPDATED for December. Please review.
-Campus Leadership PLC-- Wednesday, December 5th! Excited about our time together!
-Gifts are due on 12/5 for Wylie Way Christmas
--Jimmy John's Student of the Week:
Team Birthdays!!!!!
December
1-Katie Talbott
2-Kristin Jones
4-Adrienne Dulaney
12-Abby Erwin
13-Chrissie Ezell
16-Adriana Gerbig
20-Candace Vasquez
22-Jennifer Childers