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Newsletter_Issue 18

News Posted by ctaylor on May 07, 2019 in General News

Click on the links to see our 18th issue of the PTO newsletter:
20190508 Newsletter
20190508 Newsletter_Spanish

Thanks, Broncos!


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Newsletter_Issue 16

News Posted by ctaylor on Apr 09, 2019 in General News

Click on the links to see our 16th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20190410 Newsletter

20190410 Newsletter_Spanish


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This Week at BCS:  April 8

News Posted by ctaylor on Apr 07, 2019 in General News

This Week

  • Now through April 12:  On-line sales of Earth Day picnic wristbands
  • Now through April 20:  Scholastic book fair on-line
  • All week:  Closed campus for STAAR testing. Briarmeadow will be closed to all parents and visitors. This includes the cafeteria. Parents may not go past the lobby before school and cannot remain on campus once school begins.
  • Tuesday April 9:  Kinder Field Trip– Urban Farming
  • Wednesday April 10:  PK Field Trip– Children’s Museum
  • Wednesday April 10:  1st Grade Field Trip– Houston Arboretum
  • Wednesday April 10 6-7:30pm:  Dads Club meeting at Mike’s Ice House

Other

  • Earth Day Picnic Planning:
    • We need your help with picnic donations. Bring donations to the lobby or carpool drop off from April 11-16:
      • PreK – 1st Grade: Desserts-grocery store bakery cookies, brownies, etc. (no nuts please)
      • 2nd – 4th Grade: Chips-individually wrapped
      • 5th – 8th Grade: Drinks-juice boxes/pouches, water, soda
  • Mrs. Lucas has a new Donors Choose Project for flexible classroom seating. Please share her project with anyone who might donate.

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.


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March Parent Information Meeting

News Posted by ctaylor on Mar 31, 2019 in General News

The Facebook live stream video of our latest Parent Information Meeting is available to view on the PTO Facebook page for a limited time. A Facebook account is not required to view the video. If Facebook asks you to create an account, you can click the “no” option and still watch the video. https://www.facebook.com/BCSPTO/videos/573272593191382/

Parent Information Meeting March 21: STAAR and 8th Grade DC Trip

Parent Information Meeting March 21Agenda:8th Grade DC TripConstructivist CurriculumSTAAR Testing and Closed CampusSchool Finance Legislation-contact your legislators

Posted by Briarmeadow Charter School PTO on Thursday, March 21, 2019

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This Week at BCS:  April 1

News Posted by ctaylor on Mar 31, 2019 in General News
  • Now through Friday 7pm or until buy-it-now:  On-line auction to name Stinkerbelle’s two newborn goats
  • All Week:  Bring bottled water and nut-free dry snack donations for STAAR testing.  See signup on Livingtree.
  • Monday:  1st Grade field trip to see Aesop’s Fables play
  • Monday 5-6pm:  Family Learning Academy—Sign up/RSVP
  • Tuesday:  World Autism Awareness Day—Light it up blue:  Students who come to school wearing light blue for autism awareness may come in free dress. Students who do not dress for the theme should wear uniforms.
  • Tuesday 8:30-11:30am:  Teacher Appreciation Week Decorations—It’s time to show our appreciation for our fabulous teachers and staff! Teacher Appreciation Week is April 22-26, and the PTO needs your help NOW to decorate our school. Please sign-up to let us know you’re coming. Sign up for as many time slots as you’d like. Be sure to click all the way through until your sign up is confirmed.
  • Tuesday 12:30-3:15pm:  Teacher Appreciation Week decorations.
  • Wednesday 6-7:30pm:  Monthly PTO Meeting—All parents and teachers are welcome. To learn more about what we do and how you can help, please see this flyer or come to the meeting.
  • Thursday 8:30-11:30am:  Teacher Appreciation Week decorations. Please sign-up to let us know you’re coming.
  • Thursday 8:30am:  Planning Meeting for International Day—Please come if you are interested in representing your country or culture at our May 21 International Day.
  • Friday 9am:  Last school tour of the year
  • Other:  Ms. Preston has a new Donors Choose project to fundraise for classroom STEM toys. Please share her project with anyone who might donate.

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.

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PTO Flyers and Forms

News Posted by ctaylor on Mar 20, 2019 in General News

Hello, Broncos-

This is an off-week for the PTO Newsletter, but we have some information to share:

Click here for a pdf including:

  • Family Night Out at Molina’s flyer
  • PTO Volunteer Round-up flyer
  • Earth Day t-shirt order form

Thank you, Broncos!

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Parent Information Meeting January 24

News Posted by ctaylor on Jan 24, 2019 in General News

The video of this morning’s Parent Information Meeting is on Facebook. You do not have to have a Facebook account to view the video. Just click on “Not Now” when you’re asked to create a Facebook account, and scroll down our page. I’ve pinned the video near the top of our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/BCSPTO/

The International Baccalaureate presentation with link to a parent survey in English and Spanish is on the PTO Website. The link to the survey is on the last page. Please help the school and take the survey:

http://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/files/2019/01/Parent-Meeting-January-24-2019.pdf

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This Week at BCS:  January 21

News Posted by ctaylor on Jan 19, 2019 in General News

This Week:

  • Monday:  No School for Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
  • Tuesday:  Souper Bowl of Caring food drive begins, students are asked to bring 2 nonperishable items, if they are able. Classrooms that collect donations equal to two times their headcount will earn a free dress day. (For example, if a classroom with 20 students collects at least 40 items, they will earn a free dress day.)
  • Thursday 7:45am:  Monthly Parent Information Meeting with Mr. Heinze. The PTO will live stream the meeting on our Facebook page:  www.facebook.com/BCSPTO

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.

Frigo Cheese Teacher Recognition Contest:

Frigo Cheese will choose 60 K-8 teachers to award $500 Visa gift cards. Nominations are being accepted through February 26. Nominate a K-8 teacher who educates, inspires and builds a brighter future for his or her students here:

http://cheeseheadsbrightfuture.com

After School Enrichment Schedule:

Please consider supporting our after school vendors by signing up for classes and getting your friends to join. Some classes may cancel if minimum enrollments are not reached. Contact the vendors directly for additional information. Click on the link for the Spring 2019 schedule:

After School Enrichment Spring 2019

Help Needed:

The PTO needs your help. Please review this list and let us know which area is a good fit for you at [email protected]. Every little bit helps.

We-Need-Your-Help.pdf

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This Week at BCS: January 7

News Posted by ctaylor on Jan 06, 2019 in General News

This Week:

  • Monday:  Classes resume
  • Wednesday 6-7:30pm:  Monthly PTO Meeting—please come learn what’s happening at school and how you can help improve BCS.
  • Friday 9:00am:  School Tour for prospective families.

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.

The PTO needs your help. Please review this list and let us know which area is a good fit for you at [email protected]. Every little bit helps.

We-Need-Your-Help.pdf

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This Week at BCS: December 17

News Posted by ctaylor on Dec 16, 2018 in General News

This Week:

  • Tuesday 4:45pm:  Stretch ‘n’ Grow Ballet Recital
  • Wednesday 4-6pm:  Middle School Winter Dance $5
  • Thursday 7:45am:  Monthly Parent Information Meeting with Mr. Heinze. We plan to live-stream on Facebook:  www.facebook.com/BCSPTO.
  • Thursday 8:45am:  PK, 1st and 4th Grades Holiday Program
  • Thursday 10am:  Kinder, 2nd, 3rd, and 5th Grades Holiday Program
  • Thursday 12:45-1:15pm:  Early Dismissal; Last Day of School
  • Friday:  No School; First Day of Winter Break

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.

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Parent Information Meeting Video: November 29

News Posted by ctaylor on Nov 30, 2018 in General News

Parent Information Meeting on Facebook Live

Thursday morning we broadcast the Parent Information Meeting on Facebook Live. If you’d like to watch it, the meeting video will remain on our Facebook page for the next week.

You can watch it on Facebook, even if you don’t have a Facebook account. Go to our page and look for the video pinned toward the top of the page: www.facebook.com/bcspto. Click “Not Now” when Facebook asks you to create an account, scroll down until you see the video, and click on play.

In this month’s meeting video:

  • 0:00 Video begins, skip ahead to the 3:30 mark when the meeting begins.
  • 3:30 Meeting begins
  • 4:45 Mr. Heinze introduces Pam Morris, our math specialist
  • 5:15 Pam Morris’s math presentation, including a card game kids of any age can play-Target The Number
  • 10:50 Target The Number game prep
  • 12:00 Target The Number game begins
  • 19:30 Math wrap up
  • 22:50 Mr. Heinze talks about attendance, sibling enrollment forms, BCS and magnet school applications, fundraising, Family Game Night Friday November 30th 6-8pm, doors open at 5:30, and our Winter Holiday Program.

The hand-outs are on our Facebook page.

If you do have a Facebook account, please like our page to stay informed.

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This Week at BCS: December 3

News Posted by ctaylor on Nov 30, 2018 in General News

This Week:

  • Monday 9am:  Elementary spelling bee—parents and non-competing students are welcome to attend.
  • Monday 2:05pm:  Middle School spelling bee—parents are welcome. This event is not open to non-competing students.
  • Wednesday 5:30pm:  5th Grade Parents Exhibition Meeting.
  • Wednesday 6-7:30pm:  Monthly PTO Meeting—please come learn what’s happening at school and how you can help improve BCS.
  • Friday:  Applications/forms due:
    • Sibling enrollment form
    • GT (Gifted & Talented) testing application for students other than K or 5th Grade who are not yet identified as GT (K and 5th are tested annually)
    • BCS Middle School application
    • HISD Magnet application.
  • Saturday 10am-12noon:  Middle School community service—all sign up spots are filled for St. Martin’s Church.

Please see the PTO Website Calendar and Livingtree Calendar for further details. You can subscribe to both.

Information from recent morning announcements:

  • Volleyball uniforms are due back to Coach Z.
  • Footballs are not allowed at school. All other athletic balls are allowed. Please direct any questions to Mr. Heinze.
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Parent Information Meeting Video

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 25, 2018 in General News

Parent Information Meeting on Facebook Live

This morning we broadcast most of the Parent Information Meeting on Facebook Live, but missed the beginning. Hopefully next time we’ll get the whole meeting.  The first part of the meeting is about dyslexia; the second part is about our Fall Festival; at the end we circle back to dyslexia and constructivist learning. If you’d like to watch it, the meeting video will remain on our Facebook page for the next week.

You can watch it on Facebook, even if you don’t have a Facebook account. Go to our page and look for the video pinned toward the top of the page: www.facebook.com/bcspto. Click “Not Now” when Facebook asks you to create an account, scroll down until you see the video, and click on play.

If you do have a Facebook account, please like our page to stay informed.

Fall Fundraiser

Our Fall Fundraiser ends tomorrow Friday October 26.  Chocolate sales dollars are due. Cookie dough orders are due. http://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/fundraising/

Fall Festival Volunteers Needed

Our Fall Festival is in 8 days on November 3. We need 8 adults from each Elementary classroom to sign-up to volunteer at our Fall Festival for 1 hour at 10am, 11am, 12pm, or 1pm. Please sign-up now; don’t put it off. 68 spots are still open. Classrooms that fill all their volunteer spots earn a popsicle party for the students. Thank you, Broncos! https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f44aaac2daaff2-fall6

 

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