Briarmeadow Charter School

The PTO has changed to a new website. Please go to briarmeadowpto.membershiptoolkit.com for current information.

And our middle school winner for #NSLW19 is…..@briarmeadowK_8! Congratulations! @HISDSupe #HISDEmpowers #WeSolveWeServeWeNourish #GoodFood pic.twitter.com/VK9HkfrwFp

— HISD Nutrition Services (@HISDNutri) November 11, 2019

From morning announcements this week:

• School Lunch Week Jingle Winners
  • A big YEE-HAW to our Middle School elective music class!
  • Yesterday they were chosen as the HISD Middle School winning entry in the Nutrition Services’ National School Lunch Week jingle contest.
  • Students were asked to compose a short jingle or rap about the importance of making healthy food choices for the theme “What’s on Your Playlist?”
  • Congratulations to our students Marion, Gabriella, Amia, Emily, Juniper, and Allison and our music teacher Mrs. Ronith!
  • You can see their video on Twitter: https://twitter.com/HISDNutri/status/1193936926786539520 or Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/showcase/6534547/video/369402919
  • More information is here: https://blogs.houstonisd.org/news/2019/11/08/hisd-students-participate-in-national-school-lunch-week-jingle-contest/#more-37371

• Volleyball East Region/Greater Houston Area Champions
  • The Briameadow Volleyball team won their tournament this weekend and are City Champions in their 26 team league.
  • Next is the State Championship semi final this weekend in Austin.
  • See LivingTree for more details including photos and a planned, but not yet scheduled, pep rally this week. Go, Broncos!

• Fall Festival
  • Thank you to:  our Fall Festival chairpeople John and Natalie Weatherly, our Fall Festival committee, our Fall Festival sponsors, all volunteers, all who donated food to the Festival, and all who attended.

• Superintendent Visit
  • On Wednesday Dr. Grenita Lathan, the HISD Superintendent, will visit Briarmeadow and some classrooms.

Baylor College of Medicine has invited our female students ages 8+ to register for and attend the 7^th Annual Girls Elevated Conference.

• This event is February 29^th at the United Way on Waugh Street.
• It’s an interactive, multi-track event designed to educate young girls ages 8 -18, and their caregivers, on emotional and physical development, mental health and healthy relationships.
• There is an inspirational speaker and learning activities for the girls and caregivers.
• For more information and to register, go here:  https://www.texaschildrens.org/girlselevated.

7th and 8th Grade Families,

The application link for the Baylor College of Medicine Saturday Morning Science Program will be live in about a week. This is a program that exposes 7th-12th graders, especially underrepresented minorities and/or underserved students, to careers in medicine and science, and runs for a total of eight sessions on Saturdays, January-May 2020.

https://www.bcm.edu/about-us/diversity-inclusion/programs/saturday-morning-science

If you apply, let our school know so they can let Baylor know to look out for our Bronco applicants.

November 18:  Letters to students from distant grandparents are due to the PTO Mailbox at the Front Desk
November 22 @Lunch:  Grandparents & Special Friends Day

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The Dad’s Club Grille at the Fall Festival will have the same menu as last year:  choice of hamburger, hot dog, or grilled cheese sandwich with chips and a drink.

Thanks for your donations, Broncos! If you were thinking about sending drinks and chips Friday—we can still use more. Please send them in if you can.

If you missed the pre-order for Fall Festival t-shirts, a few EXTRAS ARE FOR SALE now.
If your eldest student was at school Thursday, please CHECK THE BACKPACK. If your student was absent, please check the backpack after school today. If anything is wrong with your order, we apologize. It’s all done by volunteers learning as we go. For problems, please email [email protected] or visit the Fall Festival ticket tent on Saturday.

Update:  Pennies for Patients donation boxes are now due back to the school by Monday November 18 if your student has anything to donate.

On November 7 the school kicked off a donation drive:  Pennies for Patients

• Now through November 18.
• This is a voluntary program collecting coin and cash donations.
• Amounts collected will be donated to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in honor of Briarmeadow student Alijah McDaniels who died this summer from leukemia.
• Please check with your student for more details. He/she should bring home a collection box today or soon.

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Hello, Broncos! Attached is Issue #7 of Charter Chatter.

• PTO meeting tonight 6-7:30 at school.
• Friday is early dismissal.
• Fall Festival Saturday:
  • Bring chip & drink donations to the conference room today and Thursday.
  • Buy tickets in the lobby Thursday or Friday mornings.
  • Our Elementary volunteer sign up has 32 empty spots. Please sign up for an hour now.
  • Our 6^th & 7^th Grade Fall Festival volunteer sign up has 3 empty spots. Please sign up for an hour now.
• Friendship Week is the week before Thanksgiving break. See the PTO Calendar for theme dress details.

Attached is the Charter Chatter packet, mostly in chronological order:

• Charter Chatter Issue 7, English
• Charter Chatter Issue 7, Spanish
• November 6-7:  Fall Festival Donations flyer
• November 8:  Early Dismissal schedule
• November 9:  Fall Festival flyer
• November 9:  Fall Festival Attractions & Ticket Amounts
• November 9:  Fall Festival Tips—good to read if you’ve never been
• November 9:  Fall Festival Sponsors List—Thank you, sponsors!
• November 19:  Family Night Out at Barry’s Pizza flyer
• November 22:  Grandparents & Special Friends Day flyer

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Fall Festival volunteers are selling wristbands & tickets in the lobby before school Thursday and Friday.

• This is your last chance to avoid the long ticket line on Saturday.
• Because the pre-sale is over, you will receive your wristbands and tickets in hand when you pay.
• More information:  https://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/fall-festival-nov-9/

• Pre-sold t-shirts and tickets will go home with students Thursday and Friday. Please check backpacks. If you have any problems with your order, we apologize–it’s all done by volunteers figuring it out as we go–please either contact [email protected] or visit the Fall Festival ticket booth on Saturday.

• Chips & Drinks are needed. Please bring them in now through Thursday.
• The Elementary volunteer sign up is 33% empty: 52 open spots. Please sign up today. If your classroom’s booth is full, please sign up under another booth. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f44aaac2daaff2-fall17
• The 6th & 7th grade volunteer sign up is 70% empty: 7 open spots. Please sign up today. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f44aaac2daaff2-fall18
• If you cannot get the online sign up to work, email [email protected] with your name, your homeroom, and what time you can volunteer. We will sign you up.
  
• IF WE DO NOT GET ENOUGH VOLUNTEERS, WE CANNOT OPEN ALL THE ATTRACTIONS.

Clarification:  Barry’s does not have specific halal menu items, rather they have vegetarian menu items. The flyer has been updated to remove “halal options” from the menu options list.

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These are during-school event for students. “Music Encounters” is a Da Camera education initiative that brings classical music and jazz to students just feet from their desks, connecting music with the content students are learning in school.

BCS Schedule:
Pre-K – Cinderella Tuesday, November 19 (8:15 – 10:00)
Kindergarten – Music and Emotions Wednesday, November 20 (8:15 – 10:40)
1st grade – Cultural Snapshots Wednesday, December 11 (8:15 – 10:40)
7th grade – The Holocaust Music Project Wednesday, January 15 (8:00 – 9:50)
8th grade – The Holocaust Music Project Monday, January 13 (10:00 – 11:50)

https://www.dacamera.com/learn/educational-programs/da-camera-music-encounters/

Tonight is the LAST NIGHT! Help out our Fall Festival volunteers and PRE-ORDER your Fall Festival tickets NOW. You save $5 per wristband and avoid the ticket line at the Festival. Our volunteers get to process and package orders ahead of time. The PTO gets more funds to improve the school. Thanks, Broncos!

https://squareup.com/store/briarmeadow-charter-school-pto/

Also, have you been checking out the student art in our hallways? Our fabulous Art Enrichment Teacher Ms. Burwick changes the art out regularly. This was the first round of art, which has since been replaced.

Hello, Broncos. This morning our Elementary students surprised Mr. Heinze with a performance for Principal Appreciation Month. Check your email for private video links. If you didn’t receive an email from the PTO this morning and you are a current Briarmeadow family, please register with the PTO here so we can keep you up to date:
https://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/about-us/bcs-pto-registration-form/