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Newsletter_Issue 9

News Posted by ctaylor on Dec 05, 2018 in General News

Click on the links to see our 9th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20181205 Newsletter

20181205 Newsletter_Spanish

Our monthly PTO meeting is tonight Wednesday December 5 6-7:30pm. Please come and learn how you can help improve our school:

  • Open PTO positions include chairpersons for:
    • Fundraising and
    • Volunteer Coordination.
  • We also need help with:
    • Promoting after school enrichment programs around the beginning of each semester,
    • Collecting and recording fundraising dollars in the lobby before and after school, and
    • Answering prospective parents’ questions during monthly guided tours of our school.

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Fall Festival Volunteer Needs & Ticket Sales

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 31, 2018 in General News

Hello, Broncos!

In this post:

  • Fall Festival Volunteers Needed (31 Slots)
  • Fall Festival Early Bird Pricing Ends Today
  • Fall Fundraiser Buy-out Payments are Due Today
  • Fall Festival Volunteer Count
  • Register with VIPS Now

 

Fall Festival Volunteers Needed (31 Slots)

Our Fall Festival is in three days on Saturday November 3rd 10am-2pm. Thank you so much to the families and classrooms that have filled their 8 one-hour volunteer sign-up slots. Those classrooms have earned a popsicle party for the students! Pre-K and Kinder are receiving their popsicles today.

31 slots remain open in First – Fifth grades. Please see below for the class count. We need these slots filled to make the Fall Festival a success. Classrooms that are full by Friday will earn a popsicle party. If your classroom is not full, please sign-up to help. If your classroom is full and you can help, please sign up for any open slot.

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f44aaac2daaff2-fall6

If you cannot sign-up on your own, please email us your name, teacher name, and what hour you’re available and we can add you to the sign-up.

 

Fall Festival Early Bird Pricing Ends Today

Wednesday October 31 is the last day to order Fall Festival Bronco Bracelets at the $30 early bird price ($35 regular price). Please order your bracelets, tickets, and meal tickets. They will be delivered to your student on Friday and you won’t have to wait in line at the Festival.

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

 

Fall Fundraiser Buy-out Payments are Due Today

Fall Fundraiser buy-out payments are due Wednesday October 31. The buy-out form is attached. PTO representatives are in the lobby before and after school this week accepting payment.

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

 

Fall Festival Volunteer Count:

PK Andress FULL
PK Ramos FULL
K Preston FULL
K Reichert FULL
K Lam FULL
1 Stewart FULL
1 Loan FULL
1 Spradley 2 slots open
2 Jackson 2 slots open
2 Brown FULL
2 Loomis 3 slots open
3 Lucas 1 slot open
3 Pacheco 2 slots open
3 Williamson 3 slots open
4 Rebullida 4 slots open
4 Pham 1 slot open
4 Perotti 1 slot open
5 Dede 2 slots open
5 Russo 6 slots open
5 Bender 4 slots open
Total 31 slots open

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a0f44aaac2daaff2-fall6

 

Register with VIPS Now

Register as a Volunteer in Public Schools (VIPS)

  • Every year all parents and caregivers need to register with VIPS for a background check.
  • To Register:
    1. Register online (no paper form this year):

www.houstonisd.org/vips

    1. AND present photo ID at the Front Desk to scan into the Raptor system.
  • You may use the school lobby computers.
  • We need everyone to register now.
  • You cannot help at school or field trips without VIPS.
  • Don’t know if you’re in VIPS? Ask the Front Desk.

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This Week at BCS: October 28

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 28, 2018 in General News
  • Fall Festival Volunteer Sign-up:  45 (30%) of our volunteer spots are unfilled. We need your help please! Each classroom has a booth/activity to staff with eight volunteers for one hour each on Saturday. Please check the sign-up to see your classroom’s booth/activity and sign-up for a volunteer shift. Your classroom appears four times (10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm) and all slots must be filled. Click all the way through until your sign-up is confirmed. Classrooms who fill their eight spots by Wednesday earn a popsicle party for the students!

 

  • All Week:  Fall Festival Bronco Bracelets and tickets are on sale in the lobby before and after school and online in the PTO Website Store. After Wednesday, the Bronco Bracelet price increases from $30 to $35. Buy now and avoid the long line on Saturday.

 

 


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Newsletter_Issue 7

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 24, 2018 in General News

Click on the links to see our 7th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20181024 Newsletter

20181024 Newsletter_Spanish

New Fall Fundraiser details posted Tuesday morning to the PTO Website and Facebook that did not fit onto this newsletter are:

  • The PTO is allowing partial Fall buy-out payments. (Partial boxes of chocolates are NOT allowed.) Buy-out levels are now $30, $60, $90 or $120 depending on how many boxes of chocolates you’ve sold.
    • For example—if you have one student at the school and you sell one box of chocolates, your buy-out payment would be $30 to meet the minimum.
    • If you have two or more students at the school and you sell one box of chocolates, your buy-out payment would be $90 to meet the minimum.
  • Payments for boxes of chocolates are being accepted in cash or credit card.

Tomorrow Thursday October 25 is the last day to send in Box Tops for the Box Tops Contest.

Links:

October 15-26 Fall Fundraiser (chocolates & cookie dough) details

Register with VIPS to volunteer at school (required annually for ALL volunteers)

Elementary Fall Festival Volunteer Sign-Up (look for your teacher’s name at 10am, 11am, 12pm, and 1pm)

November 3 Fall Festival details

Pre-K & Kinder Puppy Play Date (PTO auction for Pre-K & Kinder families)

4th Grade Karaoke & Cupcakes (PTO auction for 4th Grade families)

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Fall Fundraiser Update

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 23, 2018 in General News

Good morning, Broncos!

Three things today in the second and final week of our Fall Fundraiser:

(1) Please join us tonight Tuesday October 23rd at Los Tios Restaurant. Eat with your friends. 20% goes back to BCS. The flier is on the PTO Calendar.

(2) The PTO is allowing partial Fall buy-out payments. (Partial boxes of chocolates are NOT allowed.) Buy-out levels are now $30, $60, $90 or $120 depending on how many boxes of chocolates you’ve sold. 2018_2019_FF_Buyout_Form.pdf

For example—if you have one student at the school and you sell one box of chocolates, your buy-out payment would be $30 to meet the minimum. If you have two or more students at the school and you sell one box of chocolates, your buy-out payment would be $90 to meet the minimum.

(3) Payments for boxes of chocolates are being accepted in cash or credit card.

Come and get your chocolates if you haven’t already.

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This Week at BCS: October 22

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 20, 2018 in General News
  • All Week:  Our Fall Fundraiser continues through Friday. Chocolate distribution (Elementary) is in the lobby before and after school. The Otis Spunkmeyer cookie dough (Middle School) online school code is BRIA28.
  • All Week:  Fall Festival Bronco Bracelets and tickets are on sale in the lobby before and after school and online in the PTO Website Store.

 

 

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Fall Fundraiser Buy-out on PTO Store & Register with VIPS

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

FALL FUNDRAISER BUY-OUT—Buy-outs of the Fall Fundraiser (World’s Finest Chocolates & Otis Spunkmeyer sales) can be paid through the PTO Online Store. Scroll down until you see “Buyout – Fall.” https://squareup.com/store/briarmeadow-charter-school-pto/.

VOLUNTEER BACKGROUND CHECKS—Every year all volunteers must be registered with a background check through Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS). Please register online at www.houstonisd.org/vips. If you are unsure if you are cleared in VIPS, please check with the front desk.

VOLLEYBALL—No practice today due to wet weather.

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This Week at BCS: October 8

News Posted by ctaylor on Oct 07, 2018 in General News
  • Friday 7:45-8:30 AM:  Pastries with Parents—Come enjoy donuts, coffee & juice with your student. Photo mementos are $3.
  • All Week:  Through October 19 our Girl Scout troop is collecting donations for the Houston Food Bank. If you have pantry items to share, please bring them to the lobby. Highest need items are:
    • Canned meat, poultry, fish
    • Peanut butter
    • Canned fruits and veggies (low sugar, no salt)
    • Cereal
    • Soups, stews
    • Pasta (whole grain)
    • Dry beans
    • Rice.
  • All Week:  Through October 18 you can pre-order Fall Festival T-shirts. Sales are pre-order only. You can purchase on-line or turn in a paper order form with payment. Fall Festival pre-selling has also begun in the lobby before and after school, by paper order form (also in Spanish), and on-line.
  • Look for Fall Fundraiser materials to come home this week. Selling is Monday October 15—Friday October 26. Families are required to participate or buy-out.
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