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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 17

News Posted by ctaylor on Apr 23, 2019 in General News

Click on the links to see our 17th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20190424 Newsletter

20190424 Newsletter_Spanish

Thanks, Broncos!


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Bulletin April 17

News Posted by ctaylor on Apr 16, 2019 in General News

Click on the link to see our April 17 PTO bulletin:

20190417 Bulletin

Other links:

April 18 Earth Day picnic volunteer sign up

April 22-25 Teacher Appreciation Week breakfast sign up

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This Week at BCS:  April 15

News Posted by ctaylor on Apr 13, 2019 in General News

We need volunteers in April to:

This Week

  • Now through Tuesday April 16:  Bring Earth Day picnic donations
    • 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
  • Now through April 20:  Scholastic book fair on-line
  • Monday-Thursday 8am-4:30pm:  Scholastic book fair in the lobby (later on STEAM Night). Sign up for the 38 open volunteer spots
  • Monday-Thursday:  Earth Day picnic wristband sales in the lobby before and after school
  • Tuesday 8:30-11:30am:  Make Teacher Appreciation decorations–sign up here
  • Tuesday 5:30-7pm:  STEAM Night for students and families
  • Thursday 10:45am-1:45pm:  Earth Day picnic—volunteers are needed. Sign up for the shift before or after your student’s lunch
  • Thursday 3:30-5:30pm:  Hang Teacher Appreciation decorations
  • Friday:  Spring Holiday—No School

Next Week

  • Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week & Nurse’s Week:  Sign up NOW to bring a breakfast item April 22-25
    • Monday:  PK-1 breakfast & Flower Day
    • Tuesday:  2-3 breakfast & School Supply Day
    • Wednesday:  4-6 breakfast & Sweet Day
    • Thursday:  7-8 breakfast & Thankful Thursday
    • Friday:  PTO lunch & Be a Fan Day

Other

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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Box Tops Contest through March 8

News Posted by ctaylor on Feb 27, 2019 in General News

Hi BCS Families,

BCS is having a Box Tops contest from now through March 8th. The class that brings in the most Box Tops will win a picnic with Mr. Heinze and the teacher will get a $50 gift card! Take a look at some of the items you have at home and look for Box Tops. They are found on hundreds of products and each box top is worth 10¢. That may seem small but BCS has gotten over $600 this year alone already from Box Tops and $9,900 for our lifetime earnings.

You can send them in a small bag or trim and glue them on the collection sheet to your teacher or drop them off at the front desk. Make sure you write your child’s name and teacher on the bag or collection sheet so your class can get credit for it.

Click here for the Box Tops Collection Sheet

You can see participating products here.

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Newsletter_Issue 14

News Posted by ctaylor on Feb 26, 2019 in General News

Click on the links to see our 14th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20190214 Newsletter

20190214 Newsletter_Spanish

Newsletter Attachments:

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This Week at BCS:  February 25

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

This Week:

  • Tuesday 11am-midnight:  Family Night Out at BB’s Restaurant—dine at BB’s for lunch and/or dinner, mention Briarmeadow, and 20% goes back to BCS! https://www.bbstexorleans.com
  • Tuesday 5-6:30pm:  5th Grade Southwest Middle School Presentation—for 5th graders looking for a small middle school. Dinner at 5:00, presentation at 5:30.
  • Thursday 7:45-8:20am: Monthly Parent Information Meeting with Mr. Heinze in the lobby during morning drop off. The PTO will livestream a video on Facebook of the meeting for parents who cannot attend in person:  www.facebook.com/BCSPTO
  • Thursday:  The Spring Buy-Out is due to a PTO representative or the front desk, if you did not meet the Boosterthon minimum.
    • Choice of two ways to meet your PTO Spring fundraising obligation:
      • Spring Buy-Out: $100 (1 child) or $200 (2+ children) – or –
      • Minimum Boosterthon Pledge Obligation: $50 (1 child) or $100 (2+ children); pledging is now closed.
    • The Spring Buy-Out form is at this link:  http://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/fundraising/
  • Friday 9am:  School Tour for prospective families
  • Friday 6-9:30pm:  Family Movie Night on the Lawn
    • Presented by the Dads Club.
    • Please come for a night of fun and fellowship!
    • Admission is free, concessions are $1 each (beef or turkey hot dogs, chips, drinks, s’mores).

 

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

 

Fun with Teachers Fundraiser:

Mr. Vasquez, who is teaching 7th & 8th grade social studies and Odyssey of the Mind this year, is hosting an upcoming Fun with Teachers Fundraiser. If you have 3rd– 8th grade students who like to build and craft, please sign them up for some fun learning origami.

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Newsletter_Issue 13

News Posted by ctaylor on Feb 12, 2019 in General News

Click on the links to see our 13th issue of the PTO newsletter:

20190213 Newsletter

20190213 Newsletter_Spanish

Newsletter Attachments:

Box Tops collection printable

Family Night (and Lunch) Out at BB’s Restaurant Flyer:  February 26 11am-midnight

Family Movie Night presented by the Dads Club Flyer:  March 1 6-9:30pm–movie title to be announced soon, hot dogs will be choice of beef or turkey

If you have some time to help the PTO, either at school or from home, please email us at [email protected]. There are things we’d like to do better, but we don’t have a big enough team. Thanks! Details are here:  We-Need-Your-Help.pdf

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This Week at BCS:  February 11

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

This Week:

  • Monday & Tuesday:  Boosterthon team huddles & pledge drive on funrun.com
  • Tuesday-Friday:  Picnic wristband sales in the lobby. Pizza or Raising Cane’s chicken fingers, chips, dessert, and a drink for $5. Please bring food donations to the lobby or carpool (chips, juice boxes, water bottles, or nut-free cookies)
  • Wednesday:  Boosterthon Fun Run—get a visitor badge from the front desk before going to the runs:
    • 9:30 – 10:30 am  | PreK
    • 12:30 – 1:30 pm   | K – 3rd
    • 1:30 – 2:30 pm    | 4th– 5th
    • 2:40 – 3:40 pm    | 6th– 8th
  • Wednesday 6-7:30pm:  Dads Club Meeting at school
  • Thursday:  Valentine’s Day
  • Thursday 4:30-6:30pm:  Middle School Valentine’s Dance
  • Friday:  LOVE Briarmeadow Style Picnic, approximate times
    • PreK:    10:15 – 10:45
    • K/1:      11:00 – 11:30
    • 2/3:      11:40 – 12:10
    • 4:          12:20 – 12:50
    • 5:          12:30 – 1:00
    • 6/7/8:  12:45 – 1:15
  • Friday:  Early Dismissal
    • PK – 12:45pm
    • Kinder – 4th Grade – 1:00pm
    • 5th – 8th Grade – 1:15pm
  • Saturday: Run of Pi https://raceroster.com/events/2019/21345/the-run-of-pi

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

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This Week at BCS:  February 4

News Posted by ctaylor on Feb 01, 2019 in General News

This Week:

  • All Week:  Boostherthon Funrun.com Class Registration Challenge—Win free dress for your class on Friday February 15th!  If every student in your class registers on funrun.com by Friday February 8th, you may come to school out of uniform on February 15th! Registration is fast and free.
  • Monday:  Boosterthon pep rallies—1:45–2:15pm for 5th – 8th Grades; 2:25–2:55pm for PK – 4th Grades
  • Tuesday 5:30-6:30pm:  5th Grade Exhibition (interested families are welcome, especially 4th Grade families)
  • Wednesday:  5th Grade Exhibition (students will not be with their projects during 5th Grade enrichment and lunch periods from 11:30am-1:15pm)
  • Wednesday:  Valentine’s Shop open in the lobby before and after school, daily until Valentine’s Day (8th Grade fundraiser)
  • Wednesday 6-7:30pm:  Monthly PTO Meeting—please come learn what the PTO is doing and how you can help
  • Thursday:  100th Day of School—any celebrations are planned individually by classroom
  • Thursday 3:45-5:30pm:  Catapults Away with Mr. Vasquez, Fun with Teachers Fundraiser—if your 3rd Grader or older likes to build things, please sign up as soon as possible. As of Sunday morning, the two students who have signed up are not enough to hold the fundraiser. Eight spots remain. Mr. Vasquez is also hosting Origami After School in March.
  • Friday:  Last day of Funrun.com Class Registration Challenge. Pledging and registration continue until Fun Run Day February 13.

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

Help Needed:

More parent help is always welcome. Details are here:  We-Need-Your-Help.pdf. Please let us know which area is a good fit for you at [email protected].

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Fun with Teachers Fundraisers, PTO Forms

News Posted by ctaylor on Jan 29, 2019 in General News

If catapults or origami are a good fit for your 3rd grade and up student, please support our Fun with Teachers fundraisers and sign up:

Fun with Teachers Fundraisers

New forms are on our PTO Website:

Spring Buy-out Form, if you do not want to raise pledges through the Boosterthon Fun Run

Apparel Order Form, if you would like BCS shirts and jackets

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Boosterthon Fun Run Fundraiser

News Posted by ctaylor on Jan 23, 2019 in General News

ATTENTION all BCS Students, Teachers and Parents:

We are excited to host Boosterthon for our Spring fundraiser fun run. Boosterthon specializes in integrating fitness, leadership, and character while fundraising into a fun school-wide event.

It will be held at Briarmeadow in our school field. Family and friends from anywhere in the world can participate and support Briarmeadow by giving pledges towards the number of laps your child runs or walks. Every student can participate despite financial participation. Family and friends are also invited to come and cheer during the event.

We will have a pep rally on February 4 to kick off the event.

The fun runs will be held on February 13.

https://boosterthon.com/

2/13 Fun Run: Outside Field

9:30 – 10:30 am | PreK

12:30 – 1:30 pm | K – 3rd

1:30 – 2:30 pm | 4th – 5th

2:40 pm | 6th – 8th color run

Come cheer on the kids, hand out waters or serve as a Lap Counter. 
 

Parents please click on the Sign Up Genius LINK to sign up to volunteer:

If you have any questions do not hesitate to call or email John Weatherly.
– 832-419-3252
An introductory flyer is here and is going home hard copy on Thursday.
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Fun with Teachers Fundraisers

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

Mr. Vasquez, who is teaching 7th & 8th grade social studies and Odyssey of the Mind this year, is hosting two upcoming Fun with Teachers Fundraisers. If you have 3rd– 8th grade students who like to build and craft, please sign them up for some fun:  building catapults & learning origami.

Catapults Away:

Origami After School:

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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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BCS Affinity Programs

News Posted by briarmeadowpto on Oct 31, 2018 in Fundraising News, General News

Don’t forget about our affinity programs. You can help fundraise for our school just by doing what you are already doing whether it’s grocery shopping or ordering through Amazon!

From now until November 2nd, Amazon will donate 5% of your purchases (at no additional charge to you) to our school. That is 10X more than their usual donation so now is the time to make that order! To date, Amazon has donated over $212 to us. Make sure you use the smile.amazon link and set your organization to Briarmeadow Charter School Parent-Teacher Organization.

Amazon Smile Information

To find out about our other affinity programs, click on the link below.

http://briarmeadowpto.digitalpto.com/fundraising/affinity-programs/

Let’s make the most of these programs but we need your help Bronco families!

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