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The Bear Branch Buzz
17 - OCTOBER - 2022
UPCOMING BBE EVENTS
Oct 18: Last day to donate to Fall Fest Class Baskets
Oct 24-28: Red Ribbon Week
Oct 28: Storybook Parade / Idiom Day
Oct 28: Fall Fest
Nov 1: Elementary School Holiday / Staff Workday (Fall conferences)
Nov 4: 5th Grade Patriots Day
Nov 8: All Student Holiday / Staff Workday
Nov 9: BBE PTA Spirit Night - Chick Fil A Kingwood
Nov 11: Veterans Day
Red Ribbon Week Oct 24-28
Celebrate Life, Live Drug Free!
Click the image below to print.Honor Choir
It's time for Honor Choir to begin! This year, 3rd graders are also invited to join! Any student from 3rd-5th grade may sign up for Honor Choir.
Rehearsals are on Thursdays from 3:20-4:15 pm in the music room starting October 27th until May 11th.
Our holiday performance is still in the works, but will be finalized soon!
Our big spring performance is at the Fine Arts Festival on Saturday, May 6th, time TBD. Since this is a performing group, please make every effort to have your student at every rehearsal.
Please fill out the Google Form to sign your student up!
Hillary Barnes
Music Specialist
Bear Branch Elementary
281-641-1600 ext. 1648
Storybook Parade / Idiom Day
In celebration of our Reading/Language Arts curriculum, BBE will have Storybook Character & Idiom Day on Friday, October 28!
Kindergarten: Dress as your favorite storybook character, and parade around the school
1st & 2nd Grades: Dress as your favorite storybook character
3rd, 4th, & 5th Grades: Dress as your favorite idiom
Teachers will send detailed information.
Fall Fest!
BBE Yearbook
Yearbook Club
Great News: Yearbook club is now open to 4th & 5th Graders!
4th & 5th Graders, click to print the application.Yearbook Orders
Yearbook Ad
Lunch Visitor Policy
Tuesdays: Kindergarten & 4th Grades
Wednesdays: 1st & 3rd Grades
Thursdays: 2nd & 5th Grades
All visitors must check-in to the front office upon arrival, have your drivers license scanned, and wear your visitor badge while on campus. Lunch visitors will be directed to sit at the visitor designated table with their child. Eating outside with your child utilizing the picnic table areas is open everyday.
Please visit the Humble ISD Child Nutrition website for Menus, Prices, SchoolCafe signup, Birthday Ice-Cream/Snack requests, and Free & Reduced Meal Application.
Urgent***The clinic is in need of new boys underwear size 4/5 and size 6; and used/new boys shorts 5/6 and 7/8 please. Thank you!***
It's that time of year!
GENERAL CLINIC GUIDELINE REMINDERS-
As always, it is important to keep your child home when he/she does not feel well.
Daily health checks must be done prior to sending your child to school.
What does your student need to thrive every day at school?
Sleep! (approximately 9 hours per night)
Breakfast and snacks
Water Bottle - PLEASE make sure you send your child with a water bottle
Change of Clothes in the backpack esp K-2 (accidents of all kinds can/do happen)
Please do NOT send your child to school if he/she has or has had:
Coronavirus / COVID-19
Temperature of 100 ºFahrenheit or higher – measured when no fever suppressing medication has been administered within the past 24 hours.
Vomiting
Diarrhea in the past 24 hours
Persistent, hacking cough
Continually runny nose with white, green, or yellow mucus
Eyes that appear swollen, red, and weeping
Strep throat - may return 24 hours after the antibiotic is started and fever has subsided.
Rash of unknown cause anywhere on the body
Lice - excluded until all live lice have been removed, they must be walked into school by a parent to be checked by the nurse before returning to class.
Emily James, RN, BSN
Bear Branch Elementary Nurse
281-641-1605
281-641-1617 fax
Thank you, Mrs. Palmer!
October is Principal Appreciation Month!
Thank you, Mrs. Herbst!
Volunteer Appreciation
Go Astros!
Fall Fest Ticket Purchase
Parents, we have a new online platform this year. Please follow these steps when purchasing wristbands, food tickets, and class basket raffle tickets. (BBQ sandwich & Chick-fil-A closes Friday the 21st, everything else closes Tuesday the 25th)
Step 1: Head over to bbe.givesmart.com and click on buy tickets
Step 2: Add the number of tickets/food/raffle tickets you want to purchase, then click next
Step 3: Enter required information. **IMPORTANT: in the "Company or Group Name" section, you will enter the name of your oldest BBE student, grade, homeroom teacher**
Step 4: Check out stage: Uncheck Attendee 1, (leave ALL attendees blank)
If you forget to complete Step 3 and 4, you can still correct AFTER submitting. It is important that we have the oldest student name, grade, and teacher to facilitate the distribution of the wristbands and tickets.
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Brad Quindt
BBE PTA Fall Fest 2022 Chair
Fall Fest Class Baskets
Box Tops
Amazon Smile
Kroger Community
Volunteer Guidelines
Humble ISD VOLUNTEERS make a significant contribution to the education of children. We LOVE our BBE volunteers!
For the safety of our students and staff, all Humble ISD volunteers need to complete a short online application prior to volunteering on a campus.
Thank you for everything you do for our school!
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Meet The BBE Staff!
Kakie Palmer - Principal
Myra Herbst - Assistant Principal
Laura Roberts - Bookkeeper & Secretary
James Kuchta - Registrar / Attendance Specialist
Ashley McGee - Office Aide
Teachers & Class Lunch Times
Kinder Team
Cheryl Kennedy 10:50 - 11:20
Andrea Maple 10:55 - 11:25
Leah Vela 10:50 - 11:20
Jennifer Wright 10:55 - 11:25
1st Grade Team
Jennifer Erb 11:10 - 11:40
Manuel Lopez 11:05 - 11:35
Kelly Ann Means 11:10 - 11:40
Karla Perez 11:05 - 11:35
Linda Schmidt 11:10-11:40
2nd Grade Team
Meghan Goodman 11:40-12:10
Anna Hernandez 11:35 - 12:05
Carlos Intriago 11:35 - 12:05
Chandra Pollart-Grabowski 11:40 - 12:10
Maria Strate 11:40 - 12:10
Teresa Welch 11:35 - 12:05
3rd Grade Team
Emily Duerringer 12:20 - 12:50
Daniela Emmerich 12:25 - 12:55
Christiana Kettelkamp 12:25 - 12:55
Elizabeth Tims 12:20 - 12:50
Shanna Troost 12:25 - 12:55
4th Grade Team
Kelli Gilbert 12:40 - 1:10
Elizabeth Grantham 12:35 - 1:05
Leanne Haley 12:40 - 1:10
Jeannine Higgins 12:35 - 1:05
Yolanda Morales 12:35 - 1:05
Kristen Saunders 12:40 - 1:10
Jazmyn Sterry 12:40 - 1:10
5th Grade Team
Aida Cornejo 11:55 - 12:25
Jimmy Chillis 11:50 - 12:20
Everett Goodman 11:55 - 12:25
Brittany Gunn 11:50 - 12:20
Lori Hydes 11:55 - 12:25
Specials Team
Hillary Barnes - Music
Jennifer Evers - Library
Anne Lynch - Art
Erica McCarter, P.E. Para
Marti Pieper - P.E.
Matt Vybiral - Technology
Support Staff
Kasey Collette - Literacy Instructional Coach
Jackie Dass - Math Instructional Coach
Christina Doiron - Dyslexia Support
Shelly Hairell - E.L.T. / Science Instructional Coach
Emily James - Nurse
Susan Rasmussen - Gifted & Talented
DeeDee Terry - Dyslexia Support / S.C.E
Julie Wimberly - Counselor
SpEd Team
Cassandra Clark - SpEd
Cara Connelly - SpEd
Tobi Copley - Para
Connie Falcon - SpEd
Anna Fields - Speech
Pollyanna Halling, SpEd
Saira Jalal - Para
Cathy Newkirk - Para
Lisa Rader - SpEd
Tammy Smith - CSTA
Oneida Stoddard - Diag
Custodians
Maria Aguilar
Dolores Gonzales
Mascot
Elmer Bear
Cafeteria
Kim Blakelock
Alexandria Garcia
Regina Suarez
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Bear Branch Elementary
Email: bbe_connect@humbleisd.net
Website: www.humbleisd.net/bbe
Location: 3500 Garden Lake Drive Kingwood, Texas 77339
Phone: 2816411601
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/humbleisd.bbe/
Twitter: @humbleisd_bbe