News in Fifth Gear

Happy Friday!

Camp El Tesoro paperwork is coming home today! ALL PAYMENTS need to be in by February 19th.

You can pay via cash, check (made to Bransford Elementary) and Revtrak (available Feb 3rd).

How to access REVTRAK (online payment):
Go online through Skyward- under FEE MANAGEMENT- MAKE A PAYMENT- select your child's teacher and appropriate fees needing to be paid.

Thank you! 5th grade teachers

Students will exchange valentines in the classroom (students only).
Your student may bring a box or bag for Valentine's, but we will not be making them at school.

If they wish to exchange valentines they need to bring a valentine for each student in their class.

January 31- LAST DAY TO BUY A YEARBOOK!

February 4- 100th day of school & Social Studies TEKS check

February 5- Field trip to CMS for 5th graders to get information about middle school... CMS SHOWCASE @6:00 (see flyer below)

February 10- middle school course selection sheets due

February 14- Bad Weather Day AND AVID applications due

February 17- Student Holiday/ Staff Development Day

FEBRUARY 19 - CAMP EL TESORO PAYMENTS DUE

March 7- 5th grade to Camp El Tesoro (INFORMATION COMING HOME TODAY)

March 14- Bad Weather Day/ NO SCHOOL

March 17- 21 SPRING BREAK

READING:

Over the next three weeks, our class will build their knowledge about

WRITING:

Students will analyze and practice writing essays with different prompts to prepare for STAAR.

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY

SCIENCE:

Next week we will finish Changes to the Earth's surface and begin reviewing for the next Units 6-8 Science TEKS check exam on Tuesday, February 11th. The test will cover Weather vs Climate, The Water Cycle, Formation of Sedimentary Rock and Fossil Fuels along with major changes to the Earth's surface through water, wind and ice.

SOCIAL STUDIES:

MATH:
We will be starting Unit 8 Graphing and Number Patterns!

PLEASE have your child KEEP PRACTICING their MULTIPLICATION FACTS!

HOMEWORK DUE FRIDAY

We do not eat lunch until 12:30 so please allow your child to bring ONE snack each day.
Snacks MUST BE (nut free)!!

PLEASE DO NOT SEND chips or sweets - the coloring on the food leaves such a mess and is bad for the chromebooks, not to mention that the sweets attract ants and other bugs!

Please encourage HEALTHY snacks like:

Crackers

Pretzels

Veggies

Non- sticky fruit

We allow water in the classrooms all other drinks need to be saved for lunch.

Thank you for helping us keep your child healthy and our classrooms clean!

Some of our students now have watches that they can send and receive texts with. Most are for communication with parents, but that is not always the case. We wanted you to have the exact board policy (related to elementary schools) for personal use devices. If a student has a device like this or a phone, they are asked to keep it in their backpacks during the school day because they are not permitted without administrator permission during school hours.

Electronic Devices and Technology Resources

Possession and Use of Personal Telecommunications Devices, Including Cell Phones and Other Electronic Devices

"An elementary school student or a student at an alternative school may access and use a personal telecommunications device or other personal electronic devices only with administrative permission."

HEADPHONES!

Students must bring headphones (that plug in with a headphone jack) each and every day- we use these in class and they use them in piano.
Thank you so much!

CHARGED CHROMEBOOKS

Please make sure they are charging their Chromebook every night and bringing it with them to school every day.

Bransford's PTA is an outstanding Parent-Teacher Association! Our PTA always puts the needs of students first! Please use the link below to go to their website, learn more about this organization, and join! You can even invite other family members and friends to join, too. Thank you for being willing to be part of the BEST PTA around!

https://bransfordpta.membershiptoolkit.com/home/

Mrs. Cooper ~ Miss McAllister ~ Mrs. Estes

Conference 11:10-12:00

Lunch 12:30-1:00