Fourth Grade News

5/21 - Field Day 🏃🏻‍♀️🏃🏻‍♂️ (See below for all of the information)

5/22 - Hop and Pop (for students during Specials)

5/23 - Last Day of School Early Release at 11:45 😄

Dear Bransford Families,

We are so excited about the last week of school and FIELD DAY!!!! If you are planning to attend Field Day, you are required to Raptor in as a visitor and wear your badge all day. To speed up the process, you can drop by the day before, on Monday, May 20th from 7:15 am to 3:00 pm, to print your badge for Tuesday. If your badge is missing or not seen, you will be sent to the front to Raptor in. In addition, restrooms are available inside for visitors by entering the front door only.

Field Day is scheduled for Tuesday, May 21st. We will begin promptly at 8 am with our amazing choir singing the National Anthem. After, we will transition into the events and rotations.

Lunch is scheduled from 11:40-12:40. (sack lunches will be available for purchase in the cafeteria) Your child needs to be prepared to eat at 11:40 am. We are giving our Texans a full hour so they can come inside, eat, rest, and cool off for the remainder of the events. We ask that you allow your student to come inside, rest, and recoup in their classroom with their teacher and classmates.

Please consider packing your child a sack lunch. Because this day is so busy and the schedule is different, we can't guarantee the lunch you may bring to them will be delivered in time for their lunch break. We certainly do not want them to miss their next event waiting for their lunch.

Because of space and safety, we ask that you stay out of the building during lunch/break. We appreciate your support in allowing our Texans to take a break with their teacher and class. Go have some lunch yourself and cool off! Then, come back at 12:40 for the remainder of Field Day!

There are a few things our Texans should make sure they bring:

1. A water bottle w/student’s name on it (we will have refill stations around the field).

2. Sunscreen (please apply before school)

3. Sack lunch from home (or purchase one in the cafeteria)

4. Cash for concessions (this is a fundraiser for 4th grade!)

5. Towel (we have a few water games!)

THE GOLDEN CLEAT has returned!!! This is a sportsmanship award that goes to the BEST competitors, leaders, and helpers during Field Day! We will award ONE class for each grade, so be sure to let your Texans know we will be on the lookout!

Please let me know if you have questions! We are excited! Coach Bardin & Coach Smith

Results for the STAAR, STAAR Alternate 2, TELPAS and TELPAS Alternate tests are expected to be available on the dates listed below:

• Tuesday, May 14 - TELPAS Alternate Score Release for Listening/Speaking and Reading/Writing for grades K-2 Emergent Bilingual

• Friday, June 7- STAAR End of Course English I, English II, Biology, Algebra I, U.S. History Score Release

• Wednesday, June 12 - TELPAS Score Release for Listening/Speaking and Reading/Writing for grades K-12 Emergent Bilingual

• Friday, June 14 - STAAR grades 3-8 Reading/Language Arts, Math, Science, and Social Studies Score Release

• Thursday, June 20 - STAAR Alternate 2 grades 3-8 and End of Course Score Release

• Friday, August 2 - June STAAR End of Course Score Release

Families can access their children’s results through Skyward Family Portal on the release dates. Instructions on how to access scores in Skyward are here. If for any reason, your child’s results are not in Skyward, they can be accessed through the Texas Education Agency’s Family Portal, which will require an access code. Instructions on how to obtain the access code for your child can be found here. To learn more about the exams and what grade levels or students take the respective tests, visit TEA’s website.

Math: This week in math we finished up our final AIMSweb of the year and began a review of multiplication and division to prep for next year :-)

Science: In science this week the students wrapped up our force and motion unit with Sheep in a Jeep and then we broke out our Matchbox cars with ramps and loops!

Social Studies: This week in Social Studies was Celebrate Freedom Week. Kids across the state looked at our Declaration of Independence, Constitution, and Bill of Rights.

Reading & Writing: We wrapped up our final story in our MyBooks this week! With this story we worked on making inferences, analyzing plot elements, and identifying the point of view using evidence from the text. We wrapped up our poetry unit and shared some of our favorite poems with our classmates!

Dear Parents,

The health and safety of all students is important to the staff at Bransford Elementary. We are asking that if your child has been out sick this week and has been diagnosed, please call the campus and let the nurse know.

In an effort to keep our students healthy and in the classroom, I wanted to share a few lifestyle hygiene habits. We can’t keep everyone from getting sick, but we sure can try.

1. Wash your hands!! Before you eat, after you eat, when you use the restroom, after PE, after you sneeze, anytime you can. When in doubt, wash your hands.

2. If you cough or sneeze, use your sleeve. (The students can demonstrate this for you)

3. Respect personal space. Keep a little distance between you and your friends, and you and your teachers.

4. Only visit the nurse for things that cannot be taken care of in the classroom. At any time during the day there may be a sick student in the clinic, so the healthiest place to be is in the classroom. Teachers have band aids for little cuts and scrapes.

5. Wear weather appropriate clothing. If there is snow on the ground, students should wear closed-toed shoes, pants and a jacket.

While we practice these healthy habits at school, we also ask that you do your part in assessing your student’s health at home. If your student has a fever of more than 100.0 degrees, or is experiencing vomit/diarrhea, district policy requires them to stay home. Only when your student has been symptom free without the use of any medication for more than 24 hours may they return to campus.

In the event that your student is staying home from school, please call the front office and let us know. As always, we are here to answer any healthy hygiene habits questions.

Thank you,

Andrea Bernsen, MSN, BSN

School Nurse

817-305-4932

andrea.bernsen@gcisd.net

• Students MUST wear tennis shoes to PE each day. They may bring other shoes to change into/out of.
• Students need a charged Chromebook each day.
• Students need headphones each day.
• Students are allowed one small and healthy snack each day at school.
• If your child will be absent or leaving early from school for any reason, please let your child's homeroom teacher and the front office know.
• Students with phones and smart watches: These are not allowed at school per the board policy relating to elementary schools. Please ensure these are either left at home or in the backpack during school hours.

Students are expected to be in their classrooms, ready to learn by 7:40.

The front doors open at 7:15 and close at 7:40.

Please feel free to reach out to us by email if you have any questions. While we do our best to respond as quickly as we can, sometimes we may not get back to you until after school. Thank you for understanding!

Alex Patterson alexandra.patterson@gcisd.net

Al Kaufmann al.kaufmann@gcisd.net

Megan Delfeld megan.delfeld@gcisd.net

Julianna Benedetto julianna.gregston@gcisd.net

Website: https://bes.gcisd.net

Phone: 817-305-4920