The Bear Branch Buzz
22 - MAY - 2023
UPCOMING BBE EVENTS
May 22: 1st Grade End of Year Celebration 10:30 am Bear Branch Park gazebo
May 23: 2nd Grade End of Year Celebration 11:30 am Bear Branch Park gazebo
May 23: EPI 2023-2024 School Supply Pack order deadline
May 24: Kindergarten End of Year Celebration 10:00 am BBE cafeteria / 11:00 am Bear Branch Park gazebo
May 25: 3rd Grade End of Year Celebration 11:30 am Bear Branch Park gazebo
May 25: 4th Grade End of Year Celebration 12:00 pm BBE playground
May 25: 4th & 5th Grade Talent Show
May 26: 5th Grade End of Year Celebration Breakfast 9:30 am BBE cafeteria
May 26: Last day of school 12:00 noon early release / medication pickup deadline
2023-2024 School Supply Pack Sale
End of Year Celebrations!!
BBE Parents,
You are invited to attend your child's 2022-2023 End of Year Celebration!
- If your student's celebration is at the Bear Branch Park gazebo, your child is eligible to attend with the Greenbelt Permission Form you completed at the beginning of the school year. Also, no parent RSVP is required since it is a public space.
- If your student's celebration is on the BBE campus, please click the RSVP links below to have your visitor badge preprinted.
- PLEASE NOTE: If you have not visited our campus this year, your ID will need to be scanned upon arrival. If we do not receive your RSVP, or if we are unable to preregister you, checking in to the front office takes a few minutes per person so please plan accordingly.
Monday, May 22: 1st Grade celebration at the Bear Branch Park gazebo at 10:30 am.
Tuesday, May 23: 2nd Grade picnic celebration at the Bear Branch Park gazebo 11:30 am
Wednesday, May 24: Kinder Program on the stage in the cafeteria 10:00 am (Parent RSVP Google Form) / picnic celebration at the Bear Branch Park gazebo 11:00 am
Thursday, May 25: 3rd Grade picnic celebration at the Bear Branch Park gazebo 11:30 am Thursday, May 25: 4th Grade picnic celebration at the BBE playground 12:00 noon (Parent RSVP Google Form)
Friday, May 26: 5th Grade breakfast in the BBE cafeteria 9:30 am (Parent RSVP Google Form)
Fifth Grade End of Year Breakfast
Hello 5th Grade Parents!
As we begin to wrap up the school year, we wanted to keep you in the loop on a few things. Please take a moment to read all of this, as there is a lot going on.
The Fifth Grade End of Year Breakfast will be the morning of May 26 from 9:30-11 a.m and parents are welcome to attend! Please make sure to RSVP to assist the front office with security badges. Please see the RSVP link in the End Of Year Celebrations section above.
For one of the decorations, we are asking for a 4x6 printed kindergarten photo of each student for their place setting for the breakfast. Please get this sent in to your child’s teacher ASAP.
It’s going to be a fun end of the year!!
Thank you,
Ircka West and Brittani Toppass
5th Grade End of Year Banquet Committee Chairs
6th Grade Summer Reading Lists
The middle schools would like to share with you the 6th grade required summer reading lists:
Congratulations Texas PTA Lifetime New Members
Meghan Goodman
Meghan Robertson
Officer Chris Morales
Yolanda Morales
Cathy Newkirk
Congratulations to Kakie Palmer for receiving the Texas PTA Extended Service Award!
Thank you all for your years of service to Bear Branch Elementary!
Missoula Children’s Theater Camp is coming back to Bear Branch and bringing The Little Mermaid with them! This new take on an age old tale will be hosted at BBE July 24th-29th. Registration will open for 60+ students on May 19 at bbepta.com
Box Tops
Amazon Smile
Kroger Community
Click the photos below to register for these summer camps:
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
Everett Goodman 11:55 - 12:25
Brittany Gunn 11:50 - 12:20
Lori Hydes 11:55 - 12:25
Shea Nairn 11:50 - 12:20
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
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