Grizzly Gazette- 02/19/2024
**Reminder- 4-day week for students this week! (Teachers/ Staff have a professional development day Monday, Feb 19th.)
💘Thank you WBMS PTO for spoling our teachers and staff Wednesday for Valentines Day! They spread the love through spectacular treats and eats.
We are so excited that this week is finally here....our West Briar PTO (+ Westside HS PTO) Fundraiser- Harlem Wizards Basketball Game this Thursday, February 22nd! You can still purchase your tickets for this event. See the article below for all of the information you need to enjoy this fun-packed event and please share out this flyer and information to pack the stands!
Finally, please note that STAAR dates have been updated in the Calendar Notes below. (They were adjusted from last week as HISD just changed the dates.)
We take PRIDE in displaying #GrizzlyValues throughout our building!
Calendar Notes
- Mon, Feb 19- Staff Development Day (No school for students)
- Thu, Feb 22- Harlem Wizards Assembly @ Lunch (anti-bullying)
- Thu, Feb 22- Harlem Wizards Game @ WHS- PTO fundraiser (see below)
- Fri, Feb 23- School Choice applications due
- Fri. Feb 23- Go Texan Day (see theme dress guidelines below)
- 7th Gr Go Texan Day presentation- 4th & 5th periods
- Tue, Feb 27- Last Day of Cycle 4
- Wed, Feb 28- Thurs, Feb 29- Immunization Clinic
- Tue, Apr 16- STAAR Testing - Reading/Language Arts (RLA)
- Thu, Apr 18- STAAR Testing- Science (8th only)
- Wed, Apr 24- STAAR Testing- Social Studies (8th only)
- Wed, May 1- STAAR Testing- Math
AM Announcements Bulletin Board
(Morning announcements are shared on this board. Students are able to view in the Grizzly Den 23-24 Canvas Course.)
🏀 Harlem Wizards coming Thursday❗
❗🏀 This Thursday, February 22nd- the West Briar PTO is partnering with Westside HS PTO to host a Harlem Wizards event at Westside High School. The world-famous Harlem Wizards are a professional basketball team that come from New York to bring a community-wide event where teachers and staff "take on" the Harlem Wizards! All Westside Feeder campuses are welcome and it's going to be loads of fun!
Purchase your tickets now - Tickets for students are $15 before event & $18 at the door.
- (You can also purchase court-side and other options using link below.)
TICKET PURCHASE LINK (or use QR code at insert)
We are so grateful for the major sponsorships that have been secured recently. These include:
- Title Sponsor: The Energy Corridor @EnergyCorridor
- 3-Point Sponsor: Embrace Orthodontics orthoembrace.com
- Slam Dunk Sponsor: Prosperity Bank
- All-Star Sponsor: Cognitive Psychiatry @cogPsychiatry
Proceeds of this event go directly to our school community!
➕ Mathia Wednesdays
West Briar is beginning MATHIA WEDNESDAYS during Advocacy class. Each Wednesday all students will be working on their Mathia work as assigned by their Math Teacher.
Mathia is a digital software that provides a powerful 1-to-1 tutoring technology from Carnegie Learning's Texas Math Solutions that is available 24/7 to help your student. Mathia was built from cognitive science research and looks at every aspect of the student's work to better understand where they are and what they're thinking. It doesn't just tell students what they got wrong, it helps them understand why they got it wrong. Your student has a completely personalized experience, tailored specifically to their needs.
When assisting with your student's homework, you can further support your student's learning by asking questions about the work they do. Here are some helpful questions to ask:
- How does this problem look like something you’ve done with your teacher or classmates?
- Can you show me the strategy you used to solve this problem? Do you know another way to solve it?
- Does your answer make sense? Why?
- Is there anything you don’t understand? How can you use your notes and work from class to help?
8th Gr Parents: School Choice
8th Gr Parents thinking of applying for magnet campuses for the 2024-2025 SY, must follow the below School Choice process. (This includes school-within-a-school campuses- i.e. magnet program at Westside HS). See the below websites and informational flyer for everything you need to know.
West Briar MS School Choice/Magnet Webapage with Resources
