Click to download October Brookhollow Reminder

Click to download UIL Parent Note 

Click to download West Pecan Coffee Parent Night flyer

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Greetings Bobcat Families,

 

First and foremost, shout out to our fabulous BESPTO and hospitality for a wonderful evening of friends, family, and school community celebrating another great start of the school year at our B2S event picnic last Friday!  Lots of games, talk about the bond, and most importantly laughter amongst the crowds recalling back to school memorable moments! See pictures on our BESPTO Facebook. 

 

“ Say Cheese” - today was picture day for all our kiddos!  A seamless day with very little instructional time lost thanks to our office, staff, and  parent volunteers for giving us a hand, Mrs. Prystup, Mrs. King, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Ashcroft, Mrs. Sattler, Mrs. Lemmons, and Mrs. Rosel -– much appreciative!   Picture Retake is Nov. 2nd  .

 

Our nurse Mrs. Christina Henderson has been diligently supporting our parents to ensure our students are healthy and well ready to be successful in the classroom.  We have already completed our hearing and vision this year.   Here are few events to align with our Health and Wellness goals:

 

Flu Clinic Oct. 2nd

Lions Club “SPOT” Vision Screening ( special programs) Oct. 16th

St. David’s Dental Screen Nov. 1st & 2nd

 

 

The latest in  Bobcat News…

I have been working closely with my new area executive director of the “Hawk” team, Dr. Ohare,  to ensure our teachers as well as our students have the best plan in place for mastery of learning aligned to post-secondary readiness throughout the 2018-2019 school year! This new planning has been a big part of my beginning of year meetings thus far.   Part of my new studies allows me to reflect on my own personal growth as an instructional leader which in the end will allow for growth within the school community.  Moreover, our PTO reached out at the beginning of the year and asked me to complete the statement…I’m a Principal because…

 

 … help to strengthen students’ learning outcomes – including and especially for the most vulnerable students in our communities. We will impact ALL students in ways that equip the next generation to master the incredible challenges and seize the incredible opportunities of our time. It’s said Albert Einstein, the great scientist and philosopher, believed that one of the most powerful forces in the universe is the effect of compound interest in finance. I’m not sure if this attribution is true, but I do know that – like the power of earning “interest on interest,” – a great principal is a force that elevates, amplifies, and supports the great work of teachers and other school staff. And, that’s a mighty force! In my experience, it’s certainly one that moves mountains, uplifts communities, and accelerates student achievement. I am humbled and inspired daily by the work that I do and the impact that we have on your child. I will always be here for my 472 students (and growing), staff, and parents.  We are in a paradigm shift of change for the better – I asked that you trust and believe in all I do for the greater good of Brookhollhow Elementary –#WhyITeach! #IBelieveInYou! 

 

Back to School Parent Night at West Pecan – Wednesday, Sept. 26th – see attached flyer.  The childcare at Rise Wednesday evening is for children who are potty-trained.  There will be two rooms for care, the 5+ children will play marital arts games and get a look at what Rise has to offer while the younger children will be in a separate room with age appropriate activities.  To take advantage of this great service, simply drop your children at Rise around 6:30 p.m., complete the sign-in form and head over to West Pecan!  If you have any questions, please contact Amie King at king_m_e@yahoo.com.

 

 

The Pflugerville ISD Board of Trustees has unanimously called for two elections in November 2018: A Tax Ratification Election (TRE) and a $332 million bond election. The TRE proposes the PfISD tax rate be lowered by two cents and could result in an additional $4.1 million in state funding. To stay informed on these elections, visit www.pfisdbond.net.

 

Please note: The Bond/TRE website may be displayed in Spanish, by clicking on the Google Translate button at the bottom of the website homepage.

 

Oct. 9: Voter registration deadline

Oct. 22 – Nov. 2: Early Voting

Nov. 6: Election day

PfISD has updated the Bond Website with a video (with more to come) and dates of the Community Meetings. If have questions about the upcoming Bond or TRE, please visit www.pfisdbond.net

 

 

Bobcat Fine Arts Needs You!

BES is performing “Hair Spray Jr.” Mrs. Nancy Garza has set up a Donor's Choose project designed to add a few more microphones to the sound system.  Please take the opportunity to check out details in the following link: Hairspray

 

 

Campus Academic Advisory Committee

If you would be interested in serving as a community or business representative on our Campus Academic Advisory Council this year, we meet quarterly to review and discuss our Campus Improvement Plan . Reach out to Lisa.harris@pfisd.net

 

School Breakfast and Lunch

ALL PfISD families are encouraged to complete an application for Free or Reduced price meals using this link: http://www.pfisd.net/Domain/92 If you qualified for either free or reduced-price meals last year, you must submit another application to remain eligible this year.

 

 

UIL

Attached is a note with  information regarding the University Interscholastic League (U.I.L.). UIL is a state organization that is responsible for most of the athletic, music, drama and academic competitions that go on in the state of Texas.  UIL has an academic division which is open for students to compete at the elementary, middle school and high school levels. Open Enrollment for Academic UIL will be next week and will end on October 12. After November 3.

 

…quite simply, I quickly recognized that I’m not doing this  job alone. I have a team of talent around me and the job I have to do is to bring out the best in every single person in the school community. Every teacher, child, parent, support staff and so on has so much to share and letting you know it is safe to be transparent with me helps to move the school forward – much love,  Mrs. Harris, M.Ed.

 

 

Click here to view the latest Bobcat News. 

• Marco Spirit Day – thank you!
• September Brookhollow Reminder (went home last week –correction attached)
• Fundraiser
• Grandparents Day
• Grades
• Volunteers
• Communication

Greetings Bobcat Families,

 

Click here to view the Bobcat News

•  First week of school update
•  Fundraiser
•  Orientation
•  Grades
•  Volunteers
•  Communication

  

Lisa Harris, M.Ed.

Principal, Brookhollow Elementary 

(512) 594-5200

lisa.harris@pfisd.net

Greeting Bobcat Families,

 

Click here to view the August Newsletter 

Click here to download the August Reminder

Meet the teacher is tomorrow, August 15th  from 4 – 5pm.  If not able to meet the teacher on this day we have scheduled our evening grade level orientations see attached document for dates and times

August 16th First Day of School is here!

 

7:00am Doors open

7:20am Students walk directly to the classroom (first day only) staff  will be on hand to guide students to his/her classroom

7:35am school begins

2:50pm dismissal

 

First day packets will be sent home – these are very important documents that need to be returned once completed as soon as possible – thank you!

 

August - Bobcat News !

 

See you soon!

 

Lisa Harris, M.Ed.

Principal, Brookhollow Elementary 

(512) 594-5200

lisa.harris@pfisd.net

 

Proud Parent of Brookhollow Bobcats

Greeting Bobcat Families,

 

Click to view the August Welcome Back addition of the Bobcat News!

 

Go Bobcats! 

  

Lisa Harris, M.Ed.

Principal, Brookhollow Elementary 

(512) 594-5200

lisa.harris@pfisd.net

 Proud Parent of Brookhollow Bobcats

Click here to view the August Bobcat News!

Click here to view the August Bobcat Reminder!

May Brookhollow Reminder Attached – correction Candlelight Luncheon, May 11^th

                 Teacher Appreciation this Week!

               Nurse Appreciation on May 9^th!

Journey to Retirment a celebration of  three fabulous Brookhollow staff who gave seventeen to thirty plus years to the education profession took place afterschool this past Friday: Deborah Locklear(17), Darla Roessler(19), and Max Cox(30). Many fond memories were spoken as well as dedications to Coach Cox who opened the school in 1995 and remained – school track will be namedin his honor upon construction.     

 

PTO Reminder:   if you haven't RSVP'd for the Volunteer Appreciation Reception – this Wednesday May 9^th @ 6pm, and plan on attending, please let PTO know today either via e-mail or text (602-620-5663) for a  final headcount for food tomorrow. Nara Dedrick (ndedrick71@gmail.com .  The PTO hopes you will be able to join us THANK YOU for all you have done for Brookhollow and the PTO.

 

  We have received the results from the first round of 5^th Grade STAAR testing in Reading and Math. The Texas Education Agency will not be sending paper copies of student results this year. Parents can access results online. The online results really have amazing information. You can see the questions and answers from your child’s assessments and much more than is available on the paper version. I have attached our district’s instructions on accessing the results online using a unique access code for your child. See attachment.

 

 

   Annual Hendrickson FFA Plant Sale – see attachment

 

 

It is with pleasure that Mrs. Garza  announces the official results from the 2^nd Annual PfISD Music Memory Contest held here at Brookhollow and under the guidance of our district elementary music teachers and Mr. Manny Gamez, Director of Fine Arts.  Brookhollow received 1^st place trophies in team awards 2^nd grade and 4^th grade. As well as individual awards to each participant ranging from 1^st to 3rd place– Congratulations Bobcats!

 

Mrs. Garza has done a fabulous job campaigning for this program to bring awareness for diversity in learning and success through fine arts.

 

Download May & June Brookhollow Reminder  

 

 

Lisa Harris, M.Ed.

Principal, Brookhollow Elementary 

(512) 594-5200

lisa.harris@pfisd.net

 

Proud Parent of Brookhollow Bobcats

Brookhollow Parents,

Now is your opportunity to get involved in the PTO. Attached is a flyer outlying all the upcoming Executive Board positions as well as committee chairs needed for the 2018-19 school year. Elections for the Executive Board will be held at the next PTO meeting on May 9th at 6pm. If you have any questions about what the position entails, feel free to contact the PTO at PTOBrookhollow@gmail.com

 

Download Board Applicant form here.

 

Congratulations to  Brookhollow Elementary’s 2018 Teacher of the Year - Cliff Sims, 5th grade! His love and innovative ways of  teaching especially science and creating real life experiences for the kids is why he is our Teacher of the Year.  Mr. Sim’s mission as a teacher is  to save the world through scienceJ - a way to make a difference in the world. 

Believing that teaching is both a science and an art, Mr. Sims incorporates hands-on activities and lessons to keep his 5th -grade  classroom from becoming boring and cumbersome. In his room, students are engaged in learning daily.  Hands on experiences become personal experiences, and personal experiences become the most solid platform for meaningful learning.   In addition, Cliff is very involved in every aspect of our school.  He does so much with Safety Patrol, Science Fair, Garden Club,  and is always willing to help.   Mr. Sims also cares for his students.  Always inquiring about what he can do to better understand how to help them be successful - a forward movement mindset to ensure the best outcome!#WhyITeach!#IBelieveInYou!

 

 

   April Brookhollow Reminder – EOY Awards and Graduation Dates

 

 

 STAAR Test(closed campus days: see parent letter for details)

                4th Grade:   April 10th -Writing

                5th Grade: April 10th -  Math, April 11th : Reading

                

 

Lastly, I apologize we only put this in the BES PTO Newsletter but let me say how proud I am of our students one more time!

 Congratulations to all of our Destination Imagination participants.  Personal thank you to Mrs. Christie Crouch, campus coordinator/manager for Brookhollow and to our team managers:  Mr. James Dedrick, Mrs.  Susan Pierson, Ms. Linda Meyer for their support through managing the groups and  giving them opportunities that inspire our students to utilize diverse approaches in applying 21st century skills and creativity.   

  Results were as follow:

The 7 Lockdowns (5th grade team) took 3rd in the Inside Impact Challenge.

The Unique Unicorns (5th grade team) took 3rd in the Drop Zone Challenge.

The Furious Four (4th grade team) took 6th in the Inside Impact Challenge.

 The Pink Savage Unicorns (3rd grade team) took 11th in the Unlikely Attraction Challenge

 

Math Pentathlon Events Good Luck BES Students!

Division I – April 7, 2018 –

Hendrickson High School (Pflugerville ISD)

19201 Colorado Sand Dr.

Pflugerville, TX 78660

 

Division II – April 21, 2018

Delco Admin Center (Austin ISD)

4601 Pecan Brook Dr.

Austin, TX 78724

 

Division III – April 28, 2018

Glenn High School (Leander ISD)

1320 Collaborative Way

Leander, TX 78641

 

 Prek Registrations – May 9, 2018: 9am – 6pm @ BES

 

 

 

 

Lisa Harris, M.Ed.

Principal, Brookhollow Elementary 

(512) 594-5200

lisa.harris@pfisd.net

Attention parents of 3-5th graders.....Your Brookhollow PTO is once again hosting a Talent Show which will be on April 27th.

Auditions for the Talent Show will be held April 5th and 6th during school hours. An application/permission slip will be sent home with your child on Thursday March 29th.
 **Applications are due back by 4/3 so they can be reviewed and audition times can be scheduled.**

We apologize for the short notice but we ran into other time constraints that prevented us from getting this information out sooner.

Just a reminder that the Talent Show performances are for 3rd-5th grade only. However, everyone is invited to come watch some amazing Brookhollow talent. More information will be sent home about the actual Talent Show as it gets closer.

If you have any questions, please contact the PTO at PTOBrookhollow@gmail.com or Nara Dedrick, PTO President at 602-620-5663

 

Download the talent show form here.