September 26, 2016

THIS WEEK IN BISD

Green Valley Elementary’s Spirit Week for the Fun Run is Sept. 26–30.

Monday – Crazy Socks

Tuesday – Crazy Hat

Wednesday – Wear Green

Thursday – Super Hero

Friday – Crazy Hair

Hardeman Elementary’s book fair is Sept. 25–30.

On Monday, Sept. 26 at 6 p.m., Birdville High School’s counseling department is hosting an informational meeting with an overview of the senior year, important dates to remember, applying to college, the TCC scholarship foundation, and College 101. A financial aid counselor from TCC will also be presenting on FAFSA.

North Ridge Elementary’s Back-to-School Picnic is Monday, Sept. 26.

BISD’s Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) is having a Chick-fil-A Spirit Day Tuesday, Sept. 27, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Chick-fil-A is located at 5131 Rufe Snow Drive. Let the cashier know you are there in support of BISD’s HOSA and 20 percent of your purchase will go directly to the organization.

The Academy at C.F. Thomas’ first Campus-Home-Cooperative meeting (CHC) is Tuesday, Sept. 27,

6-7:30 p.m. Parents will have an opportunity to learn about the “growth mindset” and get a feel for how it is explored and cultivated here on campus. The agenda also includes information about attending school on a Title I campus. Snacks and drinks will be provided.

Mullendore Elementary’s Play It Safe parent education night is Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. in room A at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex.

Richland Elementary’s parent information meeting for fifth-grade parents to discuss the spring trip to Camp Carter is Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 5:45 p.m. in the cafeteria.  

Walker Creek Elementary volunteers and room representatives should attend one of the following meetings in September:

Tuesday, Sept. 27 Wednesday, Sept. 28

Room Representatives 6:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m.

Volunteers 7:00 p.m. 8:30 a.m.

Hardeman Elementary’s Grandparents’ Day is Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Walker Creek Elementary’s student portraits will be taken Wednesday, Sept. 28.

Smithfield Elementary’s Chick-fil-A Spirit Night is Wednesday, Sept. 28. Chick-fil-A is located at Boulevard 26 and Precinct Line Road in Hurst.

Birdville High School’s volleyball program is having a fundraiser on Thursday, Sept. 29, 4-9 p.m. at Chipotle. Chipotle is located at 9127 Grapevine Hwy., Ste. 100, North Richland Hills. 

Green Valley Elementary’s Gator Greats Breakfast is Thursday, Sept. 29 at 7:30 a.m. in the library.

The Beginning/Conversational Sign Language for Adults class will be held Thursdays, 6:30-8 p.m. Sept. 29 – Nov. 17 in the library at Porter Elementary. The cost is $25 per person or $40 per family (2–4 people). This class is only for adults 18 and older. An optional sign language book is available in class for $30. To register, email marysue.blackwell@birdvilleschools.net.

Binion Elementary’s fall Glamour Craft student pictures are Friday, Sept. 30.

Smithfield Elementary’s fundraiser continues through Friday, Sept. 30.

Mullendore Elementary’s college T-shirt day is Friday, Sept. 30.

Green Valley Elementary’s Fun Run is Friday, Sept. 30.

A.M. prekindergarten and first-grade students, 8:20 a.m.

Fourth- and fifth-grade students, 9:10 a.m.

Second- and third-grade students, 1 p.m.

P.M. prekindergarten, 2:30 p.m.

Birdville High School’s annual Craft Fair and Silent Auction is from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 at the school. Admission is $1. The craft show supports Project Celebration, the Birdville High PTSA, and provides college scholarships to seniors. For information, email birdvilleptsa@gmail.com.

Haltom High School’s Theatre Department will present “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” Saturday, Oct. 1 at 7 p.m.; Sunday, Oct. 2 at 3 p.m; and Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students, with a school ID, $8 for adults, and children under 4 are free.

SCHOOL NOTES

Haltom High School’s Theatre Department will present “Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery” Monday, Oct. 3 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 for students, with a school ID, $8 for adults, and children under 4 are free.

Binion Elementary’s Jump Rope for Heart Month Kickoff is Oct. 3.

Richland Elementary’s spirit night is Oct. 3, 5–9 p.m. at Spring Creek BBQ in Bedford. Spring Creek is located at 1509 Airport Freeway.

BISD’s Bandfest is Oct. 4 at 7:30 p.m. at the Fine Arts/Athletics Complex. There will be performances by the Haltom, Richland, and Birdville high schools’ marching bands and middle school band programs. There will be a raffle for a free year of private instrument lessons ($700 value). Presale tickets are $5 and can be ordered online at www.birdvilleschools.net/finearts. Tickets are $8 at the gate. Students are free. All proceeds benefit BISD’s private instrument lesson program.

BISD’s Gifted and Talented Education (GATE) Parent Information Meetings are scheduled for:

Tuesday, October 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

North Oaks Middle School

GATE Curriculum Night for parents of currently identified GATE students in grades 1–6.

The District will provide an overview of the GATE curriculum for GT students in grades 1–6. The presentation will include an overview of the curriculum units; universal concepts; generalizations for each grade level; and the dispositions, which will be emphasized in each grade level. For information, contact Stacye Onstott or Julie Hyman at 817-547-5785.

Smithfield Elementary’s PTA meeting is Oct. 4 at 6:30 p.m. Third-grade students will present the program.

Spicer Elementary will have dental screenings Oct. 5–7. For information, call 817-547-3300.

Birdville High School’s counseling department is hosting a FAFSA evening Help Session Oct. 5, 5:30-7:30 p.m. in the library. They will also have the TCC scholarship foundation/college access representative there to answer questions on college admissions, the scholarship foundation and much more.

Binion Elementary’s Bobcats Worth Braggin’ About luncheon is Oct. 5.

Fifth-grade students from Foster Village Elementary will go to Camp Grady Spruce on Oct. 6.

Mullendore Elementary will celebrate Grandparents’ Day for kindergarten, first- and second-grade grandparents on Oct. 6 during the students’ regular lunch time.

Mullendore Elementary’s Art Day is Oct. 7. Also on Oct. 7 is Coffee with the Counselor, 8:30–9 a.m.

The North Richland Hills Fire Department will bring a fire truck to Foster Village Elementary Oct. 7 to teach kindergarten, first- and third-grade students about the truck.

Spicer Elementary’s awards assemblies are Oct. 7. Third, fourth and fifth grades are from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the cafeteria; kindergarten, first and second grades are from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. in the big gym.

Walker Creek Elementary’s Celebration of Kids for the first six weeks is Oct. 7. Kindergarten and first-grade students begin at 9:30 a.m.; fourth- and fifth-grade students begin at 1:45 p.m.; and second- and third-grade students begin at 2:30 p.m.

Hardeman Elementary’s awards assemblies are Oct 7. For times, call 817-547-2800.

North Ridge Elementary’s Longhorn Celebrations are Oct. 7. For times, call 817-547-3200.

BISD students have a holiday Oct. 10–11.

Kona Ice will be at Richland Middle School Oct. 12 after school.

Mullendore Elementary’s Play It Safe program is Oct. 12. For information, call 817-547-1900.

Binion Elementary’s awards assemblies are Oct. 12 and 13. On Oct. 12, kindergarten begins at 8:30 a.m.; first grade begins at 9:30 a.m.; third grade begins at 10:45 a.m.; and second grade begins at 1:30 p.m. On Oct. 13, fifth grade begins at 8:45 a.m.; and fourth grade begins at 9:30 a.m.

Richland Middle School’s Singing Rams fall concert is Thursday, Oct. 13 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Mullendore Elementary’s Math Night is Oct 13.

Foster Village Elementary’s McDonald’s Night is Oct. 13, 5-8 p.m. McDonald’s is at the corner of Rufe Snow and North Tarrant.

Fifth-grade students from Mullendore Elementary will visit the Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (BCTAL) on Oct. 13.

North Richland Middle School’s fall choir concerts are Oct. 13 in the auditorium. The sixth-grade choir begins at 6 p.m., and the seventh- and eighth-grade choirs begin at 7 p.m.

Spicer Elementary’s anti-bullying program, presented by Rowdy, the Dallas Cowboys Mascot, is Oct. 14 in the big gym. Kindergarten, first and second grades are from 9:30 a.m. to 10 a.m.; third, fourth and fifth grades are from 10:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.

North Ridge Elementary’s Longhorn Stampede is Oct. 14. This is the annual fun run fundraiser for North Ridge.

Binion Elementary’s Play It Safe program is Oct. 14 and 17. For information, call 817-547-1800.

Mullendore Elementary’s picture retakes are Oct. 18.

Mullendore Elementary’s PTA meeting is Oct. 18 at 6:30 p.m. Third-grade students will perform.

Kona Ice will be at Foster Village Elementary Oct. 19 after school.

North Richland Middle School’s fall band concert is Oct. 20 at 7 p.m. in the auditorium.

Spicer Elementary will have vision and hearing screenings on Oct. 21 in the library. This is for all kindergarten, first-, third- and fifth-grade students, as well as new students in second and fourth grades.

Mullendore Elementary’s Data and Donuts is Oct. 21.

North Ridge Elementary’s Hat Day is Oct. 21.

Walker Creek Elementary’s annual Fun Run is Oct. 21.

Richland High School’s baseball boosters are sponsoring their third annual Rebel Yell Car Show on Oct. 23 at noon in the Ace Mart parking lot. Ace Mart is located at 5600 Denton Hwy. in Haltom City. The Baseball Booster Club meets every Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. in the Richland High School Field House.

BISD will celebrate Red Ribbon Week Oct. 23–31. This year’s theme is “I have the POWER to be Drug-Free.” Campus activities are listed on the campus websites.

North Ridge Elementary’s Art Day is Oct. 26.

Binion Elementary’s Science Night is Oct. 27, 5:30-7 p.m.

Mullendore Elementary’s McDonald’s Night is Oct. 27, 5-8 p.m.

Mullendore Elementary’s College T-shirt Day is Oct. 28.

North Richland Middle School’s Halloween Activity Night is Oct. 28, 4:30-6:30 p.m.

Haltom High School’s annual Fall Craft Fair is Oct. 29, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the school. Admission is one can of food. The craft show supports the Haltom High PTSA and provides college scholarships to seniors. Vendor booths are still available. For information, email hhsptsa@hotmail.com.

North Ridge Elementary’s PTA Trunk or Treat is Oct. 30 For times, call 817-547-3200.

BISD is sponsoring “College and Career Night” on Nov. 2, 6-8 p.m. at the Birdville Center of Technology and Advanced Learning (BCTAL). Representatives from more than 100 colleges, universities, recruitment centers and professional institutions will meet with students and parents to talk about their programs and answer questions. BCTAL is located at 7020 Mid Cities Blvd. in North Richland Hills. For information, contact any BISD high school.

BISD is accepting online applications for parent/community volunteers for the 2016‒17 school year. New and returning volunteers can submit their applications online at birdvilleschools.net/volunteerapplication. All volunteer applications expired in June 2016. All volunteers must complete a new application for the 2016–17 school year.

BISD has an employee recognition program called “Touch of Class.” This program is an opportunity for students, staff, parents and community members to recognize employees for the extraordinary things they do for children and the District. For information, or to make a nomination, visit the District’s website at birdvilleschools.net.

Birdville ISD and JPS have joined to provide two school-based clinics in the District. One is in Haltom City at 2807 Layton Ave., and the other is on the south side of The Academy at C.F. Thomas Elementary at 8200 O’Brian Way in North Richland Hills. The clinics treat students in BISD and their siblings, ages newborn to 18 years old. Services include well-child visits, sports physicals, acute care, chronic illnesses (asthma, diabetes), immunizations, and much more. The clinic does not have X-ray capabilities or dental services. They see uninsured or Medicaid students that do not have a specified primary care physician. For appointments, call 817-702-4861 (Haltom City) or 817-702-4855 (The Academy at C.F. Thomas Elementary).

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