Birch Elementary School

My Good New Call of the Day is Melody S. She is a ray of sunshine in my class. She works hard and gives her best every day. And today we are celebrating her birthday! Thank you Melody for being a proud pirate!~ Mrs. Berryhill

🌧️ Fall Fest Weather Update We were really looking forward to celebrating with our Pine Tree families, but the weather just isn’t cooperating this year. Due to the forecast, this year’s Fall Fest has been canceled. The safety and comfort of our students, staff, and community always come first. Thank you for your understanding and for being such an amazing Pirate family! 💛💙

Fall Fest is canceled but the Birch mini Fall Fest is set for Oct 31st! 🎃

Just a reminder of our upcoming story book parade. 💙☝️💛

"My GNC is Adalynn H. She is always positive and eager to learn something new!" ~ Mrs. Kirkindoll

Congratulations to these amazing readers. They were chosen to pick a book from the Burch First book vending machine! Keep up the great work! 💛☝️💙

We are proud to announce our partnership with STOPit Solutions, a nationally recognized leader in
school safety and wellness.

Through this partnership, everyone in our school community has access to the STOPit anonymous
reporting app – a powerful tool designed to deter and promptly address instances of bullying, school
violence, self-harm, and inappropriate behaviors.

With the STOPit app, users can anonymously submit tips, attach photo or video evidence, and privately
message school leaders with the necessary information to help everyone involved.

In addition, when a student or anyone in our school community needs immediate support, the STOPit
app provides direct access to Crisis Text Line. Users can anonymously text with counselors (day or night)
until they feel safe and calm.

We encourage everyone in our school community to download the STOPit app.

If you haven’t already done so, we kindly urge parents and guardians to download the STOPit app and
become familiar with its features. This will not only enable you to guide your children in using the app
but will also demonstrate our collective commitment to the safety and wellbeing of our whole school
community.

The STOPit app is available on the Apple App Store and Google Play Store.

Congratulations to these Wednesday Writers. Keep up the great work!! 💛☝️💙

Hello everyone, It’s time again to pass along the Champion of the Week trophy, and this week’s champion truly keeps our campus shining inside and out! He’s one of the kindest, most dependable people on our team. He always makes sure our rooms are clean, safe, and well taken care of, and he does it all with such a humble and positive spirit. Whether he’s greeting you in the hallway or making sure classrooms are spotless, he always has a warm smile and a gentle heart. His hard work and genuine care never go unnoticed he helps create a space where both students and staff can feel comfortable and cared for every day. Thank you for all that you do! You are truly appreciated and so deserving of this recognition. Congratulations to our Champion of the Week! MR. SHANNON 👏

The SFA STEM Education and Research Center hosted Ms. Mabe and Mrs. Rocha's 3rd-grade CEER class Wednesday. The students engaged in a hands-on activity, designing their own pocket universes, and further developed their coding skills using Kubo, the interactive robot. Additionally, the class attended a screening of The Great Barrier Reef documentary at the planetarium.

As we wrap up our Hispanic Heritage month, we recognize the importance of experience the Hispanic culture to its fullest. Mrs. Garcia and Mrs. Minyard recently brought the culture into their classroom by making homemade tortillas. The students mixed, kneaded and sampled the delicious treat! Thank you to Mrs. Garcia's mother for demonstrating the process and making the event extra special. #morethanaschool 💛☝️💙

If you are a 2nd-4th grader that wants to tryout for UIL Music Memory, Miss Meadows has all the videos on her YouTube page "Miss Meadow's Birch Elementary Music". Jump on and start practicing now. UIL Tryouts will be here soon!!! 💛☝️💙

📱🎉My Good News Call goes to Riley N. Riley is a quiet leader who shows what being a Birch First Pirate is all about☝️She gives her best effort every single day, treats others with kindness, and keeps us all smiling with her great sense of humor and positive attitude! Congratulations, Riley! 💕Ms. Mabe

Help Birch bring home the trophy! 💛☝️💙

The Birch Beatles joined Keep Longview Beautiful on Sunday afternoon at their annual Sow a Seed event at The Green. The KLB mission is to educate and engage our community to take responsibility for improving our environment through litter prevention, beautification, and waste reduction. The Birch Beatles were honored to sing again for this event. We sang, met Moana, Rapunzel, & Smoky the Bear, had our faces painted, got Kona Ice, visited with Firemen and some of us even got to spray water from a hose! The big finale was planting wildflower seeds in the meadow and releasing all the butterflies! It was a great afternoon! 💛☝️💙

Kona Ice is coming Friday!! 🍧

Mark your calendars! We can't wait to celebrate with you!! 💛☝️💙

This is a friendly reminder that all Pine Tree ISD campuses and district offices will be closed on Monday, October 13th, in observance of a district holiday. Classes will resume on Tuesday, October 14th.