Branch Elementary

Weekly Parent Letter

May 17, 2016

Dear Branch Families,

Summer School information for Kindergarten – 5th grade AND the letters to families of students in Kindergarten-2nd grade regarding the Primary Reading Success Plan has been sent home. As you get these letters, please contact your child’s teacher or me for more information or if you have any questions.

As we are wrapping up the school year and getting ready for next year, if you are not returning to Branch and are in grades Kindergarten – 4th grade, then please see Mrs. Shearer or Mrs. Burns so that they can take care of withdrawal paperwork. If you are moving to another school in Bryan ISD, then you will just need to go register at your new campus. You may do that at any time.

During our final weeks of school we will also recognize students for perfect attendance, citizenship, honor roll, AR, and top runners. Look at the calendar below for specific dates. All awards will take place during morning meeting.

Yearbooks are on sale NOW through the end of the school year. The yearbook will include all events including: Field Day, Kindergarten Graduation, and 5th grade Graduation. Yearbooks are $14 and can be purchased at the front office.

Kindergarten and 5th grade GRADUATIONS – A couple of notes that I will keep in my letter for a few weeks.

  1. We will keep the cafeteria doors closed while we are setting up chairs and decorations for the graduations.
  2. If you want siblings, cousins, or other family members to attend the graduations that are students at Branch, you will need to check them in and out of class through the FRONT OFFICE. Students will not just be sent to graduations with a note.
  3. If you are taking your child home with you after graduation, then you need to check them out through the FRONT OFFICE.

ALSO….. please be sure that you do not double park in the driveways.

If you know of an incoming Kindergarten student, then please encourage them to register for school NOW. We are always looking to enroll as many children as possible, so that we can plan for the upcoming school year. Our Transition to Kindergarten night is scheduled for Thursday, May 19th at 5:30 in the Library.

If there is anything that I can do for you, then please feel free to contact me at or you can leave a message at 209-2900 and I will get back with you.

Be the one!

Karen Kaspar

May and June

Sun / Monday / Tuesday / Wednesday / Thursday / Friday / Sat
15 / 16 / 17
Science Fair – top 10 in each level at 5:30 pm / 18
Water Safety Assembly – after morning meeting / 19
5th grade Track Meet / 20
Mary Branch’s Birthday / 21
22 / 23 / 24
Citizenship Awards during morning meeting / 25
Amazing Students of Character during morning meeting / 26 / 27
Field Day / 28
29 / 30
School Holiday / 31
Spring Perfect Attendance Awards – during morning meeting
PTO Meeting at 5:30 in the Library / 1
1st and 2nd grade honor roll – during morning meeting
Kindergarten Graduation at 9:00 / 2
3rd-5th grade honor roll – during morning meeting
5th grade Graduation at 9:00 / 3 / 4