Bunker Hill Elementary Lion Notes

August 24th: Kindergarten Parent Luncheon, 11am, Home of Haley Gilliam - 935 Moss Spring Lane

August 25th:1st & 2nd Grade Parent Luncheon, 11am, Home of Lauren Adamek - 11934 Queensbury Lane

August 26th: 3rd & 4th Grade Parent Luncheon, 11am, Home of Valerie Ly - 42 Williamsburg Lane

August 27th: Kindergarten Parent Luncheon, 11am, Home of Kathy Sam - 12430 Woodthorpe Lane August 28th:

• Room Parent Meeting, 9:00, MPR
• PTA Meeting, 9:30, MPR

September 4th: PTA "Big Form" Closes

September 7th: NO SCHOOL, Labor Day

September 8th:

• Open House, Back to School Night, Kindergarten, 2nd, and 4th Grades, 5:30-6:30pm
• PTA Newcomer Event, 6:30pm

September 10th:

• ROAR Store
• Open House, Back to School Night, 1st, 3rd, and 5th Grades, 5:30-6:30pm

September 17th: 5th Grade Constitution Day

September 23rd: Early Release at 11:50am

September 24th: 2nd Grade FIeld Trip to AYAM

September 25th:

• Morning Movement at 7:30am on the Track
• Teacher Appreciation Lunch

This year we will not be issuing devices to students until we have signed technology use agreements and the $25 insurance fee has been paid. The insurance fees help cover the cost of device maintenance, repair and/or replacement. Technology User Agreements are included in Skyward registration. If you have completed that for this year, you will have already signed that form. See the QR code to pay the technology user insurance fee below. Use the QR code to access "My School Bucks" to pay the fee or go to this LINK.

This year’s PTA Reflections Contest is officially underway! If you love to write, dance, sing, create art, and you are inspired by this year’s theme, What My Culture Means To Me, we would love to have you participate! Entries are due by October 23. We encourage participants to submit entries through using the google form BHE Reflections Student Entry Form - Google Forms. If this is not an option, please use the paper version and return to the front desk. 26-27 Student Entry Digital Form_TXPTA.pdf

Questions? Please ask!

Kimberley.lamb@springbranchisd.com

leighann.smart@springbranchisd.com

The Gifted and Talented (GT) parent referral window is now open! If you are interested in having your child evaluated for GT services (PGP/SPIRAL) you must complete the referral form by Saturday, October 17th.

Questions? Contact our school counselor, Kim Lamb

Parents are invited to preview our new library materials for our Library Media Center from August 17th through August 28th. Parents who wish to review the materials may come to Bunker Hill between 9am and noon in the Library office. Thank you to our Bunker Hill PTA and family support for the purchase of new books for our Library!

We encourage every family to fill out the Big Form before it closes on Friday, September 4th. The Big Form is where you can join the PTA, purchase yearbooks, birthday marquee messages and extra directories, as well as donate to BHE's Underwriting Campaign and our sister school, Thornwood Elementary.

Yearbook:

The Big Form is your ONLY chance to order a yearbook, so be sure to do so before Friday, September 4th. Most families purchase a yearbook for EACH of their children since they have signing parties the last week of school. We’re not able to order extra yearbooks for those who forget, so order now!

Fall and spring Room Parent sign-ups are now open!

Room Parents are responsible for coordinating teacher birthdays, winter and end-of-year parties and teacher gift collections, as well as any other special teacher celebration such as a baby or wedding shower. Kindergarten, first and second grade Room Parents will also help coordinate a Valentine’s Day party.

A few reminders:

• Please do not sign up to be the fall AND the spring room parent for the SAME teacher during the 2026-2027 school year.
• For parents with multiple BHE students, please only sign up to be a room parent for ONE classroom PER semester.

We’re so grateful to our volunteers for their willingness to partner with our teachers to give all of our students an exceptional experience at BHE. You make BHE the very best place to be!

Fall Room Parent SignUp

Spring Room Parent SignUp

Questions? Contact Brittany Grimes or Laura Smith

Don't get left out of the BHE Directory!

• Returning families, please update your family’s account your family's account with your students’ 2026-2027 grade and teacher.
• New families, please create a family account and add your students’ 2026-2027 grade and teacher.
  

Printed directories will only be distributed to families who include their students’ information by Friday, September 4th.

Questions? Contact Directory Chairs

It's time to submit your child's masterpiece for our Directory Cover Art Contest. A few works of art will be chosen to be included in this year's Directory. Submissions are due to your child’s teacher by Tuesday, September 15th. Open to all grades, we can't wait to see what your children submit!

Questions? Contact Directory Chairs

Visit with old friends and meet new ones at the grade level Back-to-School Luncheons! Committee representatives and BHE staff will be attending to give an overview of upcoming events for the year. All luncheons will begin at 11:00 a.m. Host homes are listed by grade level:

• Kinder: August 24th at the home of Haley Gilliam - 935 Moss Spring Lane
• 1st and 2nd Grade: August 25th at the home of Lauren Adamek - 11934 Queensbury Lane
• 3rd and 4th Grade: August 26th at the home of Valerie Ly - 42 Williamsburg Lane
• 5th Grade: August 27th at the home of Kathy Sam - 12430 Woodthorpe Lane

Please sign up to bring a dish to share.

Our PTA asks for community support for two key fundraising events each year - the General Underwriting Campaign in the fall and our Auction in the spring. We have officially launched our 2026 General Underwriting Campaign and are looking for families and businesses to support our school. Sponsors are investing in the future of our children and will receive the opportunity to advertise their business to hundreds of families, faculty members and administrators at BHE.

Questions? Contact Jordan Krill, VP: Underwriting

Students will wear their same blue BHE field trip shirts again this school year. If you are a new student and did not order a shirt last year, you may purchase a field trip shirt for $10.

We hope you’ll join us at 9:30 a.m. on Friday, August 28th, for the first PTA Meeting of the year. We will hear updates from Dr. Rios and numerous PTA Committees, and members will vote to approve our budget.

Pre-register by Wednesday, August 26th.

The PTA offers many opportunities to volunteer throughout the year. Visit our volunteer page to learn more!

Mark your calendars!

• Thursday, August 20th at 9pm: Fall and Spring Room Parent Sign-Ups go live
• Friday, August 28th at 12pm: Fall Committee Sign-Ups go live

Remember you must register each school year to become an approved SBISD volunteer!

All volunteers must register online through the SBISD website every year and pass a criminal background check. All permissions from last year have now expired. Please allow 8-10 business days for the criminal background check process to occur. Volunteers who provide a valid email address on their application will receive an automatic notification if approved to begin your service.

All volunteers must bring a valid, government issued photo ID when they visit or volunteer on campus to have it scanned into the Raptor system. Each time you are on campus thereafter, SBISD requires volunteers and visitors to check-in at the front office and wear a Raptor issued name badge. Thank you for recognizing that the safety of our schools, our students and our volunteers is of the utmost importance!

By applying to be an SBISD volunteer, you agree to abide by the SBISD Volunteer Ethics and Guidelines (Spanish) and SBISD's safety response protocols (Spanish).

The annual Memorial High School Markettes Junior Drill Clinic will be held on Saturday, September 12th. Spots are limited and this event usually fills up quickly, so don't wait to register.