Briscoe Family Newsletter

Dear Briscoe Community,

Briscoe prides itself on our Military affiliation. We proudly plan our Veterans Day ceremony, and we know that a of our families come from homes where a parent(s) are active or retired duty.

As things continue to evolve in Ukraine, please know that we are here to help. As family members get deployed and/or feel the stressors of these changes, our counselors, teachers and staff are available for support. Don't hesitate to reach out with whatever you need, and thank you for your service.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rather

#BriscoeReunited

Good Morning Everyone--

Last night the Board approved the attendance criteria to begin Tuesday, March 1.

Therefore, beginning March 1, students who have 3 or fewer absences in a course for the remainder of the semester are eligible to exempt their spring semester exam.

Summer Math Bridge Opportunity: The Bridge program is for 6th and 7th grade students currently in a general math class 2021-2022. The Summer Bridge Programs are designed to allow students the opportunity to move from the regular math sequence into the Pre-AP math sequence by providing the instruction for the TEKS they have missed. Please contact your child’s math teacher or Academic Dean for more information.

7th grade Program Description

Step Up to Advanced Math is a hybrid (asynchronous and synchronous) course designed for middle school students in Northside ISD who have successfully completed their 6th grade math course. Instruction and assessment in this intensive program will focus on specific 7th grade TEKS in order to fulfill the prerequisites for the 7th Pre-AP math course.

8th grade Program Description

Pathway to MS Algebra 1 Pre-AP is a hybrid (asynchronous and synchronous) course designed for middle school students in Northside ISD who have successfully completed their 7th grade math course. Instruction and assessment in this intensive program will focus on 8th grade TEKS in order to fulfill the prerequisites for the Algebra 1 Pre-AP math course.

Benefits of Participation in Advanced Math Courses in Middle School

The middle school math Pre-AP program is designed to accelerate instruction in order to allow students the opportunity to enroll in Algebra 1 Pre-AP as an 8th grader. This Algebra 1 Pre-AP course is a high school credit math course.

Information

Please contact Dora McKenzie Academic Dean (dora.mckenzie@nisd.net) for more information. Provide your child's name and ID number for reference. Registration for the Summer Bridge Math Program is March 4th. No late registrations will be taken after this date.

March 2 & 3 Boys tryouts

March 7 & 9 Girl tryouts

You can email Coach Hines at jeffrey.hines@nisd.net for more information.

Boys Track Tryouts

February 15th after school

You can email Coach Dawson at kenneth.dawson@nisd.net

Bengal Families, thank you to all who were able to attend our 6th/7th Grade Elective Night this week! We are going through your child's ELA classes to make their 2022-2023 course selections. They will be coming home with a copy by Friday, February 4th, and if you and your child choose to make changes, please return the yellow copy to their ELA teacher. If you do not wish to make any changes, you may keep the copy for your records.

If you were unable to make our Elective Night, the presentation is below for your reference. Please feel free to reach out to our Counseling Department at 210-398-1132 for further questions. Thank you!

If you shop online, chances are you use Amazon. Amazon donates .5% of the price of orders to charitable organizations selected by their customers. Please consider adding Dolph Briscoe Middle School to your account. There is no charge to the customer. This money goes to our PTA who in turn uses the proceeds for student events like end of year celebrations, dances, and field day.

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If your child tests positive for COVID or has to quarantine, please call our Nurse's office at 210-398-1109.

Click Here for district and campus updates. This link will be updated by the District every Wednesday.

We are planning to celebrate our 8th grade class on June 1st

Location: NISD Sports Gym

Time: 6:00 pm

We hope to see you there!

Brennan Athletics Middle School Night for 8th grade Boys and Girls will be

Thursday

April 7th

6:15pm

Brennan High School in the cafeteria

High School Transition

As the new semester approaches, we will be working with your child to prepare them for their new adventure onto high school. HERE you will find upcoming information on the school tours, as well as Endorsement & Elective Fair nights for each feeder high school. Please review the information for upcoming student and parent events. As more information is provided to us, we will update THIS newsletter.

Students met with their high school counselors to review course selections for the 2022-2023 school year. After reviewing these course selections with your child, ONLY return the planning guide if changes are made.

Course selections for the new school year have been entered into HAC, however they are not finalized. In spring, you will be receiving correspondence from the high school, at which time you will be able to finalize any changes.

If your child was absent, they received an email from Mrs. Leyva on Tuesday, Feb. 1st, to include the planning guide of course selections. Please encourage your child to review this email and contact their Briscoe counselor for any questions.

Please continue to review our Class of 2026 newsletter for the most up to date information.

Email: christina.rather@nisd.net
Website: nisd.net/briscoe
Location: 4265 Lone Star Parkway, San Antonio, TX, USA
Phone: (210) 398-1100
Facebook: facebook.com/BriscoeMiddleSchool
Twitter: @NISDBriscoe