Briscoe Family Newsletter

Dear Briscoe Community,

Today marks the end of another Marking Period. I know everyone has worked hard and earned a restful Spring Break. May you all spend some time this coming week where the wi-fi is weak and the sun is strong. See you all bright and early on March 21st.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Rather

#BriscoeReunited

Attention all Briscoe Military families! April is Month of the Military Child and we would like to celebrate and show support to our young heroes by showcasing their military family one day in the month of April during our daily announcements! If you would like to participate please email a photo of your military family to melissa-1.herrera@nisd.net and include your child's name and what part of the military we are celebrating! Thank you for allowing your young hero to be a part of the Briscoe family and thank you for your service!

It's an exciting time of the year with spring sports happening!

The tennis season ended with Alexis Geddes and Jacob Hess finishing 2nd place in district Mixed Doubles, and Zachary Petersen and Iancarlo Flores earning 1st Place in doubles becoming NISD District Champions!

The boys and girls track season is now underway. We had our Mixed Zone meet at Brandies HS this week with our 7th grade girls finishing 2nd, and our 8th grade placing 3rd overall. Lots of athletes placed in multiple events!

Our boys also had their zone meet at Brandies. The 7th grade finished in 3rd place, followed by our 8th graders who placed third as well. Both 7th/8th grade teams had multiple athletes place in lots of events!

Way to go Bengals!

-Coach Dawson

Campus Educators of the Year named; District winners to be announced

March 29 & 30. Congratulations to Northside’s 219 campus first year and veteran educators of the year for the 2021-2022 school year. They will be recognized at two special celebrations in their honor beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Brennan High School auditorium. Family, friends, and coworkers are invited to attend the events.

For those that cannot be there, each celebration will be webcast here live, per the following schedule.

• Elementary First Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Tuesday, March 29
• Secondary First Year and Veteran Educators of the Year – Wednesday, March 30

The District Educators of the Year, as well as Northside’s nominee for the Trinity Prize for Excellence in Teaching, will be announced during these events.

For a complete list of campus educators of the year, click here.

Last weekend the Briscoe Middle School Destination Imagination team competed at the Regional Tournament and placed FIRST in both challenges they competed in, earning them advancement to compete in the Destination Imagination State Tournament at the end of this month in at the University of Texas at Arlington! The team competed so well they were also selected for TWO special awards- the Renaissance Award for "the balance between the performance, research, humor and technical aspects of the story were exceptionally integrated" and the Da Vinci Award for showing "exceptional creativity and being true champions of Instant Challenge". The DI team is managed by GT Specialists Melanie Prunier, Mary Cedio (NW Crossing Elementary) and Pauline Cornforth (Forester Elementary) and they could not be more proud of the growth the team has shown this year! GOOD LUCK AT STATE BRISCOE DI !

Our dance students completed an activity "Kindness circle" to share their positive affirmations. Each student had an opportunity to write something positive about each student in the room. #BriscoeReunited

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.
Additional criteria for exemptions are outlined below.

For Northside students in grades 6-12 who are enrolled in courses earning high school credit, students may earn an exam exemption by meeting the following criteria.

1. If the course is a full-year course, the student must have passed the first semester.

2. The student's final average for the spring semester must be a grade of 80 or higher.

3. The student's conduct grade in that class must be satisfactory “S” or better.

4. The student must attend school during the scheduled exam time.

5. The student must have 3 or fewer absences for the second semester (beginning March 1st). This excludes Excused School Business absences.

Please note: Students who are absent during the scheduled exam time will lose the exam exemption, receive an "11" as an exam grade and will be required to make up the exam during summer break.

We are schedule to have our 8th grade panoramic picture taken on March 24th. Stay tuned for more details.

Hello Bengal Parents, March 11, 2022

As part of the Northside ISD device lending agreement signed when technology was issued to our students, our families were notified that in the case of lost or damaged technology they would be financially responsible for the following:

• the repair cost due to intentional damage or damage due to neglect or accident.

• replacement costs due to device loss for any reason (ie. theft, fire, flood, lightning, or any other cause) or in the event the device is damaged, destroyed or rendered useless while assigned to the student.

There has been a significant increase in the number of devices needing replacement and repair Therefore, we will begin implementing these charges for incidents occurring after March 21, 2022.

See below for more details regarding the charges that could be assessed. If payment is not received, these costs could result in your student’s final report card or transcripts being withheld until the charge is fully reimbursed.

If you have any questions, please contact Briscoe Administration for more information. If you’d like to opt-out from your child receiving another device in the future and would like to supply your own technology to them, you may do so using this link to the district opt-out form.

Thank you,

Briscoe Middle School Technology Department

Payments will be collected at the Front Office in CASH ONLY OR MONEY ORDER ONLY

ITEM Charge

Chromebook $240

Chromebook charger $20

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.

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.

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Thank You!

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!

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.

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