Upcoming Events

Floral Design  Tomorrow is the last day to order and purchase roses for Valentine's Day from our talented Floral Design students. More details or to order click here!   BHS Theatre Presents  Les Miserables  You do not want to miss our talented BHS Cub Company present Les Misérables High School Edition this month in the high school auditorium. Purchase your tickets today: https://buff.ly/2VtjLlQ Region 6 Free Training for Parents & Care Givers Know Your ABCs of Child Behavior & Proactive Supports  For parents and caregivers working with children with challenging behavior, it is helpful to understand the relationship between antecedent (A) or "trigger", the child's behavior (B), and the consequence that follows (C), good or bad. This session will break down the ABCs of behavior to help caregivers offer strategies and supports BEFORE behaviors occur, and how to positively reinforce desired behaviors when they occur. Important Session Information: This event is virtual utilizing the Zoom platform and participants will receive a Zoom link the day prior to the event via email. Therefore, ensure that your email address in your ESC6 registration system is correct, and remember to check your spam folder.  When:  1/24/23 from 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM For more information or to register please visit: https://www.escweb.net/tx_esc_06/catalog/session.aspx?session_id=508918   Dyslexia Parent Meeting  Join us Thursday, February 2, from 5:30 - 6:30 at Brenham Middle School for a Dyslexia meeting. Friends of Golf Memorial Tournament Friends of Golf Memorial Tournament is coming up Sunday, February 5th at the Brenham Country Club. The entry Fee is $400 Per Team ($100 per player), and every team will get a prize. For more questions please reach out to Kari Prihoda at kprihoda@brenhamk-12.net To download the form to print please see PDF attached to the end of this newsletter. Parent Involement Watch Party Mark your calendar for our Parent Involvement Watch Party coming up on February 28th at our Pride Academy campus from 5:30 - 7:30 PM. Childcare and snacks will be provided. Upcoming Events 1.26  BHS Les Miserables opening performance February:  Black History Month 2.2 Dyslexia Meeting at BMS 2.2  100th Day of School 2.6 Noon School Board Meeting 2.7 Washington County Spelling Bee 2.20 Student Holiday                 2.20-24 National FFA Week 2.20 6 PM School Board Meeting March: Women's History Month 3.2 Read Across America Day 3.2 Texas Independence Day 3.2  Arts & Appetizers Event 3.6 Noon School Board Meeting   3.6 Public Schools Week             3.13 - 3.17 Spring Break More events & information to come for March! Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page

Thursday, Jan 19 2023

GT Program Information & Special Events

BISD Block Party & Fitness Walk Post Survey Thank you for attending the Brenham ISD Block Party and Elementary Fitness Walk on Saturday, October 29th at Fireman's Park!  We appreciate your feedback so we may improve this event next year.  Take a brief survey here!   Gifted & Talented Education Program Information K-12 students may participate in the GT nomination, assessment, screening, and identification process.   Brenham Independent School District will utilize multiple assessments to identify gifted and talented learners and their needs.    Steps for nomination into the Brenham ISD Gifted and Talented Education Program for the 2023-2024 school year: Beginning November 29th, you may receive the Request for Screening Form and the Parent Checklist by picking up a hard copy from your child's campus counselor or Brenham ISD Central Administration Building. The deadline to submit forms back to your child’s campus counselor is Friday, December 9, 2022 . Timeline for results of screening and identification process: - Testing will begin on campuses the week of January 9th. Exact testing schedules will differ from campus to campus-based on-campus activities.   - Campus counselors and district personnel will meet on March 3rd to review collected data and determine eligibility. - Notification of the results will be received by mail. Letters will be mailed no later than March 10, 2023, for the 2023-2024 school year. If your child is accepted into the program, you will need to complete the parent permission form for your child to receive services in the Gifted and Talented program. - Students identified and given parent permission will begin their first day in the Gifted and Talented program on the first day of the 2023-2024 school year.   Brenham ISD is focused on providing a quality education for all students.  If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your campus counselor or Peggy Still, Director of Instruction, at 979-277-3700. Parent Nutrition Night  The Brenham ISD Early Childhood Center, in partnership with the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension Service and BISD Child Nutrition, would like to invite you to a Parent Nutrition Night. Proper nutrition for your child is very important so that he or she can be successful in the classroom, at play, and while growing with us. We want to support what you already know about healthy meals and share some new ideas with you about budget-friendly snacks. We will have food samples from the BISD menu for our students and parents to try!   KBTX Food For Families  The holidays are a time when family and friends come together. The family of KBTX & Brenham ISD invites you and your family to join us Wednesday, December 7th at the Washington County Expo in Brenham for the 27th Annual Food for Families Food Drive. Shop any of your local grocery stores using the list below as a guide to help you support this incredible effort that benefits the Brazos Valley Food Bank and your local non-profit organizations. The Brazos Valley Food Bank relies on the generosity of the community at large for the majority of the food it distributes. Together we can make a difference. If you can help volunteer to work the event please sign up here!   Thank you!  Upcoming Events 12.6 Parent Nutrition Night  12.7  Food For Families: Food Drive 12.12  Board Meeting 12.16 Early Release 12.19-1.3 Winter Break 1.4  Second Semester Begins 1.16  Holiday   Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page    

Monday, Nov 28 2022

Events This Week & Reminders

Project Unify Friendsgiving: Wednesday, November 16th at 5:30 PM Join us tomorrow for Friendsgiving at Fireman's Park! Bring a friend, and a snack, and come have some fun in the Party Room at Fireman's Park for Friendsgiving. If you have any questions please contact Ms. Nutt at snutt@brenhamk-12.net or 979-277-3800. Football 5A D2 Area Championship Playoff Match Brenham Cubs vs Belton Tigers Come cheer on our Cubs this Friday, November 18th at Merrill Green Stadium as they face the Belton Tigers for the 5A D2 Area Championship Playoff Match! Find tickets here. National Parent Involvement Day Parent Engagement Event: Watch Party We will focus on educating parents to increase their English skills, and academic performance, and become active participants in the education of their children.   KBTX Food For Families: Food Drive The holidays are a time when family and friends come together. As the family of KBTX & Brenham ISD prepares for the holidays, we invite you and your family to shop at any of your local grocery stores using the list below as a guide to help you support this incredible effort that benefits the Brazos Valley Food Bank and your local non-profit organizations. The Brazos Valley Food Bank relies on the generosity of the community at large for the majority of the food it distributes. Together we can make a difference. You may bring or drop off items to your child's campus now through December 6, and items brought on December 7 can be delivered directly to the Washington County Expo Center. Upcoming Events/Reminders 11.17  National Parent Involvement Day, 5:30-7:30 PM 11.18 Early Release 11.21-11.25 Thanksgiving Break 12.7  Food For Families: Food Drive 12.16 Early Release 12.19-1.3  Winter Break 1.4  Second Semester Begins 1.16 Holiday Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page    

Tuesday, Nov 15 2022

Playoff Tickets & Information

TONIGHT: Community Pep Rally  Football Playoff Game Our Brenham Cubs face Dayton Broncos tomorrow November 11th at 7:30 PM at Cub Stadium for the first round of Playoffs.  Pre-sale tickets are discounted to $4 for students and $6 for adults until 12:00 PM on Friday, November 11th.  After noon tomorrow tickets will be full price. You can purchase tickets online here.  Since this is a playoff game n o passes or school ID's are allowed. There is no reserved seating. Seating is on a first-come, first serves basis. Please make sure to purchase tickets. No re-entry will be allowed.    Volleyball Playoff LET’S GO CUBETTE VOLLEYBALL!   🏐Regional Semifinals🏐 🆚Manvel 🗓Friday, November 11th 📍Leonard E. Merrell Center (Katy, TX) ⏰ 7:00 pm 🎟$10 Purchase tickets here!  Upcoming Events 11.11  Cubette Volleyball   Regional Semi-Finals against Manvel at 7:00 PM at Leonard E. Merrell Ce nter (Katy, TX)                                       11.11 Cubs Bi-District playoff game against Dayton High School at 7:30 PM at Cub Stadium 11.14 School Board Meeting at BHS Rm. 111/113 6:00 PM                     11.17  National Parent Involvement Day, 5:30-7:30 PM 11.18 Early Release 11.21-11.25 Thanksgiving Break Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page    

Thursday, Nov 10 2022

Cub News: Special Events & More

Veterans Day Programs Veteran's Day is Friday, November 11 and we honor the men and women who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Please see the graphics for campus Veterans Day Programs around the district. Election Day-Tuesday November 8th Brenham ISD Bond The school board has called a bond for the November 8th election. The bond has 2 propositions, “A” - a new JH at a cost of $111,000,000, and “B” - renovate and expand the CTE facility at the HS at a cost of $25,000,000. We conduct our final bond presentations to the community on Tuesday, October 25. For more information visit: Brenham ISD Bond Website To find out where your voting location is visit: Find Your Voting Location HERE Community Pep Rally Thursday, November 10th Come join us for the Community Pep Rally at Cub Stadium Thursday, November 10th at 6:00 PM! We will highlight the Varsity Football & Volleyball teams and their achievement in qualifying for playoffs! Go Cubs!  Food Drive 27th Annual KBTX Food For Families  Our campus will be participating in collecting canned foods, look for more information to come! Cub & Cubette Athletics TUESDAY - Volleyball Regional Quarterfinal Championship   Our Cubette Volleyball Team has their Region Quarterfinal match against Georgetown. The match will be TOMORROW night at 6:30 pm at Hearne High School. KWHI will have live coverage beginning with the pregame at 6 pm on 1280AM, 101.7FM, and KWHI.com. FRIDAY - Nov. 11 - Football Playoff Our Brenham Cubs have their Bi-District playoff game against Dayton High School on Friday night at 7:30 PM at Cub Stadium. KWHI will have live coverage beginning with the pregame at 7:00 PM on 1280AM, 101.7FM, and kwhi.com. National Parent Involvement Day Parent Engagement Event: Watch Party We will focus on educating parents to increase their English skills, academic performance, and become active participants in the education of their children. Upcoming Events 11.8 Election Day                         11.8 Volleyball Regional Quarter Final,  6:30 pm at Hearne High School                                             11.9 National Honor Society Inductions at BHS 6:30 PM          11.10 Community Pep Rally 6:00 PM Cub Stadium                                  11.11 Cubs Bi-District playoff game against Dayton High School on Friday night at 7:30 PM at Cub Stadium 11.14 School Board Meeting at BHS Rm. 111/113 6:00 PM                     11.17  National Parent Involvement Day, 5:30-7:30 PM 11.18 Early Release 11.21-11.25 Thanksgiving Break Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page  

Monday, Nov 07 2022

Canva: Creating Bulk Documents

Want an easy way to create bulk documents without copying and pasting repeatedly? See the video below for this awesome time-saver in Canva. The "Bulk Create" tool is great for desk tags, car rider tags, certificates, and more!

Thursday, Nov 03 2022

Upcoming Events & Reminders

BISD Red Ribbon Week Information Join Brenham ISD in celebrating Red Ribbon Week 2022!  All Brenham ISD schools will be promoting a drug-free and healthy lifestyle with dress-up days during the week of October  24th-28t h. We encourage you and your students to participate this week by discussing this important message at home. Our children have the right to grow up drug-free and we have the responsibility to make that happen! You can use the following hashtags on Twitter:   #CelebrateLifeLiveDrugFree      #RedRibbonWeek   Brenham ISD Bond The school board has called a bond for the November 8th election. The bond has 2 propositions, “A” - a new JH at a cost of $111,000,000, and “B” - renovate and expand the CTE facility at the HS at a cost of $25,000,000. We conduct our final bond presentations to the community on Tuesday, October 25. Information can be found on our bond website  https://www.brenhamisdbond.com/ .   Reminder from the Nurse Medicine at School (All Grade Levels) If a student must take medication during school hours, the student’s parent must provide the medication. All medication, whether prescription or nonprescription, must be kept in the nurse’s office and be administered by the nurse or another authorized district employee. All medications must be in the original, properly labeled container, provided by the parent, along with a written request. Brenham ISD Block Party  Block Party Saturday, October 29th join us for a fun family time at our BISD Block Party and Elementary Fitness Walk ! Lots of activities, and a special performance by Ryann Elise Fatheree! Register here: https://forms.gle/7gd6eHUzq5gfqWVv9 Add the calendar invite from this newsletter to your personal calendar so you don't forget to join us! Lunch Balance  📣 Parents, did you know... you can set low balance reminders, automatic payments, and purchase restrictions and review your student's purchase history conveniently from the School Cafe app or website.  Check out our Child Nutrition page on our website for more information: Child Nutrition Home Page Upcoming Events 10.24 - 10.28 Red Ribbon Week   10.24 - 11.6 Early Voting 10.25 Final Bond Presentation         at BJHS 6:00 PM 10.29 Brenham ISD Block Party at Fireman's Park 5:00-7:00 PM 10.31 Student Holiday                   11.8 Election Day 11.14 School Board Meeting at BHS Rm. 111/113 6:00 PM 11.18 Early Release 11.21-11.25 Thanksgiving Break Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics Parent Square  Resource Page Find resources, informational videos, and campus Parent Square feeds on our website! Click here to visit our Parent Square Resource Page    

Thursday, Oct 20 2022

HoCo Parade Contest Results

Thank you to all the organizations and sponsors who participated in the 2022 Homecoming Parade! Also a special thank you to Mrs. Christine Cmajdalka for organizing this amazing community event! The winners ​are...... ECLC's: BHS Varsity Cheer: Cub Baseball:

Thursday, Sep 29 2022

Upcoming Special Events

Blood Drive in Honor of Dahlia Naomi Galvan Sanchez How to Donate Brenham ISD in partnership with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center will be hosting a blood drive in honor of local resident Dahlia Naomi Galvan Sanchez on Tuesday, September 20th from 7:30 AM -1:30 PM . Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center will have their Donor Coach located at our Pride Academy on 1301 S. Market Street. Donors can make appointments ahead of time by visiting scanner the QR code on the flyer or by clicking on the following link:   Blood Donor Time Slot Sign Up You may also arrive and donate without an appointment. All donors, who successfully donate, will receive free Blood Center-themed socks while supplies last. Coats 4 Cubs Free  Coats 4 Cubs from 4:00 - 6:00 pm Coats 4 Cubs will run from 4:00-6:00 PM at our Pride Academy Campus! Coats 4 Cubs is a coat supply drive for any Brenham ISD student who is in need of a coat for this fall/winter. Thank you to Cecil Meekins and Classic Care Cleaners & Laundry for lovingly laundering all the purchased and donated coats! 💚Coats are first come first serve!  How to Help Donations to purchase coats can be made out to Brenham ISD, memo Cubs Closet. Contact Kay Domel if you are interested in contributing at odomel@brenhamk-12.net . Thank you for your support! Upcoming Events 9.19 BHS Open House 4:30-6:30 PM 9.20 Blood Drive 7:30-1:30 PM 9.20  Coats 4 Cubs 4:00-6:00 PM 9.26-9.30  Homecoming Dress-Up Days 9.28 Homecoming Parade: Downtown 6:00 PM Parade kick-off 9.30  Homecoming; Cub Stadium Varsity Football 7:30 PM 10.10 No School- Columbus Day 10.11 Last Day To Register to Vote 10.14  End of 1st 9 Weeks 10.14 Pink Out & Staff Appreciation Cub Stadium Varsity Football 7:30 PM 10.29 Block Party (Details to come) Athletic Events Click below to access the High School & Junior High School Athletics websites to view schedules, purchase tickets, and more! High School Athletics Junior High Athletics  

Thursday, Sep 15 2022

Homecoming Parade Info & Sign-Up

Mark your calendars for Brenham ISD's 2022 Homecoming Parade!  Theme: Cubs Got Game! Theme: Cubs Got Game Decorate your float with any type of game theme, board games, card games, or video games. etc. When: Wednesday, September 28th Where: Downtown Brenham Sign up to participate using this link:  https://forms.gle/w6yC5CX8qUgSxj6U6

Tuesday, Sep 06 2022