Our Impact

Scale of Impact for 2022-2023

$58,610.30

Money Raised 

$58,721.50

Money Spent

30

Activities & Events Funded

3705

Volunteer Hours


Highlights

10 Apr, 2024
Summary of the month ended March 31, 2024: Collected: . $270.51 = Boosterthon . $30.00 = Birthday Marquee . $297.50 = Refunds from 2nd & 4th grade field trips . $72.00 = Spirit Shirts . $1,898.00 = Spirit Nights . $11.00 = Spirit Items . $40.00 = Yearbook Family Ads . $504.00 = 5th grade spirit shirts . $12.00 = Class parties . $12.00 = PTO Membership Dues . $56.85 = Donations . $0.03 = Interest $3,203.89 Paid: . $11,111.56 = Boosterthon . $3,846.07 = Field Day . $792.00 = Field Trips . $392.21 = Grants . $60.62 = Copies . $23.13 = Pay pal fees $16,225.59 Summary of the month ended February 29, 2024: Collected: . $12,038.20 = Boosterthon . $24.00 = Spirit Shirts . $4.00 = Spirit Items . $0.02 = Interest $12,066.22 Paid: . $1,220.00 = Field Trips . $1,599.95 = Wishlist (laminator) . $26.88 = Photocopies . $438.62 = Grants . $128.85 = Multicultural Event . $77.32 = Hospitality . $2.03 = Pay pal fees $3,593.65 Summary of the month ended January 31, 2024: Collected: . $16,770.05 = Boosterthon . $1,090.00 = Tip Top Holiday Shop . $561.00 = CandyCane Grams . $60.00 = Birthday Marquee . $41.41 = Fall fundraiser . $36.65 = Spirit Nights . $28.00 = Spirit Items . $25.50 = Boxtops . $24.00 = Class parties . $6.00 = PTO Membership Dues . $0.77 = Donations . $0.09 = Interest $18,643.47 Paid: . $1,484.00 = Field Trips . $1,169.62 = PBIS Incentives . $845.63 = Grants . $624.00 = Website Host . $26.20 = Hospitality . $5.12 = Pay pal fees $4,154.57 Summary of the month ended December 31,2023: Collected: . $5,005.95 = Holiday Shop $5,005.95 Paid: . $8,099.18 = Holiday Shop . $1,402.11 = Class Parties . $1,097.50 = Field Trips . $820.44 = Hospitality . $419.30 = PBIS Incentives . $172.32 = Candy Cane Grams . $159.12 = PTO Shirts . $100.00 = Grants . $41.41 = Fall Fundraiser $12,311.38 Summary of the month ended November 30,2023: Collected: . $11,191.88 = Fall Festival . $3,001.00 = Tip Top Holiday Shop . $192.00 = Class Parties . $110.00 = Birthday Marquee . $108.00 = Spirit Shirts . $64.17 = Randall's . $60.00 = Donations . $35.00 = Membership Dues . $28.91 = Edukit . $8.00 = Spirit Items $14,798.96 Paid: . $557.80 = Pay Pal Fees . -$190.28 = Fall Fundraiser (returns) . $250.00 = Teacher of the Year . $36.25 = Grants . $28.64 = Copies $682.41 Summary of the month ended October 31,2023 ∙ $11.00 = PTO Membership ∙ $216.00 = Spirit Shirts ∙ $19.00 = Spirit Items ∙ $900.00 = Sponsorships ∙ $3638.16 = Fall Fundraiser ∙ $200.00 = Petty Cash (Fall Fundraiser) ∙ $94.87 = Edukit ∙ $248.96 = Hospitality (refund from Piada for missing items) ∙ $238.68 = Spirit Night ∙ $.39 = Interest ∙ $12.00 = Class Parties $ 6,190.40 Paid: ∙ $ 274.20 = Grants . $ 27.65 = Photo copies . $ 133.92 = VIPS breakfast . $1,084.85 = Hospitality . $ 2,000.00 = Petty Cash (Fall Fundraiser) . $3,059.08 = Fall Fundraiser ∙ $700.00 = Parties (carry over from last year's parties) ∙ $3,251.76 = Spirit and board shirts . $ 240.00 = SAILS/ABC Field Trip $ 8,971.46 Summary of the month ended September 30,2023 ∙ $650.00 = Birthday Marquee ∙ $820.00 = PTO Membership ∙ $4655.75 = Spirit Shirts ∙ $113.00 = Spirit Items ∙ $2,000.00 = Sponsorships ∙ $140.00 = Donations ∙ $150.00 = Petty Cash (Open House) ∙ $.38 = Interest ∙ $1380.00 = Class Parties $ 9,909.13 Paid: ∙ $ 2,000.00 = Booster Down payment . $ 4.65 = Photo copies . $ 87.80 = VIPS breakfast . $130.66 = Hospitality . $ 150.00 = Petty Cash (Open House) . $100.00 = Fall Fundraiser . $ 298.65 = Paypal Fees $ 2,771.76 Summary of the month ended August 31,2023 ∙ $70.00 = Birthday Marquee ∙ $120.00 = PTO Membership ∙ $264.00 = Spirit Shirts ∙ $6.00 = Spirit Items ∙ $1,350.00 = Sponsorships ∙ $39.00 = Donations ∙ $72.91 = Randalls GNP ∙ $665.00 = Spirit Night (Pho Shack) ∙ $100.00 = Edukit ∙ $150.00 = Petty Cash (Meet the Teacher) ∙ $120.00 = Class Parties $ 2,936.91 Paid: ∙ $ 715.04 = Sponsorship (car tags) . $ 75.77 = Photo copies . $ 75.00 = Insurance . $1,109.29 = Hospitality . $ 150.00 = Petty Cash (Meet the Teacher) . $ 80.00 = Taxes $ 2,205.10
By Sierra Jefferson 09 Apr, 2024
AGENDA Brazos Bend Elementary PTO PRESIDENT/VP REPORT 6PM April 10, 2024 Location: Library WELCOME- Call to order STEM BUS Guest Speaker TREASURER & FINANCIAL OFFICER Approve Treasurer Notes - March & April Approve Previous Minutes -February & March Minutes CALENDAR April - Every Friday Wear Blue to Support Autism Awareness April 9: 3rd Grade Field Trip April 10: 1st Grade Field Trip April 11: Sunshine Cart April 13: Bookapalooza 9AM - 2PM @ Dulles Middle School April 15 - 26: NO LUNCH VISITORS - STAAR April 18: Spirit Night: Space Cowboys 6:35pm April 29: CPAC Meeting 5PM May 1: School Principal Day May 6 - 23: NO LUNCH VISITORS May 6 - 10: Teacher Appreciation Week May 8: PTO Meeting 9:30AM May 8: School Nurses Day May 9: NEHS New Member Ceremony VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES Friday Popcorn TAW End of year Party 5/20 5th Grade Fun Day 5/22 COMMITTEE REMARKS Program Development - Chuck E Cheese - $1,558.14 4/18 6:35pm Space Cowboys starting at $18 ($6 back per ticket) YearBook - Orders due 4/19, Shout outs & love lines due 4/12, 5th grade parents - Baby pictures due 4/12 Membership - 162 Members - $6 Parents, $5 Staff Class Parties - 89 Students - $12 - Class Parties Competition? PRINCIPAL & VP REMARKS NEW BUSINESS Vote on STEM Bus Adjourn: *Dates Subject to change
By Erin Grace 25 Mar, 2024
BBE PTO MEETING MINUTES Wednesday March 20, 2023 9.30AM In Attendance: Sierra Jefferson, Felicia Bolden, Emily Hickman, Elizabeth Miceli, Munira Jiwani, Jose Veliz, Erin Grace, Tara Phillips, Yasmin Ansari White, Cyma Yousuf, Catherine Writer, Yasmin Arslan 1.Sierra call to order 9.39am 2.Treasures notes – not enough board members so cannot vote. February minutes – not enough board members so cannot vote. 3.Board positions are available for next year. Sierra passed around the bylaws to check the position descriptions. This is also on the PTO website available under Documents. 4. Calendar 3/20 – Report cards posted at 4.30pm Astronomy on Wheels night cancelled. 3/21 – World Down Syndrome Day, wear unique socks 3/25 – CPAC meeting 5pm 3/27 – Spirit Night @ Chuck E Cheese, 4-7pm. We get 40% back of all sales! 3/28 – Field Day 3/29 – Holiday/Good Friday 4/1 – No school 4/9 – 3 rd Grade Field Trip 4/10 – 1 st Grade Field Trip 4/13 – Bookapalooza 9-2pm @ Dulles Middle School 4/15-26: No Lunch Visitors 4/10 – PTO meeting @ 6pm – Childcare available, Dr Bolden has organized STEM bus speaker 4/18 – Spirit Night @ Space Cowboys game 6.35pm 5/9 – NEHS induction for 5 th Graders 5/22 - 5 th Grade fun day 5.VIPS Popcorn sign ups for Friday mornings please needed! Field Day helpers needed! 5 th Grade fun day helpers needed! 6.Committee remarks - Crumbl cookies Spirit Night earned us $178 - 4/18 Space Cowboys game, the first 50 tickets are at a cheaper price. BBE will get $6 back from each ticket. Board will vote for covering tickets for choir and cheer teams via email. - Field Day: Parent volunteer lunch provided PTO providing lunch or snack for volunteers. Maybe just a big snack area. Mrs Scholl offered the Zen room as a lunch/break room. - Cyma – extended day room got chosen for fasting kids because it’s closer to restrooms and more toys. Emily - can we maybe contribute $50 towards fun toys for the fasting kids? Zamora is setting up huge arts and crafts station. Only one volunteer so far for that area. Hospitality - stagnant. Drinks Fun drinks station, a set time period for the teachers, every Wednesday or every STAAR day. Spring is the best time to throw support behind our teachers. Membership- Reward for classes with most memberships. Bubble party, popcorn party, popsicle party, glow party? Form can be sent home in Friday folder about this. Membership and class parties competition to run from 3/25-4/12 Mrs Scholl – 161 kids signed up only for membership. Can PTO have a schoology page? And on the BBE website can we have a PTO link? Munira – maybe use the Remind app? Sierra – is not thrilled with the Facebook site being the main focus of communication. Looking for other ideas on how best to communicate with the parents. Yasmin – some people don’t know what PTO membership is and what it does. Could the teachers add a slide in their presentation at open house or other times. How can we better communicate that to the rest of the parents who have no idea? Need to get in front of the kids a bit more and promote PTO via them, who will go home and tell their parents. Next year will have PBIS instead of Dojo… so maybe using that for wide messages is better. Possibly a parents survey maybe to find out what people are thinking about PTO? Munira – Goody bag to educate about Eid, parent donated $ for the bags, teachers Eid lunch, Follows the lunar calendar Ramadan, so always check the dates. Yearbook - Mrs Scholl: hears that yearbook is hard, and hard to find people to work and help. Ambassadors could maybe help next year, they could photograph the events. Would like to donate a yearbook to a few struggling families who cannot afford one, especially for the 5 th graders., maybe 10 certificates? Mrs Scholl and Sierra to discuss options and get a number. 7. Principal remarks – 4/4/25 – Field Day next year. Will not clash with Ramadan this time. Still need a bad weather back up date. No referral month for April/May. Can we do a popsicle party. Growth celebration for certain classes who have been doing so well, a snack party outside. 8.Mrs Scholl set up 5 th grade mini camp science session on Friday morning. 9. New Business- Pho with Friends event received $1,000 check for the school. 10. Board positions of interest? Yasmin – Junior Achievement Tara – Membership Masterpiece Art – some volunteers dropped out and the cupboard needs restocking. 11. Sierra adjourn meeting at 10.34am.
By Sierra Jefferson 20 Mar, 2024
AGENDA Brazos Bend Elementary PTO PRESIDENT/VP REPORT Date: February 21,2024 Location: Extended Day Room ● WELCOME- Call to order TREASURER & FINANCIAL OFFICER ● Approve Treasurer Notes ● Approve Previous Minutes -January Minutes CALENDAR ● February 21: STAR Testing 4th,3rd Spirit Night - Crumbl Cookie ● February 22: STAR 4t, grade & 4th grade music performance 6pm ● February 23: Go Texan Day - Western Wear ● February 25: BBE Cheer @ Rice 1pm Basketball game ● February 26: STAR 5th grade ● February 27: STAR 5th grade ● February 28: Career Day ● February 29: STAR 5th, grade, Spring Pictures, Bingo for Books & Open House ● March 1: Teacher Planning Day/ No School ● March 4-8 Read Across America Week ● March 4-6: Champ Bucks ● March 7: Multicultural Event ● March 11 - 15: Spring Break ● March 19: 5th grade picture & Club Pictures ● March 20: PTO Meeting 9:30AM, 3rd grade field trip- Fort Bend Museum ● March 28: Field Day ● March 29: Holiday/Good Friday VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES ● Friday Popcorn ● GO Texan Day ● Field Day COMMITTEE REMARKS ● Ways & Means - Winter Fundraiser- Boosterthon ● Program Development - 2/21 4 - 7pm 4/18 6:35pm Space Cowboys $18 tickets ($6 back per ticket) Choir Singing National Anthem, Cheer Team Performing, Dr.Bolden throwing first pitch, Vote on cost for up to 40 students from choir & cheer team. (total cost up to $720 + fees) ● Field Day - 3/28, Field Day Shirts by 3/10 ● YearBook - Cover contest voting by teachers then students will vote from top 3. ● Membership Update ● JA Update ● Masterpiece Art Ms.Varghese PRINCIPAL & VP REMARKS NEW BUSINESS ● Laminating Machine Adjourn: *Dates Subject to change
By Nicole Hanna 21 Oct, 2019
Brazos Bend appreciates all the new books and new shelves we received from PTO. Over the years, we have had books lost, worn out from use, and some that are outdated. That is why we needed new books. We needed books that were new, bright, and kept our reader’s engaged. This will influence our students in many ways. It will give them a chance to read a variety of text, become better readers and they will become excited about reading. The Reading and Writing TEKS changed this year, which allowed our district to purchase a new reading adoption (Fountas and Pinnell). The adoption came with many different resources for the teachers and students. The Adoption is Amazing! It came with leveled guided reading books for all grade levels, with 108, 000 books. After receiving all the books, we realized we needed a place to store them. The PTO graciously stepped in and bought us 18 new bookshelves. What a relief! Brazos Bend would like to thank the PTO for supporting our readers and our future leaders.
By BBE PTO 22 Mar, 2019
"White Ribbon Week is a positive school program presented by volunteers or teachers that helps kids make healthy choices in media and technology. Every day, kids learn a new principle of online behavior—reinforced through discussions and fun activities. This program is research-based and kid tested" (www.whiteribbonweek.org)
By BBE PTO 01 Jul, 2018
When do I have time to volunteer, you ask yourself. I am too busy being a parent! Volunteering is important for all of us. Volunteering at your child's campus may be one of the most important, life-altering things you can ever do for your child. Why you ask? Because it sends a very clear message to them (and other students for that matter) that you're devoting your most precious commodity - yourself - to something that's important to you - their education. It shows them you support them and their teachers and lets them know that what they do matters to you. It's all about them Were talking about our teachers and staff, the very teachers and staff who nurture your child everyday throughout the school year. We need your helping hands and smiling faces on our campuses to help lighten the load for our staff giving them more time in the classroom. We need you! The number one reason people don't volunteer is because no one asked them. Well, we are asking for you! Your time and knowledge is needed and wanted by our staff and students. The diversity of our community and the experiences you can share with our students is valuable to us. Whether it's a little time or a lot of time on campus or at home - moms, dads, siblings, neighbors, or grandparents - WE NEED YOU! We could not do it without each of you!

Teacher of the Year

Ms. Holly Mason

Congratulations to the Brazos Bend Elementary 2023-2024 Teacher of the Year, Ms. Holly Mason
Ms. Mason is the CLaSS (Communication Language and Social Skills) teacher at BBE. The BBE PTO was proud to present a check for $250 to Ms. Mason for this honor.
Ms. Blankenship (2nd grade) and Mr. Hernandez (Librarian) were also finalists for TOY.
We love all our BBE Teachers!

Elementary Principal of the Year

Dr. Felicia Bolden

Not only does Brazos Bend love Dr Bolden, so does FBISD! Dr Bolden was named Elementary Principal of the Year! 
She was surprised by the district on the morning of Feb 15 with the announcement during an assembly and then a parade through the halls.
We are so proud of you Dr Bolden!

Recent Event

Booster Dance Fit Challenge

Students from all grades had a great time dancing in our  indoor Booster DANCE FIT CHALLENGE! Thank you to all Bullfrog families for registering your child and seeking pledges. We surpassed our goal of $15,000!! To celebrate, Dr Bolden & Mrs Fields were duct taped to the wall in front of the entire school!
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