Please see the communication from your child's teacher for specific classroom calendar activities. Below are school-wide:

October

7th- 10th- Book Fair

7th-18th-Box Top Collection

7th- Last Day to Register to Vote!

10th- #TakeItBack- Wear Astros!

11th- 1/2 Day for Students (dismissal 12:10)

11th- Storybook Parade

11th- Vendor Day

14th- School Holiday

15th-18th- Coat Drive

17th- Open House

18th- Wear your favorite High School Shirt TWHS or TWCP

18th- ASI Gymnastics Spirit Event- 7:00-10:00 p.m.

10/21-10-25 Red Ribbon Week

10/21- Join the Fight Against Drugs- Wear Camuflage/Army Green

10/22- I'm Too Super to Do Drugs! - Wear a Superhero or Red Shirt

10/23- Proud to "BE" Drug Free!- Wear Buckalew "BE" Shirt

10/24- Drugs Won't Tie Me Down!- Wear Tie Dye

10/25- Team Up Against Drugs! Wear Your Favorite Team Shirt

21st-11/1- Early Voting Begins

25th- Friday Funday- Buckalew playground 3:10-5:00 p.m.

28th- Nov.1st- Food Drive

November

1st- PTO Meeting 9:30

4th- Boosterthon Pep Rally

5th- Election Day

15th- Boosterthon Fun Run

Each Friday we play a "Picture Perfect Friday" video on our announcements to capture our week. We hope you enjoy!

Friday 9/27

Friday 10/4

October 7 – 9: Student shopping, 7:30 am – 3 pm

October 10: Student shopping, 7:30 am – 11 am

Students may shop before school and during their library and recess time.

Give your student a secure, cash-free way to shop by using E-Wallet!

To set up E-Wallet, go to:

https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/buckalewelemsch2

All purchases benefit our school, and all purchases support All for Books.

All purchases will be automatically rounded up to the nearest dollar, and these donations will be used to purchase books from our Buckalew teachers’ wish lists. To opt out of All for Books, please email jgwest@conroeisd.net

Thank you!

All for Books is a coin drive that will benefit the classroom teachers’ libraries.

• This is an optional fundraiser, in lieu of collecting only coins for the coin drive, when you check out at the book fair and are asked if you would like to round up for All for Books, simply say “no thank you”, if you do not wish to participate.
• The change collected from All for Books will be spent at this book fair to buy books to continue to build our teacher classroom libraries.
• If you are not shopping with your student, give your student a secure, cash-free way to shop by using E-Wallet!
  • To set up E-Wallet, go to: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/buckalewelemsch2

Buckalew Elementary is excited to announce that Buckalew students will be participating in a Storybook Character Parade on Friday, October 11th at 8:45am. Students in grades Kindergarten through 3rd grade will dress up as a storybook character on that day. For this event, students can dress up as their favorite storybook character as they parade around the designated route. 4th graders will have the option of dressing up as their favorite storybook character or by sharing their “Gregor” puppets they create.

Examples

Fancy Nancy

Cinderella, Snow White, etc.

Greg Heffley (the Wimpy Kid)

Ramona

Babymouse

Bone

Olivia

Junie B. Jones

Ms. Frizzle

Nate the Great

Geronimo Stilton

Harry Potter , Hermione, Ron, etc.

You do NOT have to buy anything new for this event. Instead, be creative – make paper ears, a hat, or wear the clothes the character would wear. K-3 students MUST bring the book they are representing or make a poster replicating the book they are representing. Books may be used from home, the classroom or school library (if available). To support students’ feelings of safety and security in our building, violent or frightening characters are not acceptable. Please note that no masks, toy weapons, or props are permitted and will be left out of the parade if brought to school.

Children should come to school dressed as the storybook character, and should be able to go to the bathroom independently while in character. Students who do not wish to wear a costume may simply carry their favorite storybook in the parade.

Parents are invited to attend the parade, take pictures and cheer as the students walk by. The parade will take place in the large circle drive behind the school (map coming soon). More specific instruction swill come from your child’s teacher/school messenger regarding this event closer to the date. Please note that this is a ½ day schedule, with our dismissal at 12:10 this day. Students will have the opportunity to buy and eat lunch in their classrooms or wait until they are dismissed from school to eat lunch at home. Thank you for celebrating our love of reading with us on this day!

You can also swing around to the front of our school as the parade conclude for our Vendor Day set up in the front drive. Specific Vendors coming soon.

Join us as we say, “NO!” to drugs at Buckalew Elementary and celebrate healthy choices by wearing the following spirit wear:

Monday 10/21

Join the Fight Against Drugs! Wear Camouflage/Army Green.

Tuesday 10/22

I’m Too Super to Do Drugs! Wear a Superhero or Red Shirt.

Wednesday 10/23

Proud to “Be” Drug Free! Wear Buckalew “Be” Shirt.

Thursday 10/24

Drugs Won’t Tie Me Down! Wear Tie Dye.

Friday 10/25

Team Up Against Drugs! Wear Your Favorite Team Shirt.

Early Voting Begins October 21-Nov 1

Election Day November 5

Early Voting Locations Nearest Buckalew:

South County Community Center 2235 Lake Robbins Drive The Woodlands 77380 Room 102

West Montgomery County Community Development Center 31355 Friendship Drive Magnolia 77355 Green Room

Box Tops Collection is October 7th-18th!

Classroom competitions and prizes!!!!

Cut those box tops and turn them in and scan (take a picture) of your receipt through the Box Tops App! Just turn them in and we will do the rest!

Drop off your kids for a night of fun at ASI Gymnastics on October 18 from 7-10PM. They will be running around and playing games all night. $10 pre-registration online by 6pm. $13 walk-ins. $3 per child will be donated to Buckalew! 1. Register at asigymnastics.com

2. Click create account and choose ASI The Woodlands.

3. Create your account in my ASI. Select Open Gym.

4. Search for Buckalew Elementary and click Enroll.

5. Answer the questions and click Submit

6. Once your enrollment request is submitted, a confirmation email will be sent

We still have a selection of T-shirt’s and hair bows available. If you would like to purchase any spiritwear please contact Taryn Andersen at Taryn.andersen@gmail.com

Let’s go play outside, climb on our new playgrounds and run around with our friends. PTO will host this

Friday Funday event after school once every semester. Everyone please join us from 3:10-5:00 PM on

Friday, October 25. This event is for the entire family. Please stay and supervise your children

http://jostensyearbooks.com/

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Safety is our top concern, and surveillance cameras are placed at all doors and in the hallways of our school. Each camera records all activity. All outside doors are locked including the front doors. Please be sure to have your driver’s license with you during every visit to the campus.

Upon arrival, please see the receptionist for a visitor’s tag. The receptionist will ask for your driver’s license. It will be scanned using a system that is connected to the database that provides an alert of any person who may jeopardize the safety of our campus. If no such alert is discovered, the receptionist will then electronically permit entrance into the building.

Each time you enter the school, please remember to bring your license. The nametag given to you on each visit will show the date and the purpose of your visit. Please know that every visitor must have a name tag, and anyone without it will be stopped. Even though this is time consuming, it is essential to our children’s safety. For your child’s protection, parents and visitors are not allowed to go to their child’s classroom to pick him or her up during or at the end of the day. All check out is through the front office. Please allow students to walk to classrooms independently in the mornings and to go to the designated areas for dismissal in the afternoons.

If you need to pick up your student, you will be asked for your driver’s license. Students will only be released to parents with ID, unless we have written correspondence or an email to brobinson@conroeisd.net with identifying information on who will be picking up the student.

If you plan to be in the building during the school day at any time during the school year, please fill out the volunteer application on the CISD website: https://apps.conroeisd.net/volunteer/. This must be done yearly and will be necessary in order to volunteer in any position on campus.

Parents just a reminder to send all transportation changes to school with your child in their backpack.

For emergencies only, e-mail brobinson@conroeisd.net PRIOR TO 2PM and make sure you get a confirmation that your change was received. Please note weather is not considered an emergency.

Classroom teachers do not always check emails throughout the day or may even be absent and that request would not be received in time. If you have sent a note with your child it is not necessary to e-mail the note to the front office. Thank you.

In the event your child will be absent from school, please call the attendance line at 281-465-3410. To insure the accuracy of your child’s ‘excused’ and ‘unexcused’ absences, please call the attendance line EACH DAY your child is absent.

Following an absence, please send a note explaining the reason for your child’s absence. If your child will be out for an extended period of time, please let his/her teacher know, as well as our attendance clerk.

School hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. The tardy bell rings at 8:00 and students will be counted tardy if they are not in their classroom at that time. Attendance is taken at 9:00 a.m. each day. If your child is absent at 9:00 a.m. due to a doctor’s appointment, he/she will be counted present if you bring your child back to school on the same day with a doctors statement that verifies the appointment.

When students are absent, they are expected to make up all worked missed. Students will have the same number of days to complete assignments, as they were absent. The student handbook states that make up work cannot be given in advance of absences.

Please avoid scheduling vacations while school is in session. State law requires that children miss no more than 10% (18 days) of the school year. If a child misses more than 10%, they do not have the required attendance to be promoted to the next grade.

Additionally, Attendance is a major component of our state’s accountability system. Our attendance percentage is factored into every measure of our accountability, which impacts our school ranking.

Regular attendance is very important. Every day is packed with valuable instruction that cannot be reproduced at home. Attending school regularly has a huge effect on your child’s academic success, and success later in life. Parents play a key role in setting an example as to the importance of regular attendance and arriving to school on time.

Please feel free to direct all questions or concerns to Jayne Bull at 281-465-3410 or jbull@conroeisd.net.

We appreciate your support of public education and the value of attendance. Because of YOU and our amazing staff, Buckalew continues to rank among the best in the state and we are very proud of that and want it to continue!

Car Rider LINE Do's and Don'ts:

Buckalew takes pride in the organization and efficiency of our car rider line. We have tried various ways entering and exiting our students over 20 years. Please note the following if you are a car rider:

• DO follow these directions for morning drop off and if applicable, for afternoon pick up.

• DO pull all the way up to the letter "A" labeled on the pillars along the back patio. If a car is already at A, please create a steady stream behind "A", "B", "C", "D" and "E". We can safely load and unload 5-7 cars at a time by following this method.

• Do NOT pull up and stop by the doors. This slows every car down behind you and we have this designed for safety to pull all the way up to A. If you are concerned about your child not getting into the building, please know that is why we have safety kids and staff outside at morning duty.

• DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR. If your child requires extra kisses, assistance getting out of his or her car seat, a note written, a walk up to the door, then we ask that you park and walk your child from Lakeside Park.

• DO move quickly through the car-rider line.

• DO NOT confuse quickly with fast. If you are in an extreme rush, the car-rider line may not be your best option. Park and escort your child from Lakeside Park.

• DO NOT pass other cars in the car rider line. This is extremely dangerous. If there is a car who is regularly not following the rules and safety is a concern, please call the front office and let us know.

• DO put safety first. Make your kids wear their seat belts in the car-rider line. Don’t be on cell phones in the car-rider line. Put your car in park before your children get out of the car in the car-rider line. Watch for others crossing the parking lot in the car-rider line.

• DO NOT expect others to be safe. Every parent uses the car-rider line for the first time at some point. This may include families who just moved into the area, relatives, nannies, and older siblings.

• DO have all of your child’s school items prepared and placed carefully inside of their sturdy backpack before entering the car-rider line. This includes water bottles.

• DO NOT allow your child to attempt to exit your vehicle with their backpack gaping open. All of their items could easily spill out onto the ground, forcing you to put your vehicle in park, run around to the other side, or worse, have your child crawl under a car without you realizing it.

• Do make sure your children exit the car on the passenger side doors. There is a RED line on the dismissal patio. Please reinforce to your children that they need to go straight across the red line to the area away from the car traffic.

• DO NOT allow your child to exit the driver's side or the back of the car. Someone behind or in front of you may not see your child and accidentally reverse or move forward. Exiting the passenger side ensures your child will not be in another vehicles path.
• DO have your CAR RIDER SIGN OUT AND DISPLAYED for the person calling names to see it vividly even if they know you during pickup. Sometimes it is hard to see into windows and anticipate who is inside the car.
• DO NOT make U Turns coming or going into the car rider back parking lot. Montgomery County police did a evaluation of our car rider line to most safely and efficiently run our arrival and dismissal. This has improved the safety of not only our car riders, but our biker walkers and bus riders. This has also improved our dismissal time from approximately 45 minutes in the past, to under 20 minutes.
• Do understand our line runs efficiently at dismissal and can be done in 15 minutes on most days. Do not assume it will run long and wait to pick up your child when there is no line. This is both embarrassing and scary for your child as we do bring them to the front office to make a phone call to make sure you are okay.

• AGAIN, If you need more time and are holding up the line during drop off or pick up, we ask you to please park at Lakeside Park and walk your child up to school.
• Thank you.

• Please remember to remind your children NOT to cross until the crossing guards are at their posts in the morning. The building is not open until 7:30.
• Please remember if you are in your car, to wait for the crossing guards not only to cross the children, but for the crossing guards themselves to make it back to the sidewalk.
• Please remember to stay off your cell phones when driving in school zones.
• Please remember their are NO DOGS allowed on school property. This is for your personal liability and the safety of all of our students.
• Please remember there are no U-Turns in front of the school.
• Lakeside Park- if you are dropping your kids off or picking them up from Lakeside Park please park your vehicle to do so. It becomes a safety issue to just drive up and let your kids out or have them get in without parking. Please use our car line in the back of Buckalew if you want just drop off your child.

A friendly reminder to please label your child's belongings. **Water bottles, lunch boxes, hats, and especially outerwear such as hoodies/jackets/sweaters are all great things to label as these items tend to pile up quickly in the Lost and Found.

Lost and Found is located outside of the school gym.

If you have any questions, please contact Joanna Altimas at jaltimas@gmail.com

Calling all ExxonMobil employees, their spouses, children or retired employees.

You can help Buckalew Elementary receive a grant by doing what you love, volunteering. ExxonMobil Volunteer Involvement Program is a program that encourages its people to get involved within their community. It is as simple as doing what you are already doing, volunteering. By volunteering at our various school events (IE: Library, Carnival, workroom helper etc.) you can earn Buckalew a sizable grant. All we need is your 20 hours of individual or team (not to be combined) volunteer hours recorded. If you are interested in this program, please email Tracy Kumin at volunteers@buckalewbearspto.com

The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner. For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752