Little Bucks Bulletin
Nurturing Hearts, Developing Minds, Inspiring Dreams
February 2024 Edition
Ottawa Elementary School
Penny Wars - Completed!
Winning jug will be announced during morning announcements on Monday!
Thank you for your support! A final count of donations will be coming soon!
MESSAGE FROM MRS. DENISON
Dear Little Bucks Families,
The word for the month of February is "Kindness". Not only do we teach our Little Bucks to be respectful, responsible, and safe, we also include to be kind. We recognize acts of kindness through Buck High Fives and Buck 3 tickets.
This is a busy month with the 100th Day of School, Valentine's, Kid's Heart Challenge, President's Day, Penny Wars PTO fundraiser, Black History Month, and focusing on random acts of kindness. We have a lot to do and cover before spring break!
If you know of a family that has a child that is ready for preschool or kindergarten for the 2024/25 school year, our Preschool and Kindergarten registration will be coming up in March. Information will be posted on the district website March 1st.
Stay tuned for upcoming information on activities for March Is Reading Month!
If you ever have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to reach me by Class Tag, phone, or email and I will be happy to speak with you.
Stacey Denison, Principal
OFFICE HOURS
Our school office is open 8:00am-4:30pm
Phone: 269.695.8409
Mrs. Stacey Denison, Principal
Mrs. Elizabeth Johnson, Administrative Assistant
SCHOOL HOURS
REGULAR DAY OF SCHOOL
8:35am-3:43pm
ECSE AM 8:35am-11:50pm
ECSE PM 12:25pm-3:43pm
WACKY WEDNESDAYS
8:35am-3:10pm
HALF DAYS OF SCHOOL
8:35am-12:05pm
ECSE Classes on these days!
EVERY WEDNESDAY IS AN EARLY RELEASE AT 3:10PM FOR OTTAWA
IMPORTANT DATES
February
6 Family Literacy Night 6:00pm
12 100th Day of School
13 PTO Meeting 6:30 pm
13 RESA Playgroup 9:30am- birth to 5 yr old
14 Valentine's Day
15 Kickstart to Career Deposit Day
16 No School
19 No School- President's Day
20 Board of Education Meeting 6:00 pm
20 Spring Picture Day
Upcoming PTO Fundraiser! LaBraid Butter Braid Pastries
Information and flyers will be coming home the end of this week! This is our major fundraiser for the year! Funds raised will go toward PBIS incentives for students, costs for grade level celebrations, and teacher appreciation week.
OTTAWA HANDBOOK HAS BEEN UPDATED
Please take a minute to review our handbook!
Click below to gain access to our newly updated handbook. You will find many need to know items and our Code of Conduct section. It is important to read through this information.
MARCH IS READING MONTH
KICKSTART TO CAREER DEPOSIT DAY!
THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH!
March 21, 2024
Michigan Gateway Community Foundation and Honor Credit Union will be collecting deposits on Thursday, March 21st! Students may bring in their deposits on Thursday in a sealed envelope with the following information: Student Name, Grade, Graduation Year and Account Number found in their personal savings account register booklet. If you have questions regarding deposits, please contact the Michigan Gateway Community Foundation at 695-3521.
Thank you Jennifer for joining our PTO meeting this month!!
WE ARE ALWAYS ON THE LOOK OUT FOR LITTLE BUCKS OF THE WEEK!
We model and teach what we expect to see from students with the Buck 3. Be Respectful, Be Responsible, and Be Safe. Next week will be our first week to choose students that have been working hard at following the Buck 3. Pictures will be displayed on our wall for the entire school to see on their way to lunch and names announced during our announcements.
A signed certificate will come home at the end of the week and their names will be shared in Ottawa's Update over the weekend for families!
Congratulations to this week's Little Bucks of the Week! We are so proud of you and appreciate the example you lead for others at Ottawa! Keep up the phenomenal work!
Preschool: Jack R., Zendaia S.
Kindergarten: Gracelynn HC, Tegan M, Max J, Alice L, and Cayson B.
First Grade: Everly F., Graham O., Hunter B., Hanna D., and Anna T.
Join Us! PTO MEETING MARCH 12TH AT 6:30 PM
Ottawa PTO Meeting
Guest Speaker: Laura Henckel, Counselor
Tuesday, Mar 12, 2024, 06:30 PM
Ottawa Elementary School, Ottawa Street, Buchanan, MI, USA
We appreciate the help and support of volunteers, but we also want to maintain focus on our instructional day and the engagement of students, therefore volunteer opportunities are set during specific times during the school day. Please see the guidelines below if you are interested in volunteering.
DISMISSAL/TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
You MUST contact our school office by 2:00 pm if you need to make changes to your child's transportation routine.
If you need to make changes involving a bus, these changes must be communicated to our office by 1:30 pm, before the buses leave for their middle/high school routes.
Please do not message or email teachers as they are often in session and do not receive the messages until it is too late.
If you need a numbered car tag for the pick up line, please come into our office.
If you are picking your child up as a walker, they will be dismissed at the doors by our front office.
Only car riders with parents in the pick up line will be dismissed at the north parking lot doors.
Transportation
Click on the icon below for Ottawa's Breakfast and Lunch Menus
Board of Education Meetings
- February 20th
- March 18th
- April 15th
- May 20th
Central Office
269.695.8400
Superintendent
Mrs. Patricia Robinson probinson@buchananschools.comAdministrative Assistant to the Superintendent
Mrs. Michelle Munyon mmunyon@buchananschools.com
Director of Operations/Instructional Systems Coordinator
Mr. Mark Kurland mkurland@buchananschools.com
Business Office Specialist
Mrs. Carrie Brunsting cbrunsting@buchananschools.com
Director of Special Education
Mrs. Karin Falkenstein kfalkenstein@buchananschools.com
Director of Technology
Mr. Philip Place psplace@buchananschools.com
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