May 18, 2022

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Helping Children Learn - May

Daily Learning Planner - Spring

Mark Your Calendars!

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Diesel's Readers

Diesel's Readers

Bush Elementary recently participated in the Houston Dynamo's Diesel’s Readers Program during April. Out of 88 schools that participated, Bush Elementary came in second place with the number of books that were read. Bush Elementary students love to read and the program once again demonstrated that love!


Our second place prize is a customized Houston Dynamo jersey with the name "B. Bush" on the back. The jersey will be proudly displayed.

Diesel's Readers

Student Holiday - May 30

Monday, May 30 is a student holiday. Students return to school on Tuesday, May 31.

Bush Buddies Walk

Friday, June 3, 6:45 am


Mark your calendars now for an early start to the last Friday of the school year. Parents, grandparents and other important adults in your student’s lives are invited to start the day off with some exercise! Join your student for a walk around the school’s track at 6:45 am before you start your day.

Last Day of School - Tuesday, June 7

The students' last day of school is Tuesday, June 7. Students must be in attendance through this date to receive an end of year report card showing promotion status for next school year.

2022-2023 Bobcat Choir Auditions

2022-2023 Bobcat Choir Auditions

I am so excited to announce that Choir will once again be available to students in 4th and 5th grade next year as an after-school, extra-curricular activity here at Barbara Bush Elementary! This will be a performance-based program, with 2 opportunities for performances during the school year. There will be one performance in the Fall and one in the Spring. Auditions will be held with current 3rd and 4th graders on May 24th & 26th during the instructional day. We are so excited to have students join us next year for Choir. There are a few requirements that are necessary to be considered to represent our school.


Requirements:


  • Academic Performance
- Maintain a conduct grade of "S" (Satisfactory) in ALL Ancillary classes and on report card.

- Maintain a passing grade in ALL subjects (70 or above).


  • Attendance/Conduct
- Choir rehearsals will be held on Thursdays from 2:45-3:45 p.m. after school.

- If students are unable to make the commitment to after-school rehearsals, they will not be eligible to join Choir. The student must be present at rehearsals to be able to perform with the Choir.


  • Conduct
- Adherence to school rules and procedures will be enforced.

- Not following school behavior rules during rehearsals or performances will not be tolerated in the Choir program.


If all of the requirements are met and the auditions are successful, we will have an excellent Choir Program next year! Please sign up on the sign-up sheet in Ms. Silva's classroom with your current grade level if you are interested in joining Choir. I am so excited to make music with everyone, and cannot wait to get started!


2022-2023 Choir Auditions Flyers



Sarah Silva

Music Teacher

2022-2023 Bobcat Choir Auditions

Morning Carpool

Most of our students have mastered exiting the carpool independently which is terrific. If your child is still unable to exit their car independently, you must pull all the way up to the front of the line before you exit your car to help your child out. We can not have parents stopping our carpool lane in the middle of the line to get out to help their child. This slows down our line for everyone else and creates an unsafe situation for the child and their parent. Please make sure your child is sitting on the passenger side of the car for carpool so they don’t have to cross in front of traffic to get to the sidewalk. Our carpool line is a very busy place and we want to make sure everyone stays safe.


Thank you for helping us keep our students safe during arrival and dismissal.

2022-2023 Registration Dates

Please follow the registration directions shown below and not the online version shown by HISD on the website.



2022-2023 Registration Check list


New Zoned Kindergarten Students

May 24, 25, or 26 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person at Bush Elementary

Please bring the items on the attached check list.

8:30 – 11:00 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.

No need to arrive early as we have 3 days to register during the registration times shown.


New Zoned Gr. 1 – 5 Students

Registration Dates: June 8, 9, or 10 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person at Bush Elementary

Please bring the items on the attached check list.

Must have report card showing successful completion of the 2021 – 2022 school year.

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

No need to arrive early as we have 3 days to register during the registration times shown.


New Zoned K – 5 Students

June 28 – 30 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person

Gr. 1 – 5 must have report card showing successful completion of the 2021 – 2022 school year.

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

No need to arrive early as we have 3 days to register during the registration times shown.


New Zoned K – 5 Students

August 2 - 3 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person

Gr. 1 – 5 must have report card showing successful completion of the 2021 – 2022 school year.

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 3:00 p.m.

No need to arrive early as we have 3 days to register during the registration times shown.


New Zoned K – 5 Students

August 10 – 12 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person

Gr. 1 – 5 must have report card showing successful completion of the 2021 – 2022 school year.

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.


New Zoned K – 5 Students

August 15 - 16 (Only 30 applicants per day can be processed)

In-person

Gr. 1 – 5 must have report card showing successful completion of the 2021 – 2022 school year.

8:30 – 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Nurse Guider's Corner

COVID-19 vaccines are now available for children ages 5-11. If you choose to vaccinate your child, please email a copy of the vaccination record card to dguider@houstonisd.org or send documentation to Nurse Guider so she can update your child's immunization record. This also includes students who are double vaccinated. Please send a copy to the nurse or email her with the updated documents.


If your child does test positive for COVID, then he/she must quarantine for at least 5 days regardless of vaccination status. If your child is COVID positive and showing symptoms, then he/she must stay home at least 5 days and until symptom free.

Handbook Highlights

Throughout the school year, this section of the newsletter will highlight key points from the Bush Parent Handbook.

Here are some quick reminders about our Bush Elementary dress code. Shirts must be solid colored red, white, or navy. The only t-shirts allowed are Bush Elementary t-shirts. Dress code pants are navy, khaki, or blue jeans. The pants must not have any holes, rips, tears, or designs on them, just simple plain blue jeans, navy pants, or khaki pants. Exercise pants, sweatpants, and yoga pants are NOT part of the Bush dress code. Leggings can not be worn as pants, only under skirts or jumpers. Please click on the link below for the complete dress code guidelines.


2021-2022 Dress Code Guidelines

Morning Arrival Reminders

Morning supervision of students starts at 7:20 a.m. At that time students are brought into the building and are seated in grade level lines. Morning bus lane drop off is reserved for our 5th Grade Safety Patrols, our daycare vans, and our students in our self-contained special education classes. These families have a special printed pass to enter the bus lane for morning drop off. All other students arriving by car must be dropped off in the carpool lane. The first bell rings at 7:30 a.m. and the students are tardy at 7:40 a.m. when the morning announcements begin.

Dismissal Reminders

Please plan to pick up your carpool and walker students before 3:15. Our students are dismissed at 3:00 and our walker area has been finishing before 3:10 on most days. If you arrive after 3:10, please come to the front office to sign your child out as a late pick up.


Please abide by the No Parking signs on the streets around our school and our neighboring schools. Several parents have received parking tickets from HPD in the past because they were parking in a No Parking zone. When cars park in No Parking zones, it is difficult for our busses and vans to turn into our bus lane.


We're asking for the parents of walkers that park their cars on the other side of Westerloch across from the school to NOT u-turn by the carpool lane entrance once they've picked up their child(ren) and are heading home.


We have seen many students and some parents walking across the street not using the crosswalks. This is extremely dangerous and we ask that all walkers and bike riders use the crosswalks. Westerloch Dr. and Parkway Plaza Dr. are very busy streets during morning arrival and dismissal. If you cross between parked cars, ongoing traffic cannot see you.


We are so happy to see so many of our students riding their bikes to school. Please remember that all students are required to wear a bicycle helmet when riding their bikes to and from school. We want to keep all of our Bobcats safe. Also, please send your bike riders with a bike lock to secure their bikes to the bike rack.

Absence Notification

If your child is absent from school, please make sure you send in a note explaining the absence date(s) and reason for the absence upon return to school. We will need this note even if you're at home quarantining or a Positive COVID-19 case. Please email your absence excuse note to the homeroom teacher and our registrar, Ms. Rosales at arosale3@houstonisd.org


If a note is not received within 3 days, then the absence is recorded as unexcused.

Pets at Bush

Safety continues to be our top priority, and while we love our furry visitors, we ask that you keep them at home during arrival and dismissal. We have several students, faculty and staff members who are allergic to dogs and cats and students who are very afraid of dogs. Please keep them at home.

Early Pick Ups

Please do not plan to pick up your child after 2:30 p.m. from the office. To ensure a safe dismissal, students will not be called to the office to be picked up after 2:30 p.m. Thank you for helping to make dismissal safe for all our students.
Spectacular Science!

Spectacular Science!

The Spectacular Science Words for the week of May 16 is characteristics/traits.
Spectacular Science!
Bobcat Birthdays!

Bobcat Birthdays!

Ms. Rose would like to wish a very special birthday to:


Fathi A. who turns 10 yrs. old on May 21 and is a fourth grader in Ms. Diller's class.

Bobcat Birthdays!

Bush Buddies Walk

Friday, June 3, 6:45 am


Mark your calendars now for an early start to the last Friday of the school year. Parents, grandparents and other important adults in your student’s lives are invited to start the day off with some exercise! Join your student for a walk around the school’s track before you start your day.


School Store

School Store On-the-Go will be at lunches this Friday. Our last date will be 5/27. Bring your money and check out our goodies! Deliveries for any items purchased online will be completed this Friday, 5/20, as well. Due to STAAR testing we had to delay our online deliveries.

Business Partnerships

The PTO is still looking for a Business Partnerships volunteer for next school year. The role would include reaching out to local businesses to partner with us at the beginning of the year and when we have big events. The Chairperson(s) would also organize spirit events throughout the year. If you are persuasive and have good communication skills then we would love to have you as a part of our board. This would require some daytime availability to communicate with businesses, but could be done on your own time. Suitable for someone with a flexible job or who stays at home.


We are now on Instagram! Follow us for the latest updates @bbepto. And Don’t forget to sign up for our Weekly E-Blast! For any questions related to PTO please contact Val Shaikh, presidentbbepto@gmail.com

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Continued Focus on Safety 2022

Updated policies on field trips, COVID-19 Quarantine and more updated for 2022.


https://www.houstonisd.org/ReadySetGo

Resources and Community News

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