We appreciate our School Board Member, Mr. Kendall Baker!

Report Cards go home on Friday, January 13.

HISD will be closed on January 16, 2023 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Classes resume on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30 a.m.

Spring Picture Day is coming up on February 2, 2023! Order online at inter-state.com/order using code 75995XF.

All classes will have a class picture taken on this day and this picture can be purchased using the link above.

Only students who have an individual picture preorder will be individually photographed on this day.

A letter with more detailed information about Picture Day will be sent home on January 18. Students will be in dress code on this day.

We are planning a big party to celebrate every student who has perfect attendance for the fourth six-week marking period! Students will be invited to this party if they are at school every day between Monday, January 9th through Friday, February 24th. Let’s see how many Bush Bobcats we will have at our party! It is so important to be at school each and every day and we want to recognize our students who come to school every day and have perfect attendance.

HISD runs all pre-kindergarten lotteries through their School Choice site on the HISD portal at https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/177890

Parents are able to submit applications online for their child to attend PK at Bush Elementary through February 2, 2023. Parents will be notified if their child received a place in the lottery on April 5, 2023. Then, if the space is accepted, the student needs to be tested and paperwork checked to ensure the student qualifies for pre-kindergarten. Applications are only completed online and the Bush front office does not have any part in the PK lottery application process.

The pre-kindergarten program at Bush Elementary consists of one class of 22 students. Students must qualify for the program via a variety of means such as Limited English and Economically Disadvantaged. Students must also be 4 years old on or before September 1, 2023.

Lottery priority is given to siblings of students currently enrolled at Bush Elementary. Next, the students living in our school zone will be included in the lottery. Due to the limited space in our pre-kindergarten program, we are unable to have any students out of our school zone apply. Those applications will be removed from the Bush Elementary PK lottery.

We will be conducting GT testing beginning this week for first through fifth graders whose parents have turned in an application.

The GT testing window this year runs from January 10th – February 11th. Students will be taking an abilities test and academic tests over several days. All testing will be on paper this year and will be administered during the school day. Results of this testing will be sent home sometime in late spring. If your child qualifies for the GT program, they will be placed in a GT homeroom for next school year.

All kindergarteners were tested for GT in November.

22-23 GT APPLICATION

This week's focus: Perseverance in 2023

As we go into another year, we are all thinking about ways we can continue to improve in the new year. We set new goals, make resolutions, and revamp our habits to achieve our goals.

No matter what obstacles we may face, perseverance gives us the ability to keep trying to do something in spite of it all. Minor setbacks will happen, but we have to learn how to overcome these and move forward to reach our goals.

Perseverance helps students set goals for themselves and work towards achieving their goals. Students will achieve more goals when they learn to persevere because they will work through obstacles. We have to learn that we can make progress even when things get tough.

People who Persevered and against all odds were able to achieve their amazing goals.

By Big Life Journal

The Spectacular Science Word for the week of January 9 is magnetism.

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

Barrett J. who turned 7 years old on January 4 and is a first grader in Ms. Fox's class.

Ivy Z. who turned 9 years old on January 5 and is a third grader in Ms. Mayce's class.

Ved W. who turned 11 years old on January 8 and is a fifth grader in Ms. Hillman's class.

Tara S. who turned 9 years old on January 8, and is a third grader in Ms. Mayces's class.

Grace W. who turned 7 years old on January 10, and is a first grader in Ms. Baldwin's class.

Shenali P. who turns 10 years old on January 11, and is a fourth grader in Ms. Garza's class.

Georgia G. who turns 7 years old on January 12, and is a first grader in Ms. Fox's class.

Mael G. who turns 6 on January 12, and is a kindergartner in Ms. Bracken's class.

Daniel V. who turns 11 on January 13, and is a fifth grader in Ms. Mireles's class.

Noah W. who turns 10 on January 13, and is a fourth grader in Ms. King's class.

Happy Birthday and Welcome to the Bush Birthday Book Club!

West Briar Middle School is offering campus tours for interested parents and guardians on the following dates:

January 17th at 10am

February 21st at 10am

No registration is required; please check in at the front office.

The PTO now has a new website! The URL is still the same: www.BBEpto.com. This website has a lot more to offer and it is where you will go to purchase school supplies, uniforms, event tickets and everything else! There is also an online Directory available to dues-paying PTO members. Each family will need to make an account on the site in order to purchase items, but this does not mean that you are required to become a PTO member. For more details on how to create an account, go to our homepage at www.BBEpto.com

How do you spell fun? B-I-N-G-O!

Bring your family and friends to the 2023 BUSH BINGO BASH on

Saturday, February 11th, 2:00-5:00pm.

Join us for an afternoon of bingo fun! Come win some fantastic prizes, like a STEM basket, Lego basket, Spa basket and much more! Also enjoy a photo booth, face painting, and delicious concessions all while raising funds for our Barbara Bush Elementary School PTO.

Pre-purchase your tickets on our brand new website and receive bonus tickets!

www.bbepto.com

Package #1: Buy 10 tickets/ get 1 ticket free!

Package #2: Buy 20 tickets/ get 3 tickets free!

$1/ticket

School Store On the Go will Resume next week, Friday, January 20th. We will be combining the grades so the students have more opportunities to participate. See below for the schedule.

1/20 - 4th and 5th Grades

1/27 - 2nd and 3rd Grades

2/3 - 1st Grade, Kinder, and Pre-K

The School Store has a new product for PRE-ORDER. Crew neck sweatshirts with a small paw logo on the upper left side will be $25, and will be available in red or navy in both youth and adult sizes. Product will be delivered approximately mid-February. Purchase on our new website: www.BBEpto.com. You must create an account on the website before ordering, but as always, you are not required to be a PTO member to purchase.

If you'd prefer to shop in person, the School Store is open for families on Wednesdays from 7:30-8:30 am. You must be VIPS approved to enter the school.

Be sure to follow @bbepto on Facebook or Instagram for the latest updates when we get new stock!

Please contact mybushstore@gmail.com with any questions about the School Store.

Join the Birthday Book Club and make your student’s day extra special! Your student will receive a personal birthday greeting from Ms. Rose during the morning announcements, and have their name printed in the weekly Paw Prints newsletter, in a book for the library, AND on the electronic marquee during the week of their birthday.

We would love for families to send in any photos that are school-related, such as photos you snapped at the Let’s Glow Wild Party on Friday, Pajama Day, Astros day, or any grade-specific event/project that we can include in the yearbook!

Please send no more than 3 photos to bushptoyearbook@gmail.com and label the pictures with your child's grade.

For the month of January 2023, First Fridays and Second Saturdays with PTO will be taking a break. Our bi-monthly social hours will resume in February – we hope to see you then!

22-23 Faculty and Staff

COUNSELOR

Jewell Quinonez

(P) 281-368-2150 (ext: 275212)

Jewell.Quinonez@houstonisd.org

Click here to visit the BBE Counselor Corner

FOR RESOURCES AND COMMUNITY OUTREACH -

Wraparound - Maria Quevedo

(P) 281-368-2150 (ext. 275105)

maria.quevedo@houstonisd.org

FOR ATTENDANCE -

Registrar - Adriana Rosales

(P) 281-368-2150 (ext. 275104)

arosale3@houstonisd.org