Buckalew Buzz
September 10, 2018
Buckalew Elementary School
Buckalew Bears Motto:
"Today I choose to Be Kind, Work Hard, and DO MY BEST!"
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: www.buckalew.conroeisd.net
Location: 4909 Alden Bridge Drive, The Woodlands, TX, United States
Phone: 281-465-3400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuckalewCISD/#
Twitter: @buckalewbears
From the Principal...
Welcome Buckalew Families!
We have a BUZZ packed full of information below. Thank you parents for an amazing turnout for our September PTO meeting and for providing our staff an amazing luncheon last Friday! We are so blessed by all of you. It is hard to believe we are wrapping up our mid-point for the 1st grading period already.
A few updates to keep you in the loop:
- The school district’s student handbook is online. We ask that you complete the acknowledgement of that handbook if you haven't already.
- Student Registration for returning students is being completed through an online system. Please make sure if you are getting reminder emails to complete the registration process and update your records as soon as possible.
- Lunch Money Questions? See below in the section "IN EVERY BUZZ"
- Campus Accountability has been added to our website:
From the school’s website:
· Go to "Our School/Campus"
· Click “View School Profile"
· Select “Accountability Reports”
· Click “2017-2018”
· Select “2018 Accountability Summary”
From the Conroe ISD home page:
- Did your child forget something? If so, remind them to check the drop table for items you may have dropped off (ie...jacket, lunch, water bottle).
- Want access to computer resources and homework interventions you can utilize at home? Check out the following links: Campus Links/Resources/Homework We are excited to use Dreambox this year as a new Math resource that can be accessed at school and at home.
- Playground Celebrations for our students outside of the school day are coming soon! Stay tuned for dates as we are in the stages of planning these community events so everyone can check out our TWO new playgrounds!
Thank you for your incredible support and for sharing your children with us!
Mrs. Price
Buckalew Visitors and Volunteers
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.
Important School-Wide Dates:
Please see your teacher's communication for grade-level and class-specific events.
September:
14th- Progress Reports
21st- Room Mom Meeting in Bistro 9:30am
21st- Fall Student Pictures/Kona Ice at Lakeside Afterschool
9/24-26- Book Fair Preview
25th- Kendra Scott 6-8pm
27th- Book Fair Family Event after school-6pm
28th-TWHS Homecoming Game/Wear Red & Green
October:
1-4th – Book Fair Sales
5th- Story Book Parade/ Vendor Day/ Early Release 12:10
8th- Holiday
9th-12th- Coat Drive
11th- Walk to School Day
12th- PTO Meeting 9:30 a.m. in Bistro
17th- Report Cards
18th-GT Parent Meeting 5:30 p.m. (for current parents of GT students)/ Open House 6:00 p.m.
19th- Boosterthon Run
22nd – Red Ribbon Week
Buckalew School Directory
The Buckalew School Directory is being prepared and will be distributed to all parents in the coming months. If you do not want to be in the directory, you can opt out by sending an email to Natalie Ha, natalieha711@gmail.com
Parent Workshops
- Flipping the Switch on Anxiety
- A Parent's Guide to Cyber Safety
It's Book Fair Time
Book Fair Preview
Monday, September 24th – Wednesday, September 26th
All students will preview the Book Fair during their library time.
Join us for Family Night
Thursday, September 27th
3:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Dress in your favorite mystical forest attire on Family Night to receive a
raffle ticket for the chance to win a free book from the Book Fair!
(Please note that NO masks or toy weapons are permitted.)
Take a photo with your family in front of the Enchanted Forest!
Sales Week
Monday, October 1st – Wednesday, October 3rd
7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, October 4th
7:30 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Students may shop during their regular library time, before school from
7:30 a.m. - 8:30 a.m., and during their recess time.
Always There Bears
Buckalew Elementary celebrates our classes with the best attendance in August. Congratulations to the following classes for being named our "Always There Bears":
- Kindergarten - Mrs. Moschitto's Class
- 1st Grade - Mrs. Balzer's Class
- 2nd Grade - Mrs. Dillow's Class
- 3rd Grade - Mrs. Saheb's Class
- 4th Grade - Mrs. Triem's Class
SPIRITWEAR
Wear any day to show your Buckalew Pride!
Work-Hard Wednesday Shirt!
Active-Tee
Calling All Bears!! Big-Bear, Little-Bear Program
We are excited to start our new program for the 2018 - 19 school year called Big Bear/Little Bear. This program is for new families entering Buckalew to be placed with a veteran Buckalew family. If you are new to the area or new to Buckalew, please contact Mrs. Lozinak and she will connect you with a "Big Bear" family who will help you navigate for an easy family-friendly Buckalew start.
Heather Lozinak: havillano@yahoo.com or 402-661-0547.
Destination Imagination
We are so excited to offer Destination Imagination again this year. Our goal is for as many students to participate in DI as possible. To achieve this goal, we need parent volunteers to serve as team managers. DI runs from the end of September though the beginning of March with the possibility of the team continuing to the State Competition in April and Global Finals in May. Teams will meet after school at Buckalew at least one day a week. Feel free to access the Destination Imagination website to learn more about DI: https://destinationimagination.org/# .
I you are interested in managing a second, third, or fourth grade Destination Imagination team this year please contact Mrs. Smith tonsmith@conroeisd.net by Friday, August 31.
SPIRIT EVENTS
September 25th- Kendra Scott Back to School Party- Enjoy sips, sweets and jewels while supporting Buckalew on Tuesday, September 25th from 6-8pm. 10% discount and 10% given back to Buckalew. Can't attend? Place a phone order and your order will ship at no additional cost. 281.528.1174
October 5th- Maximum Athletics 7:30-10pm
Spirit Night Friday, October 5th at Maximum Athletics from 7:30pm-10pm.
At "Spirit Night" your child can participate in games, contests, and open gym time. This is the perfect time to learn a new skill....or just have some fun! The cost is $15.00 per student. This event is for ages 5 and up. Come sign up before the spaces fill up!!!Follow this link to sign up:
https://app.jackrabbitclass.com/regevent.asp?xID=2888160&orgid=20990&internal=1
November 6th- Learning Express- Join us for a Spirit Event at Learning Express on Tuesday, November 6th. Get some early holiday shopping done at a 10% discount and the other 10% is given back to Buckalew! This event lasts ALL DAY!
YEARBOOK NEWS
Order your Yearbook online at www.jostens.com . Order by October 19 to take advantage of the lowest price of the year of $30.00. Yearbook personalization is $6.00. For a limited time only get 4 free icons with your personalization!
Needed: Classroom photographers
- Do you just love taking pictures of your kids?
- Would you enjoy capturing special moments at school by taking pictures of your child and his classmates?
- Would you like exclusive access to some of the “students only” school events as a designated class photographer?
- Would you like to see those priceless snapshots in our school yearbook?
- If this sounds like you, please can contact Kimberly Lofgren at yearbook.buckalew@gmail.com to volunteer!
We are still in need of classroom photographers to cover the following homerooms:
1st grade- Wean
2nd grade- Wilson
3rd grade- Canlas, Cardone, Depoy, and Manchac
4th grade- Dawson and Lunsford
If interested, contact the Yearbook Committee at: yearbook.buckalew@gmail.com to learn more.
All classroom photographers will receive a comprehensive overview of their responsibilities at an upcoming training meeting.
YEARBOOK NEWS
Order your Yearbook online at www.jostens.com . Order by October 19 to take advantage of the lowest price of the year of $30.00. Yearbook personalization is $6.00. For a limited time only get 4 free icons with your personalization!
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Student Handbook
PTO DOES THAT!
Our PTO believes in the students, staff, and families at Buckalew. By becoming a PTO member you have the voting power to affect the enrichment and lives of our students. Also, by contributing to our fundraisers, you are making all kinds of quality programs and events available to ALL of our students! Become a PTO member for $25 and see how your PTO dollars are benefiting your child.
http://buckalewspiritstore.com/product/buckalew-elementary-pto-membership/
Click to see what's going on in Buckalew's PTO!
The purpose of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to:
(a) promote the welfare of children at Buckalew
(b) to foster cooperation between parents and teachers in the education of children at Buckalew
(c) to unite school and community efforts in securing for all children the best education
(d) to engage in fundraising activities for the educational and recreational benefit of Buckalew, its children, teachers, and staff as determined by the PTO and in accordance with the PTO by-laws.
KROGER CARD
A new school year is about to start and that means it is time to link or re-link your Kroger Plus Card with the Buckle Elementary PTO barcode.
Even if you have signed up before, you have to renew each August! Just register online at www.krogercommunityrewards.com Once you register, every dollar you spend at Kroger means money for Buckalew-even those lattes at Starbucks!
Please clip and save your Box Tops. Our first collection drive will start October 1st.
Thank you for supporting Buckalew by participating in Kroger Community Rewards and Box Tops for Education!
Box Tops
2018-19 School Calendar
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!
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Parents just a reminder to send all transportation changes to school with your child in their backpack. E-mail changes are for emergency changes only and must be made before 2:00 p.m. Please note weather is not considered an emergency. For emergencies only, e-mail brobinson@conroeisd.net and make sure you get a confirmation that your change was received. 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.
Safety Reminders from our Police Department:
- 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.
Parent Access Login
Canvas Login
Lunch Information:
A Full Price student meal is $2.85 and for a 2nd meal is $3.55. “Extras” range from $.50-$2.00.
Did you know you can put limits on your child’s account? You can limit your child to one complete lunch so your child is getting the complete lunch on the menu.
You can also limit your daily expenditures or snack choices or ala carte by calling our cafeteria at 281-465-3467.
Lost and Found
With the start of the school year, please make sure that all of your child’s supplies such as water bottles, lunch boxes, jackets, sweaters, etc. are labeled with their first and last name. If an item in Lost and Found is labeled, it will be returned to your child. All items not labeled or claimed every few months will be donated. If you have any specific questions regarding a lost item, please contact Kalyn McQuain at kalyn@mcquainagency.com
Give the Gift of a TAE "Teacher's Achieving Excellence"
Log Into "Parent Access" by clicking:
and click on the "Teachers/Staff Excellence" Tab.
Feel free to type your own message and send any staff a positive message!
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On your first visit to AmazonSmile smile.amazon.com, you need to select a charitable organization to receive donations from eligible purchases before you begin shopping. We will remember your selection, and then every eligible purchase you make at smile.amazon.com will result in a donation.ExxonMobil Grants
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
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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.