The Compass
"Unlock the Treasure in Every Child" - February 6, 2023
National School Counselor Week
Grand-Persons' Day
Date: February 9, 2023
Check out the flyer coming home in this week's Tuesday Folder!
Grand-Persons are invited to join their favorite Buccaneers for lunch! You are invited to have lunch during their scheduled lunch time in the cafeteria. This will be a time to enjoy your new book from the book fair while you eat with your Buccaneer!
We kindly request that younger children not attend and limit to 2 Grand-Persons per student. Please list the names of the Grand-Persons on the slip below. You may bring your lunch or purchase in the cafeteria.
Adult Lunch (a la Carte Price): Entree $2.75 All sides $.75 each and milk $.75
Student Lunch $3.00
Menu for Feb 9th- Pepperoni Calzone or Spicy Chicken Gyro with Baby Carrots, Great Northern Beans, and Fresh Fruit
*Please note: menu selection is subject to change due to availability
Lunch times will be different than normal. Check out the flyer coming home in this week's Tuesday Folder for more information.
Book Fair!
Book Fair is here!!
We are so excited to help the kids shop the Book Fair this week. Please note a change this year. Sales tax (7.25%) will be added to all Book Fair purchases (in person or online). Please make sure to account for tax when you send checks or cash.
All students will preview the Book Fair to make their Wish Lists on Monday or Tuesday. They will bring their list home with prices. They can shop before and during school all week.
Create an eWallet and share with family and friends, so your student can shop with electronic funds at the Book Fair, so you don’t have to worry about lost cash, checks, or change.
https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/buckhorncreekelemschool
We can still use your help! Sign up to help work the Book Fair on the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4eadad2fa6f58-buckhorn3#/
Happy Reading!
Other People Matter Mindset - Cheering Others' Success
This week our school community will be focusing on the Other People Mindset of Cheering Others’ Successes. This means when other people succeed, I am happy for them and cheer them on.
Being happy for other people when they succeed isn’t always everyone’s initial reaction. Often, it’s easy to become jealous or envious of others’ victories -- or even to experience schadenfreude, which is deriving pleasure from witnessing (or learning about) another person’s misfortune. People who have these reactions to the success or misfortune of others are colloquially known as “haters.” It’s important to note that these are natural emotions and in small doses can be helpful in allowing us to see what we care about -- and motivate us to pursue those goals.
But making a commitment towards cheering on other people’s successes can be a great way to improve our own health, happiness, and relationships. People can take active steps to be more genuinely happy for the achievements of others. Ways to do this include; telling others about the success of your modest friend; noticing when your reaction to a sibling’s success is envy or jealousy -- and asking yourself why that is; reminding yourself that appreciating the excellence in another is a character strength; asking your successful teammates and classmates what they do to prepare for games or tests.
Being supportive of people who succeed is good for our mental, physical, and emotional well-being and when people cheer each other on it begins a reciprocal process that forges stronger relationships. Those relationships are the foundation for a strong culture in teams, schools, and businesses.
To practice and encourage the character strength of perspective with your child, please visit the Positivity Project’s P2 for Families (password: P2), where together you will watch a video, read a quote, and talk about the answers to three questions.
Have a wonderful week!
Parent & Student Lunches!
Please only select ONE time period per family. This allows two families an option each day to have lunch with their children.
We are excited to offer the opportunity for parents and visitors to have lunch with students once again. Our goal is to create a process by the end of January that allows families the opportunity to sign up to eat lunch with their student.
However, in order to ensure safety, manage space limitations, and to ensure the process is successful we must maintain guidelines and expectations for logistics. Please read the expectations and logistics on the sign up.
Important Dates!
February
- Feb 6-10 - PTA Book Fair
- Feb 6-10 - National School Counselor Week
- Feb 7 - Report Cards Sent Home
- Feb 9 - Grand Persons' Day!
- Feb 13 - National Bus Driver Appreciation Week
- Feb 20 - No School - Presidents' Day
About Us.
Email: dsimons@wcpss.net
Website: www.wcpss.net/BuckhornCreekES
Location: 5651 Honeycutt Road, Holly Springs, NC, USA
Phone: (919) 694-8970
Twitter: @BuckhornCreekES