Friday, April 7 is a student holiday, which means no school! We look forward to seeing all of our Bush Bobcats on Monday, April 10 at 7:30 a.m.

Bush Elementary is so fortunate to have two incredible Assistant Principals, Ms. Hacopian and Ms. Mouton. Thank you for your dedication to the students, staff, and parents of Bush Elementary! Next time you see either of these hard-working Assistant Principals, thank them for everything they do at and for Bush Elementary.

The deadline for this year’s Art Fundraiser has been extended to April 14th.

Please see the order form and informational flyer in your child’s Red Folder.

Please feel free to contact me with any questions: torta@houstonisd.org

Last week, all students began tie-dying t-shirts in art class. These shirts will be worn for our fabulous Bush Field Day on May 12th. If you did not purchase a white t-shirt from the PTO or have not sent in a shirt already, please send a white t-shirt with your child's name written on the inside collar ASAP. These shirts can be worn as part of dress code after field day for the remainder of this school year once Ms. Rose makes her announcement.

Tye-dye helpers needed! Please come and help on your child's art day. You will have to be VIPS approved to participate. Click HERE to sign up. Due to limited space and safety concerns, please do not plan to bring siblings!

If you want to donate tie-dye color, please find the grade level color allocation below:

Pre-K - Royal Blue

Kindergarten - Purple

First grade - Fuchsia

Second grade - Red and Navy Blue

Third grade - Green and Light Purple

Fourth grade - Blue and Neon Pink

Fifth grade - Any or all of the colors listed

Any questions, please get back to us at bushpto.vips@gmail.com

Registration dates for the 2023-2024 school year will be announced later in April on our website and in the Paw Prints. Intent to Re-Enroll and Sibling Registration dates will also be announced in April.

Stay up to date by reading our newsletter, the Paw Prints, and the marquee.

Body image is a big part of your child's self-esteem. If children don't like the way they look or are dissatisfied with their bodies, their self-esteem could suffer. How they see themselves can affect every aspect of their lives — either negatively or positively. It affects their short- and long-term choices.

It's important to have a healthy body image, but we may not have learned it growing up.

Unfortunately, negative beliefs about our bodies can be passed on to our children, but we can break the cycle!

This week we created the EveryBODY Is Beautiful poster to help you and your child develop a positive attitude towards your bodies. Hang it up in your home or classroom as a reminder that all bodies are beautiful, just the way they are.

We're seeing some very unsafe and dangerous behaviors by parents during morning arrival.

• Parents walking through the small parking lot and then between the cars in the active carpool lane.
• Parents stopping their car on Westerloch Drive to let out their child in an active lane of traffic.
• Parents not using the sidewalks and crosswalks to get to school.

The carpool lane and Westerloch Drive are very busy in the morning. Please be a good role model for your child and all others watching you by taking a few extra minutes to be safe.

The Teacher Assistants are responsible for supervising the students in the cafeteria during lunch time. The Teacher Assistants are asking for parents' help in keeping the cafeteria calm and safe. Parents must follow these guidelines when visiting at lunch to pass out a birthday treat to their child's homeroom class and have lunch with their child.

• Only hand out the birthday treat to the students in your child’s homeroom class at the last 5 minutes of your child’s lunch.
• Birthday goodie bags are not handed out at lunch.
• Do not hand out any extra treats to any students in other classes.
• Only take your child (no other students may go) to eat at the hallway birthday table or at the courtyard table and understand that you will not be able to eat lunch in the cafeteria.
• Do not take pictures or videos in the cafeteria during lunch.

Parents not following these guidelines directly affects student behaviors in the cafeteria.

The Spectacular Science Word for the week of April 3 is energy.

Please make sure your child is following Bush Elementary's dress code guidelines. Bush Elementary's colors are red, navy, and white. Khaki pants, shorts, and skirts may also be worn. If a jacket, sweater, or sweatshirt are worn in the building throughout the day, then those items must follow dress code. Please also remember that only the Bush plaid may be worn, other plaids are not part of our dress code.

We're seeing many students wearing jeans with purposeful holes and/or tears and these type of jeans are not part of dress code. Only jeans that are a plain blue may be worn. Also, sweatpants or athletic pants are not part of the Bush dress code.

Finally, students must wear shoes that are safe for school with closed toes and closed heals. Crocs and sandals are not appropriate shoes for school and are not part of our dress code.

Please contact our Wrap Around Specialist, Maria Quevedo, if you're in need of dress code items. maria.quevedo@houstonisd.org

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

Roxanne N. who turned 7 years old on April 4 and is a first grader in Ms. Baldwin's class.

Rohit A. who turns 10 years old on April 7 and is a fourth grader in Ms. Jones' class.

Maria S. who turns 8 years old on April 7 and is a second grader in Ms. Carlin's class.

Eshan M. who turns 6 years old on April 7 and is a kindergartner in Ms. Bracken's class.

Happy Birthday and Welcome to the Bush Birthday Book Club!

Please join us for a Self-Care Workshop for Spanish speaking parents this Monday, April 10th at 1 pm.

Please email our Wraparound Specialist maria.quevedo@houstonisd.org to sign up.

It’s Cookie Time! Purchase an individually boxed Crumbl Cookie for students, friends, or family for $5 each. You can also donate to a Staff Fund so we can purchase cookies for ALL of our amazing BBE staff members!

The deadline to place your order on our website is Sunday, April 9th.

Cookies will be delivered to your student on Monday, April 24th for them to enjoy at home!

Check out our SALE items online! Shirts are all school dress code approved and are vintage spirit shirts from previous years. Prices for T- shirts range from $5 - $10. Limited sizes available and ALL SALES ARE FINAL! If you would like to see sizes in person visit us Wednesday mornings at school from 7:30 am- 8:30 am. Must be VIPS approved to enter. Shop www.BBEpto.com. You must have an account to shop

The School Store is open for students to shop on Fridays and some select Thursdays.

We offer pens, pencils, erasers, fidgets and more. Prices range from $0.10- $4. Please send money with your student on the correct week if they would like to shop. See below for the schedule.

4/6* - 1st Grade, Kinder, and Pre-K (THURSDAY)

4/14 - 4th and 5th Grades

4/20* - 2nd and 3rd Grades (THURSDAY)

4/28 - 1st, Kinder, and Pre-K

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.

Come join fellow BBE parents and guardians at First Fridays and Second Saturdays with PTO. Each month, we get together at a different location and time, just to chat and relax– come and stay for an hour, or 15 minutes, whatever fits your schedule! In April, there will be only one opportunity to meet up due to scheduling conflicts.

First Friday: April 7th, 12:00 p.m.

Briarhills Park, 14300 Briarhills Parkway

Pack a picnic lunch and stay and play afterwards on this official HISD holiday from school!

We will be celebrating our annual Teacher Appreciation Week beginning Monday, May 1st through Friday, May 5th. There will be a variety of opportunities to demonstrate gratitude to our wonderful teachers!

One way we will be honoring Barbara Bush teachers is by sharing sweet and savory snacks, drinks, and replenishing some of their school supplies. These goodies will be enjoyed by the teachers all week! If you would like to donate, please check out the SignUpGenius list.

We will be collecting at drop off/pick up from Thursday, April 13- Thursday, April 20th.

Thank you in advance for your generosity!

We couldn't bless all our teachers without your support!

Join the Birthday Book Club and make your student’s birthday 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.

22-23 Faculty and Staff

COUNSELOR

Jewell Quinonez

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

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. 275250)

maria.quevedo@houstonisd.org

FOR ATTENDANCE -

Registrar - Adriana Rosales

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

arosale3@houstonisd.org