Bushnell Buzz
October 27, 2023
Mrs. Walters News
It was SLIME TIME at Bushnell on Friday! With our fundraiser being so successful, I thought it only fair to give the two winning classes (earning within 75 cents of one another!) the chance to slime their principal. Super messy but super fun!
Thank you from our PTO for coming out to Bushnell last Tuesday night to grab dinner, visit with Scoopy, and of course raise a little money for them and their efforts. It was so nice to see so many families and friends.
Save the Date! We are having a Lowell Take Over Night at the Grand Rapids Gold basketball game on November 18th! Scroll down for more information or click here!
It is our hope that all children will have interesting and comfortable reading materials available for nightly reading, so they become proficient lifelong readers. We know that your support is critical to our success. Please make it possible for your child to read each night. The books that are coming home with your child are specifically chosen at your child’s independent reading level (easy to read with very few to no challenges). These books are often familiar reads (books they have read before), that provide your child with successful practice. High-success reading practice builds confidence and knowledge around how books work. “A child who is on the way to independence needs to read often from many different books selected to be easy for him to ‘go it alone.’ It is the quantity of successful reading that builds the assured independence of the competent reader.” (Marie Clay, Literacy Lessons 2016)
You can listen to your child read as you are making dinner, driving in the car, or sitting at practice. Feel free to make this time manageable. When you are listening to them, and something doesn’t make sense or sound correct, ask them to go back and try again. If they are stuck on a word, please tell them the word. If they don’t understand a word, give them a child friendly explanation to help them understand the story.
If you have any old Halloween costumes you'd like to donate for students who may not have one, feel free to drop them at the office!
Halloween is Tuesday! Our students will be having an early morning class party (no parents) with cider and donuts. We will have our annual Bushnell parade starting at 10:30. Parents will remain outside and line the outer edge of the sidewalk. Students will start their parade inside, leave through the front doors and circle the building twice and then go back inside the building. If you wish to pick up your child right after the parade, you can do so outside the classroom door.
HALLOWEEN PARADE PARKING: If you are attending the parade at 10:30, please be respectful of our neighbors, the nearby streets and the church next door. Do not park on the grass as there are sprinkler systems underground. All parents will remain outside for the parade, lining the sidewalk.
We have a half day on Halloween, Tuesday 10/31. School dismissal is 11:50. Teachers will be engaging in Professional Development for the afternoon.
The Lowell High School Theater Department is looking for kindergarten and first grade students to be part of their production! Here is a link with more information!
The Bushnell PTO is asking for help with a few needs for providing meals for teachers and staff during Parent-Teacher Conferences next week, and for lunch when they’ll be working the full day while our students have a half day on Tuesday, October 31st (Halloween). Here is the link to sign-up to provide needed items: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0F4EA9AA22A2F8C16-45184591-meals
Have a great weekend everyone!
Erin Walters ~ Bushnell Principal
Important Dates...
10.31 Half Day of School, Halloween, dismissal at 11:50 am
11.7 Election Day
11.8 Popcorn Day
11.9 PTO Mtg. 9:00 @ Bushnell
11.17 Half Day, dismissal at 11:50, End of Trimester 1
11.22-11.26 Thanksgiving Break
11.30 STEAM Night @ Bushnell, 4:30-6:00 (More info to come!)