The Compass
"Unlock the Treasure in Every Child" - January 30, 2023
Spirit Day
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 will be here next week!
If you would like to donate to kids in our school that can’t afford to shop the Book Fair, you can by rounding up to the whole dollar with your purchases. When you round up, you are donating towards a fund that is distributed to these students to shop the Book Fair. You can always donate more than just rounding up. #BucsTresasureOthers
If you can’t make the Book Fair and/or want to donate form home, you can donate to our school eWallet for these students with the link below.
https://shop.scholastic.com/ewallet/fund?lang=en_US&walletId=354a82d0-7c7b-45ad-bb09-5a1dbc626247
Make sure to 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 use your help to pick up book restocks on Mon and Wed! To sign up to help work the Book Fair, please use the link below.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4eadad2fa6f58-buckhorn3#/
Happy Reading!
Forgiveness
This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Forgiveness. Forgiveness means you forgive those who have done wrong and you accept that people make mistakes.
Forgiveness is the ability to move past being injured, and allow yourself to reconcile with the person who hurt you. Forgiveness can often be seen as a selfless act, but it also carries many benefits for those who practice it. Those who demonstrate forgiveness have the ability to move forward after someone has hurt them. Forgiveness is often rooted in the idea that all people are valuable and worthy of a second chance. Many who forgive have the ability to consider things from another’s perspective.
The ability to reconcile differences and move forward positively is a trait of any effective group. When people work together, conflict is inevitable. However, when people value each other’s contribution and believe in the group’s goal, they become more capable of moving past conflict toward genuinely positive behavior. A group member’s willingness to forgive imperfections of both other members and the group as a whole contribute to overall success.
To practice and encourage the character strength of forgiveness 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 3 - Spirit Day - Book Character
- Feb 6-10 - PTA Book Fair
- 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