The Compass
"Unlock the Treasure in Every Child" - March 20, 2023
Reminder - Early Release and No School!
- 2 Hour Early Release - Friday, March 24
- No School - Friday, March 31
EOG Assessment
Please make certain that you child is at school and ready to do their best. Creating a schedule to support students with testing is not an easy task. Having all students here the day of testing will alleviate strain on our entire school and support creating the optimal testing environment.
Friday, May 26
Reading - 3rd, 4th, 5th
Wednesday, May 31
Math - 3rd, 4th, 5th
Thursday, June 1
Science - 5th
Landscape Clean Up Day
Field Day
- Wednesday, May 3 - Kindergarten, 4th, & 5th
- Thursday, May 4 - 1st, 2nd, & 3rd
Please considers signing up to help support this event. Volunteer support helps make this day a success!
Walmart Rounded Up
BCES PTA has been up to participate in Walmart's "rounded up" program. Simply select your charity in the app or at the store. Our schools is listen as "PTA North Carolina Congress" which is our PTA's official tax exempt name. You can identify our school as our Buckhorn Creek Logo will be visible. The attached photo is a screenshot of how this looks in the system.
Perspective
This week our school community will be focusing on the character strength of Perspective. Perspective means you appreciate when people see things in different ways. You have the ability to understand the world from multiple points of view.
Perspective is also referred to as wisdom and is distinct from intelligence. People with this strength are sought out for advice because they see the big picture and can make sense of the world’s complexity. This strength of perspective gives individuals the ability to see to the heart of difficult matters and achieve clarity. Most importantly, they are honest and behave in an ethically consistent manner.
Perspective helps an individual make sense of the world. It provides clarity on what matters and what does not. Being able to see things from multiple angles helps individuals remain calm and learn from mistakes; they are typically highly self-aware. Reflecting on their own feelings, thoughts, and motives helps them understand and empathize with other people. These individuals are strong listeners and ask great questions. Individuals with the strength of perspective help their group get through difficult or uncertain circumstances because they’re poised and can identify opportunities for success.
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. 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!
March
- March 24 - Early Release Day
- March 30 - End of Quarter 3
- March 31 - No School - Teacher Work Day
April
- April 3-7 - Spring Break
- April 10 - School Resumes
- April 13 - 4th Grade Field Trip - Camp Flintlock
- April 14 - Spirit Day - Hawaiian Day
- April 18 - Q3 Report Cards sent home
- April 20 - 1st Grade Field Trip - NC Zoo
- April 20 - 5th Grade Field Trip - United Skates of America
- April 21 - No School - Teacher Work Day
May
- May 1-5 - Teacher Appreciation Week
- May 3 - Field Day - K, 4, & 5
- May 4 - Field Day - 1, 2, & 3
- May 5 - Better World Day!
- May 9 - 2 Hour Early Release
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