Buckalew Buzz
December 11, 2017
Buckalew Elementary School
Buckalew Bears Motto:
"Today I choose to Be Kind, Work Hard, and DO MY BEST!"
Email: donotreply@conroeisd.net
Website: www.buckalew.conroeisd.net
Location: 4909 Alden Bridge Drive, The Woodlands, TX, United States
Phone: 281-465-3400
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuckalewCISD/#
Twitter: @buckalewbears
From the Principal...
What an exiting Friday with SNOW!!! We are so glad we were able to share the experience of snow in The Woodlands with your children!!!
We finished our 3rd grade Play-date for Play-grounds on Friday, and can't wait to have our 1st and 4th grade Play-dates on the 19th! Don't forget to sign up!!
Also, the 2018-19 CISD calendar window for providing feedback is from Friday, November 17, 2017, until 4 p.m. on Monday, January 8, 2018. It is anticipated that the committee will make a recommendation to the Board of Trustees at their meeting on January 16, 2018. For more information and to provide your feedback on the calendar proposals, visit: https://www.conroeisd.net/about/school-calendar-process/
We hope our Buckalew Community has a wonderful Winter Break! As we have tons of exciting activities these remaining 7 1/2 school days, please pay close attention to the communication that goes home from your child's teacher and room parent.
This is just a friendly reminder that it is an early release day on December 20th at 12:10.
Thank you for all you do to support Buckalew.
Have a great Winter Break!
Mrs. Price
Happy HOLIDAYS From US to YOU!
Important School-Wide Dates:
Please see your teacher's communication for grade-level and class-specific events.
December: Feel free to join in on the Staff Spirit Days!
12/11-"Baby It's Cold Outside" Wear sweater, boots, hat, and/or scarf spirit!
12/12- "Frosty the Snowman" Wear your brightest sparkly clothes spirit day!
12/13-"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" Wear your holiday finest spirit day!
12/14- "The Night Before Christmas" Wear your pajamas spirit day!
12/14 4th Grade Music Program 6pm
12/15- "Deck the Halls"-Ugly Sweater spirit day
12/18- Fa, La, La-Nel"- Wear your favorite flannel
12/19- "Jingle Bells"- wear your most holiday spirit-wear!
12/20- "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"- Wear RED or holiday wear!
12/20 Jingle Bell Jog
12/20 Early Release 12:10
Winter Break: 12/21- 1/8
January:
School Resumes January 9th
1/12- PTO Meeting 9:30
1/15- NO SCHOOL
1/17- Report Cards Mailed Home
1/19-Class Photo Day
1/25- 1st Grade Art Night
2/2- PTO Meeting 9:30
Keys to Success Awards
For the week of: December 4
Kinder: Desi Bronfan
1st Grade: Lucas Behnke
2nd Grade: Max Zantman
3rd Grade: Jenna Thames
4th Grade: Dylan Jones
For the week of: December 11
Kinder: William Miller
1st Grade: Grace Smith
2nd Grade: Marko Stanisic
3rd Grade: Jacob Shaw
4th Grade: Molly Brown
December Random Acts of Kindness Challenge
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Parents just a reminder to send all transportation changes to school with your child in their backpack. E-mail changes are for emergency changes only and must be made before 2:00 p.m. Please note weather is not considered an emergency. For emergencies only, e-mail brobinson@conroeisd.net and make sure you get a confirmation that your change was received. Classroom teachers do not always check emails throughout the day or may even be absent and that request would not be received in time. If you have sent a note with your child it is not necessary to e-mail the note to the front office. Thank you.
Play-Dates for Playgrounds!
After School Playdates provided by Buckalew's Grade Level Teachers!
Time: Immediately after school-4:45pm
Fee: $25
Register by going to: BuckalewSpiritStore.com
All students must be picked up in the back parking lot through the car rider line. Crossing guards will not be on duty. For everyone's safety, we would prefer everyone picked up in the back parking lot by 4:45pm on the day of their play-date.
Kindergarten: February 9th
1st Grade: December 19th
2nd Grade: January 19th
3rd Grade- COMPLETED December 8th
4th Grade- December 19th
Give the Gift of a TAE "Teacher's Achieving Excellence"
Log Into "Parent Access" by clicking:
and click on the "Teachers/Staff Excellence" Tab.
Feel free to type your own message and send any staff a positive message!
GT Nominations due Wednesday, December 20th
The window is now open for parent nominations for GT Screening and will continue through December 20. Parents may nominate their student for Spring GT Testing by completing the District Nomination Form, available through any 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade teacher, or by asking Belinda in the front office. Parents may now nominate, one time per level of test. In other words, students may test once each school year to see if they meet district requirements and /or qualify in other subject areas. GT testing will be held at Buckalew during the school day during the weeks of January 29-February 2 and February 5-9. Nomination forms may be returned to your student’s 2nd, 3rd or 4th grade teacher OR to Belinda in the front office. ALL NOMINATION forms are due NO LATER THAN December 20!
Buckalew's Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR)
Buckalew Visitors and Volunteers
For the safety of ALL students, we ask that any person entering Buckalew be approved through the CISD volunteer website. This includes classroom events, parties, classroom readers, volunteers, lunch visitors, etc. In other words, if you are visiting a classroom and/or are around children, you must fill out the online CISD Volunteer Application. With the holidays approaching, we will have many opportunities that you will want to attend. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the application. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Community Partners
We'd like to thank our Platinum Sponsor Buckalew Chevrolet for their continued support to our school. Buckalew Chevrolet is
located at 1100 I-45 South at Gladstell Conroe, TX 77304. Check out their amazing vehicles online at www.buckalewchevrolet.com
Community Outreach Parent Workshops
February 20th 6:30-8PM Resiliency
Denise Cipolla, CISD Guidance and Counseling Coordinator
Galatas Elementary
9001 Cochran's Crossing Drive
The Woodlands, TX 77381
April 26th TBA Love and Logic and Anxiety
Kate Turner Licensed Professional Counselor
Buckalew Elementary School
Yearbook
Parents, if you have photos that you would like to upload to be used in our Year Book from all Fall school events please do it now! We are submitting a first batch of pages to the publisher in just a few days! You can do so at replayit.com or via replayit app!
If you haven’t yet ordered your 2017-2018 Year Book, you still have time! Order now at www.josten.com $35.00 by 2/9/2018. Make it personal with cover personalization ($6.00)! Make it extra special for your student with a personal dedication add ($25.00, ordered separately from your year book order at www.josten.com under Yearbook recognition adds tab)
If you have any questions regarding your order contact Jenna Simpson at ysimpson@att.net.
Spirit Events- Save the Date!
Spirit Night at Kendra Scott, February 2018
9595 Six Pines Dr #960, The Woodlands, TX 77380
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Safety Reminders from our Police Department:
- Please remember to remind your children NOT to cross until the crossing guards are at their posts in the morning. The building is not open unitl 7:30.
- Please remember if you are in your car, to wait for the crossing guards not only to cross the children, but for the crossing guards themselves to make it back to the sidewalk.
- Please remember to stay off your cell phones when driving in school zones.
- Please remember their are NO DOGS allowed on school property. This is for your personal liability and the safety of all of our students.
- Please remember there are no U-Turns in front of the school.
Parent Access Login
Canvas Login
Lunch Information:
A Full Price student meal is $2.85 and for a 2nd meal is $3.55. “Extras” range from $.50-$2.00.
Did you know you can put limits on your child’s account? You can limit your child to one complete lunch so your child is getting the complete lunch on the menu.
You can also limit your daily expenditures or snack choices or ala carte by calling our cafeteria at 281-465-3467.
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The Conroe Independent School District (District) as an equal opportunity educational provider and employer does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, or disability in educational programs or activities that it operates or in employment matters. The District is required by Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as Board policy not to discriminate in such a manner. For information about Title IX rights or Section 504/ADA rights, contact the Title IX Coordinator or the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, TX 77304; (936) 709-7752.
Buckalew PTO
Click to see what's going on in Buckalew's PTO!
The purpose of the Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) is to:
(a) promote the welfare of children at Buckalew
(b) to foster cooperation between parents and teachers in the education of children at Buckalew
(c) to unite school and community efforts in securing for all children the best education
(d) to engage in fundraising activities for the educational and recreational benefit of Buckalew, its children, teachers, and staff as determined by the PTO and in accordance with the PTO by-laws.