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Buckalew Bears Motto:
"Today I choose to BE Kind, Work Hard, and Do My BEst!"
Our school hours are officially 8:00-3:10. Students may arrive as early as 7:30.
From Mrs. Price
Buckalew Family,
This is the last Buzz that will be sent out during our 22-23 school year. I want to thank you all on behalf of our staff for all that you did during teacher appreciation week and throughout the year this year in supporting our campus. Our staff are committed to our students' social emotional and academic success, and we love what we do!
I want to give a special shout out to our PTO President, Elizabeth Kutka and the PTO executive board. We couldn't do what we do here at Buckalew, without their leadership, support, and commitment to our students and staff.
Our campus will be receiving safety upgrades over the summer as well as 3 portables for anticipated growth. Next school year begins August 9th for students and a Buzz will go out prior to the start of the school year to re-cap the progress of our portables and upgrades. If you want to follow our CISD growth and Bond Planning, as well as CISD Safety Information, please visit the links below.
As we are preparing for the end of the school year, please know that school supplies are ready to order from our PTO and the deadline is June 9th. To order see below under PTO information.
We look forward to all of our end of the year achievements and celebrations. Please pay close attention to your homeroom teacher newsletters so you don't miss anything. Kindergarten and 4th grade parents, please make sure you have submitted your RSVP to their last day of school events. Their RSVP can be found in your homeroom teacher newsletters.
Please note, our last day of school May 25th at 12:10, with an early dismissal.
Just another reminder that our 23-24 New Student Registration Opens and Kindergarten enrollment is now OPEN (k-4), so please share this with your neighbors and friends of CISD.
Have a great summer!
Jill Price
**A summer Buzz will go out prior to the start of the 23-24 school year.
Upcoming Events
**Please pay close attention to homeroom teacher newsletters for class-specific events.**
May
18 - TWHS Senior Walk (for high school senior parents only)
25 - Early Release 12:10
25- KG Program 8:30
25-4th Grade Graduation/Clap Out 10am
25 - BUS SMART TAG COLLECTION - PLEASE BRING BACKPACK TO SCHOOL
June
9 - DEADLINE TO ORDER 2023-2024 School Supplies!
August
7- Meet the Teacher KG 4-5pm; 1st-4th 5-6pm (come and go event)
9 - School Resumes
September
4 - Labor Day (No School)
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End of Year Clinic Information
Medication in the Clinic
All medication in the clinic must be picked up by 12 PM on May 25, 2023. All medication must be picked up by a parent/guardian or designated adult. No medication can be sent home with the student. No medication is stored in the clinic over the summer.
Medical Updates
If any medical information changes over the summer regarding your student, please notify the clinic.
Thank you!
Alison Whiddon RN
Moving House?
4th Grade Safety Kids - 2023-2024
4th Grade Safety Kids perform a very important role in our building. They are school leaders who model the best in hallway behavior and manners. Safety Kids welcome and assist other Buckalew students to class in a timely, positive manner. They also protect the safety of all students walking down our busy morning hallways. If your current third grader is interested in serving as a Safety Kid in fourth grade, please fill out the Safety Kid link.
Scholastic Book Fair 5/15-5/17 *Updated Dates!
Our Scholastic Buy 1, Get 1 FREE* Book Fair is almost here!
Your child will be able to choose from a wonderful selection of
titles before summer vacation starts, and they’ll also get one free
book for every book they buy! You have the option to sign up for eWallet, a convenient digital payment account, so your child can shop cash-free. Visit our Book
Fair website to set up an eWallet:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/buckalewelemsch1
Thank you for supporting the Buckalew Book Fair!
Please contact Mrs. West with questions: jgwest@conroeisd.net
*All free items must be of equal or lesser value than the ones you buy.
Titles vary by Book Fair. All items are available while supplies last.
Online purchases are not eligible for Buy One, Get One Free pricing
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 the best education for all children
(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.
Kroger Community Rewards
Box Tops for Education
The traditional clipping of Box Tops is going away but the Box Tops app makes it so easy to just scan your receipt after you shop. Box Tops are worth $.10 each and can add up fast! Twice a year, our school receives a check to help pay for whatever we need. There are also times to earn Bonus Box Tops and the App will send you these notifications. Participating companies include General Mills, Green Giant, Pillsbury, Ziploc, Hefty, Juicy Juice, Annie’s and many more.
Remember to scan your receipt within 14 days of purchase or it will expire.
Bring Your I.D
Parents of Biker/Walkers - No Dogs!
We have an abundance of children and families who bike or walk to and from school. Many of your family members include your pets, joining you on your bike or walk to and from school. For your liability, and the safety of others, please refrain from bringing your dogs into the biker walker area beyond the posted signage. We have 2 signs in this area posted that should allow room for your dog, however, will prevent them from being in our most congested areas during arrival and dismissal. We have many children afraid of dogs, even though your dog may be friendly and well-mannered. We have also had dogs get into altercations with other dogs in front of this area and we kindly ask that if you choose to bring your dog, that they stay beyond the posted signs as you watch your child enter or exit our doors.
Thank you for your understanding.
Active Start and Breakfast
Breakfast is served in our cafeteria from 7:30-7:55 daily. See below for menu. See fees below for both breakfast and lunch.
Checking out your Child
If anyone other than a parent/ guardian checking out a student from our campus, we will need a note, sent in with your child, in their backpack on that day or an email to buckalewtransportation@conroeisd.net. If we do not have a note from a parent/guardian, the Front Office will call to get permission for your child to leave our campus.
The Emergency Card completed at the beginning of the school year is for us to be able to contact someone in a situation where we cannot get hold of a parent/guardian. It is not permission for those emergency contacts to check out a child, any time.
We appreciate your patience and understanding as we strive to keep our students safe whilst on our campus.
Car Rider/ Dismissal Sign
NEW THIS YEAR for KG: We are requiring Kindergarten parents only at Biker Walker to carry this sign with them to pick up their child at the biker walker doors. With our growing enrollment and various staff members on duty, it adds an extra layer to make sure we are connecting the correct kindergarten student with their care giver.
Take a photo of the sign? We have had several people ask if they can use a photo of this Dismissal Sign on their phone. The answer is YES! Feel free to take a picture to keep on your phone in case of transportation changes or loss of the sign, or emergency instances with severe weather. Please know that the original sign is IDEAL, as it is designed for those calling dismissal to be able to read. On a cell phone, that will slow down the line.
Drop Table
We offer parents the courtesy of a drop table to deliver forgotten items, which is located in our Front Office. There are pens, paper and tape available for you to use to clearly identify items for your child to pick up. We will call the classrooms at 10am to inform all students of items on the drop table.
Please make sure lunches and birthday cookies are clearly labeled and brought into our school before 11:15am so that we can send them to the cafeteria on our lunch cart, for the allotted lunch times. We have limited staff available after this time.
We thank you for understanding.
