Buckalew Buzz
March 19, 2018
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...
Happy Monday!
I hope you all had a WONDERFUL spring break! Thank you to all of our volunteers for such a successful and beautiful Field Day prior to break! We are looking forward to our annual Carnival aka, "Buckalew Bash" this Saturday! Please see your email blasts for all the details in getting pre-sale tickets!
Can't wait to see you THIS Saturday from 3-6pm!
Thank you for all you do,
Mrs. Price
Mark your calendars for the 2018 Buckalew Bash!!
Our annual carnival is back and it is bigger and better than ever!
Saturday, March 24
3 - 6 PM
Buckalew’s backyard
We have multiplied the fun with more booths, more outdoor activities, a game truck, climbing wall, outdoor laser tag, and more! The always popular kid raffle returns along with unique staff experiences and our silent auction.
Admission is $5 per person
Pre-Sale Wristband and raffle ticket sales END March 21 at buckalewbearspto.org
Wristbands and Raffle Tickets after March 21 can be purchased at the Carnival!
Rain date: April 7
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. It takes less than 5 minutes to complete the application. We thank you for your understanding and cooperation for this added layer of protection.
Important School-Wide Dates:
Please see your teacher's communication for grade-level and class-specific events.
March:
3/21- National Down Syndrome Day- Wear Mismatched Socks
3/24- BUCKALEW'S ANNUAL CARNIVAL
3/26-3/29- Pet Supply Drive
3/27- Report Cards sent home
3/29- Kona Ice at Lakeside Park After School
3/30- NO SCHOOL (Holiday)
April:
4/2- Autism Awareness-Wear Blue "light it up blue" to support Autism
4/6- PTO Meeting 9:30am
4/9-4/13- Closed Campus due to testing and makeups
4/10- STAAR Writing (4th Graders Only)
4/19- Book Fair Night
4/23- Mitchell Parent Orientation 6:30pm
4/26- Community Outreach Workshop Anxiety and Love and Logic- 6:30pm
4/27- Progress Reports sent home
4/27- Volunteer Luncheon
May
5/3- 2nd Grade Music Program 6pm
5/4- 9:30 PTO Meeting, Bistro
5/14-5/18- CLOSED CAMPUS due to testing
5/14- STAAR MATH (3rd and 4th Grade)
5/15- STAAR Reading (3rd and 4th Grade)
5/22- 4th Grade Choir Sings at TWHS Choir Festival
5/28- Holiday
5/31- Early Release 12:10/Last day of school
5/31- Kinder Program
5/31- 4th Grade Graduation
2018-19 Kindergarten Round-Up April 2-6
Kindergarten registration for children who are 5 years old on or before September 1, 2018 will take place at Buckalew April 2-6. Please register your child as an incoming kindergartner during this time.
See the attached PDF for more details on required registration documents and registration process.
Keys to Success Awards
For the week of: March 5:
Kinder: Max Campbell
1st Grade: Stella Smith
2nd Grade: Kailee Wellendorf
3rd Grade: Alejandra Del Olmo
4th Grade: Yarden Ris
For the week of: March 19
Kinder: Oliver Irsa
1st Grade: Alex Salinas
2nd Grade: Ben Brown
3rd Grade: Leah Bronfman
4th Grade: Lucas Carlson
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STAAR TESTING DATES and VISITATION/VOLUNTEERS
STAAR TESTING for our students is very important! In order to ensure security and minimize distractions during the testing, visitors and volunteers will not be allowed on campus during our STAAR testing week(s). Please make sure to plan accordingly as this includes no visitation during lunch time. If your child has a birthday on these dates, please choose an alternate date and arrange any plan with the teacher. We will have altered lunch and specials schedules on the following days and all areas and offices, including the bistro will be used as testing areas. Please minimize any changes to dismissal and/or lunches during this time.
Our campus will be closed to all visitors and alternate arrangements should be made during the following dates:
- The Week of April 9 – April 13: 4th Graders will be taking STAAR Writing April 10 with the possibility of makeups throughout the week.
- · The Week of May 14 - 18: 3rd AND 4th Graders will be taking STAAR Math/Reading May 14th and 15th with the possibility of makeups throughout the week.
If you have a 3rd or 4th Grader, please make sure these dates are on your calendar and that you have them in attendance with plenty of rest and a nutritious breakfast each day.
Thank you for your understanding!
Car Rider Safety
ExxonMobil Grants
To all ExxonMobil Employees and Spouses that would like to participate in the volunteer grant program for Buckalew, please remember to complete the following: Complete the online application on the employee domain for ExxonMobil Foundation. Applications can be submitted anytime. Payouts to the school are made on a quarterly basis. Don’t forget to start recording your 2018 volunteer hours. You are able to submit your volunteer time after 20 hours. We greatly appreciate your contributions. Our Exxon grants have helped us fund so many things here at Buckalew over the years.
Lost and Found
Please check Lost and Found for any items you think your child may be missing. There are lots of jackets, sweaters, water bottles, bike helmets, etc. Lost and Found is located outside of the cafeteria/gym. If you are at the school, swing by and have a look. There may be something of your child’s that you did not even realize was missing. If you have any questions, please contact Kalyn McQuain at kalyn@mcquainagency.com
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PTO Financial Update
Buckalew PTO funds many things our school needs every year. Some of these annual needs include Think Through Math, Mathletics, Raz Kids, Brain Pop & Brain Pop Jr., Super Teacher Worksheets, iPads and iPad cabinets, field trips, author visits, and special grade level activities. These annual needs total approximately $50,000. Often, other needs come up for the PTO to fund, such as recent needs of replacing the refrigerator in the teacher's lounge, replacing all classroom projection equipment and replacing all classroom leveled reading book sets. Recently, district safety inspectors have found problems with some of the equipment on our two playgrounds. They have made some short term fixes and removed unsafe equipment. Ultimately, it was determined both playgrounds need to be replaced. Each playground costs approximately $75,000. The school district does not give the school any money to go towards the replacement of playground equipment. In order to meet these needs of our school, the PTO must raise $200,000.
With the amazing support of our community, we have been able to raise $110,000 so far! We replaced the K-2 playground in November. We continue to get closer to our huge goal of $200,000 with fundraisers throughout the year. Our Community Business Partners, T-Shirt Sales, Box Tops, Boosterthon Fun Run, Book Fair, Grade Level After School Playdates, Spirit Nights, the Fall Auction, and the 2017 Spring Carnival have gotten us this far. This Spring, we look forward to the Buckalew Bash Spring Carnival with Raffle and Silent Auction on March 24, 2018. The Buckalew 20th Anniversary is this year, and we will have a special engraved brick campaign to pave the area outside the biker/walker door. Details about this opportunity will be available in late spring. We hope to meet our goal of $200,000 this spring and install the second playground this summer! Buckalew is a great school, providing an exceptional experience for our children thanks to the support of our Buckalew Family! Thank you for making all of this possible!
2018-19 School Calendar
We appreciate your support of public education and the value of attendance. Because of YOU and our amazing staff, Buckalew continues to rank among the best in the state and we are very proud of that and want it to continue!
Give the Gift of a TAE "Teacher's Achieving Excellence"
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and click on the "Teachers/Staff Excellence" Tab.
Feel free to type your own message and send any staff a positive message!
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.
Community Outreach Parent Workshops
April 26th 6:30-8pm Love and Logic and Anxiety
Kate Turner Licensed Professional Counselor
Buckalew Elementary School
A must attend for parents who wish to help their children with anxiety.
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.
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 have any questions regarding your order contact Jenna Simpson at ysimpson@att.net.
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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 until 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.
Car Safety-Lakeside Park
Parents, if you are dropping your kids off or picking them up from Lakeside Park please park your vehicle to do so. It becomes a safety issue to just drive up and let your kids out or have them get in without parking. Please use our car line in the back of Buckalew if you want just drop off your child.
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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.