As we continue to monitor safety practices on campus regularly, we would like to ask for your assistance in this practice. On a daily basis, through Active Start in the mornings, recess during the day, and even during PE when outside, we have adults approaching our students through the fence line of Lakeside Park. We kindly ask that you refrain from engaging your child or other children through outside parameters of our gates and doors. It becomes confusing for students to know who they should or should not talk to from the fence line. It becomes difficult for staff monitoring to differentiate who are parents or strangers engaging the students as well. We kindly ask that after you drop your child off and say goodbye, that you do not interact with the students from the fence areas. We thank you for your assistance in reinforcing student safety, as it is a public park with a lot of traffic throughout the day.

August 1, 2023, the Conroe ISD Board of Trustees unanimously voted to put four propositions on the Nov 7th ballot for a bond referendum. Learn about the Bond Overview and Propositions here. Read how CISD BOND 2023 can impact the Buckalew Community as well as the entire district.

On October 13, 2023- Buckalew will have a speaker at our PTO meeting at 11:15 am in Buckalew's Library to speak about the BOND and the impact of CISD.

Parent Lunch Reservations will now be found on our Website. Parent lunch visitors may start August 21, on a reservation basis. We simply don't have enough space to accommodate those without reservations.

Go to Lunch Reservations and find the green 'Parent Lunch Reservation' button on our Home page. It will take you through to Signup Genius from there. This will be available to start booking by the end of this week!

Click Here to be redirected to our Website

Bel Canto is open to ALL 4th grade students at Buckalew no matter your musical background! We are renaming our choir this year with a beautiful new logo as well. You do not need to audition, just bring yourself, and you are welcome. Choir starts Tuesday, August 29th, BEFORE school from 7:10-7:55 AM and continues each Tuesday and Thursday unless otherwise noted. If you are interested in joining, please fill out the Choir Sign Up Form prior to rehearsal Tuesday 8/29. (Click on link above to fill out form or retrieve a form from outside the Music Room)

Please contact Mrs. Ramirez with any questions at sdramirez@conroeisd.net. More detailed information can be found on the second page of the Sign Up Form and will be sent after sign up as well. Hope to see you there!

New Library Volunteer meeting in the library Thursday, August 17 at noon. If you are interested in helping with your child's class come on by and learn how to check in and out books 🙂

Welcome to the Counselor's Corner! I am Mrs. Points, your school counselor. Please feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns at kpoints@conroeisd.net. I look forward to working with your family. 😊

August Responsibility

September Trustworthiness

October Respect

November Gratitude

December Caring

January Wisdom

February Kindness

March Forgiveness

April Perseverance

May Citizenship

Our Buckalew Staff and community want to thank our PTO for the following upgrades that took place this summer! What a difference it makes!

• Check out our BOOK VENDING Machine! More information about this coming soon!
• Buckalew Bear Paw Prints along Alden Bridge and in front of Buckalew!
• Bike parking for Visitors!
• Front office re-design!

Please consider joining the Buckalew PTO! Memberships and yard signs are currently available for purchase on the Buckalew Spirit store at https://buckalewbearspto.com. The cost of your membership helps support PTO activities and includes a copy of the school-wide student directory, if you purchase by September 19.

• PTO Welcome Brunch: Mix and mingle with old and new friends. No agenda!Friday, August 18 · 11:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m. · Deacon Baldy’s Food Truck Park (come and go!)
• Back to School Spirit Night: Friday, August 18 · All Day! Chick-Fil-A (Alden Bridge) Mention Buckalew Elementary with your order, and PTO gets a percentage of the proceeds. Meet up with friends from school or get take-out to relax after a long week.
• Big Bear Little Bear Play Date: Saturday, August 26 · 10:00 a.m. · Lakeside Park New families and returning families chat and play. Snacks! No agenda! (come and go!) Email buckalewbigbears@gmail.com to be paired with a returning family to answer all of your questions!
• First PTO Meeting: Friday, September 1 · 11:30 a.m. · Buckalew Library. Come learn more about how we support Buckalew and how you can get involved! Bring the little ones. Bring a friend.
• Kona Ice Spirit Night AND Big Bear Little Bear Play Date: Friday, September 1 · RIGHT after school · Lakeside Park Mix and mingle with old and new friends! Cool off with Kona Ice!

President – Elizabeth Kutka

VP Fundraising – Catherine Boeger

VP Parent Involvement – Sarah Bartnick

VP Communications – Felisha Hennessey

Treasurer – Carrie Foster

Secretary – Jainelle Kemp

Parliamentarian – Brooke Roberts

We ask EVERY PERSON entering Buckalew to be approved as a CISD volunteer. This is for the safety of all students, as a background check is carried out.

Click the button below to complete the form. You will need your drivers license number;

When your child is absent, please call the school attendance line (281-465-3410) or email buckalewabsence@conroeisd.net to explain the reason for their absence. To ensure the accuracy of your child's attendance records, please call, or email each day your child is absent.

Please remember that attendance is recorded at 9:00 a.m. each day. If your child is absent at 9:00 a.m. due to a doctor’s appointment, he/she will be counted present if you bring your child back to school on the same day with a doctor's statement that verifies the appointment.

If your child will be out for an extended period, please let us know.

School hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 3:10 p.m. The tardy bell rings at 8:00 a.m. and students will be counted tardy if they are not in their classroom at that time.

We strive to dismiss all our students safely from our building. Please do not come to the Front Office at dismissal time to call your child from class. We cannot dismiss students directly from the classroom or in the hallway at dismissal time. Students will not be released after 2:30 p.m. from the Front Office.

If you are checking out your child prior to 2:30pm, please come into the Front Office and provide your identification. We will then call your child to meet you in the Front Office. Due to safety reasons, we cannot call your child to the Front Office unless you are here.

If you have lost or need a new car rider sign, please email the following email address with your child(rens) full name, home room teacher and grade, we will send 2 copies home with your child:-

buckalewtransportation@conroeisd.net

1. Bus rider (eligible if home is 1 mile or further from school) Bus routes are posted online on and you can check the link below in "what bus do I ride". You can also register your child for the bus by clicking the link below in the Buzz. You can also register for CISD SMART TAG

2. Car Rider Signs. The car rider line will be at the rear of the school and the bus line will be at the front of the school. ALL Parents should have received TWO car rider signs (yellow) at Meet the Teacher night. Please display the car rider sign in your front passenger window so our staff can read your card. See below to help you navigate our car rider line if you are new.

3. Day Care. Day care vehicles drop off and pick up students in the front of the school with the buses. If your child will not be riding the day care bus due to an early pick-up or transportation change, please notify the day care so they know your child will not be riding that day.

4. Biker/Walker. Kindergarten students must have a parent/guardian/designated adult present with the car rider sign at the Biker Walker doors (under the patio) at dismissal in order to walk or bike home. All other Biker Walkers will exit the school near the bike racks. All other biker/walkers are released at dismissal to ride or walk home independently.

On severe weather dismissal days, students will not walk or bike ride home. If your child is a biker/walker as your primary mode, then you will be a car rider on severe weather days. There is no rainy day dismissal.

To make transportation changes, please send a note in your child's backpack to the teacher OR email: buckalewtransportation@conroeisd.net prior to 2pm with your childs full name, grade and homeroom teacher. Any changes submitted after 2pm will not be seen until the following school day.

Alternatively, please print the form to the Front Office below:-

We are working with our students on understanding the lunch-buying process. It can be quite confusing for our elementary students. We are currently speaking with our students and explaining to them, if they bring a lunch, they should eat their lunch before going through the line and purchasing an additional lunch. As we try and navigate each student through the lunch line, every child has a different need, and we never want to deny students from going through the lunch line. We encourage you to communicate with your child your expectations in either: eating the lunch you are providing/packing; buying extra lunch only and going through the line one time; or explaining that if they go through the line a second time, their account is charged again. We also encourage you to check your child's account, by going to the link below and you can check and monitor your child's purchase history, and if necessary put a limit on the account by contacting our cafeteria directly.

Breakfast

Student Breakfast $2.00

Student Reduced Breakfast $.0

Non-Student Breakfast/ 2nd Student Breakfast $3.30

Lunch

Student Lunch $3.20

Student Reduced Lunch $.40

Non-student Lunch/ 2nd Student Lunch $4.60

Entree $3.00

Milk $1.15

Fruit/ Vegetable/ Grain $1.75

A La Carte

• Extra entrees, extra sides, chips, cookies, etc. are all charged a la carte prices and are not included in the meal.
• For example, if a student gets a meal of chicken smackers, mashed potatoes, and milk, but wants an extra portion of chicken smackers, the extra portion is not considered a part of the meal and will be charged an additional $3.00.
• If a parent wishes to restrict a la carte purchases, please contact the Child Nutrition Office.

You may prepay by using My School Bucks. You will find a link to this service, lunch menus, and other helpful information by clicking on the child nutrition resource button below. If you would like to put a cap on your child's spending on your lunch account, then please notify our cafeteria manager by calling 281-465-3467.

Children are encouraged to bring water bottles each day. Please clearly write your child's name on the bottle with permanent marker.

A friendly reminder to please label all of your child's belongings with first name and last initial or last name. **Water bottles, lunch boxes, hats, and especially outerwear such as hoodies/jackets/sweaters are all great things to label as these items tend to pile up quickly in the Lost and Found, which is located right outside of the gym. We really hope to reunite these lost items with their owners before the break!

If you have any additional questions, please contact gabinkwon84@gmail.com

PDF to help you navigate Buckalew-specific dates, procedures, and information. Please note that all information in the attached handbook is subject to change due to state and local policy updates.

We thank you for planning ahead. Please use this calendar for your planning purposes to maximize instructional days.