Bushnell Buzz
March 1, 2019
Mrs. Walters' News
March is Reading month kicks off next week! Our theme this year is "Camp Read-A-Lot!" You will be receiving a calendar of daily events, themes, dress up days, and FUN to get kids excited about reading. Please encourage your child to read every night and turn in their weekly reading logs for prizes all month. Be sure to mark your calendars for Thursday, March 21st for our annual Bushnell movie night from 6-8 (only $3 per family)! We will be viewing Open Season in the gym with popcorn and water for sale.
Kindergarten enrollment opens next Monday! Everything is online and ready to go. We will have an incoming parent meeting on Tuesday, March 19th at 6:30 to meet the staff, hear about the exciting world of kindergarten, and answer any questions you might have about enrollment. Please visit the link below for guidance on enrolling your kindergarten student for the 2019-20 school year. https://docs.google.com/document/d/12J64GLagb0X3hgmp90FFOdKC-oLNss216X8Rr5x8loY/edit
Conference's begin next week, Thursday March 7 and Tuesday March 12. If you have not signed up with your teacher, please do so. The partnership between teachers and families are so critical to the continued success of your student. As a reminder, you will be receiving a hard copy of your child's 2nd Trimester report card on Monday, March 18th.
We are in need of donations for our PBIS prize cart that students purchase things from every other Friday. If you have any stuffed animals, toys, art supplies, bouncy balls- really anything- that you would like to donate, please send in with your child or drop off in the office!
Erin Walters
Bushnell Principal
March is Reading Month Calendar and Information...
Book Fair
Bushnell Parents,
Our annual spring book fair is coming up during Parent-Teacher Conferences in early March! We need your help! If you are able to volunteer for a shift to help us earn new books for our school library, please use the link below to access our Sign Up Genius page. Thank you, in advance, for considering helping for this very worthy cause! Our Bushnell Bears LOVE to read!
Book fair dates: March 7, 9:00 am to 8:00 pm
March 8, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
March 11, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
March 12, 11:00 am to 8:00 pm
March 13, 11:00 am to 3:00 pm
March 14 11:00 am to 3:00pm
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C044DAAA92DA7FC1-bushnell
Dawn Emelander
Bushnell Media Center
616-987-2686
Dates for your calendar...
3/4 Mother/son dance (K-5)
3/5 New end of Trimester 2
3/7 Conferences
3/7-3/14 Book Fair
3/8 Bushnell Bear T Shirt day
3/12 Conferences
3/18 Tri 2 Report Cards sent home
3/18 Bushnell Bear T Shirt day
3/19 Incoming Kindergarten parent Meeting, 6:30
3/21 Bushnell Family Movie Night 6-8
3/22 Carnival @ Cherry Creek Elementary 4:30-7:30pm
Office Reminders...
The office has Bushnell Bear T-Shirts on sale for $5 youth size and $10 adult size.
Do not forget to call our attendance line if your child will be absent from school! 616-987-2675
Kindergarten enrollment
The forms you need to start this process are online @ www.Lowellschools.com . There is a step by step guide to help with this process.
Incoming Kindergarten student's
*It is time to get your child ready for Kindergarten if your child will be five years old on or before September 1, 2019!
*Parents will learn at the meeting what their child's day will consist of in Kindergarten.
*Meet the Kindergarten teachers.
Childcare will not be provided during the parent informational meeting.
Preschool Registration
Curiosity Corner Preschool 2019-2020 School Year
Registration starts March 4, 2019
Register online or in person.
700 Elizabeth Street Lowell MI 49331
Website: Lowell Schools under preschool
616-987-2693
In the end, it’s a good beginning that counts!
MyCallNow
1. Create an account (use Invitation Code 3587) add your groups
2. Download the app to your phone
3. Text the word ALERT to 22300 to "opt-in" to receive texts.
You must make sure that you have selected ALL departments you wish to receive communication from (located in the drop down menu at the top).
This app will deliver district news such as emergency information, school closings, early departure, school news, whether buses may be running late, etc. directly from LAS staff.
Be on the lookout for a signup genius for Conference Meals March 7th and 12th.
Save the date of March 22nd for our annual CARNIVAL!! The PTO is super excited to bring you this fun-filled evening.