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Buckalew Elementary School
buckalew.conroeisd.net
Nov.3rd,
Nov.3rd , 2014
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UPCOMING
Mrs. Crews’ News
EVENTS
Nov.3rd-7th
Food Drive
Nov.10th-14th
Book Fair
Nov. 13th
3rd Grade
Program
6:30 p.m.
Nov. 24th
-28th
The coat drive was a great success and came just
in time for the cooler weather. Fall may actually
be here!
I'm looking forward to the third grade program.
Our students, parents and staff have all been
working hard to present a fabulous show. This time
of the year seems to fly by, so be sure you look over
the Buzz carefully and mark your calendars for the
many events and activities coming up.
•
Thanksgiving
Break
Linda Crews,
Principal
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Teacher Achieving Excellence (TAE)
Are you looking for an easy way to brighten someone’s day? Then send
your child’s teacher or special staff member a TAE. Go to your child’s
Parent Access account. Look for the TAE button and then follow
directions. The teacher receives a special message that is electronically
copied to their principal!
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 IXCoordinator or
the Section 504/ADA coordinator at 3205 W. Davis, Conroe, Texas 77304; (936)709-7752.
Visitor Identification
Please have a picture form of identification when visiting Buckalew. For safety reasons
you cannot enter the school without having your I.D or having had one scanned in our
system. Thank you for understanding.
Lunch Visitor Procedures
Parents, we welcome you to enjoy lunch with your child. Please sign in at the front desk
and fill out the green paper with your child’s name on it. We ask that you do not go to
your child’s classroom but wait near the cafeteria for your child. When your child
arrives give the teacher the green paper and proceed to the bistro for lunch. Please
return your child to the cafeteria 5 minutes before the designated lunch time is over so
that your child can go to recess with his/her classmates. If you have family or friends
visiting your child during lunch without you being present, you must send a written
letter granting permission on the date of the lunch, or you may send a letter giving
permission for the entire 2014 & 2015 school year.
Buckalew
Volunteers
To volunteer at Buckalew
visit the CISD website choose the parent section then Volunteer in CISD. You must
sign up at each school that your child attends. You will not be able to volunteer at
Buckalew until we have approval from CIS
Keys for Success
Weekly, students have the opportunity to be nominated for a "Student of the Week"
award when they demonstrate any of the
7 Keys to Success we teach at Buckalew Elementary. Students nominated receive a
special certificate to take home. They are then entered into a weekly drawing. The
winners are on the announcements and are presented a "Principal's Award"
Medallion. One student per grade level is drawn weekly. Congratulations to the
following students:
Week of Oct.27th
Taylor Crenshaw
Blake McCullough
Christian Pierce
Benjamin Salinger
Nora Wang
Week of Nov.3rd
William Barras
Alexa Friddle
Elle Funkhouser
Dominic Hurley
Jonathan Qu
GT NOMINATIONS FOR
2014-15 SCHOOL YEAR
The window is now open for parent Nominations for GT Screening and will continue through December
19, 2014. Parents may nominate their student for Spring GT Testing by filling out the District Nomination
Form, available through any 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, in a date yet to be determined mid January/February 2015. Nomination
forms may be returned to your student's 3rd or 4th grade teacher OR to Belinda in the front office. All
second grade students will be nominated by Buckalew after receipt of CogAT scores. CogAT scores are
one of two qualifying scores for the district’s GT Program. All nomination forms are due NO LATER
THAN December 20, 2014.
Hear Ye, Hear Ye!
Step into Sir Readsalot’s Castle for our Fall Book Fair! We are still looking for several volunteers for Preview Week,
Sales Week and Take Down. If you would like to help please email Elizabeth Clarke at:
[email protected].
Students will continue to check out books so we will still need the regular library volunteers to come in at their
scheduled time.
Book Fair Preview and Sales will take place on regularly scheduled library days. The Book Fair will also be open before
school for grades K-2 and during lunch for grades 3-4. We have one late afternoon sales event on Thursday, November
13th from 3-6pm. Stop by and shop with your kids!
Book Fair Schedule:
Preview Week: November 3rd-7th
*during regularly scheduled library time
Book Fair Sales: November 10th-13th
Hours:
M-Th 7:30am-3:00pm
Thursday, November 13th 3:00-6:00pm
Take Down: Friday, November 14th
*If you are sending a check with your child please be sure to include your date-of-birth and driver’s license number.
Contests:
During Preview week students will have the opportunity to participate in coloring
contests and estimation contests. Entries will be due November 7th. Winners will
receive a free paperback book from the Book Fair!
You can also visit our online Book Fair at
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/homepage/buckalewelemsch
If you have any question regarding the Book Fair please contact Elizabeth or Mrs.
Laird at [email protected]
Thank you very much and happy reading!
Mindy Laird
Buckalew Librarian
News from the Nurse
Many schools in our area as well as across Texas have been experiencing an increase in lice cases.
Most of our students lead busy, active lives, and are involved in activities outside of school such as
gymnastics, sports, cheerleading, etc. Exposure can occur when students carpool, attend birthday
parties, or have sleepovers with friends or family members. Many students have younger siblings in
pre-school where there is lots of head-to-head contact from activities such as sleeping on mats,
playing on carpet, or playing “dress-up”. A child can be lice free one day, and have a case of lice the
next day if there is exposure. Constant head checks at school take valuable class time and are not
effective at decreasing the incidence of lice cases.
Because of this, it is important for every parent to be involved in helping out with this problem. For
all parents, this includes:
Be proactive. Know what to look for and start checking your child weekly for head lice whether or
not you have been notified of an outbreak.
Checking your child's hair more often if there is exposure to an actual case of lice from friends,
family, or classmates
Checking the hair very carefully if your child complains of head itching
Reminding your child to NEVER share a brush, hat, or helmet
Encouraging your child to wear her hair up.
Notifying the school nurse and anyone who has come into close contact with your child should
you discover he or she has a case of lice
Here are the things we are doing at Buckalew
to decrease the prevent the spread of head lice:
♦ If a teacher notices a student scratching his or her head excessively, the student will be sent to
the clinic for a head check.
♦ Teachers will be (and have already been) looking for ways to limit accidental head-to-head
contact inside the classroom.
♦ If there are active cases of head lice in a grade level, parents will be notified by email.
There are many good sources of information on the internet.
www.cdc.gov/parasites/lice/head/gen_info/faqs.html
www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=25920
www.dshs.state.tx.us/WorkArea/DownloadAsset.aspx?id=25925
PTO CORNER
Holiday Food Drive
The Third Grade Class and the Buckalew PTO community Outreach Committee will be
conducting the annual Holiday Food Drive to benefit Interfaith Food Pantry. Collection
dates will be November 3-7 and collection boxes will be located in the school lobby.
The food drive is excepting unexpired nonperishable food items. Thanks for your
generosity!
The Buckalew PTO and the Kindergarten class would like to thank everyone that
donated coats to the Coats for Kids drive. The drive was a huge success.
Scholastic Book Fair!
Hear Ye, Hear Ye: Prepare to Enter the Kingdom of Books!! Join us for Sir Readsalot’s
Scholastic Book Fair November 10th-14th. Preview week is November 3rd- 7th.
If you would like to work at the sale, please either go to
www.buckalewbearspto.com/#!volunteer/cyiu and complete the volunteer info or email
me directly at [email protected].
Help Raise Funds for Buckalew at Raising Cane’s on
November 9!
Box Tops for Education
Thank you so much for your Box Tops and Labels for Education donations! We raised
$2,000 dollars in our Fall Collection! Please keep saving your Box tops and Labels! Our
next competition will be in February!
The winners of the Fall competition are:
Kinder-Murphy
First-Balzer
Second- Segal
Third-Garrett
Fourth-Thibodeaux
They will receive an ice cream party!!!
Yearbooks Are On Sale!
2014-15 Buckalew Yearbooks can be ordered now for $25 until October 31st.. After
October 31, the price will increase to $30. Yearbooks can be ordered online at the Spirit
Store at buckalewbearspto.com.
Order Questions? Please contact Wendy Whamond at [email protected].
IF YOU ARE UNSURE WHETHER YOU HAVE ALREADY PLACED YOUR YEARBOOK
ORDER, PLEASE CHECK WITH WENDY BEFORE ORDERING AGAIN!
Community Partners
Dr. Todd Hughes is one of our gold sponsors. Dr. Hughes and his team are honored to
provide patients with a life-long beautiful (and functional) smile through high quality
orthodontics. Dr. Hughes and his staff will provide a complimentary new patient exam
so he can evaluate your oral health. His goal is to offer affordable, expert orthodontic
care and outstanding customer service to children, teens and adults in a fun and
friendly environment. You can contact Dr. Todd Hughes at 281-466-1414 or please visit
his website at toddhughesortho.com. Thank you Dr. Hughes!
Cartridges For Kids
We are collecting and recycling large laser ink cartridges for Cartridges For Kids. The
CFK collection box is located in the front office. Thank you!
For More Detailed Information Regarding PTO
Activities,
Please See the PTO Newsletter on the PTO Website
at buckalewbearspto.com.