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Buckalew Elementary School
buckalew.conroeisd.net
June1st,
June1st , 2015
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UPCOMING
Mrs. Crews’ News
EVENTS
June 1st
Paperback Book
Sale
June 2nd
4th Grade Mini
Society
2:00-2:45 p.m.
June 4th
Kindergarten
Program
10:00 a.m.
4th Grade
Graduation
1:00 p.m.
&
Last Day of
School!
It's hard to believe another year is over. Our
fourth graders are graduating this Thursday and
getting ready for intermediate school. Thank you
for sharing your children with us this year. We
are so proud of our students and their progress.
Please remember to keep your students reading
this summer and the transition to the next grade
level will be so much easier. You will be receiving
an email in August with all the information about
back to school events. You will receive an email
from your child's teacher for next year on
August 19th, in preparation for Stop and Drop
the next day. The entire staff joins me in
wishing each of you a restful, safe summer
holiday with family and friends.
Mrs. Crews,
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.
Keys for Success
Weekly, students have the opportunity to be nominated for a "Student
of the Week" 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 May 25th
Week of June 1st
Jared Clarke
Rachel Fleming
Brodie Hunter
Gaby Lezama
Parthiv Ramadugu
Eli Ellestead
Fatema Fakhri
Trent La Tour
Teresa Papalexiou
Jack Pittenger
SUMMER
MOVES
Parents, if you are planning to move over the summer, and have not
notified our attendance office, please do so as soon as possible.
It is very important that we know your child will not be returning to
Buckalew to insure the accuracy of our our class counts and your child's
records.
Thank you, Jayne Bull
281-465-3410
[email protected]
CHOIR CORNER!
Buckalew Boys
Sing to
HONOR THE TROOPS
Our 4th grade Choir boys joined with area 4th - 8th grade boys to form The
Woodlands Boys to Men Choir. They earned the honorable opportunity to sing
the national anthem at a recent Astros baseball game. We had a great time
rehearsing and traveling down to Minute Maid Park together as a mass of males!
We took the field to sing the National Anthem the night the Astros were honoring
our troops. It's exciting to report the boys were broadcast to all American bases
across the world as a way of honoring their fine service to our country. I'm pleased
to report that our boys behavior both on and off the field was stellar, as was their
singing! And to top it all off the Astros beat the Blue Jays! Like I have said before,
I have the best job in the world and I'm so happy to be their director! Well done,
Gentlemen!
Buckalew Choir Girls
Give to the
Montgomery County Food Bank
Last Friday night I took over 20 4th grade Choir Girls to join another 180
girls from area elementary schools for a massive PJ Party at Mitchell
Intermediate. We sang, ate pizza and watched a movie and learned all
about the choral program at Mitchell. We had such a great time!
Each girl was challenged to bring something to donate to the
Montgomery Co. Food Bank. I am pleased to report that our 200
Woodlands girls contributed $500 cash and 301 pounds of food! The
local manager said this equates to 2,111 meals for people in our
community!
It is such an honor to have worked with these girls and the entire Choir
all year long. To have them continue to give above and beyond is an
additional blessing. This is another shining example of how awesome
Buckalew Choir members are!
Be watching for information about when and how you can become a
member of the outstanding Buckalew Choir!
Important School Numbers
School Nurse- 281-465-3409
Bus Barn- 832-592-8800
Cafeteria- 281-465-2467
Attendance- 281-465-3410
Library
News
All books are due back to the library. If your child is still missing a book,
please contact Mrs. Laird as soon as possible at [email protected].
Be sure to visit our Buckalew Library Homepage for links to some great
Summer Reading Programs! Students can earn prizes and rewards for books
that they read over the summer.
http://buckalew.conroeisd.net/library/
Thank you for a great year in the library! I truly appreciate all of your
support! If you are interested in volunteering in the library next year please
contact our library volunteer coordinator, Kimberly Lofgren, at
[email protected].
IT'S A
BOY!!
On Wednesday, May 20th, we welcomed the newest Buckalew Bear!
Hunter John WIlliams was born two weeks early at 6 lb. 3 oz, 19" long.
I want to thank you all for the love and support throughout the school year (and
positive words of encouragement at the crosswalk!) :)
I hope you all have a wonderful summer!
Best Wishes,
Mrs. Williams & Baby Hunter
PTO CORNER
Yearbooks are Here!
The 2014-15 Buckalew Yearbooks are in and have been sent home with those students
who purchased one.
There are some extra copies available for sale. Please see Mrs. Robinson at the front
desk if you are interested. The price is $40 (cash, or check made payable to Buckalew
PTO) and will be sold on a first come first served basis.
Any questions or concerns- please contact Wendy Whamond at 713-449-4759 or
[email protected].
School Supplies
School supplies for the 2015-2016 school year can be purchased online only now
through June 12th. Go to www.educationalproducts.com/shoppacks and enter the
school ID, BUC015.
If you have any questions, please contact Jacklyn Smejkal at
[email protected].
Partners in Education
It’s time again to begin thinking about next school year. Partners In Education (PIE) is
a Buckalew PTO committee that coordinates the Buckalew Fall Fundraiser.
The fundraiser includes packages for purchase that include PTO Membership, Student
Directory, Yearbook, Buckalew logo T-shirts, Spirit Items (Buckalew water bottles,
etc.), and a tax deductible donation.
Please go to www.buckalewbearspto.com to place your order beginning May 15th. All
orders received prior to July 15th will be available for pick up in August at Stop and
Drop. Thank you for your support!
Lost and Found
The last day to claim current lost and found articles of clothing or lunch boxes will be
the last day of school, THURSDAY, June 4th.
If your child is missing an item please have them look for it on the Lost & Found racks
outside of the lunchroom. You are also more than welcome to come take a look.
If you are missing something and can’t make it up to school during school hours,
please email me, Cathy Pittenger, at [email protected] and give me a description
and I can look for it for you.
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On June 5 , I will go through everything one last time. If an item has a legible name
on it, then I will call you and leave the item at the front office to pick up. Otherwise,
all other items will be donated.
Box Tops
HEB and General Mills are excited to offer another exciting way to earn more cash for
your school through Box Tops for Education. Visit any HEB store between June 17-30,
to earn SIXTY bonus box tops when you buy ten box tops products!
Community Partners
Over the summer, PTO will be looking for new businesses to be Community
Partners.
If you own your own business or have a friend that does, this is a great opportunity
to support our school. The money raised goes to so many activities that the kids do
all year including field trips, author visits, technology, playground equipment and
so much more.
PTO plans on making new ways to advertise. Next year, there will be a chance to
sponsor an entire event, opportunities to be on t-shirts and banners as well as
being in our newsletter, Facebook page and website.
If you are interested in receiving prices and a list of events and opportunities,
please contact Erin Dore´at [email protected].
Give Back to Buckalew
with Your Target Card!
Did you know you can give 1% to Buckalew when you use your Target RedCard?
In February, Buckalew received almost $300 from the 28 families signed-up!
Here’s how you can participate if you already have a Target card:
- Go to http://www.target.com/redcard/manage and log in or create an account
- Click on “Rewards and Benefits” on the left side of the page
- Scroll down to Take Charge of Education® in the main page body & click “Enroll”
- Enter city/state/school name and click Enroll and you’re done!
For More Detailed Information Regarding PTO
Activities,
Please See the PTO Newsletter on the PTO Website
at buckalewbearspto.com.