Weekly Email (08/29/25)

School Website: https://bes.buckeyeusd.org/

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PTC Website: https://www.buckeyeptc.com/

 

Upcoming Events:

August 29-No School for Students (Staff in service day)

September 1- No School (Labor Day)

September 3- Wednesday Club Begins

September 11- Patriot Day (Wear Red, White, and Blue)- All Veterans and First Responders join us for the morning walk.

 

Good morning Buckeye families,

I hope everyone enjoys their four-day weekend. I’m looking forward to some family time for sure.

We are going to have a very special spirit day coming up on Thursday, September 11^th. This is a National Day of Observance called Patriot Day. First and foremost, this is a day of remembrance, and we will have a moment of silence during the morning walk, but I would also like to take moment to show our patriotism and recognize the veterans and all first responders that serve in our community. We are asking students and staff to wear some red, white, and blue that day and we’d like any family members, including extended family, that has served or are currently serving to come join us for our morning walk. This is open to all that serve to keep our community safe and free. We would love for you to join us at 8:35 for the morning walk and then come to the front so we can all personally thank you for your service. Our PTC will be providing refreshments for our Veterans after the morning walk. If you have questions, feel free to reach out to me.

INTERVENTION:

At Buckeye we have support for students that are behind grade level in both math and reading. For reading we will serve students in grades K-5. We call this our Bobcat Reading Boost. If your child is participating in this program, it will be a pullout time that is coordinated with the classroom teacher for 30 minutes a day Mon-Thurs.  We have five reading teachers that will work together to provide systematic phonics instruction in a small group setting. This would be in addition to the instruction they receive in class so that we can attempt to close any gaps in their learning.  We do frequent progress assessments to track how the students are doing throughout their time in intervention.

In addition, we provide math intervention for students in 2nd-5^th grade. Student are identified for math intervention based the results of our iReady math diagnostic that we administer 3 times a year. We provide 30 minutes of small group instruction Mon. – Thurs. The lessons they work on during math intervention are correlated with the prerequisite skill they will need to be successful in class.

RESOURCE CLOSET:

We are excited to share that Buckeye Elementary has partnered with ASPIREKids El Dorado to provide a Resource Closet on our campus—part of their HandsON! program that supports students with essential items they may need to thrive in school. This Resource Closet is available to all Buckeye students and their families

What’s Available?

• Clothing & Shoes (including jackets, socks, undergarments, and more)
• School Supplies (backpacks, notebooks, pens, etc.)
• Personal Hygiene Items (toothpaste, shampoo, deodorant, etc.)
• Snacks and Food Items

All items are provided free of charge and distributed discreetly to ensure student privacy and dignity.

How It Works:

The Resource Closet is located in Room 27

Open on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday from 1:30-3pm

There are no qualifications or paperwork required. We’re here to help—no questions asked. Thank you for being part of our school community. Please don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions or would like to access this support.

 

PTC UPDATES:

PTC Monthly Meeting- September 2nd @ 3:30 in the staff lounge. Please join us to help plan and share your ideas for the annual Halloween Spooktacular. This is one of our biggest events of the year and we need your ideas and help. These events are run solely on parent volunteers and we want you there. 

We will also be voting on our open board position, Vice President. If you are interested in this position, please reach out. 

September 8th- Dine out Night @ Leatherbys in Folsom 5-11pm. Join us for dinner and/or a treat and a portion of all proceeds come directly back to our school. Take the night off from cooking, and help raise money for the school, a win-win if you ask us! See you there. 

September 11th- Morning walk. If you or your family member is a Veteran and/or first responder, please join the PTC and Mr. Cadden at morning walk (by the blacktop) for coffee and donuts as we take a moment to reflect and thank you for your service. This is a very special and meaningful morning and we hope you all can come witness the true meaning of "small school, BIG HEART"

As always, we want to hear from you. If you have any questions, comments or concerns, please don't hesitate to reach out to ptcbuckeye@gmail.com

You can also find us on social media and the Remind app, search buckeyept

We appreciate you all, see you soon!

 

Your principal,

Mr. Cadden

kcadden@buckeyeusd.og