Weekly Email (12/16/2024)

Welcome to the latest edition of our school bulletin! I am excited to share the latest happenings, achievements, and upcoming events that make our school such a vibrant and engaging learning community. As we navigate through the school year, I hope this bulletin serves as a valuable source of information. Keeping you connected with the heartbeat of Buckeye Elementary is what makes us a “Small School, with a BIG Heart.” Thank you for your continued support as we work together to nurture and inspire all of the Bobcats.

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Good morning Buckeye Families,

The upcoming week should be really fun for the Bobcats full of lots of holiday type activities. A couple reminders, Santa will be joining us at the morning walk on Friday and we’ll all sing a couple Christmas songs together. Friday is also PJ Day at Buckeye so the kids can roll out of bed that day in their Christmas pajamas and come to school.

If I don’t get to tell you in person, I wish you and your family a wonderful holiday and happy New Year. We’ll see everyone back at school on Monday, January 6^th.

PAWS ART CHALLENGE:

During the month of December, we will have an art contest that centers on our four school expectations: Problem Solve, Always Care, Work Hard, and Show Respect (PAWS). Students can pick one of these four expectations and make colorful drawing of what that means to them. It could reflect what this expectation looks like at school, at home, or in their community. Students should draw a colorful picture and include a sentence or two about the picture as well. Parents, you may assist with the writing if needed, but let the art be that of the kids.

We will select several examples from each grade level and publish them into books that will be in each classroom as well as our school’s library.

LOVE AND LOGIC PARENTING CLASS:

Parenting doesn’t come with an instruction manual, does it? That’s why we’re thrilled to bring you Love and Logic Parenting, a program designed to make parenting simpler, more enjoyable, and incredibly effective. Whether you’re looking for a refresher or exploring it for the first time, this is a wonderful opportunity to strengthen your parenting toolbox.

I’m Regina Helmer, your Buckeye District Family Liaison and Love and Logic trainer, and I’m excited to invite you to join us for this transformative experience. Love and Logic equips parents with practical, easy-to-learn skills that foster respect, responsibility, and positive decision-making in children—while keeping parenting fun and rewarding.

We’ll be meeting at Buckeye Elementary School, starting Thursday, January 23, 2025, at 6:00 PM. Check out the attached flyer for more details and registration information.

iReady Donut Challenge

We’ll do a raffle each Monday for kids that met their previous week’s iReady My Path goal. The My Path goals are 30-49 minutes a week plus two completed lessons in math. The winners will get a yummy donut from Heavenly Donuts. Kids can access their iReady accounts and My Path at home as well. Thanks for working hard Bobcats!

ATTENDANCE CHALLENGE:

It’s the final week of the December attendance challenge. If you’re child has been here every day during this month they’ll be entered into a raffle to win a bag of popcorn and each bag will have a mystery gift card attached to it!

Upcoming Events:

December 23-January 5 Winter Break

January 6-First day back from winter break

January 10-2^nd trimester progress reports sent home

January 13-PTC Meeting @ 3:30

January 13-17- Meet the Masters Week (Artist: Hokusai)

January 14-Dine Out Night at Los Pinos

January 20- No School (MLK Jr. Day)

January 21-24- EDSO SCHIELD Program on site

Your principal,

Mr. Cadden

kcadden@buckeyeusd.og