Many hands make light work

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! This week, we gave out prizes for our top fundraisers for the PTA Fun Walk. It was so nice to see the excitement on the faces of the students as they came up to get their prizes and also to hear the cheering of all the students. I also liked that in addition to recognizing the top earners, every child who contributed something had a chance to earn a prize. It shows that every little bit helps and that everyone can make a contribution. My mother always used to say "Many hands make light work". That's still true and it's definitely true in the school setting. Thanks to our PTA board for getting all the prizes for our students and thanks to all the kids and families who contributed to helping our school meet its goal for the year!!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Wednesday, October 18: Students dismissed at 12:10 PM

                                        Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-4:00 & 5:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, October 19: Students dismissed at 12:10 PM

                                    Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-4:00 & 5:00-8:00 PM

Friday, October 20: Lunch with the Principal for top fundraisers from each class (Pizza provided by PTA)

Thursday, October 26: Lifetouch Picture Retakes in the morning

Friday, October 27: Buchanan BOO BASH 6:00-8:00 PM (See attached flyer)

Tuesday, October 31: Halloween Costume Parade at 3:20 PM (See information below)

One of my goals this year is to honor the traditions that each school community had in the past. It has come to my attention that a Halloween Costume Parade is a tradition that Buchanan has had for several years. In keeping with that tradition, we will be having a Costume Parade in the afternoon of Tuesday, October 31. Following the afternoon recess, students will change into costumes (if they wish) and each class will exit their exterior classroom doors at 3:20 PM and walk around the building. Parents may come line up along the exterior of the building to watch the costume parade as the classes pass by and may check their child out following the parade if they wish. We want learning to be fun at Buchanan and I hope this event will be a fun time for all our students, staff, and parents! 

MEET THE BUCHANAN STAFF

Mrs. Ringler - Fourth Grade Teacher

Hello Buchanan Families! My name is Donna Ringler.  I am so excited to be here teaching fourth grade. Before coming to Buchanan, I spent the past 11 years in 4th grade at Cass. I’ve had the privilege of teaching the past 21 years in Livonia and Orlando, Florida before that. I find it fascinating watching children learn things for the first time or watching them develop into independent, confident learners. I am married to my husband Scott, and we have two incredible children, Nicholas, who is a senior, and Jenna, who is a sophomore. We spend a lot of time either at the baseball fields, softball fields, or volleyball courts. I truly enjoy watching them play their sports. Our other favorite place to be is up at our cottage on Hubbard Lake.

One of my goals this year is to make sure each child has the confidence to reach toward their potential. They are capable of much more than they think!

My five words to describe Buchanan: Inviting, Caring, Fun, Friendly, Awesome

PTA POINTS

• We are looking forward to our Bake Sale during conferences on October 18 and 19- all items are for sale on a donation basis. If you would still like to sign up to donate a baked good, please click on the sign up genius. Bake Sale Sign Up

• We are having our first restaurant night at Jersey Mike's Subs on October 18 and 19 located at 37294 W 6 Mile Rd. Buchanan PTA will receive 20% of the proceeds! Please make sure you bring in the flyer that is sent home to support the PTA.

• Box Tops are due October 20 for our first submission. The class with the highest total will win a pizza party from the PTA. Please make sure all baggies are labeled with student and teacher name to count towards the contest. Expired Box Tops do not count for our submission and will not count towards any class totals. Any unlabeled bags will go to a miscellaneous pile and not count towards any specific class. 

• We are excited for our upcoming Boo Bash on Friday October 27 from 6:00-8:00pm. We will have trunk or treat, photo booth, DJ, guessing games, a magician, pizza/drinks, cider and donuts and a decorated pumpkin raffle. Costumes are encouraged but not mandatory. A flyer will be going home with all the details. If you would like to sign up to help, donate a decorated pumpkin or decorate your car to participate in the trunk or treat, please go to the sign up genius link: Boo Bash Sign Up

Did you know that we serve breakfast every morning beginning at 8:30 AM? Students getting dropped off or riding the bus may enter the cafeteria and eat breakfast before getting in line or going to classrooms. Students not eating breakfast should arrive no earlier than 8:40 AM when our crossing guard and bus monitors go out for morning supervision. We want to make sure that all students are safe at school. Great things are happening at Buchanan!