Students of the Month

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! We recently had our first Student of the Month assembly at Buchanan. Each month, we focus on a specific theme throughout the school. We talk about it during our Celebrate Monday assembly each week, teachers refer to it throughout the month in class, and we try to recognize students when they exhibit that trait. At the end of the month, we have a special celebration where we recognize one child from each classroom for going above and beyond in demonstrating that trait. We recently recognized 20 students for the theme of Respect. Each child received a certificate in front of the whole school, had their picture taken, and (my favorite part) received a positive phone call home! Congratulations to our Students of the Month for the theme of Respect and I'm looking forward to making 20 more phone calls at the end of this month as we recognize students for the theme of Responsibility!

RESPECT!! 

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, October 9: Awards given for top Fun Run fundraisers during morning assembly 

Wednesday, October 18: Students dismissed at 12:10 PM, Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-4:00 and 5:00-8:00 PM

Thursday, October 19: Students dismissed at 12:10 PM, Parent Teacher Conferences 1:00-4:00 and 5:00-8:00 PM

Friday, October 20: Lunch with the Principal for top Fun Run fundraisers from each classroom (PTA will provide pizza) 

Thursday, October 26: Picture Retakes

Friday, October 27: PTA BOO BASH 6:00-8:00 PM

MEET THE BUCHANAN STAFF

Mrs. Trantham - Third Grade Teacher 

Hello Buchanan Bears!  I am so happy to be a part of this awesome family and excited to have Cass students and staff join us this year!  I am in my 21st year of teaching (I started at the young age of 10 ☺) and absolutely love working with kids and watching them have fun while learning!  I have taught every year at Buchanan except for my first year teaching; I have taught in a Resource Room, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fourth.  I am a proud resident of Livonia and share my home with my husband Terry, my daughters Kaitlin (13 at Holmes) and Gracie (10 at Riley), and the cutest Brittany Spaniel named Charlie.  In my free time I love to spend time with my family, go out to dinner, play cards, exercise, and READ! 

A goal I have this year at Buchanan is to create a classroom community where students feel safe in order to show growth throughout the year.  I know that every student can learn regardless of their challenges!

Five words that describe Buchanan are:  Welcoming, Loving, Safe, Respectful, and Mindful.

PTA POINTS

• Join us for our next General Membership PTA meeting on October 12 at 7:00 PM. Childcare will be provided. 

• The PTA is holding a Bake Sale on October 18 and 19 during conferences. Baked goods will be set up with donation jars, so parents can grab some treats on their way to or from conferences and leave a donation for the PTA. If you would like to contribute baked goods, please click here to visit the Sign Up Genius. Please drop off your baked goods to the Front Office by the end of the school day on Tuesday, October 17.

• Don't forget to turn in your Box Tops by October 20. The class that brings in the most Box Tops will win a pizza party from the PTA! Please make sure all baggies are labeled with student and teacher's names to be counted towards the contest. Expired Box Tops do not count towards our submission and therefore will not count towards any class totals. We thank you for supporting this free money program!

• Our PTA Boo Bash will be Friday, October 28 from 6:00-8:00 PM. More information to come!

Did you know that we focus on a different character trait each month at Buchanan? We use the Character Elements that were developed a couple of years ago by our district climate team and are used throughout all the Livonia Public Schools. Our goal is to have a common language and  a common focus across the district to help students from kindergarten through grade 12 develop traits that will help them be successful in school and beyond. Great things are happening at Buchanan!