Battle of the Books

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! This week, Buchanan had it's annual Battle of the Books event! This was the largest Battle we have had with over 150 3rd & 4th grade students participating. Under the direction of Ms. Ford, our teachers and volunteers made it a spectacular event that our students will remember for a long time to come. I was very impressed with the depth of knowledge our students had about the books they read and loved seeing the excitement they showed while participating in the competition. In addition to the Battle, we had dozens of guest readers visiting classrooms throughout the school (including myself). What a joy to have our families share their love of reading with our Buchanan students!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, March 26: Student of the Month Assembly (Mindfulness)
Friday, March 30: No School - Spring Break Begins

Monday, April 9: School Resumes

Thursday, April 26: Art Fair (Grades K-4) Music Concert (Grades 1&2) 6:00-8:00 PM

2018 Battle of the Books—The Results

Battle of the Books was held on Thursday, March 22.  We had 150 students in grades 3-4 on 21 teams who participated in this competition that requires teams of students to read books from a pre-selected list and answer questions about each book.  Congratulations to the first place team, consisting of Brady C., Charley L., Isabella D., Jaiden E., Quinn N., Ruby W., and Samantha D.!  Every team worked hard and we’d like to congratulate all of the participants on a job well done!

We could not have held this event without the tremendous help of the parents and grandparents who supported this event by leading book study groups, organizing prizes, and helping us during the battle (including supervising teams, helping with lunch, and cleanup).  We would also like to thank the PTA for their generous support of this event!  Thank you all so much!! 

MEET THE BUCHANAN STAFF

Ms. Licavoli - Art Teacher

My name is Rachel Licavoli and I am currently finishing my fourth year of teaching with Livonia Public Schools. This is my first year teaching at Buchanan Elementary School and my fourth teaching in Johnson Upper Elementary school.  I participate with other art teachers each year to put on school art shows as well as our district wide Fine Arts Festival at the Civic Library. Outside of school, I have three sweet, mischievous cats and a squishy bulldog who loves to cuddle. Besides teaching art, I am also a working artist out of my home studio. 

My goal this year is to expose students to different cultures, process and materials while enjoying the wonders of creating art!

Five Words for Buchanan: Fun, Community, Creative, High-Energy, and Hard-working

PTA POINTS

• Dearborn Ham pick up is Wednesday March 28, 4:00-5:00pm in the East Commons

• We are starting to take donations for our basket raffle for our Spring Fling in May! A flyer will be going home with details. Each class is assigned a theme and donated items will be used to create baskets for our raffle. Cash donations are also accepted. Please label all items with Spring Fling donation and your child's teacher's name. All donations are due April 30. Themes/classes-

• Made in Michigan- Tanner & Trantham
• Detroit Sports Teams- Ringler & Pillai
• Chocolate Lover's- Banter & Kaufman
• Emoji- Adams & Taylor
• Outdoor Fun- Jones & Gruenewald
• Grilling &  Baking- Kurtijan & McGuigan
• Family Game Night- Hurula & Edwards
• Movie Night- Williams & Pisko
• Arts/Crafts- Stromberg & Medellin
• Spa Basket- Haapala & Benson

• Yearbook orders are due March 29! You may pay online at ybpay.lifetouch.com or send cash or check made payable to Lifetouch to school with your order form. 

Did you know that Buchanan is getting renovated next summer? Most of the renovations will be with updated technology for the classrooms, but we will also be getting an updated entryway and arch for our school. The improvements will be finished in time for our students when they return in the fall. Great things are happening at Buchanan!