A Place to Play

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! You may have heard from your child that Buchanan has many new pieces of playground equipment (including swings!). This is something we have been waiting for all year, but it certainly was worth the wait! The students have been so excited and have been putting the equipment to good use. One of our goals at Buchanan is to make learning fun and the new playground equipment helps us do just that!

We would like to thank our community for supporting the 2013 bond initiative, which has provided the funding for our new playground equipment. We greatly appreciate your support!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, June 11: 4th Grade Celebration in the afternoon (Circus Amongus), Yearbooks go out
Tuesday, June 12: Kindergarten Concert/Celebration in the afternoon
Wednesday, June 13: Yearbook signings during 2nd Recess
Thursday, June 14: All-School Assembly in morning, Students Dismissed at 12:10 PM
Friday, June 15: 4th Grade Clap Out at 11:30 AM, Students dismissed at 12:10 PM for Summer Vacation!!

Wednesday, June 20: Report Cards mailed home! 

PTA POINTS

• Yearbooks will be delivered to classes on Monday, June 11. We have a few extra yearbooks for sale in case you missed the deadline for ordering. They will be sold in the office for $15.00

• We had a GREAT time at the Buchanan Family Tiger's game!! 

Please make sure to check our items in the Lost & Found! All remaining items after the school year, will be donated. Thank you!

Did you know that Buchanan is being renovated this summer? As soon as the student leave, work crews will be in the building throughout the summer to install new lighting, new paint, and new sound systems. Each classroom will also receive a short throw projector and smart board. Our students and staff will walk into a beautiful, high-tech school! Great things are happening at Buchanan! 

A Moment in Time

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! On Friday, we had a very special ceremony at Buchanan. It began with a re-dedication of our Buchanan Oasis Garden. For the past several months, our PTA, staff members, and volunteers have been working to restore the garden to its original state when it was created nearly 20 years ago! Our goal is to use the area as an outdoor classroom and learning area for students as well as support native Michigan plant life. During the ceremony, we also presented our very special project...a time capsule! In this time capsule, will be placed a video production from all our classrooms, picture collages, a yearbook, newspaper articles about our school, spirit wear, and several other items from our Buchanan team. This is a very special year for our school as we blend communities and we wanted to commemorate it with a special event. The time capsule will be sealed and set to open again in the year 2038. At that time, I hope to come back with old Buchanan friends and meet new Buchanan friends as we revisit a very special moment in time!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Thursday, June 7: Final PTA Meeting at 7:00 PM in the Library

Friday, June 8: Field Day!

Monday, June 11: 4th Grade Celebration in the Afternoon

Tuesday, June 12: Kindergarten Concert/Celebration in the Afternoon

Thursday, June 14: All School Assembly at 10:00 AM, Students dismissed at 12:10 PM

Friday, June 15: 4th Grade Clap Out at 11:30 AM, Students dismissed at 12:10 PM for Summer Vacation

Did you know that the former Buchanan students who are graduating from Stevenson High School visited our building? After a photo shoot in front of the building, the graduating students had a "Clap Out" from our Buchanan students as they paraded the hallways in their caps and gowns. It was a wonderful event. It celebrated our graduates and gave our younger students something to aspire to. Great things are happening at Buchanan!