Friday, March 29, 2019

Spring Break!

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! I wanted to wish all our Buchanan families a very restful, fun, and safe spring break. Whether you are traveling or staying at home, I hope all students have a wonderful week off. We look forward to seeing the students when they return on Monday, April 8!!


UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, April 8: Students return to school
Wednesday, April 10: Spring Photos in the morning
Friday, April 12: Science Fair in the afternoon for participating students
Saturday, April 13: Martian Marathon for participating students

PTA POINTS

Proposed 2019/2020 Executive Board:
President- Valerie Jackson
1st Vice President- Jill Allevato
2nd Vice President- MaryAnn LaCaprara
Treasurer- Jennifer Emm
Recording Secretary- Marcie Wenzlick
Corresponding Secretary- Kira Crandall
Membership- Jennifer Yatooma

Buchanan PTA Moms Night Out
Join us for an evening of fun at the Moms Night Out Make & Take Sign and Wine Glass party! The party will be Wednesday April 10, 6:00-8:00pm in the East Commons at Buchanan brought to you by Life Expressions Decor. Snacks/light refreshments will be served.

4 x 24 signs are $25 each & includes a $5 donation to the PTA.
Wine glass are $12 each & includes a $3 donation to the PTA.
Prices include all materials needed to complete your sign or wine glass.

The consultant will have plenty of sayings for both the sign and the wine glass to choose from, no need to pre-select. Be sure to RSVP by April 1st. Come help support our school and go home with a cute sign, wine glass or both!




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2019 Battle of the Books--The Results

Battle of the Books was held on Friday, March 22.  We had 147 students in grades 3-4 on 21 teams who participated in this competition.  The teams of students read books from a pre-selected list and answered questions about each book.  Congratulations to the first place team, consisting of Amelia G., Chris R., David P., Eva T., Julie D., Kira E., and Kourtney W.!  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!!

The Battle of the Books Committee
(Mrs. Banter, Miss Ford, Ms. Kurtjian, Ms. Medellin, Mrs. Pisko, and Mrs. Trantham)


Did you know that we had a special guest author to to wrap up March is Reading Month? Michigan principal and author, Allyson Apsey, came to read her children's book "The Princes of Serendip" and she talked about the process of writing and illustrating a book. Hopefully the students were inspired to write their own stories someday. Great things are happening at Buchanan!