Music of the Season

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! Last week, we had an amazing Winter Concert with our 3rd and 4th grade students. If you attended, you know what an incredible job our students did! I would like to thank all our staff that helped, our custodial crew for setting up, and most of all Mr. Turner and Mr. Stromberg who made it such a special event. I'm excited to see what our kindergarten, first, and second grade students do for our spring concert! Our Buchanan students sure have a lot of talent!

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, December 16: Students of the Month Assembly (Empathy)

Friday, December 20: Winter Break begins after school

Monday, January 6: School Resumes!

PTA POINTS

• Thank you to everyone who volunteered at our Holiday Shop! We love being able to provide this opportunity to Buchanan students, and we wouldn't be able to do it without your help.

• We surveyed our amazing staff about some of their favorite things in an effort to make your lives a little easier this holiday season. Please see the Staff Favorites document attached to Mr. Wennstrom's email for their responses. Our staff work hard to enrich our children's lives and deserve to be treated to some of their favorite things!

• Did you know you can support the Buchanan PTA when you shop on Amazon? Amazon donates 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases to the charitable organization of your choice through the AmazonSmile program. To make sure we get credit for your Amazon purchases, follow these steps:

1. Visit smile.amazon.com

2. Search for James Buchanan Elementary PTA.

3. Select James Buchanan Elementary PTA as your charitable organization.

4. Start shopping!

5. For your future Amazon shopping trips, start at smile.amazon.com (it is the SAME as shopping on amazon.com, aside from the charitable contribution!)

• The Livonia PTSA Council is holding its 6th Annual PTA Dads Chili Cook-Off on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at Franklin High School. This cook-off is open to dads, grandpas, uncles, etc. who are PTA members. The winning chili-maker will take home a "dad-centric" prize package as well as a $500 grant for the school they are representing. We would love to have some dads (or grandpas, uncles, older brothers, etc.) representing Buchanan this year! Please see the flyer attached to Mr. Wennstrom's email for more information and an entry form.

PARKING PROCEDURES

For the safety of all, please make sure when you pick up your child at the end of the day that you park in a designated parking spot.  Parking along the side of the drive or in non-designated spots can cause a traffic backup and pose a danger to pedestrians.  Thank you for your cooperation and help in keeping our Buchanan students safe!

#BuchananBears

We will be serving Cheese-stuffed Breadsticks instead of Popcorn Chicken on Friday, Dec. 20

Did you know that we have a VERY special performance from the Stevenson High School Choir? On Friday, they came to Buchanan and performed a concert for our students. It was such a delight and many of our students said they hoped to sing in the choir when they were older. Ask your child about the event! Great things are happening at Buchanan!