Saturday, May 9, 2020

Special Delivery

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! On Friday, our PTA wrapped up Teacher Appreciation Week by making home deliveries to all our Buchanan staff members. They drove for miles and miles to make sure that special care packages containing t-shirts, goody bags, and uplifting messages were delivered to each home and hand delivered if possible. I know that it made everyone on our team feel so special and appreciated. The gift bags may have contained some fun treats, but what the PTA was really delivering was love and it was felt by all. Thanks again PTA and all the families and students that shared positive messages with our staff this week. We miss you so much and will continue to stay connected even when we can't be together in person!


This is the time of year we begin to plan for the 2020-2021 school year.  If your family will NOT be returning to Buchanan Elementary in the fall, please contact Mrs. Pepple (ppepple@livoniapublicschools.org) as soon as possible. 
Please include your child’s name, the name of the school and the district where your child will be attending in the email. Thank you!
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Young 5's registration will open on Thursday, May 14 at 8:00 AM.  The registration information is on the district website and the Jackson website, and also in the link below:
https://www.livoniapublicschools.org/youngfives

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Buchanan would like to welcome our incoming Kindergarten families for the fall! A Welcome Letter will be sent out to all new families that have registered on Monday, May 11. The letter will share a timeline of events for our newest families. 

PTA POINTS
  • Thank you to everyone who participated in Staff Appreciation Week last week - by sharing something on social media, sending something directly to a staff member, or even just contributing to the PTA throughout the year. We were able to provide our wonderful staff with Amazon gift cards, a "Self-Care Syllabus," and hand-delivered care packages. We could not have done this without the financial support of our members and other Buchanan families throughout the year. We hope our staff knows how greatly they are appreciated!
  • Below is the slate of nominees running for each position for Buchanan's 2020-2021 PTA Board.
President: Valerie Jackson
1st Vice President: Jill Allevato
2nd Vice President: Mary Anne LaCaprara
Treasurer: Amy Owens
Recording Secretary: Marcie Wenzlick
Corresponding Secretary: Kira Crandall and Katie Klann
  • We plan to hold a Virtual PTA meeting on Thursday, June 4 (which is the original date for our final meeting of the year). During this meeting, we will vote in next year's board and vote to approve next year's starting budget. A Zoom invitation will be sent the week of the meeting.
  • Our online spirit wear store is still open! We may not be in the building the rest of this school year, but you can still represent Buchanan from home (and make sure you have spirit wear for next year!). Our spirit wear company offers FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50. Click this link to view our store: https://www.buchananspiritwear.com/


#BuchananBears


Did you know that our second grade Talking Zoo went digital this year? Not wanting to let our annual tradition of amazing animal reports and costumes be cancelled, our second grade team of teachers created a platform for our students to show off their presentations through video! I had the pleasure of watching them and was amazed at how much our students knew and how well they used technology. Just another example of how we are continuing our teaching and learning even when we can't be in the building. Great things are happening with our Buchanan students! 

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