Saturday, May 2, 2020

Teacher Appreciation

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! Did you know that the first week of May is dedicated as "Teacher Appreciation Week"? Normally, we flood teachers with thank you letters, student made drawings, and the PTA treats our staff with lots of food and goodies! Unfortunately, this year we can't thank the teachers in person or give them cards and gifts. It takes a lot of teamwork to make the magic happen everyday at school from keeping the building clean, to feeding our students, to monitoring them on the playground and of course incredible work teachers do in the classroom as they inspire our children and teach them to be independent thinkers and creators! Now teachers are doing that incredible work in an online setting and working harder than ever to make sure every child feels connected and is learning. Let's make every effort to let our Buchanan team know that their work is appreciated and that THEY feel connected and supported. Whether it's a sign held up in a Zoom meeting, a picture posted on social media, or an email that says "Thank You", let's let them know that even though we are not in school, Teacher Appreciation doesn't stop. Below is my attempt to let the Buchanan staff know how much I love them and appreciate them! I will share the video on our Buchanan page tomorrow.

There will be another Chromebook pick up time at the Buchanan Office for families in need of a device on Thursday, May 7 from 12:00-1:00 PM. Due to limited numbers of devices, we can only give out one per family. If you are using a home device and it is working, please continue to do so. Thank you for your continued support! Also, here is a helpful link for parents & students about logging into Google Classrooms: Help with Google Classroom Video

PTA POINTS
  • It's Staff Appreciation Week! The PTA has plans to make sure our staff knows they are appreciated, but they would also love to hear from their students! Please join us in celebrating and acknowledging all of the hard work of our teachers and staff by flooding social media with photos of your students' homemade signs, sidewalk chalk messages, artwork, etc. dedicated to appreciating our staff. Post your photos to Facebook or Twitter with the hashtag #BuchananBears and/or tag a staff member, OR post your photo as a comment to the PTA Facebook Page's post about Staff Appreciation.
  • 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 Buchanan has nearly 50 staff members that work with students every day? From custodial, kitchen, office, support, specials, and teaching staff, we have many layers of support and instruction for our Buchanan Bears. We may have different roles and even different schedules, but we all have the same goal...help each child be safe and successful while at school. I'm proud of our team and the work they do both in school and remotely. Great things are happening with our Buchanan Team! 

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