Friday, January 17, 2020

Dreams

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! On Monday, students will not have school as we observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Many students will be hearing his "I have a dream" speech and will learn about his life. Although his dream was an important starting point, it wasn't the end. He worked hard, he marched, and he sacrificed to make that dream a reality. One of the things that we try to teach our Buchanan students is that a vision or a dream is the beginning, but making things a reality takes hard work and dedication. Failure and set backs are a part of life, but they are just lessons as we continue our journey. When your child tells you about Martin Luther King Jr's dream, ask them about the steps he took to make it a reality!


UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Monday, January 20: No School for Students in observance of MLK Day
Monday, January 27: Students of the Month Assembly for Confidence
Thursday, January 30: PTA Skate Night at Riverside Arena 6:00-8:00 PM
Friday, February 7: VIP Dance 6:00-8:00 PM

PTA POINTS
  • The Annual Buchanan VIP Dance will be held on Friday, February 7 from 6:00-8:00pm. The theme this year is the '80s! Tickets are $3 per person, and the event is PRE-SALE ONLY. Flyers with order forms were sent home last week. A digital copy of the flyer and order form is also attached to Mr. Wennstrom's email.
  • Still in need of Buchanan spirit wear? Our spirit wear company just announced that it now offers FREE SHIPPING on all orders over $50. Click this link to view Buchanan's spirit wear store: https://www.buchananspiritwear.com/
  • Our next Riverside Skating Night is Thursday, January 30 from 6:00 to 8:00pm. Admission is $6.50 and includes a regular skate rental (premium rental or inline skate rental is an additional $3.00). We hope to see you there!
  • Reflections news: Congratulations to Ashlyn Johnson for winning an Award of Excellence for her photography entry and to Juliet Rodriguez for winning an Award of Merit for her visual arts entry. Both pieces of art will be recognized at the Annual Livonia PTSA Reflections Ceremony on January 30 at Stevenson High School and will move on to compete at the state-level. Way to represent Buchanan!
  • Buchanan is in need of outdoor recess equipment! We could use balls of all sorts (soccer balls, footballs, playground balls, etc.), jump ropes, hula hoops, etc. If you have extras of any of these items at home, Buchanan students would be happy to have them for use during outdoor recess. There will be a collection box set up in the lobby for donations. 
Needed: One or two parents that can come in during the course of about a 3 week period - 2 times in a week, whatever days you can do to help me with the Jump Rope for Heart prize distribution.  The lady from American Heart will show you how to log in, check who has donated online and how much, and also check donations given to teachers that I will have sent down on the days you are here. You would have to just take the small prizes: key chains and put them in zip lock bags with the kids names on them and deliver to the teacher mailboxes. After the event, I would need you to come in one last time when the bigger prizes arrive by mail, to be sure that all of them get out to the kids.  This would be about a month or two after the event.
If this sounds like something that you could help me with, please contact me as soon as possible as we were going to try and run this event during PE classes the week of Feb 10-14 2020.  I may find I need to move this back but for now would like to try!Thank you so much in advance for the help!



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Parents, we need your help! Please make sure students are not bringing smart watches or Pokemon cards into school. Both items have caused distractions during the school hours and we appreciate your support in keeping them at home. Thank you! 


Did you know that Lifetime Photography will be at the school on Friday, January 24? They will be going around the building to take candid photos throughout the building for our annual yearbook. These fun photos fill our yearbook with so many fun memories. Great things are happening at Buchanan!