Harvest Time!

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! Recently, I was talking with a parent who shared that he had "stolen" some good ideas that he had seen. I told him that many of my best ideas, weren't my ideas and that a mentor had once told me some wise words. She said that when we see an idea that we want to implement, it's not stealing, it's "harvesting good ideas". Now, of course we want to give credit for those who we harvest from, but often when I have, I learn that they harvested from someone else.  Education is a great profession for "harvesting" good ideas from one another. At Buchanan, we are a team that helps lift ALL of our members up. We are better together!

Some ideas I have "harvested"

UPCOMING EVENTS AT BUCHANAN

Thursday, January 16: PTA Meeting 7:00 PM in the Library (all families welcome)

Monday, January 20: No School in observance of MLK Day

Monday, January 27: Students of the Month Assembly (Confidence)

Thursday, January 30: Skate Night at Riverside Arena 6:00-8:00 PM

PTA POINTS

• Join us for our first PTA meeting of 2020 this Thursday, January 16 at 7:00pm in the LMC. Childcare will be provided. 

• 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!

• Calling all Chili Cooks! There is still time to sign up for the annual Livonia PTSA Council Chili Cook-Off (Please see the entry form attached to Mr. Wennstrom's email.). The event will take place next Saturday, January 18 from 11:00am to 2:00pm at Franklin High School. The winning chili-maker will win a prize package plus a $500 grant for the school they are representing. If you are more of a chili taster than a chili maker, consider attending the event - the cost is $5 for unlimited samples until the chili runs out. 

• The Annual Buchanan VIP Dance will be held on Friday, February 7 from 6:00-8:00pm. The theme this year is the '80s! More information will be coming soon. 

#BuchananBears

Did you know that many of our students worked on their "One Word" for the new year? Students had fun selecting on a word that they would focus on for 2020 and many were displayed in classroom and around the school. Great things are happening at Buchanan!