Sunday, April 5, 2020

One Impossible Thing at a Time

Hi folks, Jon Wennstrom here! Recently, I heard the phrase "One impossible thing at a time" and immediately thought to myself, that's exactly what we're doing right now in education! When we could no longer be in the building, teachers took to their computers and started creating lessons for distance learning. When teams could no longer meet in person, they took to virtual platforms to plan and collaborate each week. When students needed food, we created food distribution checkpoints throughout the community. Now that we know that the buildings will remain closed for the remainder of the year, we will continue to look for ways as a district to help provide students and families with what they need. How will we face the new challenges that may arise? By doing one impossible thing at a time! 

CALENDAR of EVENTS

Monday, April 6 - Friday, April 10: Spring Break
Friday, April 17: Teachers will send out new learning activities for the following week

Check out this link to participate in our Buchanan Virtual Science Fair!
The link will also be sent out by classroom teachers as well! 

PTA POINTS
  • Thank you to everyone who participated in our Virtual Spirit Week! Please remember to email your photos from the week to pta.buchanan1@gmail.com for a chance to be included in the yearbook (when we pull photos from Facebook, the quality suffers, so PLEASE email them to us!).
  • Speaking of photos, we still need photos from throughout the year to fill out our yearbook (YES, there will be a yearbook!). Please email photos from school events, class parties, etc. to pta.buchanan1@gmail.com.
  • We are holding an online Scholastic Book Fair from April 8 through April 20. We are hoping this will help those who need to freshen up their home libraries after all of this time at home! The following link will go live on April 8 for you to start shopping: https://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bf/buchananelementaryschool10 
  • Below is the slate of nominees running for each position for Buchanan's 2020-2021 PTA Board. Election procedures in these unprecedented times will be determined in the next few weeks. We will keep you posted!
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
  • Still in need of Buchanan spirit wear? This Monday, April 6 is the final day for FREE SHIPPING on all orders. During this time there will be no minimum purchase to receive free shipping. There remains FREE SHIPPING on orders over $50 throughout the rest of the year. Click this link to view Buchanan's spirit wear store: https://www.buchananspiritwear.com/

LPS Academic Services department has created a site for parents to access i-Ready printable materials and some grade level Newsela articles. This is the site if you are interested in printing some I-Ready activities for students.
https://www.smore.com/tfs7u


Did you know that we will still be having our virtual Celebrate Monday on April 6 at 9:00 AM? I know it's Spring Break, but I couldn't resist!! Tune in to start your week on a positive note! Our evening Story Time sessions will start up again on Monday, April 13 at 7:00 PM after Spring Break. Great things are happening in our Buchanan community! 



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