Mrs. Bush's Barnard Broadcaster
November 27th - November 30th
Weekly Highlights
Dear Barnard Families,
It was wonderful to welcome all the kids back this week after our Thanksgiving Break. Our classrooms were full of stories being told from travels across the state and beyond, to stay vacations at home of rest and relaxation. Where ever your travels took you, I hope that you were able to find time to enjoy family and friends and gear up for the busy month ahead.
Learning was alive this week as classrooms jumped right back into work growing all their reading, writing and math skills. I loved my time in classrooms this week, learning alongside the students as they worked hard to develop their skillsets. I was impressed by our writers this week across first grade, third and fifth grades. In first grade, writers were learning how to add details to their writing and were so proud to show me their How To writing pieces! Then in third grade, writers were developing their persuasive writing skills by writing about important people in their lives with convincing evidence. Finally, in fifth grade, writers celebrated their Journalism unit in a cozy cafe style with hot cocoa as they proudly complimented their peers writing pieces. So very proud of these growing writers across our school who are learning that their voice and words matter!
A highlight of the week was when our Community Outreach Committee and Barnard Dads group joined up together to spread some Holiday cheer out in the neighborhood. I am beyond grateful to be a part of a community that takes care of each other in times of need, recognizing that we are all in this together and no one needs to feel alone. Together we are stronger! Sending both of these tremendous groups a heartfelt thank you for your time and leadership.
Warmly,
Karen Bush
Principal, Barnard Elementary School, Troy School District
Ext. 4320
Motto: Each person, each day, learning and caring in every way.
đź—“ Important Dates
More Important Dates Coming Up:
Saturday, December 2nd- Detroit Pistons Game- Barnard Community Event-Looking forward to seeing many of you there!
Wednesday, December 6th- Early Release at 2:37 pm- Teacher Professional Learning
Wednesday, December 6th- 3rd Grade Music Performance at 7 pm
Thursday, 12/7 and Friday, 12/8- PTO Holiday Shop- See below for more details
Monday, December 18th- Winter Wonderland Event with Reindeer, Hot Cocoa and Sing-a-Long
Wednesday, December 20th- Holiday Class Parties at 3:15 pm *Teachers will communicate details, some classrooms may alter the time a bit to better fit their schedule/needs.
Thursday, December 21st- Pajama Day!! Last day before break.
Friday, December 22nd- January 7th, 2024- NO SCHOOL! *School resumes on Monday, 1/8/24
The Holiday Shop is Back!!! Read below to find out important details and how to help out!
*Click the picture to sign up to volunteer at the Holiday Shop.
✏️🏫🎒Snapshots of our Learning Days!🎒🏫✏️
🎉Happy Birthday to our Barnard BlueJays🎉
📚🎉We hope you all had fabulous birthdays and enjoy your special book!🎉📚
👇Media Updates from Mr. Werner👇
November is International Games Month. To celebrate, fifth grade students have been designing and creating their own original board games as part of our Game Design unit. To keep costs low, we are re-purposing old cereal boxes for game boards. Thanks to all Barnard families that sent used cereal boxes to school. We spent time studying successful existing games and then began making critical decisions; What are the rules? How does a player move? How many can play? And, how do you win? Stay tuned for our finished projects coming soon!
2nd grade students put their engineering skills to work trying to build the tallest Keva plank structure they can. Impressive!
Mrs. Esper’s 3rd grade students prep for the holiday season making festive stars out of cardboard
Mrs. Tout’s 1st grade uses trial and error to build a course to successfully steer an Indi robot through JJ’s neighborhood.
❄️Cold Weather is Here! Time to pull out the winter clothing. 🧣🧤
Barnard Community Outreach Gift Card Drive
Detroit Pistons Game
Saturday, Dec 2, 2023, 07:00 PM
Little Caesars Arena, Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI, USA
🧇 Free Breakfast Check In 🧇
Many families are enjoying the opportunity to receive free breakfast this year in Troy. We are so thankful for this opportunity for our students and families. If you would still like to sign up and haven't done so, click here. For those of you that have been enjoying free breakfast, we ask that you take this time to check in with your child to see how they are enjoying the food options. We have noticed that many students are choosing not to eat their breakfast which is resulting in large amounts of food waste. Once we pass out food, we are not allowed to collect it again. Students are also not allowed to turn down food if they signed up for breakfast. Since this is a government funded program, we must follow strict MDE guidelines to stay in compliance. You can help us prevent food waste, by checking in with you child and asking if they are eating breakfast or not. If not, please unenroll them by clicking here. Thank you for your help and partnership in this program.
Karen Bush - Barnard, Principal Troy Elementary School
Phone: 248.823.4320
Email: kbush@troy.k12.mi.us
Website: barnard.troy.k12.mi.us