August 28, 2024

August 29, 2024

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

This event is just for parents to meet the teacher(s) inside their classrooms. We will meet in the Multipurpose room for staff introductions. Then you will be released to the classrooms to meet the teachers.

September 2-3 are Student Holidays. Enjoy your extended weekend with your family and friends. School resumes on Wednesday, September 4th.

Picture Day is Tuesday, October 8. On Individual Picture Day, students do not need to follow dress code guidelines. However, students do need to be dressed appropriately for a regular school day. Ball gowns, party shoes, and suits are not practical for children to wear to school.

Thank you for your patience as we navigate the new dismissal system last week. Our goal is to dismiss all students to parents via walkers and carpoolers by 3:20 p.m. There are still students who do not know their own dismissal number yet. Please help us reach our dismissal goal by training your child to memorize his/her dismissal number.

Starting tomorrow, any students who have not been picked up by 3:25 p.m. will need to be picked up through the double doors on Westerloch Dr. As a reminder, you must have a dismissal tag to pick up your child(ren) during dismissal. Please do not get out of your car to buckle your child(ren)'s seat while you are on the carpool lane. Doing so will cause the flow of the dismissal lane to stall and impact all other cars behind you. We encourage you to train your child to buckle their own seatbelt. If necessary, you must move your car out of the carpool lane, and park your car to buckle your child's seat.

Bush Elementary is not responsible for patrolling the streets and neighborhood in the Bush Elementary zone. However, we can ask for parents to "Be Kind" while waiting for the carpool lane to start moving and once the cars starting moving up in the carpool lane.

Please "Be Kind" when navigating around parked cars. Have your carpool number displayed so the other cars will know that you're not one of the parked cars and won't attempt to pass you. Please stay in your car and be prepared to move once the line starts moving.

Please do not block any entrances to parking lots while stopped and waiting for the carpool lane to begin moving. Also, please allow the cars attempting to enter or exit the West Briar parking lots to do so.

Thank you for doing your part to keep the streets around Bush Elementary safe.

Good attendance is a good habit to start in elementary school. This is a life long skill that will prepare your child for a successful life by knowing the importance of showing up daily for a commitment whether school or work.

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) sets the elementary school attendance goal at 98%.

If your child is sick, has a fever at or above 100, or is vomiting or other intestinal issues, then your child must be at home. Please send your child to school with a note to excuse the absence for illness.

If your child is healthy, then your child must be at school.

Every day your child is healthy and not in school is a lost day of instruction and learning. There are days built into the calendar along with a long summer break for family time and trips. Please look at the school calendar that is in a link below and plan your family time around the breaks.

Did you know just missing 2 days a month of school will add up to missing about 17 days and approximately 10% of the instructional days. Every day counts and attendance matters.

Vacations

Please remember to plan your family vacations and trips during regular school holidays like Thanksgiving, Winter and Spring Break. Family vacations cannot be considered excused absences by the State of Texas. As a result, they are recorded as unexcused absences. All students must have a 98% attendance rate. Every day at school is important. All students must attend school up to and including the last day on June 4th, 2025.

Please do not plan to pick up your child after 2:30 p.m. from the office. To ensure a safe dismissal, students will not be called to the office to be picked up after 2:30 p.m. Thank you for helping to make dismissal safe for all our students.

All adults entering the buildings MUST show a government issued photo identification at the front office every time you enter the building.

If you are coming into the school to volunteer and/or attend field trips. then you must be VIPS approved.

Parents, in lieu of Birthday treats and trinkets for the entire class. We invite you to come up to school on your child’s birthday and have lunch with them to celebrate!

Mr. Barry would like to wish a very special birthday to:

Arian M. who turned 6 years old on August 27th and is a first grader in Ms. Burgstiner's class.

Happy Birthday and Welcome to the Bush Birthday Book Club!

Support the PTO and join as a PTO Member! Membership does NOT require any volunteer commitment. Your donation contributes to Campus Beautification Student equipment, supplies, supports our teachers and more! Find all the details here.

Our 'Annual Donation Drive' Fundraising Campaign makes it easy for families to help our school. Instead of selling items like wrapping paper or cookie dough, families and friends can make a one time donation and 100% of the amount goes directly to our school. Donate here.

Online sales for uniforms will re-open on August 30! School supplies are available for purchase now at www.BBEpto.com. Proceeds directly benefit our school community.

When items are purchased through the BBE PTO they will be delivered to your child’s classroom. Please make sure to add your teacher’s name to your “Family Information” on your account, so we can correctly deliver any items.

September 13: Bush Buddies Walk

September 23- 27: Book Fair Week

October 11: Fun Friday in the Park

Follow the BBE PTO on Social Media!

Facebook: @bbepto

Instagram: @bbepto

School supplies are still available! Some grades have limited quantities. If you have not ordered school supplies for your child yet, please go to www.bbePTO.com. Login and order TODAY! We will deliver the supplies to your student's classroom. All proceeds will directly benefit the BBE school community.