The Compass
"Unlock the Treasure in Every Child" - November 4, 2024
Reminder: No School
- Tuesday, November 5 - Teacher Work Day & Election Day (some school in Wake County are used as election sites)
- Monday, November 11 - No School - Veterans' Day
- Wednesday November 27 - Friday, November 29 - No School - Thanksgiving Break
3rd Grade CogAt Testing
Our 3rd grade will be participating in CogAt testing Nov 12- 14. Please ensure students arrive at school on time as testing begins first thing each day.
NC Check-Ins Formative Testing
We will begin the Reading NC Check-Ins Formative Assessment this week. Teachers use this information to inform instruction.
Nov. 4 Grade 3 Reading
Nov. 7 Grade 4 and 5 Reading
Make Ups Throughout the Week
Purchase School Pictures
Your child's Fall School Picture can be purchased at the link below.
Life Touch Photos:
Field Trip Payments
For Field Trips and other school related payments, please use School Cash Online which is the WCPSS preferred method of payment.
Bravery!
This week, our school community will focus on the character strength of Bravery. Bravery means you act with mental, moral, or physical strength, even when you know things are difficult or scary.
Bravery refers to voluntary (not coerced) action in the face of a dangerous circumstance. This strength involves judgment; the brave person must have an understanding of the risks and consequences involved in acting. According to Socrates and Plato, forethought separates acts of valor from acts of rashness. This means that bravery isn’t simply fearlessness but instead the overcoming of fear.
Overcoming fears is critically important in individual development, as it allows the person to do more and become more. A person can be brave every single day. For example, some people with social anxiety are brave just by leaving their houses and talking with people. On a physical level, bravery allows us to overcome fears, such as swimming or playing a sport. And, on a moral level, doing what we know to be right, despite the risks, gives us the sense that we are acting on behalf of a larger purpose.
To practice and encourage the character strength of bravery at home, please visit The Positivity Project’s mobile-friendly P2 for Families (available in English and Spanish), where you will watch a video together and discuss a quote and three questions. Below are links to this week’s P2 for Families lessons. Click on the grade level that best meets your child’s needs.
Thank you for your support!
BUCKHORN CREEK ELEMENTARY - BUCCANEER GEAR!!
Check out our school's Buccaneer Gear: https://bceshs.itemorder.com/shop/home/
Our PTA has worked with a vender to ensure this link is open ALL YEAR!
Parent and Student Lunch!
Please only select ONE time period per family. This allows two families an option each day to have lunch with their children.
We are excited to offer the opportunity for parents and visitors to have lunch with students once again. However, in order to ensure safety, manage space limitations, and to ensure the process is successful we must maintain guidelines and expectations for logistics. Please read the expectations and logistics on the sign up.
Buckhorn Creek Parent/Student Handbook 2024-2025
Important Dates!
October
- Oct 29 - Fall Picture Retakes
- Oct 31 - End of Quarter 1
November
- Nov 1 - No School - Teacher Work Day
- Nov 5 - No School - Teacher Work Day & Election Day
- Nov 7 - Learning Celebration
- Nov 8 - Spirit Day - College Team Day
- Nov 11 - No School - Veterans'' Day
About Us.
Email: dsimons@wcpss.net
Website: www.wcpss.net/BuckhornCreekES
Location: 5651 Honeycutt Road, Holly Springs, NC, USA
Phone: (919) 694-8970
Twitter: @BuckhornCreekES