9.16.24 Badger News

Hispanic Heritage Awareness Month-September 15 - October 15

Last week, we had a wonderful Failabration assembly with authors Kristi and Brad Montague. The authors spoke with Builta students about celebrating the way failing actually means you tried and learned something. "Failing doesn’t have to be bad! It's just part of the process of learning to do something better." Failabration Pictures

This Thursday we are having our official state required lockdown drill with the Bolingbrook Police Department and the District Safety, Security Emergency Coordinator. Here is the link to our district letter which notifies families about district wide safety drill procedures. Parent/Guardian Safety Drill Notification Letter

This month, we'll be recognizing Hispanic Heritage Awareness Month with a bulletin board display.

We look forward to another great week of learning.

Sincerely,

Ms. Morgan

• 9.23: Official Fire Drill with the Bolingbrook Fire Department
  
• 9.25: Builta Family Picnic Day for Team Builta Runners-- Builta Family Picnic for IPEF Runners
• 9.30: Virtual Mutual Ground Presentation for 1st and 4th Grade Parents at 6:00 pm
• 10.4: 3rd Grade WVHS Planetarium Field Trip
• 10.7-10.11: LMC Book Fair
• 10.9: Builta Open House 6:00 pm - 6:45 pm
• 10.14: No School: Indigenous People's/Columbus Day

Bus Stop Times:

• The transportation department encourages families to plan to arrive at your bus stop location a minimum of 5 minutes prior to the arrival time.

• Weather, traffic, driver absenteeism, maintenance difficulties and unforeseen incidents are responsible for delays or early arrivals of school buses. Please know that the transportation department does everything possible to have all buses running on schedule every day and use of the MyStop App helps communicate estimated bus arrival times.

• Please note that Bus stops may be up to 1.49 miles from a student’s residence. Stops in District 204 are less than .5 miles from students' residences.
  

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MyStop:

• Allows parents/guardians and students to view the bus stop time, location, and projected arrival time. This feature is available during scheduled route times only.
• MyStop updates approximately every 5 seconds and adjusts the scheduled arrival time as the bus is traveling along its route.
• Will show if the bus has already passed the assigned stop.

To learn how to access and use the MyStop Mobile App, view the My Stop User Guide.

Click here for more information on MyStop.

Per the district parent/student handbook, here are the rules regarding cell phones and smartwatches.

All electronic devices must be kept powered-off or silenced and out-of-sight during the regular school day unless: (a) the supervising teacher grants permission; (b) use of the device is provided in a student’s individualized education program (IEP); (c) it is used during the student’s lunch period, or (d) it is needed in an emergency that threatens the safety of students, staff, or other individuals.

The adults at Builta are here to help and support any student needing assistance or help. If your child is feeling ill or needs help during the school day, please direct your child to talk to her/his classroom teacher.

We appreciate your support in helping us prioritize learning and instruction during the school day. Also, please note that in elementary school, we do not allow use of electronic devices during lunch.

Builta parents/family members have the opportunity to volunteer at Builta for PTA parties, grade level field trips, classroom activities, PTA events, etc.

In order to volunteer in the building, parents/family members need to complete the district volunteer application forms. Directions to complete these forms are listed below.

1. Complete the Application: Please click the link and fill out two forms: a consent form (Consent Form ) and an online application (Online Application ). Complete the consent form, then upload it into the online application.

2. Approval: After submitting your application for review, you will receive an email informing you of your approval status or if additional information is needed.

3. Placement: Once your application is approved, you will work with the building or school organization on any volunteer opportunities that are available.

Email: Please forward the approval email to Mrs. Colleen Hamilton (colleen_hamilton@ipsd.org) to let her know you have received your district approval.

Builta School has provided our families with opportunities to share a little about themselves, by putting together displays that represent our families' cultural and holiday celebrations. If you are interested in signing up to decorate the front office hallway display case for an upcoming holiday or cultural recognition, please click on the blue link and complete the form. Parent Cultural/Holiday Display Case

After you sign up, Mrs. Hamilton will contact you to assign you a time frame to set up your display.