Buckeye Intermediate Buzz

Happy New Year Buckeye Families! I hope that everyone had a wonderful winter break. We have had a wonderful start to 2020 here at the Intermediate. Thank you to all students that participated in the Winter Reading Challenge over break. I will be around later this month to deliver hot chocolate and goodies! This is a great time of year to check your child's lunch account and please remember to pay your child's student fees ($50). If you ever have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact me via email or phone kdavisson@buckeyeschools.org 330-722-8237 ext. 4342.

Welcome back! I'm excited to catch up with our Buckeye students after winter break! A quick reminder that I will begin my maternity leave at the end of January but our students will be in very capable handsI We will have an interim counselor, Gabrielle Roberts, while I am out. Miss Roberts has been working with me since before Winter Break to acclimate herself to our students. Please see her introduction below! As always, please contact me at 330-722-8257 ext.4344 or czablotny@buckeyeschools.org if you have any questions, comments, or concerns.

Hello! My name is Gabrielle Roberts. I'm very excited to be a school counselor at Buckeye Intermediate School while Ms. Zablotny is on maternity leave. Since I'll be coming in during the middle of the school year, I figured I'd share some facts about myself. Before going to grad school at CSU, I taught 4th grade ELA and Social Studies. I'm from Toledo, Ohio and am a HUGE Ohio State Buckeyes fan. In my free time I enjoy hiking, camping, reading, running, and doing yoga. I'm really looking forward to meeting you all and getting to work with you.

1/10 Report cards available online after 3 PM

1/14 Buckeye Board of Education Meeting at 7 pm at Buckeye High School

1/15 Late Arrival Day

1/16 NASA Engineering Design Challenge Club

1/16 5th Grade Geography Bee

1/17 6th Grade Spelling Bee

1/20 NO SCHOOL - Martin Luther King Jr. Day

1/23 5th Grade Geography Bee

1/23 6th Parent Information Night -RSVP program 6 pm at Elementary Cafeteria

1/29 Advanced Options Night

1/30 5th Grade Geography Bee

2/1 Little Bucks Preschool Tuition Due

Parents may access second quarter report cards online January 10 after 3 pm. If a student owes school fees, parents may view the report card online but they won't have printing capabilities.

Please reference the instructions available on the BIS page of the Buckeye website for viewing and printing your student's report card. If you don't have access to a printer and need a hard copy for legal reasons, please contact the BIS offices to request a mailed copy. Report cards will not be sent home with students.

Our next late arrival date is Wednesday, January 15. School will start two hours later on late arrival dates. School drop off will be 10:20 AM for Primary and Intermediate students. Dismissal times will not be affected. The late arrival schedule, and more information about late arrival dates can be found HERE.

Advanced Options night will be held on January 29th at 6:00 pm in the High School auditorium. This presentation is a combination of our annual CCP information meeting and our annual AP night.

Topics will include: Information about the CCP program, requirements, eligibility, how to apply, what classes to take, etc. Representatives from Tri-C, LCC, and Akron will also be in attendance.

Information about the High School AP program: What is AP, available classes, eligibility, etc

Please plan on attending if you have a current 6th - 11th grader who plans on taking CCP classes or AP classes next year.

Have you ever wanted some time to learn something new? Mrs.Vetrick's 5th grade ELA students had the opportunity to participate in Genius Hour over the past few weeks. Genius Hour is a movement that allows students to explore their own passions and encourages creativity in the classroom. It provides students a choice in what they learn during a set period of time during school.

Students spent time creating a variety of presentations including posters, models, demonstrations, slide shows and websites. Some of the 75 Genius Hour projects included topics such as the history of the NFL, how to show a cow at the fair, fishing, dog training, italian culture, how to bake a cake, snowboarding, fencing, national parks and even how to animate.

Not only did the students learn more about a topic they were interested in, but they then taught their classmates what they learned. It was a great opportunity to learn more about our world!

In Mrs. King's and Mrs. Nunn's 6th grade ELA classes, students were given a challenge to read 20 books (5 books per quarter) this school year.

Paige Pedmo completed the 20 book challenge by the end of second quarter! Fantastic effort Paige! Congratulations to the following students who have completed 10 books by the end of the second quarter and are on pace to complete the challenge by the end of the school year: Brianna Cash, Jocelyn Droes, Cheyenne Mace, Ryan Wilhelm, Kaylee Limbert, Sophia Maher, Allie Vandeven, Karlie Nicolae, Noah Parrott, Kai Knaub, Nate Ortiz, Lucas Vasel, Jackson Schmidt, Chris Rankin, Kerrigan Graves, Lexi Brzozowski, Grace Palermo, Collin Martin, Collin Sheppard, Uriah Stoner, Jayden Tripphahn, Natalie Hayes, and Dylan Snyder,

In addition, there are many other students that have achieved the 5 book level so far this school year! Way to go 6th graders!

Representatives from 4th Grade classes took part in the 24 Math Challenge Tournament today. The 24 Challenge® is a tournament-style competition organized around the 24® Game. On hand to assist with the judging were Buckeye staff members: Superintendent Mr. Kent Morgan, Director of Special Education Mr. Brendan Zepp, Technology Integration Specialist Mrs. Amy Doty, and Curriculum Director Dr. Christina Collins. Thank you to Gifted Coordinator, Mrs. Janice Kollar, for coordinating the tournament.

Our two front cover winners will receive free copies of this year's yearbook. The Primary School student winner is Seanna Kuhel. Seanna is a third grade student in Mrs. Mock's class. The Intermediate School student winner is John Galayda. John is a fifth grade student in Miss Palmiero's class.

Our six back cover winners are: First grader Matthew Galayda in Mrs. Knittel's class, Second grader Aerobella Hammerle in Mrs. Bethold's class, Third grader Leah Droes in Mrs. Saffle's class, Fourth grader Eden Bushner in Mrs. Walker's class, Fifth grader Kate Shearer in Mrs. Vetrick's classroom, and Sixth grader Aubrey Keenan in Mrs. Nunn's class.

If you have any questions about your student's school pictures and/or yearbook, please contact LifeTouch directly:

K-12 877-689-4056

Preschool 800-653-3373

Yearbooks 800-736-4761

Interested in being a substitute bus driver? Call the Buckeye Local Schools Transportation Department at 330-722-8257 x 1019.

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