August 21, 2024

Bobcat Family,

Paw Prints round 2! I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your support and cooperation during the first week of school. Thanks to your efforts and our teachers efforts, our students had an excellent start to the new school year!

I am pleased to report that the second week is also progressing smoothly. Our students are actively engaged, and BOY testing is in full swing. Your continued support is crucial during this period, and we appreciate your efforts in ensuring that your child arrives at school every day by 7:30 AM.

Thank you once again for your dedication and partnership. Together, we are creating a “paws”itive and productive learning environment for all our students.

It’s a great day to have a day, the Bobcat Way!

Bryce Barry

August 27, 2024

5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.

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.

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!

From August 19th to August 23rd, Bush Elementary will be conducting campus-wide Beginning of Year (BOY) NWEA testing. This round of testing is designed to establish a baseline of where our students are at the start of the academic year.

There is no need for any special preparations or changes to your usual routines for this testing period. We are simply gathering important data to better understand and support our students’ learning needs.

Thank you for your cooperation and support.

If you have not already visited the PTO website, you can find it at www.BBEpto.com. All families are encouraged to make an account on the site so you can make purchases, receive our newsletter and learn important information. If you have any questions or issues creating your account, please fill out the Contact Us form on the site.

If you already have an account, please log in and add your student’s teacher name. This is important as it helps us deliver any items that you purchase throughout the year. If you have not updated your other information this year, please do that as well. You can add teacher names or update any information on your Family Information form found on the Dashboard.

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

Ziyad H. who turned 10 years old on August 21st and is a fourth grader in Ms. Zhang's class.

Happy Birthday and Welcome to the Bush Birthday Book Club!

If you have any First Day of School or Meet the Teacher photos that you would like to submit for the Yearbook, please email no more than 5 photos to bushptoyearbook@gmail.com. Please include your student's name and grade.

The PTO board holds monthly meetings, and any paying member is welcome to attend the meetings.
The August meeting will be August 21 at 3:30 p.m. in the BBE Library. We hope to see you there!

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 at www.bbepto.com.

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 at www.bbepto.com.

Welcome back to a new year at BBE! If you would like to volunteer your time this year on campus or at school-sponsored events, please make sure to get your VIPS certification. Follow this link to the application. https://360.articulate.com/review/content/aaf7de0a-6df1-404f-b348-8a57d4a4bd0a/review This approval process must be done yearly!

Hope to see great community involvement. Go Bobcats!

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.