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BARBARA BUSH ELEMENTARY BOBCATS – OCTOBER 22, 2014
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MARK YOUR CALENDAR
October 20-24
Book Fair Week
October 27
6:30-7:30 p.m.
Girl Scout Rally at Bush
October 29
12:20 p.m.
EARLY DISMISSAL
October 31
2:50 p.m.
Report Cards Go Home
October 31
November 2
8:45 a.m. – 1:30
p.m.
10:30 a.m. – 2:30
p.m.
2:00 a.m.
Kindergarten – Main Street
Theater
2nd Grade – Main Street
Theater
Daylight Saving Time Ends
November 6
6:00-7:30 p.m.
4th Grade Writing Night
October 31
HANDBOOK HIGHLIGHTS
BIKE RIDERS
For the safety of walkers and bike riders,
students must walk beside their bikes at all
street crossings up to the bike rack. Bike
riders must also walk their bikes on all
sidewalks adjacent to Bush Elementary to
and from school.
BIRTHDAY BOOK CLUB
At Bush, we have found a super way to
celebrate birthdays and to support our love
for reading. Students may select and
purchase a book to be donated to the library.
Birthday book club members get their names
announced during morning announcements and
get their pictures taken and displayed with
the books they donated.
The entire handbook is available at:
www.bushelementary.org
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SPECTACULAR SCIENCE
The Spectacular Science Word for the week of October 20 is
matter.
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BOBCAT NEWS
BOOK FAIR
Time is running out to shop at the Bush Elementary Book Fair!
The last chances to shop are: Thursday 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
and Friday 7:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
You also have the option to shop on-line. Follow the link
below for your one-stop shopping experience:
http://bookfairs.scholastic.com/bookfairs/cptoolkit/homep
age.do?method=homepage&url=bushes&appesp=CPT/ib/
20120101///txtl/FairFindertoHomepage
2014-2015 Underwriting Campaign
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NEW DEADLINE – OCTOBER 24TH
Don't look away - please donate today!
We are counting on you.
Only 20% of the students have donated. We have collected
just over half way of our 40k goal. Now is the time to
show you care. No matter how big or small your contribution
is, it will have great impact on our children. We are counting
on you, every penny counts.
You could be the next raffle winner.
RED RIBBON WEEK 2014
This week is celebrated nation-wide to remember fallen DEA
agent Enrique Camarena and his fight to eradicate drugs. The
theme this year is “I ‘Mustache’ You Not To Do Drugs.” There are
only two more days to celebrate Red Ribbon Week here at Bush
Elementary. Participation is optional.
Thursday, Oct. 23 – I am “Paws”itively Drug Free!
Wear your favorite Bush Bobcat T-Shirt.
Friday, Oct. 24 – I am a “Jean”ius for being Drug Free!
Wear your jeans to school.
PTO NEWS
BUSH SPIRIT DAYS
Please mark your calendar for the following Bush Spirit
event:
October 29th (Early Dismissal) Bush Spirit Day at Chuck E.
Cheese’s
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CALLING ALL 5TH GRADE PARENTS
The Baylor College of Medicine Academy at
Ryan M.S. will be at Bush Elementary on
Thursday, October 30, at 11:45 a.m. to speak
with 5th grade students about their Magnet
Program. Please see the flyer sent home today
in your child’s communication folder for more
information. Interested 5th grade parents are
welcome! ALL parents, who wish to enter
the school will need to have a valid stateissued driver’s license or a valid stateissued picture ID.
PROSPECTIVE PARENT INFORMATION
SESSIONS
Do you have a child coming to Bush next year?
Then come and join a prospective parent
information session that will answer all your
questions about Bush Elementary programs and
curriculum. We will tour the school and discuss all
of the wonderful things Bush has to offer. If you
know a neighbor or friend who would like to attend
one of these information sessions, please pass the
invitation on to them. The next session for this
school year will take place at 9:00 a.m. on
Wednesday, November 12.
COMMUNITY NEWS
ST. JOHN PAUL II
St. John Paul II Catholic School will be holding
its Annual Run with the Saints Memorial 5K race
on Saturday, November 1 at 8:00 a.m. If anyone
is interested in donating, volunteering, or
registering for the run, more information can be
found at www.runwiththesaints.com.
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SCHOOL NEWS NETWORK
(articles submitted by other area schools)
WESTSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
DANCE WITH INERTIANS!
Come join the fun & learn how to dance like the
boys & girls of the nationally-acclaimed Inertia
Dance Company at Westside High School! The
clinic will be held on Thursday, November 6 at
5:00 pm at Westside, and then dance at halftime
at the Westside game on Friday night November
7!! Don't miss this FUN event! For more
information and a registration form, please
contact Kelly Cramer at n.cramer@sbcglobal.net
or 713-898-9438.
BUSH BOBCATS - STUDENTS TODAY, LEADERS TOMORROW - 2014-15
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