Originally delivered on 11/6/2024 4:01 pm

SUBJECT: Paw Prints: Nov 6

November 6th 2024
Upcoming Events

Bush Character Parade November 7th  

Student Holiday No School November 8th

Westside High School Parade

The Westside Parade was a big hit! Thank you to all of our students, teachers, and community for doing such a wonderful job!  

Bush Mock Election

Thank you to all of our students who participated in the Mock Election. It was a tight race that was ultimately won by Mr. Barry! 

October Book Club

Third and fourth grade students had fun reading scary stories and making character masks in our scary-story themed October book club.

 Coming up next is the Holiday Book Club!

Thread of Gold

Bush students will have their gold art displayed at Asia Society Texas in the museum district!  Student artists will be announced next week!  The event is free and open to the public. Please click on the image to the left to view the invitation. 

Book Character/Career Parade at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, November 7

Bush Elementary students, faculty, and staff will dress up on Thursday, November 7 to celebrate reading and careers. All are invited to dress up as a favorite book character or a profession/career goal. This costume/outfit will be worn all day so make sure it's comfortable and safe to wear at recess, lunch, and during specialists' class time.

We will celebrate our favorite book characters or careers with a parade on Thursday, November 7 at 8:30 a.m. The parade will start indoors and then exit out the building to the track. All students will walk around the track showcasing their book character or career goal.

Parents are invited to view the parade at 8:30 a.m. and line the outside or inside of the track, but not on the track as the students need to safely pass by. Parents will enter the track area through the gates at the end of the bus lane. Parents will not be in the building for the parade as we will be unable to safely process the entrance to the building via our Raptor background check system for so many people. Therefore, for the safety of all students, faculty, and staff, parents will not be allowed in the building for the building portion of the parade, or before or after the parade.

In the event of rain, the parade will still happen in the building for the students. In case of rainy weather the outside portion of the parade will be canceled, and parents will not be allowed inside the building. Parents will not be able to view the parade inside the building because we can't safely check in a large group of parents. 

UIL Events

Please use this link to sign up your child: UIL Sign Up

Parents and Caregivers, The 2024-2025 school year is ramping up and you know what that means? UIL EVENTS START SOON! For those of you wondering about what UIL is, please click this linkUIL Information for a brief overview. Bush will compete in 4 out of 6 possible events scheduled on January 11, February 8, March 22, and April 26, 2025, For the schedule and competition listings, please click here Competition Listings

Click here HISD UIL Information to access the Houston ISD A+ UIL Information Packet, your reference guide for A+ Academics. 

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Courtney Windham: courtney.windham@houstonisd.org. Thanks for all you do to support our students!

Counselor's Corner

Red Ribbon Week was a big success! Thank you for participating! 

Running Club

Deadline to turn in your Media Release Form and Physical is November 11th, please make sure you turn in your required documents to Coach Benson.  We meet every Tuesday after school, so please ensure your child brings appropriate running attire. All updates will be sent via Class Dojo. If you haven’t paid the $25 running club fee, kindly pay the QR code below. Thank you for your support, and we look forward to another great season of running!

Drama Donation Request

Mrs. Miles is seeking scarves, pashminas, or large scraps of cloth for her drama classroom.  These donations will be used for draping and costume creation while students are in her class.  If you have any of these items at home that you would like to donate, please send them to school with your student, or place them in the box in the office.   

Thank you so much for your contributions to drama at Bush Elementary!

Houston Rockets ReadNation Fall Challenge October 22-November 20

Students must keep track of their minutes read each day with the assistance of their teachers and parents and record them on the calendar log provided. Reading Logs are due on November 20. At the end of the Student Read Nation Challenge, the overall top kindergartner - 5th grade student who achieves the most logged reading minutes will receive a grand prize!

5th Grade GT Testing Information

Please click on the link below for information on a second round of 5th grade GT Testing: GT Testing Link

PTO News
Monster Dash Bash- November 2- LAST CALL for Orders

Monster Dash - 

We have an exciting fundraiser in store for students to help raise $30,000 for Bush Elementary at Barbara Bush Elementary!  Students will receiving donations on mybooster.com will earn rewards and are able to complete a FUN RUN on November 15 during the school day!  


Key Details: 


  1. Sign up at MyBooster.com today. Search for “Barbara Bush Elementary.”

  2. Donate and Share. We are encouraging every family to share their donation page with 10 people.

  3. Throughout the week, classes will earn fun rewards based on how much they raise on each classroom tracker. 

  4. 11/15/2024: Event Day. This is our epic celebration day -  Bush Monster Dash Bash!

ICode Spirit Event

Join your Barbara Bush Elementary PTO for a fun-filled spirit night, November 7 from 6:30- 9:30 at iCode Memorial location, 14520 Memorial Dr., Suite B!  This is a drop off event; students will enjoy pizza, computer games, and fun with their friends. 

The event is for children ages 6-13 and is $40 per child.  Register early, spots fill up fast! 

School Store- Inventory Update

New adult apparel items are now in stock!  Adult fleece jackets and adult plaid B (red and navy) t-shirts in various sizes are all available for purchase at www.BBEpto.com. Order now, while supplies last! When you order by Wednesday at 11:59pm, your items will be delivered to your oldest child's classroom on Friday.  

Volunteering Opportunities


We have several opportunities for volunteers!  The school and PTO cannot do all the wonderful things we do without the help of wonderful volunteers! 

If you volunteer, please make sure that you are VIPS certified.  VIPS application

Thank you for your continued interest and support of the Bush community!  Click on a link below to volunteer!


Library Volunteers - throughout the week


Yearbook Photos

We are always looking for yearbook photos! If you have photos from the after school clubs, spirit days, field trips or any other events from this year, please share them with the yearbook team. 

Send high quality photos to bushpto.yearbook@gmail.com and include the event and the student’s grade(s).  

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