Originally delivered on 11/13/2024 5:22 pm

SUBJECT: Paw Prints: Nov 13

November 13th 2024
Upcoming Events

Monster Dash 11/15

Food Drive Collection 11/21

Picture Retakes 12/3

Food Drive

The character trait of the month of November is gratitude and there is nothing more rewarding than to support our community and those who are in need, especially in this holiday season. We will be hosting a canned goods drive that will benefit House of Amos, which is a non-profit organization. We are encouraging everyone to donate canned goods through November 21st. 

This includes:

  • Canned vegetables – all varieties
  • Canned fruit – all varieties
  • Canned pasta with meat such as beef ravioli, spaghetti & meatballs
  • Canned meat such as tuna or chicken

All cans will be submitted to the student's homeroom teacher and the student council will be collecting and counting. The top 5 donating classes will receive a free dress day! This is a great opportunity for our students to learn more about the importance of service and giving back to the community.

Thread of Gold

Bush students will have their gold art displayed at Asia Society Texas in the museum district!  See below for Bush ES student artist work!  The event is free and open to the public. Please click on the image to the left to view the invitation. 

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!

UIL Information

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!

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!

Hazel Health

New Virtual Physical and Mental Health Services with Hazel Health

HISD has launched a new virtual health services program with Hazel Health. With Hazel Health, HISD students can speak with a licensed therapist or a medical provider from home or at school. Hazel Health offers scheduled appointments with licensed therapists and on-demand access to medical providers. For more information, please visit the following pages. Whether you choose to participate or decline, we ask all parents to complete a selection on the online forms. Every response is valuable and helps us plan effectively for our school community. Thank you for taking a moment to provide your response!

Andres B. turns 9 years old on November 14th and is a 3rd grader in Ms. Hodge's class.

Aarya V. turns 10 years old on November 17th and is a 4th grader in Mr. Dancer's class.

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

Monster Dash - 

Students will be doing a fun run on November 15 during enrichment time.  Students who receive donations from family and friends will earn prizes!  Don’t forget to wear your Monster Dash Shirt Friday if you pre-ordered one!  For more information see our website:  www.BBEpto.com


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!

Membership

Bobcat & Paw Level membership perks will be distributed starting this week. If you don't receive your membership perk by 11/18 please email bushpto.vp@gmail.com

You can still join as a PTO Member for $20!

Enrichment Teachers - Holiday Gift

The holiday season is fast approaching, and if you are looking for a way to honor our enrichment teachers you can contribute to the group collection under Enrichment Teachers Gift Donation.  

School Store- Inventory Update

New adult apparel items are now in stock!  Adult fleece jackets and adult plaid B t-shirts are available for purchase at www.BBEpto.com. 

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!

Monster Dash Volunteers

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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