Please check the growing mountain of items in our lost and found when you're here for conferences! You can't miss it when you come in the front entryway.

All items that are unclaimed and don't have names on them will be donated to the PTA Clothing Closet at the start of winter break.

Celebrate the kickoff of our Year-End Ask campaign on Tuesday, November 29 — also known as #GivingTuesday! We’ll be at the main entrance for school drop-off with apparel sales and warm beverages from 8:20-9:00am. Buy a beanie, add on a gift to the Foundation, and watch our Year-End-Ask-O-Meter grow. Our goal is to reach 75 gifts to unlock the funds pledged by our Challenge Match Sponsors. Any gift - be $1, $10, or $100 - gets us closer to our goal!

Do you support more staffing in public schools? Do you think PPS is chronically underfunded? The foundation model used by many schools in our district is jeopardy, as the PPS School Board weighs on their decision of whether or not abolish school foundations altogether. We know the model is imperfect, and we also know that PPS does not currently have the funds to meeting current staffing needs. We also know that now is not the time for PPS to make this decision, without hearing the insight and voices of our community. If you have anything you would like to share about your experience with school foundations, please send an email to foundation@buckmanelementary.org. We welcome all perspectives about this district-wide decision! Look for more communications from us about the future of PPS foundations in the coming weeks.

Buckman Library Catalog - K-5 Monthly Reading Challenge

• BOOK FAIR! Is back in-person (and online!)

  • Volunteer for our Book Fair - We still have slots available! If there are not enough volunteers, the book fair will be closed at certain times as I cannot run it alone - Thanks! Ms. Rudnick

  • December 5-9 8:00 am-8:35 am and 3:00-6:00 pm (no purchases can be made during the school day)

  • SHOP ONLINE DEC 5 – DEC 18 ($25 in books gets free shipping to your house)

  • Set up an eWallet for students for a cash-free experience. (video)

• Sign up to bring snacks for conferences. Let's show our teachers and staff appreciation with some goodies for them to enjoy during conferences on Monday and Tuesday. You can sign up here.
• Don't forget to get your PTA membership. If you have not yet purchased a PTA membership, please consider doing so - memberships are only $12.00 ($9.50+ $2.50 membership fee), so that you can also vote at PTA meetings. Oregon PTA requires schools to have a certain number of paid memberships in order to maintain benefits under Oregon PTA and continue as a distinct nonprofit organization.
• We need room leads! We still need classroom leads for the following teachers: Page, Kelly and Christy! Please join the "Room Leads" committee in Konstella and sign yourself up - first come, first served (but there's always a job to help with!). If you have schedule flexibility and want to help in-person or virtually, this is the job for you! Questions? Reach out to your teacher or PTA.
• Sign up for Yearbook committee! We are in need 2-4 more yearbook committee members to pull together the 2022 - 2023 yearbook. Duties include researching companies and getting bids, taking or collecting photographs, designing art, and coordinating printing and distribution. If you are interested, sign up for the committee on Konstella or email pta@buckmanelementary.org.
• Does your place of employment offer a company match? If so, your donation to Buckman could be doubled! Just imagine what those extra philanthropic funds could do for our school. As a non-profit organization, Buckman PTA can print you a receipt for you to submit to your workplace. Your benefits or Human Resources office would likely be able to let you know if your workplace offers a company match program.

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