The Bulldog Bark

Dear Buda Bulldog Families,

We have a busy week next week! Tuesday evening, come out and join us at our Veteran's Day Assembly, doors will open at 5:30 and our event will kick off at 6pm.

Next week we will also have our scheduled Thanksgiving luncheons. Look at the flier below for your child's grade level and the suggested visit date. If your family would like the school's annual Thanksgiving menu, plan your visit for Thursday, November 12th.

Early Check In for Thanksgiving Lunches

If you want to try and avoid the crowds, stop by campus Monday, November 9th between 9am - 1:00pm to "check in early" for your planned lunch visit on Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. If you are not able to do that, please allow plenty of time for your lunch visit, arrive at least 30 min prior to your students' scheduled lunch to check in with your ID at the front desk.

Warmly,

Lucia Nerio
Proud Principal, Buda Elementary School

Dear Buda Elementary Families,

We are excited to share that our school is currently in the evaluation process to become a Lighthouse School with Franklin Covey through our Leader In Me program. There are currently 8,000 Leader In Me schools worldwide and only 10% are recognized as Lighthouse Schools. This recognition celebrates schools that that are putting leadership principles into action and making a meaningful impact on students, staff, and the school community.

As part of our Lighthouse Review, we are looking for parent volunteers to participate in a parent panel on November 18th and share their experiences and perspectives about Leader In Me at Buda Elementary. Your voice matters! This is a wonderful opportunity to share how you have seen leadership habits grow in your child and how our school’s culture has made a difference for your child and/or family.

If you are interested in participating, please fill out the Google Form below. We would love to have a variety of parent voices represented on our panel!

Parent Interest Form for November 18th

Thank you for partnering with us to help our Bulldogs grow as leaders. We appreciate your support as we take this exciting step together.

Parents, our 1st graders will be attending swim classes during the following weeks:

November 16 - 20

November 30 - December 4

January 11-22

During these weeks, Kinder and 1st grade will have different lunch times.

Kinder will go during the 1st grade lunch time at 11:15 - 11:45

1st will go during the Kinder lunch time at 10:30 - 11:00

Please plan any lunch time visits accordingly.

Mrs. Nerio

Thank you to those of you that have donated, our teachers and staff appreciate it!

BES Staff Appreciation Donation

Click the pic above to get registered today to be a BES VIP. We need volunteers to asssit teachers, help in the library, help with picture days, help with events etc. and it is required to be VIP registered to chaperone field trips. Follow the steps below to get registered and get your VIP badge.

1. Register VIP, click the pic above to be directed to the Hays CISD VIP registration page.

2 Once you are approved send a headshot photo with a solid colored background to 1 of the emails listed below. Be sure to give us your full name.

Gaby Reyes - Principal Secretary - gaby.reyes@hayscisd.net

3. We will upload your photo, print your badge and let you know when you can come in to pick up your badge. You will need to present a valid ID to pick up the badge.

4. You are ready to volunteer! The VIP badge must be worn while you are volunteering on campus or on field trips. You must also scan in and out at the VIP kiosk in the front office. You will be required to renew each year to have an active VIP account and a new badge is printed each year.

Let us know if you need assitance or have any questions about VIP. You can click the link below to read Hays CISD VIP Code of Conduct.

Marquee Sign: Currently available for purchase in person through the front office only. Must be purchased at least two weeks in advance. No weekend or holiday dates allowed. Minimum donation: $25 (exact cash only).

Whats Happening at BES!

11/10 - Veteran's Day Ceremony (6:00 - 7:00pm) Cafeteria doors will open at 5:30

11/11 - K, 2nd & 5th Thanksgiving Lunch

11/12 - PK & 4th Thanksgiving Lunch - BES Lunch Menu will feature traditional Thanksgiving Meal on this day only. Child Nutrition will presale adult meals for visitors on this date.

11/13 - 1st & 3rd Thanksgiving Lunch

11/18 - Leader in Me Campus Review Day

11/18 - Hays CISD Gingerbread Bus visits Buda at morning drop off

11/18 Team Up for Kindness Dress Up Day

11/20 - Dino Inspired Gear for Dinovember