The Bulldog Bark

Dear Buda Bulldog Families,

We have some exciting news for our Bulldog Families! As a Leader In Me campus, our campus is applying for Lighthouse status! What does that even mean? A Lighthouse school is a GLOBAL recognition! There are 8,800 Leader in Me schools across 7 countries and only 10% of those schools are LIGHTHOUSE schools. It is a big honor to be a Lighthouse campus. Here is a short video that you can watch that might give you a better idea of what this means for Buda Elementary. Read more about how parents can participate on this journey with us below.

Red Ribbon Week

Next week is Red Ribbon Week. Checkout the optional dress up day themes below. A reminder to all, student costumes on Thursday next week, must be school appropriate: no masks or accessories for costumes are permitted, all students must have safe shoes for PE.

Parent Connect

Parent Connect Meeting for Wednesday, October 28th is cancelled. We will resume our Parent Connect Series in January.

Upcoming Holiday Dates

Parents please note we have an upcoming short Fall Break coming up! Students do not have school Friday, October 30th through Tuesday, November 3rd. Classes will resume on Wednesday, November 4th.

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.

Parent Connect Meeting for 10/28/26 has been cancelled. We will resume our Parent Connect series in January.

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.

October -

October - Principal Month

10/21 - Unity Day - Wear Orange

10/23 - Hays CISD Pink Out Day for Breast Cancer Awareness

10/26 - Dwarfism Awareness Day

10/26 - 29 - Red Ribbon Week

10/30 - Student Holiday / Staff Work Day

11/2 - Student & Staff Holiday

11/3 - Student Holiday/ Staff Work Day

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