Weekly Staff Updates
Week of: August 24, 2026
Mrs. Amber Comer
Principal
What's Happening in Our Buffalo Herd?
Weekly Events: August 24-28, 2026
Monday, 8/24:
- Weekly Lesson Plans should be displayed
- (6:30 PM) UCSD School Board Meeting
Tuesday, 8/25:
- iReady PD: Analyzing Data and Accelerating Learning (during grade level planning)
*Location: Mrs. Lancaster's mobile. Bring your laptop!
- (5:00 PM-6:30 PM) Open House--What's the Scoop?
Wednesday, 8/26:
- (Dismissal at 12:15 PM) Early Release Day
- Dirty Sips @ BES
*Location: Bus Loop after Dismissal
- (1:30 PM-3:30 PM) Autism Training for SPED Teachers and Assistants
*Location: UCHS
- (2:30 PM-3:30 PM) Founders Financial Planning Representatives after dismissal
*Location: UCCC-Room 600
Thursday, 8/27:
- (10:00 AM) Fire Drill
Friday, 8/28:
- Buffalo Blast!
*Students will shop during lunch. Procedures will be sent to teachers.
Upcoming Events:
Monday, 8/31:
- Weekly Lesson Plans should be displayed
- Vol. II LETRS (Group 1)
*Location: UCCC-Room 600
Wednesday, 9/2:
- Preschool Clinic
Thursday, 9/3:
- (8:00 AM-3:30 PM) CPI Initial Training (Participants have been emailed)
*Location: UCCC-Room 600
Friday, 9/4:
- Q1 Interims Issued
- CPI Refresher Training (Participants and times have been emailed)
*Location: UCCC-Room 600
- (6:50 PM) Spartanburgers Baseball Game (Teacher Appreciation Night)
-3rd-5th grade students invited to sing National Anthem!
Monday, 9/7:
- Labor Day Holiday (No School)
Tuesday, 9/8:
- Weekly Lesson Plans should be displayed
- Leader in Me Coaching Day
*Meetings held during grade level planning
- iReady Reading Diagnostic (K5 only)
Wednesday, 9/9:
- Preschool Evaluations
- iReady Reading Diagnostic (K5 only)
Thursday, 9/10:
- iReady Math Diagnostic (K5 only)
Friday, 9/11:
- iReady Math Diagnostic (K5 only)
- (9:00 AM-9:45 AM) 9-11/Patriots' Day/First Responders Day Assembly
Monday, 9/21-Friday, 9/25:
- Scholastic Book Fair
Thursday, 9/24:
- (8:00 AM) Instructional Coaches Meeting
*Location: UCCC-Room 600
Friday, 9/25:
- (6:00 PM) BES 5th grade sings @ UCHS football game
Tuesday, 9/29:
- (5:30 PM) PTO Meeting
- 3rd grade students perform Pirates! The Musical
Elle Belle Coffee Delivery
- Delivery on Wednesdays between 8:00 AM-10:00 AM.
- Orders must be placed no later than Tuesday evenings at 6:00 PM.
- You must complete the delivery form linked below to purchase.
- Payment is made when you place your order (located at the bottom of the order form). The Stripe payment system allows all debits and credit cards.
August Menus
Color Week!
Color Week continues as our K4 and K5 students learn all about colors!
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