Oak Meadow & BUMI Weekly News

Do you have experience with irrigation or small garden improvements? We could use your help! Our 2nd grade teachers are specifically hoping to add automatic watering and improve the wooden beds and make them higher. At this time we do not have a budget for these improvements. If you can help with this, please email Amy Amaral (aamaral@buckeyeusd.org) and/or Melanie Freeland (mfreeland@buckeyeusd.org). We would LOVE to increase our garden participation across other grades but need much needed improvements to support the expansion.

We have one basketball coach ready to go - thank you Charles Ware for being willing to coach either team! We need one more coach so that we can have a girl's and boy's team. The season runs from November to February and there is a stipend of $1,599 for coaching this year. If you are interested in coaching either team, please email Amy Pirkl at apirkl@buckeyeusd.org and complete the application at this link. Feel free to share with any young adults or older siblings who may be interested in this as well.

If your child sold items through the Meet the Masters fundraiser, please plan to pick up items in the MP room from late morning until 3pm on Friday, October 24th. Items need to be picked up by 3pm that day as we do not have the storage capacity for perishable items or volunteers to distribute beyond that date. Thank you to everyone who participated in this event! We were able to raise $4,000 for Meet the Masters.

Please click this link to view October updates from our wonderful School Counselor, Ms. Leslee, including student leadership opportunities, small group counseling sessions, and holiday assistance.

As student return to school the germs start to spread more. Please remind your child(ren) about good hygiene practices including hand washing, keeping hands away from their face, and covering coughs and sneezes. See the file attached for information on when to keep your child home due to illness.

• 10/13 - No School: Staff Development Day
• 10/16 - Principals for a Day Auction Prize: Welcome Principal Isabel and Principal Cooper
• 10/17 - Spirit Day: Wear Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness
• 10/21 - 4th Grade Field Trip to CA History Museum, IMAX, & Capitol
• 10/22 - Sly Park Parent Information Zoom 4-5pm
• 10/23 - GATE Testing
• 10/24 - PTO Meeting in H5 at 8am
• 10/30 - Sly Park Information and Expectations Assembly for 5th graders
• 10/31 - Halloween Costume Parade 8:30am on blacktop (parents welcome but need to stand behind classes sitting lining the blacktop)

• ✔️ Attendance - Help your student build positive attendance routines by ensuring they attend school every day they possibly can and arrive on time. When students are tardy, they miss learning time and cause a disruption when entering the classroom.
• 🍴 Buckeye Food Services - Information can be viewed here.
• 🚌 Buckeye Transportation Services - Information can be viewed here.
• 🎂 Birthday Marquee - Interested in celebrating your child's birthday with marquee recognition or library book donation? Ask the office for more information on these birthday celebrations.

1. What is considered an Excused Absence?
By law [EC § 48205], excused absences are: illness [(fever 100° or more, persistent runny nose (not allergy related), vomiting, diarrhea, medical/dental appointments (doctor’s note required for verification)], death in the family, specific religious reasons, required appearance in court, and exclusion from school for contagious disease.

2. What can I do if my child needs to be out of school for a length of time?

If your child must go out of town for three (3) or more days, you may request that your child is signed up for an Independent Study Contract. Please note that teachers need at least one week’s notice in order to prepare materials without interrupting their instructional time.

3. I called in to verify my child's absence; why am I still getting truancy letters?

Unless the absence was for an excused reason (those stated in point #1), the absence is considered unexcused and truancy letters will be sent in accordance with Education Code of the State of California [EC § 48260-48273]. Ed Code states that any pupil who is absent from school for 3 days or more without a valid excuse (reasons specified in point #1), or tardy in excess of 30 minutes or more, is considered truant.

BUMI Principal - Lu Zhai

Secretaries - Sharla Overstreet & Lorilei McCusker

Staff email addresses are first initial of first name followed by last name with address @buckeyeusd.org

For example: John Smith - jsmith@buckeyeusd.org

Email: apirkl@buckeyeusd.org
Oak Meadow Website: https://omes.buckeyeusd.org/

BUMI Website: https://bumi.buckeyeusd.org/
Location: 7701 Silva Valley Parkway, EDH 95762
Phone: 530-677-9818