11/10/23
Greetings MBES Families!
I hope you have had a great week. As we approach Veterans Day, I am reminded that one of the most precious gifts we have in America is access to public education. As we observe the holiday on Friday, the Marcia Buker Team sends sincere gratitude to all of the Richmond community members who have served in uniform for our freedom and democracy.
~ Mary
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News and Events
- Parent/Guardian-Teacher Conferences, November 16, 3:00PM to 7:00 PM: For those who would still like to sign up to talk with your child’s teacher, here is a link to the instructions. Hope to see you there!
- Trimester 1: The first trimester ends on November 30. Progress reports will be sent home the week of December 4th.
- Welcome to our New School Counselor: Hope Libby, our new school counselor will join our team on Monday, November 13. Counselor Libby is looking forward to hosting Lunch Buddies, teaching classroom lessons on the Zones of Regulation, and providing individual student support.
Parent Teacher Group News
Boots for Bobcats: The Marcia Buker PTG will be holding its first ever “Boots for Bobcats.” Now through November 13, we will be collecting new and gently used boots, coats, snow pants, and other snow gear to have available for Richmond families at Parent Teacher Conferences November 16th. So all of that snow gear that no longer fits your child can be reused right here in this community!! Please drop off any child sized winter gear to Marcia Buker today!
Next meeting: Tuesday, 11/14, 6:00 PM, MBS Library.
Lost and Found: If any of the items shown below belong to your child, please let Deb or Kerry know!
Spotlight on Teaching and Learning
Telling Room: Poetry Workshop
For many years, students in grade 5 (and 4 until last year) have participated in a twelve-week immersive writing experience taught by The Telling Room, an artist in residence program. This year, our budget prevented us from running the program. When the Telling Room team learned of this, they offered to run a 5-day poetry workshop for grade 5. Mr. K and Mrs. G said, “Our 5th graders got to experience and interpret the natural world through haiku and free verse. It was a very exciting adventure!” The workshop culminated in a classroom poetry slam during which students read aloud their poems. As an audience member, I was struck not only by the quality of the poems but also by how important it is for students to write for real audiences and practice public speaking. The teachers will be creating a low-budget booklet of the poems as a keepsake for the students. Please enjoy a few selected works!
The snowman tries something new
~ Sydney Lynn Spear
The snowman got bored of just wearing his plain old suit
He decided he wanted to try a different suit
He went to the suit store.
There was a bunch of options
There was a prom suit - “No, too fancy”!
A work suit, he thought. “No, too lame!”
Then he found the perfect one - the snowsuit.
He went to try it on. “It fits!” He said.
He brought it home with him.
“I love this! I am never taking it off!”
A cup of donut cheer
~ Sebastian Smith
Mmmm…hot chocolate.
Some people like marshmallows.
They like candy canes.
But I like…
Donuts with my cup
O’cheer
The Tall Wall
~ Keira Letendre
Three Big walls make the back of an alleyway.
The only light coming from the street comes from down the bay.
Everyday there is a new art display.
One day, there was graffiti of a purple rose.
Day two, there is an image of a scarecrow.
Day three, a swish of blue and cyan making a lake.
One day, the artist was caught in the middle of the day.
A group of kids painting away a new picture of a beautiful crane.