Come out and support the Buckman Chorus as they share their musical talents and holiday spirit in a whirlwind mini-tour of Portland on Thursday December 20:
If you haven't already had an opportunity to look at today's Portland Tribune, you should really check out Jennifer Anderson's article discussing the state of arts curriculum in PPS. Buckman has some great presence - thanks to Karen Stein for making us so visible here!
View it here: Art of Schooling.
...you're at the new website for the Buckman Arts Focus Elementary School in Portland, Oregon!
This site is very much a work-in-progress, and will continue to change and morph over time. I'm adding in pages for each teacher, and will tightly integrate teacher content with the rest of the site so we know what's going on in our classrooms (each teacher will soon have their own page at teacherlastname.buckmanelementary.org, for example.) I'm also adding in some functionalities here and there, pointers to the Google Calendar, and other bits of information as I come across it.
If you have any questions, concerns, issues, or feedback - please send them to me (Betsy Richter): bdrichter at gmail dot com. Thanks!
The 2008 Art Show & Sell will be on Friday, April 11th and Saturday, April 12th.
The show benefits the arts programs at Buckman, and will feature the work of more than 100 Pacific Northwest artists.
Learn more here.
(from the 12/5 CHEER)
Our used book fair was an astounding success! Folks feel so strongly about these events, and put in so much effort to make it all happen. Let's keep working to get books into the hands of kids. Please sign up on the library bulletin board to help during the upcoming event:
Set-Up Thurs. Dec. 6th 11:30-2:3
*Teacher Preview Thurs. Dec. 6th 3:00-4:00
Scholastic Book Fair Mon. Dec. 10th - Fri.. 14th
Monday 10th 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday 11th 8:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Wednesday 12th 8:30 a.m.- 7 p.m.
Thursday 13th 8:30 a.m. - 7 p.m.
Friday 14th 8:30 a.m. -5:30 p.m.
Tear-Down Fri. Dec. 14th 5 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Classes will come at regularly scheduled times the 11th - 14th. Focus will lie on previewing skills/student wish-list and purchase of books in main area, not pencils, toys, etc.
This edition of CHEER is chock-full of holiday events and ways to give back to the Buckman community. There's news about SUN classes and programs to requests from our librarian and information about the Season of Sharing - down load the latest PDF to stay informed!
The Buckman PTA recently established a PTA Scholarship fund to support families who cannot afford Buckman's full day kindergarten program. We are now asking for assistance raising money to fund this effort - interested donors can send a check to the Buckman PTA c/o Buckman at the address above, or contact PTA President Joyce Koenig.
Our deepest thanks go to Linh Trieu, graphic designer extraordinaire, who created Buckman's brand-new logo!
If you haven't seen Linh's work, please visit her web site at www.trieuberry.com.
Thank you, Linh!
(From the 10/29 CHEER)
SUN's Write Night was a success, and many thanks are due to the evening's organizers and volunteers. Special thanks go to local author and illustrator, Carolyn Conahan, for her visit.
It was really a joy to see the circle of budding young authors embrace her presentation with such enthusiasm.
Look for Carolyn's book, The Twelve Days of Christmas Dogs, and find those gopher fairies in The Discontented Gopher, the L. Frank Baum book which Carolyn illustrated, at your local bookstore and library.
Buckman Elementary School offers a rich arts-integrated curriculum, and is open for admission through the district's transfer policy to all elementary students in Portland Public Schools.
Find us at: 320 SE 16th Ave
Portland, OR 97214
503-916-6230
