Buck Lake Elementary School

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Principal's Message

Dear Parents,
Thank you for another wonderful year! I hope you’re gearing up for some fun summer plans with your family. We will continue to update you on school happenings through ListServ. An announcement will go out once we have FCAT scores available for pickup and for an orientation date come August. Please visit our website for information on our Summer Reading Challenge. Students who meet their reading goal will be recognized when we return to school in the fall. Please remember, our office will remain open this summer from Monday through Thursday. We are closed on Fridays. Enjoy your summer break!

Sincerely,
Mrs. Tricquet

School News:

Kindergarten Registration has begun Please stop by Buck Lake's office to pick up a Kindergarten Registration packet for the 2013-2014 school year.

2011-2012 School Public Accountability Report (SPAR) Buck Lake's Annual Report Please visit this website to view our schools annual report. Our Principal's letter is available in the sidebar on the left under Forms Online.

Attendance/Absentee Information

Please be advised of the following changes to our attendance procedures:
*The attendance line is no longer in use. You do not need to call the school to report an absence.
*If your student is (sick) absent you may send in a note with them upon their return, unless they are absent for more than three days, which will require a note from a physician.
*If your student comes in late or leaves early for a doctor appointment, a note from them is required in order to excuse the absence.

If you have any questions, please contact our attendance secretary, Charlotte Simmons, at 488-5007.

Important Arrival and Dismissal Procedures

Parent Notice: Please Read
Arrival and Dismissal Procedures
Buck Lake Elementary
2012-2013 School Year
Student hours: 8:30-2:50

Morning student drop-off procedures:

* Parents may begin dropping off students at 7:45 until 8:30 in the back of the school entering off Buck Lake.
* If you want to park and walk your student to their designated area, please use one of the parking spaces in the back. You may not park in the grass, only in the parking spaces provided. If they are filled, please cautiously circle around until one is vacant.
* The front of the school is for buses and day care vans only.

Afternoon student dismissal:

* Afternoon supervision is from 2:45 - 3:20.
* Parent pick up will be at the back of the school. Dismissal begins at 2:45 for K-1-2 and at 2:55 for 3-4-5. If you have younger and older students, please come at the later time.
* Please remember that you cannot block traffic on Buck Lake.
* You may not park in the front parking lot and walk into the building to get your child. We cannot mix foot traffic with bus traffic.
* If your student is walking you may meet them at the Gathering Place (located on the upper field near the basketball court) if they are headed down Buck Lake toward Swift Creek. If your student is heading toward Mahan on Buck Lake you may meet them at the reading statue. You may begin gathering at 2:40.

Other Important Information:

* Parents/Volunteers may park in the front of the school in the parking lot from 8:30 to 2:15 to take care of school business.
* Please do not let your child off by pulling over on Pedrick Road at the front of the school. THIS IS UNSAFE AND WE WANT NO CHILD HIT BY A CAR.
* Also, please do not pull through the front parking lot and drop your child off as this is unsafe.

We have spent many hours making sure that students are safe and routines are in place. Please help us by following the routine and procedures set in place. Thank you, parents, for all your support as we work though the traffic issues for this coming year. Please remember our primary responsibility at all times is the safety of your child.

For more information contact Eydie Tricquet at sandse@leonschools.net or 488-6133.

Afternoon Shuttle Bus
ListServ Archive
We still have some spots available on our afternoon shuttlebus. We provide two stops:
Buck Lake Rd @ Devonshire at 2:42
Buck Lake Rd @ Sioux at 2:44

Priority will be given to those students riding 5 days per week.
Please click the ListServ archive link above and visit the
August 2012 link for the shuttle bus form.

Siblings may be listed on the same form.

Half Penny Sales Tax
Leon County Schools Information
This ballot initiative will go before Leon County voters to ask whether they favor continuing the current half-percent sales tax for school-related improvements throughout the public school district. Leon County voters approved the current "half-penny" sales tax in 2002; it expires at the end of 2012. Find out why it is important using the link above.

Join Buck Lake's Listserv for Upcoming Information! Buck Lake Listserv Link We invite you to join our school email listserv and automatically receive emails updating you on school news! Click the link above to join or to change your listserv subscription.

2011-2012 School Improvment Plan Buck Lake School Improvement Plan

Collect Tyson Product Labels Tyson Project A+ Please send your Tyson Product labels to school! We get 24 cents for each one, which really adds up! All lids, labels and UPCS can be placed in the Campbell's Labels collection bin in the front office!

Coke Product Lids and Box Codes
My Coke Rewards for Schools
Do you drink Coke Products? Buck Lake is now registered for Coke rewards and you can send in the caps and codes! The school can redeem the points for useful items. All lids from coke products can be turned in (including Minute Maid and Powerade); all coke boxes have a code printed inside the cardboard.
All lids, labels and UPCS can be placed in the Campbell's Labels collection bin in the front office.

Office Depot Support our school when you shop at Office Depot! They have an account set up for Buck Lake Elementary and any time you make a purchase at any of their stores Buck Lake will get 5% back! Please give them our school number: 70024029 Thank you!

Box Tops for Education Box Top Weblink Please send your box tops for education to our school. You can also earn cash for our school when you shop at your favorite online stores through Box Tops Marketplace. Visit the site above for a direct link to shopping. Enter our school and we will earn cash rewards! Every box top makes a difference! Thank you for your support!

Campbells Labels for Education
Campbells Labels for Education Products
We also collect Campbells Labels for Education at Buck Lake! Please send your labels to us so that we can earn cash for our school. The labels are on a variety of products, not only soup! You'll find a complete listing at the above weblink. They are on products such as: Goldfish, V8 drinks, Swanson Chicken Broth, and SpaghettiO's! Even one label makes a difference!

Summer Reading Challenge

Please see the "Forms Online" link on the left side of the website for the Summer Reading Challenge information for your child. The included reading list should be turned in at the beginning of the 2013-2014 school year.

Have fun reading this summer! Buck Lake teachers challenge all students to keep reading. Students who reach their goal will be recognized when we come back to school in August.

Buck Lake Reading Coach,
Teresa Hollis
hollist@leonschools.net

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