BUKER FAMILY BULLETIN Shake off the winter blues and get ready for some fun at CoCo Key Water Park on Wed. March 3rd from 3-8pm.  Cost is $20 per person.  RSVP by Friday, Feb. 26 or pay at the door. Each ticket we sell for this event raises money for the programs at the Buker School.   If you have questions about the event, contact Michelle at 978-468-7331 or by email at m.mbailey@verizon.net. If your family would like to participate in a Friends of Buker event and has financial constraints, please call Kathy Hughes, Adjustment Counselor, at 468-5348.  KIDS CARE CLUB has a new fundraising service project and we need your help! At Buker’s Open House on 3/17, we will be selling baked goods to benefit “Share Our Strength’s Great American Bake Sale”. This program funds afterschool and summer feeding programs to ensure that kids get nutritious food when they are not in school. We can help end childhood hunger by supporting this program. Please stop by the bake sale table on Open House night and purchase a treat! INTERESTED IN BEING A MEMBER OF SCHOOL COMMITTEE? There are 3 open seats (three-year term each) on the Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District Committee. Nomination papers are available at the Superintendent’s Office, 5 School Street, Wenham. The papers must be returned with at least 40 registered voters’ signatures by 4 pm on Wednesday, March 17, 2010. If you have any questions, please call Jean Vitale at 468-5310 / Ext. 115. MCAS DATES March 23: Grade 4 ELA Composition March 24, 25 Grade 3 ELA Reading March 29, 31 Grade 4 ELA Reading April 5, 6 Grade 5 ELA Reading May 10, 11 Grade 5 Math May 12, 13 Grade 4 Math May 17, 18 Grade 3 Math May 19, 21 Grade 5 Science/Technology

February 25, 2010 www.hwschools.net/buker SAFE ARRIVAL LINE: 24/7 978-468-8400 bukersafearrival@hwschools.net BUKER OPEN HOUSE is scheduled for Wednesday evening, March 17^th from 6:00p-7:30p. This is a fun evening for parents and siblings to see your child’s classroom, and the work they have been doing. It’s Elementary … Buker and You! Buker Auction April 9^th 2010 New to the Buker Auction – Great Gatherings At the 2010 Buker Auction we will be offering Great Gatherings. Attendees of the auction will be able to sign up for a Great Gathering Event. Individual spots will be offered separately for the Great Gathering. (see examples below for Great Gathering ideas) We need your help! We are looking for families to host a Great Gathering. Families, friends, parents & businesses can join forces to create a Great Gathering. (Here are a few ideas of Great Gathering Events: For kids: sleepovers, bowling parties, ice cream socials, family beach party, parent/child baseball, softball or soccer game, movie night, tea party. For Adults: luncheons, dinner parties, Mom’s Night Out, golf outing, jewelry making, Dad’s Poker night.) Check the backpacks for the signup form. The annual "Music for Mary" HS scholarship fundraiser, held in memory of Cutler School student, Mary Thompson, will be held on March 20, 2010 at Woodman's Function Hall in Essex from 7 - 11 PM.  All the proceeds will benefit the scholarship fund in Mary's memory, which is awarded to a graduating senior from Hamilton-Wenham each year. If you have any questions, please call Nancy Thompson 978-468-3595 or email nanrog@comcast.net . HAMILTON-WENHAM COMMUNITY LINKS: § Hamilton Wenham Community House § HWLibrary: New Programs! § HW Little League § HW Youth Soccer § HW Youth Basketball § HW Youth Lacrosse § HW Wrestling § Agawam Hockey § Wenham Museum § Hamilton Wenham EdFund § Hamilton-Wenham Rotary Club § Hamilton-Wenham Rec Dept. § Generals Youth Football

Dates to remember: March 3: CoCo Key March 8: ChoralFest March 17: Open House/BookFair April 9: Buker Auction

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