Important Dates & Reminders

• The  Bucknell ES Fifth- and sixth-grade chorus participated in the exciting annual West Potomac Pyramid Concert at West Potomac High School on November 13, 2024.
• The  Bucknell ES Fifth- and sixth-grade chorus students are preparing to sing various holiday songs for the annual Bucknell ES Winter Concert at Bucknell ES on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.

What are we learning?

Art

• PREK students have started Art class this week and jumped right in with reviewing shapes, colors, and a special Thanksgiving poem.
• Kindergarten through 3rd grade will start learning about sculpture and weaving. Learning how drawing involves movement and learning different patterns for weaving.
• 4th grade through 6th graders will be learning about culture around the world through painting and drawing techniques. We will also be preparing for the Pyramid show in the spring. 
• Art Contest winners are:
  • Pre-k- 2nd grade: 1st Place - Phoenix G. - 2nd grade, 2nd Place:Sydney L. -Kindergarten, 3rd place- Kyla - 2nd grade
  • 3rd-5th grade winners: 1st place: Lelani H. - 4th grade, 2nd place: Briella C.- 2nd grade, 3rd place: 4th grade Student
  • Dance Category Winner: 1st place: Elena M. - 3rd grade  

PE

• K through 6 grades will be dribbling using playground and basketballs focusing on using primary and non-primary hand, hand eye coordination, level change, different loco-motor skill movements, and speeds.

Music

Students are beginning to sing holiday songs. Grades 5-6 will sing the Shaker song Simple Gifts from memory.  Third- and fourth-graders are learning to play Hot Crossed Buns and the GAB Waltz on their recorders. Students in grades 5-6 are changing from bucket drums to xylophone, metalophone and glockenspiel. All students are reading note rhythms and identifying note values. Grades 4-6 are reviewing the names of notes in treble clef. Students will learn about the composers Haydn, Mozart and Tchaickovsky.

Library

• BOOK FAIR December 2-6, 2024
• Winter Reading Challenge!                
  • As an incentive to read over the break, students will be sent home with bingo board on the last week of school (we will also post on Bucknell website).
  • Bring back signed by an adult to enter a raffle in January 2025. 
  • Classes can win a poster or a dance party with Principal Green!