Buhler Grade School

Buhler Families and Staff, Buhler Public Schools will have a 2 hour delay Thursday, January 11th. Doing a two hour delay will allow our bus drivers to complete routes with the sun up and our teen drivers (and staff) the ability to see shady areas, patchy areas, and what is wet vs. what is dry. Many of the east-west roads are still rough and snow packed in the shade. Please remember to allow plenty of time, space, and slow down especially in areas of shade, overpasses, and intersections. Please remind your young drivers to anticipate changes in road conditions and not to assume if it is clear in one area, it will continue to be clear. If you are not comfortable sending your student to school, you may excuse them for the day by calling the school building. Your immediate road conditions could vary greatly depending on drifting, traffic, and road treatment. I highly encourage avoiding the Medora Road (82nd Avenue) tomorrow. It has had the least amount of traffic and road treatment. The safest route between Buhler and Hutchinson is 30th Street to Buhler-Haven Road. We are asking families that require our buses to turn around in your driveway to meet our drivers at the end of your driveway. You may be getting calls from your driver requesting it. Although routes may run a little slower than normal, pick-up times will be 2 hours later than on a normal day. With the 2 hour late start, the following will be implemented: No morning PreK No breakfasts will be served Shining Stars will be open 2 hours late All start times will shift back two hours: BGS 9:50 UV/PCE 10:10 PHMS 9:45 BHS 10:00 AdAstra Alternative 10:00 High school students will report directly to 1st hour Middle school students will report directly to 1st hour Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Buhler Staff and Families, With the significant snowfall our area received and the drifting that occurred today, Buhler USD #313 will not be in session on Wednesday, January 10th. There are many roads and sidewalks that are dry but the country and side roads are still unsafe for young drivers and buses. A determination on practices will be made by noon tomorrow after we evaluate the road conditions. We look forward to seeing everyone back on Thursday! Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Buhler Staff and Families, When considering having school with inclement weather being forecasted, but not yet having arrived, I look at the National Weather Service confidence level on arrival time, location, and severity. I have attended webinars and watched carefully the changing forecast over the past 3 days. All indicators and models from the NWS indicate a high confidence in three areas as of this evening. Due to the timing of the storm, wind and expected poor visibility, Buhler USD #313 will NOT be in session on Tuesday, January 9th. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

Buhler Families and Staff, Although the roads at 5:00 this morning appeared to only be slightly accumulating snow, the radar indicates heavy snowfall continuing throughout the morning. A two hour delay does not gain much advantage with the radar predictions. Our district is large and the south and west side of the district road conditions are deteriorating already. In an abundance of caution, Buhler Schools will not have school on Friday, January 5th. We have many activities today and a determination on attending those events will be communicated by 10:00 this morning. Middle school practices are canceled for Friday. Cindy Couchman, Superintendent Buhler USD #313

USD 313 is in need of a 12 month grounds maintenance individual and Prairie Hills Middle School is in need of a food service secretary. Please share this information with anyone who might be interested in either of these positions. Click here for more information and to apply online. https://www.applitrack.com/buhlerschools/onlineapp/ Thank you for your help as we look to fill these vital positions!

Our 3rd annual district-wide Call in to Win competition is officially in the books, with all prizes having been thoroughly enjoyed. A HUGE thank you to our business sponsors for supporting this fun effort! We are blessed to live in a community that collectively supports our schools and to have business partners who invest in helping us create some extra magic each December. Thank you to: Scooters Coffee HTeaO Papa Johns The Mustard Seed Holly's Sweet Treats Mrs. Couchman (Donuts) #BetterTogether

Join us to celebrate and thank our outgoing board of education members for their service! This coming Monday, December 11th from 5:30-6:00 at the Burkholder Administrative Center. Thank you for your service! #BetterTogether

Join us today for the K-2 vocal program! The matinee is at 12:45 and will be livestreamed on Facebook. The evening concert begins at 7pm, with doors to the music room opening for students at 6:45. Thanks for being kind to our little performers with the following concert etiquette: Concert Etiquette: * Stay seated as a family and don’t move around * Be a good listener and be respectful of performers * Silence phones/electronics * Remove crying children * Find your nearest exit in case of an emergency While you are in the building today, don't forget to stop by the lost and found table to see what you might be missing!

Our Core Essential Value of the month is generosity! Throughout the month our students will be learning, discussing, and practicing generosity. Talk about this value with your students as you go about this busy season. #BetterTogether

WE ARE HIRING!! Many of the positions will be having interviews in just a couple weeks. If you are interested, please apply now!! We are looking forward to welcoming more positive world changers. Open now and will be interviewing soon are: NEW: Prairie Hills Middle School Head Secretary (start date ASAP) Grounds Maintenance (start date ASAP) 5th Grade (school year 2024-2025) Kindergarten (school year 2024-2025) High School Social Studies (school year 2024-2025) Spanish/ELA (school year 2024-2025) To apply: https://www.applitrack.com/buhlerschools/onlineapp/default.aspx?all=1

School attendance matters, especially in the early grades when we are covering crucial phonics skills and foundational number sense. Take a look through the images to see all the ways 90% attendance positively affects student learning. Our district goal is for at least 93% of our students to attend at least 90% of school days. No, we don't want you to send your children to school if they're sick, but do try your best to schedule appointments and trips outside of school time. We get it, that feels like a tall order! We're all in this together! #BetterTogether

Buhler Rec is doing a community wide survey in hopes to help give us a direction in updating our vision and goals for our services. We kicked off this survey last week and already have 100+ surveys completed! We're getting great feedback and want to make sure our young families (and teachers) don't miss out on the opportunity to voice their opinions. Please take a moment to complete the survey for us with the link or QR code. Thanks so much!

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Tomorrow's lunch had to be changed from hamburgers to chicken tacos, refried beans, lettuce, tomatoes and apple slices.

Reading opens doors! If you have a small child at home, read two picture books before bed. If your child is older try a chapter or two before bed. The more a child is read to the easier it is to learn how to read independently! #BetterTogether

BLOOD DRIVE at BHS! Thank you, Mrs. Whisler and BHS, for working with American Red Cross in hosting a blood drive on Tuesday, November 21st from 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM. Here's the link to schedule your appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=BuhlerHS. Hope to see you there!

Reminder: School is not in session for all USD 313 schools tomorrow, November 1st. Please have a fun and safe time tonight!

Buhler USD 313 is one of only 7 districts in the state to have earned 6 or more KSDE STAR awards! These awards are a testament to the comprehensive and exceptional work that each of our staff and students engage in every day. Please read the full story here: https://www.usd313.org/article/1310761 #Bexceptional #CommittedtoExcellence

Yesterday we were honored to recognize our nominees for elementary and secondary teacher of the year. Elevating and celebrating our exceptional educators is one of our very favorite things to do! Please help us congratulate Mrs. Rochelle Napier, 5th grade teacher at Plum Creek, as our elementary teacher of the year candidate and Mr. John Clark, Vocational Ag teacher and FFA Advisor at Buhler High School, as our secondary teacher of the year candidate! #Bexceptional # CommittedtoExcellence

Crusader Nation, Please see the attached poster regarding our Red Cross Blood Drive at Buhler High School! On the poster, you will find time, date, location, and appointment details! Thank you for considering this opportunity to GIVE :-)