Pingree-Buchanan Public Schools

Activities for the Week of October 28, 2024

Congratulations, AT, for being our 2nd Book Blast Treasure Chest winner! Way to go! There is still time to win a Treasure Chest by inviting 10+ family members or friends: https://app.booksarefun.com/PingreeBES58420. Let’s keep up the momentum to help build our students’ home libraries! ​ Your support truly makes a world of difference in their education! #GiveLiteracy #BookBlast #bookblastadventures @go.booksarefun #goread #lovebooks

Come out and support the Junior Class for a fun night of Turkey Bingo on Monday, November 25!

District 6 Volleyball Tournament November 1, 4 & 5 in Hazelton Your MPB Thunder earned the #2 seed and will play in Game 4 on Monday, November 4th, 25 minutes after Game 3. Game 3 start time at 6pm. Admission: $10 for Adult, $5 for Student Good Luck & GO THUNDER!

Checkpoint achieved! The 1st winner of the Book Blast Treasure Chest is SK. Congratulations! More treasure awaits ahead…. If you haven’t yet, register and enter contact info for 10+ people to support your adventurer’s home library and for the chance to unlock the next Treasure Chest: https://app.booksarefun.com/PingreeBES58420 “Remember, the first 25 students to complete the Treasure Map have received the 3 prizes right away. All other qualifying students will receive the 3 prizes with our book delivery.” ​ #readingadventure #literacymatters #booksaretreasure #BooksAreFun

Picture retakes are tomorrow! The photographer will be set up in the gym by 8 am. If any high school students need pictures taken, they should come in before heading to the high school. There will be a ride to the High School following pictures.

Wow - our Book Blast is off to a great start! Congratulations to CH for winning our first drawing prize: the iPad! Our quest to level up our readers has never been so much fun! We’re blasting through our adventure to earn as many books as possible for our students.Tomorrow, we're having our second drawing for a Treasure Chest stuffed with cash! There is still time to complete your Treasure Map and get in on the fun."Register now and invite 10+ contacts to be entered into the drawings for our Treasure Chests! ​ #booksarefun #bookraiser #bookblastadventures #ipad #treasure

REMINDER - There is a parent meeting for all Junior parents to discuss turkey bingo tomorrow at 6:30 in the Social Studies/Mr.Newton's classroom.

The elementary boys basketball game will be in BCN this Thursday, October 24, at 4:30 and in Carrington on Monday, October 28, at 4:30.

Book are Fun Book Blast - We are giving away an iPad tomorrow! Act now! Simply invite 10+ friends and family members TONIGHT to support our Book Blast and your student will have a chance to win. Don't miss this golden opportunity! If you haven’t already, register here: https://app.booksarefun.com/PingreeBES58420 This event goes from October 21st - November 3rd, 2024.

We have a very unique and special graduating class this year. Our one and only graduate will be finishing her coursework early and will be graduating in December. The commencement ceremony for Jersey Tripp (Class of 2024-2025) will be held on Sunday, December 15 at 2:00pm at Pingree-Buchanan High School. Congratulations Jersey!

Books are Fun Book Blast (be on the look-out) Your child will be bringing home a Treasure Map. Register your student and invite 10+ friends and family who want to help support them: https://app.booksarefun.com/PingreeBES58420 ACT NOW: All students who register and send 10+ invitations will earn all 3 prizes and be entered into drawings to win a treasure chest stuffed with cash or iPad. The first 25 will receive prizes the next day, while the others will get their prizes with the book delivery after the event. 100% of these contributions will directly fund books for our students. How do students get all 3 reward prizes? Their parent or guardian must enter at least 10 emails or cell phone numbers at the link shown on the treasure map. Prizes will be given out to the first students who complete the challenge initially and the remainder of the students will receive their reward prizes at the end of the Book Blast. Act quickly! ​ How many contacts must be submitted to be entered in the drawings? 10 emails or cell phone numbers must be entered for students to be entered ​ How will a teacher know if a student has completed the challenge? Reports are sent daily to the school with the names of the students who have completed the challenge. If a student believes they have completed the challenge but have not received their rewards, it may be that an email was incorrect. Please check the report sent to your school's Book Blast contact for a count of the number of contacts entered.​ ​ How many books do students get? Every student is guaranteed at least one book from the books shown in the treasure map as long as the school completes the activities required such as distributing treasure maps, showing students the above videos, and communicating with parents. Students can earn up to 10 books from the online contributions of their friends and family. The average book cost is $12.00 per book. ​ What happens if a student receives more contributions than the cost of their 10 books? Additional contributions are used to cover the cost of their schoolmate's books and, if possible, purchase more books for those students who receive the fewest. ​ Is the contact information entered kept private or is it sold? All contact information entered is completely safe and kept private. It is only used to help students get contributions for their Book Blast. It is never shared, sold or used for outside marketing purpose.

Looking to get rid of some stuff? Consider donating to Bufftown Bargains in Jamestown. Let them know you want your donation to go to Pingree-Buchanan Schools and the proceeds from those sales will get donated back to the school. What a great way to get rid of some unwanted stuff and help out the school! Bufftown Bargains is located at 810 18th St SW in Jamestown (in the old O'Reilly Auto Parts Building).

The elementary boys basketball team will play in Medina today at 4:00pm. They will play 6 quarters. The bus will leave Buchanan at 2:50pm.

Activities for the Week of October 21, 2024 Updates: Wednesday, Oct. 23rd * C-Squad VB - No practice Sunday, Oct. 27th JV/V VB: Practice in Pingree @ 4

"Caught Being Good" At Pingree-Buchanan Elementary, we love celebrating positive behavior and honoring our outstanding students! As part of our Positive Behavior program, these students were "caught being good" this week, showing kindness, respect, responsibility, and a commitment to safety throughout our school. *Each day, students have the chance to receive a "Caught Being Good" ticket from school staff. Every week, students who earn this recognition will have their picture taken. At the end of the month, their names will be entered into a prize drawing. If you're interested in donating prizes, please contact Mr. Kafer.

Activities for the Week of October 21st, 2024

Thank you Booster Club/PTO for the delicious treat as a reward for students and staff working hard this quarter! 🍕

Mrs.Fredrickson's Medical Terminology class was able to attend the Sanford Aspire Conference in Bismarck today. They attended breakout sessions in pediatric nursing (where they gave shots into hotdogs!), a surgery simulation and ended the day with ER/trauma med. What an awesome experience for our students!! 🤩

Dairy Queen treats today for the top sellers from our Believe Kids fundraiser! 7th grade was the top selling class. Top 5 sellers: Adam Krapp Emmi Odenbach Brooklyn Harr Breckyn Martin Preston Kennedy The funds raised will go towards the senior class trip for each class that sold. Great job to all of our sellers!