For the first time in many years, the 8th grade students have beat the staff in basketball. Congratulations to the students! Softball will be the tiebreaker.
Congratulations to Ms. Ocampo's class for winning the attendance trophy last week!
Read Across America Week is coming to Buttonwillow. Help us celebrate by participating in the dress-up days and joining us for Breakfast and Lunch. See attached flyers for more details.
KCSOS is hosting a Parent Conference. We encourage all of our parents to attend.
Our MOT staff moved the first building today preparing for construction to begin soon.
https://youtu.be/KJZn_kesALs
Thank you KCSOS for highlighting the groundbreaking of our new Early Childhood and Resource Center. Read the whole story here:
https://news.kern.org/2024/02/buttonwillow-breaks-ground-on-new-early-childhood-education-center/
Buttonwillow School is cheering on our own student Caleb Guzman who is representing Buttonwillow, Kern County, California, and the United States at the US International Taekwondo Tournament for Blackbelts. GO CALEB!
Congratulations to our teachers and students for being recognized by SSDA for their work with Educada! Read the article from the SSDA Newsletter here: https://5il.co/2egri
A great day celebrating our 2nd Quarter Award Winners.
Construction Update: Please click on the link to read this newsletter about important changes beginning Monday, January 8th.
https://buttonwillowca.edurooms.com/engage/buttonwillow-union-school-district/newsletters/construction-update-newsletter
The Buttonwillow School staff would like to wish all of our families a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Everyone stay safe and we will see you all on January 8th.
This week our Resource Center has been very busy making sure our families are ready for Christmas. We appreciate all of their hard work with Toys for Tots, Community Food Distribution, and distributing Holiday Food Baskets. Thank you Isela, Sylvia, and Serena.
Congratulations to our attendance class of the week, Ms. Andreotti's class. Our weekly contest will resume after the Christmas Vacation!
This year, we have focused on Career Exploration with our students this year; we had a visit from our newest Sheriff Deputy, Officer Swearengin. He discussed career opportunities and requirements for public service with our 6th - 8th grade students.
Penny Wars-Congratulations to our Student Council, Student Body, Mrs. Mary Lopez's class, and Mrs. Ngo's class. Overall our students raised over $1000.00 for gift baskets for Buttonwillow Senior Citizens. Mrs. Lopez and Mrs. Ngo's classes were the top money collectors.
Congratulations to Ms. RIchardson's class for having the best attendance percentage the week of December 11th. One more week until Christmas vacation. Can't wait to see who wins!
Congratulations to Mrs. Yanez's class for having the best attendance percentage for the week of November 27th.
Thrilled to announce our partnership with Educada and the Pulitzer Center to enhance journalism experiences and writing skills for our middle school students. Our campus hosted author Michael Scott Moore, who captivated our 6th-8th graders with tales of his remarkable journey.
The Annual Buttonwillow Staff/Student Volleyball Game was a success. The students put up a valiant fight, but once again the staff was victorious.
Congratulations to Mrs. Chavez' class for having the best attendance in the school last week. Can't wait to see who earns it the week before our Thanksgiving Break!