Buckingham County Elementary School

At this month’s Buckingham County School Board meeting, we were proud to recognize the Buckingham County High School JROTC Program for earning the designation of Honor Unit with Distinction for the 2025–2026 school year! This outstanding recognition reflects the hard work, leadership, discipline, and commitment demonstrated by our JROTC cadets and instructors throughout the year. We are incredibly proud of these students and their continued dedication to excellence. Please join us in congratulating our JROTC program on this well-deserved achievement!

It was a true honor to recognize Rolf Leon Jones, Jr. by presenting a resolution to his family at tonight’s Buckingham County School Board meeting. Mr. Jones’ years of dedicated service, commitment, and lasting contributions to Buckingham County Public Schools made a meaningful impact on our schools and community. We are sincerely grateful for the opportunity to honor his life and legacy, recognize his many years of service, and share this special moment with his family. His dedication to Buckingham County Public Schools will be remembered with gratitude for years to come.

Congratulations to our September Senior of the Month, Utoria Wright!

FFA & 4-H Blue Ribbon Craft Day

We're getting ready for the Five County Fair and hope that you are, too. A special FREE after-school workshop will take place on Tuesday, September 15th, from 3:30-5:00 PM at the CTE Building for youth in grades 3-8. Youth will visit various stations led by FFA and 4-H teens to make crafts. They will leave the crafts with us, and we will enter them in the fair on their behalf. You can pick up the crafts from the fair on September 28th, or from the Extension Office later that week. Register at the link below:

FFA & 4-H Blue Ribbon Craft Day Registration Link - https://bit.ly/BlueRibbonFair2026

🏰💚💛 Buckingham Attendance Spirit Week is coming! 💛💚🏰 Get ready to SHOW UP, DRESS UP, and celebrate being at school! ⭐ September 21–25, we’re making attendance extra fun with a different spirit theme each day! ✨ Monday: Shine Bright Monday – wear bright colors, neon, sparkles & stars! 🧸 Tuesday: Teddy Bears & Wild Things Day – bring a teddy bear or wear animal print! 🤠 Wednesday: Western Wednesday – cowboy hats, boots, bandanas & plaid! 🌴 Thursday: Rio Day – tropical shirts, bright colors, leis, sunglasses & carnival fun! 💚💛 Friday: Green & Gold Friday – show your Buckingham pride! Every knight. Every day. Attendance matters! Being at school helps our students learn, grow, build friendships, and achieve their very best. 🌟 We can’t wait to see our Knights participate! BE HERE. BE READY. BE A KNIGHT! 🏰⚔️💚💛

WE REMEMBER. WE HONOR. WE WILL NEVER FORGET

Buckingham County High School and the BCHS SCA invite our community to join us on Friday, September 11 at 8:45 a.m. as we pause to remember and honor the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

This special remembrance ceremony will also recognize the first responders, service members, and community service members who dedicate themselves to protecting and serving others. ❤️🤍💙

🚒🚑🚓 We would especially love to have our local first responders, military members and veterans, law enforcement officers, healthcare and emergency personnel, and other community servants join us as our honored guests.

📅 Friday, September 11, 2026
⏰ 8:45 a.m.
📍 Buckingham County High School

For more information, please contact Mary Stearrett at stem@bcpschools.org or (434) 315-3582.

Please join our students, faculty, and staff as we come together as a community to remember those we lost, honor those who served, and ensure that we never forget. 🇺🇸

#NeverForget #September11 #PatriotDay #BCHSKnights #BuckinghamCounty #CommunityStrong

🎨✨ Attendance Awareness Month Showcase! ✨🎨 Buckingham Elementary students, it’s time to get creative! 💚 Show us why being at school every day matters by creating a poster, artwork, wearable art, cheer, dance, song, or poem! ⭐ Every student who submits an entry will receive 5 Knight Bucks! 📅 Entries are due September 18th! Posters and artwork can be turned in at school, wearable art can be worn by the student, and videos can be emailed to Spierce@bcpschools.org. We can’t wait to see your creativity shine and hear what good attendance means to YOU! 🏫💚✨

📣 Week at a Glance | August 31st–September 4th 🔴 Monday: Red Day for Encore 🟠 Tuesday: Orange Day for Encore 🟡 Wednesday: Yellow Day for Encore 🟢 Thursday: Green Day for Encore 🔵 Friday: Blue Day for Encore + Lockdown Drill Please remember that Friday’s lockdown drill is a practice drill designed to help students and staff know what to do in the event of an emergency. We will work to keep the experience calm, organized, and age-appropriate. Thank you, families, for helping us stay prepared and ready for another great week! 💚💛 Go Knights! ⚔️📚

💚💛 Help Us Create Calming Bottles! 💛💚

In the coming weeks, Knight’s Compass will be creating calming bottles as we learn about different calming strategies. We are looking for sturdy water bottles so that each student can create their own! Bottles similar in size and sturdiness to ICE drink bottles would be perfect, but any sturdy bottles would be greatly appreciated.

🧴 Donations can be turned in to your student’s homeroom teacher.

Thank you so much for supporting our students and helping us create tools they can use to practice calming strategies! 💚💛

​Attention BCPS Staff, Students, Families, and Community,
We hope you are off to a wonderful start to the school year. Quick reminder, the Knights' Armor Food Pantry is now open for the school year. As a reminder, the pantry is open on Fridays from 9 am - 2 pm (closed on the 2nd Friday). Pick-up is by appointment only and must be made no later than 1:00 pm on Wednesday of the week you desire to pick up. To schedule, please contact Ms. Richardson at 434-969-6100, direct extension 22112.

📚✨ Week at a Glance | August 24–28 ✨📚 Here’s what’s happening this week! 💚💛 Be sure to check out our Encore colors each day, and don’t forget about Back to School Night on Thursday! 🧡 Monday: Orange Day for Encore 💛 Tuesday: Yellow Day for Encore 💚 Wednesday: Green Day for Encore 💙 Thursday: Blue Day for Encore + Back to School Night from 5:30–7:00 PM 🏫 💜 Friday: Purple Day for Encore We’re looking forward to another great week of learning! Please make note of Thursday evening’s Back to School Night—we can’t wait to see our families! 💚⚔️💛

📚✨ BES Literacy Night is coming up! ✨📚 Join us for a fun-filled evening of reading, learning, and school spirit at Buckingham County Elementary School! 💚💛 📅 Thursday, August 27 ⏰ 5:30–7:00 PM 📍 Buckingham County Elementary School 📖 Visit classrooms 🔎 Enjoy a scavenger hunt 🎁 Enter prize drawings 🍔 Dinner will be provided! 🎟️ Please RSVP by Monday, August 24. RSVP helps us make sure we have enough materials, supplies, and food for all our Knight families! 👉 Scan the QR code on the flyer to RSVP and learn more about Literacy Night. We can’t wait to see our Knights there! 💚💛📚 Believe. Empower. Succeed.

Diabetes is a condition that:

* Affects how the body uses sugar (glucose)
* Leads to high and low blood sugar levels
* Can occur in children and teens
* Needs ongoing management to stay healthy

Check out the Diabetes Information for Parents Flyer below to learn more about symptoms and connect to additional helpful resources from the VDOE and the VDH.


Diabetes Information for Parents Flyer - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1xJ3HPoIjLa2VszNMV3IUubS7OUkSi2vJ/view?usp=drive_link

📅 Plan Ahead for the 2026–2027 School Year! Every school day counts! ⭐

Please use our School-Year Planner when scheduling family trips, appointments, and activities. Whenever possible, plan around holidays, teacher workdays, early dismissal days, and scheduled breaks to help your child miss fewer days of school. 💚💛

A little planning goes a long way—together, we help our Knights shine bright! ⚔️✨

📣 BES MONTHLY UPDATE! 💚💛 We had a GREAT first full week, and we’re so excited for all the learning ahead! ⭐️ Here’s what’s happening at BES this month: 📚 Math: Place Value & Word Problems 📖 Reading: Building strong reading routines & storytelling skills 🎨 Encore: Library expectations, Dragons, and Blue Ridge Mountain art projects 💚 Attendance: New incentives, including the Woot-Woot Wagon, tie-dye shirts, foam party, and a movie trip! 🎒 Beyond the Bell: Sign-up deadline is Wednesday, August 19th 💙 Counselor’s Corner: Supporting our Knights throughout the school year 📋 Office Reminder: Back-to-school forms are due Friday, 8/21 Thank you for partnering with us to help our Knights Believe • Empower • Succeed! 🏰✨

Parents and Guardians:
Here is the August newsletter from BES.

There is some impactful information. Please read.

Have a wonderful week!

🚗💚 PT ARRIVAL & DISMISSAL REMINDERS! 💛 Help us keep arrival and dismissal safe, smooth & moving! 🌅 Arrival: 7:45–8:10 AM • Drop-off in the PT loop at the Primary School. • After 8:10 AM, students must be escorted to the office with a photo ID. 🌇 Dismissal: 3:10–3:30 PM • Pick-up begins at 3:10 PM. • Pick-up is at the bridge in front of the Primary building. • 🚫 No parking in the PT or Bus loop from 2:30–3:30 PM. • After 3:30 PM, check your child out through the office with your ID. 🚶 Walking your child in? Please park in a designated parking spot to avoid holding up traffic. Thank you for helping our Knights stay SAFE, SMOOTH & MOVING! 💚💛

📚✨ WEEK AT A GLANCE — August 17th–21st! ✨📚 Here’s what’s happening at school this week! 🏫💚💛 🗓️ Monday: • 5th Grade Math MAP Testing • 💛 Yellow Day for Encore 🗓️ Tuesday: • Cub Scouts Registration — 5:30–7:00 PM • 💚 Green Day for Encore 🗓️ Wednesday: • 💙 Blue Day for Encore 🗓️ Thursday: • 💜 Purple Day for Encore 🗓️ Friday: • ❤️ Red Day for Encore Be sure to check the schedule and help our Knights show their school spirit all week long! ⚔️💚💛

Buckingham Elementary will be accepting applications for the Beyond the Bell after-school program until Wednesday, August 19th. Beyond the Bell programming is an awesome opportunity for academic remediation and enrichment and family and community engagement. Snacks are provided for all afternoon Beyond the Bell students. 💚

Buckingham County Public Schools extends a special thank you to James River Equipment and the American Heart Association for their generous donation of two CPR training kits for our secondary schools! These kits will provide our students with valuable hands-on opportunities to learn lifesaving CPR skills, increase their knowledge, and build our schools’ capacity to respond in an emergency. We are grateful for community partners who invest in our students and help us build safer, stronger schools. 💚💛 Thank you for supporting our students and helping prepare them with skills that can truly save a life!