Buchanan Elementary

About Our School

Click Image to Enlarge EBRPSS 2008-2013 Strategic Plan and Vision and Mission Statement

Our Program

Mrs. Patrice Hudson / Principal

Buchanan is a PreK - 5th grade elementary school with an enrollment of 482 students (2009-2010). Buchanan's special programs are something to "roar" about: Accelerated Reader, BEST for Pre-K, Compass Learning, K-3 Initiative, RenzulliLearning, LSU field experience teachers, as well as a music and strings program.

Buchanan is also a Gifted/Scholastic Academy and Talented site. Special programs include: Gifted self-contained classrooms, Scholastic Academy classes, Talented Visual Art, Talented Music, and Talented Theatre.

Principal�s Message!

Monday Morning Memo!

Bobcat Pics!

Read Across America

Buchanan Elementary Student's
Trip to NASA

Special Awards 2007

BES Teacher of the Year!

Mrs. Selena Gilcrease, 4th grade gifted teacher was nominated by the faculty and staff of Buchanan Elementary as the 2009-2010 Teacher of the Year. Mrs. Gilcrease will now compete with other East Baton Rouge Parish Elementary Teachers for EBR's Elementary Teacher of the Year. GOOD LUCK Mrs. Gilcrease!

SPECIAL AWARDS!

Buchanan Elementary receives $20,000
from our First Presbyterian Church angel,
Mrs. Ella Rein Wheeler, who was one of the
Blue Cross/Blue Shield angel award winners!
Congratulations to Mrs. Wheeler and
Buchanan Elementary!

Read more about the angel award at

http://www.bcbsla.com/web/reddotcm/html/20_590.asp

Buchanan Elementary
is proud to be a
PBS School.

Upcoming News & Events!

Buchanan Elementary

Welcomes all of our
Veterans and Grandparents
as we celebrate
Veterans Day & Grandparent�s Day
Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Fernie Diop
Buchanan Elementary's Student of the Year!
Fernie will represent Buchanan Elementary

at EBR Parish in January 2010.

Congratulations to our own
Mason Guillot 1st Place 4-5
Anusha Zaman 3rd Place 2-3 EBRParish Spelling BeeWinners!
Go Bobcats!

Buchanan Elementary

Is participating in the
following drives!
Please help support our school.

Box Tops ends 11-19-09

Jr. Girl Scouts
Service Project

Grammy Award-winning jazz singer Ms. Patti Austin visited Buchanan Elementary on March 26, 2009. She held a workshop for choir students from BES and McKinley High School. Both choirs performed for Ms. Austin.
The event was sponsored by the Baton Rouge Chapter of LINKS Inc., a service organization, the Baton Rouge Arts Council and McKinley High School�s Performing Arts Department.

PTA Links

buchananpta0809@yahoo.com

Did you know that Community Coffee will donate cash to our school in return for you sending UPC labels from your coffee bags?

Thanks for your help with this project!

LINKS
Lunch Menu
Student Handbook
Uniform Policy
ZeroTolerance

1222 E. Buchanan St.
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PH (225) 343-4585
FAX (225) 343-4673
Map to School