About Our School



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

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!

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