Upcoming Events
EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF
SEPT 8th
☀️ PTA MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Now thru September 11th
Join the PTA or renew your registration (must be renewed every academic year) so you can help be a part of bringing so many amazing events to Buchanan this year! Anyone in your family is welcome to join; meeting attendance is not mandatory. Join here! Classes where every student has at least one family member join the PTA will receive a pizza party!
Join Now!
🗓️ SSC & ELAC ELECTIONS
Thursday September 10th @ 3:30pm at 4:00pm in the Parent Center + via Zoom
Please attend and help elect parent/guardian representatives to the School Site Council (SSC) and English Language Advisory Committee (ELAC) committees.
SSC: 3:30pm | ELAC: 4pm
The agenda has been posted to Class Dojo and outside the school.
Zoom Link: https://lausd.zoom.us/j/82150291667
COMING UP
1st PTA MEETING OF THE YEAR!
Tuesday September 15th @ 6pm via Zoom
Join us to discuss many of the fun events that the PTA has planned for Buchanan this year!
Time: Sep 15, 2026 06:00 PM Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82503374153?pwd=Vn4TyfeQDf4KQLd0jWJVBz68Eu2GHd.1
👋SCHOOL TOURS
Thursday September 17th @ 8:30am
Do you know anyone interested in Buchanan for their child? Encourage them to come and take a tour of the school!
RSVP at bit.ly/buchanantours
☕ COFFEE WITH THE PRINCIPAL
Friday September 18th @ 8:30am at school and on Zoom
Come see what the principal has planned for the school!
📚☀️ RISE, SHINE & READ - BIG KICKOFF EVENT!
Wed September 23rd, check in starts 7:30am, program at 8am
Join us for a special edition of Rise, Read, & Shine supported by National PTA & Lysol to celebrate the HERE For Healthy Schools: Quality Time Off Grant. There will be food, door prizes, and more! As part of the morning, Grammy Award-winning singer, actress, producer, mother & PTA advocate, Kelly Rowland, will join as a special guest & reader. Her book of choice? Her New York Times bestseller, Always with You, Always with Me.
All guests must register in advance. Go here to register!
UNNASSIGNED DAY: NO SCHOOL
Monday September 21st
ONGOING ITEMS FOR BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL YEAR
EARLY SCHOOL DROP-OFF SURVEY
Please complete the survey ASAP
If you're interested in early school drop-off from 6:30-7:30am, please complete the survey here.
We need 45 families to qualify.
BECOME AN LAUSD VOLUNTEER
If you plan to volunteer on campus this year or chaperone a field trip, you have to be cleared through LAUSD!
The application needs to be renewed every school year. The TB test is valid for 4 years.
If you have any questions, please contact our Community Rep, Olga - olga.aguirre@lausd.net
Application: https://volunteerapp.lausd.net/Default?ReturnUrl=%2f
PARENT PORTAL SIGN UP
Don't forget to sign up for the parent portal!
If you have any questions, please contact our Community Rep, Olga - olga.aguirre@lausd.net
Sign up: https://lausdapp.lausd.net/auth/landing
⛹️ REGISTER FOR LA’S BEST AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM
Registration is currently open
A reminder that even if your child attended LA’s Best last year, you do need to reapply for each new scool year.
https://lasbest.org/