Bush Elementary

Good morning, families!

Attached is detailed information about our welcome-back/open house night on Wednesday, August 26th. This year, we are doing things a little differently and offering two sessions. You can choose the session that works best for your family. We are also excited to bring back our back-to-school bus ride! The schedule is below, and I also attached information to this announcement.

See you Wednesday!

🎒✨ Ready to Be a Little Duke? ✨🎒

Do you have a child entering Young Fives or Kindergarten? Join us for our Young Fives & Kindergarten Kick-Off Event at Bush Elementary! 💙

📅 February 25, 2026
⏰ 6:00 PM
📍 Bush Elementary
800 Nebobish Ave.

Families will enjoy a short presentation, a chance to tour the building, and the opportunity to meet our amazing staff 👋🏫

📝 Registration Dates:
• March 10 & 12 | 8:30 AM – 3:00 PM
• March 11 | 3:00 – 6:00 PM

📌 Please bring:
✔️ Child’s birth certificate
✔️ Immunization record
✔️ Proof of residency (2 items)

👀🦷 Before school starts, students will also need:
• Vision & hearing screening (Bay County Health Department)
• Dental health screening

We can’t wait to welcome our newest Little Dukes and their families! 💙
For more info, visit www.e-hps.net or contact Bush Elementary.

Spirit week starts tomorrow with pajama day!

Reminder: tomorrow is picture day!

Congratulations to our first group of Model Dukes!!

Please see the attached for information regarding free winter boots.

Thank you to Saint Luke's United Methodist Church for the donation of snacks and clothing to our school! We appreciate our neighbors!

Please take a look at the linked photo for last-minute reminders. We look forward to welcoming our students tomorrow morning! #DUKEPROUD #littledukes

Bush Families, In the coming week, you will receive a message from the school office that will include your child's classroom assignment, open house information, and other details for the start of the school year. We look forward to seeing you on the 22nd of August! #DukePride #littledukes

As the first of August approaches, we want to share a few skills that will ease our students' transition to young fives and kindergarten. As a reminder, our Open House is Thursday, August 22, from 4-6 PM. We look forward to meeting our new Little Dukes! #DukePride #littledukes

Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6-10, a group of volunteers has planned a fun week of surprises for our staff. If you would like to donate bags of candy or make a small monetary donation to support the daily activities, please donate to the office by Friday, May 3rd. Please send any monetary donation in a labeled envelope. Thank you!

Just a reminder, this is the week to register for young fives and kindergarten! We look forward to meeting you! #littledukes #DukePride

Preschool Registration Information

For families of incoming Young Fives and Kindergarten students please see the attached document for a reminder of registration dates and times. We look forward to meeting you! #littledukes #DukePride

It's that time of year, Young Five and Kindergarten Registration. Please see the attached document for dates and times. Registration takes place at Bush Elementary! We look forward to seeing you. #littledukes #DukePride

#August1st

Save the date for our back-to-school open house!

Thank you to all that reached out to share they missed our registration dates. Due to the overwhelming response, we have added Wednesday, March 22 from 8:30-2:30. Please see the attached flyer for more information and the documents needed for registration.

Tomorrow we start our spirit days for reading month. As a reminder, Friday, March 3rd is MSU support day wear your green and white.

Kindergarten registration is fast approaching. Please see the attached flyer for more information.