Hello Penguin Families,
We want to take a moment to thank each and every one of you for your support and participation in recent BPE events. We couldn’t do it without you!
FAMILY STEM NIGHT
A huge Thanks to Everyone Who Attended STEM Night! What an incredible night! A big shoutout to everyone who joined us for STEM Night, and an extra special thank you to the Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA) for making this event such a success. We hope your students had a blast exploring science, technology, engineering, and math in a fun, interactive environment!
PTO MEETING RECAP & FEEDBACK SURVEY
Thank you to those who attended our recent board meeting. We truly appreciate your involvement and ideas. If you weren’t able to make it, no worries—you can read the meeting notes here.
In addition, Leslee has sent out a survey to gather feedback on the potential for holding a hybrid in-person/Zoom format for our December meeting. Your opinions are invaluable, so please be sure to fill out the survey if you haven't already!
PLANNING FOR HALLOWEEN 2025
We're already looking ahead to next year! If you’re interested in brainstorming ideas for re-imagining Halloween festivities for 2025, we’d love to hear from you. Whether it’s new games, activities, or ways to involve the whole community, your input matters. Send your ideas and suggestions to info@bpepto.org.
FIFTH GRADE CAPSTONE PLANNING
This is the name for the activities that compose the last week of school for the fifth graders. It will be here before you know it and the planning starts now to make sure the kids get a memorable and fun filled send off from Burns Park Elementary. We will split up the tasks among the volunteer group with a goal of making it very manageable for everyone. If you can find a few minutes to help out, please reach out to Ellen Delonis at ellendelonis@mac.com for more info.
FAMILY PE NIGHT
Get ready and join us for a fun-filled evening of movement, games and community! Please bring the whole family to enjoy bowling and breakdancing hosted by our PE teacher Mr. JR Leonard on December 13th from 5:00PM to 7:00PM.
We also need your help to make this event a success! If you can lend a hand with setup, sign up here: (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090945A9AC2EA3FE3-53340459-burns). There are only 7 slots available, so sign up quickly! Be sure to share this event with friends and on social media—let’s make it an unforgettable night!
CALL FOR YEARBOOK PHOTOS
It is time to start putting together some of our favorite memories to the Burns Park Yearbook and we need your help to make it AWESOME! Please share any photos you may have of your Penguins in action during Burns Park activities using this link.
To upload photos: click on the down arrow to find your child’s grade folder. No identifiers are needed, but please tag your photos with the classroom’s “Teacher name – event.” For example: “Hane – Lansing Field trip.” Please do not include Rec & Ed sport photos.
Here are just some of the activities we'd love to capture in the yearbook:
Have questions? Contact us at yearbook@bpepto.org.
LOST & FOUND
The Lost & Found is currently overflowing with coats, shoes, rain boots, water bottles, books, and more. Our wonderful volunteer took photos that you can view here. Please come claim your family’s lost items weekdays from 8:15 a.m.-4:15 p.m in the hallway between the library and the gym. If you’re coming for a Halloween party or parade, it’s a great time to find a lost item. Unclaimed items will eventually be donated.
IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER NEEDS
The Burns Park Community is only made stronger by it’s volunteers and we have some immediate needs:
Library Morning Helpers - Rachel Erdstein, our building library/media specialist, is collecting all due library materials first thing in the morning. We need a core group of 4-5 volunteers to regularly check-in and shelve materials just after drop off from 8:45-9:15 am. If you are available and willing to help sign up here.
Walk & Talk Coaches - Walk & Talk is an optional lunch recess activity where students in grades 1-5 can choose to walk or run together around a specified loop in Burns Park. For miles completed, kids earn "toe tags" they collect on a chain and wear proudly! Coaches are needed on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays during lunch recess to organize and distribute student lap cards, keep track of laps completed, and distribute toe tags. Sign up here.
Thank you again for your continued support of the BPE PTO. We’re looking forward to all the exciting things coming up, and we can’t wait to see you at our next event!
Your PTO,
Kory Zhao, President
Michelle Ding, President-Elect
