Hello Burns Park Families,
We hope everyone had a happy Thanksgiving. We are so grateful for all of you! Our next PTO meeting is Tuesday, December 10 at 7 p.m. and will be both in person at Burns Park Elementary and on Zoom. The meeting will feature a discussion on the differences between IEPs and 504 Plans with AAPS Special Education Assistant Director Kim Cieszynski.
BURNS PARK SWAG STORE
The Burns Park Swag Store is open for a limited time! Check out some fresh styles featuring the Burns Park logo for children and adults. Stock up on sweatpants, hats, and hoodies to keep you warm all winter long. The store is open through Monday, December 9. Orders include free delivery to the school by December 19, just in time for the holidays.
Don't miss the opportunity to get your Burns Park apparel!
FAMILY PE NIGHT
Get ready and join us for a fun-filled evening of movement, games and community! Bring the whole family to enjoy bowling and breakdancing hosted by our PE teacher Mr. JR Leonard on December 13th from 5-7 p.m. Reserve your bowling lane and breakdance lesson here.
We also need your help to make this event a success! We need seven adults to help with setting up. Register now here.
IMMEDIATE VOLUNTEER NEEDS
The Burns Park Community is only made stronger by it’s volunteers and we have some immediate needs:
Family PE Night Helpers - We need seven adults to help with set up. Register here.
Fifth Grade Capstone - We need help planning the last week of school activities for our fifth graders. Help make sure our 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.
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.
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:
Lunch/Recess
Parties
Field Trips
Classroom Hijinks
Buddies
Garden Time
Specials
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. 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. Unclaimed items will eventually be donated.
Your Burns Park PTO,
Kory Zhao, President
Michelle Ding, President-Elect
