I hope you are enjoying the start to your Spring Break! Although we only had two days together, we had exciting things happening at BHE! The fifth grade students completed a STEM activity in which they designed a helmet to protect a “head” (water balloon.) They even got to test out their designs at the end of the day. Check out Twitter (@BurnetHillElem) to see video footage of which helmets worked. Some of the fifth graders also participated in our Minute to Win It basketball competition. Don’t worry, those who did not get a chance will participate next week!

The third graders got a special visit from Mr. Bickel, the district’s P-6 Social Studies Supervisor. Students read “How Coyote Stole File” and then had a demonstration lesson about how Native Americans would have built their own fire.

The second graders launched their Tattoo Shops and experienced supply and demand, profit, and real life customers first hand! The entrepreneurs had a blast creating their stores.

Don’t forget that Tuesday is Spring Picture Day (with sibling photos!) Please pre-pay for your envelopes and don’t forget to sign up HERE so we know to take your sibling photo!

See you next week, Bobcats!

Dear BHE Families:

We had a great week at BHE! A little snow couldn’t stop us from celebrating Read Across America Week. The children enjoyed participating in a Dr. Suess Photo Booth, had a guest reader during our reading “waterfall,” and enjoyed viewing a Readers’ Theater performance of ‘The Lorax’ at our Community Meeting on Friday. The students truly put on an amazing performance!

During our Community Meeting on Friday, all students also took a “Readers’ Oath” and heard me do a whole school read aloud about being proud of our differences. They also viewed a video about Mindfulness and learned an effective strategy – PBS (pause, breathe, smile). We practiced a few times together! Of course we had a visit from the Bobcat, who awarded Ms. Bachrach’s class with the prestigious Bobcat Award for the month of March. The students were also reminded to bring in loose change, as we only have one more week to collect for Peaceful Playgrounds!

Although PARCC testing doesn’t begin for a few weeks, research shows that students need more than a good night of sleep and hearty breakfast the day of, it takes a few weeks of rest and good meals to make an impact – so consider starting those habits now!

Thank you to the HSA for an amazing Basket Bash this week! It was a beautiful and enjoyable event that will go to benefit the students of BHE.

Lastly, a few arrival and dismissal reminders. Doors open in the morning, for students, at 7:35. Coming early will help you avoid the drop-off line and a late arrival. At the end of the day, please be reminded that double parking is not permitted on Ridge or Byron and puts students trying to get into cars at risk. Thank you for working together to keep students safe!

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Best,

Sara  

I hope everyone had a restful mid-winter break! It was wonderful to see everyone back at school today!

I am attaching a flyer about programs available at the Livingston Library. Please take a look, if you are interested.

In addition, I wanted give a gentle reminder to please use the main entrance when visiting BHE. Please give your name, child’s name, and reason for visiting. In addition, please do not hold the door for other visitors; each visitor must buzz in separately. Thank you for your support as we maintain our safety procedures!

Visit our website to see upcoming Read Across America Activities. You can also always see what we’re up to on Twitter @BurnetHillElem.

We had an exciting week at BHE! We kicked off the week with a Community Meeting in which Ms. Santos’ class won the prestigious Bobcat Award! Students learned a new strategy to “Be Proactive” instead of “Reactive”. We talked about being in control of our own emotions, rather than letting the emotions of others take control. Students also listened to a read aloud about kindness and learned about some upcoming Read Across America activities (see attached.)

Students had a blast celebrating Valentine’s Day in their classrooms. For classrooms with food at their parties, we tried out new permission slips, which seemed to work rather smoothly! With Valentine’s Day behind us, it’s almost spring!

Parent-Teacher Conferences are coming up on March 7, 8, and 9. A slip confirming your time was placed into your child’s mailbox on Thursday and should have come home in their backpack. Please take a look for it and return it on Monday.

The HSA is also running a two-week Spring Apparel Sale (online only). Please order items by clicking HERE.

In addition: Registration is now open for the school district’s Summer Academy, which includes science, enrichment, remedial, and bridge courses. Find a list of courses being offered and dates, as well as registration information at https://www.livingston.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=34090.

Enjoy a wonderful winter break with your families!

We had a wonderful week at BHE! It was very exciting between Global School Play Day and the 100th day! As I mentioned earlier, GSPD is an opportunity to highlight unstructured play for children. The teachers and students reported how much fun they had! Teachers noted that the children worked well together playing simple games such as cards, play dough, and bingo. Children also had the opportunity to participate in stations around the school, such as scooter races, an art station, and a group parachute.

The students also had a blast celebrating the 100th day of school! Our kindergarten students had a visit from Zero the Hero and First Grade participated in a red carpet fashion show! Please check out Twitter (@BurnetHillElem) for pictures! In an effort to reduce the spread of germs, please remember the District’s police: If your child has a fever of 100.4 or higher or any signs of vomiting or diarrhea, please keep them home until they are symptom free for at least 24 hours​.

We are looking forward to a great week, starting with a Community Meeting tomorrow!

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.