Burroughs Community School

Heading over to the Fun Run on Saturday? We've posted a map to give you a better idea where to park and how to find your way around the events.

A few reminders:

• Please plan to arrive before 9 a.m. to allow time to pick up your child's t-shirt and race number.
• Group picture with Mr. Cadotte at 9:15 a.m.
• 1 Mile race takes place at 9:45 a.m. -- race officials will start lining up kids around 9:20 a.m.
• 1/2 Mile race takes place at 10:15 -- kids start lining up around 9:55 a.m.

The race coordinator also sent on a few more details:

The starts of the Mile and Half Mile are in front of the Department of Transportation Building on John Ireland Blvd. All routes are out and back on John Ireland Blvd. The finish line is almost directly next to the start line, separated by a median and snow-fencing. Surrounding streets are closed by 7:00 a.m. so please arrive early (and plan to stay late, there is lots to do in the Family Activity Tent).

The School Meeting Area is directly in front of the Department of Transportation Bldg. on the south side of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., look for the School Meeting Area signs and individual school names in the meeting area.

The finish line is a secured area. Please be advised that children will be directed to exit at the far (north) end of the finishers chute near Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. and there will be no admittance by spectators or re-admittance by participants once they have cleared the area. In the event of a "lost adult" please tell your little ones to find a volunteer. That person will escort them to the Family Activity Tent and an announcement will be made over the PA system. We have a "lost and found persons" area in that tent where you can be reunited.

Remember, there are a lot of activities for everyone before and after the race so plan on having fun. If you missed signing up with us, your child can register on the day of the race between 7 a.m. and 9:15 a.m. and still be part of all the activities. Any other questions? Please call Dan Carlsen at 822- 0210.

Please come visit with friends on Saturday, October 8th, at our Fall Gathering! This annual event is not to be missed! Three different events will be taking place that day at Burroughs:

• Scholastic Book Fair 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. in the Burroughs Gym -- bigger and better than ever!
• A "Reading Corner" will be at the Book Fair; schedule of readers is forthcoming. Burroughs teachers and staff will read to the kids!
• Pizza Lunch 11:30a.m. - 1:00p.m. in the Burroughs Cafeteria. The PTA will be serving pizza, hot dogs, ice cream, cake, and pie!

**Note: If your family cannot attend the Book Fair on Saturday, you or your student may purchase books on Friday, October 7th, from 8:30a.m. - 2:30p.m.

Questions? Want to volunteer? Call Leslie Maynard at 922-3179 or Sarah LeDoux at 827-3181 for the Book Fair. Call Lisa Broek at 824-6693 to help at the PTA lunch. See you there!

All Spirit Wear orders are due this Friday the 23rd. The Spirit Wear shop will be open this Thursday and Friday before and after school. You can send the order forms with your child in their folder.

If your order form got lost in the backpack avalanche, you can print out another one here. (Spanish version is here.) You can see pictures of all items on the Spirit Wear page.

Any questions call Beth Sutherland 827-3012 or Amy Roe 824-7041.

Curriculum Nights continue tonight with the second and third grades, as well as the Art and Music programs.

Second Grade 6-7 PM
Third Grade 7:15-8:15 PM
Art & Vocal Music 6-7 & 7:15-8:15 pm

Remember, this is a night for the grown-ups. Families will need to arrange their own childcare.

If you're the parent of a kindergartner or first grader, you'll want to be at Burroughs tonight to learn more about how your child's time at Burroughs this year. The schedule looks like this:

Kindergarten 6-7 PM
First Grade 7:15-8:15 PM
Phy Ed 6-7 & 7:15-8:15 pm

(But you already knew that if you've subscribed to Burroughs's new weekly e-news. If you didn't get Burroughs e-news last night, sign up by entering your e-mail address in the upper right corner of this page.)

With school underway, there have been some updates to how the Challenge program will work for different grade levels. You can get all the details for your child's classroom at Curriculum Night next week. We've posted an overall mission statement as well as outlines of the programs by grade level:

• Kindergarten
• First Grade
• Second Grade
  
• Third Grade
• Fourth-Fifth Grades

In the past, the Burroughs PTA has sent e-mail blasts on an as-need basis. This year we will also provide a weekly update. Each week's update will include:

• A link to the online version of Burroughs Bulletin.
• A list of Burroughs Blogs which have been recently updated.
• Calendar highlights for the week.
• Late-breaking news that didn't make it to the Burroughs Bulletin.

If you wish to receive the e-mails, enter your e-mail address in the top right hand corner of this page.

The weekly e-mails will be sent on Mondays and will begin in late September.

This just in from Mr. Cadotte:

Great News...Jesse Moyer is joining Burroughs as a 5th grade teacher. He comes to us from Barton School and at Sullivan School before that. He has experience at 3rd, 4th and 5th grades.

Please stop by Tuesday morning to welcome him.