Burroughs Community School

What a success for the Burroughs Physical Education!

Week on Wheels ("WOW")
Seven classes (over 200 Burroughs students) took to the bike paths for a tour of Lake Harriet. Sixty kids at a time ventured from Burroughs gym, around the lake and back within a 55 minute PE class. There were more than 175 bicycles in the gym (it looked like a bike shop); many students were willing to share their bikes and/or helmets with those students that did not have access to one. The 3rd, 4th and 5th grade riders showed used good bicycle safety skills and used respectful bike etiquette. Over 15 parent helpers contributed with supervision and support. Thank you parents!

Beachcombers
The "Beachcombers" in K, 1st and 2nd grades jogged to and from the beach at Lake Harriet and made sand castles during their 55 minute Physical Education class. Burroughs students ran hard for a continuous run challenge. Fourteen classes with over 350 students; 60 at a time
ran the parkway path and combed the beaches. Over 10 parents volunteered to run with the students as they embarked on their expedition.

You can find a summary of homework expectations by grade here. The link has also been added to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page to make it easier to find in the future.

Coffee, Coffee, Coffee and a new Burroughs travel mug for $3.50!!! Drive Thru Coffee in the turnaround this FRIDAY the 28th before school. Jump start your day and support your school at the same time. Walk up service available as well.

Physical Education Outing to Lake Harriet Beach
(during students regular physical education class)
Grades: K, 1, and 2
October: 17, 18, 19

Bring backpacks with Sand Toys
We will jog to Lake Harriet Beach and make sand castles.

Parents are welcome and encouraged; this a family friendly event!

If weather conditions are iffy; link to Burroughs PE website for updates.

Week on Wheels (wow) Oct. 17, 18, 19

Physical Education Bike Hike Around Lake Harriet (Grades 3, 4 and 5)
(during students regular physical education class)

Parents are welcome and encouraged; this a family friendly event!

May we please borrow the following equipment for the week:

Extra bike helmets, Extra bikes (in working condition), Tandem Bikes, Trailer Bike attachment (for kids that are learning to bike), and Burley type bike trailers

Bring Your Bikes to School Kids!

(thank you parents)

Drop off bikes and other equipment to borrow, before school in the gym on Monday Oct. 17 (all bikes and other equipment will be secured and locked in gym for 3 days)

- Pick up bikes and other equipment after school on Wednesday Oct. 19

- Don't forget the helmet!

If weather conditions are iffy; link to Burroughs PE website for updates.

There will be an open forum on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 7:00 - 8:30 pm at Barton Open School with Southwest Area Superintendent Craig Hintz. This is open to parents of all neighboring (Area C) schools, and we encourage parents from Barton, Burroughs, Lake Harriet, Kenny, Armatage and Hale/Field to come and collectively show our concern about high class size and any other issues.

There were many questions at the September PTA meeting about the school's budget and how it is determined. We've posted several documents on the Site Council page that help explain the budget, including the PowerPoint presentation Dan Carlsen presented at last May's PTA meeting and supporting information. You'll find all the documents under Policies and Frequently Asked Questions.

We've just added a new page to the Burroughs PTA Web site! You can find Frequently Asked Questions (and their answers, of course) here, or by clicking FAQ on the left-hand navigation bar.

In addition to buying books and eating lunch at Burroughs on Saturday, your family can take part in some other special events.

Teachers will have picked out books for their wish lists. Please visit the wish list table to pick out a book to give your child's teachers -- don't forget the specialists and reading and math resource teachers!!

You can contribute a book or two to our "Armfuls of Books" charity, which supplies books to Burroughs children who might not have been able to buy their own books. Last year 100 books were purchased for this program!

Our new event, the Reading Corner, has an all-star lineup of teachers and staff who will read to the kids in a special part of the gym. Come and see your teachers read! The schedule (as of 9/28) is as follows:

• 11:15 Mrs. Butchert
• 11:30 Mr. Kroening
• 11:45 Ms. Blossey, Mrs. Fee, and Ms. Alvarez
• 12:00 Mr. Cadotte
• 12:15 Mrs. May
• 12:30 Mrs. Lasser
• 12:45 Ms. Spooner
• 1:00 Ms. Johnson
• 1:15 Mr. Mazyck

Remember not to eat lunch at home on Saturday -- the PTA is having a pizza lunch together with the Book Fair! We are serving pizza, hot dogs, cake, ice cream, and pie in the cafeteria. This is not only a fun gathering, but also a fundraiser for the PTA. Volunteer opportunities still exist -- please call Lisa Broek at 824-6693.

Here's the menu:

• Cheese or Pepperoni pizza slices (from Bieko's Pizza) = $2.00
• Yogurt = $0.50
• Chips = $0.50
• Pie or Cake = $1.50
• Cookies = $0.50
• Milk = $0.50

Don't forget the PTA Bookfair and Pizza Lunch this Saturday, October 8th. There will be hundreds of books to choose from at this Scholastic Book Fair: Preschool, early readers, readers, middle school, and some adult selections. There will be fiction and nonfiction, and Spanish selections of each, too.

Hours are 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. in the Gym.

This is a yearly fundraiser for the Media Center and the PTA, plus it is fun to get new books! If you forgot to volunteer, opportunities still exist, please call Leslie Maynard at 922-3179 or Sarah LeDoux at 827-3181.