Burroughs Community School

Our Rope Power jumpers will be performing in the Burroughs Community School large gym in front of their teachers, staff and fellow students on Mon. March 20th at 9:15 AM and 12:50 PM. They'll also be performing in front of a standing room only crowd of 1500 at Washburn High School for a city-wide rope jumping demonstration on Tue. March 21st. at 6:45 PM. Come early to insure a good seat.

The jumpers will demonstrate a routine to music while jumping rope and will perform various novelty stunts while jumping rope. We will have a group of jumpers competing in the City Wide Double Unders Competition. Come on out and support our Burroughs jumpers. Bring the whole family; admission is free.

If you've been wishing you could see a list of all the Accelerated Reader books available in the Media Center, click here. The list is a bit dated--Burroughs recently purchased new sets and the books are now labeled. We'll be updating the list to include the new books as soon as volunteer time allows, and creating a permanent link on the Media page.

Join us at school on Friday morning for the closing ceremonies for this year's Read-a-Thon. Top prizes will be announced, as well as total school minutes and money raised.

You can also enjoy a delicious cup of coffee served in a Burroughs mug for $3.50! The Spirit Wear crew will be selling coffee and mugs both inside and outside school on Friday morning. Come inside for even more Spirit Wear items.

Come for the coffee. Stay for the Principal's Challenge!

Last Thursday, you should have received a Parent Budget Survey from the Site Council in your student's backpack. If you didn't get one, you can print out a copy here. Please submit one completed survey per family by Thursday, March 9.

You can hear all about the results at the PTA meeting on Tuesday, March 14.

Curious about what the teachers are doing on those days "off"? Last Friday our teachers were learning how to help our kids make connections in science and reading. You can read more about Friday's staff development day on the district's site.

Many people in the Burroughs community got involved with state politics last year as we lobbied the Legislature for school funding. A great way to continue your involvement is to show up at your precinct caucus on Tuesday.

If you want a heads-up on what to expect at a caucus and would like more information about education policy, you can attend a special pre-caucus training session on Saturday at Mayflower Church at 1:00. State representative Jean Wagenius will be conducting the session. For more information on the session, or to read more about what goes on at a caucus, take a look at the Parents United Web site.

On February 10, more than 300 people came to Burroughs School for the Lynnhurst neighborhood's Winter Carnival. Jackie Krammer has provided a full update on the event, including the Silent Auction, on the Fundraising page.