Burnet Hill School

Weekly Bulletin
Week of October 17, 2016

PRIDE P.E. Mrs. Adams will not be holding classes in

the Main Gym due to the assembly. 18th Jessica Kashanian (OT)
Rooms If you see a sign that says Please do not
21st Tara Freeman (PRIDE)
disturb or In Session, please do not walk into that
room. Our CST and specialists are either doing 21st Robi Dallow (TA)
evaluations or conducting counseling sessions.
Common Area The Common Area will be closed
due to TA training on Oct. 19 21. Training will be all
day.
I&RS Forms Please make sure all forms for I&RS are
completed by the end of this week in preparation for
our next I&RS Meeting.
Walk-a-Thon The Walk-a-Thon T-Shirt ordering
form is available at the link below. Please place your The Sunshine Committee will be
orders by Monday, October 24th. hosting a Baby Shower for Tara,
Monday Meeting This Mondays meeting is a Emmy, and JeeNa on October 25th at
Department/ Grade Level Meeting. Please see the 3 pm in the common area.
schedule sent by Jess last week.
Common Planning Is cancelled due to early
dismissal and Parent/Teacher Conferences.
Pennies for Puppies Collection begins October 17th
and end October 31st.
Please clean out your plots in the
Wish Basket for Book Fair Teachers baskets will be garden. Anything that you don't want
available at the fair on Wednesday, October 19th at thrown out please remove from the
7:30 am. Please visit the fair and choose books to garden ASAP. We will be starting to
place in your baskets for parents to purchase for your winterize the garden in the next week or
class. so.
Halloween Parade Just an FYI.the parade will be
scheduled for 1:15 pm. K-1 teachers if this is not
enough time for your students to get dressed, please
let me know.
Do you have information to share
HAVE A GREAT WEEK! with staff? Email me by Thursday
afternoon so that it can be posted
in next weeks bulletin!





Burnet Hill School
Weekly Bulletin
Week of October 17, 2016

by Rachel & Lori
Monday, October 17 (Day 3) Now that your libraries are open and the kids are
Morning K Trip to Hillsview Farms
beginning to choose their own books, lets remember the
1:00 pm A.B.L.E. for Gr. 5
2:50 pm Grade Level/Dept. Mtg. importance of teaching kids how to find JUST RIGHT
books. Allow kids to explore books of all different genres
Tuesday, October 18 (Day 4) and levels so that they can become independent book
1:15 pm PRIDE Bike-a-Thon choosers. Its okay for them to read a challenging book
2:40 pm Culture & Climate Meeting and only get the gist of it or possibly abandon it. Its also
Wednesday, October 19 (Day 5) okay for them to read an easier book just for
7:30 am Staff Breakfast enjoyment. While conferencing about book choice, some
12:15 pm Early Dismissal questions you can ask are:
All Day Scholastic Book Fair Why did you choose this book?
How do you decide what to read?
Thursday, October 20 (Day 6)
12:15 pm Early Dismissal Why did you abandon this book?
All Day Scholastic Book Fair Have you thought about trying a new genre?
Have you asked any friends about what theyre
Friday, October 21 (Day 1) reading?
12:15 pm Early Dismissal Having control over book choice and connecting kids to the
All Day Scholastic Book Fair right books will motivate your kids a lifelong lover of
reading.



Monday, October 24 (Day 2)
Wear a Hawaiian T-Shirt & Lei Day
2:50 pm LEA Meeting
by Nicole George
Tuesday, October 25 (Day 3)
Mix & Match Clothing Day A HUGE shout out to the lower grade teachers ~
8:30 am Community Meeting everyone has emailed me their SGO Excel
2:30 pm Sunshine Committee spreadsheets! Expect me to pop by soon to
finalize preparedness groups and complete this
Wednesday, October 26 (Day 4)
round of paperwork. Great job!
Wear Red Day
7:30 am Staff Breakfast As we move into a closer study of the
2:40 pm New Teacher Meeting mathematical operations (addition, subtraction,
multiplication, & division), there is much talk
Thursday, October 27 (Day 5) among teachers regarding fact fluency. We look
Wear Sunglasses or Favorite Hat for students to be both accurate (correct) and
All Day Common Planning
automatic (speedy) with their basic
Friday, October 28 (Day 6) facts. Encourage fact fluency with nightly
Wear Red, White, and Blue practice (flashcards, websites, card games, etc.)
All Day I&RS Meeting and regular classroom assessments. See me if
SGOs Due you need ideas or would like any assistance!