Wrapping up January

I hope everyone enjoyed the warm weekend this weather.  It's hard to believe that we are in the middle of winter! As we start the week please remember that we have an Early Release/ Hat Day this Thursday and the Book Fair going on all week.....we also have a family book fair on Thursday from 4-7!  

Animal Adaptations

Our grade 4 students were treated this week to a visit from the Museum of Scoence and they learnd all about Animla Adaptations.  Thank you to the PTA and to all the parents who support the PTA for providing excellent enrich,ent opportunities such as this! 

Little Caesars
Pickup for anyone who ordered Little Caesars Pizza will be this Thursday from 4-7 just in time for the Super Bowl!

Book Fair
Please remember that we will have the Scholastic Book Fair going on all week.  Please see our calendar for a schedule of class visits.  We will also have a family night on Thursday from 4-7!  Please click here to see our calendar and schedule of classroom visits!  http://www.middleboro.k12.ma.us/Page/14

Grade 5 Awards
Congrats to all our 5th grade Character Award Winners!

Grade 3 and 4 Character Award Winners
Congratulations to our 3rd and 4th grade Character Award Winners!

Writing Challenge Winners
We are very proud to have so many kids earning the writing challenge from grades 3-5....keep up the hard work!

Grade 3 and 4 BOXTOPS Winners
Congratulations to Mrs. Hickie's and Mrs. McPherson's classes for collecting the most BOXTOPS at their grade!!

Don't Be a Bully, Be the Impact

Little Caesars Reminder

Please don't forget that your orders are due this Friday!

Poetry Contest

Don’t Be A Bully, Be The Impact!

This past week our students were treated to a very fun, yet very important assembly called Don’t Be a Bully, Be the Impact.  The presentation was incredibly fun.  There was dancing, we wrapped teachers in toilet paper and we had a special guest…..The Funkey Monkey.

As fun as the assembly was there was a very important message.  When it comes to putting a stop to bullying students play a very important role.  Students can do their part by helping create a positive school climate.  When they see bullying they can tell the bully to stop or they can tell an adult.  Kids can stop bullying by being positive and helpful to their classmates.  We ask kids to have courage and work together to create the kind of school community we all want to see and to truly be Burkland’s BEST!

For more information of the program check out their website or check them out on Facebook

http://higherimpactent.com

https://www.facebook.com/dontbeabullybetheimpact

BOOK FAIR

Just a reminder that the Scholastic Book Fair is coming.  Class visits we scheduled for the week of February 2 – 5.  We will also have a family night on February 4^th from 4-7.  Parents can also pick up their Little Caesars order that night too…..just in time for the Super Bowl.

After School Clubs

Great Week

Bill Harley
Anytme you have Bill Harley here visiting is a great week.  Thank you to the PTA for brining in Bill Harley!  Bill is an Emmy Award Winning Author/Singer who visited the school this week and spoke about his book The Spadefoot Toad.  We also had him here last night for a family concert and the kids had a great time!

PARCC

If you have not heard already, we are doing PARCC this year for grades 3-5 in ELA and Math, with MCAS Science in grade 5 remaining as a requirement.  Testing begins later this year and runs from April 25th – May 24th.  Attendance for testing days are of the utmost importance so we are asking parents to please look at these dates closely and make sure your child is present on testing days.  Below is a list of the testing dates by grade.

ELA

Grade 3 – April 27, May 2, May 6

Grade 4 – April 26, April 29, May 4

Grade 5 – April 25, April 28, May 3

Math 

Grade 3 – May 11, May 16, May 19, May 24

Grade 4 – May 12, May 17, May 20, May 25

Grade 5 – May 13, May 18, May 23, May 26

Science

Grade 5 – May 9, May 10

Don’t Be A Bully, Be The Impact! 

We are very excited to announce that on Wed. Jan  20th we will have an assembly about bullying.  Higher Impact Entertainment will be here to present their Don’t Be a Bully, Be the Impact program.  They have been featured on HBO, National Geographic, NBC and all other major networks.  We are very excited and looking forward to this event.  If you are interested in learning more about this program check out their website!  http://higherimpactent.com

Clubs

We want to make sure that everyone is on the lookout for the next round of club offerings.  We have some very exciting offerings for the second half of the year.  Please remember that there are limited spaces available and spaces are awarded on a first come first serve basis so turn in your sign up sheets right away.

Little Caesars

Character Word of the Week Winners

Congratulations to all our grade 1 and 2 winners!

BOXTOPS

Congratulations to our winners of the BOXTOPS contest.  Mrs. Enos and Mrs. Bartlett's class collected the most at their grade and Mrs. Bartlett's class collected the most in the whole school!  Great Job!

Super Readers and Writers!  

We have a few more 1st and 2nd grade students to add to the ranks of those who have earned their Reading and Writing Bead.....Great Job!

Dress Warm Bill Harley!

Happy New Year HBB!  We hope everyone had a relaxing, enjoyable holiday break.  It's good to be back and into the swing of things.  I was surprised how well our kids transitioned back from being off....that's a good sign!  We had a great week and we are keeping our fingers crossed that we make it through the winter without too much snow.  Speaking of which.......

Dress Warm!

Regardless of the mild start it is still winter so it is that time of year to remind everyone to make sure the kids are dressed appropriately for the weather.  If the “real feel” temperature is above 25 degrees we are going outside for recess…… That is still pretty cold so please make sure your child is dressed appropriately.

Bill Harley Family Night

Please plan on joining us Thursday Night, January 14^th, at 6:30 for a performance by Author/Musician Bill Harley. 

Bill has visited us the past few years and his performances are exceptional.  In grade 4 one of our Units of Study is built around his book The Spadefoot Toad.   Bill will be visiting each of our grade 4 classes to talk about the book and about life as an author and illustrator.  Bill is a 2 time Grammy Award Winner and his visits have been one of the highlights of each year.  We would, once again, like to thank the PTA for making this possible!

There is no cost for families but seating is limited so we are asking parents to let us know if you are planning on attending.  If you are interested please fill out the attached form and return.

You don’t want to miss this performance……We hope to see you there! 

Hat Day and Dressing Warm

Please don't forget that tomorrow (Thursday) is an Early Release Day (kids get out at 1) which means it is also Hat Day!  Students who wear a hat to school are encouraged to make a $1 voluntary donation.  If you are unable to make a $1 donation students are still welcome to wear a hat!

Dress Warm
The weather to start the week was very cold so we would like to remind all parents to make sure that your child is dressed appropriately for the weather.  Generally if the "real feel" temperature is 25 degrees or higher we are going outside for recess.  That is still pretty cold and we really need to make sure kids are dressed for the weather, otherwise they will be kept in.  Thank you for helping us out with this!