Bulldog Bulletin · Burr Elementary School 41460 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 School Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Phone: 586-797-4100 Jeanne Poleski, Principal Bulldog

Red Ribbon Week is by far

the largest and oldest drug

prevention campaign in the

country, and one of the

most effective for prevent-

ing drug use among youth.

Red Ribbon Week empow-

ers communities and indi-

viduals across the U.S., es-

pecially youth, to take a

stand for, and make a real

commitment to, drug pre-

vention and education.

Students in nearly every

U.S. school will make a per-

sonal commitment to drug-

free living, and to the ulti-

mate goal of drug-free

America.

Burr will be celebrating

Red Ribbon Week during

the last 2 weeks of Octo-

ber (October 25th—31st).

Our activities will be ele-

mentary age appropriate

and include healthy life

choices in the areas of

nutrition, hygiene, smok-

ing, etc. There will be

spirit days throughout the

week to celebrate Bull-

dogs taking care of their

bodies and minds.

Oct. 25 Wear Red!

Oct. 26 Silly Sock Day:

“Sock it to Drugs

and Alcohol!”

Oct. 27 Comfy clothes

Day: “Put Drugs

and alcohol to

Rest!”

Oct. 30 Hat Day: “Put a

Cap on Drugs and

Alcohol!”

Oct. 31 Wear a Cos

tume: “Scare

Drugs Away!”

Red Ribbon Week!

Lunch Menu for the Week………..

Burr Elementary School

41460 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314

School Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.

Phone: 586-797-4100

Jeanne Poleski, Principal

Bulldog Bulletin

Volume 5 October 2017

Our sense of urgency continues with a purpose and a plan!

We work together to edu-

cate and challenge our chil-

dren to meet their individual

needs and goals. As a com-

munity, we will teach re-

spect for uniqueness of self

and the diversity of others.

Upcoming Dates:

Oct. 9 Progress Reports

Coming Home this week

Oct. 10 Burr T-shirt Day

Bus Evacuation

Drill 9:00 a.m.

Bulldog Assemblies

11:00 (K-2) and

2:45 (3-6)

Oct. 12 Burr Chuck E.

Cheese Night—

Lakeside

Oct. 13 Cookie Dough Or

ders Due

Oct. 16 PTO 7 P.M.

Oct. 17 Tornado Drill 10:15

A.M.

Oct. 18 School Store at

lunch

Oct. 20 Trunk or Treat 6-8

Verbrugge/Haroney

Field Trip to the

Fire Station 10-11

Oct. 25-31 Red Ribbon

Week

Oct. 25 Pappas/Toth Field

Trip to the fire Stat

ion 10-11

Monday

10-9

Tuesday

10-10

Wednesday

10-11

Thursday

10-12

Friday

10-13

Chicken Nug-

gets, tator tots,

bug bites,

diced peaches

& milk

Bosco stuffed

crust Pep,

cheese or veg-

gie pizza, veg-

gie cup w/

ranch, juice &

milk

Popcorn chick-

en, cheesy

broccoli, Des-

picable Me

grahams, bana-

na & milk

Bosco sticks &

pizza sauce,

pumpkin spice

yogurt parfait,

Craisins, and

milk

Cinnamon pan-

cakes, hash

browns, turkey

sausage, juice

& milk

Parent Corner— Halloween Safety

BOOO! (No Boo-Hoo)

Imagination and wonderful,

wacky ideas are everywhere

during this season as ghosts,

goblins, astronauts, ballerinas

and cartoon characters celebrate

Halloween. Unfortunately, some

of the best parts of Halloween –

from carving the pumpkin to

traipsing around in the dark –

are also the most dangerous.

Keep your children safe this

year. Here are some of the

dangers – and ways to avoid

them:

Falls

Paint that face! It’s safer than a

mask and more fun too.

Make costumes short. Don’t

hike up long skirts – cut them off

for safety.

Secure hats so they will not slip

over children’s eyes.

Wear shoes that fit. Children

should never wear mom’s high

heels or dad’s boots.

Stay on the sidewalk. Don’t cut

through yards.

Pedestrian Injuries

Decorate costumes, bags and

sacks with reflective tape or

paints. Use Halloween costumes

that are light or bright enough to

be seen at night.

Never let young children go trick-

or-treating without an adult.

Remind children to stop, look

left, right, and then left again

before crossing any street.

Burns

Look for “Flame Resistant”

labels on costumes, masks,

beards and wigs.

Use fire resistant material for all

homemade costumes.

Avoid costumes made out of

flimsy material and outfits with

big baggy sleeves or billowing

skirts.

Common Sense Tips

Only give and accept wrapped or

packaged candy.

Go trick-or-treating before it gets

too dark.

Avoid hard plastic or wood props

such as swords or wands.

Drive and walk with extreme care

on October 31.

Do all you can to protect our

children. We don’t have a single

one to spare!

Bulldog Costume Parade

The annual Bulldog Costume

Parade is on Tuesday, October

31st, at 11:00 A.M. (this is a half

day of school). We will have a

school-wide parade around the

outside of the school (weather

permitting) or throughout the

inside of the building if it rains.

Parents are welcome to watch

the parade on route and we

would love some parent

volunteers to join us. Student

costumes may have to be slightly

modified as no full face painting

or masks are allowed in school

for safety reasons. Students are

not allowed to bring toy daggers,

swords, pitchforks, and other

sharp objects or weapons to

school as part of their costume.

For safety reasons, they will not

be allowed to carry props in the

parade. We can all have fun

and use our imaginations

without scaring our youngest

bulldogs.

Page 2 Bulldog Bulletin

Parking Lot Update:

Parents are encouraged

to park in the church

parking lot next door to

Burr. There is a gate to

walk directly onto our

play pad to walk around

for drop-off or pick-up.

This will reduce the

amount of traffic in the

main lot and allow eve-

ryone to exit and enter

more swiftly.

Thank you for driving

SLOWLY in the lot to

maintain student safe-

ty.

Everyone’s time is of

equal value. Therefore,

when parents are run-

ning late and want to

create their own park-

ing spot (as opposed to

an identified parking

spot), this will create

hard feelings between

those who follow the

parking lot rules and

those who do not. Of-

ten times parents go

extra lengths to arrive

early for a spot only to

see someone else ar-

rive right at dismissal

and park on the grass

or block the U driveway.

On occasion a car or

two has even blocked in

other vehicles by park-

ing behind them. We

are one school family

with one lot that is too

small for our needs.

Thankfully, the church

next door has warmly

welcomed our families

to park there for addi-

tional parking. If park-

ing is our biggest chal-

lenge at Burr, what a

wonderful school this is

for all of us! Since we

have no land to expand

our parking lot, let’s

agree to only park in

official spaces in our lot

or the Church lot, and

to be patient. Our stu-

dents will follow their

parents’ example. Let’s

make sure we model

for them that patience,

safety, and rule follow-

ing are important val-

ues for our families,

schools, and communi-

ties.

We so appreciate our

Burr families and your

commitment to student

safety even when you

are in a hurry.

Lunch Room Upgrades

November 8 - November

10 (date change), our

gym and lunchroom will

be closed for upgrades.

Brand new lunch tables

and benches will be in-

stalled into the walls of

the gym! For these three

days lunch will be served

in classrooms. Our stu-

dents with food allergies

will dine in our confer-

ence room with our med-

ical aide, Mrs. Jill. This

short term inconven-

ience will result in long

term upgrades!

Parking, Lunch Room Upgrades, and PTO!

Page 3

PTO Update

Thank you to every-

one who attended our

first PTO meeting of

the school year! We

look forward to seeing

you again on October

16th at 7:00 p.m. in

the library.

Our fall cookie dough

fundraiser kicked-off

with excitement and

we appreciate your

support. The cookie

dough orders are due

by Friday, October

13th.

Dates to remember:

October 12th is

our Chuck E.

Cheese night—

Lakeside location

October 20th is

our annual Trunk

or Treat. If you

would like to help

out you can use

the sign up geni-

us link below:

https://m.signupgeni

us.com/#!/showSign

Up/70a0c4dadaa2ca

a8-trunk1

Please sign up

for reminder text

messages! Here is

the link below:

https://www.remind.c

om/join/burrpto

Mrs. Henry’s readers are proud of their

“book It” program!

Bulldog Pride: Students proudly show-

ing off their Emojis and money enve-

lopes as a thank you from PTO for sell-

ing at least five tubs of cookie dough!

Mrs. Sutter’s class enjoyed homemade

applesauce and learning all about

John Chapman!

Word study in action!

Mrs. Peila’s students are busy com-

pleting activities in their language arts

interactive notebooks!

Mrs. Georgen’s students enjoying fun

on the playground!

Kindergarten students hard at work!

Team work!

Last Week’s Burr Bulldogs doing their Bulldog Best!

Bulldog Dates to Know:

October 2 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

October 4 Count Day

October 6 Fire Drill 12:40 P.M.


October 10 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (K-2)

and 2:45 (3-6)

October 12 Chuck E. Cheese Night – Lakeside

October 13 Cookie Dough Orders Due

October 16 PTO Meeting 7:00 P.M.

Girl Scouts 6:00-8:00 P.M.

October 17 Tornado Drill 10:15 A.M.

October 20 Trunk or Treat 6:00-8:00 P.M.


October 26 Fire Drill 10:15 A.M.


October 31 Half day (12:04 dismissal)

Costume Parade 11:00 A.M.

November 1 – 21 Pennies for Pasta (Leukemia)

November 4 End of first marking period

November 6 PTO 7:00 P.M.


November 7 No school – teacher professional development

November 8 Burr Parent/Student/Teacher Confer

ences 5:00-8:00 P.M.

November 8 – 10 No gym use as new lunch tables will be I

nstalled

November 13 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

November 14 Blood Drive

November 16 Half day (12:04) - P.M. and Evening

Parent/Student/Teacher Conferences


November 21 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)

November 22-24 No school – Thanksgiving Break


December 1–13 Toys for Tots Toy Collection

December 4-15 Canned Food Drive

December 4-22 Hat and Mitten Tree

December 4 Lockdown Drill 1:30

PTO 7:00 P.M.


December 5 First Grade Holiday Concert at 6:30

Fifth Grade Holiday Concert at 7:30

December 7 NEHS Induction Ceremony 6:00 P.M.

December 9 Burr Vendor Show

December 11 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

December 12-13 Santa Shop

December 14 Cookies with Santa 6:00 P.M.

December 18 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

December 19-20 Smencil Sale

December 19 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)

Dec. 23 - Jan. 2 No school – Holiday Break

January 3 Classes resume

January 8 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

January 15 No school – Martin Luther King Jr. Day


January 23 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)


February 5 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

February 7 Lockdown Drill 10:30


February 19-23 No school – Mid-Winter Break


February 27 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)

March 5 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

March 7 Tornado Drill 1:30



March 20 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)


March 29 Fire Drill 1:30 P.M.

March 30 No School- Good Friday

April 2 – 6 No school – Spring Break

April 9 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.

April 13 ½ Day- Elementary Students ONLY


April 17 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades K-2) and

2:45 (grades 3-6)



May 7 Girl Scouts 6:30-8:00 P.M.


May 15 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades K-2) and

2:45 (grades 3-6)


May 28 No school – Memorial Day

May 30 Fire Drill 10:30

June 1 Recognition Assemblies 11:00 (grades

K-2) and 2:45 (grades 3-6)

June 14 ½ Day- 12:04 Dismissal

June 15 Last day of school - Half day

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Bulldog Bulletin · Burr Elementary School 41460 Ryan Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48314 School Hours: 9:00 a.m. – 3:50 p.m. Phone: 586-797-4100 Jeanne Poleski, Principal Bulldog