Burgettstown Area School District
Weekly Update
Week Ending October 22, 2021
It was a productive week in Blue Devil Country! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue
Unity Day
On Wednesday, the Burgettstown school community came together to take a stand against bullying for Unity Day. In the Tuesday Talks lesson this week, the 7th grade learned about having the strength, patience, and passion to unite and work together.
Who doesn't like a little glitter? Grace and Marlee certainly do as they complete their Vision Boards in Info Tech 7
This week, Officer Elizabeth Davidson, our D.A.R.E. Officer, brought Obie, a 7 year old bomb detection K-9 unit for Washington County to our Middle/High school to meet with the students. This is a part of the 6th grade D.A.R.E. program.
Mrs. Nonack's 7th grade students worked on "Character Autopsies."
BAEC Fall Festival: October 29, 2021
Kindergarten Students: Wear their costumes to school.
1st through 3rd grade students: Bring their costumes to school to dress at school.
4th and 5th grade students: Wear their costumes to school.
Food: Students may bring candy, but it must be pre-packaged and sealed. No homemade cookies/cupcakes and no cookies/cupcakes in open wrappers, please!
Teachers will make plans for classroom treats. There will be no homemade items this year.
Parade: Our annual parade will be held at 1:30 PM. Mrs. Mankey has more information on this in her Class DoJo
Due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, if it rains, BAEC will not host an outdoor parade and there will not be an outdoor parade with guests.
BASD students in WACTC's Health Assistant program.
Students in Ms. Mollis' Honors English 11 class collaborated when annotating The Great Gatsby.
BASD students thrive at WACTC. One example is in the Machine Shop program.
More Vision Board work in Info Tech 7.
Students in Mr. Froats' Foods class made homemade pizza. The students made dough from scratch and then topped and baked the pizza pies. Needless to say there were no left overs.
Spanish I students "running in circles" completing a scavenger hunt and practicing time. The title of the lesson was "corre en circulos" or "running in circles."
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It's all about technology in WACTC's Networking program.
Ms. Mollis' AP Language class's Vision Board.
This week in music class at the elementary center, students in grades K, 1, and 2 learned to to sing and dance "The Halloween Stomp."
Masks Required!
By order of the Acting Secretary of the Pennsylvania Department of Health: Effective September 7, 2021: "Each teacher, child/student, staff, or visitor working, attending, or visiting a School Entity shall wear a face covering indoors, regardless of vaccination status..."
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