Burgettstown Area School District
Weekly Update
Week Ending November 19, 2021
It was a productive week in Blue Devil Country! Please scroll down to learn more. #True2theBlue
Important Dates
Wednesday, November 24: No School
Thursday, November 25: No School-District Closed
Friday, November 26: No School-District Closed
Monday, November 29: Full Act 80 Day and BAEC Parent-Teacher Conferences- No School
Looking Ahead:
December 10: Act 80 half-day
Christmas Break is December 23-31
Due to the Thanksgiving Holiday break, there will be no Weekly Update next week.
This week, the S.P.E.A.R.S. group hit the ground running with an Andy's Candies fundraiser! A few parent volunteers were able to sell these delicious treats during our middle and high school lunches. We look forward to their return in December!
Welders are in high demand and our students in the Welding program at the WACTC get a jump on the competition by receiving excellent training!
The middle school Blue and White Ambassadors were all decked out for Children's Grief Awareness Day. The Ambassadors were in charge of the t-shirt sales at the middle/high school. Each shirt was $8.00 and $3.00 of this amount was donated back to the Highmark Caring Place. In all, the Blue and White Ambassadors were able to raise $300.00 to be donated back.
Disney's Aladdin Jr. to be performed at BMHS...
Have you heard? A whole new world is coming to the BMHS this year. Our students will be performing Disney's Aladdin Jr. in the Spring. It takes a lot of work to produce a theatre production, so preparations are underway. Stay tuned for more information throughout the winter months.
Cardigan Day on display at BMHS. It was a beautiful day in the (MS/HS) neighborhood today!
Positive messages on tee shirts help promote the concept of kindness!
These paper butterflies are a symbol of hope. Students and staff wrote on them in memory of someone. They were also able to write a message of hope to those who lost a loved one.
Our cafeteria workers took a mask break after the lunch periods to pose for a pic in support of Children's Grief Awareness Day.
The sixth grade class was well represented on Children's Grief Awareness Day!
Students in Ms. Boni's classroom utilized the Roll An Array Math Center approach to sharpening their math skills this week.
Free Covid-19 Vaccine Clinic At Burgettstown Area School District
The Burgettstown Area School District is continuing to coordinate a Covid 19 vaccine clinic by partnering with UPMC to give elementary students, middle/high school students, and the community an opportunity to get vaccinated. These vaccine clinics will not occur during school hours. UPMC has requested that we gauge interest. If you think you may be interested in this opportunity and have not already done so, please consider completing this anonymous survey. Completing the survey does not obligate you to schedule a vaccine. CLICK HERE
We appreciate our BAEC-BEST Committee volunteers, and are thankful for all of the work they do for our students.
Kindness was promoted at BAEC in recognition of Cardigan Day
Some lucky person will be getting a special gift this holiday season! BAEC students were able to purchase gifts at the HolidayLand Shoppe this week!
S.P.E.A.R.S. BMS Parent Group
What is the S.P.E.A.R.S. BMS Parent Group? S.P.E.A.R.S stands for Student Parent Extra Activity Recreation for School! This group was initiated in 2019, but due to the pandemic, it had to press pause. We are excited to be able to reignite this group with an enthusiastic group of parents in our middle school. The purpose of the S.P.E.A.R.S. group is to encourage parents to assist with various school activities, functions, and services, to provide financial assistance where needs are identified within the school, to foster a community atmosphere, and to support the mission and vision of the Burgettstown Area School District.
Another day in the life of our WACTC Masonry students. Great things are happening at the WACTC!
Students in Mrs. Egal's literature classes worked on Character Autopsies for the short story Who Can Replace A Man. The students were tasked with using evidence from the text to design pictures of the robots within the story and to explore their character's inner thoughts and feelings.
The BMHS faculty and staff participated in Children's Grief Awareness Day, sponsored by Highmark's Caring Place.
Our middle school students embraced the concept of being ok with not being ok, the slogan of this year's Children's Grief Awareness Day.
Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 continue to learn to play a variety of instruments.
The elementary center faculty and staff got in on the participation of Children's Grief Awareness Day. This year, BAEC had thirty participants order t-shirts. $3.00 for every t-shirt is donated back to Highmark Caring Place. This year, the sales resulted in $90 being donated back!
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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