Dear Burbank Families,

Our students are progressing well in all grade levels. Although we see a great improvement in academic areas, we still have many more hurdles to cross before we achieve proficiency in English Language Arts and Math. I encourage you to continue looking for ways to engage your children in both of these areas.

Those parents that continue to join and attend our parent building blocks in the mornings, we thank you for your attendance and support. We are combining efforts with our after-school program to bring you a night of math games and ELA activities. If you are able to join on those days, you will not only be able to practice activities with your children but will be able to take home all of the materials you need. Be on the lookout for the announcements on Parent Square.

Our attendance went up to 95% yesterday. It was a great celebration on Valentine's Day and Picture Day. We would like to see this high percentage even on days that are not celebrations. When our students are here learning, they are here growing. They are going to be the future of Burbank and the surrounding area. We want to give them as many tools and education as possible so our community flourishes.

Many great things are always happening at Burbank. We are thrilled to share them with you.

Thank you,

Radhika Dinesh

By now everyone should no our Vice Principals voice as she is the one that greets you every morning on our "Burbank Elementary Wake-Up Call". We see some positive changes in our attendance and we hope to see more positive increases by the end of the month! To promote good attendance and to reach our attendance goal we will be giving away big prizes like a Nintendo Switch! So we encourage to make sure your student is here on time, present, and ready for the day!

Not only do we incentivize good attendance but we also use PBIS! PBIS stands for Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports! Students who work hard in and out of class get a chance to earn PBIS points and they can use those points towards fun, educational items.

We also do Friday Prize Days where Administration pick random classes each hour to give a random prize to the class! We also do Funday Monday where administration brings out fun games to play early in the morning!

There is so much we do to incentivize great student behavior and incentivize parent participation! For parents we have bi-weekly meetings with treats, coffee, and prizes!

We also have meetings that involve parent input like our School Site Council and ELAC meetings! Our last ELAC meeting we had a great turn out and gave away free computers! So come to our meetings and see what we have prepared next for you!

In this section we will be presenting some of the students amazing work being done in the classroom and excellent strides they are taking in the curriculum!

Please see the links below for the student writing we are showcasing this week!

The Achievement Academy is OPEN and will be next week on February 24th! A reminder that if your student attends The Achievement Academy then a full day absence will be made up!

The registration date for TK/Kinder is Monday, January 8th, 2024!

To be admitted to Kindergarten, your child must be 5 years of age on or before September 1, 2024. To be admitted to Transitional Kindergarten, your child must turn 5 between September 2, 2024 and June 2, 2025.

Please see the document below for more information!

Here are some helpful documents to help you determine if you should keep your student home and tips to keep your student healthy during flu season!

• 5th Grade Parents your students will be going to the Gallo Center on March 6th to see a performance, please look out for permission slips!
• 3rd Grade Parents your students will be going to Gallo Center on March 12th to see a performance please look out permission slips!

Second Harvest: February 27th @ 10:00am

Parent Building Blocks: February 27th @ 9:00am

Upcoming Activities:

• 3-6th Grade Basketball Showcase wat Mark Twain,( Basketball team) 2/28/24 4:30pm
• NOAA Salmon program will be attending Knights Ferry (4th grade) 2/14/24 11-6pm
• Dance / Cheer Kickoff 2/9/24 at Fairview (Cheer and dance team) 4:15-7pm

Please see the links below to sign up for the ASES and Before School Care:

ASES:

Student Clubs Begin FEBURARY 2nd and FEBUARY 9th is Dance/Cheer Kick off

Locations TBA

Sign up for ASES wit the link below! (Might have waiting list)

https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/sss-expanded-learning-program-enrollment?token=7nph8z1HYR3q88tgkniVwc1Z

Before School Care:

Child Care Available Daily starting at 7:00am

Sign up with the link below:

https://app.informedk12.com/link_campaigns/sss-mcs-tk-6-before-school-care?token=girFi6QyNJr1M2Zfsj1E7aSn

Tuesday and Thursday AM Sessions start at 7:05-8:05 a.m. for 3rd graders

Tuesday and Thursday PM Sessions All Grades K-6 start after school

Monday and Friday PM Session with 1st graders start after school

Spring Intersession will be from March 18th-22nd from 8:00am-5:00pm! Enrollment forms will be sent out soon!

Second Harvest on February 27th at 10:00am! A reminder that those who come to the Parent Meeting before at 9:00am will get priority for Second Harvest!

School Site Council will be on February 22nd! This meeting we will be voting on an action item so please come down and give your input on the change! Come and let your voice be heard!

School Site Council is a great way to not only take part at your school, but to make change! You will be able to vote on action items, such as funding. School Site Council meets once a month after school. So, please come join School Site Council and make a difference!

To all our English Learners, please come and join ELAC where we discuss ways we can better support not only your students, but you as a parent as well, in your students academic journey. This is a great for all our English Learners to know what support we can provide you and what support you need from us. So come collaborate with us at our next meeting!

Parents please come and join us for our next Parent Building Blocks meeting to get the support you need to help your child academically. We provide materials for you to use at home with your student and give you knowledge on how you can continue the growth of curriculum that your student learned at school. This is a great way to insure your student doesn't get left behind!