The Principal Corner

November is a wonderful time to reflect on all that makes our Burton community so special. We are incredibly proud to have been recognized by the Arizona Department of Education as an A-rated school for the second year in a row! This accomplishment is truly a community effort. Thank you to our students for their hard work, our families for their continued partnership and support, and our dedicated staff for their commitment to helping every student grow and succeed. It takes all of us working together to make a difference!

It was wonderful to see so many of our families at our annual Trunk or Treat! Thank you to everyone who donated candy and helped make the event such a success. A special thank-you to our PTO for organizing and selling Boo Grams and delivering them to students. We appreciate all they do to bring fun and memorable experiences to our school! We encourage you to join us at our next PTO meeting to learn more about how you can get involved. A successful PTO takes many hands, and every contribution, big or small, makes a difference! We would love to have you be part of it.

I also want to thank our families for your continued partnership in making school attendance a priority. Getting students to school every day and on time helps establish lifelong habits that support their success both in and out of the classroom. Every day of learning matters, and we appreciate your efforts to make sure our students are here and ready to learn!

As we head into November, I am reminded how fortunate we are to be part of such a supportive and caring school community. Thank you for your continued trust, partnership, and dedication to Burton. I hope you and your families enjoy a wonderful month, and I look forward to all we will continue to accomplish together.

Your Partner in Education,

Ms. Laser

Principal

We are hiring for three positions. Please see the information below. Share with anyone you know that may be interested!

Our PTO plays an important role in supporting our students, staff, and school community, and we'd love for you to be part of it! Whether you can volunteer regularly or just occasionally, your involvement makes a difference. Join us for our October PTO meeting on November 18, 3:15 - 4:15 to learn more, share ideas, and help make this a great school year. We hope to see you there!

Join us for our monthly Coffee Talk.

Our teachers work hard to maximize every minute of instructional time from 7:30–2:30. Checking students out early not only disrupts the learning environment but also causes them to miss valuable instruction and closure to their day. We strongly encourage families to schedule appointments outside of the school day whenever possible—Wednesday afternoons are a great time for these.

The end of the school day is an important time for students to receive reminders, share key information, and practice routines and procedures. Consistently staying until dismissal also helps students develop strong life habits such as responsibility, perseverance, and following through until the end of the day.

For this reason, families will not be able to check students out after 2:15 pm (11:15 am on early release days). Early checkouts must wait until the 2:30/11:30 dismissal bell. We appreciate your support in helping us foster both a productive learning environment and lifelong habits of responsibility.

All Burton students will continue to receive free breakfast and lunch. Families will not have to complete any application forms.

Our breakfast is a Grab and Go. Students will pick it up as they enter campus and go directly to their classrooms. Breakfast is served 7:15-7:30 so it is important that your child is at school, on time.

If you shop at Fry's stores, can you help Burton to raise money by simply enrolling the Fry's Community Rewards program.

Click HERE for step by step direction to enroll.

Be sure you are connecting with your child's/children's teacher(s) on Class Dojo. Class Dojo is used campus wide as a communication tool and a reinforcement system for students.

While our teachers may use Class Dojo to communicate with you, our Principal, Ms. Laser and our Assistant Principal, Ms. Jaskolski, will not use Class Dojo as a communication tool with parents.

If you need to communicate with either of them, you can call the office (623.237.4007) or reach out via email ~ records107@gesd40.org.

November 2 ~ Soccer Games @ Desert Spirit

November 3 ~ Election Day

November 4~ Early Release, 11:30 dismissal

November 9 ~ Soccer Games @ Landmark

November 10 ~ Soccer Games @ Landmark

November 11 ~ Veterans' Day, No School

November 12 ~ Governing Board Meeting

November 14 ~ Cheer Camp @ Challenger

November 18~ Early Release, 11:30 dismissal

November 18 ~ PTO Meeting

November 19 ~ Soccer Games @ Landmark

November 19 ~ 🍕 Peter Piper Night 🍕

November 20 ~ Coffee Talk

November 25 - 27 ~ Thanksgiving Break 🍁🦃

December 3 ~ Band Concert

December 9 ~ STEAM Night