In this issue:

School Announcements

• Ms. Walters’ Class raising funds for Haiti: January 29
• Grange Kitchen and Bar Fundraiser for Burns Park: Tuesdays in February
• Ice Cream Social Volunteer Wine and Cheese: February 15
• Special Interest Fair: March 16

Community Announcements

• Burns Park Players: Guys and Dolls: February 5, 6, 11, 12, 13
• March of Dimes Valentine’s Ice Skating: February 13
• University Study on Car Seat Use

If you are a PTO committee member and want to announce something about your committee, or anyone that has something to share with the school community, please send it to Lynda Norton by Sunday at noon of each week. The following are the Weekly Notes for this week:

School Announcements:

Ms. Walters’ class raising funds for Haiti: Second graders in Ms. Walters’ class really want to help the country of Haiti. According to the Red Cross the most needed assistance for Haiti now is financial support. The children came up with a great and simple idea – sell useful items to raise money for Haiti. Please come support Haiti.
The big sales will take place on Friday, January 29th, in the following time:
1/29, Morning, 9:30am – 10:30am
1/29, Morning, 11:00 am -12:00
1/29, Afternoon, 12:00 -1:00pm
1/29, Afternoon, 1:30 -2:30pm
Please stop by the auditorium and support the country of Haiti.

Grange Kitchen and Bar Fundraiser for Burns Park, Tuesdays in February. Grange Kitchen and Bar’s commitment to sourcing local products continues with our connection to the local community. As a local business supported by our community we would like to return the favor, during the month of February dine at Grange Kitchen and Bar every Tuesday and 10% of total sales for the day will be donated to the Burns Park PTO. We look forward to growing our relationship with the greater Ann Arbor community. 118 W. Liberty St.; For reservations call 995-2107; www.grangekitchenandbar.com. Liam and Christine Ayers (parents of Celia, 5th grade, and Wilson, 3rd grade). If you have questions, please call Liam or Christine at 747-9776.

Ice Cream Social Volunteer wine and cheese: The Ice Cream Social committee is very excited to announce that this year we will be having our annual Ice Cream Social on Wednesday, 5/26/2010 (5/27/2010 rain date). The night will start at 5:30pm on the Burns Park lawn. Jazz, food, games, friendship and more will be waiting for you. The Ice Cream Social is one of the biggest fund-raisers for the school but we can’t do it without your help. So please join the Ice Cream Social team and come to the wine & cheese night at Devra Kellen’s house on 2/15/2010 at 8pm (2365 Adare Road). If you would like to help out but cannot come to the wine & cheese night, you can still sign up to help. Please sign up on our volunteer website: www.mysignup.com/BurnsParkIceCreamSocial. Or contact one of the two Co-Chairs. Thank you! The Ice Cream Social won’t be possible without you! Co-chairs: Devra Kellen (dkellen at umich dot edu, 994-4465) and Pei Huang (peibg at yahoo dot com, 995-9696)

The Special Interest Fair is coming Tuesday, March 16, 2010. Mark your calendars! For those of you not familiar with the fair, it is similar to a science fair, but almost anything goes. The purpose of the fair is to encourage students to pursue a topic of their interest and provide a showcase for their efforts (examples of last years’ projects include “The Mysterious Stonehenge,” “Spices from the Middle East,” “Big Cats,” and “My Favorite Quarterback: Tom Brady”). All students from kindergarten through 5th grade are encouraged to submit a project! The fair is noncompetitive and children may work alone or in a group. Watch for details after winter break. We look forward to all of the great projects! Questions? Contact fair co-chairs Carole Durgy (carole at durgy dot com) or Jenny Jalet (sutton at umich dot edu)

Community Announcements:

Don’t miss Burns Park Players production of Guys and Dolls. This family-oriented production takes us to 1940s New York where gamblers go for big stakes in love and money amidst great song and dance. This production has a cast of 170 from the Burns Park neighborhood, and it features 100 Burns Park Elementary School students. Since 1992 Burns Park Players has donated $230,000 to support performing arts in Ann Arbor Public Schools. Please help us continue that tradition while you take in a great show! Performances are February 5, 11, and 12 at 7:30 pm, and February 6 and 13, at 4 pm. Tickets are $15 and can be bought at Morgan and York starting January 21st. All performances take place in the theater of Tappan Middle School. For more information, please contact Susan Hutton: susanphutton at yahoo dot com.

March of Dimes Presents Valentine’s Ice Skating: Buhr Park Ice Skating Rink, Saturday, February 13th 2:30-4:30 pm. Craft making, Cookie decorating, Food and Snacks provided, Enter a drawing for Red Wings tickets! Only $1 Parents, Students, and Children Welcome! All Proceeds go to March of Dimes “The March of Dimes mission is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality” For more information go to www.marchofdimes.com

University Study on Car Seat Use The University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute seeks subjects for a study of how people install child seats. You must be age 18 or older and have a valid driver’s license. We need people with and without child seat experience who have not gone to college. The study will take up to 3 hours. Pay is $40. We will test people on UM North campus. For more information, please contact Laura at lmalik at umich dot edu or (734) 764-4722.

DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? Please don’t hesitate to contact one of us.

Lynda Norton, President
Wendy Burke, President-elect

llnorton at okno dot com or 761-1478
Wendy dot burke at mac dot com or 585-5570