At the PTO’s general meeting on April 17th, we heard a presentation from the Citizens’ Millage Committee about the two school tax proposals on the May 6th ballot. In response to that presentation, the PTO members present agreed unanimously that the PTO should take a public position supporting the proposals. They also approved the following resolution by a unanimous vote:

1. There is no school on Friday, March 21.
2. Lunches with Love meets on Tuesday just after drop off in the cafeteria until 9:30.
3. Fresh, local, pasture raised, organic chicken eggs are available again this week. Please order by Wednesday, March 19 at 5 pm (hstarman@comcast.net) The eggs cost $4.95/dozen and Earth Shine Farm is donating 10% of sales to the PTO. We need to return the egg cartons – there will be a box outside the office where you can leave your cartons.

Dear AAPS Parents and Guardians,

This past weekend the USDA issued a recall on meat products that were distributed as a commodity item through the United States Department of Education’s school lunch program.

The Ann Arbor Public Schools does have some of this meat product (beef patties and taco meat) in our possession but it has never been served to any student in this district.

Please join us for the Special Interest Fair!

Wednesday, March 19, 2008

Hey parents – it’s time again for the Special Interest Fair! The fair is a Burns Park tradition, and we hope you’ll encourage your student(s) to participate. Last year approximately 80 students shared special interest projects with their classmates, teachers, and families.

All students from kindergarten through 5th grade are encouraged to submit a project! The purpose of the fair is to encourage students to pursue a topic of their interest and provide a showcase for their efforts. The fair is non-competitive, and children may work alone or in a group.

To help our students get started with research on Africa for the Special Interest Fair, we’ve developed a list of books and other resources in conjunction with the PTO’s Multicultural Committee. These books are available from the Burns Park school library (media center), and the call numbers are listed at the left of each item. Check it out!

Mark your calendars now so you won’t miss our Scholastic Book Fair! The dates are Tuesday, November 27 through Friday, November 30, including a special Family Night on Thursday, November 29 from 6:00 – 8:30 pm. Book Fair Week is an exciting time at our school, and we’d love for you to join us in making it a success. The Book Fair gives you and your children the opportunity to buy carefully selected, quality books and products at affordable prices. We invite you to participate in this celebration of books which raises funds for our school library media center.

October 19, 2007 4:37pm
Dear Burns Park Families and Staff,

We were informed late this afternoon by the Washtenaw County Department of Public Health that students who are excluded from attending classes at Burns Park and Wines elementary schools may return to school effective Monday, October 22.

It’s audition time for the Burns Park Players! Initial auditions will be held on Monday, October 15th at 7:00 p.m. in the Tappan auditorium with callbacks held on Tuesday, October 16th. If you would like to audition but are unable to make the audition day, please notify Susan Hurwitz, susanh22@aol.com or call 994-3508.

To all Burns Park families: We are excited to announce the addition of Earth Shine Farm to our Burn$ Park Buck$ fundraiser – each week you will have the opportunity to order locally raised organic chicken from them. Over the years many families have asked if we could add organizations like this to our scrip program and we are really looking forward to this partnership. The chicken orders and payments will be separate from the rest of the Burn$ Park Buck$ orders. Please read on for more information about the chicken and the ordering process.

Helen Starman

This note comes to us from Wendy Correll of the AAPS Education Foundation, by way of the PTO Council list:

The educational foundation has given scores of grants of up to $1000 to teachers over the past 15 or so years. The deadline for AAPSEF grant submissions is Friday, October 4, at 4:00 pm. Grant applications can be found on their web-site at:

http://www.supportannarborschools.org/

Many thanks,

Wendy Correll
Executive Director
Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation
734-994-1969