School Announcements - Week of February 8, 2010
BURNS PARK PTO WELCOMES YOU TO NAAPID. National African-American Parent Involvement day (NAAPID) is this Monday February 8th. The Burns Park PTO would like to welcome all parents to school with refreshments in the auditorium throughout the day. Please stop by and help yourself!
Burns Park Book Fair. We still need a few more volunteers to help with the Burns Park Book Fair! The fair starts next week and is an important fundraiser for the library. Please contact Nancy Vettorello at vettorel@umich.edu if you can work one of the following shifts:
- Friday, 2/12 (3:45 - 5:00) (set-up)
- Tuesday, 2/16 (8:55 - 11:30 or 12:40 - 3:45)
- Wednesday, 2/17 (8:55 - 11:30 or 1:10 - 2:40)
- Thursday, 2/18 (9:05 - 11:45 or 12:30 - 3:30 or 5:50 - 8:30)
- Friday, 2/19 (9:05 - 12:05 or 3:45 until done with take down)
We are especially in need of volunteers for Tuesday afternoon, Wednesday morning, and both Friday afternoons. Training will be provided and time for that training is included in the above times. If you can work one (or more!) of these sessions, please contact Nancy Vettorello at vettorel@umich.edu or 668-0619.
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@umich.edu, 994-4465) and Pei Huang (peibg@yahoo.com, 995-9696)
Burns Park Disability Workshop on Thursday, March 11th, needs your help! All Burns Park fourth graders will be participating in the workshop. In the morning, they will rotate in small groups through a series of "hands on" stations that allow them to experience the challenges of physical, visual, auditory, speech and learning disabilities; in the afternoon, they will meet as a large group with adult presenters who will talk about their own disabilities. We do need 25 parent volunteers to help with the set-up and the morning workshops; all equipment and training will be provided. This is such a great program for the kids. There are two opportunities to volunteer, please let me know if you are available for either or both:
1. Set-up: Wednesday evening, March 10th
2. Workshops: Thursday, March 11th (8:45 am - 12:00 pm)
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 Carol Durgy (carole@durgy.com) or Jenny Jalet (sutton@umich.edu)
*** SlideShows from our principal : Camp-Read-a-Lot, Read-a-Thon, and Math & Science Night
*** We have students' artwork from the Arab World in a SlideShow on the Artroom Website(http://burnspark2.aaps.k12.mi.us/higginsk/studentworks/index.html). Please visit and enjoy!
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