The Buzz From Burd

The James Burd Family will work together to create a welcoming, inspiring, and engaging environment, where all learners take pride in reaching their full potential.

Greetings, James Burd Families,

Happy Fall! There are many things that I like about the season like the cooler weather, changing leaves, and hot chocolate. Another thing I like about fall are all of the opportunities for families to do different activities together such as festivals and corn mazes. Fall is a wonderful opportunity for families to create more memories together.

In this edition, you will see upcoming dates, a reminder free breakfast starting, and some information about the upcoming parade at the end of the month.

I wanted to briefly provide information about a couple of items. In the Elementary Handbook, the final page is for you to complete. If you want your child's picture not to be used on social media, please complete and return this page ASAP. Also, we are starting to allow parents to eat lunch with their child once a month. This will take place on the first Friday of the month. We do not allow outside food or drink to come in for lunch. I need to be informed at the start of the week of your intent to join us on that first Friday. We need to ensure that we are not having more guests than our cafeteria can hold. Also, we will be bringing back our fall parade at the end of the month. More information will be coming out about this closer to that time.

Finally, if you're a fan of the Hershey Bears, there is an opportunity for you to obtain a free ticket for selected events. Thanks to Penn State PRO Wellness and Mrs. Meredith for making this opportunity possible!

Yours in learning,

Mr. Flohr

October 3: Start of free breakfast

October 3: Sub Delivery from 3:30-6:30pm

October 7: PTO Bingo Night starting at 7:00pm @ JBES

October 10: No School - Staff professional development

October 10: School Board meeting at 7:00pm @ SASHS/Online

October 13: PTO Meeting @ JBES starting at 6:00pm

October 24: Start of Scholastic Book Fair Week

October 28: Picture Make-ups

October 28: PBIS Celebration & Assembly

October 28: Halloween Parade - more information to come

November 11: No school

November 14: School Board meeting at 7:00pm @ SASHS Library/Online

November 16: Staff development - no school

November 23: Early Dismissal (Dismiss at 1:10pm)

November 24-29: School closed for Thanksgiving holiday

November 30: Start of the 2nd trimester

FYI: Conferences will be held on December 1, 7, or 8 at JBES

Penn State PRO Wellness is excited to have a partnership with the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League to offer schools in a 19-county catchment area with FREE Hershey Bears tickets, valid for the following home games at GIANT Center during the 2022/2023 hockey season:

• Sunday, Oct. 16 - 3:00 PM
• Sunday, Oct. 30 - 5:00 PM
• Sunday, Nov. 6 - 4:30 PM
• Saturday, Nov. 12 - 7:00 PM
• Saturday, Nov. 19 - 7:00 PM

To activate the discount for the complimentary ticket, the offer code champion22
will need to be entered. All purchasers will also be asked to enter their school name in the corresponding required field at checkout to verify they are part of the Healthy Champions program.

To purchase tickets, click on this link. Any questions about this opportunity should be directed to Jordan Lockhart at jolockhart@hersheypa.com

Beginning on Monday, October 3, all students have the opportunity to receive a free breakfast. Our breakfast procedures will not change. Students will enter the cafeteria lines, select the items they want for their breakfast, and utilize their student numbers to checkout. We encourage everyone to take advantage of this opportunity.

As a reminder, we encourage everyone to complete an application for free or reduced lunches. Please head to the SASD Food Service site to apply.

The School Board approved updates to our volunteer policy. All of this information is located in our school website. To summarize, volunteers must complete an application that will place them into one of two categories:

• Position Volunteer: This volunteer would be directly responsible for the welfare of our students. Examples of this type of position would include chaperones and tutors. If a parent is applying for this type of volunteer, they must have clearances, TB test, etc prior to being approved by the School Board. It is imperative that you begin the process of this application as soon as possible to ensure that you are on a School Board agenda prior to the event that you wish to participate in.
• Guest Volunteer: This volunteer would be working directly under the supervision and direction of a member of the school staff. An example of this type of volunteer could include parent volunteers. If a parent is applying for this type of volunteer, they do not need clearances or TB test, but they would need approval from the building principal or designee.

If you're interested in being a volunteer, please complete the application below. We will have paper copies of these available in the office area as well as Open House.

James Burd Elementary utilizes School Dismissal Manager as a method for parents to update their plans for their child's dismissal. By 2:15, we would ask that any changes/updates be completed. We utilize this service to know what you want your child to do at dismissal. Please take time to download the app and establish your default preferences. If you need help, call Mrs. Diehl or Mrs. Pinckney in the office for assistance.

Our procedure for student drop off and pickup will be changing this year to ensure that the safety of our students is kept as our primary focus. All families that are picking up or dropping off students at the beginning and/or end of day will utilize the following procedures outlined in this special newsletter.

Please note that families cannot park along the street and walk up to the school to pickup their child at the end of the day unless their is a prior arrangement. We can allow additional individuals in the drop off or pickup loop that could potentially impact the safety of our students. Our parking lot will be utilized for district vehicles only during that time.

If you have not already, save the district calendar to ensure you're staying up to date with our scheduled days off as well as early dismissal days.

https://shippensburgarea.schoolinsites.com/districtcalendar

Website: www.shipk12.org
Location: 600 Brad Street, Shippensburg, PA, USA
Phone: 717-530-2780
Facebook: facebook.com/JamesBurdElementarySchool