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,

We have had a very good start to the 2022-2023 school year. We're enjoying all of the opportunities to get to know your child and build that strong foundation that will help us make this year successful. I have enjoyed making it around to classrooms, talking with the kids at lunch, and sharing our PBIS bus lessons this week.

I appreciate all of your patience and support since the start of the year. We expect things to take time as we build new routines with the students. Your patience was amazing - especially during the event on Friday, August 23. I know that it was stressful for you, but your child was safe the entire duration of that event. I will continue to work with school staff and safety personnel to debrief and improve our protocols for situations like this.

In this newsletter, you'll find information about the Raider Pack event this month as well as a reminder to update your School Dismissal Manager information.

Reminder: There is no school on Friday, September 2, 2022. The district staff is conducting staff in-service activities. The office will be closed as well for this training.

Yours in learning,

Mr. Flohr

September 2: No School - Staff In-service

September 5: No School - Labor Day Holiday

September 9: PBIS Kick Off Assembly

September 21: 2 Hour Early Dismissal

September 29 & 30: Fall Pictures

September 30: PBIS Celebration

October 10: No School - Staff In-service

October 28: Picture Make-ups

SU Athletics is hosting the Raider Pack 2022 event on Saturday, September 17th. The event is open to all children in SASD grades K-5th. The participant (and one parent/guardian) gets FREE admission to the football game, are invited to run behind the SU football team prior to kickoff and are offered refreshments after the run. Registration is available online only this year through Signup Genius . T-Shirts can also be purchased at registration. https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20F044CAFA72FA4FB6-raider

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.

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.

Updated food service information has been released for the 2022-2023 school year. During COVID, funding was provided to ensure that every student would have a breakfast and/or lunch if desired. The funding for this opportunity has gone away and payments will be required for breakfast and lunches this year.

Families have the option of adding funds to their child's account using an online payment center. To access this, please go to the Food Services page and click on "Make an online payment" button. From there, you'll be required to create an account or log into an account to proceed.

Free and Reduced Applications are available for families that need that support. To apply online, please utilize this link and click on the "Apply for Free/Reduced Meals" button.

Prices for the 2022-2023 school year

Breakfast:

Student - $1.80

Reduced - $0.30

Lunch:

Student - $2.80

Reduced - $0.40

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