Burtonsville Beat (September 3, 2023)

eptember 3, 2023

Good evening, Burtonsville families!

Mark your calendars:

  • 9/4 - No School (Holiday)
  • 9/5 - PTA Mtg (Zoom link below)
  • 9/8 - Back-to-School-Bash
  • 9/23 - Burtonsville Day Parade

School & Community News…

Instrumental Music Parent Information Meetings

Parents and Guardians of current 4th and 5th-grade students may attend any of the two scheduled meeting dates regardless of the school their child attends, as these same topics will be discussed at each meeting: Instrument suitability, rental cost, scheduling, performances, expectations, and parent questions. 

Meeting Dates: 

Wednesday, Sept. 6 at 12:00 p.m. on Zoom (student log-in not required)

  • Meeting Link: Zoom 
  • Meeting ID: 208 072 4535
  • Passcode: 218500

Wednesday, Sept. 13 at 6:00 p.m. at Stonegate Elementary School

Your attendance is not mandatory for your child to participate in the program. I look forward to meeting you and to a successful school year. Parents and Guardians who wish to register for the program can fill out the form here: https://forms.gle/7LSRc8HcegWxwfDp6

Burtonsville Day Parade: Saturday, September 23rd. Make signs, wear your Burtonsville t-shirt, or our school colors (blue & yellow), and come out to show your school spirit and represent Burtonsville Elementary! More information to come!  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at (240) 740-5700 for additional information.  

A Message from our PTA:

Join us for our first PTA meeting of the year this Tuesday, September 5th at 6:30 P.M. on Zoom! 

  • Meeting Link: Zoom 
  • Meeting ID: 995 1116 3069
  • Passcode: 365643

Back to School Bash is on Friday, September 8, 2023, from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Come join us for a fun evening by the playground where we'll have music, games, a moon bounce & obstacle courses co-sponsored with Kids After Hours (KAH). Come hungry and thirsty. We'll have snacks, pizza, drinks, Kona Ice, and a food truck available for purchase. Family and friends are all welcome.  This is an event you don't want to miss! Can't wait to see you there!

BES Replacement Facility Meeting will be on Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 4:15 p.m. in the school’s All Purpose Room/Cafeteria. This is the LAST of the scheduled meetings for community input. Please attend IN PERSON to help BES have their voices heard. For more information, please visit: the BES Replacement Facility website

Need Labels for your students’ items? Please consider ordering from Mabel's Labels, where their fundraising program will give 20% of your purchase back to BES PTA!  Please see the attached flyer for more information or go to campaigns.mabelslabels.com and search for Burtonsville Elementary PTA.

For information about the PTA and what we do, please visit www.burtonsvillepta.org

County News…

MCPS website - Things to Know - Back-to-School edition

Annual Notice for Directory Information and Student Privacy

Your school will assume you agree to the release of the directory information unless this form is returned by Friday, September 11, 2023. If you need to change your decision at a later date, just contact your school directly.  No action is required unless you DO NOT want your child photographed.  (Please note, your child’s picture will NOT be in the school’s yearbook if completed.)   

The Pathway to College, Career, and Community Readiness

MCPS created a new guide to help families, students, and teachers work together to ensure student success.  Read here about The Pathway to College, Career and Community Readiness.  You can also view a short parent-friendly video in English and Spanish to learn more. 

Transportation

Meal Services 

Division of Food & Nutrition Svcs (DFNS)

  • Breakfast will be FREE, and students will have the opportunity to eat breakfast in their classroom. We encourage families to check out menus here and students to eat breakfast at school, fueling them to learn each day.
  • Daily Lunch - $2.55 - Students who qualify for Free and/or Reduced Meals (FARM) will not be charged for lunch. 

Free and/or Reduced Meals (FARMs)

Families can now apply online and avoid longer processing times in September. Online FARMs applications are available now. Please visit www.MySchoolApps.com to complete and submit the 2023-2024 online application. 

Paper application forms will be distributed to all MCPS Schools the week of August 28th. Households that complete an online application DO NOT need to submit a paper application. The paper version of the 2023-24 Household Application for FARMS is designed to allow for electronic scanning. Due to this, only original applications can be processed. Please do not duplicate the paper applications. Again, while we will accept paper applications, online applications are strongly encouraged. 

Please complete the FARMS application, even if you think you do not qualify. We have had parents think they don’t qualify so they don’t fill out the forms.  Student meal eligibility from the 2022–2023 school year will carry over into the 2023–2024 school year through October 11, 2023, or until a new application is processed. After that, if a student has not newly qualified for free or reduced-price meals, meals will be charged at the regular meal price; of $2.55.

GIVE BACKpacks Campaign

More than one-third of MCPS’ 160,000 students qualify for Free and Reduced-priced Meals. Now more than ever, in recovering from this global pandemic, more students will need help accessing school supplies for the beginning of the school year. Your donation to the MCPS GIVE BACKpacks campaign will play a critical role in helping all students thrive academically. Donate now at MCPS GIVE BACKpacks or text “Backpack” to 301-329-2238.

Saturday School

The Saturday School program will open in the fall with physical locations at Wheaton, Northwest, Einstein, Montgomery Blair, Paint Branch, and Clarksburg High Schools.  Each of these centers will serve your students in Pre-K through 5th grade and includes breakfast and transportation over 23 Saturdays from September to May.

Saturday School serves MCPS as a strategic partner and provides mentoring and tutoring from 8:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. on Saturday mornings, which is what we consider the 6th Day of Learning.  The elementary Saturday School curriculum is aligned with the MCPS curriculum and taught by MCPS teachers with the goal of extending and supporting the weekly grade-level learning outcomes.  Course Flyers: English | Español | Francés  | Fill-in Registration Form

Yours In Service,

 Kimberly Lloyd, Principal

Terry Gobourne, Assistant Principal