Burtonsville Beat (October 15, 2023)

October 15, 2023

Good evening, Burtonsville families!

Mark your October calendars:

  • 17th-18th - Fall Student Portraits (schedule) (revised)
  • 23rd-27th-Red Ribbon Week
  • 25th-Grade 5 to Strathmore
  • 27th-Trunk or Treat (PTA event)
  • 31st-End of Marking Period 
  • 31st-Grade 1 to Sharp’s Farm

School & Community News…

Free and Reduced Meals - FARMS

Federal eligibility guidelines change each school year; therefore, families must submit a new FARMS application each school year.  New and returning families were encouraged to apply for Free and Reduced Meals on or before the October 11, 2023 deadline.  If you qualified last year, but did not complete a new application by October 11th this year, your child(ren) will now be charged at the regular meal price of $2.55.  

Families may apply for meal benefits at any time during the school year.  Even if you do not think you qualify, please complete the application.  Households that are unable to apply online can contact the school at 240-740-5700, or the Division of Food and Nutrition Services at 240-740-7400.  For more information about Free and Reduced Meals, please visit Meal Payment/FARMS. 

A Message from our PTA:

Trunk or Treat is on Friday, October 27 from 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Please consider decorating your vehicle, donating candy or volunteering for this SPOOKtacular event! There will be free games, a moon bounce and popcorn sponsored with KAH, and food available for purchase. Please register at www.burtonsvillepta.org/event-details/bes-trunk-or-treat-2023 or email burtonsvillepta@gmail.com if you have any questions.

The Yearbook Cover Contest has launched. Your child’s design could be selected for the 2023/2024 yearbook cover. All entries are due by Friday, November 3rd. Please see the attached flyer for additional details. 

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.

County News…

MCPS - Things to Know

Transportation

ParentVue – Quick Guides

ParentVUE provides a way to view all school-related information and data for all your students. Register for athletics, and special programs, communicate with teachers, and verify your student information annually. The Office of Technology Innovation has one-pagers to help families with ParentVUE that are available in all the MCPS languages linked here: English /  Español  / 中文  / français / Português / 한국어 / tiếng Việt / አማርኛ  

Student Code of Conduct/ Student Rights & Responsibilities

In order to ensure a safe, productive, and positive learning environment, Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) publishes two documents that help students, parents, and staff understand school rules and regulations; the expectations for student conduct; and the possible consequences for violating the rules. 

As well Guidelines for Student Gender Identity are available which align with the Montgomery County Board of Education's core values, guidance from the Maryland State Department of Education, and the Montgomery County Board of Education Policy ACA, Nondiscrimination, Equity, and Cultural Proficiency, which prohibits discrimination, stigmatization, and bullying based on gender identity, as well as sex, gender, gender expression, and sexual orientation, among other personal characteristics. 

If you have comments about any of these publications, please send them in writing to the MCPS Department of Communications at pio@mcpsmd.org.

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