Archived Fourth Grade Flyer
For 4th Grade Students & Parents of Bill Burden Elementary
Week 8: October 16-20
UPDATES
IMPORTANT DATES
- October 18th & 19th- Math & Reading Benchmarks
- October 19th- Progress reports available to view online
- October 23rd- STRIVE Information Night from 6:00-7:00 pm at Rancho Sienna
- October 23rd-27th- Red Ribbon Week
Monday: "I pledge to be drug free"- wear red
Tuesday: "too cool for drugs" - wear sunglasses
Wednesday: "sock it to drugs" - wear crazy or silly socks
Thursday: "I am too bright to choose drugs" - wear bright or neon clothing
Friday: "Panther's positively don't do drugs" - wear panther shirt
- October 31st- Halloween Parade of Costumes
REMINDERS & HAPPENINGS
Homework Expectations: Each night, your child should read 30 minutes and practice their math facts for 15 minutes.
New 4th Grade Twitter Account: Burden Elementary @BBES_4th
Extra Clothes: Please send your child with an extra set of clothes daily to be kept in their backpack if possible, just in case!
Transportation Change: Effective Monday, October 2, LHISD will be enforcing a 1:00 pm deadline for all transportation changes.
I.D.s Required: You MUST bring your I.D. in EVERY time you enter Burden Elementary. Panther passes are no longer available.
Angel Tree Application
Dear Parents,
Any family who would like to apply for consideration for assistance for Christmas may complete the application provided on the Burden website. Applications should be printed and returned to Mrs. Reeves, Counselor at the Burden office by October 27, 3:00 p.m. All applications must be completely filled in in order to be considered. Paper copies are available in the Burden office also.
Additionally, we would like to offer the opportunity to families in our Burden school who would like to volunteer to help with families in need for the holiday season. Please contact Mrs. Reeves, Counselor at jreeves@libertyhill.txed.net or 512-260-4404. Liberty Hill is a wonderful and caring community and we thank you for your help.
Halloween Parade: October 31st @ 8:00 am
Campus costume rules:
- No weapons of any kind.
- No full face paint or colored hair.
- No blood, guts, or gore.
Students will be expected to change out of their costume immediately after the parade and our instructional day will continue.
Reading & Writing
We will be comparing and contrasting the experiences of a person in a biography to realistic fiction.
Writing:
This week in writing, we will be editing writing for fragments, compound, and complete sentences. We will also be working on adding adjectives into our writing.
Social Studies
Math & Science
Math
We will be finishing our multiplication unit. The students have learned a variety of ways to multiply.
Science
We are learning about insulators and conductors and electrical circuits.
Thank you so much to parents that donated circuit kits!
Schedules
Campus Schedule:
Doors Open: 7:15 a.m.
Breakfast: 7:15 - 7:35 a.m.
First Bell: 7:30 a.m.
Tardy Bell: 7:45 a.m.
End of Day: 3:00 p.m.
Office hours: 7:15 - 4:00 p.m.
Fourth Grade Common Schedule:
Specials/Conference Time: 8:35 - 9:20 a.m.
Lunch: 12:40 - 1:10 p.m.
Recess: 1:10 - 1:40 p.m.
Encore (every 6 days starting August 28th): 2:05 - 2:55 p.m.
*Individual Math, Science, ELAR, and SS schedules, Specials locations, and Encore locations may vary by teacher
Because our schedules are on a 6 day rotation, and change often, it is important and vital that you send your child with tennis shoes EVERY DAY to class, whether on their feet or in their bag.
Pick-Up & Drop-Off Routines
Parents, safety for your child is our first priority. We have a streamlined process to make sure the drop off/pick up process is safe and efficient. To make the process easier, please read and abide by all of the procedural instructions detailed below:
MORNINGS:
If your child would like to eat breakfast in the cafeteria in the morning, please have them arrive no later than 7:30. After 7:30, they will not have time to get in line, get their breakfast, eat, and get to class on time. Our doors open at 7:15 a.m., please do not leave your child unattended prior to this time. At 7:15 a.m., staff members are posted in the drop-off zones at the main front doors and gym to welcome your child and help direct them to their area. The PreK drop-off zone is clearly marked near the gym doors and is supported by staff. K-4th grade students are seated in the gym to read or visit quietly until the first bell. The first bell rings at 7:30 a.m., and students are considered tardy at 7:45 a.m. Remember, Burden Elementary does NOT allow parking lot drop-offs or walk-ups.
AFTERNOONS:
Classes end at 3:00 p.m. Please have your vehicles double lined with ignitions off prior to loading the students. Your child’s personalized family ID tag should be clearly displayed on your rear-view mirror. All students will exit (supported by staff) at the gym entrance area only.
Neighborhood bike riders and walkers are dismissed a few minutes after the traffic clears from the main driveway. Staff will support street crossings. To ensure safety and maintain the flow of traffic, students are not allowed to walk to a vehicle parked on a side street. Your family ID tag is their exit ticket, so please have it with you.
Please have your student have their family number memorized if they have not already.
TRANSPORTATION CHANGES
Safety First! We are very strict about transportation changes, for the safety of your little ones. We will send your student home exactly as you indicated in the student’s Skyward Family Access profile. You will be able to make a change to your student’s transportation if switching from bus rider to a car rider or vice versa via email before 1:00 p.m. and within 24 hours of the change request. The transportation email is: BBEStransportationchanges@libertyhill.txed.net. Notes, phone calls, text messages, and emails sent to any other party other than the transportation email indicated above, will NOT be accepted. Any emails after 1:00 p.m. will not be processed by the campus. Please visit the transportation page on the LHISD district website for additional instructions and information.
VISITOR ROUTINES
Whether it's to spend time with your child for breakfast or lunch, or to help out in the classroom, we love having visitors on campus! For the protection of our students and staff, we require that all visitors present a valid Driver’s License or another form of a government issued current photo ID prior to any visit or student contact (no exceptions!). District employees may show their active LHISD employee badge as ID.
We also ask that all classroom visitors make arrangements/appointments with classroom teachers or administrators prior to a visit, as we do not allow unscheduled visits (as much as we like surprises!).
Lunch Balance Reminder
SNACK TIME
- Please send ONE healthy snack such as (granola, cheese sticks, popcorn, fruit, etc.) with your child EVERY DAY
- No sugar snacks or sugar drinks
- No chips please! While they are delicious, they are also loud and messy!
- We highly encourage water bottles!