Dear Parents and Families:

Get ready! The Scholastic Book Fair is coming our way (YAY!). Choosing their own books empowers kids and inspires them to become Bolder, Prouder, and Stronger Readers. AND—as always—every book they buy earns rewards for our school. We are thrilled to offer this wonderful educational experience to our students.

Here’s how the Book Fair works: during school on Monday, each child will visit and preview the Book Fair with his/her class. Your student(s) will bring home a "wishlist" and letter with more information that day. During the school days on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Book Fair is open for purchases. Please send your child to school with money if you would like your child to make purchases from the Fair during their class shop time. We would also like to invite you to our Community Event being held Tuesday, March 14th, from 6:00pm to 8:00pm. The event will include an opportunity for everyone in your family to shop at our Book Fair. If you cannot visit the fair in person, you can also buy books at our Online Fair (open until March 26). Purchasing books from the in-school or online fair make a great impact on the school as well, as 25% of the proceeds benefit the Burns Park School Library.

This year, we are offering another option for purchasing books. Say goodbye to cash and hello to eWallet—your child’s digital payment account. Before the Fair, set up eWallet for worry-free, cash-free purchases. Anyone can contribute! Share each child’s eWallet so friends and family can add funds and give your kids more books to enjoy. If you prefer to pay with a check, you can make your check out to “Burns Park PTO”.

If you can’t make it to the Fair, then shop at our school’s Online Book Fair. All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free for book orders over $25. Your online orders will also benefit our school.

Visit our Book Fair homepage to learn more and get started with eWallet and online shopping:

https://www.scholastic.com/bf/burnsparkelemsch

In addition to attending and supporting our Book Fair, we are still in need of volunteers, particularly on Wednesday night and Thursday. You can find the sign-up at the Scholastic Book Fair Sign-up Genius. This event relies heavily on volunteers, and our students love to see their parents as helpers.

The countdown to more Bookjoy is on! Catch you at the Fair!

Thank you for your support! Rachel Erdstein and the March is Reading Month Committee

Register Here

As of today, March 5th, Washtenaw County is in the CDC LOW/GREEN Community Level. Masks are optional. Link to CDC Community Level page here.

For more detailed information about the AAPS 2022-2023 COVID and Health Guidance, please click here.

Dear Fantastic BPE Families,

I hope that everyone had a wonderful twenty fifth week of school. The next PTO meeting is this Wednesday, March 8 and all are welcome, meeting details on the calendar page.

March is Reading Month: BP Scholastic Book Fair

We’re excited to announce the return of the Burns Park Scholastic Book Fair on March 13-15 as part of March is Reading Month! The Book Fair will include a family evening on Tuesday, March 14 from 6-8 pm. We haven’t had a book fair since 2018 so we’re looking for parent/guardian volunteers to make it extra special. We are looking for volunteers to help set up, clean up and run the fair. Please visit the Sign Up Genius for more details and to sign up. Thank you to all those who are able to help!

Sincerely,

Rachel Erdstein, Ellen Delonis and Kory Zhao (library@burnsparkpto.org)

Yearbook Pictures:

The Burns Park Elementary Yearbook needs your help! Please share any photos you took of school events during the 2022-2023 school year. After uploading the photos, please tag them with the grade or teacher name.

You can upload your photos here or by taking a picture of the QR code above.

We are looking for photos from classroom parties, field trips, in the school garden, on the playground and school events like Walk and Talk, Popsicles in the Park, Outdoor Movie Night, and the Fall Picnic. Your cameras can take great shots!

We appreciate your help in filling this year’s yearbook with lots of Penguin memories. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the yearbook co-editors: Julie Rick (jamattock@gmail.com) and/or Kory Zhao (koryzhao@gmail.com).

Your Burns Park PTO

Al Masias, President

info@bpepto.org

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