For any school-related questions, please email Kathy Cramer our School Office Professional.
cramerk@aaps.k12.mi.us
Schedule for Virtual School Day
Elementary Sample Online Schedule
Bell Schedule (2020-2021)
Start at 8:10 a.m.
End at 3:13 p.m.
AAPS 2020-21 Calendar
QUESTIONS?
For any school-related questions, please email Kathy Cramer our School Office Professional.
cramerk@aaps.k12.mi.us
Dear Burns Park Families,
This past Wednesday, the Board of Education approved plans to offer an in-school hybrid option starting with Stage One on March 25th. The decision follows a new partnership with Michigan Medicine and IHA to provide vaccinations for K-12 staff in Washtenaw County as well as antigen testing for AAPS staff and students. Registrations are being shared today to families in Pre-K, elementary school and self-contained classrooms to be completed by March 8th. Please check your spam folder for the email from A2Schools@aaps.k12.mi.us if you have not seen the registration. A transportation survey will also be shared for eligible students. Registration for middle school and high school students will be available in the coming weeks.
I am very excited to begin discussion with you regarding our hybrid option for Burns Park Elementary School. I will be hosting a Zoom webinar meeting to present details of this option at 6:30 PM, this coming Monday, March 1st, at the following Zoom address.
https://a2schools.zoom.us/j/
The webinar will be recorded and made available to you in case this time does not work for your schedule. During this meeting I will be describing the plan that is being developed for the hybrid option. There will be an opportunity for some Q and A although plans are ongoing and I may not have answers at this time to questions about specific details.
All Kindergarten students will start a PLTW Science unit on March 1st, where they will study pushes and pulls! As part of this unit, the PLTW department is providing every kindergarten student with 10 plastic cups, 2 small balls and a bag of dominoes. You may stop by Burns Park on Tuesday, March 2nd from 3-4:30 and Wednesday, March 3rd from 9:00am - 5: 00pm to pick up a supply bag. Bags will be on the table located near the parking lot entrance. Please let me know if you are unable to pick up these materials and I will find a way to get them to you.
Here is the list of supplies your students will need for Ms. Becker’s art classes this week
Y5-2: Construction paper, scissors, glue, crayons
3/4: Paper, pencil, ruler, coloring supplies (watercolors optional)
5: Paper, pencil, coloring supplies, black marker
Mr. Leonard wants to give your students a heads up for P.E. class this week. He’s asking students to gather the following to be ready for upcoming lessons.
Y5-2nd Grade Supplies: Striking with a paddle or racket
- One ball to hit. This could be a sock ball, paper ball, balloon, plastic bag ball, plastic ball, small stuffed animal, bouncy ball, ping pong ball, etc.
- One paddle or racket. This could be a spoon, spatula, shoe, hat, or homemade paddle (paper plate taped to a paper towel roll)
- Six items that you can use as targets to knock over.
3rd-5th Grade Supplies: Disc Golf
- One item that you can throw like a frisbee. This could be a hat, paper plate or two paper plates taped together.
- One laundry basket, box or bin to throw your frisbee into.
It has been one year since our March is Reading Month celebrations were interrupted by the Covid 19 quarantine! Here is the March is Reading Month 2021 calendar link and a pdf version for MIRM activities in our current and virtual environment.
https://drive.google.com/file/
The Ann Arbor Public Schools will distribute food Monday, March 1st and Thursday, March 4th at the regular locations and times. Food distribution will shift to one day a week on Wednesdays only starting March 10th. The Wednesday distributions will provide food for seven days: breakfast, lunch and dinner. Two new afternoon distribution locations will start at Carpenter and Scio Farms on March 10th. Full details on the food distribution program, including distribution times and locations, are available here.
Another round of EBT payments will be mailed home to eligible Free and Reduced Lunch families beginning the end of March from the State of Michigan. If your home address has changed recently, you must update it with your student’s school. For more information, including how to update your address, learn more here: EBT Card Information.
The Rotary Fights Child Hunger fund drive is an annual spring food and fund drive to support meals for children and families that experience food insecurity. This year, the drive will primarily be collecting funds to support Food Gatherers. All gifts, $25 and over, will be matched up to $10,000 through the generosity of the Harold and Kay Peplau Family Fund.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused food insecurity in our community to rise dramatically since March 2020. Feeding America estimates that overall food insecurity in Washtenaw County has risen by 37%, while child food insecurity has risen by 101%. Since last March, Food Gatherers has worked closely with local school districts, including AAPS, to supplement their modified meal programs with groceries and fresh produce, and to make food available to families that cannot access the meal programs now in place.
Burns Park Elementary School has established a designated spot for this campaign. If you would like to participate in this effort, here is the web link to the Burns Park team donation page. The drive and the web link become active tomorrow, March 1st. Please know that your contributions to our PTO fundraising efforts have been serving to supplement help for family’s basic needs as well.
https://give.foodgatherers.
As we move forward with planning for our hybrid learning option, and many folks are now able to become vaccinated, I continue to think of historical context for this time we are living through. I grew up hearing the stories from my parents and grandparents describing emigration to the United States, the two World Wars, the Great Depression, and the Spanish Flu pandemic of 1917. I always thought of myself as living in a time when these kinds of calamities were improbable, if not impossible.
We’ve all found that the human story continues with such events and, in many ways, rediscovered how connected and dependent we are on each other. I am sharing thoughts that Ms. Charlotte Fullerton, our wonderful English Learner teacher shared with me a few days ago.
My grandma was an elementary school teacher for two years, but contracted Polio right before the vaccine came out and had to stop working. She lived most of her adult life using canes and then a wheelchair, while raising 7 children! I will be thinking of her strength when I get my Covid-19 vaccine and am excited to interact with students in-person again soon.
I’m inspired by Charlotte’s story and grateful for the support that we continue to offer and receive, as teachers, parents, health care professionals, and every member of our school community. I am expectant and grateful for better days ahead.
Your Principal,
Chuck Hatt
Your PTO Update
On behalf of your BPE PTO,
Laura Hayden
Recommendation for hybrid return to in-person learning approved 2/24/21.
The next Regular Meeting of the Board of Education is March 10, 2021 at 7:00 PM. Please click here to view the schedule of posted meetings.
Metrics to inform decision-making for reopening schools to in-person learning.
Confirmed or probable AAPS cases identified by the Washtenaw County Health Department.
Head Start and Great Start Readiness programs now enrolling for 2021-22.
Click to learn about virtual college visits & fairs, Gap Year fairs, FAFSA information, financial aid seminars, and more.
Graduating seniors can apply for a variety of scholarships managed by AAPS.
Resources available for students dealing with depression, grief, loss and other mental health issues.
AAPS, working with Chartwells Food Service, is pleased to provide “to go” meals available for families in need.
For students with Specialized Learning Needs as documented in an IEP.
Connecting Together, an opportunity for parents to connect to find support and get ideas about how to face the challenges of 2020.
AAPS-approved, evidence-based materials, resources, and tools for families and staff.
Pre-enrollment and Space Available Transfer requests for the 2021-22 school year (for AAPS residents, currently enrolled SOC/NRCE, and new NRCE students), is not yet available. This includes regular new enrollments to neighborhood/attendance area schools, Young 5s Program, In-District Transfer, the Ann Arbor Open @ Mack School Lottery, the Community High School Lottery, and Non-Resident Child of Employee. We advise families to check back weekly for updates and to apply when the application/pre-enrollment process begins. Please see the applicable links below for more information.
Schools of Choice (for new non-resident students or currently enrolled students who have moved out of the district and need SOC to return in the Fall) is anticipated later in the Spring, typically in April. We advise families to check back weekly, starting in March, for updates. Please see the Schools of Choice link below for more information.
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Please contact the company for assistance:
phone: 866-752-6850 (8 a.m. – 5 p.m.)
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website: https://help.powerschool.com/t5/reg (includes new live chat support)
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Chuck Hatt, Principal
Burns Park Elementary
1414 Wells St
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
734-994-1919