'Tis the Season

My kids are in that mopey Sunday mood fixating on going to school tomorrow, only made worse by having a whole week off. I'm sure the teachers feel some dread as well, how will they keep the students focused when they have to compete with daydreams about Christmas presents?

PTO is doing our part to infuse the Christmas spirit. Please join us for Sweets with Santa on Saturday, December 5th from 10-noon. We'll have cookies, hot chocolate, pictures with Santa, performances by Burks' Honor Choir, the Holiday Gift Shop and coloring cards for soldiers.

The Holiday Gift Shop will continue December 7th-9th. Kids get really excited about this event. It's completely run by PTO moms and dads and we need all the help we can get! Reply to this email or return the volunteer form sent home if you can spare an hour or two.

Last chance for Lost and Found. Items in Lost and Found will be going to Goodwill on Tuesday afternoon. If your student has a jacket you haven't seen in awhile, remind them to check on Monday. We've got plenty of them!

Remember to keep an eye out for Box Tops while you're doing your holiday shopping and cooking!

On the Spanish side of the marquee Thanksgiving Week translated into "A Week of Giving Thanks." Says the same thing but makes you think a bit. Take time this week to give thanks for all the great things in your life starting with your family.

Check out Burks' "Kitschy Coo Christmas Tree" at MISD's Festival of Trees Friday through Sunday at the Performing Arts Center down at the Square.

Thanksgiving Break is sooo close!

While the students are off on the school-wide Science Fieldtrip this Friday, PTO will be counting the November Box Tops. 3rd grade won the popcorn party for October with a giant bulk of the 1919 Box Tops we collected.

Santa is coming to Burks! (I'd wait to post this after Thanksgiving but it's coming up quick!)
Sweets with Santa November 5th 10-12 am
*Cookies and Milk
*Pictures with Santa
*Burks' Choir
*PTO's Holiday Gift Shop
*Card-making for Service Men Overseas
*A Drawing for a Photo Session, Taekwondo Lessons, Dancing Lessons and more!

Yet another busy week.

If you didn't make it to PeterPiper Pizza Day you missed some good pizza and awesome hot wings. Not very many people came- why not? Too far, too busy, too expensive? Let PTO know. I think most people's answer is too far.

5th grade Ambassadors (the nice kids who open your car door in the morings) are collecting items for less fortunate this week. Each grade is assigned things they can contribute. I'm buying toothpaste (1st grade) and a card game (4th). I saw a kinder parent carrying at least 15 shoe boxes for their contribution, they must have cleaned out their closet!

Wednesday is a Thanksgiving lunch at school. Don't have much info on this one yet but family is invited to attend and buy a lunch with your student.

Friday is early release at 12:45 and the last day to send in your $5 for the school-wide field trip on the 20th.

Write this down on your calendar now: Sweets with Santa, Saturday December 5th, 9-11am. The choir will be singing, Christmas movies will be showing and Santa will be sitting for photos.