Burney Elementary School

Get ready! CAASPP testing kicks off on April 7th! To help our students shine, teachers will be breaking the state tests into shorter, manageable sessions over several weeks. Instead of 3 full days of testing~ our teachers feel that the students will perform better if we break the test into manageable chunks over multiple weeks. Our rockstar teachers will keep you updated on specific testing dates for your child’s class. Let’s work together to make this a great experience! Encourage your child to come to school feeling refreshed, confident and ready to go. Each spring, students in grades three through eight and high school participate in the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP). This year, your child will take the following test(s), depending on their grade level: Smarter Balanced Summative Assessment in English language arts/literacy and mathematics in grades three through eight and grade eleven California Science Test (CAST) in grades five, eight and once in high school. The Smarter Balanced Summative Assessments are online tests that measure what your child knows and is able to do. The tests include many different types of questions that allow students to interact with the test questions. Results help identify gaps in knowledge or skills early on so your child can get the support he or she needs to be successful in school. There are opportunities open to students who take the CAASPP and achieve a Met or Exceeded score on the ELA/Math or Science sections. These opportunities can include, but are not limited to, qualifying for the State Seal of Biliteracy for students taking a World Language and The Golden State Seal of Merit Diploma. In addition, the California State University System and participating California Community Colleges accept the CAASPP test for college-level written communication/English or Math courses without additional testing. Lastly, the CAASPP test is also part of the reclassification for English Language Learners. You can look at sample test questions on the practice tests, which can be found on the CAASPP Web Portal. Practice Tests: https://www.caaspp-elpac.org/resources/preparation/practice-and-training-tests Parent Guide: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/tg/ca/parentguidetounderstand.asp

STEaM Design Challenge- Egg-ceptional Egg-citing Egg Drop Design a container that will allow a raw egg to fall to the ground from the school roof near the STEaM Lab without cracking. Design Requirements: Your container may be no larger than 12” x 12” x 12”. Place your raw egg inside your design. You must name your egg and decorate your egg container. Submission All projects must be labeled with your name(s) and class and brought to the Egg-ceptional Egg-citing Egg Drop Assembly on Thursday, April 17th at 1:30pm. In this challenge you will be designing a container that will protect a raw egg from the forces of gravity when it is dropped from the scissor lift by the flagpole. You must name your container and make it look attractive because it will be on show for everyone to see when it is dropped high in the sky by Mrs. Aderman.

Spring Break!

Opening night of Footloose was a wild success! Thank you to everyone for their support!

Mark your calendar!

Almost Showtime!

Tentative ~ Save the Dates: March: 3/14 Report Cards go home 3/17 Footloose Rehearsal at Liz Polley Center 2:45-4:00 Speaking Roles & Crew 3/18 Rehearsal Liz Polley Center Full Cadt & Crew 3/19 - 20 Footloose 6PM Performances. 3/21 Speaking Roles & Crew - dropped off at Liz Polley Center beginning at 7:45AM. (Ensemble take bus with class). 3/21 Field Trip to Liz Polley Center to see Footloose 3/24 - 28 Spring Break April: 4/3 6th Grade Camp & Celebration Planning Meeting 6PM. (Mrs. Field's room.) 4/7 TK - K Field Trip to Community Helper Day 4/14 -18 Spring Book Fair 4/17 Egg Drop 1:30PM 4/21 Holiday- No School 4/23 Kinder Spring Rivers 4/24 Improvement Parade 1:50PM 4/28 2nd Grade Spring Rivers 4/29 Awa Odori Assembly May: 5/5-5/9 6th Grade Camp 5/6 4th Grade Lava Beds Trip 5/21 Enterprise Starship Assembly 11:15AM 5/22: Open House & Art Show 5:30-6:30pm 5/23 Snow Day 5/26 Memorial Day 5/29:Talent Show 8:30AM & 1:15PM 5/30 Field Day TBA: Staff Appreciation June: 6/5 6th Grade Clap it Out Parade 8:30am 6/5 6th Celebration 5:00pm 6/6 Report Card 6/6 Last Day TBA: June Fun (obstacle course, kickball, principal challenge etc)

IXL Math Leaderboard: 1st place- Avery~ 240 proficient units 2nd place-Emily~ 192 proficient units 3rd place-Natalie R~ 189 proficient units 4th place- Aurelia~ 164 proficient units 5th place-Jazmin 143 proficient units 6th place-Ethan 139 proficient units 7th place-Austyn 136 proficient units 8th place-JulieAnn 122 proficient units 9th place-Kaitlyn K 116 proficient units 10th place - Konnor 103 proficient units Fall River Joint Unified School District

Lexia Certificates: Aubrey, Delilah, David M, Neveah O, JulieAnn, Kylee, Milo, Abel, Mason M, Justiah, Leia, Kyra, Killian, Simeon, Harlow, Isac, Peyton, Tallullah, Lillian, Maddox, Danielle and Nico. K- Tallullah 18 units, Guin, Peyton, Bentley 15 units 1- Killian 41 units, Delilah 27 units 2-Simeon 65 units, Zayden 27 units 3-Connor 100 units, Lillian 53 units 4-Seraphina 41 units, Justiah 53 units, Chloe 36 units 5-Melody 24 units, Robynn 17 units 6-Nathan 33 units, Madison 42 units There are no limits on learning at Burney Elementary School!

Those sneaky leprechauns better watch out on Monday! The traps are set!!!

Spring Break~ March 24-28!

Thank you Mayers Memorial Healthcare District and Burney Bright Futures for coordinating a very special “Try Food” event for our TK and K students!

Thank you Mrs. Corona for coming to Friday's Native Ed Talking Circle and sharing with us!

5th/6th Elective~ Giant Board Games!

Last Week’s Lexia Certificates: Dominic, Samara, Teagan, Darci, Mathew, Evan, Addicyn U, Addison C, Adriel, Grace, RoseLynn, Kingsley, Olivia, Lucas, Robert, Tricia, Clarissa, ChloeP, Mika, Kason, Levi, Simeon, Natalie E, Jacob, Peyton, Violet, MareLynn, Raymond, Sierra, Mesa, Zackry, Cian, Carolyn, Emrie, and Lillith! Top Unit Earners Last Week by Grade~ K~ Teagan 25 units, Leonard 25 units 1st ~ Sierra 25 units, Lucas L 23 units 2nd~Addicyn 29 units, Natalie E 28 units 3rd~Addison C 41 units, Jayden A 41 units, 4th~ Dylan 34 units, Payn 28 units Piper 21 units 5th~ Harper 28 units, Austyn26 units 6th~Lailah 49 units, Nathan 42 units #BurneyElementary #FallRiverJointUnifiedSchoolDistrict

Spring Book Fair coming soon!

Save the date!

Save the Date!

Save the Date!

It’s Almost Showtime! The cast has been working incredibly hard and are excited to perform for you! Performances: · March 19th 6:00PM · March 20th: 6:00PM · March 21st 9:00AM & 10:45AM *Performances are free to the community* Remaining Rehearsals: March 4: NO REHEARSAL March 11: Full Cast 2:45 - 4:00PM (Tk - 2nd 2:45 - 3:30) March 13: Speaking Roles 2:45 - 4:00PM (Tk - 2nd 2:45 - 3:30) *PERFORMANCE WEEK* Please make arrangements for transportation for your children. MONDAY, March 17 Speaking Roles & CREW 2:45-4:00PM at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) TUESDAY, March 18 Full Cast & CREW 2:45 - 4:30PM at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) (Grades TK - 2nd 3:00-4:00) WEDNESDAY, March 19 PERFORMANCE 6:00PM at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) THURSDAY, MARCH 20 PERFORMANCE 6:00PM A at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) FRIDAY, MARCH 21 SPEAKING ROLES & CREW 7:45AM at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) Ensemble will come on the bus with their classes. Performances at the Liz Polley Center (District Office) – Students must be in costume with their prop bag, ready to perform when they arrive. -Tech Crew & Speaking Roles Call time 5:15. -Ensemble call time 5:45PM. Friday Morning Performances: Speaking Roles & Crew should be dropped off at the District Office between 7:45 – 8:15 dressed and ready to perform. * They will take the bus back to BES before dismissal. Hair & Makeup: Boys should have their hair combed. No makeup. Girls should have their hair pulled up away from their face in a pony, pig tails, or sides pulled back. Girls are encouraged to wear light makeup and glitter. There are no limits on learning at Burney Elementary School!