Burtonsville Elementary School

Dear Burtonsville Families!

Welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!  Burtonsville’s extraordinary staff is excited about the start of a new school year, and we invite you to assist us in creating a nurturing and equitable community that fosters high expectations for every student!

The first day of school for grades K-5 is Monday, August 29th.  

Burtonsville is unique because we do not have walkers at our building which causes heavy traffic from additional buses and cars. The car line will be long and there will be a wait, especially during dismissal, for the first few weeks of school. We thank you in advance for your patience and understanding. If your child will be riding the bus, please allow them to begin riding on the first day of school to help them get used to the routine. If you are a kindergarten parent who plans to visit Burtonsville on the first day of school, please put your child on the bus, and then you can follow the bus to school. It helps make the transition so much smoother for our students when they start the new routines on the first day.

Kindergarten students will go directly to the cafeteria.  This is a change!!!!!

On the first day of school, kindergarten students only will report to the cafeteria in the front of the school to meet their “homeroom” teacher. Kindergarten teachers will escort students to class where they will eat breakfast and prepare for the day.  Students in Grades 1-5 will report directly to their classrooms. Teachers will be waiting at their classroom doors ready to welcome our students back to school. 

I know the first day of school is a memorable time for families, but unfortunately due to limited parking at Burtonsville, parents of students in grades 1-5 will not be able to park 

vehicles, enter the school building and walk their children to class. This is reserved for kindergarten parents only on the first day of school. We kindly ask that you take your first day of school pictures before your child reports to school. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. 

Kindergarten

Kindergarten parents, welcome to Burtonsville Elementary School! We are so excited to begin the new 2022-2023 school year with all of you! This year, the Burtonsville Kindergarten Team will be doing something new, “Switcheroo,” to get to know our students a little better and to help us form classes. Your child will be with their “homeroom” teacher at the start of each day for the first week of school. 

Kindergarten Parent Kiss & Cry Meeting: Monday, August 29th from 10:00 A.M. until 10:30 A.M. in the Media Center – Meet with the principal, Mrs. Lloyd, the Burtonsville PTA, and other staff members from Burtonsville Elementary. 

Transportation & Safety

Safety is our number one priority; therefore, we need every parent to exercise patience and respect, follow staff directions and adhere to the traffic flow pattern and drop-off/pick-up procedures. We have very limited parking at Burtonsville. Parents driving their children to school must adhere to the parent pick-up/drop-off carpool lane rules. Make sure your child is ready to get out of the car when you pull up. Please be a courteous driver on school grounds and please do not let students out of the car alone in the front of the building for any reason. If your child is late, you must park to come into the building to sign your child in. Please do not send late students into the building alone. 

School buses will be identified by bus route numbers but Burtonsville will assign an animal to each route number to make it easier for your students to learn their bus.  They will receive a sticker as they exit the bus on the first day of school.  Please carefully review the arrival and departure bus routes provided by the Department of Transportation to determine which bus your child will use to ride to and from school. Parents are responsible for making sure their child knows and understands which bus to ride and how they go home in the afternoon. Please make sure your child knows their dismissal plan (bus rider, car rider, Kids After Hours). If the dismissal plans change, please inform your child and the child’s teacher immediately.  If you need to make a change to your child’s dismissal plan during the school day, please call the office before 3:15pm. 

Transportation information including arrival and departure routes and an informative parent letter can be found on our school website under the Back to School Information: https://www2.montgomeryschoolsmd.org/schools/burtonsvillees/

Back to School Night 2022-2023

Back to School Night for Grades 1-5 will be in person on Thursday, September 1, 2022, from 6:00-8:00 PM.  Back to School Night is in person and a parent event. The purpose of back to School Night is for teachers to present information to parents. Childcare will not be provided. Thank you for your cooperation. 

Communication

Every Sunday evening you will receive an e-mail from Burtonsville Elementary School about events, dates, important reminders, etc., Please read all communication from Burtonsville Elementary. 

Meal Services

MCPS will resume regular meal services during the 2022-2023 school year. Students who qualify for reduced-price meals will not be charged for lunch. Students who do not qualify will have to pay for lunch. Lunch is $2.55 daily.

Free and/or Reduced Meals (FARMS)

Families can now apply online and avoid longer processing times in September. Online FARMS applications are available now. Please visit www.MySchoolApps.com to complete and submit the 2022-2023 online application. 

The 2022-2023 paper application forms will be distributed to all MCPS Schools the week of August 29th. Households that complete an online application DO NOT need to submit a paper application. The paper version of the 2022-23 Household Application for FARMS is designed to allow for electronic scanning. Due to this, only original applications can be processed. Please do not duplicate the paper applications. Again, while we will accept paper applications, online applications are strongly encouraged. 

Instrumental Music Parent Information Meetings – 4th & 5th Grade Parents

Parents and Guardians may attend any of the three scheduled meeting dates regardless of the school their child attends, as these same topics will be discussed at each meeting: Instrument suitability, rental cost, scheduling, performances, expectations, and parent questions.

Instrumental Music Parent Meeting Dates & Locations:

• Wednesday, Sept. 7 at 6:00 pm at Twinbrook Elementary School
• Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 11:00 am Virtual Option (Zoom) 
• Wednesday, Sept. 14 at 6:00 pm at Dr. Charles R. Drew Elementary School

Zoom Information:

Join Zoom Meeting (student log-in not required)

https://mcpsmd.zoom.us/j/89342830504?pwd=S0U2Z04wRDhiYzl6aXUyQUM3NHpJdz09

Meeting ID: 893 4283 0504

Passcode: 592326

Your attendance is not mandatory for your child to participate in the instrumental music program! Parents who wish to register for the program can visit this website: https://sites.google.com/mcpsmd.net/elementary-instrumental-music/home. 

 

Bell Time Schedule 2022-2023

9:10 – 9:20 A.M. Students Enter Building & Report Directly to Classrooms

9:25 A.M.            Tardy Bell Rings

3:50 P.M.            Dismissal

Student Day

9:20 A.M. – 3:50 P.M.

Teacher Duty Day

8:50 A.M. - 4:20 P.M.

Main Office Hours

8:30 A.M. – 4:30 P.M.

Early Dismissal

Students dismiss at 1:20 P.M.

2-hour Delay

Students arrive at 11:20 A.M. 

 

Welcome our New Staff to Burtonsville!

With a new school year comes change!   Please join me in welcoming the following staff to Burtonsville!

Carolina Zurita - Grade 2 Classroom Teacher

Candace Jackson - Grade 3 Classroom Teacher

Nyx Bonilla - Grade 4 Long-term Substitute

Amanda Slater - Grade 4 Classroom Teacher

Lauren Simon - Grade 5 Long-term Substitute

Christina Griffin - Part-Time Music Teacher

Joy Edmonston - Part-Time Physical Education Long-term Substitute Teacher

Daniella Krohn - Instrumental Music Teacher

Laura Liebling - Psychologist

Petra Massis - Speech Language Pathologist (Virtual)

Getaswe Mebrate - Parent Community Coordinator (PCC)

Kemal Djajaspepena - Para-Educator

Hye Ok Song - Cafeteria Worker

Lucio Morales Lopez - Building Service Manager

Trisha Samuels - School Counselor 

Burtonsville is not yet fully staffed.  If you know of anyone who is interested in teaching and qualified to teach, please contact our school.  We are looking for people who love children; we can teach you the rest!

 

Upcoming Dates:

Kindergarten Parent Kiss & Cry Meeting: Monday, August 29th  from 10:15 A.M. until 11:00 A.M. in the Media Center – Meet with the principal, Mrs. Lloyd, the Burtonsville PTA, and other staff members from Burtonsville Elementary. 

Back to School Night: Thursday, September 1st from 6:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. for 1st thru 5th  grades. There is limited parking at Burtonsville Elementary so we will have a school bus shuttle from the Giant parking lot to and from the school throughout the evening. Kindergarten will have already had Back to School Night (8-25-22), kindergarten teachers will not be present for this event.  

PTA Meeting: Tuesday, September 6th at 6:30 P.M. in the Media Center

Back to School Picnic: Friday, September 9th from 5:00 P.M. until 7:00 P.M. (PTA Event) 

Burtonsville Day Parade: Saturday, September 24th.  Make signs, wear your Burtonsville t-shirt, or our school colors (blue & yellow) and come out to show your school spirit and represent Burtonsville Elementary! More information to come!  If you have questions, please do not hesitate to contact the main office at (240) 740-5700 for additional information.  

Again, welcome to the 2022-2023 school year!  We are excited and ready for another successful year with Burtonsville students!

Yours In Service,

Kimberly Lloyd, Principal

Terry Gobourne, Assistant Principal

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