Burtonsville Beat (September 1, 2024)

September 1, 2024

Good evening, Burtonsville Families!

Mark your calendars…

  • 9/1 - No School - Memorial Day (Holiday)
  • 9/3 - PTA Meeting -  Zoom 
  • 9/6 - Back-to-School Bash (PTA & KAH event) 
  • 9/11 - Back-to-School Night
  • 9/21 - Burtonsville Day Parade
  • 27th-Early Release students are dismissed
  • 27th-Donuts with Grownups (details coming soon)

School and Community News…

 Bell Time Schedule 2024-2025

  • Student Day - 9:20 a.m. – 3:50 p.m.
  • Students enter/ report to class - 9:10 – 9:20 a.m. 
  • Tardy Bell Rings - 9:25 a.m.
  • Dismissal - 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 1:10 p.m.
  • 2-hour Delay Students arrive at 11:20 a.m.

Transportation Reminders for Car Riders -  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. 

  • For everyone’s safety, please do not park in or near the bus loop during arrival or dismissal.  
  • Families who drive their children to school must use the drop-off loop near the portables at the rear of the building. 
  • BES staff members are present to assist.  Make sure your child is ready to get out of the car when you pull up to ease the flow of traffic.
  • If your child is late (9:25 AM or later) you must park and enter the front of the building to sign your child in.  Please do not let students out of the car alone in the front of the building for any reason. 

Instrumental Music Parent Information Meetings - Parents and Guardians of current 4th and 5th-grade students may attend any of the two 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.

Meeting Dates:

  • Wednesday, September 4th at noon on Zoom (student log-in not required) Join Zoom Meeting - Zoom link | Meeting ID: 812 1103 5907 | Passcode: 778481
  • Thursday, September 5th at 6:00 p.m. at Stonegate Elementary School (Media Center)

Your attendance is not mandatory for your child to participate in the program. For more information about the program or to register, please visit the website: https://sites.google.com/a/mcpsmd.net/krohn-music/home

Back-to-School Night (BTSN) - Wednesday, September 11th from 5:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. for 1st through 5th grades. There is limited parking at Burtonsville Elementary so we will provide shuttle service from the Burtonsville Crossing Giant Food parking lot to and from the school throughout the evening. Kindergarten already had Back to School Night (8/22/24), so kindergarten teachers will not be present for this event.   

Burtonsville Day Parade (event flier) - Saturday, September 21st. 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! 

The parade route starts at 10:00 AM at Paint Branch High School and ends at 11:00 AM at the Marilyn Praisner Recreation Center where a festival carries on until 3:00 PM and it's Free! Come out and line the parade route to see, celebrate, and join in the fun! Read here for more information and ways to participate.

 A Message from our PTA:

The first PTA Meeting of the school year will be held on Tuesday, September 3rd. Join us on Zoom beginning at 6:30 PM. Meeting Link  - Meeting ID: 4aW9qSG - Passcode: 365643

Join the PTA and KAH for the Back to School Bash on Friday, September 6th, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. We will be gathering by the playground for an evening of fun with music, games, and a moon bounce. Come hungry and thirsty—snacks, pizza, drinks, Nothing Bundt Cakes, and Kona Ice will be available for purchase, and don’t forget your lawn chair! This is an event you do not want to miss—we can’t wait to see you there!

Need Labels for your students’ items? Please consider ordering from Mabel's Labels, where their fundraising program will give 20% of your purchase back to BES PTA!  Please see the attached flyer for more information or go to Mabel's Labels and search for Burtonsville Elementary PTA.

For information about the PTA and what we do, please visit www.burtonsvillepta.org

MCPS News…

Transportation: MCPS Department of Transportation

Food & Nutrition: - Division of Food & Nutrition Svcs (DFNS)

Lunch Menu - August/September

  • Breakfast - Free (at BES)
  • Daily Lunch - $2.55

Free and Reduced Meals (FARMS)

Meal benefit eligibility from last school year will remain current only through the first 30 scheduled school days OR until a 2024-2025 application is processed.  Online applications are available now for Free and Reduced-price Meals for the 2024-2025 school year. Questions? Please call 240-740-7400.

Apply online at MySchoolApps.com (translations available) Click here for an English video tutorial.  Please complete the FARMS application, even if you think you do not qualify. We have had parents think they don’t qualify so they don’t fill out the forms. 

Students who qualify for Free and Reduced Meals will not be charged for lunch.

Yours In Service,

Kimberly Lloyd, Principal

Terry Gobourne, Assistant Principal