Step right up! 🎡📚 Our Book Blast event rolls into town next week. Get ready for a fun-filled adventure as we work together to build our students’ home libraries.
Your student will bring home a Treasure Map with simple steps to earn exciting books, fun prizes, and more along the way. The Book Blast carnival is about to begin! 🎟️✨
@go.booksarefun #BookBlast #BooksAreFun #ReadingIsFun #HomeLibraries #Literacy
Your student will bring home a Treasure Map with simple steps to earn exciting books, fun prizes, and more along the way. The Book Blast carnival is about to begin! 🎟️✨
@go.booksarefun #BookBlast #BooksAreFun #ReadingIsFun #HomeLibraries #Literacy

We’d love for you to join us for a community meal at Burr Oak Community Schools on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2025!
🍴 Open to everyone — students, staff, families, and community members — from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM.
Come share a meal, connect, and enjoy time together! 💛
We’re asking community members to contribute a small donation of $2–$3 to help cover the cost of food and supplies.
Every dollar makes a difference and helps us create a wonderful celebration for our students and community.
Thank you for your kindness and support — we couldn’t do it without you!
🍴 Open to everyone — students, staff, families, and community members — from 11:00 AM to 12:45 PM.
Come share a meal, connect, and enjoy time together! 💛
We’re asking community members to contribute a small donation of $2–$3 to help cover the cost of food and supplies.
Every dollar makes a difference and helps us create a wonderful celebration for our students and community.
Thank you for your kindness and support — we couldn’t do it without you!

The November edition of the Oak Openings is now available at the following link:
https://aptg.co/1dmQn8
https://aptg.co/1dmQn8

Cuteness overload alert 🚨 Mrs. Solis' GSRP class hit the halls all dressed up today!
A huge THANK YOU to the parents who volunteered today, you are ROCKSTARS!

Check out what the 10th graders did in Mrs. Fund's class!
Students performed flame tests in Chemistry for our atomic spectra lab to see what distinct color of flame that some of the elements produce. 🔥
Students performed flame tests in Chemistry for our atomic spectra lab to see what distinct color of flame that some of the elements produce. 🔥



GSRP kiddos are getting into the Halloween spirit early! 🎃👻 They were completely glued to a Disney Halloween cartoon this morning, and we just love seeing our students so engaged in the classroom. ❤️✨


Ms. Lynsi's 5th graders joined in on the fun of making applesauce for the annual Thanksgiving feast with the help of a few older students!






Mr. Johnson's 4th graders are hoping for a windy day to play with the windmills they made last Friday!

Mrs. Briggs second grade ELA class are learning words with the k and hard c sounds. They had to figure out if the words began with k or c. They learned the cat 🐈⬛ kite 🪁 rule!



Get ready, Class of 2027! Today, our Burr Oak Bobcats took over Olivet College! 🐾✨
Our seniors got a hands-on look at college life—touring the campus, exploring academic programs, and diving into all the awesome athletic and scholarship opportunities waiting for them. They repped Bobcat Pride while connecting with Olivet’s amazing faculty and staff and catching an inspiring presentation in the auditorium.
The future is bright, Bobcats—and it’s arriving fast! 🎓🔥
Our seniors got a hands-on look at college life—touring the campus, exploring academic programs, and diving into all the awesome athletic and scholarship opportunities waiting for them. They repped Bobcat Pride while connecting with Olivet’s amazing faculty and staff and catching an inspiring presentation in the auditorium.
The future is bright, Bobcats—and it’s arriving fast! 🎓🔥
Big things are happening at Burr Oak Community Schools! We are thrilled to unveil some amazing upgrades and fresh enhancements underway for the 2026/2027 school year:
A Culinary Upgrade: Our Life Skills Kitchen has officially relocated to the main building and undergone a total transformational overhaul! Students are absolutely loving the new, spacious layout—giving them the perfect high-energy, open environment to cook, collaborate, and master essential life skills.
Fresh Modern Entrances: Say goodbye to the elements! Stylish new awnings have been installed above the middle school building entrances and the main entryway leading into the gym, giving our campus a sleek look and keeping everyone covered.
Next-Level Classroom Tech: The future of learning is arriving fast. Brand-new, state-of-the-art interactive Smart Boards have landed on campus and will be installed in classrooms very soon!
We can't wait for our students and families to experience these dynamic updates as we continue building an incredible environment for learning and growth!
A Culinary Upgrade: Our Life Skills Kitchen has officially relocated to the main building and undergone a total transformational overhaul! Students are absolutely loving the new, spacious layout—giving them the perfect high-energy, open environment to cook, collaborate, and master essential life skills.
Fresh Modern Entrances: Say goodbye to the elements! Stylish new awnings have been installed above the middle school building entrances and the main entryway leading into the gym, giving our campus a sleek look and keeping everyone covered.
Next-Level Classroom Tech: The future of learning is arriving fast. Brand-new, state-of-the-art interactive Smart Boards have landed on campus and will be installed in classrooms very soon!
We can't wait for our students and families to experience these dynamic updates as we continue building an incredible environment for learning and growth!




10th grader, Tyler, decorated the office's hallway door and we LOVE it! 👻🎃

Mr. Rick's class made applesauce with the help of Mrs. Ditmers' kindergarten class for the annual Thanksgiving Feast that will be hosted at Burr Oak Community Schools on November 25th!




Burr Oak Elementary students had a visit from the Fire Department to learn about fire safety!



Ms. Lynsi's 5th grade class motto:
🫶Happy hearts, brilliant minds and bold goals 🫶
🫶Happy hearts, brilliant minds and bold goals 🫶

Some of the older students helped the Kindergarten class with their pumpkins last week! 🎃🥰

Mrs. Briggs' 1st grade class had so much fun painting pumpkins last week!

Please see an important update regarding Career and Technical Education (CTE)
transportation, effective today:
transportation, effective today:

Good afternoon,
Please see the message below for a friendly reminder from Dr. Butts. Enjoy the long weekend!
Please see the message below for a friendly reminder from Dr. Butts. Enjoy the long weekend!

We want to showcase the amazing things happening every day in our classrooms and celebrate our incredible teachers and students! 📸💙
The teacher whose photo receives the most likes on social media will win two Pit Seats to see Bored Teachers at the Lerner Theatre on November 12th! 🎭😂We will be posting all the exciting things happening and likes will be counted thru November 6th.


