Burr Oak Community Schools

No food pick up today due to power outage.

Free COVID19 Testing- Saturday, June 6 & 7, in Sturgis! Hosted by our local Health Department.

Two reminders: First, staff will be picking up Chromebooks with chargers, textbooks, and school work beginning at 9am today. Please have items ready to go and preferably in bags. Second, there is a fresh food drive through today from 3:30 to 5:30 in the school parking lot.

Fresh Food Initiative

Senior Salute!

Fresh food pick until 5:30 today (Monday) at the school parking lot. There is no cost for this food. You get a fresh food variety box, frozen chicken, fruit, cookies and other baked goods.

The Board of Education will be meeting with Zoom at 7 pm May 11, 2020. Join Zoom Meeting https://zoom.us/j/91820984959?pwd=czgzWUtrWDltRFZidStTZW9WaEQ1Zz09 Meeting ID: 918 2098 4959 Password: 8RsXhw

Free & Low-Cost Preschool in St Joseph County Children 4 years of age by December 1, 2020 Step 1: Apply www.stjosephcountypreschool.org Step 2: Schedule an Eligibility Assessment Appointment (EAA) Click Here to schedule an EAA *Note that due to COVID-19, these dates are subject to change. You will receive an email notification once new dates/procedures are established so please make sure to include a valid email address in the sign up. Step 3: Submit ALL required documentation 1. 2019 Tax forms OR 2019 W2 OR 2 consecutive pay stubs and/or any other documentation verifying all forms of family income (child support, social security, unemployment, etc.) 2. OFFICIAL birth certificate 3. Proof of residency - picture of parent/guardian’s driver’s license OR utility bill with Michigan address Scan or take a picture, then email all to preschool@sjcisd.org OR text 1-269-888-3418 ALL paperwork must be submitted in order for your child to be enrolled in preschool Step 4: Notification of which program your child is qualified for Preschools Include: ● Head Start - If a family is income eligible, Head Start MUST be offered to the family. Head Start will call to offer this opportunity (Free) ● Great Start Readiness Program (GSRP) - State Funded preschool which is free or low cost for families ● Private Preschool- Tuition based

Burr Oak students, we miss you! https://youtu.be/UQxLeBGaxEI

Great job at continued learning while at home! Keep sharing and communicating with your teachers.

Happy Tuesday! Just a few things to touch base on: 1. THANK YOU to students and parents for engaging with our teachers and support staff. I'm hearing many positives about the connections being made and the learning that is still happening. 2. The next Fresh Food drive-through distribution is May 4, 2020. 3. We are working on getting registration and other school forms available online. 5. Spring Athletes: Mr. Hughes and the coaches are working out details to provide opportunities for you to take part in where you could still earn your varsity letter, numbers, pins, etc. for spring sports. More info to follow later this week and look for messages from your coaches. That's all for today. Keep checking back!

Burr Oak Community Schools would like to send happy birthday wishes this week to; Steven Bontrager Kaitlyn Frazin Jozlyn Currier Jersey LaPorte Joel Bontrager Emir Selmic

Reminder: We will begin picking up student work that was sent home March 13 and dropping new work off beginning at 1 p.m. today. Please have your work bagged up with names visible. Work that is coming to you has been handled safely but please let sit until Monday, which is when student learning starts back up. Our new distance learning data hub is available on the school website. If you would like a hard copy of our district plan please call and we will mail upon request. Teachers and support staff are here to help our students learn and will be contacting you weekly to provide assistance. Stay safe Bobcats!

We are working diligently to complete our remote learning plan. Friday, April 17, at 1 p.m. we will load up the buses and vans with materials and make deliveries to those households receiving hard copy work. All kindergarten through fourth grade will be hard copy. All materials are in bags with instructions. Middle school and high school students will continue with the same systems they have been using since March 13. Teachers and other support staff will be reaching out to make contact with every family weekly. Please let us know if we can help with any struggles you might be having. Stay safe and stay home when possible.

We would like to send belated happy birthday wishes to our students that had birthdays in the last month. Happy Birthday to, Brayden Hice, Raecyn Baxter,Fibi Waldron, Aubrey Perry, Marcus Lengacher, Dominick Tullos, Christopher Wood, Jaydin Snyder, Mario Hernandez, Hanna Perry, Jordan Burnham, Cierra Brown, Wyatt Davis-Hudson,Cameron Young, Cynthia Gutierrez, Braxton Palmer, Andrew Gingerich, Chrysta Hale, Inez Ultz, Amy Ledyard, Harper Cole, Elaine Holtom, Ethan Grubb , Michael Mischler, Amos Bontrager, Lyle Gingerich, and Isaiah Holtom.

We need Burr Oak Families and Staff to follow this link to participate in an important Home Internet Access Survey https://forms.gle/jPuEzRJW3StWQNX57 Please complete the survey by the end of the day on Friday April 3, 2020. Thank you.

An executive order was signed by the governor to close schools for the rest of the year. Learning will still happen remotely much like we are already doing. Please be patient. Details to follow in a few days.

Lunch/breakfast grab and go meals will be continued through April third in Burr Oak. The meals will not be available in Burr Oak from April sixth to April tenth but you can pick up at Sturgis meal sites during that week. We will continue to keep you updated.

This is a friendly reminder for students. Continue to do your school work while school is closed. Read daily. Teachers are checking online classrooms regularly. For those doing the paper version, your work will be checked when we get back to school. Stay safe.

Here are some helpful school closure resources to help keep your student actively learning. http://bit.ly/SJCschool-closure-resources