8235 South Linder Ave. Burbank Broadcast Burbank, Illinois 60459 February 2018 Phone: (708)499-0838 Fax:(708)952-9518 From Principal, Dr. Sharon Walker‐Hood Congratulaons are also extended to Evelyn Blacha. Evelyn is the second‐place winner of Burbank’s School‐ wide Spelling Bee. Hello Burbank Parents and Guardians, Kudous are extended to all our classroom and grade This edion of the Burbank Broadcast is a must read level Spelling Bee winners. A special “thank you” is also publicaon! Burbank’s February calendar is filled with extended to Burbank’s Spelling Bee Coaches: Mrs. excing news. Read this edion of the Burbank Broad‐ Kwiatkowski, Mrs. Mugavero, and Mrs. Campobasso for cast to become informed. Plan to join us for an event sponsoring and planning the event. or two! Burbank’s teachers and staff are dedicated to excellence and we are proud of our students. There is much to celebrate at Burbank School! Character Trait: Cizenship Making the Grade This month character trait is “Caring”. The following students have been recognized as demonstrang Congratulaons to all of our students who “cizenship”. “Made the Grade” for the second quarter. Our stu‐ dents have work very hard and it shows! We salute their efforts and the dedicaon of their teachers and Abigail Borca Abigail Gurneau parents who have offered encouragement and support. Alexander Formeller Alexander Guajardo The names of students who earned this disncon for the second quarter are listed in this publicaon. Allison Rodriguez Alyssa De La Paz Alyssa Juarez Andrew Giannopoulos High Five to our fabulous students! Angel Lopez Aaf Mohammed Spelling Bee Champions Belal Mutan Belinda Haro‐DeSanago Congratulaons to 6 grader Marwa Khanani. Bianca Montero Brian Esco Marwa is the 2017‐2018 Spelling Bee Champion of Lu‐ Briana Marquez Cherrilyn Gonzalez ther Burbank School. This is Marwa’s second big win; Cristal Millan Daniela Granja last year she represented Burbank School in the district Daniela Sanchez Dante Meza Spelling Bee! Marwa successfully challenged students in grades four, five and six to reign as Burbank’s David Lopez Diana Bryja Spelling Bee Champion. She proudly represented Bur‐ Dominic DiVirgilio Edgar Lopez bank School at this year’s district‐wide Spelling Bee Eric Szczepancki Ethan Clemens which was held at Liberty Jr. High on Wednesday, Janu‐ ary 17th. Fartma Shawar Gabriel Hernandez 1 Georve Rivera Giselle Garcia School will host its Valenne’s Day celebraons. Stu‐ dents are permied to dress casually. Students may Gustavo Estrada Hala Sbitan wear the colors red, pink, fuchsia, purple, or any are Iker Barragan Isabella Aguilar which represents the Valenne’s Day theme. Students Isaiah Guzman Izabela Plewa are also permied to wear jeans. All are must be ap‐ propriate for the school environment and follow the Jakob Huerta James Wilson guidelines outlined in the district’s dress code policy. Jayden Napoles Jaylen Ayala Julia Podgorski Julian Bahena In the aernoon, teachers will host their classroom cel‐ ebraons. Specific details that will explain the acvies Julissa Gomez Karla Sanchez planned for your child’s classroom will be sent home Kayla Lopez Lourdes Hernandez with your child. Luis Alejandre Marisol Guerrez Progress Report Maye Shawar Miranda Erbs Nidhi Nayak Omar Medina Our students have been working very hard and it is time Riexzon Calalang Robert Cieslak to show the fruits of their labor. Third quarter progress Samantha Abad Sanno Villalobos reports will be sent home on Friday, February 16, 2018. If you have questions after reviewing your child’s pro- Selena Talavera Shalyn Barrios gress report, please contact your child’s teacher (s). Our Skyler Wilson Stephanie Nguyen teachers will be happy to answer your questions. Suri Vargas Thomas Antunez Remember, that a progress report indicates your child’s Valeria Anaya Victoria Majewski current academic performance; it does not necessarily indicate the grades that your child will receive on his/ Zoe Flamme her third quarter report card. If your child receives pass- ing grades in all subjects, congratulate him or her and insist that he or she continues to work hard. If your child receives grades that need adjusting, remind him or Family Cra Night her that it isn’t too late to improve! No School‐President’s Day Wednesday, February 7, 2018, is Family Cra Night at Luther Burbank School. The event will start promptly at 6:00 p.m. Students and guests will have the oppor‐ tunity to create a variety of cute Valenne cras that Burbank School will be closed on Monday, February 19, will be suitable for gi giving. This is an excellent op‐ 2018 in recognion of President’s Day. Classes will re‐ portunity to share in family fun. sume on Tuesday, February 20, 2018. Please be reminded that all aending students must be accompanied by an adult. Mark your calendars and Ask your child to share an interesng fact about the join us on Wednesday, February 7th at 6:00 p.m. This Presidents of the United States, especially George event will be hosted from 6:00 p.m. unl 7:00 p.m. Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Valenne’s Celebraons Early Dismissal: In-service Day Wednesday, February 21st is an Early Dismissal Day. On Wednesday, February 14, 2018, Luther Burbank Students will be dismissed at 11:15 a.m. 2 Young Author’s Night Upcoming Events 2/2 School Spirit Day 2/6 PFC Meeng Join me at Tobin School on Thursday, February 22nd at 2/7 Family Cra Night 6:30 p.m. for a relaxing evening. Students in grades 2/14 Valenne’s Day Celebraons kindergarten through eight parcipated in the Young Skateboard and Science Assembly Author’s Wring Contest, a district‐wide wring con‐ test. On February 22nd top writers from each grade lev‐ 2/16 School Spirit Day el will be recognized. The following students were se‐ Progress Reports sent Home lected as grade level winners from Burbank School. Hat’s off to each student! 2/19 No School‐Presidents’ Day 2/21 Early Dismissal Day 1st‐ Sofia Valenzuela 2/22 Young Author’s Night 2nd‐ Madelyn Barrera PFC Bowling Night 3rd‐Alyssa DeLaPaz 2/28 Happiness Wednesday 4th‐ Caleigh Schmidt 5th‐ Venus Vizcaino On behalf of the teachers and staff of Luther Burbank School, I thank you for the opportunity to be an integral 6th‐ Belinda Haro‐DeSanago part of your child’s educaonal career. We welcome opportunies to converse and to share ideas with our families. Our combined efforts will ensure the academic Hope to see you there! success of your child. Happiness Wednesday Yours in education, Dr. Sharon A. Walker-Hood, Principal th Wednesday, February 28 is Happiness Wednesday at Burbank School. All are invited to wear orange; jeans are permied. Don’t forget to spread happiness by wring a quick note to make someone smile. 3 MEDIA CENTER Greengs, Bobcat Families! The library is bustling with students eager to check out the latest book acquisions from Folle! We are so excited to provide this invaluable service to our kids. The students are using the online Desny system to search for books, place them on hold using their personal accounts and enjoying AR tesng opportunies using the IPads in the library. The library staff are looking forward to the new facility and were told that we would have our own cart of laptops next year! Imagine the possibilies! Welcome to our Kindergarten students who are checking out books for the FIRST TIME! How excited these youngsters are as they peruse the library cart looking for a literary gem to take home. Parents, please use this opportunity to read with your child so that they can experience the joy of hearing your voice and receiving comprehension assistance. I recall reading to my own children when they were young and I truly miss those years! Please be reminded that books need to be returned on me in the same condion that they were checked out…there are fines for overdue books and ones that are damaged. Our students need to learn to be responsible and respecul of school property. Thank you, for your connued support and for encouraging your child to read! Fondly, Mrs. Kennedy Ms. Louis 4 Physical Education Students have been working SUPER HARD on improving their fitness in 2018! We kicked off the New Year with a fitness unit in PE to start the year off trying to work on our cardiovascular endurance, muscular strength, muscular endurance and flexibility. Students ran their second PACER test of the year to test their cardiovascular strength. Hoping for improvement from the beginning of the school year we compared both scores to get an idea of where our school is as a whole. Students work in small groups at staons going through a circuit workout doing various fitness based acvies. Each staon lasts about two and a half minutes where students are constantly working and striving for improvements. We also introduced a new fitness game "Speedway", where students use a combinaon of soccer, ulmate football and handball. Speedway is a fast paced game that requires a lot of movement, various skills and strategic taccs. The game aims to increase student’s aerobic capacity and cardiovascular endurance! Tommy Makuch and Amy Marek 5 Music News Happy New Year 2018! Welcome back to the 2nd Semester of the 2017-2018 school year. I have begun to meet new classes and new students for music in the second half of the year. We are reviewing class procedures, just like at the very beginning of the school year. We are learning about maintaining a steady beat, the music staff, note names, counting notes and rests, rhythms, and will be getting into music from different cul- tures.