Burr Beautification

We would like to thank everyone who helped make the front entryway of our school so welcoming and beautiful.  We really appreciate all you did and all of the time and effort you put in.

Year Round- Track E

We are excitedly anticipating our school going year round on a Track E schedule this upcoming school year.  Please check back for more details on the acceptance of our Track E application and the schedule for the Track E school year.

Our Beloved Colleague

We are all shocked and saddened by the unexpected passing of Bianca Avitia, a kindergarten teacher at Jonathan Burr Elementary School.  Our thoughts and prayers are with her family during this difficult time.  Over her teaching career, Ms. Avitia gave selflessly to the City of Chicago and our children.  In the days, weeks and months ahead, we should all rely on each other to continue the critical work of educating our children to which Ms. Avitia was so dedicated.

Anticipated Tuition Based Pre-K Program

We are excited to announce the anticipated opening of a Tuition Based Preschool program for the 2010/2011 school year!!

The Tuition Based Preschool program is an affordable full work day school based education and child care program for preschool children, ages three or four. All participating children are required to pay tuition.

Click here to view the tuition based program frequently asked questions

Please click here to download a tuition based pre-K application

Please contact Ms. Gonzalez (773) 534-4689 or Mr. Gillespie (773) 534-4513 if you are interested in applying for the Tuition Based Program. Enrollment is first-come, first served.

An article about Burr's TeacherMate Program

http://www.michelleminkoff.com/burr.pdf

Are you looking for Burr School alumni?

 If you are looking for Burr School alumni please go to the following website:

 www.CPSalumni.org

Good Search for Burr

Here's a new easy way to raise money for Burr School. Just start using Yahoo! powered GoodSearch.com as your search engine and they'll donate a penny to your favorite cause every time you do a search! In addition, do all of your shopping through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, where you can shop at more than 700 top online retailers and a percentage of your purchases will go to the charity or school of your choice. You pay the same price as you normally would, but a donation goes to your cause!

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Support Our Classrooms

Miss Bergeson: Third Grade, Room 106

Please visit Adopt-A-Classroom to adopt Room 106!   Miss Bergeson's class is currently in need of donations of any amount to purchase books and shelving for the classroom library. Check it out, any amount will help!

Miss Knafelz: Kindergarten, Room 101

Help Miss K's class trade in their old tape player for a cd player in their listening center.  Visit her donors choose proposal, Listen Up!, to make a donation.

Ms. Katele: Art, Room 007

Ms. Katele is in need of art supplies for all of our pre-k through 8th grade students.  Please visit her donors choose proposal, Turn This Art Room Into an Art Studio, to make a donation.

Running Away Partnership

Jonathan Burr School is a culturally diverse magnet cluster school located in the heart of Bucktown offering Japanese to all of our students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.  Our mission, at Burr, is to offer a well-rounded and professionally administered curriculum that will provide academic achievement, ensuring excellence and future success of all students.  With the aid of parental and community partnerships, Burr Brings Out the Best.

We are currnetly celebrating our third year of partnership with Running Away Multisports.  In each of the three years, our Burr community has participated in the 5K race.  Two of our teachers, Ms. Pattis and Ms. Dasso, ran in the race and of course our parents, students, and teachers have volunteered at various stations along the route.

Our entire school community is excited and thankful to be the annual recipients of a $5,000 donation from the proceeds of the 5K race.  Running Away Multisports has also graciously donated sports wear for our young ladies who are participating in Girls on the Run.  Thank you Running Away Multisports for helping Burr to Bring Out the Best.

JCCC Grant Announcement

We’re so delighted to announce that Burr School’s Japanese program has received a 2008 Japanese Language Education Grant from the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Chicago (JCCC)!  The grant, in the amount of $5,000, will be used to purchase technology equipment for our classrooms, such as computers, LCD projectors, printers, digital camera, listening center and accessories.  We thank the JCCC most sincerely for this generous grant.  Congratulations to Mrs. Murphy and Ms. McGlone our Japanese teachers who will attend the awards ceremony on Tuesday, Oct. 21 to receive the grant.