Burbank Unified School District
Instructional Services

2009-2010 Instructional Calendar – Important Dates for Elementary Schools

The Burbank Unified School District Board of Education approved the K-12 Instructional Calendar for 2009-2010 on February 5, 2009. A copy of the 2009-2010 Instructional Calendar can be downloaded by accessing the District’s website at www.burbankusd.org/calendars.
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The following dates are important for all elementary parents as we plan ahead for the next school year:

Monday, August 17
School Begins

Monday, September 14 or Wednesday, September 16

Back to School Night (Each elementary school will determine the specific date)

Monday, November 16
Pupil Free Day for Parent-Teacher Conferences (No school for students)

Tuesday, November 17 – Friday, November 20
Minimum Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences

Monday, December 21 – Friday, January 1
Winter Break

Monday, February 8
Pupil Free Day for Teacher Professional Development (No school for students)

Monday, March 1 – Friday, March 5
Minimum Days for Parent-Teacher Conferences

Thursday, March 11 or  Thursday, March 25
Open House (Each elementary school will determine the specific date)

Monday, March 15 – Friday, March 19
Spring Break

Monday, April 26
Local Holiday – Pupil Free Day (No School for students)

Thursday, May 27
Last Day of School (Minimum Day)

Tickets to the Stevenson’s biggest Little Show in Town, 2009 Talent Show for Friday, March 13th, 7pm or Saturday, March 14th at 3pm go on sale starting March 4th after school at the gate.

Tickets are $5 presale and $6 at the door.

Please turn in your Science Fair projects to your teacher.

Please turn your registratin forms back into your teacher no later than April 3rd!

Join the fun and excitement

and enter the Stevenson Science Fair!

You will receive a packet of information
including rules and registration forms on
March 16th.

Start thinking now!

PLEASE TURN IN YOUR REGISTRATION FORMS
BY APRIL 3rd !

All projects are due on April 13th
to be judged. Participants and winners will
be announced at school.

Have fun and be ready for Miss Ginnetti
and her judges. All entries will be on display in
the libraryfor classes to see during school.

GOOD LUCK!!

Child obesity is a growing epidemic and recess is disappearing in schools.  National Recess Week, celebrated March 2 – 6, 2009, is part of an ongoing campaign to inspire kids to get healthy and active, mentally and physically. Recess is an important part of the school day because it inspires children to get active, stay healthy and build social relationships. With Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat as the spokesperson, National Recess Week is aiming big this year with a Guinness World Records® attempt for the Largest Simultaneous Four Square Game ever, with thousands of kids across the country playing Four Square on the same day (March 3, 2009), at the same time.  As part of the celebration, 10 schools across the nation will win a $10,000 grant.

Experts from the advisory board include Sanjay Gupta, Chief Medical Correspondent for the Health and Medical Unit at CNN, Sarah Lee, Physical Activity Health Scientist in the Division of Adolescent & School Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Charlene R. Burgeson, Executive Director of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE).

In its third year, National Recess Week is the kick-off of the GET ANIMATED program, which runs all year long.  Other components include after-school participation at Boys & Girls Clubs across the country (starting in late-March) and the GET ANIMATED Tour, which starts on Memorial Day.  For more information about National Recess Week and to find out how you can get your school involved, visit www.getanimated.com.

Launch event at Robert Louis Stevenson Elementary in Burbank

• Stevenson Elementary students will participate in Four Square games (simultaneously with students across the country) to help set the Guinness World Record™ for Largest Simultaneous Four Square Game.
• The official Four Square game will begin at 9am on March 3, 2009.
• Local Los Angeles and Burbank media have been invited.
• Executives from Cartoon Network will be in attendance, cheering on the kids as they bounce their way to a world record.
• We have submitted a proclamation request to the Burbank City Council and it is being processed. If in attendance, we would love for Mayor Golonski to present the proclamation.