5 Lessons in Life from Dr. Seuss - Burwell Public School

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Fun Day K-6

May 3rd

Elementary

Field Day

May

10th

Kindergarten

Recognition &

Kindergarten

Last Day

May

14th

AR Recognition May

14th

Longhorn Pride

Finale

May

17th

LAST DAY OF

SCHOOL

May

18th

A P R I L & M A Y 2 0 2 1 N E W S L E T T E R B U R W E L L E L E M E N T A R Y

Each year, National Read Across America Day is celebrated on

March 2nd, the birthday of Dr. Seuss. The annual event is part

of Read Across America, an initiative on reading creative by the

National Education Association. Since the event is designed to

encourage reading in children and is fostered through the

schools, when March 2nd lands on a weekend, the day is

observed on the closest school day. Several students from

Burwell Elementary achieved their 3rd Quarter AR Reading goal!

5 Lessons in Life from Dr. Seuss 1. Today you are You, that is truer than true. There

is no one alive who is Youer than You.

2. Why fit in when you were born to stand out?

3. You have brains in your head. You have feet in you

shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose.

4. Be who you are and say what you feel, because

those who mind don’t matter and those who matter

don’t mind.

5. Today I shall behave, as if this is the day I will

be remembered.

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Burwell Elementary makes “Positive Change” Burwell Elementary made a "Positive Change" to help Sargent Elementary Teacher, Tami Phillipps as she fights a second battle of colon cancer. In one week, Burwell Elementary students donated $1,105.92 worth of change and $98 worth of cash, with a grand total of $1,203.92! At the end of the change war, we asked students to guess the amount of change in all the containers. Traigh Freeman (3rd Grade) guessed $1,000.90 and Kalli Franson (5th Grade) guessed $1,000.49.

Pictured with the donations is a student from each class. Beginning in the front, left to right: Brady Gideon (2nd), Gideon Franson (K), Skylar Olcott (1st), Sully Trausch (4th), Holden Pickney (3rd), Laurel Mann (5th), and Carrie Rocheleau (6th).

Classes held their AR Celebrations in March by playing activi-ties and hosting an ice cream social.

The following students achieved their AR Reading goal for 3rd Quarter—

Abram Gideon Addison Critel

Adelise Hulinsky Adren Brown

Aubrey Ohlman Ava Peterson

Avabella Johnson Axel Smith

Ayden Stout Boston Klanecky Brady Spencer

Braxton Molesworth Brayden Gideon Brecken Gideon Breon Hughes

Brett Buss Brice Williams

Brigham Woods Brit Gumb

Brock Hruza Brody Dawe Brody Gumb Brody Jensen

Brogan Dunbar Brye Burnham

AR Reading Achievements

3rd Quarter All A’s Honor Roll

1st Grade:

Dugan Copsey

Chase Dawe

Kynlee Jeffres

Aubrey Ohlman

Samuel Olcott

Jacob Pryce

Noah Stevenson

Brigham Woods

Corynn Woolsey

Third Quarter ended on March 12th.

The following elementary students achieved all A’s on their report card and were recognized on the All

A’s Honor Roll— 3rd Grade:

Brody Dawe

Reagan Schaaf

4th Grade:

Cort Hicks

Jordan Hulinsky

Jordee Johnston

Jackson Joy

Sullivan Trausch

5th Grade:

Laurel Mann

Cole Williams

Halle Woosley

6th Grade:

Cy Feeken

Michael Hunter

Lena Spencer

2nd Grade:

Ayden Ballagh

Brogan Dunbar

Chloe Franson

Chance Hanks

Talen Klimek

Eleana Ohlman

Raylan Stutzman

Finlay Trausch

Madison Danner Michael Hunter

Myah Wright Nariah Klanecky Natalya William

Noah Smith Noah Stevenson Owen Stevenson

Peyten Short Reagan Klimek Reagan Schaaf

Raylan Stutzman Reid Buss

Riddick Garcia Robert Standlea

Rozalynne Standlea Sam Olcott

Shaelynn Amos Skyler Olcott

Sophia Weaver Sully Trausch Sylvia Smith Talen Klimek Tayten Ferris

Tevon Groshans Traigh Freeman Tysen Welton Weston Brott

Weston Brown Whitten Jensen

Isannah Woods Juilianne Borgelt

Jackson Joy Jacob Pryce Jalise Busch

Jasper Borgelt Jaylee Johnson

Jayna Fricke Jesa Anderson John Dearmont Jordan Hulinsky Jordan Williams Jordee Johnston Joseph McCabe

Joshua Doyle Kadense Jeffres

Kalli Franson Karyn Hagemeier Katelyn Ohlman

Kelsey Busch Khloe Toelle Kinley Taylor

Kolton Thoene Kynlee Jeffres Lainee Pelster

Landen Wegener Laurel Mann Laykley Lowe Lena Spencer Leo Franson

Chance Hanks Chase Dawe

Chloe Franson Christian William Clayton Dilsaver

Clayton Wegener Cody Williams Cole Williams Conley Feeken

Corrien Shetterly Corynn Woosley

Cort Hicks Coy Taylor Cy Feeken

Drew Dawe Dugan Copsey Eleana Ohlman Evyn Pinckney Emma Larsen

Fallon Odenbach Finlay Trausch Fiona Trausch Gabe Worden Gracie Leibert

Gideon Franson Hagen Taylor Halle Woolsey

Hannah Dearmont Harmony Roth

Holden Pinckney Hutton Svoboda

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By: Michelle Milleson Miss Burwell Rodeo 2020 Macy Zentner and Little Miss Burwell Rodeo 2020 Shaylee Milleson visited elementary classes on March 16th. Macy and Shaylee had fun interacting with all the kids and reminding them this is the 100th Anniversary of Nebraska's Big Rodeo that will take place July 28-31. They talked to the students about rodeo in general as well as explaining what all they get to do as a rodeo queen and why they both wanted to be a rodeo queen. Promoting the sport of rodeo and specifically Nebraska's Big Rodeo is a passion of both Macy and Shaylee. Each class was allowed to ask all kinds of questions for the queens to answer, and Shaylee even read a favorite book of hers to one of the classes. When they left, Shaylee and Macy left signed autograph sheets made out to each individual child. Thank you Burwell Schools for letting us stop by!

Special Visitors

Shaylee Milleson, Little Miss Burwell Rodeo —and—

Macy Zentner, Miss Burwell Rodeo

Shaylee reading her favorite book to the Kindergarten

class.

Macy and Shaylee visiting with the 3rd grade class.

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by Miss Tetschner

Happy Spring!!

The grades 2nd through 6th grade students want to thank Mrs. Lynette Larsen from GLW Children’s Council for her time to be our guest in the Burwell Elementary classes and discuss program called “Too Good for Drugs”.

In Kindergarten we started a safety unit sponsored by Modern Woodman of America. During this safety unit we discussed germs and the proper way to wash our hands, fire safety, how to call 911, water safety, playground safety, and personal space.

The first graders started their books, “My First Book”, donated by generous local businesses. So far we have enjoyed reading together and having good discussions.

The fourth grade will also complete a book, “The Way to Go”, donated by generous local businesses.

The last two months of the school year for the K-6th grade students will be learning and practicing several social skills, including the skill of group work, effective communication, listening vs hearing, and many more.

The 6th grade students will begin their transition into junior high school soon. We will have a questions box, “questions about junior high” for students to anonymously drop a question in the question box. We will spend much of our discussion around the questions they have and the differences between elementary and junior high. Students will also have the opportunity to complete a pre-registration form, visit with current high school students, take a tour, and meet some of their junior high teachers.

I have greatly enjoyed working with your children and I look forward to next school year.

A note from the 1st Grade Class:

Thank you NCTC, Burwell Feeders, Pathway Bank, Pizza Palace, Crossfire, and Jeffres Sand and Gravel Inc., for your generous

donation so we, the first grade class at Burwell Elementary School, could have our very own book. We enjoyed reading

“My Favorite Book”. We read it together during guidance time with Miss Tetschner and had wonderful discussions about the

stories.

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We were able to celebrate the

March edition of Longhorn

Pride outside! Elementary

students played a tournament

of Rock, Paper, Scissors. The

winners received an admission

ticket to Rodeo Theatre. The

Longhorn Pride Finale will be

held on Monday, May 17th at

2:15 p.m.

Upcoming Elementary Events

March Longhorn Pride

Elementary Field Day—

Monday, May 10th.

Please stay up to date with our Elementary Announcements. Details regarding

these events will be added as soon as they become available!

Kindergarten Recognition &

Kindergarten Last Day —

Friday, May 14th.

Last Day of School —

Tuesday, May 18th

Edgerton Explorit

Center Fun Day—

Monday, May 3rd.

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www.burwellpublicschools.org

Burwell Public Schools @BHSLonghorns @burwellpublic

April Birthdays

5th: Christian William

6th: Preston Krause

7th: Clayton Dilsaver

& Chase Dawe

8th: Mrs. Dawe

9th: Mrs. Sikes

13th: Fiona Trausch

16th: Brye Burnham

29th: Mr. Nelson

30th: Shay Skalsky

June Birthdays

1st: Gabriel Worden

3rd: Traigh Freeman

5th: Jaylee Johnson &

Axel Smith

6th: Brody Dawe

8th: Jalise Busch

11th: Mikayla William

16th: Noa Smith

19th: Sarah Lindsay

20th: Katie Moon

21st: Duane Bosch

24th: Leah Hunter

26th: Joseph McCabe

27th: Mr. Drake

May Birthdays

1st: Coy Taylor

5th: Mrs. Hughes

7th: Gracellyn Leibert

8th: Leo Franson

& Khloe Toelle

10th: Natalya William

11th: Isannah Woods

15th: Corrien Shetterly

17th: Brogan Dunbar

& Jackson Joy

18th: Jen Busch

22nd: Charly Svoboda

27th: Hannah Dearmont

& Katelyn Ohlman

31st: Adelise Hulinsky

July Birthdays

2nd: Holden Hodges

3rd: Katelyn Simon

5th: Sylvia Smith

8th: Michael Hunter

12th: Sophia Weaver

13th: Brice Williams &

Jordee Johnston

17th: Mary Doggett

20th: Kadense Jeffres

24th: Karyn Hagemeier

25th: Titan McCutchen,

Skylar Olcott, & Hutton

Svoboda

29th: Frank Green

30th: Becky Crawley

Friendly reminder… When the actual temperature is

above 40 degrees, students will be gathering on the

north side of school until 8:10 AM when the doors open.

Please send your child to school with appropriate

outerwear when chilly mornings occur.