Help Us Stay Well: Stay Home During Sickness
Now that cold and flu season has settled in, we want to remind families that sick students should stay home. As much as Burgundy students love being here, we want to avoid spreading contagious germs to friends, teachers, and staff. Per policy (see the Parent Handbook, p. 34), children who have had a fever or signs of flu should not return to school until those symptoms have been gone for 24 hours. Children who show a fever or who experience vomiting or diarrhea will be sent home, and we strongly recommend that they stay home the following day as well to respect this 24 hour rule. We strive to follow the same guidelines as teachers and staff here at school, to protect against the spread of illness.
We realize that older students in particular may worry about getting behind, and we will do all that we can via email and Haiku to keep students in touch while they are out, and offer extra help to catch up once they return.
Festival of Lights Next Friday Burgundy's annual winter performance, the Festival of Lights, will be Friday, December 19, at 9:30 a.m. in the Gym. All Burgundy classes will perform during the event, which reflects the theme of light in diverse cultural traditions and experiences. This event is very popular and well-attended. To accommodate all our guests, parking will be at the nearby Sunset Hills Church, 3500 Franconia Road (corner of Franconia and Norton Roads). A shuttle will be available to bring event attendees to campus from the church beginning at 8:30 a.m., and will run from campus back to the church following the performances. Please note that after the performances, students will return to their homeroom classrooms for instruction and celebrations ahead of an early dismissal at 12:30 p.m. There will be no Extended Day programs and no afternoon bus service. Performances at the Festival of Lights will include: -
The Junior Kindergarten Chicks will perform "Jingle Bells" with faculty singers
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Kindergarten Penguins and Polar Bears will usher in the eighth graders for the Santa Lucia procession (Christian story of love and light)
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1st Grade Goats and Sheep will sing "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch"
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2/3 Buckeyes and Viceroys will sing songs of Diwali (Hindu Festival of Lights) and Kwanzaa (African-American celebration of community)
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4/5 Coopers and Redtails will sing "Silent Night" (a Christmas carol) and "The Hanukkah Song" (Jewish Festival of Lights)
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6th Grade will sing Korean Folk song "Arirang" (celebrating the Lantern Festival in Asia)
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7th Grade will perform "The Coyote," a story about light in Native American culture
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8th Grade will perform Santa Lucia and sing "Dona Nobis Pachem"
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Save the Date: Summer Camps Burgundy Summer Day Camp Camp runs Monday, June 15-Friday, August 7 in eight weeklong increments (Monday-Friday). Come for one, several, or all eight weeks! -
Upper Division camp (for 8- to 12-year-olds) has some additions and changes this year to offer more flexibility and choice. Within a full day of camp, distinct morning and afternoon blocks will allow these campers to have a more exciting day with different experiences. Build the camp experience your child will enjoy most with options in each block and each session throughout the summer!
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One new program for Upper Division campers is the Burgundy Outdoors program, featuring nature-based activities, off-site trips, and an overnight campout!
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Base price for one week of camp is $375. Specialty programs, some of which require a two-week commitment, vary in price.
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Learn more at an open house on Sunday, February 28, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. at Burgundy, with a hands-on preview of camp options for children!
Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies Junior Program (ages 8-10) $910 Sunday, August 16-Saturday, August 22 Senior Program (ages 11-15) $1,565 Session 1: Sunday, June 21 - Saturday, July 4 Session 2: Tuesday, July 7 - Tuesday, July 21* Session 3: Tuesday, July 28 - Monday, August 10 *Note: Session 2 is designed for campers who have already attended the Senior Program, and is intellectually and physically more rigorous. Adult Weekend (ages 21+) $235 individuals / $415 couples Friday, July 24 - Sunday, July 26 Learn more about BCWS camp at these presentations: Sunday, February 1, 2 p.m. at the Audubon Naturalist Society, 8940 Jones Mill Road, Chevy Chase, Maryland Saturday, February 7, 11 a.m. at Burgundy Farm Country Day School Save the Date: BPA Family Fun Night The Burgundy Parent Association invites families and kids of all ages to a Family Fun night centered around family fitness on the evening of Sunday, January 25 in the Gym. A personal trainer will lead a group exercise followed by a break for food and mingling. Then, families can continue to burn calories and have fun with Zumba--a combination of Latin and international music to get your heart pumping. Mark your calendars for this chance to shake off the winter doldrums and get your body moving! Hampshire County Bird Count with BCWS The Burgundy Center for Wildlife Studies, along with the Adams and Schoene families, is hosting the Hampshire County (WV) bird count on Sunday, December 28. The Christmas Bird Count is the largest international volunteer effort in the world, administered by the National Audubon Society to gather ornithological and ecological data. You don't have to know every bird out there. You do have to be hardy and up for birding from dawn to dusk. To participate, RSVP to vinis@burgundyfarm.org. Bring weather-appropriate clothing, bedding, binoculars and field guide, and arrive at Cold Stream Lodge in Capon Bridge the evening of December 27. Counting instructions will be provided. Registration is $30 per person for food, shelter, and paperwork. All minors must be accompanied by an adult.
Don't Forget! - Today is the last day of the MayaWorks sale, part of the 4/5 studies, on the Blacktop 3-3:45 p.m.
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The Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Drive runs through December 17. Collection boxes are available in each classroom for new, unwrapped toys appropriate for children up to age 12. Nick Sansone (8th) and Micah Hendricks (7th) are running this year's collection, which honors Micah's father, Greg Hendricks, an Army officer who passed away this summer.
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Robin Hood Foundation touts preschool and early elementary focus on math as a good predictor of future academic success for lower-income children. But there is good reason to believe that early math literacy is as important as verbal literacy in preparing all children for success. More regular and holistic familiarity with numbers, shapes, counting, and grouping numbers, for instance--whether via games that involve math or integrating numbers and shapes constantly into daily routines in school--may lay foundations not only for better math success but also total academic success. This familiarity stimulates skills and habits that translate into better math brains and, possibly, better executive functioning--self-regulation, paying attention, working memory, and so on.
Years ago, teacher Ann Douglas, realizing that bottle caps were not recyclable and that they represented an environmental issue, began collecting caps. This activity brought, for starters, a mixture of play and learning, with counting, comparing shapes, and making patterns. Then a simple counting machine was created, to help teach tens and hundreds. With Ann's initiative the class joined forces with a special caps recycling project with cosmetics company AVEDA, which recycles caps into shampoo bottles. Burgundy's first grade students send more than 35,000 caps a year to AVEDA to be recycled.
