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Donna Hooks, Principal             May Newsletter, click here.

Registration for new students: 

Tuesday, August 5, from 11am to 7pm. (Click here for school supply list)

Open House: Thursday, August 21, from 4 - 6 pm.  

First Day of School: Monday, August 25 (Click here for district calendar.)

Enjoy your summer!

Click and listen as a second grader practices fluency and tells about our school.

If your child has participated in the Headsprout Reading Program this year and you would like at-home access to the program, please email asmith002@horrycountyschools.net.

Honor/Merit Roll - 4th 9 Weeks

Honor Roll Students (all A’s):

Bailee Allen, Carmen Arias, Ethan Bailey, Josh Barua, Haley Bittinger, McKenzie Boone, Haley Brandon, Haywood Brandon, Gavin Brown, Haley Bryant, Jessica Carleton, Christopher Carpio, Jaden Corell, Nicole Cottingham, Carolynn Dallas, Nick DelBianco, Mackenzie Ferrell, Christian Franks. Nolan Fuss, Kennedy Gerratt, Jenna Gore, Sarah Hilliard, Kimberlee Hotzelt, Brittany Howard, Dylan Howell, Ally Jenkinson, Joshua Johnson, Kelsey Kuon, Dillon LeDuc, Brittany Longo, Drake Martin, Elizabeth Mazzatenta, Carly Mitchell, Stevana Moratto, Lindsey Morgan, Julianna Morris, Kody Morris, Jakob Morse, Callie Moss, Ethan Moulden, Canyon Negri, C.J. Newman, Ajay Patel, Logan Pendley, Sydney Peterson, Heather Richie, Cory Rothenberger, Cassie Saroza, Matthew Seccurro, Christopher Shearin, Taylyn Smith, Tanner Stevens, Logan Thompson, Riverlee Weaver, Winter Widdifield, Cameron Williams, Jon Yarbrough, Chris Young, Jacob Zeigler

Merit Roll Students (all A’s and B’s):

Chelby Adams, Lauren Adams, Aurora Agee, Austin Arnold, Bryanna Arnold, Tristin Aubin, Kelsi Bachmann, Brandi Back, Haley Baker, Trey Baker, Darian Barlow, Taylor Barnes, Brittany Blevins, Robbie Blevins, Casey Boswell, Abby Burnett, Hunter Burton, Keyana Burris, Brittany Burton, DeAndra Cann, Ireland Carroll, Tristan Casselman, Savannah Challe, Victoria Cluff, Carolina Codillo, Evan Dao, Seth Dean, Steven Ferretti, Madison Flynn, Jack Fowlkes, Maggie Fowlkes, Lauren Frick, Alex Gail, MacKenzie Gardner, Jason Gordon, Asheik Greene, Jorden Greene, Hamilton Harvin, Kaswana Haynes, Calahan Heidt, Hector Hernandez, Chelsea Hobbs, Andrew Howard, Jackson Hurston, Marc Hyman, Fernanda Iniguez-Rivera, Tomazz James, Dylan Johnson, Savannah Johnson, Hunter Kelly, Karsten Kenley, Matthew Kenyon, Courtney Leskovitz, Brooklyn Linton, Brooklyn Louckes, Alexa Maj, Bradley Marsh, Julia Marsh, Alex Matyas, Alyssa McCready, Jenny McDonald, Angelo Melo, David Merithew, Elisia Meza, Hailey Mikolajewski, Darius Myers, Jared Nguyen, Zoe Nininger, Carolann Nolan, Mikayla Owens, Luis Pedroza, Devin Peele, Schylar Plucinski, Antonia Quintero-Osorio, Savannah Reine, Ryan Ritchie, Jasmyn Robinson, Jenny Rogers, Josh Rothenberger, Tyree Rutledge, David Savage, Shalyn Sharpe, Essence Smith, Hunter Spencer, Haleigh Startin, Grayson Stoneking, Savannah Stroud, Matthew Sykes, Madalynn Tedder, Kinley Thompson, Erin Tucker, Carson Ward, Jagger Weatherspoon, Cassady Whaley, Ambrianna Whited, Lauryn Woodson

Science Scholars: Haley Brandon, Carolyn Dallas, Nolan Fuss, Jenna Gore, Susannah Harvin, Dylan Howell, Stevana Moratto, Kodiak Morris, Ethan Moulden, Canyon Negri, Sydney Peterson, Riverlee Weaver, Winter Widdifield, Abby Yaccarino, Christopher Young

Social Studies Scholars: Drake Martin, Lindsey Morgan, Jacob Zeigler  

Thank you to Cecil Chandler, Nicole Boone, Ed Piotrowski, and all of the parents for making

"Are You Smarter Than A 3rd, 4th and 5th Grader?" an exciting review of science and social studies.

Discover all of the ingredients you need to make the perfect recipe for success!

Click on each episode to review strategies for a successful testing experience.

Episode 1   -   Episode 2   -   Episode 3   -   Episode 4   -   Episode 5

Burgess Elementary won recycling for the third time with our aluminum collection in March! We came in second in our division for the year just behind Kingston Elementary School.  We are so proud of this accomplishment! Don’t forget to keep recycling! The contest will begin again next school year with the collection of ewspaper!                                                                                                                                                          Click here to learn more.

 Burgess Raises  Over $10,000    For March of Dimes

Burgess Elementary students, teachers, and staff members more than doubled our March of Dimes goal of $5000 with a grand total of $10, 266 . The winning student was Gavin   Brown with $535. The winning teachers was Mrs. Jerri Coleman with $650. We were presented with a plaque at the district walk as the Top New Team! Check it out in our trophy case. Way to go Burgess Sea Turtles!     Click here to learn more!

Ms. Giampietro is having a walking club on Wednesday’s after school.  If you are interested and need permission slip please let me know!!  We will be starting on Wednesday April 2^nd.  This month the children are testing for the Fitnessgram and learning dances for the May PTA meeting/performance.  Ask your child why we take the Fitnessgram (and if they get a report about what they did!).  This is perfect timing for them to begin getting in “condition” for the March of Dimes walk we are holding. 

Fitnessgram! Just what is it?  Click here to find out more!    

 Career Day:  Our third, fourth, and fifth grade students participated in Career Day on March 20th. The children had the opportunity to meet parents and community members representing over twenty different careers.

Young Writer’s Conference -- Congratulations to Essence Smith, one of our fourth grade students, who was selected to attend the South Carolina Young Writer’s Conference in Columbia. Essence is one of only five children in the district selected for this honor. Attendees have the opportunity to attend large group sessions featuring nationally recognized authors and illustrators and also attend small group sessions conducted by trained group leaders. Each student brings a completed piece of writing to the conference which will be  published in a Student Anthology.

            PTA UPDATE

Thank you for the huge turnout for our March PTA meeting and basket auction. We brought in $200 with the pizza dinner and $1246 with our 14 baskets. What a great accomplishment for our first auction! A big thank you to the parents, teachers and staff members who volunteered their time and talents to this endeavor. Also, congratulations to Mrs. Jerri Coleman and her students on their wonderful musical performance. Mark you calendars now for our final PTA meeting of the year on Monday, May 5th.

Spring Break

Friday, March 21st–28th

Burgess Elementary - Talkin' Trash Winners for January!   We have one more week of recycling for the Talkin’ Trash competition. We will be collecting aluminum and steel cans through  Thursday, March 13th.  So, help our school and our environment by sending in your aluminum and steel cans.  Keep recycling!     

Burgess Elementary School did a great job collecting plastics this February – we filled four dumpster containers full!       We have one more month of recycling for the Talkin’ Trash competition. We will be collecting aluminum and steel cans through  Thursday, March 13th.  So, help our school and our environment by sending in your aluminum and steel cans.  Keep recycling!      

The Family Fun Run on Friday, February 15th, was a  great afternoon of fun for the whole family.  We had 125 Burgess Sea Turtles present to walk for our team. What a great turnout for our first year! Two dollars from each participant’s registration fee comes back to our physical education department. A big thank you and congratulations to Ms. Giampietro for all her hard work and enthusiasm in organizing this event.

Congratulations Jakob, 1st Place BES Spelling Bee Winner, and to Keyana, first runner up!      Congratulations to Jakob, our school spelling bee champion and to Keyana, our school runner-up. Jakob will represent Burgess Elementary School in The Sun News’ 20th Annual Regional Spelling Bee on March 11, 2008, at Myrtle Beach High School at 6:30 p.m. Twelve students from the fifth grade were selected to compete in the school bee based on their performances in class spelling bees. Class winners were: Carl Boles, Asheik Greene, Luis Pedroza, Marc Hyman, Haywood Brandon, Lauryn Woodson, Jakob Morse, Keyana Burris, Josh Deas, Dillon LeDuc, Gavin Brown, and Drake Martin.

Click on the links below to see our local news spot!

 Click on "New Burgess Elementary School"

Our Salvation Army canned food drive was a huge success with a total of 2,535 cans collected.  The blue team edged out the green team with 1,289 cans to win!

Burgess won Talkin' Trash Recycling for October 1-18, 2007! 

Click here to learn more!

Red Ribbon Week, October 22-26 
Click on the picture for more information.

Congratulations, Jackie Chadick
The B.E.S.Teacher of the Year!

Jackie Chadick has been named Teacher of the Year for Burgess Elementary.  Ms. Chadick has been a teacher in Horry County for 7 years (teaching 1st and 2nd grade.)  She also taught in Georgetown for 2 years.  Ms. Chadick is a member of A-Team, Discipline Committee, Social Committee, Data Team/ Leadership Team, Grade Chairperson for 4 years, S.C. Content Area Team (Science), and Horry County Science Curriculum Work Team (First Grade).

Jackie has taken masters courses in Educational Administration and Elementary Education (USC and
Coastal Carolina.)  She has a degree in Elementary Education from State University New York College at
Oneonta and is Highly Qualified in Elem. Education and Early Childhood Education.

Congratulations Ms. Chadick!

    Scooter,      Burgess' Mascot!

Scooter the Sea Turtle is the Burgess Elementary's Mascot! 

Student Tardies

We are having problems with student tardies. Please remember, your child must be in his/her classroom at 7:45 to be on time. All tardy students must be signed in by an adult  through the Burgess office. Thank you for helping us with this very  important matter.

Welcome to Horry County's newest elementary school.  We will start the 2007-2008 school year as a portable school on St. James Elementary campus and will move to our new facility before the new year!