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April 2012 Issue 2 Volume 2
“All students will receive the necessary academic skills and
interpersonal / communication skills in preparation for college and
the work force
to enable them to acquire the best possible job in the global
economy.”
We hope you enjoy this latest edition of JB Times. Many
wonderful events take place throughout the year and this is our way
of sharing them with you. All teachers, students, and staff members
work very hard to make sure we have a safe and effective learning
environment for all students.
Be sure to visit our website at www.burroughsms.org on a
consistent basis for the latest news and events.
Upcoming
Events
JB TIMES
Principal’s Message
LSLC Meeting Thur., April 12 3:00 PM Room 109
lmination
CST Testing May 8-18
Pin and Ribbon Ceremony Fri., April 20 6th Period -
Auditorium
Open House Tues., April 17 1:00-3:00 Early Dismissal at 12:24
PM
lmination
Coffee with the Principal Fri., April 27 8:10 AM Teachers’
Cafeteria
lmination
Night Dance Fri., April 20 6:00-9:00 PM
College Day Wear your college shirts! Fri., April 27
http://www.burroughsms.org/
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Halloween Activities Students and Staff had a blast dressing up
on Friday, October 28th. Our after-school Halloween Dance and
Haunted House proved to be amazing once
again! Great job, leadership class! Check out all the fun we
had!
Meet some of our wacky teachers and students…
Come into our Haunted House…if you dare! Muahahaha!!!
Let’s Meet Our New Staff
I am so excited to be part of John Burroughs Middle School!
Before coming to John Burroughs, I
was a special education teacher at Palisades Charter High
School. I have my credential in mild to
moderate disabilities from Cal State L.A. and am currently
enrolled in their masters program. I am
originally from Ohio, but happily moved to California to attend
Cal State Berkeley where I
majored in Japanese studies. I lived in Japan after college for
a few years and speak conversational
Japanese. In my free time, I like taking photographs, reading
good books, traveling, going to the
movies and hanging out with my lovely daughter and two crazy
cats! (Paula Riff)
Hello, my name is Antonia Huizar. I am a new credentialed
teacher from Cal State LA. However, I
have been working with children with moderate/ severe
disabilities for over four years as an
assistant. My passion is working with kids. When I’m not
working, I like to spend time with my
family. I visit my parents in Oklahoma, my cousins in Florida
and North Carolina, or my uncles in
Indiana. I hope to one day take a road trip across the United
States. But for now I am glad to be at
John Burroughs Middle School. I hope to learn a lot from all my
surrounding coworkers and with time
make a difference in the education of my students.
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The National Junior Honor Society (NJHS) is the nation’s
premier
organization established to recognize outstanding middle level
students. More
than just an honor roll, NJHS serves to honor those students who
demonstrate
excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service,
citizenship, and
character. These characteristics have been associated with
membership in the
organization since its beginning in 1929.
My name is Lorena Martinez and I have been a Library Aide for 11
years. I live in Palmdale,
California. I have two daughters. I was at a primary center
school in Van Nuys for 9 years
and I was transferred over to Frank Del Olmo Elementary School.
I enjoy walks, bike riding
and spending time with my family.
National Junior Honor Society
President: Sarah Jho
Vice-President: Hannah Chi
Secretary: Shadia Milon
Advisor: Ms. R. Kim
Faculty Members: Ms. S. Armendariz,
Ms. B. Pearson, Ms. D. Suppal, Ms. V. Quan,
and Ms. F. Echevarria
My first name Bienvenido, is the Spanish word for welcome. The
name has worked its way into my psyche,
so that I try to have a welcoming attitude towards those I meet.
I hope others behave in the same manner.
When someone calls me “Bienvenido”, I try to deliver this verbal
reply: “Thank you for welcoming me in
Spanish”. As I know, the closest Tagalog (Filipino) word to
welcome is “Maligayang Bati”. The default
language for my name is obvious. I am the second child in a
family of three boys. I came after my parents
waited for three years for a second baby. They were eager to
have me earlier than later, and may have
chosen a name to signify their yearning. As a commentary to my
name, I say that if my parents did not
expect me, my name would have been, “Abandonado”, or if I was an
unwanted child, I would have been
called, “Escondido”. Check out the Spanish-English dictionary if
you want to grasp the meaning of the
joke. (Bienvenido Ferrer, Financial Manager)
Please welcome me into your world as I welcome you into mine,
and as we strive to embellish the beautiful traditions of J.B. with
those we may be able to deliver as uniquely our own – together or
individually.
Hello, my name is Ms. Y Carrillo. I am a new teacher at
Burroughs and am very happy to join
the Burroughs team. Although I am new to Burroughs, I have been
teaching for nine years. I
am also the parent of a seventh grade student at an LAUSD
school. I spend most of my time
doing what I love, teaching and caring for my students and my
son. I also love reading,
singing, and making people laugh.
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Currently we are training Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursday
mornings
with temperatures in the 40s and 50s and even on weekends.
Thanks to
Ms. Tongol, we have organized runs in Santa Monica, next to the
Santa
Monica Peer and West LA College where our runs are averaging
between 6
to 12 miles! We run at least 9 to 12 miles a week in preparation
for the LA
marathon, so our students are very much prepared. We just
completed a
half marathon 13.1 miles at the Pomona Fairplex "Holiday Run".
Our next
event will be January 7th 2012 in Irvine, which is another
half
marathon. After that we will be doing an 18 mile run at Hansen
Damn
"Friendship Run", a month before the LA marathon. Because of
our
students’ determination and hard work, they have been provided
with a pair
of new Nike running shoes. With continued training and
participation, they
will get a second pair in February. This shoe costs at minimum
of a
hundred dollars. This shoe is currently not even sold at public
stores, but
will be released in the summer of 2012. It's called the Pegasus
28+. World
class athletes run in these types of shoes and provide excellent
comfort for
our students. These shoes can even track how long you have run,
distance
and GPS using Nike monitors and/or using the IPhone application
in conjunction with Nike apparel. Our students work hard so they
only
deserve the best! Good job SRLA runners! If you know who they
are,
encourage them and support their efforts, as our training is
becoming more
and more rigorous.
Thank you!
A special thanks to LAUSD’s Youth Services and
the Korean Cultural Center for sponsoring the Tae
Kwon Do program here at John Burroughs Middle
School. Our students did a fabulous job at a
demonstration held at Fairfax High School in
November. Go Bears!
Students Run Los Angeles (SRLA)
Tae Kwon Do Comes to JB
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Our November 29th, Anti-Bully Day was launched with all our
students showing
their pride and dedication in sending a message out that we will
not tolerate
bullying on our campus. Students were each given a personalized
John Burroughs
Middle School Anti-Bullying T-shirt. We had Los Angeles
Councilmember, Tom
LaBonge, Los Angeles Police Officers, Los Angeles School Police
Officers, and
other representatives speak to our students regarding the
negative ramifications of
bullying. Our JB staff participated in a roll play that sent out
a
message…“Bullying is NOT cool!”
That’s why at JB we believe in the 3 Bs
Be safe
Be Responsible and
Be Respectful
Anti-Bullying Program
Support from
LAPD and
LASPD…
and District Councilman,
Tom LaBonge
A shout out to
Ms. Heath’s
Drama Team!
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Data Moving onward and upward… Stakeholders
at John Burroughs know what it takes to be
top notch. Teachers use data to drive
instruction, Parents support education at
home, and Students work hard daily and
strive towards academic excellence.
Together as a team, we can reach our API
goal of 900!
Magnet/SAS Faire
John Burroughs’ Magnet/SAS programs hosted the High School
Magnet/SAS Faire this past November, in which 19 of our local
schools, and 1 Christian Charter School were in attendance. Each
school was given the opportunity provided information to over 150
of our local parents and students who are preparing to make the
move to high school.
The Local District 3 Magnet/SAS Faire, which was held at Johnny
Cochran Middle School in December, was another great event in which
we had the honor of introducing John Burroughs. Ms. Pearson, Mrs.
Echevarria and Dr. Martinez met with over 80 prospective parents
and students and highlighted all the wonderful events we offer all
the students who attend JB.
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Arabian Bazaar The 7th grade Magnet team (Ms. Abejero, Ms. Wi,
Ms. Davidson, and Ms. Corona) held an Arabian
Bazaar recreating an Arabian market place. This was an
interdisciplinary project in which
students created a booth where they sold various items: cultural
food, household games, services,
and Arabian artifacts. Students were required to create a
business plan and pay for their rent and
utilities with the money they made. Business seemed to be doing
very well as many of items were
in high demand. Quite a successful event!
.
Winter Concert Students in Mr. Dent’s orchestra played
holiday
songs filling the auditorium with festive music and
holiday cheer. The beautiful decorations were
created by Ms. Weathersby’s stage design students.
A phenomenal job by all!
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Green and Gold The annual Green and Gold football game was held
in
December. Our 8th
grade students played an exciting game with
enthusiasm and good sportsmanship. Thank you, P.E. teachers,
for making this event successful.
QSP Cookie Dough Fundraiser
Students redeeming their prizes…
Thanks for helping to support our school!
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Lines of Communication
POSITION NAME CONTACT INFORMATION
Counselor 6th Grade
Ms. Bradley, Room 101 (323) 549-5057 [email protected]
Counselor 7th Grade
Mr. Garcia, Room 101 (323)549-5028 [email protected]
Counselor 8th Grade
Ms. Quan, Rm. 101 (323) 549-5027 [email protected]
Intervention Counselor Mr. Bozin, (next to computer room)
(323)549-5024 [email protected]
Special Ed. Office
Ms. Armendariz, Rm. 110A
(323) 549-5038 [email protected]
Administrator 6th Grade
Dr. Yoon-Fontamillas (next to118)
(323) 549-5006 [email protected]
Administrator 7th Grade
Ms. Bie (next to Dr. Yoon’s office)
(323) 549-5010 [email protected]
Administrator 8th Grade
Mr. Drake, (next to Mr. Tony’s office)
(323) 549-5026 [email protected]
Instructional Specialist/AP
Mr. Enriquez (next to 118) [email protected]
Title 1/EL
Ms. Lee, Rm. 109 323 549-5041/5043 [email protected]
UTLA Chapter Chair
Ms. Davidson, Rm. 105 [email protected]
School Site Council
Ms. Moore, Room B31 [email protected]
Local School Leadership Council
Ms. Davidson, Rm. 105 [email protected]
Instructional Leadership Team
Dr. Yoon (next to 118) (323) 549-5006 [email protected]
Dept. Chairs
ELA – Ms. Mansdorf, 131 Math – Ms. Jensen, B2 Science – Mr.
Rosenthal, 153 History – Ms. Beneke, 209 PE – Mr. Forss, GYM
Electives – Ms. Hanover-Reyes, 229 Special Ed. – Ms. Silva, 150A
ESL – Ms. Lee, 109 6th grade – Ms. Moore, B31
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[email protected] csl7045 @lausd.net [email protected]
Magnet Coordinator
Ms. Pearson, Rm. 112 (323) 549-5013 [email protected]
Instructional Coaches
Ms. Echevarria, Rm. 110 Ms. Kim, Rm. 110
323) 549-5036 [email protected] (323) 549-5037
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