John Burroughs Elementary School PTO

08/28/2020

Reminder: check jbecstem.com for updates! Yesterday’s virtual orientation was recorded and should be posted soon for anyone who missed it.

John Burroughs Elementary School

04/06/2020

DC started a DC Ed Equity Fund worth one million dollars to support marginalized families during this crisis. 👀

 Support educational equity for Washington, DC’s most vulnerable students and families during the COVID-19 outbreak. DONATE NOW    The District and the nation are facing unprecedented challenges due to the current public health emergency. Public schools in the District of Columbia have transiti...

03/24/2020

Props to our wonderful administration, teachers, and staff for setting up daily live online instruction including Specials (music, art, P.E., Spanish, and library) and socio-emotional learning with individual check-ins and support. Our students are so lucky.

03/23/2020

Check out the DC Mutual Aid Spreadsheet for assistance or to assist others.

Welcome Welcome to the DC Mutual Aid Network! The DC Mutual Aid Network and Facebook group is a grassroots, community-led effort looking to take care of each other and keep our city as safe as possible. To locate current efforts across the city, find help, or find out how to plug in, this spre...

03/18/2020

One of the (cool)est things we've seen during the COVID-19 shut-in --- beloved authors are hosting storytime online via Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube!

03/17/2020

We know that the Coronavirus is in the forefront of everyone’s mind. With school closures throughout the region, we know missing school can mean more than lost instructional time; it can also deprive children of critically needed nutrition. In this country, more than two-thirds of the 31 million s...

03/17/2020

Interactive STEM science series for K-12 by Stevens Institute of Technology professors every day at 3:30pm through the social distancing period.

With everyone stuck at home due to coronavirus concerns, Stevens professors are reaching out to local K-12 students using virtual learning resources. Through a series of interactive webinars, we hope to engage students in STEM and share exciting research going on at Stevens campus. Links to recorded...

03/17/2020

A great free STEM series for kids, every day through the social isolation period running 11am-1pm with homework and interactive assignments. Today’s was the first in the ‘Quarentine’ series, your kids can still watch if the missed it.

https://m.facebook.com/TheScienceMom/

Helping kids discover science through hands-on activities.

03/14/2020

School’s out / home quarantine resources, a list of lists:

Online learning tools:
https://www.techlearning.com/news/top-25-learning-tools-for-when-school-is-closed

Virtual museum tours:
https://www.travelandleisure.com/attractions/museums-galleries/museums-with-virtual-tours

Projects for kids:
http://www.homewithkidsnowwhat.com

Educational companies making their products free:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1NUKLZN7hGSu1Hzm70kfzBKs-lsSELaEMggS60Bi2O2I/htmlview

Entertaining kids:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1KCFnWreu4v7VoO3NbgP-Qcq2LyE1FvliYSoiTLRY7Qg/htmlview