This is a special announcement from the Physical Education Department:

Bowling for Bananas was once again a huge success for Burleigh Elementary staff and students.  Students in grades 5K-5th bowled a combined total of 1,365 strikes and 1,385 spares…that’s a lot of bananas!!!

First of all, WE would like to thank the PTO, and all the Parents for donating all the FRUIT.  Without their support, Bowling for Bananas would not be a success.  THANK YOU!  

All of the physical education classes worked real hard to win the prestigious Bowling for Bananas trophy.

Without further ado... this year’s 2023/2024 Bowling for Bananas champ is:

4th Grade Class High Score Mrs. DJ’s ’s Class AND overall bowling winner Mrs. Colemans’s  Class!

Congratulations to all your hard work Burleigh!

This year we had 130 fifth grade students participate in the Student Council.  The kids made posters, announcements, sold lemonade, researched, planned, collaborated, voted, organized, counted money, presented and made great decisions  on behalf of Burleigh.  We are so proud of everything the kids have helped with and accomplished this year.  Our Student Council could never be as successful as it is without the help of all of you. 

• Alex's Lemonade - raised $2,500 so far this year - 10 year total $18,700
• Operation Gratitude for soldiers overseas - 400 pounds of candy
• Coats for Kids - 15 bags of coats donated
• Cookie Cafe - $650 towards recess equipment
• Books for the Next Door Foundation - 1,100 books donated
• Kindness Challenge - over 12,000 Acts of Kindness
• Sucker Sale - Coming in May and money will go towards field day
• “Gift of Sight” Lion’s Club - will be donated at the end of the year

Mikey talks to Burleigh students and staff about their Kindness Tree project and what makes their school such a kind place! Click here to view

Wisconsin State Championship 2024:

Burleigh students won the “6th place team” trophy at the Wisconsin State Championship on 03/23, held at UWM, Oshkosh.

Ojas earned 1st Place in the “K5 Championship”.

Also, Ojas won the 1st place Trophy (5th Grade) in the Grade Level Championship 2024, that was held on 03/09 at the UWM Student Union, Milwaukee. 

Way to go!!!

We raised a whopping $9,839.28 for the American Heart Association during Jump Rope for Heart.  Way to Go Burleigh!

On Monday, February 19, all Elmbrook orchestra students in grades 4-12 performed together in the Elmbrook District String Festival at Brookfield Central.  This concert featured almost 700 students!  After each grade level performed individually, the concert culminated in a grand finale with a combined performance of Beethoven's Ode to Joy from his famous Ninth Symphony.  It was a wonderful evening celebrating these talented young musicians!

Celebrating 100 days with a parade.

Support our Traveling Lego League Teams!  2024-2025 Lego League Signups coming soon!

Support our Lego League traveling teams by bidding on Silent Auction items or eating at Portillos!

Burleigh/PPMS teams have been fortunate to qualify for international competitions the last two years!  Support our Traveling Lego League Teams - Team Alpha Geek and B.U.I.L.D. - as they prepare to travel to Worlds and Western Edge Tournaments!

Bid on Silent Auction items (bidding will close at the STEAM event on 2/28) - https://e.givesmart.com/events/zun/i/ 

Support at one of our Give Back nights!  The next one is on Burleigh Literacy night, February 29th, 2024, 5:00 pm-8:00 pm

Where: Portillo’s located at 17685 W. Bluemound Rd, Brookfield 53005.

20% of sales will benefit the teams, at no cost to you! Order online or in app for pickup using code PORTILLOS44 before checkout in the “Apple Offer” field, or show this flyer or a digital version to cashier when ordering at the restaurant. Valid on drive thru, pickup, curbside, and in restaurant orders.  

Sign up for Lego Explore or Lego Challenges will start March 8th, 2024 - look for details in the Burleigh/PPMS newsletters.  Joining a team is highly competitive as spots are limited by materials and willing coaches!

We want to thank you for all of your book donations!  We were able to collect 38 boxes of books for the Next Door Foundation which contained approximately 1,100 books.  Way to go Burleigh!

FLL Team Lightning Bolts secured the first position in Robo Rumble, partnering with the team Nerds On A Mission (N.O.A.M). Robo Rumble is a post-season alliance style robot game organized by FLL Team Baksteen Valken and FRC #2826 Wave Robotics. The fifth annual Robo Rumble competition was held on Saturday, February 3, 2024 in Oshkosh . 

Lightning Bolts would also like to express our sincere gratitude to students, parents and school staff for supporting the LEGO drive to support underprivileged Schools in Milwaukee. Special thanks Ms. Kelly Szesterniak, Principal of Pilgrim Park Middle School, Mr. Christian Pleister, Principal of Burleigh Elementary, and office Staff for guiding the team in completing a very successful Lego drive. We are very excited to share that the LEGOs were donated to Barton Elementary and  Barbee Montessori School. The LEGO donations will certainly provide children from these schools with opportunities to expand their creativity and imagination.