Congrats to the Burleigh Lego League Jr teams (2), who competed in the Milwaukee FLL Jr Expo last month before break! This year's theme was Boomtown Build, and the students explored eco-friendly, accessible, and durable building techniques in our community and built a building or community of their own!
Team 6263 won the Mad Scientist Award! This award celebrates the team that was bursting with facts and knowledge during their model presentation.
Team 7710 won the Magnificent Movement Award! This award celebrates the team that had unique and interesting movement in their Lego model.
For more information on having your child compete in the Fall 2020 Jr Lego team, or supporting as a coach for the 2020 season for additional Lego or Jr Lego teams, please contact Jennifer Black at chewobbly@gmail.com. Children currently in grades preK-2 are eligible to participate in 2020, although team positions are limited to the number of coaches available.
Burleigh student, Sachi Nambiar, has been selected as a Soprano 1 for the 2020 National Children's Choir by the Organization of American Kodály Educators (OAKE)! Sachi will be led by a nationally-renowned conductor during the performance in Portland, Oregon this upcoming March at the OAKE National Conference.
The READ to Me program at Elmbrook Humane Society has received a grant to use with our third graders at Burleigh Elementary. Today we got to meet these new friends and their companions. Students had a GREAT time getting to know them! Friday we had five therapy dogs/teams participating. 
Thursday, November 14th was the 50th Day of School!! 
The Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction released school report cards this week, naming Burleigh Elementary as a school that "Significantly Exceeds Expectations" with a composite score of 88.8.
On Wednesday, October 23, author/illustrator Andy Rash visited Burleigh Elementary School to speak with over 600 students in preschool through third grade.
