Schools

Eight- and nine-year-olds celebrate Martin Luther King with a song and a poem and put on a class play. Youngsters in the bilingual immersion program speak and sign the words for hearing, deaf and hard of hearing audience members.

Nearly 100 fourth-graders at Edison Elementary sing about the history of electricity for the exciting musical, "It's Electrifying."

BAS shows off its colorful and inspiring hallway artwork at a recent Open House and class registration event.

Money from the California Department of Education will offset the cost of hiring the additional teachers, with many anticipated to be hired in the next three to four years.

Every year, beginning on the last Sunday in January, Catholic schools around the country celebrate Catholic education during Catholic Schools Week

Texas Hold 'Em Poker Tournament this Saturday night will benefit Burroughs Baseball program, which can cost up to $40,000 a year to run. Christmas tree lot and banner sales also help offset cost burden on parents so more kids can participate in the program

Nickelodeon debuts a new partnership program with Washington Elementary called "Let's Draw" and visits a different grade weekly to teach art basics.

Spanish Immersion, Transitional and Traditional Kindergarten programs in BUSD will be discussed at upcoming parent meeting on Thursday, January 23.

BUSD School Board considered a full agenda in its first regular Board Meeting of the new year and discussed the plan to reduce class sizes in K-3 by adding more than 23 teachers over eight years.

BUSD looks to add more positions, services and programs in the future as more funding comes from the State. BUSD seeks parent, teacher, staff and community input on creating a viable priority list and in moving forward.