• 6th & 7th grade Students that fail one core class can get summer tutoring from a certified teacher and document a least 60 hours of tutoring and work samples, and be promoted to the next grade. All tutoring evidence is due July 17, 2013.
  • Study Island assignments must be completed by May 16 for enhancement credit!
  • Pick up day for cell phones is Friday only! Because of the volume of problems with students misusing cell phones I have limited the time I spend issuing cell phones back to parents. Thanks for your cooperation!  JA

Sam Mendenhall selected as 2012-13 Glen Sullivan Award winner!


Top 10 Stock Portfolios   
Project-Based Strategies students make great gains with their stock portfolios!
Kamron Nixon - 22.44% Gain

The Cowboy Cook-out for Burns Million word readers was a success!   

Egg Toss Champs from the Million Word Round-up! Mrs. Lowman and Jacob Adams   

Egg Toss runner-ups! Joseph & Langston   

PTA May Day 2013   

638 Burns students had a reading growth on their end of the year STAR tests!   
Ice Cream for everyone with a AR STAR gain!

Eighth Grade Students Program Video Games   
Scratch Programming from MIT
Noah and Tony work on programming their video game.

Teacher of the year dinner for Mrs. Mattern was held at The Olive Garden   
Teacher of the year cake!

Mrs. Mattern with her family at the Olive Garden   

Alexander Abner Art work was exhibited in The Montgomery State Capital as part of Alabama Visual Arts Achievement   

PTA Top coke sale students go to lunch at CC's with the Principal, Mr. Adams   
Here we go to CC's in a limo!

Alexander Abner's winning art work   

Former Hardy's helpers come back to Burns to motivate new Hardy helpers!   
Hannah Lewis & Mallory Watson

New Burns Middle 8th grade EYE design project involves chemistry and making biodegradable plastics   

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Burns Middle School Advanced Robotics students takes old computer power sources and re-uses them for another application!   
Key Board power source & RC car charger 12.4 volts
Thomas Wittington & Chris McIntosh

Girls Place 1st in Division 3 Championship Track 2013   
Girls Mobile County 1st Place Winners!

Burns Boys track team places 2nd in the county track meet!   

EYE Chem module Making plastic!!!   

EYE Chem module plastic pucks are drying!   

Chemical recipe for making biodegradable plastic! You heard it first at BurnsMiddle School   
Burns Students make green plastic!
The secret formula!

Burns Middle School Teacher of the Year Heather Mattern   

EYE Catch me if you can....catching blood clots!   
You can see the blood clot caught and the vena cava still flowing!

Another blood clot caught by students designed stint!   

A group test the stint with the help of an AirBus classroom volunteer!   

EYE Catch me if you can Design Module started today!   
Mrs. Lowman's classes doing the EYE math!

8th grade Aviation & Aerospace Academy parent meeting @ B. C. Rain March 26   
call 221-3233 for information

Mrs. Carey's robotics class constructs large Ferris Wheel project!   

Burns 6th grade Orientation, Engineering & technology Night March 7, 2013   
Burns Middle School presents 6th Grade Orientation / Engineering – Technology Night   Thursday, March 076:30...

Burns Middle School Advanced band scores all superior ratings at the Moble County band competition!   

Spring Pictures Information   
Tuesday, February 26

The Burns STEM team is practicing for competition at Northrupp Gruman Friday Feb. 22.   

STEM team pic #2   

Final Scoreboard display of The Girls basketball championship game 39-29   

TALENT SHOW WINNER MADDISON HILL   
6th Grader wows crowd with amazing vocal performance
(l to r) 1st, 3rd, 2nd

Burns Girls Basketball Team Wins Division 3 Championship for 2012-13   
39-28 win over Semmes Middle School
Undefeated season 13-0

Mrs. Houston's robotics students build racing cars!   

Burns Middle School Gaming design advanced students creating a new APP!   
Collaborating on APP designs! Megan, Julie, Chris, Preston & Valaria

Advanced Robotics is running antenna wire for a short wave radio they are building!   

EYE rocket car design put to paper before construction!   

The team designed car after construction!   
Michael, jacob, Chris, Noah, Madsion & McKenna!

EYE innovative rocket car design!!!!   
Michael, Tiera

Burns' Annual Talent Show is Friday, January 25th @ 1:30   
Tickets are $2.00 each

Valentine's Day DANCE: ALL GRADES!!!   
Friday, February 15th 3:30PM - 6:00 PM

January Newsletter   
Digital Copy of Newsletter

8th Grade EYE design teams construct and test rocket car designs!   
Design teams applying Newton's Laws!

EYE 8th grade design project Rocket Cars, testing Newton's laws and math calcualtions of time & distance   

50 MORE YEARBOOKS LEFT FOR SALE   
$35.00 CASH ONLY

Nordmann's gaming design class completes their stock portfolio!   
Top 10 stock portfolio gains!
Top 10 Stock Portfolios for Fall 2012

Christmas ornaments created by Burns Students!   
Mobile County Public Schools 200 years Christmas Celebration
Ana Marie Watson, Haley Ozaeta & Lindsey Shileds

Christmas ornaments for the 200 year Christmas Tree Bash!   
200 Year Christmas Bash Celebration for MCPSS

2012-13 Burns Spelling B winner John McIntosh   

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Changes...   
Mr. Roberts Retires, Mrs. Houston Replaces Him

Burns 1st million word reader for 2012-13 Alexandria Young 11-5-12   

Halloween Costumes came in all sizes and shapes, even mini me's!   

STAR Reading Reports   
Parents, you must sign your child's report and return it.

Burns 2012-13 Outstanding Student for Red Ribbon week, Tiara Sanders   
Great character, Great person!
Burns Best! Red Ribbon Winner

Homecoming T-shirts back on sale now!!!   
$10.00 CASH ONLY

Burns Volleyball team wins Division 3 Championship 3-1   

Burns Homecoming Queen 2012-13 Kamryn Porter   

Former Burns student/athlete Jacoby Thomas plays against USA 9-29-12   

Burns Spirit Team!   
They cheer at all athletic events! They are the best!
Tatiana Lynch, Kristen Naman & Amanda Hawkins

Cranford Burns' Teacher to Host Nationwide Webinar   
Social Studies Teacher Miranda Manley to Host StrataLogica Webinar October 11th
Miranda Manley

Burns is collecting data on Mars!   
Burns students are in a two week EYE design project growing food in a bio-sphere similar to what would be reuired on the space...
An EYE student collects Mars crop mass production data

Digital Voting at Burns!   
Logging into Moodle registering to vote!
Burns student using her device to register and vote for Homecoming court!

Electronic Lockers Are Ready to Use!   
Safely Stow Your Wireless Device During GYM Class
Press

Mrs. Till's EYE launcher project!   
Building towers
Team work!

Wakefield' classes in the lab collecting data!   

Device lockers installed for BYOD security while at PE.   
The division of technology has installed two sets of digital device lockers near the gym for students to utilize while they are...

Device Locker key pad. Push C then the key symbol to open. Then enter a 4 digit code of your choosing.   

Technology Around Burns Middle School   
Class Highlights - August
Glogster and More!

Opening of school 2012-13 parent news lettter 8-17-12   
8-17-12                                        &nb...

2012-2013 Yearbooks   
Will be on sale starting August 20th.

AirBus Assembly plant coming to Mobile! I attended the signing today!   
Jobs! Jobs! Jobs!
The AIRBUS A-320 neo & city leaders.

NJHS National Junior Honor Society qualifications. Inductions will Fall 2013   
Scoring rubric attached.

Burns Middle School Project-Based Strategies   
Eighth Grade Students Program Video Games for Special Education Class
David Akridge Discusses Programming with Jared Agee

Project-Based Strategies   
Mrs. Nordmann's Students Work with Mrs. Hardy to Make Video Games
James Yeager`s Video Game

Burns goes to BYOD for assessments!   
Smart VE challenges Manley's class!
Mrs. Manley's class, David Akridge, Shreere Moore and all the IT staff at Burns to see BOYD.

6th Grade EYE water shed engineering design projects! Happening now! 5-2-12   

Jasmine Harris designs sidewalk cafe on Google Sketch   

Burns Eighth Graders Design With Google SketchUp   
Authentic Learning Takes a Hands-On Approach
Briannah Vaughan`s PopUp Cafe

Beginning of School 2012-13 Parent Newsletter   
Cranford H. Burns Parent News/Beginning of school 2012-13 John D. Adams                             ...
Newsletter

Tiara Sanders medal awarded on 10-17-12 at Mobile's Convention Center