Welcome To The Class of Brilliant Scholars
2022-2023 School Year
You Can Do All Things Hard All You Need Is Extra Determination
"Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate.
Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
It is our light, not our darkness
That most frightens us.
We ask ourselves
Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?
Actually, who are you not to be?"
Marianne Williamson
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself”
Chinese Proverb
Greetings Parents and Guardians
My name is Ms. Burrell I am the 3rd and 4th grade level CCETS Teacher this school year at Evans Elementary. I am beyond pleased to partner with you and delighted to work with your scholars. We will embark on this new journey together. I will keep you informed of educational milestones and if there are mild setbacks we will as a team tackle them together. Communication is an essential part to having a successful school year. This is an exciting time for your entire family and I'm so blessed to be teaching, motivating, Inspiring and preparing your scholars for the next chapter. Thank you in advance for all your help throughout the school year. We are one team. What an amazing school year we will have.
About Me:
I was born and raised in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. I received my bachelor's in Elementary Education from Chestnut Hill College and my master's in Nonprofit Leadership from Lasalle University. I have 22 years experience as an educator working in a number of positions at the School District of Philadelphia. I retired from the District in June of this 2021. This is my third year in CCETS and I'm super excited to start this journey.
Happy Black History Month
“You don't have to become something you're not to be better than you were.”
Sidney Poitier
Important Dates
March 9
School Trip
March 10
Digital Learning Day/ Parent Conferences
March 13
Student/Teacher Holiday March 14
End of Third Nine Weeks March 21
Report Cards
Contact Information
ClassDojo: This is the quickest way to contact me. I will also use this platform frequently to inform you of the "happenings" in our class. If you haven't done so, please join
https://www.classdojo.com/invite/?c=C458NH4
Email: My email address is lesonya.burrell@ccboe.net
Phone: 706-863-1202 Please leave a message and provide the best number to return your call
Happy Born Day
Happy Born Days May, June and July
Ms. Burrell
Bradley
Jordan
“Life is what happens to us while we are making other plans.”
Allen Saunders
Happy Holiday
"Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful. It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life.”
Lisa Weed
“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision. The ability to direct individual accomplishments toward organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to attain uncommon results."
Andrew Carnegie
Designed to Foster Self- regulation and Emotional Control
"Goals serve as an anchor to your dreams. If you reach one goal at a time, you can create breakthrough change. That’s why it is important to have daily, monthly and yearly goals. Goals help you make decisions too. Whenever you have to make choices, you can choose the one which is more aligned with your goals."
Denzel Washington
PBIS
stands for Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports and this is how we support student learning and behavior at Evans Elementary. This involves teaching our students our expectations for their behavior in various settings at school and recognizing students for showing appropriate behavior.
Our EES Rules are
"Be Responsible,
Be Respectful
Be Ready"
“Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn't what you get for it, but what you become for it. Shake things up today! Be You...Be Free...Share.”
Steve Maraboli
Painting & Pastries
Zoo Trip 2023
Boosterthon 2023
Our Class Raised $1,234.20
Way to go Scholars
“Help others without any reason and give without the expectation of receiving anything in return.
Roy T. Bennett
The American Foundations for Suicide Prevention walk was October 16, 2022
Socktober - Please bring in new socks to give to the homeless October 17th-31st