| Mark your Calendars! |
Mon Nov 17: Respect for Human Differences Committee
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Weds-Fri Nov 19-21: Book Fair
Thurs Nov 20: PTO Meeting
Mon Nov 24: Parent Principal Coffee
Weds Nov 26: School closes at noon
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| Special School Committee Meeting
Tonight - 11/17 - Discussion of budget guidelines |
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There will be a special Newton School Committee meeting tonight from 6:30 - 8:00pm with the annual leadership caucus and to continue the discussion of budget guidelines. The meeting is open to the public. The documents to be reviewed at the meeting are posted on the School Committee web site. |
| Burr Auction Update
Win a free entrance ticket to the Auction! |
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 It's easy! Each Friday we will be drawing one of the submitted 50/50 raffle tickets and the lucky winner will get a free ticket to the auction! On each raffle ticket you will see "Student Name" for the name of the child/family that sold the ticket! Please make sure to fill that in on all tickets you submit. All tickets will remain in the running each week. The more tickets you sell, the more chance you have of winning. All tickets sold will be put in the 50/50 raffle so you may win a free admission AND the 50/50 monetary prize! Our first winner was The Flint Family - congratulations! If you have any questions about the 50/50 raffle please contact Carey Ranta. If you need additional raffle tickets, more are available in the PTO Box in the school office.
 We have begun building the class baskets thanks to your generous contributions! There is still time to contribute to the class baskets! Please send your contribution in your child's folder marked "Auction Class Gift Baskets".
 Finally, please remember we are asking each family to donate at least one item to be auctioned off. The deadline for these donations is December 1st. As always, please contact the auction committee if you have any questions!
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Repect for Human Differences Committee
Today (11/17), 4:00-5:30 in library - all welcome! |
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The Burr Respect for Human Differences (RHD) Committee is a group of parents and teachers who work on our school community's growth toward respect for human differences, one of the core values of our Newton Public Schools. Initiatives this year include promoting anti-bullying education at Burr and a possible parent-teacher book group on various topics pertaining to RHD issues. We look forward to our work this year and hope that new folks will join our committee! For more information, please contact one of this year's RHD Committee Co-Chairs: Anne Douglass: aldouglass@msn.com Dana Hanson: danakhanson@gmail.com Gina Scaramella: gscaramella@barcc.org |
| Book Fair This Week! (11/19 - 11-21) |
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 The Book Fair takes place from Wednesday through Friday this week. Watch for more information via email and your child's folder. Come in before drop off any of the three mornings or from 5-7 pm Thursday evening and get a jump on your holiday shopping. Books make terrific gifts! Or Buy a Book for a Teacher; Newton Public Schools has a "no gift" policy, so buying a book for the classroom is a great to way to show our fabulous Burr teachers and specialist just how much we appreciate them. |
| Parent Principal Coffee - Mon 11/24
Continuation of Anti-Bullying Discussion |
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 Please join us for the next parent-principal coffee on Monday, November 24, 8:30-9:15 AM in the library. We will continue our conversation on bullying with Jessica Minahan and Ms. Bencal, and discuss more specific information about the plans to deal with bullying at Burr School. All Burr parents and guardians are welcome! |
| Free Flu Shots
Saturday, November 22 from 10am - 12 noon |
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 The Newton Health & Human Services Department is participating in a collaborative flu clinic in Belmont.
Date: Saturday, November 22, 2008 Time: 10 a.m. to 12 noon Place: Belmont High School, 221 Concord Ave, Belmont Cost: Free; please bring Medicare or insurance card if you are 65 years or older Population: The clinic is for children six months and up and adults.
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Burr School Council
Next meeting Nov 24 at 4:30, parents welcome |
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The Burr School Council has begun meeting this year! At our first meeting we reviewed goals, procedures and past council work, then we brainstormed possible agenda items for the year. This lively discussion included: educating students for the 21st century, achieving academic excellence despite deteriorating school funding, technology in the classroom, bringing world issues into Burr in a positive way (with specific discussion of increasing recycling efforts at Burr), space and class size issues, building problems such as drafty windows, and safety on Pine Street.
November's meeting will focus on recycling and Pine Street safety. All meetings will be on Monday afternoons in Melyssa Taylor's class or in the library. Parents and teachers are welcome to attend meetings and/or to contact council members in person, by telephone, or through school-council@burrpto.org. School Council members are also listed in the directory. |
| The Case for Make Believe:
Saving Play in a Commercialized World |
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 Some of you may have seen Susan Linn speak at a Burr PTO meeting two years ago. If you missed it, here's another chance!
On Tuesday, Linn will be discussing her new book "The Case for Make Believe: Saving Play in a Commercialized World" and the important work of her organization, the Campaign for a Commercial Free Childhood. This talk is free and open to the public. When: Tuesday, November 18, 4:15PM Where: Wellesley College , Pendelton West 212 For more information please click here. |
| Parking at Burr
A reminder... |
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Many thanks to everyone for their patience as the roads are repaved around school -- things should quiet down now since all that is left is line painting. Parking on Pine Street should ease up again and we would like to remind everyone that the teachers' parking lot is not available for parent parking except for evening and weekend events. Even if you are at school for an early morning conference, we ask that you park on Pine street in approved areas so that teachers will have spots available when they arrive at school in the morning. Thanks! |
| SchoolPop is now OneCause
Contribute to Burr at no cost to you |
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The holidays are right around the corner. If you plan to shop online, please use OneCause to initiate your purchases. This great program turns your everyday and holiday purchases into much-needed funds for Burr. Purchases initiated through the OneCause website automatically contribute between 1% - 20% of the purchase price to Burr, with no extra cost to you! Click here to learn more. | |
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