| Mark your Calendar |
Nov 10:
3rd Grade Creative Arts & Sciences Program, 9am in Cafetorium
Nov 10:
Respect for Human Differences Meeting, 7pm in Library
Nov 11:
No School -
Veteran's Day
Nov 16:
1st Grade Creative Arts & Sciences Program, in classrooms
Nov 16:
Guys Read Book Group, 6pm, Mr. Gaita's Room
Nov 25:
School out at noon
Nov 26-27:
Thanksgiving Recess |
Volunteer
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Juice Pouch Recycling
Science & Engineering Discovery Week
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Creative Arts and Sciences |
| Upcoming Creative Arts and Sciences Programs |
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 3rd GradeLucinda Landon, Author, Tuesday, November 10th at 9:00 am in Cafetorium
Ms. Landon, like her heroine, Meg Mackintosh loves mysteries. Her enthusiasm is apparent and contagious in her presentations. Ms. Landon will present the art and rules of writing a good mystery. She will also show slides to the students demonstrating the stages of her books' designs and their production processes. 1st Grade
Massachusetts Audubon Society, Creatures of the Night, Monday, November 16th in the classroomsThe Massachusetts Audubon Society presents its Audubon Ark Traveling Wildlife Program to Burr's first grade. Students will have the unique opportunity to observe live nocturnal animals in the classroom and to learn about their habitats and habits. The schedule will be as follows: 9:00 -9:45 Mr. Gaita's class 10:00 -10:45 Ms. Espinal's class 11:00 - 11:45 Ms. Golden's class Please join us for these wonderful presentations! Creative Arts and Sciences Programs are fully funded by the Burr PTO and are made possible by your generous donations. If you have any questions or comments please feel free to contact: Mary Sava, jmsava@rcn.com Felicia Falchuk, feliciafalchuk@yahoo.com Beth Tierney, bethtierney@comcast.net |
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New to Burr! BonusBucks from Stop & Shop! |
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Put your weekly food bill to work for Burr! All you need is a registered rewards card from the supermarkets listed below and a percentage of your purchases can get sent right to our school. Registering takes just a few minutes - so follow these simple instructions:
NEW! Stop & Shop BonusBucks Program
Just click here to enter your Stop & Shop rewards card number online. Once in your account, choose "MA-Auburndale" from the pull-down menu, then select "Burr School" and you're all set!
Shaw's/Star Maket Community Rewards Program
Just click here to enter your Shaw's/Star Market rewards card number and phone number online. Once in your account, click "Find Organization" and search for "Burr" in "Newton, MA". You can also search by our school ID - #49001019137. Having trouble? Simply call 1-877-932-7948 and a very nice customer service person will help. Only shopping on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays will qualify. (And please note, if you were given a new Shaw's Rewards card during the past year, you will need to re-register your new card to Burr.)
Be sure to tell your family, friends, and neighbors to join in too. You have nothing to lose and Burr has lots to gain, so please sign up today!
Thank you!
Questions? Please contact Margaret Crook at gmcrook@rcn.com
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| Visit the New Gift For Burr Website! |
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 Check out Gift for Burr to track our progress and to watch a fantastic slideshow of Burr kids benefiting from your gifts!
Just three weeks left! Send in your Gift for Burr in your child's backpack today. Or even easier, click HERE to make a secure online donation.
Questions? Lost your reply card? Please call Nancy Caulfield at 617-964-6644 or email GiftforBurr@gmail.com and we can help!
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| U.O.D. Needs Y.O.U.!
Thurs. Nov. 12 |
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The Understanding Our Differences Program is still looking for a few parent volunteers to help out with the Learning Disabilities Unit this Thursday afternoon. This is a really great unit that the kids really relate to. You could help the kids try to write their name upside-down and backwards in a mirror or play a memory game or a fun storytelling game. The kids love it. Help us make this happen: this Thursday November 12th.
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| Burr 6th Annual Science & Engineering Discovery Week, Jan. 11-15, 2010 |
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 Does your career or hobby involve science or engineering? How about the environment or sustainability? Would you be willing to share your excitement about one of these topics with a class of Burr students for 20-30 minutes? We're organizing Burr's 6th Annual Science & Engineering Discovery Week, which brings parents into the classroom to provide our children with an exciting and accessible view of science and engineering. The kids love these presentations and they're easy and rewarding for the presenter. We hope you'll participate by giving a 20 or 30-minute presentation to one or more class during the week of January 11 - 15. Don't worry about timing, we will work with you to find a time that will fit with your schedule. If you're interested or have any questions, please contact us by December 1st. Thanks! Joanne and Ken Kotz, Michelle Fineblum and Michael Gevelber |
| More Pretzels For Sale! |
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 The first day of 5th Grade Pretzel Sales was so successful that we very unfortunately ran out and left many disappointed faces...please come back next Friday when we will have increased inventory! Just $1. Remember - to help selling go smoothly, Blue Zoners should park legally while your riders make their purchase or arrive five to ten minutes after 3pm to give kids a chance to get their pretzels and be ready and waiting for you. Ms. Bencal stays outside until 3:15 so no one will be left alone. Pretzels will be available to bus riders and BCAPers as well. We will make a special effort to sell to the BCAPers first next week, since they missed out this week.
If you are a Fifth Grade parent or student who would like to help, please contact Sara DeSimone Scott at gsna@comcast.net or 617-795-2207.
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Have a Burr Elementary Alumni Bake Goodies for YOU! |
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 Are you the kind of person who holds meetings? Book clubs? Need a homemade birthday cake but don't have time to make it? A Burr School alumni (7th grader, Jay Sullivan) is running a small, out-of-the-house baking business. All products are egg and nut free, and can be changed to suit your needs. Goods include pastries, cookies, cakes, yeast breads, sweet breads, and all manner of yummies certain to satisfy your sweet tooth. Email jay@sulliwood.org or call 617- 964- 7699 for a menu. |
| CelebrateNewton - Dec. 6, 10am - 4pm
at Newton South High School |
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CelebrateNewton, is Sunday Decemeber 6th at Newton South High School from 10am -4pm. There are over 50 artisans at CelebrateNewton, including weavers, jewelers, quilters, potters, painters, photographers. The artisans work is for sale. Live music provides a lovely backdrop for the event. There will be food and children's activities. We hope you'll join us and support our local artisans. Proceeds from Celebrate Newton benefit the Newton Schools Foundation. For more information visit our new website at www.celebratenewton.com. |
| Free Parenting Group - Parent Management Training |
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Join other parents of elementary-aged children and a professional facilitator to explore possible solutions to problem behavior using Parent Management Training (PMT), an evidence-based program for parents developed by Alan Kazdin, Ph.D., of Yale University's Parenting Center and Child Conduct Clinic. PMT has been consistently proven to decrease behavioral problems and increase positive behavior in children. It is highly effective in reducing tantrums, fighting, and disruptiveness. If you have tried other methods of changing your child's problem behavior and haven't had any success, then PMT may be the solution for you. These free workshops will be led by Rachel Nenner-Payton, LICSW, a senior clinician at Riverside Community Care in Newton. She specializes in community-based treatment and was trained in Alan Kazdin's Parent Management Training (PMT) in 2007. Five sessions on Tuesdays 11/17, 11/24, 12/1, 12/8 and 12/15 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. at the John M. Barry Boys & Girls Club, 675 Watertown Street, 02460. There is no fee, but pre-registration is required: call 617-969-4925. Co-sponsored by Riverside Community Care and The Newton Partnership. | |
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