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Sept. 30
Early Release Thursday
Oct. 1
All School Meeting
Oct. 6
International Walk to School Day
Oct. 11
No School - Columbus Day
Oct. 15
Parent/Principal Coffee
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 Volunteer
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The Burr Bulletin Needs YOU !!!Think it would be cool to know how to create these snazzy emails? Join the Burr Bulletin editor team and you can do just that! Volunteers will be responsible for creating the bulletin about once a month, and the work can be done at home at whatever time is convenient for you. If you are interested and/or would like more information, please contact us at bulletin@burrpto.org |
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Room Parents Roll Call!
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Many thanks to all the folks who volunteered to be Room Parents for the 2010-2011 school year!
Room Parents act as a liaison/communicator between the teacher and the classroom parents.
You will be hearing from the Room Parents periodically throughout the year.
Please join the PTO in thanking and supporting them.
2010-2011 Burr School Room Parents:
Kindergarten
Fitch Sloane Goldhagen, Tricia Marucci, Xlang Yang Xu
McMahon Lisa Belanga, Anne Lee, Jason Wong
Frail Liz Morefield, Valerie Wastcoat
1st grade
Gaita- Marni Goldstein Caputo, Erika Drezner, Jill Greblick
Golden Carolyn Dangelo, Katherine Vosker, Deanna Salemme
Espinal Tracy Carter, Susandra Pasaribu Ma
2nd grade
Roberts Stephanie Mamis, Carey Ranta, Alexandra Swan
Creeden Heidi Bankmann, Jaye Schneider, Ann Langenfeld
Field Dana Hanson, Deborah Jackson, Rose Dieffenbach
3rd grade
Lawton John Donovan, Jean Giglio
Silva Christine Butera, Pam McVey, Ellen Regan, Jodi Schaeffer
Canning Brooke Battle, Christine Gallivan, Joanmarie Lee
4th grade
Cohen Susan Foster, Lei Reilley
Taylor Sue Donnellan, Junko Shibuya
Robinson Kelly Brown, Christine Butera
5th grade
Cooley Diana Fisher Gomberg, Teri Struth
Moran Valerie Jacoby, Judy O' Neil, Anne Marie Regan
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"Making Copies" - Burr Photocopy Squad
Help out when you have a few free minutes! | |
Ever have a spare minute or two when coming and going from Burr? We invite you to join our team of parent photocopying helpers! This is a PTO project where many hands make for light work. Saving our teachers little bits of time here and there by assisting them with office tasks gives them increased time and energy to focus more on the creative parts of their roles as teachers. We invite you to stop by the main office anytime and take 5 minutes to help out with photocopying when you have a chance. The jobs await you above the teachers' mailboxes. Even if there are several jobs waiting and you can only do ONE, that's great! Here's what you do:
- Sign in on the clipboard
- Grab a job (the teachers fill out request forms with instructions)
- Head to the photocopier
- Put the completed job in the teacher's mailbox
It's easy, it's quick, and it helps our teachers. Check it out sometime! If you have any questions, or would like to help with larger projects to support our teachers, please contact Lisa Dallaire at lisa.dallaire@state.ma.us.
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| Burr School Store - Now Open! | |
The Burr School Store grand opening was a huge success - thank you to all our new and returning customers! All proceeds support the 5th grade end of year activities, including the Moving On Ceremony, farewell party and a Class Gift to Burr. The Store is located in the main hallway in front of the library and is open every Tuesday morning from 8:20 - 8:35 a.m. Prices range from .25 cents to $3.00. Featured items for this week include $100 Erasers ($1.00), PEN KEY CHAINS ($1.50), MOOD RINGS ($2.00), TIE-DYE BANDANAS ($1.50) and HALLOWEEN ERASERS, PENS AND PENCILS (.25 and up)!
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| Buy Your Groceries - And Give to Burr! | |
 Unfortunately, Shaws has discontinued their Community Rewards program. But good news! Stop & Shop still runs a terrific program that allows a portion of every purchase to be sent right to Burr School. Just email your Stop & Shop rewards card number to Margaret Crook at gmcrook@rcn.com and she can sign you up, or click here to learn more. PLEASE NOTE: even if you registered last year you need to re-register every year. So, if you've never been to Stop & Shop, we honestly find it's a better shopping experience, so consider giving them a try! Thank you! |
Friday Pretzels
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 For sale Fridays after school at the Flagpole. Just $1. Sorry we sold out early last Friday. Next week we will order more so we'll make sure to have one for everyone! Proceeds from the Pretzel sales support Fifth Grade special events to celebrate the last year of elementary school, including Graduation, an end of the year party and a Class Gift to Burr. |
| Newton Community Ed. Classes at Burr | | |
NCE classes at Burr are starting soon. We still have openings in Chess on Mondays, Painting on Tuesdays, Mad Science on Wednesdays, and Robotics on Thursdays. Check out our wide range of classes for the whole family at www.newtoncommunityed.org or call our office at 617-559-6999 for more information or to register.
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Suzuki School
| |  The Suzuki School of Newton still has openings in its Suzuki Prep program for children ages 2-4 and an adult caregiver. Register now - the first class is free! This class is a great way to have quality time together, learn what Suzuki music lessons are all about and find out why the Suzuki philosophy works.
Do pre-instrumental Suzuki activities that prepare your child for Suzuki instrumental study and help choose an instrument for your child: sing, move to music and hear live instrument demonstrations from the SSN faculty.
There are classes held on Fridays and Saturdays at 1:00. Classes are limited: please call to RSVP for free first class, SSN Office 617-964-4522 or contact_us@suzukinewton.org. Classes are held at the Suzuki School of Newton, 225 Nevada Street, Newtonville MA 02460. Visit www.suzukinewton.org for more information. |
Love to Sing? Check out Youth pro Musica
| | There's one more chance this fall to audition for Youth pro Musica: The Greater Boston Youth Chorus. YpM invites singers and their parents to attend one of our final Open Rehearsals:
Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 6:00 - 7:30 pm - Repertory Chorus (boys and girls grades 3 to 8)
Rehearsals are held at the First Unitarian Society in Newton, located at 1326 Washington St., W. Newton. Street parking available.
Don't miss this exciting performance season, which includes a trip to Montreal, Canada to visit with the famous Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal. For more information, please visit www.youthpromusica.org. |
CAP Volunteers Needed
| | As you may know the delivery of the CAP program in Kindergarten and grades 2 and 5 is accomplished through the dedicated volunteer service of community members, many of whom are parents in the local schools. With the three day training scheduled to begin on Friday Oct. 22, I ask for your help in recruiting new volunteers. Please include the attached newsletter blurb through Oct. 18 as many times as your policies permit. I welcome other suggestions for getting the word out.
For more information about CAP, please visit our website www.ncscweb.org. |
Community Preservation Committee Meeting
October 20, 7 p.m.
| | Newton's CPC will meet next at 7 pm on 20 October 2010 in the City Hall Cafeteria (Basement).
The agenda includes a discussion of CPA funding and accessibility needs in Newton, a working session for the Charles River Lower Falls Bridge proposal, and the public hearings schedule for new fiscal 2011 proposals. At working sessions, the public is welcome, but the Committee chair chooses whether & when to accept public comments.
For details check our website at www.newtonma.gov/cpa or contact Alice Ingerson at aingerson@newtonma.gov, 617.796.1144 |
Basketball Classes
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 A Step Ahead Basketball is offerings after-school and Saturday classes for ages 7-13. Classes are skilled based and focus on the fundlementals of the game. All classes are held in Newton and are offered: Monday, Wednesday and Saturday. For more information please contact Coach Smith at Coachb@asahoops.com / 617-909-5990
Or visit www.asahoops.com
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Waban Library Center Classes
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The Waban Library Center is still accepting registration for fall classes. Space is limited, so please sign up today and join us for some exciting new classes and workshops. There is still availability in the following classes, Guitar Lesson for ages 6-9, Little Peeps Yoga for ages 3-5, Kids Yoga for ages 8-14 and Hip Hop for ages 5 to Adult. Please see our web site for a listing of all the fall class and registration details: www.wabanlibrarycenter.org and send us an email at wabanlibrary@gmail.com if you have any questions. All classes and workshops take place at the Waban Library Center located at 1608 Beacon Street.
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Jackson Homestead's Hayfest!
October 2, Noon - 5 p.m.
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Join us for our family-friendly outdoor festival in celebration of the Jackson Homestead. Travel back in time to the 19th century: learn to weave wool into cloth, make your own butter, press your own cider, and more! Learn through hands-on activities how Newton families lived in the 1800s. Rain date: Sunday October 3. Free.
For more information, please visit
www.historicnewton.org or call 617-796-1450.
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