Thank You Art Show Volunteers!

Burr International Potluck
This Sunday, March 13, 4:30-7pm at
Newton North High School

We're at 100+ and counting for the potluck dinner this Sunday!  Have you RSVP'd yet? You may do so online on our International Potluck web page OR you may reply via your child's folder.  All Burr families are invited--and we guarantee another year of amazing international delicacies (with a few "old standbys" like mac n' cheese and pigs in blankets).

4:30 Games
5:00 Dinner, ping pong, crafts, international video viewing, slideshow, and music
6:15: Ms. Johal's welcome, school song, dessert & coffee
6:30: Iranian participatory dance
7:00: End of event: Farewell, Ja ne, Auf Wiedersehen, Ciao, Adios, Shalom, Sampai Jumpa, Zai Jian, Namaste, Au Revoir!
 
NOTE ABOUT PARKING: Newton North High School is located at
457 Walnut Street .  We will use the Main Entrance for the potluck.  There is a large parking lot available in the front of the school accessed by Elm Rd off of Walnut St. Walk to the main/front entrance from that parking lot or get dropped off at the front entrance on Tiger Drive, which is a circular drop off with a few parking and handicap accessible spaces. 

If you have questions or would like to help out at the event, please contact Dana Hanson, Ann Langenfeld, or Jackie Gelb. See you at the Potluck!

GUYS Read - March 24, 6pm

The GUYS Read book club will be meeting on Thursday, March 24th at 6:00pm in Mr. Gaita's room.  The next book will be 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea by Jules Verne. We will be reading the Classic Start Series.  In this science fiction fantasy book the hero, Professor Aronnax of the Museum of Paris, is on a thrilling and dangerous journey far below the waves to see what creatures live in the ocean's depths. Happy Reading Guys!!!

CAS - Upcoming Programs 

1st Grade

Beloved African American author Irene Smalls will visit the 1st grade on Monday morning March 14th. Using games, songs, movement, costumes and slides, Ms. Smalls is known to captivate her audience creating an engaging and dramatic presentation of her books.   Don't miss this 1st grade favorite. 

ALL SCHOOL PROGRAM -  RUBY BRIDGES

As you know by now, on Tuesday, April 5th, we will have a very special visitor at Burr. Ms. Ruby Bridges was the first African-American student to enter the newly desegregated New Orleans school system in 1960. This program has been arranged by the Creative Arts and Sciences Committee and is generously funded by the PTO. She has two different presentations: one for grades K-1 and another for grades 2-5. 

Ms. Bridges devotes herself to teaching civil rights and tolerance to children across the country. As a recognized and revered public figure, she is deeply protective of her privacy, and specifies clearly in her contract that her presentation is FOR STUDENTS ONLY, and no publicity or photography of the event is allowed. We appreciate your understanding and respect for this requirement.

By now, you should have received a book order form in your child's folder offering several different books for sale about Ms. Bridges which she will autograph the day of her visit. To simplify the autograph process, all books will be distributed after her visit. This is just a reminder that book order forms are due back at school by Friday, March 11th. Forms can be returned either in your child's folder or left in the box marked Creative Arts and Sciences in the office.  If you have any questions or need another order form, please let one of us know.  

Students that already purchased a Ruby Bridges book during our November bookfair should bring it into school and give it to their classroom teachers no later than March 29th. We ask that you attach a sticky note to the book indicating how you would like Ms. Bridges to sign the book.   For example, she can sign using just your child's first name or first and last name. For those families with more than one child at Burr, she can dedicate one book to the "The Smith Family" or "Bobby and Susie Smith."

We hope you share our excitement about the opportunity your children will have to learn from a true civil rights icon, and we encourage your children to share their experiences with you at home.

Felicia Falchuk, felicia.falchuk@gmail.com
Beth Tierney, bethtierney@comcast.net
Pam McVey, s.richard@verizon.net 

Nutrition Tips from Nurse Phillips and the Health Department 

Food, nutrition and eating skills are among the most important things you can share with children. This includes food to fuel busy, successful lives; nutrition to nourish strong bodies and smart brains; and eating skills to enjoy the social aspect of meals with family and friends.

As with any part of raising children, no one does a perfect job with nutrition-not even nutrition professionals. As a parent, grandparent or adult caregiver, you can help to raise healthy eaters during these critical years by doing your best to:

• Serve regular, balanced meals and snacks with a variety of nutrient-rich foods.
• Provide calm, pleasant meal times where adults and children can talk together.
• Allow children to use their internal signals to decide how much and what to eat.
• Explore a variety of flavors and foods from different cultures and cuisines.
• Share an appreciation for healthful food, lovingly prepared and shared with others.
• Make simple food safety, like washing hands, part of every eating occasion. Teach basic skills for making positive food choices away from home.
• Find credible food and nutrition resources when you don't know the answer.

Here are a few kid-friendly, healthy snack ideas:

• Inside-out sandwich: spread mustard on a slice of deli turkey. Wrap around a breadstick.
• Snack kabobs: Put cubes of low-fat cheese and grapes on pretzel sticks.
• Dip it! Dip pita chips in hummus, graham crackers in applesauce, animal crackers in low-fat pudding or baked tortilla chips in bean dip.

This information was adapted from the American Dietetic Association website. For more information and great food ideas, visit www.eatright.org or ask the school nurse.

Burr School Store 

Come by the Burr School Store on Tuesday morning and see what the March winds have blown in - awesome new items, pencils, erasers and other great stuff!!!  The Store is open Tuesdays from
8:20-8:35 am. Thanks for supporting the 5th grade fund raising efforts.

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