| Mark your Calendar |
June 1
Spring Concert
7 p.m.
Burr Parent Book Group CANCELLED!
June 4
Newton Serves at Burr
June 7
Color Day
(Rain Date June 8)
June 10
Parents' Night Out
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| PTO Co-Presidents' Letter | | Dear Friends,
Looks like we will be skipping spring altogether and moving right in to summer. I hope that you are all enjoying the heat as a break from the amazing amount of rain. It is starting to feel like the end of the school year and soon will be. Here are a few updates on recent Burr events.
The PTO held its final meeting of the year last week. The budget for next year was reviewed briefly as not all incoming and outgoing funds were completely tallied at that time. One piece of great news is that the PTO fundraising efforts succeeded in meeting our fundraising target for the year. This will allow all of the curriculum enrichment and social activities that the PTO has planned for next year to be fully funded. Thank you all for your support on this and special thanks go to Nancy Caulfield for leading our fundraising drive. Great job, Nancy! The PTO also completed election of new board members for next year. These are:
Co-President: Ted Vahey (dad of Aidan - grade 2 next year); Treasurer: Rachael McCarthy (mom of Kathryn & Mari - grade 4, Shannon - grade 1, & Thomas - grade K next year); Fundraising: Jessica Avery (mom of Maggie & Poppy - grades 4 & 1 next year); Secretary: Kim Susko (mom of Caitlin - grade K next year).
These volunteers will be replacing outgoing board members Steve DeJesus, Weiqun Shi, Nancy Caulfield, and Diana Fisher Gomberg respectively. Please join me in extending thanks to all outgoing board members and welcome to all incoming board members.
As usual, thanks for your support and see you around the Burr.
Tracy Carter and Steve DeJesus
your Burr PTO Co-Presidents |
| Note from Ms. Johal re: Dogs at Burr | | Dogs are not allowed on school grounds during school hours, including pick up and drop off times. People with dogs are asked to remain on the non-school side of Pine Street.
Knowing where dogs may be reduces stress and fear considerably among children who are allergic to or afraid of dogs. In addition, since many children must walk along that sidewalk, in both directions, in order to travel to and from school, dog owners standing across the street are asked to be vigilant in ensuring that their dogs are not only leashed (as required by city law) but are specifically on a short lease and under their control at all times. |
Burr Parents Rock Out!
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 That will be the headline in the Tab following our next Parents Night Out! On Friday, June 10, the Burr PTO is happy to sponsor a Parents Night Out at The Skellig pub in Waltham, featuring our own PTO Co-President, Steve DeJesus and his band $3 Shirt. The large back room at the Skellig will open at 8 p.m. for Burr Community and friends only, where you can eat, drink, and be merry while enjoying the rocking tunes provided by the band and a short set by special guests, a band of young Newton Rockers, Levity. Tickets will be $10 at the door and all proceeds will benefit the PTO directly. Come and have some fun and celebrate the end of another successful school year at the Burr. Attendees at last years event raved about the band and its choice of popular rock hits from the 60's to the present. Don't miss this fun, parents only, event!
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Classroom Garden Thanks and Summer Sign Ups
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The Burr Garden Classroom is all planted and ready to GROW. We invite Burr families, friends, and neighbors to visit our garden regularly all summer long. Ask your children which garden they helped plant and try to visit it a few times over the growing season through the fall. The garden/playground area is a great place to see Burr friends--late afternoons and early evenings are a popular time and you'll likely run into some folks you know while visiting! Vegetables may be harvested during the summer as long as a child is with an adult (let's try to let the watermelons grow big, though!).
Many thanks to Diane Jaquith and all of our teachers for supporting the Garden Classroom. It's a lot of classes to schedule during a very busy time of year. We really appreciate your support! Marlene Gibson, Dana Hanson, and Jessica Avery planned the gardens and shopped for the plants and seeds. The following parents signed up to help during the classroom planting days last Thursday and Friday:
Rem Aligan, Kelly Brown, Tricia Bombara, Tracy Carter, Nancy Caulfield, Ann (HeaKyung) Chai, Rose Dieffenbach, Lisa Fisher, Andrea Flint, Debora Jackson, Valerie Jacoby, Stephanie Mamis, Billy McDonald, Michelle McKay, Pam McVey, Florence Nephtali, Jodi Schaefer, Jaye Schneider, Sarah Sian, Beth Tierney, Kim Tulimieri, Maureen Vahey, Jin Juan Wang, Yim Wong, Mei Zhang...and our apologies to anyone we may have missed...our brains were a little fried from the heat!
Jessica Avery coordinates our summer Burr Garden Club and is still looking for volunteer families. This group of parents is vital to the long-term success of our garden. When the kids arrive in the fall and see 10 foot sunflowers, giant watermelons, and riotous flower beds, it's because of YOUR work. Please contact Jessica at jvavery@yahoo.com to sign up for a full or partial week this summer. We'll give you all the directions you need to lend a hand. No green thumbs necessary!
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Ticks & Lyme Disease
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Lyme Disease is an illness that can cause flu-like symptoms, sore joints, and chronic heart and nervous system problems. It is diagnosed in people of all ages, including children. Lyme Disease is endemic throughout Massachusetts, meaning it's not something you get just on Cape Cod. You can get it from a tick acquired in your own backyard.
Lyme Disease is transmitted through the bite of a deer tick. Deer ticks range in size from a poppy seed to a sesame seed. They are most active during the warmer months, but can infect people at any time of year. They cling to vegetation, but cannot jump. Most are found in brushy, grassy or wooded habitats.
 To prevent Lyme Disease, use a bug repellant with DEET or permethrin according to the instructions on the product label. DEET products should not be used on infants under two months of age and should be used in concentrations of 30 percent or less on older children. Permethrin products are intended for use on items such as clothing, shoes, and camping gear. They should not be applied to skin.
Check your body for ticks after being outside. Remove ticks as soon as you find them. The tick usually has to be attached for at least 24 hours before transmitting the bacteria that causes Lyme Disease. Check your body carefully after being in areas where ticks are often found.
Know the signs and symptoms of Lyme Disease. Treatment during the early stages often prevents more serious chronic health complications later. The most common early symptom is a rash where the tick was attached. It often, but not always, starts as a small red area that spreads outward, clearing up in the center so it looks like a donut. This is commonly known as a "bull's eye rash." However in many cases, a rash never appears.
Flu-like symptoms, such as fever, headache, stiff neck, sore and aching muscles and joints, fatigue and swollen glands may also occur. Most people are treated with antibiotics and recover. If you have been someplace likely to have ticks and you develop symptoms of Lyme disease, or any other disease carried by ticks, see your health care provider right away.
For more information about ticks, mosquitoes, and the diseases they cause, visit the Massachusetts Department of Public Health website at www.mass.gov/dph Click on "Public Health Fact Sheets" on the right side of the page and choose the topic you are interested in learning more about.
Have a happy and healthy summer!
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NewtonPAC Special Educator Awards
| | Thursday, June 2, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
at Newton North HS
Come honor NPS staff! Celebrate the commitment of over 70 NPS staff to students with special needs! These awards recognize the outstanding efforts of NPS educators who go above and beyond the call of duty and truly impact the lives of students with special needs.
Light refreshments and networking begin at 6:45 pm. Signs will be posted at the Newton North Theatre Entrance with the room location.
Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education in Newton. For more information visit www.newtonpac.org or email info@newtonpac.org. |
NE Mobile Book Fair Supports 21st Century Classrooms in Newton
| | Snatch up the latest bestsellers, shop for graduation gifts, and pick up your summer reading, while helping put innovative learning tools in Newton's classrooms. From May 22 through August, independent bookstore New England Mobile Book FairŪ will donate 6 percent of sales (excluding tax) to the Newton Schools Foundation (NSF) when you mention at checkout that you're from Newton or you wish to support Newton's schools.
NSF will use the proceeds to purchase interactive whiteboards suites in Newton's schools. So tell your friends, neighbors and family members and help put 21st century technology in our classrooms. New England Mobile Book FairŪ is located at 82 Needham Street in Newton.
For more information, visit the NSF website at www.newtonschoolsfoundation.org. For more information on New England Mobile Book FairŪ, go to www.nebookfair.com. |
| New Yahoo Group for Auburndale Parents! | | Have you ever wondered...
"Where is the best place to take Karate lessons around here?"
"How do other parents handle it when their kid did...."
"What can you actually give your teacher during teacher appreciation week?"
Have we got the place for you! A yahoo online discussion group was recently started to help Auburndale parents get answers, support & connect with other parents. It is a CLOSED group which means that only people that fit the qualifications (parents who live in Auburndale or have kids in the Auburndale schools) can join or view information.
If you are interested in joining, visit
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Auburndaleparents/ |
| Newton Summer Baseball | |  Newton City-Wide Summer Baseball for 10-12 Year Olds - Registration deadline: June 10 - Evaluations: June 11, 9-11 AM at Jay Gordon (50 Homer Street, Newton Center). Newton East Little League is running a summer baseball program open to all eligible players residing in the city of Newton.
To be able to play in this short-season program a player must also have been eligible for the Spring 2011 Little League Program within one of the Newton Little Leagues (North, South, East, West or Central). All players ages 10-12 who participate in the evaluation process will be placed on a Summer Intramural team. 9 year olds who believe they are skill eligible can tryout but may not be placed in the 10-12 Summer Program. Those not placed will instead be directed to the 8 and 9 year old league, administered by Newton West Little League (www.newtonwestll.org). 12 year old players who have graduated from the Spring Little League Major Division are eligible for this program.
The season is expected to run from about July 1 through August 18. Teams are created to accommodate vacations. The program cost is $95 and a discount of $20 will be applied for each additional child registered in the program. Evaluations are scheduled for Saturday, June 11 (rain date, June 12) from 9-11AM at Jay Gordon. The online registration deadline is June 10.
For further details and to register, please visit the NELL website: www.newtoneastll.org. |
| 5th Annual Rove the Cove: June 18th | |
The Auburndale Community Association is hosting the 5th annual Rove the Cove 5K road/trail race on June 18. The race starts and finishes in the picnic area of The Cove in Auburndale. Cotton t-shirt to the first 100 registrants. Prizes raffled at the end. All fitness levels welcome! You can walk or run. All finishers 14 and under receive official finishers medal.
Start location: "The Cove" Auburndale Park, West Pine St, Auburndale, MA (Commonwealth Ave to Melrose St. Left on to W.Pine). Start time 9:30 . Check in 8:45. Registration forms available at www.auburndalecommunity.org.
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| Newton Community Ed - Summer Offerings | | | If you're still making summer plans for your kids, we can help! We have openings in many of our week-long programs for kids in pre-school through middle school. Our summer classes offer opportunities to try new things, like designing a website, making real TV shows, diving into the deep blue sea, creating with clay, and lots more. Call our office at 617-559-6999 or check our website at www.newtoncommunityed.org. (Helpful hint: For the complete list of classes for kids, search by "KS" in the Course ID field.) |
| New Art Center - Summer Art Programs | | Week-Long Summer Art Programs, at the New Art Center, June 27-Sept. 2, 9-3:30 p.m. & 3:30-5:30 p.m. Grades 1-10.
Join us during our fun and creative week-long sessions for children and teens this summer! Be inspired by exciting and educational themes in our Children's Program for grades 1-5. Daily classes in Visual Arts, Drama, Ceramics and Sculpture/3D, give children the opportunity to learn and grow with friends while being creative and having fun! Special presentations booked weekly with our favorite community partners!
Teens entering grades 6-9, have the opportunity to explore their interests and develop skills with small classes and highly individualized projects in Ceramics, Painting/Drawing and Sculpture/Mixed Media. Teen Afternoon Ceramics, for students entering grades 6-10, also gives teens more opportunity to work on hand-building skills and on the Potter's Wheel. All skill levels are welcome.
Tuition: $115-$380/wk. Early Drop-Off, Extended Day options available. To register or for more information, visit www.NewArtCenter.org or call 617-964-3424. Contact Jessica Alexander at jessica@newartcenter.org
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| Garden City Soccer - Fall Registration Soon | | |
Garden City Kindergarten and Pre-K Soccer is now accepting registrations for our 2011 Fall Session. We encourage all incoming Kindergarten students to participate and sign up for Fall soccer. The program is a lot of fun and your child will enjoy getting to know their new classmates!
Younger siblings, friends and neighbors are also encouraged to sign up for the Pre-K league. Children in Pre-K (4-5 years old) are invited to participate. GCKS provides an introduction to the game of soccer; teaching a variety of basic skills in a fun, non-competitive environment.
Registration is limited to 80 players per league. Team sizes are limited to 10 players in each group. Fall session runs from September 10 thru November 5, 2011. Practice/games are held Saturdays from 9:30-10:30 am for the Kindergarten league and 10:45-11:45 am for the Pre-K league. Games are played on the field at Burr School, Pine Street in Auburndale. Volunteer parent coaches are needed. No experience is necessary and training will be provided.
Cost is $60 per child. GCKS is a joint venture of Lincoln-Eliot & Franklin School's Parent Teacher Organization. Proceeds benefit both schools PTO programs. To register, email gardencitysoccer@gmail.com. Registration forms can also be downloaded from the PTO website's at www.lepto.org. For more information, call L-E School parent Melanie Varady at 617-244-5773. Registration deadline is August 15th. Space is limited.
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