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Sept. 20
Curriculum Night
Sept. 21
School Picture Day
Sept. 26
No School
Sept. 27
PTO Meeting 7:00pm
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PTO Co-Presidents' Letter
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What an exciting school year it's been already! The PTO has been busy in the first couple of weeks with our Kindergarten and Back-to-School Picnics, Teacher Appreciation Luncheon, and Back-to-School Coffee. We welcomed a number of Kindergarten families over the summer with our Kindergarten play-dates. Please look for future events listed on the NEW and Improved PTO website (thank you Tricia Bombara!). Mark your calendars for these important upcoming September dates:
Sept. 20: Curriculum Night 6:30 PM Start
Sept. 21: School Pictures
Sept. 26: No School - Yom Kippur
Sept. 27: First PTO Meeting, 7 PM Start (6:30 for New Families)
The Blue Zone was certainly bustling during the first week of school. Thank you to all the parents who followed the rules during what always turns out to be a busy time. With enrollment over 400 students this year at Burr it is critical that ALL families and caretakers utilizing the The Blue Zone follow the guidelines. Please check out Safe Routes to School for more ideas on how to keep our children safe and our Blue Zone working efficiently.
We know everyone is looking forward to the 2012-2013 version of the Burr School Directory - a critical tool for organizing playdates and birthday parties. The information form is now online at the PTO website. Even if your information hasn't changed, please check this to ensure your information is up-to-date. Hard copies of the directory are due out in October.
We would like to take a brief moment to introduce ourselves. Our new board members this year include Tricia Bombara (Communications Coordinator), Beth Tierney (Education Support Coordinator), and Bijal Dalal (Community Building Coordinator). They join standing members Jason Wong and Ted Vahey (Co-Presidents), Rachael McCarthy (Treasurer), Jessica Avery (Fund Raising Coordinator), and Kim Susko (Secretary). We would like to thank our outgoing members Tracy Carter, Maren Oslund and Collette Burke for their invaluable contributions and efforts.
We, the PTO Board, all share an interest in making the Burr community a vibrant and inclusive place for parents and students. We want everyone to support the school's goals for development and enrichment while developing camaraderie amongst Burr families. You can lend a helping hand, whether you stay at home or work full time. With over 300 volunteer opportunities over the course of the year, there are a variety of ways one can contribute at school or remotely. While some events are during school, other events and event preparation can be done in the evenings and on the weekends. Contact a board member or visit the Burr PTO website to find out how you can help.
Lastly, thank you to Vicky Gifford and the many volunteers who helped make the Back-to-School Picnic a success! Also, thank you to Sloane Goldhagen and the rest of the hospitality crew for hosting a wonderful Welcome Back Teacher Appreciation luncheon. Nicely done!
We look forward to seeing you on September 27th!
See you around The Burr!
Ted & Jason
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Gift For Burr...It's Coming!
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 As we get ready for another great school year, our community is also gearing up to raise the funds critical to supporting Ms. Johal and the Burr staff in our classrooms. For the past six years, the PTO's Gift For Burr annual fundraising drive has helped us infuse an average of $45,000 into our school--an amount that exceeds Burr's entire annual operating budget from the city.
Gift for Burr 2012 kicks off on October 1st! Keep an eye out this year for fabulous weekly prize drawings available to early contributors only - stay tuned!
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School Picture Day - THIS Friday, September 21st - Order Forms Needed!
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 Get those outfits picked out! By now you should have received the Coffee Pond order forms for School Picture Day. Please return these completed forms (one per child, with payment) in your child's folder in time for Picture Day on Friday, September 21. If you prefer to order and pay online, just follow the instructions on the order form and print a receipt to send in with your child by Friday. The photographer will take the form when they take the picture, so please send it in! Questions? Please contact Valerie Wastcoat at valerie.wastcoat@nemoves.com.
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| Burr School Library Needs Volunteers! | | |
Please consider donating a half-hour of your time every other week to assisting your child's class in the Burr Library! It's a great way to get to know your child's classmates while providing a valuable service to our school. Ms. Mayer and Ms. Holzheimer can be available to help kids search for their "just right books" as we parents take care of reshelving and check-out. Kids really look forward to their parent's help day - and it's fun!
Check out the list below and let us know if you can help by emailing Emma Woodward - emma.woodward@ictoan.net. - Thank you!
Library Class Times, 2012-13
K-Fitch Wednesday 9am - 9:30am K- Frail Tuesday 9:45am - 10:15am K- McMahon Thursday 10:45am - 11am 1st - Gaita Tuesday 10:45am - 11:15am 1st - Golden Tuesday 11:30am - 12pm 1st - Espinal Monday 12:20pm - 12:50pm 2nd - Creeden Monday 1:30pm - 2pm 2nd - Field Thursday 8:45am - 9:15am 2nd - Roberts Monday 2:15pm - 2:45pm 3rd - Canning Thursday 9:25am - 9:55am 3rd - Lawton Wednesday 2:30 - 3pm 3rd - Crowley Thursday 10am - 10:30am 4th - Glode Friday 12:45pm - 1:15pm 4th - Robinson Monday 10 - 10:30am 4th - Taylor Tuesday 8:45 - 9:15 am 5th - Cooley Friday 1:30pm - 2:15pm 5th - McMahon Wednesday 1:15pm - 2pm 5th - Moran Friday 2:15pm - 3pm
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Back to School Picnic Thank You
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Thanks to all the volunteers who helped make this year's Back to School Picnic another great success!
Kelly Brown
Tracy Carter
Nancy Caulfield
Bijal Dalal
Lilah Gentry
Dana Hanson
Rob Heinstein
Hallie Zenga Josephson
Jodi Klein
Cecelia Kwartler
Amanda Loftus
James Loftus
Stephanie Mamis
Pam McVey
Liz Morefield
Ellen Regan
Ella Thurber
Beth Tierney
LJ Urbano
Toscana Urbano
Jason Wong
Ted Vahey
Thanks also to Tony Marrazzo for helping setup and cleanup.
Finally, thanks to the Dining Car for getting the food out faster this year! And apologies for the generator noise...their regular generator was out of commission.
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| NAA Winter Youth Basketball for grades 3 through 12. Registration opens by Sept. 24th
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Newton Community Education (NCE) is in partnership with the Newton Athletic Association (NAA), a non-profit volunteer-run organization that manages and administers youth basketball leagues in
Newton.Leagues are for players from the third grade through high school. The league is generally considered a boys league, but girls are welcome to play. All players are welcome regardless of ability or experience. A mandatory evaluation clinic will be held on October 21 (make-up date on October 22) in order to create and balance the teams. There are 10-12 games per league played on either Saturdays or Sundays, depending on the league. Practices are one night each week, Sunday-Thursday. The Program runs Mid-November through Mid-March. Fee: $125 - for additional players from one family $95. Information and application online at
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| Celebrate Newton's first annual Walk Bike Week Friday, Sept. 28- Wednesday, Oct. 3
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Discover all the ways that Newton can be walked or biked, and see how we can improve our shared spaces, making Newton even more livable.
The week, starts with a rewarding commute to work or school on Friday, and ends with International Walk to School Day. All Newton residents and friends are welcome to join the fun. All events are FREE.
Details at: http://newtonma.gov/gov/executive/walkbikeweek.asp
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| The All-City Orchestra is about to begin its 54th season! |
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If you have a child who plays in his or her school orchestra and would like an additional challenge, the ACO may be just the thing. We meet on Wednesdays at Bigelow Middle School. Here is the link for our group so you can learn about it.
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Parks & Recreation Department Fall programs for all ages, pre-school to adult
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Fourth Annual Newton Touch-A-Truck event
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On Sunday, September 23th, The Newton Partnership is hosting our Fourth Annual Newton Touch-A-Truck event from 10am -1pm at Newton South High School at 140 Brandeis Rd. in Newton Centre.
Kids will have the opportunity to get behind the wheel of a big rig, touch the scoop of a digger, see the inside of an ambulance, sit in a police cruiser, walk up the ramp of a delivery vehicle, and much more. More than 30 trucks are expected, including ever-popular Food Trucks for purchasing lunch.
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