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Sept. 26
No School
Sept. 274th Grade Understanding Our Differences Program
Sept. 27
First Full Day Group B Kindergarten
Sept. 27
PTO Meeting 7:00pm
Oct. 1
First Full Day Group A Kindergarten
Oct. 3
International Walk to School Day
Oct. 4
Early Release
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PTO Meeting on Thursday, September 27
at 7pm in the Cafetorium | | Please Join Us! The first PTO meeting of the new school year will be this Thursday at 7pm in the Cafetorium.
Agenda:
7:00 General PTO Meeting Opening
PTO Committee Leaders Introduction
Approve Prior Meetings Minutes
Annual Budget Presentation and vote
Approve Updated PTO Operating Policies
New Business
PTO Calendar - Upcoming Events
9:00 Close Meeting
(If you are new to Burr and want to find out more about the PTO in an informal setting, please come at 6:45 for an introduction given by our Co-Presidents Ted Vahey and Jason Wong.)
Please visit our website for more information about the PTO, the proposed budget, operating policies, and more. Remember, if you have a child attending Burr School, then you are already a member of the PTO!
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Understanding Our Differences Program:
4th Grade Intellectual Disabilities Unit Thursday, September 27, 2012
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The Understanding Our Differences Program is looking for parent volunteers for this Thursday. The goal of this citywide program is to increase information, understanding, and acceptance of people with disabilities and individual differences in our community.
These programs are brought to Burr by parent volunteers and take place on Thursday afternoons from 12:45pm - 3:00pm. Parents can leave at 2:15pm or stay to see the guest speaker. Volunteers do not need to have children in a specific grade, teaching experience, or a medical background.
Thank you to the volunteers who helped us present the Autism Unit to the 5th grade last Thursday. The program went very smoothly and the kids enjoyed it.
The remaining programs at Burr School are as follows:
Intellectual Disabilities September 27, 2012 (4th Grade)
Deafness & Hard of Hearing October 11, 2012 (3rd Grade)
Chronic Medical Conditions November 29, 2012 (4th Grade) Blindness & Low Vision December 13, 2012 (3rd Grade)
Physical Disabilities January 31, 2013 (3rd Grade)
Learning Disabilities January 24, 2013 (4th Grade)
Can you help out? Contact Us: Carey Ranta & Stephanie Mamis
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| Burr School Library Needs Volunteers! | | |
These classes are in particular need:
K- McMahon Thursday 10:45am - 11:00am
1st - Gaita Tuesday 10:45am - 11:15am
1st - Espinal Monday 12:20pm - 12:50pm
4th - Robinson Monday 10:00am - 10:30am
4th - Taylor Tuesday 8:45am - 9:15am
5th - Cooley Friday 1:30pm - 2:15pm
5th - McMahon Wednesday 1:15pm - 2:00pm
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Shoo Flu:
Get the flu vaccine at school, not the flu! |
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Seasonal flu vaccination clinics will be held during the school day at the Newton Public Schools in October and November. Students in Kindergarten through grade 12 may receive vaccine.
The Burr School clinic will be on October 12th. Each student to be vaccinated must have a parent/guardian complete two forms: a consent/screening form and an insurance/administration record.
Forms are available in the school nurse's office, or may be downloaded at www.newtonma.gov/flu. Forms are due to the School Nurse by October 10th.
Parents may choose the flu shot or the nasal spray flu vaccine for their child. Parents must indicate the type of vaccine they wish their child to receive by circling it on the form. There is no cost to
receive the vaccine, but insurance information is requested.
Seasonal flu vaccine is offered at no cost to families because the Massachusetts Department of Public Health is providing vaccine to communities who choose to vaccinate school-age children. The City of Newton Health & Human Services Department is providing the vaccination supplies and staff time to run the program, with the help of Medical Reserve Corps volunteers. Some costs will be
recouped through insurance billing. All students, regardless of insurance status, are invited to receive vaccine with parent permission.
Students are not required to receive flu vaccine, however the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccine for all people age 6 months and up. There are many places to get a flu vaccine including at school, your primary health care provider or community clinics. For additional clinic dates for the whole family, visit www.newtonma.gov/flu.
In addition to vaccination, it is important to practice good hand hygiene and cough etiquette by washing hands often, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the arm, and staying home when sick.
For more flu prevention tips, talk to the school nurse or check out these websites: www.newtonma.gov/flu and www.cdc.gov/flu
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Special Reading and Conversation With R.J. Palacio, Author of Wonder
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 Monday, October 29, 2012
7:00 - 9:00 p.m.
Newton South High School Auditorium
140 Brandeis Road,
Newton Centre, MA 02459
Free to attend. RSVP requested.
Go to "Wonder" tab on our website.
Elementary school students and older welcome with an adult.
Understanding Our Differences, based in Newton, MA since 1978, educates communities to value and accept people of all abilities through school-based, interactive disability awareness programs.
Contact info@UnderstandingOurDifferences.org if accommodations are needed.
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Newton's One to One Program
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Could your child, age 6 to 11, benefit from the consistent, caring friendship of a Newton teenager? Newton's One to One Program has an enthusiastic and responsible new group of high school juniors & seniors from Newton North and Newton South High Schools. If you would like the opportunity to have your child matched this academic year with a "Big Brother/Sister," please call or email Nancy Holczer, Program Director by the end of October for more information. Please leave a message when calling 617.559.9063 with your name, address, and phone number.
A program of the Newton Public Schools since 1972.
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| Looking for an Awesome Music Teacher? |
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 Just call Elliot 508-667-1613
Expert in teaching sax, trumpet, clarinet, flute, piano, guitar, voice, Latin Percussion, Music Theory, and How to read music. For references, please contact Burr parent, Kelly Brown 617-925-5055. He has been working with her two sons for over a year.
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Do You Have a Child with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder?
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about AD/HD?
JOIN US-Newton/Metrowest CHADD
DATE: The group meets monthly (except for June, July, August, and
December)
TIME: 7:00 PM to 8:45 PM
PLACE: Newton North High School
457 Walnut Street, Newton, MA 02460 Room Number will be posted on front doors. Check web site at www.chadd.net/467 for list of speakers and dates.
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Do you have 30 minutes to spare every other week? We still have several classes who have only one or no volunteers during their time in the Burr Library. Please consider helping to check-out and re-shelve books for your child's class so o