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February 12, 7:30pm
Planning meeting for the International Potluck in the Library
Feb. 18 - Feb. 22
Winter Vacation-No School
March 6, 5:30pm
GUYS Read
Mr. Gaita's room
March 10, 4:30pm Burr International Potluck
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Creative Arts and Sciences - Native American Perspectives - Friday, Feb. 15
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The Creative Arts and Sciences Programming, a part of the Burr PTO, is proud to present Native American Perspectives in both the Cafetorium and the classrooms on Friday, February 15th.
In an interactive program, students enter a tipi set up in the Cafetorium that is filled with artifacts of Native American culture. Students are taught about the land, the animals, and the native people of North America. They examine stereotypes such as looking at the terms "Indian" and "Native Americans." The presentation continues in their classrooms with a half hour question and answer session. Following are the times for this program:
In the tipi in the Cafetorium
Ms. Crowley 8:45am - 9:30am
Ms. Canning 9:30am - 10:15am
Ms. Lawton 10:15am-11am
In the Classroom
Ms. Crowley 11:30am - 12pm
Ms. Lawton 12pm - 12:30pm
Ms. Canning 12:30pm - 1pm
Parents of 3rd graders are invited to join their children at the scheduled presentations.
CASC is fully funded by the Burr PTO.
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Burr International Potluck on March 10th -
Save the Date & Upcoming Planning Meeting
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 The entire Burr Community is invited to the International Potluck Dinner on Sunday, March 10th from 4:30-7 p.m. at Newton North High School. (More information to follow in your child's folder.)
In the meantime, anyone who is interested in helping organizing the event is invited to a planning meeting on Tuesday, February 12th at 7:30 pm in the Burr Library. You do NOT have to attend this meeting to join us for the potluck dinner...this is really just if you are extra interested in helping out. (For the potluck event itself, anyone may attend and all you'll have to do is bring some food to share!) For more information about the Burr International Potluck please contact Dana Hanson danakhanson@gmail.com or Ann Langenfeld annlangenfeld@gmail.com.
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GUYS READ:
The Phantom Tollbooth,
Postponed until Mar. 6, 5:30pm
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 The GUYS Read book club has selected their next book. They will be reading The Phantom Toolbooth by Norton Juster. In this classic book, Milo, a very bored little boy, gets an unusual package one day: a make-believe tollbooth. When he drives through it in his electric toy car, he is suddenly transported to the Lands Beyond, a fantastic world of imagination. On his way he meets Tock, the watchdog who joins him on his journey as well as the Humbug. The three hope to convince the Mathemagician to release the princesses. It is a fun and silly book. GUYS read will be rescheduling the meeting this week. This will allow for more guys to get the book and read it over vacation. The next meeting will be Wednesday, March 6th at 5:30 in Mr. Gaita's room.
Happy Reading.
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Share the Love of Walking During Newton's
Winter Walking Weeks!
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 We invite you to Share the Love of Walking during Newton's Winter Walking Weeks, from now through February 14. Winter is a wonderful time to experience getting to school the healthy way by walking, biking or riding the bus to school, and it's even more fun when you invite friends and neighbors to walk with you! On Valentine's Day (Thursday, February 14) all Newton elementary students who participate in Winter Walking Weeks can stop by the Health Office at their school to get a heart sticker from the school nurse! Sponsored by the Newton Safe Routes to School Task Force and the City of Newton Health & Human Services Department.
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Effective Strategies to Reduce Anxiety in Children - Wed., Feb. 13
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Jessica Minahan, NPS will present the workshop
Effective Strategies To Reduce Anxiety In Children
7:30 to 9:00 PM
100 Walnut Street, Newtonville
Room 210
This workshop will teach participants about classroom and home interventions for children (in preschool through Grade 8) with anxiety and related behaviors. Rather than respond with punishment- and reward-based consequences, it is important for adults to understand children's challenges and teach them how to cope. This will allow children to improve their behavior by acquiring the necessary skills to make progress. Jessica Minahan, M.Ed, BCBA is a board certified behavior analyst, special educator and co-author of The Behavior Code: A Practical Guide to Understanding and Teaching the Most Challenging Students, with Nancy Rappaport (www.jessicaminahan.com).
Newton Parent Advisory Council (NewtonPAC) for Special Education meetings are free and open to all people interested in learning more about special education.
Join us! Questions, contact Eileen and Lisa at info@newtonpac.org.
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2013 February Children's and Teen School Vacation Art Programs!
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Monday, February 18 to Friday, February 22nd, 9am-4pm
Our popular vacation program offers students the opportunity to try a variety of art projects in a fun, safe, and supportive environment. These popular programs are a great way for your child to have fun and stay engaged during the school vacation. Our program runs Monday, February 18th- Friday, February 22nd. Your child will enjoy four art classes each day including drawing, painting, ceramics and theater, as well as a 20-minute snack time and 50-minute lunch/recess time.
Children are grouped by grade in small groups no larger than 15 students. They stay with their group all day for the full week. In addition to our professional and experienced teachers and office staff, each group has an individual counselor who attends classes, snack, lunch and recess.
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NCSC Open House:
Early Education & Child Care
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Saturday, March 2, 9:30am to 11:30am
Drop in to tour our facilities, talk with teachers and current parents, and let your children explore our large, bright classrooms through activities. We offer full-day, year-round early education
and child care for infants through 5 years (meals and snacks provided). NCSC is a Brazelton Touchpoints Site. Enrollment for fall is open now. Located at 492 Waltham Street, West
Newton, behind CVS. For more information, please visit www.NCSCweb.org or call Linda at 617-969-5906 x121.
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