Springtime at Burr...'tis the season for our beloved Burr Garden Classroom. If you enjoy gardening (or have always wanted to learn more about it!), we invite you to join us for some good old fashioned fun in the dirt n' sun.    

Over the upcoming weeks, every class at Burr will visit the classroom and plant a garden with a different "theme".  We're always looking for parents to assist in their kids' classes as they plant their gardens (especially in the younger grades--lots of little green thumbs require many helping hands on deck).  Please let 

Dana Hanson know if you think you might like to join us.  Younger siblings are welcome--please come a few moments before your child's class is scheduled. 

(If you can't make the planting sessions, but would like to join our Summertime Burr Family Garden Club, we'll be sending out weekly signups for that as school comes to a close--this is a flexible gig and you help out when it's convenient for your schedule--after work, on weekends, whenever...it's a great way to stay connected to Burr after school ends!)  
  

Thursday, May 30

10:15-10:50    K-Fitch 

11:00-11:35    4-Peca
11:50-12:25    K-Frail  

12:30-1:00      1-Gaita

1:05-1:40       2-Roberts
1:45-2:20       1-Golden 

2:25-3:00       1-Espinal 

Wednesday, June 5

This raffle benefits the WHOLE Burr School!

It is a Burr School tradition for the graduating 5th grade class to donate a gift to the school. 

This year, the graduating class of 2013 AND last year's class of 2012, are joining forces, and will donate aLARGE screen and projector for the cafetorium.

Please take a chance and support Burr School- CHECK your child's folder for tickets!

Which raffle(s) do YOU like? $1 for 1 ticket, $5 for 5 tickets or $10 for 20 tickets

Raffle #1   Facial and Organic Skincare Products

Donated by Diane Welch Skin Care of Wellesley Hills (value $155)

Raffle #2   Kindle Fire- "The PERFECT family tablet"

Donated by our own Burr School family- The Sweet-Herlihy Family (value $175)

Raffle #3    Farm Share donated by Parker Farm

20 weeks of fresh veggies! You must pick up weekly in Cambridge or Somerville 

Return by Wednesday, June 5th - drawing on Friday, June 7th  

The Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders at Emerson College will be offering a 6-week speech and language therapy program to children/students in the City of Newton with documented need for services.  Children must be between the ages of 3 years old and 12 years old.  Supervised graduate students in speech-language pathology will provide individual, one-on-one therapy, twice a week on Mondays and Wednesdays beginning July 8th and ending August 14th for a total of 12 sessions. All sessions meet at the Newton Educational Center on 100 Walnut Street on the 3rd floor. The fee is $375.00 for 12, one hour sessions.  Spaces are limited but applications will be accepted until the program is filled.  Applications are available from school speech-language pathologists or by contacting Laura Glufling-Tham, MS, CCC/SLP at Emerson College at  laura_glufling_tham@emerson.edu or by phone at 617-824-8318.