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January 13-17
Burr Science & Engineering Discovery Week
January 15
Jazz in the Dale Playground Benefit Concert
January 20
Martin Luther King Day - No School
January 21
7:30pm World Cultures Festival Planning Meeting
January 23
7pm 5th Grade Winter Concert
January 24
7pm Movie Night Playground Fundraiser
February 5
12:30 Early Release
(Wednesday)
February 6
7pm PTO Meeting
February 17 - 23
February Vacation - School Closed
February 28
7pm Burr vs. Franklin Trivia Night
March 13
12:30 Early Release
March 17
MCAS Week
March 18
3:00pm Release
(MCAS Switch)
March 19
12:30 Early Release
(MCAS Switch)
March 22
World Cultures Festival
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A Concert to Benefit the Burr Playground Fund!
This Wednesday, January 15 from 7-9pm
at the Luck Art Gallery in Auburndale
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 Doug Kwartler, Scott Marucci, and Jack Morefield - all Burr parents and Auburndale residents - are holding an original acoustic folk & rock concert in conjunction with the Bocca Bella Café and Bistro and the Luck Art Gallery as part of their "Jazz In Dale" concert series. The concert will take place on Wednesday, January 15 from 7-9pm at the Luck Art Gallery (right next to Bocca Bella) at 438 Lexington Street, Auburndale. Call Anthony at Bocca Bella for reservations at: 617 928-1200. There is a $15.00 entry charge. Concert goers get a 10% discount on their food bill as well. For more information other than reservations, contact Doug Kwartler at tremolomedia@yahoo.com
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Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes
Henry Massar's Simple Machines
In the Cafetorium for 5th Graders
On Tuesday, January 14 |
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Science teacher Henry Massar will present Simple Machines to the 5th grade classes in the Cafetorium:
Ms. Moran's Class: 8:50am
Ms. Harris' Class: 10am
Ms. Cooley/O'Donnell's Class: 11:10
Retired science teacher Henry Massar engages students with an interactive presentation using everyday simple machines like scissors, seesaws and hedge clippers to illustrate the physics of how of how they work. In one of the demonstrations students lift an adult of the ground with the use of a lever.
Creative Arts and Science programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. Parents are welcome to attend, but no younger siblings please. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Update on the Burr PTO's
"2013 Holiday Season" Shopping Fundraisers |
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This past holiday season, there were a few shopping-related Burr PTO fundraisers, and they were a big success! Here are the results:
- Burr Book Fair: $2,501
- Mike's Pastry Pie Sale: $1,267
- Amazon Click-Through: $1,227 (Nov/Dec only)
- Just Next Door Shopping Day: $235
In total, these holiday shopping programs earned $5,230 for Burr! Thanks very much for making these programs a success. Also, thanks to the Burr parent volunteers who made these programs happen, especially the program leads: Sarah Sian (Burr Book Fair), Justine Fialkosky (Mike's Pastry pie sale), Sharon Reilly (Amazon click-through) & Krista Busnach (Just Next Door shopping day)
 And, please continue using the Burr Amazon Shopping Link whenever you shop at Amazon - there's nothing to sign up for, no changes to your Amazon account. Just click-thru one of our Amazon links (on the PTO website, in an email, or here in the Bulletin, or type in
http://bit.ly/amazon4burr) and then shop as you normally would, and Burr can earn up to 6% or more on any purchase you make!
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Burr World Cultures Festival
Save the Date! Saturday, March 22
First Planning Meeting - Tuesday January 21
7:30 pm in Burr Library |
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 A beloved Burr school tradition that is such an extravaganza that we only hold it once every two years! Please mark your calendars now for the Burr World Cultures Festival on the afternoon of Saturday, March 22 (exact time TBD). Burr school families will work together to transform our school into a bustling international festival. In past years, we've had 25-30 different countries represented at the event--Burr has so much cultural pride and diversity and we look forward to working with our amazing community again this year to build another memorable festival!
It takes a Burr "global village" to make our festival happen! If you are from another country or your family continues to celebrate a tradition of your ancestors, we'll look forward to working with you in the upcoming months to make this year's festival a success! Please be in touch with us via email or attend our upcoming planning meeting if you can participate in this event:
World Cultures Festival Planning Meeting
Tuesday, January 21, 7:30-8:30 pm in the Burr Library
If you cannot make our meeting but would like to be involved in the planning of this year's World Cultures Festival, please contact Dana Hanson ( danakhanson@gmail.com). We look forward to hearing from you! ~ World Cultures Festival Committee 2014
Cherie Bosarge-Dutton, Ellen Chu, Bijal Dalal, Dana Hanson, Ann Langenfeld, Susandra Pasaribu Ma
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Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes
Winter Survival
In the Cafetorium for Kindergarten Classes
On Tuesday, January 21 |
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The Mass Audubon/Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary will present Winter Survival to:
Ms. Frail's Class: 8:45-9:30
Ms. Rudek's Class: 9:40-10:25
Ms. McMahon's Class: 10:35-11:20
Ms. Fitch's Class: 11:30-12:15
A Mass Audubon/Drumlin Farm educator will present the Audubon Ark Traveling Wildlife Program to Burr Kindergarteners. The classes will explore how winter is a challenging time for wildlife. Using wild animals, the Audubon teacher will discuss different coping mechanisms animals use and physical and behavioral adaptations that are helpful for survival. Migration, hibernation, and staying alive will be the focus. The woodchuck and kestrel will be featured in the program. The presenter will substitute another animal if they are not able to bring the woodchuck due to hibernation.
Creative Arts and Science programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. Parents are welcome to attend, but no younger siblings please. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Volunteers Needed: Understanding Our Differences - Thursday, January 23
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The Understanding Our Differences Program is looking for parent volunteers to help present an upcoming program at Burr. 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 12:45 - 3:00. The kids will be learning about learning disabilities. Volunteers do not need to have children in a specific grade, teaching experience, or a medical background. The next program at Burr School is:
Learning Disabilities - January 23, 2014 (4th Grade)
Kate Hoffman: katehoffman@gmail.com
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NewtonPAC Panel Discussion -
Talking to Your Child About Their Disabilities
Tuesday, January 14 at 7:30pm
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Dr. David Gotthelf, Coordinator for Therapeutic Services and Head School Psychologist, Dan Almeida,Coordinator for BCBA services and Miriam Kornitzer--Assistant principal for student services at Day Middle School, will lead a discussion of how to talk with your child about his or her disabilities. Topics will include the developmental readiness of kids to discuss and understand different issues, as well as parent communication of expectations and limit setting, sharing of feelings, and the use of resources such as therapists to help facilitate communication. The panel will be open to questions and shared experiences from parents. January 14, 2014 at 7:30 pm. in room 210 of the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street. Networking and light refreshments will begin at 7:15 pm. For any questions please contact Eileen Sandberg, NewtonPAC Chair.
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Extended School Year (ESY) Summer Services
A Special NewtonPAC Open Board Meeting
Thursday, January 16 from 9:30-10:30am
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A special open board meeting has been scheduled for next week with Dr. Judy Levin-Charms, Paula Black and Maura Tynes to talk about Extended School Year (ESY) summer services for the 2014 summer season. We are doing this meeting now, instead of waiting for our scheduled March meeting, because many parents are making decisions about summer camp now and wanted to have questions answered about what NPS will offer. The results of the survey done last summer on the 2013 ESY services will also be discussed. The meeting will be held on January 16, 2014 from 9:30-10:30 am. in the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street, in room 217.
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Attend a FREE Taping of WGBH's High School Quiz Show and cheer on the Newton North High School Team!
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 Newton North High School will be competing in Season 5 of High School Quiz Show, WGBH's award-winning single-elimination academic team competition for public high school students in Massachusetts. The Newton North Team would love to have Burr families in the studio audience during the taping to cheer them on!
Saturday, January 25th at 3pm
Newton North vs. Westford Academy
For more information and to reserve your FREE seats please visit:
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For more announcements about Newton community events, enrichment programs, sports programs, summer and school vacation camps, and other resources, please visit the Community section of the Burr PTO website:
Additional information can be found at:
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