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Mark your Calendar
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April 28
Online Auction Opens
May 1
12:30 Early Release
May 5
MCAS Week
Teacher Appreciation Week
May 6
Teacher Appreciation
Breakfast
May 7
MA Walk to School Day
May 10
12:00-3:00pm May Fair
May 26
No School
Memorial Day
June 20
Last Day of School
For the complete calendar, visit www.burrpto.org/calendar
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2014 Online Auction for Burr Playground
April 28-May 9
Bidding Opens Today!
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 The Burr School Playground Project
- Bid on over 200 items online - Check out the exclusive Burr Teacher Treats!
- Refer Family and Friends - Do you know people (colleagues, friends, family) who would be interested in our auction? Send them an email and help us build our community.
- Come to the May Fair, May 10th - Visit the Playground Project Table to get more information about the new playground design and pick up your auction winnings!
Bidding open from April 28th - May 9th
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Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes Author/Illustrator Emilie Boon
Friday, May 2nd and May 9th
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 Author/Illustrator, Emilie Boon, will present to the Kindergarten classrooms on May 2nd and May 9th.
Friday, May 2nd
9:00-10:00 Ms. Rudek
10:15-11:15 Ms. Frail
Friday May 9th
9:00-10:00 Ms. McMahon
10:15-11:15 Ms. Fitch
Emilie Boon, the talented author and illustrator of many books such as Peterkin Meets a Star, Belinda's Balloon and No Kiss for
Grandpa by Harriet Ziefert, will be offering the Kindergarten
classrooms a sneak peek into the world of the author/illustrator.
Her presentation will include a drawing demonstration as well as a
discussion of her beautifully crafted book, Peterkin Meets a Star. She will then conclude with an interactive workshop during which the
students will create their own simple accordion book to illustrate.
Parents are welcome to attend, but no younger siblings please.
Creative Arts and Science programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. Thank you for your cooperation.
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Save the DATE!
Burr Mom's Night Out - May 8th
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Celebrate Mother's Day early with a Mom's only night out! Come relax, share a drink and some snacks with the other Burr moms, and make some new friends!
Host: Allison Sharma and the 5th Grade Moving On team
46 Kingswood Rd
Thursday May 8
7:00 - 9:30 pm
The event is open to Burr moms only (sorry Dads!). Suggested donation at the door is $10-20. All money collected will be used to fund the 5th Grade Moving On events.
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Burr Red Sox Outing June 16!
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Come celebrate the last week of school and the start of summer with a special Burr PTO outing to see defending World Series Champions the Red Sox! 
We have reserved tickets for June 16 in the Grandstand, Sections 42 and 37. Tickets are $25 each (these are less than the cost on the Red Sox site) plus a recommended tax deductible donation of $5 each to help fund the 5th Grade's Moving On events (so $30 total per ticket - still less than ordering online!). The $5 is tax deductible. Please limit requests to 6 per family. If you do want more, send us a note, and if we do not sell out, we will try to accommodate your request.
Payments are due by May 7 so we can place the order with the Red Sox special events office. Checks should be made out to 'BURR PTO' with a note of how many tickets you are ordering, and placed into an envelope in your child's folder labeled '5TH GRADE RED SOX'. We will also have a box in the Burr office for drop offs.
Tickets are First Come, First Served. Note that if fewer than 20 tickets are ordered, the event will be cancelled and your money returned.
If you have any questions, please contact Vicky Gifford at urgiff@gmail.com, 617 548 5636 or Jim Walsh at jim.walsh@mottmacinc.com.
GO SOX!
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The May Fair Needs You!
Saturday, May 10, 2014.
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We know it is a nutty time of year and there is so much going on at school and outside of school with spring sports, life and such. However, we need many volunteers to make this event possible!
We are looking for helpers to run games, take tickets, supervise crafts, etc. Please look at the list and pick a time slot that works for you!
Please sign up for shift now:
The Mayfair started in the 60's as a community building event led by some dedicated moms. Back then, it was a swap meet with some simple games and grill. It is still a fun community event. We hope to make a little profit this year to donate to the Playground Fund so that we can have fun playing at Burr for years to come. During the event the winners of the auction and raffle items will be announced and the class gift baskets will be on display. So please stop by for an hour or two and lend a hand and let the kids play.
PLEASE consider signing up for more than one shift. All volunteers will be given free tickets as our way of saying thanks. Kids can help you run a game; they can collect the tickets with your assistance. Dads: We need you too!!! Please look at the Set up/ Clean up or Daddies on the Grill time slots. Bakers: Adults and kids PLEASE bake goodies to be sold at the bake sale, bake a cake for the Cake Walk or find your inner cake boss and decorate a cake. The theme this year is Music.
If you have questions please contact Kelly Brown at kellyebrown@verizon.net or anyone on the committee.
2014 May Fair Committee Valerie Wastcoat - valerie@valeriewastcoat.com Kelly Brown - kellyebrown@verizon.net Deanna Salemme - salemme@comcast.net Sloane Goldhagen - sloanego@gmail.com Susandra Pasaribu Ma - suepm1013@gmail.com Jyoti Shah - jyotikshah@gmail.com Justine Fialkosky - jfialkosky@verizon.net
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Show Your Appreciation For Burr Teachers
Teacher Appreciation and Staff Breakfast
Tuesday, May 6
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The Burr Teacher Appreciation and Staff Breakfast will be held on Tuesday, May 6th. Please sign up to help at:
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COLOR DAY IS COMING!
Tuesday, June 3
(Rain Date: Thursday, June 5)
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Mark your calendars now! Parent volunteer forms will be sent home after April vacation.
Please note: All volunteers should have a completed CORI form before Color Day.
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NewtonPAC Meeting - May 13, 7:30pm
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Special workshop : Let's Get Organized
Experts from Family Ties of Massachusetts will present on how to organize all of the paperwork and materials that come with being a special ed parent, and will provide concrete written materials to expand our organizational skills.
LET'S GET ORGANIZED participants take home a three-ring binder, organizational supplies, and lots of ideas on ways to bring order to the mountains of paperwork that relates to their child's medical and educational needs.
We need a firm headcount for the meeting, so if you'd like to come please RSVP by email to may13organization@gmail.com and indicate if you would like the materials in a language other than English. Materials for this workshop are available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
The meeting date is May 13, 2014, and the time is 7:30 pm with networking and candy-eating beginning at 7:15. We will start the meeting with the annual PAC elections, and will move on to the presentation at around 7:40.
Location: Room 210 of the Education Center at 100 Walnut Street.
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Burr Family Fundraiser for Fresh Air Fund
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Burr family the Brousal-Glasers are excited to be hosting a Fresh Air Fund child for a week this summer. Along with their neighbors, they are having a garage and bake sale to benefit the organization on Saturday, May 3rd.
There will be a three family GARAGE AND BAKE SALE on Saturday May 3rd from 10:00AM - 2:00PM (raindate: Sunday May 4, 1:00PM - 3:00PM). Lots of toys, furniture, kids' and adults' spring and summer clothing, crazy knick knacks and baked goods for sale.
ALL PROCEEDS GO TO THE FRESH AIR FUND www.freshair.org
Location:
18-20 Auburndale Avenue, corner of Oak Avenue, West Newton, MA.
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New Volunteer Project - Recycling Education
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Green Decade Newton, in collaboration with the City of Newton Department of Public Works, is seeking numerous volunteers (16 years and older) to walk in pairs around Newton's neighborhoods, while adhering "recycling education stickers" onto all residential green bins, during the spring and summer months. Maps will be provided and work will be conducted primarily in the morning hours. The "Recycle Sticker Project" will help remind everyone of what may or may not be placed in our green bins. Funding for the stickers has been provided by Green Decade, Whole Foods Market and Waste Management with a goal to raise awareness about recycling...not only to benefit our environment, but also to reap substantial financial savings on the cost of disposing the City's trash. So, if you enjoy spending time outdoors and want to help increase participation in Newton's recycling program, please contact info@greendecade.org to volunteer.
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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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