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Mark your Calendar
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May 27 & 29
Burr Garden Classroom
May 27
Creative Arts and Sciences New England Aqauarium Tidepools Alive!
Kindergarten classes
May 27 - May 31
Shop for Burr at Artitudes
June 3
Color Day
June 5
Burr Night at the Chateau
June 9
Burr School Move-a-thon
June 16
Red Sox Outing
June 20
Last Day of School
Half Day dismissal
For the complete calendar, visit www.burrpto.org/calendar
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Burr Playground Fundraising: Plan to Reach Our Target by 6/20/2014
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Over the past few weeks, there has been a lot of extra focus on Burr Playground fundraising activities. When combined with all the other school-related activities and communications at this time of year, the Playground Committee recognizes people might be feeling a bit overwhelmed...! The good news is that we are on track to meet our fundraising target by June 20th, which would enable the new playground to be installed in Fall 2014 (exact date TBD). This is a year earlier than we thought was possible! For this to happen, we just need to reach our conservative goals for the remaining fundraising programs. Here are the goals we have set for these programs: - Buy-a-Brick : Our goal for this program is to sell 125-150 bricks. In an effort to extend beyond the current Burr community, we are actively contacting Burr alumni to see if they might be interested in contributing here. These bricks will be a great way for the extended Burr community to commemorate their role in making the new playground a reality.
- Move-a-Thon (June 9) : Our goal for this program is for each child to raise at least $25 in donations. We are excited about this program, since it will help each student to feel involved with raising money for the new playground, while also encouraging activity and good health.
Overall, your continued support here is truly appreciated. Hopefully you can help us to make this final push to reach our fundraising goal now, so the new playground can be installed in Fall 2014!
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Get Your BURR Gear On! Show Your School Spirit and Support the 5th Grade!
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 Choose from shorts, flannel pjs, or hooded sweatshirt emblazoned with our beloved Burr logo! A useful item built to last for any student, alum, or parent. Order forms are in your child's folder or here or contact Denise Chicoine. Don't delay -- deadline is May 30 so we can deliver by the end of the school year.
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Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes
New England Aquarium
Tidepools Alive!
Tuesday, May 27th
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 The Tidepools Alive presentation for the Kindergarten classes is an informative and live presentation of sea life by the New England Aquarium. The presenters ask students to use their five senses to imagine the beach, tidepools and seagulls as they present sea stars, snails, mussels, clams and hermit crabs. They discuss each animal and their features. In the 2nd half of the presentation, they provide a hands-on workshop with tanks of sea life for groups to observe and examine.
Kindergarten Classes in the Cafetorium
8:45-9:30 Ms. Frail
9:40-10:25 Ms. Rudek 10:45-11:25 Ms. McMahon 11:35-12:20 Ms. Fitch 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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Time for the Burr Garden Classroom
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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 these last weeks of May, 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.
Here are the tentative dates/times for our gardening sessions:
Tuesday, May 27 8:45 - 9:20 -- 3 Canning 9:30 - 10:05 -- 3 Collins 10:15 -- 10:50 -- 3 Lawton 11:00 - 11:35 -- 4 Robinson 10:50 - 12:25 -- 1 Espinal Thursday, May 29 8:45 - 9:15 -- K Frail 9:15 - 9:45 -- 2 Roberts 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! (The Burr garden is Auburndale's de facto community garden--other community gardens have waiting lists for plots and then you have to make a full commitment. Here, you are the garden keeper for just one week and someone has already done all the hard planting work for you!)
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Buy A Brick! As the school year winds down, the Burr Playground Project is getting closer to its fundraising goal. Buy a brick and help us reach the target so a much-needed new playground can be built this fall! Consider becoming a permanent part of the playground by buying a brick that will become part of the landscaping design. A customized message will be engraved on each brick for a $100 donation. Order online at http://bricks.burrplayground.comInterested in buying multiple bricks and getting a discount? Use the flyer that came home in your child's folder to order two bricks for $175 or three or more bricks for $75 per brick. The flyer can also be downloaded from the "Get Involved" page on http://burrplayground.com (The multiple brick discount is not available via online ordering.) Thank you!
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Burr Playground Fundraising Program:
"Shop for Burr at Artitudes"
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We are pleased to announce a new Burr Playground fundraising program at Artitudes in West Newton. If you make a purchase at Artitudes between Tuesday, May 27 and Saturday, May 31 and mention "I'm shopping for Burr", then 20% of that purchase amount will be donated to the Burr Playground fund.
 Artitudes
1286 Washington Street West Newton Square
Great gifts for weddings & graduations!
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COLOR DAY: Tuesday, June 3
(Rain Date: Thursday, June 5)
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Mark your calendars now! Parent volunteer forms were sent home in folders. Please note: All volunteers should have a completed CORI form before Color Day.
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School Health Newsletter:
Allergies and Ticks
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Newton Schools Foundation
Honor Thy Teacher
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As the school year comes to an end, are you looking for a way to say "Thank You" to the people who make a difference at your children's schools? Every day, each of your children benefits from exceptional teachers and staff to educate, motivate and inspire them to be the best they can be.
While the impulse to thank teachers with a physical or monetary gift is a natural one, the Newton School Committee prohibits individual gifts to teachers and the State Ethics Commission limits the types and amounts of group gifts that teachers may receive.
Seventeen years ago, Newton Schools Foundation created a special campaign designed to enable parents to honor teachers by giving a gift in their name. Please consider donating to NSF's Annual "Honor Thy Teacher" Campaign to support teachers' efforts and honor their dedication to your children. You may also choose to honor a special education aide, a fine arts or music teacher, or a coach or counselor who has touched your child's life. Suggested donation is $25 per teacher/staff member.
NSF celebrates Newton Public Schools teachers and staff by:
- Notifying honored teachers and staff of your gift
- Listing all honored teachers and staff in the Newton TAB
- Sharing honoree names with the Superintendent and Principals.
There are three ways to donate:
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- Send a check to Newton Schools Foundation at 246 Dudley Road, Newton, MA 02459 and indicate your honorees
- Call NSF at 617-559-6120
Teachers and staff who are honored consider this one of the highlights of their year. Please help support our educators by donating today.
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Saturday, June 21 - Rove the Cove 5K
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 The Auburndale Community Association is hosting the 8th annual Rove the Cove 5K road/trail race on June 21 . The race starts and finishes in the picnic area of The Cove in Auburndale. Cotton t-shirt to the first 100 registrants. Prizes raffled at the end. All fitness levels welcome! You can walk or run.
Start location: "The Cove" Auburndale Park, West Pine St, Auburndale, MA (Commonwealth Ave to Melrose St. Left on to W.Pine). Start time: 9:30 am. Check in 8:45 am. Registration forms available at www.auburndalecommunity.org.
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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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