THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 

Burr's First Principal & Community Chat

You're invited to join our first Principal & Community Coffee Chat. Get to know our new Principal, Dr. Simone Kotraba and catch up with other parents. The coffee chat will be hosted at Burr Cafeteria on September 2, 2025 from 8:25-9:00AM. Coffee will be provided. We hope to see you! 

Your Kid's Classroom Needs You!

Burr PTO is looking for parents to volunteer as Room Parents for their child’s classroom this year. As a Room Parent, you’ll have the opportunity strengthen the connection between home and school. This year, Burr PTO will eliminate Room Parent emails - the roles of room parents will be focusing on being a liaison between teachers and other parents like being a contact person for the class, organizing class gifts, and coordinating class supplies . You can read our Room Parent guide here.

If you’re interested in making a huge impact and being more engaged in your child’s school experience, sign up on the SignUp Genius link here. Or contact kiki@burrpto.org. 

Photo Day - Save the Date!

Please save the date! The photo days are in less than two weeks! 

Parent volunteers are needed Friday morning, September 12, for Picture Day. 

It would be ideal if volunteers are available for the back-up rain date too (October 3), just in case.

Volunteers will assist photographers, organize class flow, and have lots of fun helping kids and teachers smile for their photos. Please stay tuned on how to sign up!

**You must have your CORI cleared by Ms. Studley (studleyv@newton.k12.ma.us) to volunteer for this event**

Back to School Pizza Night - Please Join Us!

You're Invited: Burr Elementary's Back to School Pizza Night!

Join us as we kick off the 2025-2026 school year with our annual Back to School Pizza Night! It's a fantastic opportunity to reconnect with old friends, welcome new families, and enjoy a fun-filled evening together.

When: Thursday, September 18th, 2025

Time: 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Where: Burr Playground

The Burr PTO is taking preorders for large Cheese Pizzas, with both regular and gluten-free crusts available. Please note that, unfortunately, no modifications or additional toppings can be accommodated. You are also more than welcome to bring your own dinner.

Please Note: All pizza must be preordered. To ensure everyone gets their meal, no pizza will be sold on-site at the event.

Be sure to RSVP and place your pizza order by Thursday, September 11th. We can't wait to see you there!

Click the link here to sign up

Volunteer Sign Up 2025-2026

We have many volunteering opportunities for the school year. 

• Co-President
• Events Co-Chair
• Education Chair
• Kindergarten CAS Coordinator
• Garden Team Co-Chairs
• Teacher Appreciation Co-Chairs 
• Burr Buzz editors

Please sign up to help our school!

Important Upcoming Dates

September 23: Rosh Hashanah - No School 

September 24:  Burr's Back to School Curriculum Night, 6:00 p.m. 

September 25: NPS Early Release - 12:10 Student Dismissal

 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 

Volunteers & Contributors for 2024-2025 Year

 A big shout-out to these parents who volunteered or contributed this year! 

        PTO Board: Jyoti Shah, Amir Moghimi, Amy Fabiano, Justin Anderson, Jessica Tybursky, Mariko Wong, Shannon Derick, Grace Huang, Kiki Williams, Pooja Tiwari, Michelle Claussen

    

        Room Parents: Kate Pitman, Michelle Claussen, Rachael Menton, Sahar Mohajerani, Katie Adelfio, Kyra Norsigian, Stephanie St. Pierre, Concetta Doherty, Rachel Theran-Teixeira, Robin McManus, Pranay Tiwari, Sanghee Han, Kayla Noblecilla, Alissa Saginaw, Gina Zavradinos, Niya Sa, Brenda Verly Da Silva Jaques, Katharine Braun-Levine, Anna Konigsmark, Tony Brooks, Shannon Derick, Debbie McLoughlin, Eliza Spaulding, Gina Medaglia, Marta Barriga, Jessica O'Connell, Lisa Holohan, Celine Tavan Hanot. Also, a big thank you to Marta Barriga, Yongan Zhao, Altair and Becky for translating the emails.

        Burr Buzz Editors: Marta Barriga, Kayla Noblecilla, and Alissa Saginaw.  

        CAS: George Bou Assaf, Michelle Claussen, Amy Fabiano, Michal Miller, Gina Zavradinos, Lisa Gaskill,  Jessica Tybursky, Mike Tybursky, Gina Medeglia.

        Book Fair: Robin McManus, Amy Fabiano, Amie Butler, Andrey Anufrieu, Baharan MacLean, Brenda Verly Da Silva Jaques, Casey Kudesia, Gina Medaglia, Ilya Mirsky, Jessica Tybursky, Jonathon Swersey, Katie Adelfio, Katie Morris, Katie Holcomb, Kay Lee, Kayla Noblecilla, Kayla Fustamante, Kiki Williams, Kyra Norsigian, Laura Sandler, Laura Langner, Lisa Kong, Mahjubeh Rahimian, Michelle Claussen, Rachael Menton, Rachel Theran-Teixeira, Sawyer Van Horn, Stephen Teixeira, Talila Perry, Erin Fichot.

        NewtonServes: Casey Kudesia

        Garden Team: Benny Lee, Erin Fichot, Katharine Braun-Levine, Mariko Wong

        Library Volunteer: Justin Anderson, Nina Bellucci, Dante Capasso, Erin Capasso, Gina Chaimanis, Michelle Claussen, Katie Cronin, Shannon Derick, Amy Fabiano, Susan Fisher, Sanghee Han, Deanna Hoffman, Akram Kamrani, Kay Lee, Baharan MacLean, David Maganzini, Mahjubeh Mashhadi, Camai Mazzulla, Reuth Mirsky, Sahar Mohajerani, Katie Morris, Kayla Noblecilla, Kyra Norsigian, Jessica OConnell, Talila Perry, Laura Sandler, Jay Snyder, Stephanie St. Pierre Anderson, Haoming (Elena) Tang, Rachel Theran-Teixeira, Jessica Tybursky, Mollie Van Horn, Brenda verly da silva jaques, Sarah Zlotoff, Erin Fichot.

        

        May Fair: Jyoti Shah, Marie Andrawes, Gina Medaglia, Pooja Tiwari, Sarah Kornfeld, Kiki Williams, Rachael Menton, Katie Morris, Rehan Ahmad, Annie Chivatakarn, Ishika Nadkar, Jay Snyder, Kyra Norsigian, Reuth Mirsky, Jessica Tybursky, Lana Elhalabi, Hossein Fariborzi, Aneesha Nadkar, Mariko Wong, Anu Jayanth, Erin Fichot.

        Boo Fest: Kiki Williams, Pooja Tiwari, Rachael Menton, Annie Chivatakarn, Vidya Gowda, Mika Mirsky, Megan Murphy, Suzanne Chan, Katie Morris, Sanghee Han, Mariko Wong, Julia Horvitz, Kay Lee, Anna Konigsmark, Chau Nguyen, Lana Elhalabi, Michelle Claussen, Brenda Verly Da Silva Jaques, Julia Horvitz, Lisa Kong, Amy Shen, Celine Tavan, Eliza Spaulding, Reuth Mirsky, Vidya Gowda, Becky Silva, Mariko Wong, Casey Kudesia, Lisa Kong, Anu Jayanth, Shannon Derick, Anu Jayanth, Alyssa Haggerty, Annie Chivatakarn, Betsy James, Annie Chivatakarn, Vidya Gowda, Hue & Andrea Vendramin, Amy Fabiano, Amy Goodman, Andreea Ghiurcanas, Marianne Lindahl Allen, Kerrie OBrien, Monique De Jesus, Becky Silva, Hue & Andrea Vendramin, CAROLINE STEWART, Adex Tad, Pranay Tiwari, Erin Fichot.

    

        Election Day Bake Sale: Brenda Verly Da Silva Jaques, Casey Kudesia, Jyoti Shah, Katie Rissmiller, Kayla Noblecilla, Jennifer Sulewski, Lana Elhalabi, Laura Langner, Monique De Jesus, Gina Medaglia, Kyra Norsigian, Kiki Williams, Alyssa Haggerty, Katie Nicolazzo, Kate Pitman, Yufang Ding, Anna Konigsmark, Justin Anderson, Grace Huang

        Teacher Appreciation: Kiki Williams, Michelle Claussen, Katie Adelfio, John Murnane, Rachael Menton, Kay Lee, Louise Toyo, Deanna Hoffman, Anna Murnane, Brianne Mahoney, Michal Miller, Concetta Doherty, Jess Chao, Kelly Riera, Yuejian Liu, Kate Pitman, Hannah Burns, Grace Huang, Katie Morris, Aidee Ayala, Victoria Deng, Reuth Mirsky, Katie Rissmiller, Yuejian Liu, Allison Kelley, Marie Andrawes, Mahjubeh Mashhadi, Katie Nicolazzo, Henna Aejaz, Abby Holstein, Andreea Ghiurcanas, Kyra Norsigian, Amy Shen, Amy Fabiano, Amy Peterson, Seena Koshy, Natalia Mag, Elena (Haoming) Tang, Yufang Ding, Akram Kamrani

        Auction: Amie Butler, Allison Kelly, Robin McManus, Hannah Sandrowski Burns, Kiki Williams

        Book Swap: Pooja Tiwari, Amie Butler, Gina Medaglia, Scott Sanders, Kay Lee, Becky Silva, Brenda Jaques, Katie Morris, Sawyer Van Horn, Brianne Mahoney, Hannah Burns, Vidya Gowda, Mahjubeh Mashhadi, Pranay Tiwari, Erin Fichot, Allison Kelley, Erin Fichot.

        Back to School Picnic: Brenda Verly Da Silva Jaques, Reuth Mirksy, Divya Sudhan, Mariko Wong, Amy Fabiano

        

        5th Grade Committee: Jay Snyder, Eliza Spaulding, Concetta Doherty, Lisa Kong

        Safe Routes to School Lead: Scott Sanders

        School Picture Day: Gina Chaimanis

        Caring Committee: Mollie van Horn

        SEPAC: Eliza Spaulding

        ELPAC: Angie Kim

        FORJ: Becky Silva, Kyra Norsigian

        Color Day: Shannon Derick, Jessica Tybursky, Dwayne Antonio, Rachel Theran-Teixeira, Katherine Braun-Levine, Julia Horvitz, Elena (Haoming) Tang, Katie Holcomb, Hannah Burns, Jen Aballo, Anna Konigsmark, Anu Jayanth, Benny Lee, Kay Lee, Stephanie St. Pierre, Katie Cronin, Max Greenberg, Caroline Stewart, Camai Mazzulla, Megan Melosi, Michal Miller, Kelly Riera, Laura Langner, Erza Geggel, Justin Buck, Dwayne Antonio, Steven Sulewski, Jay Benson, Jill Palamidis, Mariko Wong, Akram Kamrani, Stephen Teixeira, Jennifer Sulewski, Betsy James, Kyra Norsigian, Sharon Treacy, Brett Treacy, Lisa Gaskill, Sanghee Han, Gina Chaimanis, Jillian O'Connor, Katie Morris, Katie Rissmiller, Sawyer Van Horn, Debashree Basu, Camai Mazzulla, Spencer Poole

We can't do it without you guys!

Keep the Garden Growing

Volunteer to “Adopt” the Garden. (Sign-Up Genius Here)

Thank you to everybody who made our Garden Days a success this month!! It was great to see all the students planting in the garden! 

Please help us keep the garden healthy and thriving this spring and summer. Please volunteer to water the garden for a week or more here.

Burr PTO Annual Wolf Fund Campaign 

- Last Call, Donate Today!

The Burr School PTO’s annual campaign - The Wolf Fund - is starting and we need your help!

This annual fundraising campaign provides the majority of the funding for PTO activities -

cultural and community events (BooFest, May Fair, World Cultures Fair, etc.) and Creative Arts

and science programs in the classrooms.

Last year, the Burr School PTO spent $129 per student at Burr and ensured that all students

could participate in PTO and school-sponsored events.

Our Goals This Year:

Raise $22,000 through the Wolf Fund
with 50% of Burr School families giving any amount

Here’s how you can help:

Give: There is no such thing as a small donation—every dollar counts towards our goals and

truly makes a difference. And your donation is tax-deductible!

● Give $100 and receive a Burr School Magnet

● Give $150 and receive a Burr School Magnet + Burr T-Shirt for your kids enrolled at Burr

Ask Your Employer to Match: Ask “Does our company provide matching

charitable contributions?” to get some free money for Burr!

Talk it Up!: Spread the word among Burr families about why you give to the Wolf Fund.

Thank you for helping to build a community at Burr where all our children and families can

learn, grow and play!

Your gift of any amount helps support our Burr School community!

Giving is easy!

● Scan the QR code here to give securely online at https://givebutter.com/burr24-25

● Send a check made out to Burr PTO in your child’s folder

● Send a check made out to Burr PTO by mail to

             Burr PTO

             171 Pine Street

              Auburndale, MA 02466

 

If you are mailing a check, please complete and include this form with your check.