THE BURR BUZZ: March 2018

THE BURR PTO PRESENTS

World Cultures Celebration 2018

Dear Burr Families,

This year marks the return of Burr’s World Cultures Celebration on April 28th, 4:00-6:30. It is a joyous event and a true jewel in our school’s diversity crown. Through the imagination and creativity of host family volunteers, classrooms will be transported into the many native and ancestral countries that make up our community. In essence, the World Cultures Celebration allows our students and their families to travel the world, all without leaving the school. To make this event possible, we need your help. We have several families already signed up to host a room country including India, Greece, Zimbabwe, Jamaica, Pakistan, Mexico, China, and Kenya, but we need more.

So, if you have a collection of treasured family “artifacts,” photos, an idea for a craft, songs you can teach, a simple toy you can make, etc. then you’ll be perfect! If you want to help but are not sure what to do, we can come up with ideas together. Please contact Janhavi Wadhwani at janhavi108@yahoo.com or Tamika Olszewski at tamikaolszewski@yahoo.com by Tuesday, March 27th and let’s start planning our itinerary!

Burr welcomes Middlesex South District Attorney for a special presentation on keeping kids safe online

The Burr PTO is proud and excited to welcome Middlesex South District Attorney Marian Ryan to our next PTO meeting on Wednesday, April 4th to share her expertise on internet safety and how best to keep our kids safe when they are online. There are many ways our kids (yes, even at this young age) can be exposed to dangers in today's digital world, including social networking through online games, websites, newsgroups and more. This is a rare opportunity to learn from one of Boston's foremost experts on this topic, so you won't want to miss it.

Join us at 6:30pm to hear all the latest happenings in the PTO, and plan for DA Ryan to start her presentation at 7pm. Mark your calendars and join us for this important (and free!) Burr event.

NEED BABYSITTING? WE CAN HELP!!
Through a new arrangement between the Burr PTO and Plowshares, Newton North's in-house preschool, several high school students from Newton North will be on hand at Burr to provide FREE child care during the presentation. You must RSVP in advance for child care. Availability is limited so sign up below!

http://bit.ly/BurrPTOApril4childcare

BURR ONLINE AUCTION

Burr Online Auction—March 19th - 25th

The Burr auction goes live tomorrow morning at 10am. Get ready to bid! You can preview the site now here.

In addition to some of the auction items many of you have come to know and love (Disney World tickets, summer camps, birthday parties and restaurants, we are excited to be offering some new and exciting auction packages this year, including:

* an African safari—the trip of a lifetime! (6 days/6 nights on a South African safari reserve)

* an exclusive VIP tour of FormLab Studios (a leading 3D printing company in Somerville) for budding makers and STEM fans!

* a freshly made and delivered breakfast for your family from Burr’s own baker extraordinaire Christine Dutt!

* a wine-tasting party for you and a some friends at Judith’s Kitchen!

* a “vet-for-a-day” experience at Commonwealth Veterinary Clinic in Auburndale!

* A number of Burr staff members have generously donated "teacher treats" to our auction, which are really fun opportunities for students to spend time with their favorite teachers doing the things they love (eating ice cream, making crafts, watching movies, going on scavenger hunts and more). You can find these under Student Experiences. Several of these are group activities and will have multiple winners, so please pay attention to the package number listed on the auction item for bidding purposes.

And those are just SOME of the new offerings! All proceeds benefit the Burr PTO, which goes right back to support the students, staff and programs of Burr School.

Please share our auction on social media and with anyone you think might be interested.

https://www.32auctions.com/burrschoolpto

As always, thanks so much for your support!

- The Burr PTO

INTERNET SAFETY

Burr Welcomes Middlesex South District Attorney for a Special Presentation on Keeping Kids Safe Online—Wednesday, April 4, 2018

The Burr PTO is proud to welcome Middlesex South District Attorney Marian Ryan to our next PTO meeting on Wednesday, April 4th to share her expertise on internet safety and how best to keep our kids safe when they are online. There are many ways our kids (yes, even at this young age) can be exposed to dangers in today's digital world, including social networking through online games, websites, newsgroups and more. This is a rare opportunity to learn from one of Boston's foremost experts on this topic, so you won't want to miss it.

Join us at 6:30 pm to hear all the latest happenings in the PTO, and plan for DA Ryan to start her presentation at 7 pm. Mark your calendars and join us for this important (and free!) Burr event.

NEED BABYSITTING? WE CAN HELP!!

Through a new arrangement between the Burr PTO and Plowshares, Newton North's in-house preschool, several high school students from Newton North will be on hand at Burr to provide FREE child care during the presentation. You must RSVP in advance for child care. Availability is limited so sign up below!

http://bit.ly/BurrPTOApril4childcare

GRADE 3 CREATIVE ARTS & SCIENCES

Creative Arts & Sciences: Bubbles—March 21, 2018

Kindergarten Fun!
Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes The Discovery Museums’ Bubbles
Wednesday March 21, 2018

How long does a bubble really last? What color is a bubble? Can you predict when a bubble will pop? Students challenge what they think they know about bubbles as they make new observations, pose questions, investigate, and discuss their findings.

Presentations will take place in the Classrooms. Join us!
Parents are encouraged to attend, but no younger siblings, please. Thank you for your cooperation.

This program was fully funded by your generous donations to the Burr PTO and the Burr Wolf Fund. To donate, go to Burr PTO.org and click on "Donate." Thank you!

GRADE 5 CREATIVE ARTS & SCIENCES

Creative Arts & Sciences: Weather—March 19, 2018

5th Grade Happenings
Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes the Museum of Science’s Weather: Wind, Water, and Temperatures

How do air, water, light, and heat interact with each other to create weather? Students will see how atmospheric phenomena interact with each other to create the weather we experience every day. They’ll see a hot air balloon lift off inside the school, pressurize a tank to create enough wind to power a cannon, and watch clouds form before their very eyes.

Date: March 19, 2018
Time: 9:00 am (all 5th grade classes)
Presentation will take place in the Cafetorium. Join us!

Parents are encouraged to attend, but no younger siblings, please. Thank you for your cooperation.

This program was fully funded by your generous donations to the Burr PTO and the Burr Wolf Fund. To donate, go to Burr PTO.org and click on "Donate." Thank you!

THE BURR PTO PRESENTS

Get Ready for the Burr Online Auction—March 19-25

We are less than two weeks away from the Burr online auction, which will run from March 19-25th! In addition to some of the auction items many of you have come to know and love (Disney World tickets, summer camps, birthday parties and restaurants), we are excited to be offering some new and exciting auction packages this year, including:

* an African safari—the trip of a lifetime! (6 days/6 nights on a South African safari reserve)

* an exclusive “tech” package for budding makers, programmers and the like, which includes a VIP tour of FormLab Studios (a leading 3D printing company in Somerville) and a class at the soon-to-be-opening Empow Studios in Newton, which teaches kids to design, build and code STEM projects!

* a freshly made and delivered breakfast for your family from Burr’s own baker extraordinaire Christine Dutt!

* a wine-tasting party for you and a some friends at Judith’s Kitchen!

* a “vet-for-a-day” experience at Commonwealth Veterinary Clinic in Auburndale!

And those are just SOME of the new offerings! In addition, a number of beloved Burr teachers will be auctioning off some super fun student experiences, including ice cream socials, craft and pizza parties, movies at West Newton Cinema, scavenger hunts, and a lot more. So stay tuned!! All proceeds benefit the Burr PTO, which goes right back to support the students, staff and programs of Burr School.

We will be back in touch next week with all the details of where to find our auction. Please share our auction on social media and with anyone you think might be interested. As always, thanks so much for your support!

- The Burr PTO

Understanding Our Differences—March 14, 2018

We still need six volunteers for this Wednesday’s 3rd grade unit on Deafness. Can you help from 9-10:30am? Please contact Deanna Salemme at salemme@comcast.net.

THE BURR PTO PRESENTS

Burr welcomes Middlesex South District Attorney for a special presentation on keeping kids safe online

BURR LIBRARY

MID-YEAR UPDATE!

What’s happening in the library

Understanding Our Differences March 14

Dear Families,

We need 7 volunteers to run the Deafness unit of Understanding our Differences for the 3rd grade on Wednesday March 14 from 9-10:30. You do not need to have a child in the grade or any prior training or knowledge. We will provide the script and materials for fun activities that volunteers run with small groups of children.

Can you help? Please email Deanna Salemme at Salemme@comcast.net or
call 617-877-7576 for more information.

Thank you in advance,

Deanna Salemme