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Breakfast at Burr!

On the following dates below from 8:30-9:30am, there will be a potluck Breakfast with the parents and Burr Staff of your child’s grade.  It is a great way to meet other parents in your child’s grade and interact with Burr staff as well.  Please click on the signup genius for more details, items needed and to RSVP.

Grade 4 – Tuesday, 10/9   

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-4thgrade

Grade 3 – Friday, 10/12     

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-3rdgrade

Grade 2 – Tuesday, 10/16 

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-2ndgrade

Grade 1 – Friday 10/19       

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-1stgrade

Kindergarten – Tuesday, 10/23  

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-kindergarten

Grade 5 – Friday, 10/26    

 https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090E4EAFAE2CA2F58-5thgrade

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The Burr Wolf Fund Needs Your Support

Please look for the Burr Wolf Fund letter in your child's folder this week. The Burr Wolf Fund is the PTO's annual fall fundraiser that raises a significant portion of the PTO's budget and helps pay for the some of PTO's largest and most important  line items: Creative Arts and Sciences, teacher supplies and books for Burr's library.

This year's Burr Wolf Fund goal is to raise $24,000 by January 31, 2019. Please contribute an amount you are comfortable with. We greatly appreciate any and all contributions! Every contribution makes a difference in our students' experience at Burr!

Everyone who donates to the Wolf Fund by October 31 will be entered into a drawing to win a fabulous Family Game Night Basket.

You can contribute to the Wolf Fund by sending a check (made payable to Burr PTO) in your child's folder or from the "Donate" button on the PTO's website at  https://www.burrpto.org

If you have any questions, please email the Burr Wolf Fund team at wolffund@burrpto.org.

Walk to School Day—Friday, Oct. 5

Please join us for International Walk and Bike to School Day on Friday, October 5.

Walking or biking to school is a great way to get exercise, help reduce traffic congestion, and decrease pollution.

Giveaways and music.

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Save the date for the first PTO meeting of the year—Oct. 11!

Mark your calendar! The first PTO meeting of the year is Thursday, October 11 at 7 pm at Burr School. This exciting PTO meeting will feature a tour of Burr School led by Burr students themselves.

We will also sample pies and other goodies from Bisou Sweet to get everyone excited for November's Thanksgiving pie sale. Come join us for an entertaining tour and delicious goodies.

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MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR THE BURR BOO FEST!

On Saturday October 27, 2018 from 6pm-8pm the Burr gym and cafetorium will be transformed into a spooky dream world of fun for our kids! Be prepared for a costume dance party, fortune tellers, a mad scientist lab, goodies, and other festive Halloween activities! The pumpkin carving contest will be back again this year with prizes awarded for spookiest, silliest, and most school spirited pumpkins!

This beloved event cannot happen without the support of volunteers from the Burr community. Please stay tuned for more details and for the signup genius with positions big and small on Friday 10/26 (set up) and Saturday 10/27 to make this event a success for our kids!

Thank You for Another 

Successful Movie Night!

Thank you to all who came and supported the movie night on Friday. 

Good times were had by all! 

A special thanks to Annika Fockens for chairing the event 

and for all those who volunteered to help make it a success!

(*NOT ACTUAL BURR STUDENTS)

PRESENTED BY THE BURR PTO!

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WALK & BIKE TO SCHOOL!!!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th 

Start your day off right by walking or biking to school on Friday, October 5!  Join thousands of other students and parents to reduce traffic congestion and get some exercise in first thing

Stickers and bookmarks to all those who walk, bike, or take the bus.  There will be music too.

Questions?  Email Laura at lgtowvim@gmail.com.

Brought to you by Burr's Safe Routes to School Committee and The Green Team!

FROM NURSE BEST

Shoo Flu

Get the flu vaccine at school, not the flu!

The BURR SCHOOL flu shot clinic will be on October 17th. Each student to be vaccinated must have a parent/guardian complete two forms:
1. Consent/Screening form
2. Vaccine administration record/Insurance form.

Forms are available in the school nurse’s office, or may be downloaded at www.newtonma.gov/flu . You may electronically complete the form, print, sign and return. Forms are due to the School Nurse October 15th.  

Only the flu shot (no nasal spray) will be offered at school this year. The Vaccine Information Statement about  the flu shot, and additional information for families including tips on preparing kids for a shot is available at www.newtonma.gov/flu or in the school nurse’s office. There is no cost to receive the vaccine, but insurance information is requested. All students, regardless of insurance status, are invited to receive vaccine with parent permission.

Students are not required to receive flu vaccine, however the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends flu vaccine for all people age 6 months and up. There are many places to get a flu vaccine including at school, your primary health care provider or community clinics. For additional clinic dates for the whole family, visit www.newtonma.gov/flu.

In addition to vaccination, it is important to practice good hand hygiene and cough etiquette by washing hands often; covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue or the arm; and staying home when sick.

For more flu prevention tips, talk to the school nurse or check out these websites: www.newtonma.gov/flu and www.cdc.gov/flu 

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Wolf Fund Envelope Stuffing Party

Are you looking to help the PTO and have two hours to give? Then please help stuff envelopes for the PTO's annual fundraising campaign, The Wolf Fund, on September 24 at 7:30 pm. Contact Christine Dutt at duttch2@gmail.com for her address or if you have any questions. She promises you'll be done no later than 9:30 pm! And there will be snacks and beverages. Thank you!

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

We need your help!

We have a lot of upcoming events without any teams to run them.  We can't do it without help from the Burr community.  Here are some roles that we're looking to fill:

• Hospitality (ongoing) - Provide coffee for Parent/Principal Coffee, coordinate the Back to School breakfast, and Teacher Appreciation week.
• Moveathon (date TBA) - We are bringing back the Moveathon and partnering with the student council! The student council will be voting on a charity and all proceeds will benefit it. This will be a fun event to coordinate.
• Book Fair (November) - It's back at Burr this year, but with a new, local vendor!  It's going to be super fun, but we need some team members to help coordinate.
• Online Auction (January) - We need additional team members for this popular fundraiser.  We can use help soliciting donations, inputting items into the website, and delivering items to winners. 
• Talent Show Concessions (March) - Parent volunteers are needed to sell refreshments at the talent show.  
• World Culture Potluck (April) - This year’s World Culture Celebration is a potluck dinner only.  (The full World Culture Fair is every other year)  The volunteer team coordinates the signups for food and helps plan the evening’s entertainment (music, parent discussions about various food dishes, etc). 
• Garden Classroom (May) - We need a co-coordinator for the Garden Classroom.  You've probably seen the beautiful sunflowers in the garden this year.  Come be a part of it this spring!  
• Color Day Popsicle Coordinator (June) - This coordinator will be responsible for purchasing and bringing popsicles to Burr for Color Day!
• Wolf Fund (ongoing) - We need a co-coordinator for Burr's important fundraising effort.  This will be starting soon and the Wolf Fund committee could use a helping hand.

After you’ve had a chance to review the different volunteer areas, please click here to fill out our Volunteer Interest Form!

 CONNECT WITH US 

Join the Burr School PTO on Facebook

Please follow us on Facebook!   We keep it up to date with events, volunteer opportunities, and other information that might be useful to you as a Burr Parent.  

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The Burr School Online Directory

Have you signed up for the Burr School Online Directory?  It's a great way to connect with other Burr families for playdates, volunteering, and more!  New families can sign up here.  

Returning family?  Be sure to login to update your listing with your child's new teacher so they show up on the class list.  

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Movie Night at Burr!

Friday, September 21 is our annual Movie Night!  Doors open at 6, movie starts at 6:30. This year we will be playing The Book of Life.   $6 per person and includes popcorn and drink.  Whole pizzas available for pre-order or by the slice and additional snacks will be for sale.  Flyers went out in folders last week and are due back on Tuesday.

Questions?  Email a.fockens@outlook.com

Note:  This is not a drop-off activity, so please be sure to supervise your children during the movie.  

THANK YOU! 

Thanks to our picnic volunteers!

Thursday's picnic was a rousing success!  We even had nice weather!  Thank you to everyone that worked hard to make the picnic so much fun.  We couldn't do it without our volunteers.  Thanks also to Comella's for the tasty pizzas and to Yogurt Beach for the refreshing frozen yogurt.  

 VOLUNTEERS NEEDED 

Room Parents Wanted!

We are still looking for room parents in some of our classes.  Wondering what room parents do?  They will help coordinate the Breakfasts at Burr happening next month, forward emails to the class, organize playdates, and show teacher appreciation.  Sign up here:  https://www.signupgenius.com/go/4090e4eafae2ca2f58-burr1 

Safe Routes to School Rep Needed for Burr

I am reaching out to you in hopes of of finding a Safe Routes to School Task Force representative from Burr. SRTS is working to increase the number of students walking and biking to school for their health (active transportation) + reduce congestion and improve air quality by reducing the number of vehicles arriving at school. We work as a group with NPS and the city on any number of issues such as fixing safety issues, supporting crossing guards, resolving snow clearing problems, conducting bike and pedestrian safety training, etc. Working together we are able to achieve more than individual schools.  

We currently have representatives for 18 of the 21 Newton schools. Underwood, Burr and Bigelow are the 3 schools not represented.

The first SRTS meeting of the year is this Friday September 14th 9:30 am  - 10:30 am at the Waban Library Center 1608 Beacon St. This would be a good time for someone to learn more about the program. I am also happy to touch base with anyone wanting more information.   

For a quick introduction to SRTS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOeUOFSrAkA

For those wanting to learn more about SRTS in Massachusetts:
https://www.massdot.state.ma.us/saferoutestoschool/Home.aspx

Alicia Bowman
SRTS coordinator for Newton North High School & SRTS Co-Chair
617-257-8270

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Back to School Picnic: Thursday, Sept. 13

The Back to School Picnic is Thursday from 5:30-7:30!  

Tomorrow we will be placing our order with Comella's for pizza for the picnic. Pizzas are $10 each. These are pre-orders only. There will be no pizza for sale on the day of the picnic.

There will be snacks, drinks, and fro-yo available for purchase, and of course you can bring your own picnic!

Pre-order pizza here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/60b0d4dafaa23a0fb6-pizza