Be Part of the Pack!

Donate to the Wolf Fund

The Burr community's annual fundraising drive the Burr Wolf Fund is at 71% of goal with $17,124 raised of the $24,000 goal. 85 families have donated of Burr's 265 families.

Donate today and help us reach the goal for the school year. The Wolf Fund is our largest fundraiser of the year, and helps to cover important initiatives for the school such as Creative Arts and Sciences and Technology.

Thank you to all of our families who have donated so far, and get your donation in today if you haven't to be Part of the Pack!

CLICK HERE TO DONATE NOW!

Understanding Our Differences Needs Volunteers on March!

The Understanding Our Differences program is a terrific parent led program that teaches our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade children about various disabilities. Its focus is on teaching children to be inclusive of and to be allies for persons with disabilities in their community. This program runs entirely with parent volunteers and we need your help!

The 3rd Grade classrooms need a total of 8 volunteers to present the program about Blindness and Low Vision on Thursday,  March 12 from 11 pm until 1 pm.  Volunteering is easy, fun and anyone can do it – you do not need any background knowledge about disabilities to help. UOD has a curriculum that parents presents; you will receive a script that will help you lead the activities.  Please contact Christine Dutt at duttch2@gmail.com  or sign up here if you can help.

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SUPER TUESDAY ELECTION BAKE SALE HELP NEEDED!

Tuesday, March 3rd

Super Tuesday is just around the corner!! Our Election Day Bake Sales are very popular and an easy way to fundraise, but we need your help! Can you drop off baked goods (or coffee) or spare an hour for a shift at the table? Thanks in advance!!

Election Day Bake Sale: Baked Goods Donations - CLICK HERE TO DONATE

Please sign-up to bring baked goods (homemade or store-bought) to the bake sale. Make sure all items are labeled and packaged for individual sale. Items can be delivered to the Burr teachers room anytime on Monday, March 2nd (please label: Bake Sale), or throughout the day on March 3rd including the late afternoon to re-supply the bake sale with fresh items for the after work rush. Thank you for your donation!

2020 Election Day Bake Sale: Shift Sign-Up - CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP


Please sign-up to work at the bake sale! If you can't work an entire shift, please sign-up and indicate how long you can stay. Any amount of time you can give will make a difference. Feel free to bring your students along for the afternoon/evening shifts!

SEEKING MAYFAIR PLANNING

COMMITTEE MEMBERS!

Mayfair is quickly approaching (Saturday, May 9th) and we'd love to get a great committee together to help plan it!  Mayfair is a super fun event for families including games, activities, food and more. If you love to event-plan, this committee is for you! There will be one planning session TBD  - please contact Deanna Salemme for more information.  

MARK YOUR CALENDAR!

We have a very busy spring ahead! Here are some important upcoming dates:

• Tuesday, March 3rd - Election Day Bake Sale!! We need your baking help!
• Tuesday, March 10th - Fleishman & School Committee Coffee - 8:30 AM. If you have any topics of interest you'd like to see discussed, please reach out to us Info@burrpto.org
• Friday, March 13th  - Talent Show 2nd-5th Grade
• Thursday, March 19th - Early Release
• Friday, March 27th - Dance Party - Details coming soon!!
• Sunday, April 5th - International Day at Burr
• Friday, April 10th, Good Friday - No School
• Friday, April 17th - Talent Show K & 1st Grade
• Saturday, May 9th - MAYFAIR
• Saturday, May 30th - Parent Prom Nite Out

Upcoming FORJ

(Families Organizing for Racial Justice)

February & April Book Events!

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

SIGN UP HERE

February 25th

6:30 -8:30 pm 

at Newton Free Public Library, Room B 

Why Are all the Black Kids Sitting in the Cafeteria by Beverly Tatum 

April 29th

6:30-8:30 pm 

at Newton Free Public Library, Room B 

White Fragility by Robin Diangelo

Questions? Contact jenniferdirga@gmail.com

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Date Change for Parent Prom—Saturday, May 30

 

Dust off your 80's/90's prom dress or ruffled tux and save the date for this year's parent night, the Parent Prom!! 

Saturday, May 30th, from 6-10pm, at Parallel Sound Studio (237 Riverview Ave, Newton).

Parents only, no kids, so line up the babysitter early! Prom attire suggested but not required. Live music provided by a Burr parent pit band followed by karaoke. 

More details to come but please save the date!

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Date Change for Parent Prom—Saturday, May 30

 

Dust off your 80's/90's prom dress or ruffled tux and save the date for this year's parent night, the Parent Prom!! 

Saturday, May 30th, from 6-10pm, at Parallel Sound Studio (237 Riverview Ave, Newton).

Parents only, no kids, so line up the babysitter early! Prom attire suggested but not required. Live music provided by a Burr parent pit band followed by karaoke. 

More details to come but please save the date!

Burr STEAM Fair 2020—Friday, Feb. 28

The 2020 Burr STEAM Fair is just around the corner, Don't Forget to Register! Not just STEM. A for Art, because of the importance of creativity in the STEM fields. STEAM is the new STEM! Open to all Burr students!

New this year - The Newton Ligerbots will join us for a Robotics demonstration!

Also open to parents who are in a STEAM field - if you are and you'd like to do a demonstration, please sign up.

Date and Time: Friday, February 28th, 2020, from 6:30-8pm, setup at 6pm. 

Location: Burr Cafetorium

Please sign up and add a project idea if available - project idea not required, and duplicate projects are fine, this is just to get an idea for spacing. 

Guildelines available on the sign up.

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5th Grade CAS Museum of Science - Weather: Wind, Water and Temperature

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.

Monday,  March 2,  9:00-10:00
Cafetorium

Parents welcome to attend!!

Creative Arts and Sciences programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. 

Wolf Fund Update - Help us Meet Our Goal

Hello Burr Families,

It is mid-February and we’re a little behind on our Burr Wolf Fund fundraising goal of $24,000. As of today, we have raised $14,514 from 79 of our 265 families, which is $9,846 away from our goal and a 30% participation rate. 

If each of the 186 families who have not donated yet contributed $50 to the Wolf Fund, we will have a good shot at meeting our goal. 

Please contribute to the Wolf Fund and receive these priceless things in return:

• 4-5 Creative Arts and Sciences curriculum enhancing programs at each grade level;
• Supplies for Burr's teachers; 
• New books for Burr's library; 
• Technology needs, and knowing that you positively affect your child’s education and experience at Burr.

Here’s how to make a contribution:

• Send a check into school in your child’s folder. Please make the check payable to Burr PTO and write Burr PTO Wolf Fund on the envelope
• Donate online at http://burrpto.org
• Mail a check to Burr PTO, PO Box 66275, Auburndale, MA 02466

Does your employer match charitable contributions? If so, please ask them to match your contribution to the Burr PTO.

We need your help in raising another $9,846 in contributions to reach our goal.

Thank You! 
The Burr PTO

Thank you to everyone who has contributed and everyone who will contribute!

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Burr STEAM Fair - Friday, February 28th!

Announcing the 2020 Burr STEAM Fair, Friday, February 28th , 2020

STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Mathematics

Open to: All Burr Students, and All Burr Parents who want to do a demonstration!

Location: Burr Cafetorium

Time: Setup at 6pm, Fair 6:30-8, open to anyone not just those doing a project.

Project ideas not required in advance, but please sign up here: https://bit.ly/3bbR0BI

Link also on Burr Facebook Group and Burrpto.org

Details and guidelines on the Signup Genius

Ideas – environmental solutions, music theory, coding games, clean energy….

Coronavirus Information for Newton Residents

February 4, 2020

The following is an update regarding novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV).

The risk of 2019-nCoV infection remains low for people in our area.

The Newton Health and Human Services Department continues to monitor the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH). This public health
concern is evolving. The public can expect that recommendations may change, and that Newton HHS will provide updates as needed.

New interim public health guidance from CDC has been released: https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/php/risk-assessment.html. This interim guidance is effective as of February 3, 2020, and does not apply retrospectively to people who have been in China during the previous 14 days and are already in the United States, or those being managed as part of a contact investigation.

This means that people who returned from China before February 3 and who remain free of symptoms compatible with 2019-nCoV infection (fever, cough, or difficulty breathing) are not restricted from activities (school, work, etc.) at this time.

Going forward, people returning from China will fly into pre-designated airports to be screened by CDC. These travelers will be evaluated for symptoms and receive instructions about isolation or quarantine based on their situation and the new guidance. Logan International Airport is not one of the airports designated by CDC to receive travelers from China.

Anyone who recently returned from China and develops a fever, cough or has difficulty breathing is instructed to seek medical care right away; call ahead before going to see a doctor or emergency room; and tell them your symptoms and that you were in China.
CDC does not recommend wearing masks at school or in the community at this time.
The risk of influenza remains higher than the risk of 2019-nCoV infection for people in this area.

The following precautionary actions will help prevent respiratory viruses, including seasonal influenza and Coronavirus:

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
• Stay home when you are sick.
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash.
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

The best place for the latest nationwide updates is directly from CDC at www.cdc.gov/nCoV

Massachusetts updates from MDPH are available at https://www.mass.gov/2019coronavirus

The Newton HHS department will post local updates to the City of Newton website at www.newtonma.gov

Questions about coronavirus may be directed to the city’s Health and Human Services Department at (617) 796-1420.

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Creative Arts and Sciences Welcomes 

the Science Discovery Museum’s Electromagnetism (5th Grade)

Students discover the connection between magnetic and electrical energy through science and math. Working as teams, students build a simple electromagnet, test its strength, and graph the results.

Thursday, February 13

• 10:55-11:40 Ms. Cooley
• 12:20-1:05 Ms. Harris
• 1:15-2:00 Ms. Robinson

Presentations will take place in the Library.

Join us! Parents are encouraged to attend.

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


Thank you!

Sign Up

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Sleep Under Party!!

February 7th!!!

Save the date for the Sleep Under on Friday, February 7th!

Join the Burr Teachers for a Sleep Under Party
No Parents Allowed!!!

What? The Burr Teachers are volunteering their time to give parents a night out and to raise $$$ for the Burr PTO!  Students can wear their pajamas, bring a blanket or sleeping bag and join the Burr Teachers for pizza dinner and a movie party featuring Abominable!

When? Friday, February 7th 6:00-8:30pm

Who? Burr students only. No younger siblings and NO Parents!!!

RSVP by Thursday February 6th  - Sign up now! A flyer will also be sent home  with pay-by-check option.

You must RSVP for this event. Tickets will not be available at the door.

Admission
$20 for first child
$10 for each additional child
$5 optional dinner (includes cheese pizza, side item, and water)