NPS Update on COVID, 1/2/22


If you missed Superintendent David Fleishman's January 2nd update on Newton Public Schools' COVID plan for the upcoming week, you can read it here.
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 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 


Lunar New Year Celebration - Planning Meeting This Thursday!


Burr's LNY Celebration has been tentatively planned for Saturday, February 5th. This will be another outdoor celebration. While in early planning stages, we hope to feature performances, have some concessions and represent the many cultures that celebrate Lunar New Year. 

We need your help! Does your family celebrate Lunar New Year? Do you have a tradition you'd like to share—whether it be a game, dance, music, custom or food? Or maybe you have access to a community dance troupe, etc? We'd love to hear from you! 

Our next planning meeting will be Thursday, January 6th at 7:30pm. Please contact alyssa@burrpto.org if you'd like to attend! Thanks to all of you who joined the zoom earlier in December! 

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Announcing CAS AuthorFest 2022!


  • - Announcing CAS AuthorFest 2022!
  • - Save the Date- April 12, 2022
  • - Author and Illustrator visit students at school: 8:30 - 3 PM (students only)
  • - Citywide “meet and greet” book sale and signing: 3:15 - 5:30 PM (open to everyone!)
Newton Public Schools’ Creative Arts & Sciences* is dedicating April 12, 2022 to recognize and celebrate the importance of books in our children’s lives. A wide range of authors and illustrators will visit schools across the district to talk about the writing and illustrating process – from idea to published work. Your CAS team is working with teachers and principals to select presenters. Details about the author(s) and illustrator(s) coming to Burr School and the afterschool book sale and signing event will be shared in late January. For now, please save the date!

Interested in volunteering on the day of the event? Please contact your CAS representative debashree06@gmail.com

Covid? We’re working on a contingency plan should visitors still not be admitted into school buildings in April.

CAS AuthorFest is made possible by a generous grant from the Newton Schools Foundation, a contribution from The Village Bank in Auburndale, and your generous contributions to our PTO. Thank you!

Newton Schools Foundation is proud to support CAS Authorfest 2022. Through contributions from individuals and businesses throughout the Newton community NSF is able to provide funding for grants to NPS staff that support new approaches in the classroom, professional development and programs that address inequities associated with race, income level and social identity..













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Show Your Burr Pride!



Purchase your Burr gear from the Burr Gear Shop and show your Wolf Pride!  Burr gear makes great holiday gifts and the PTO gets a portion of the profits.
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Every child in every grade benefits from your gift to the Burr PTO

The Wolf Fund is our annual giving campaign for the Burr PTO. It runs from October to January and brings in the majority of funding that supports PTO activities through the year 

This year, our goal is to raise $24,000 through the Wolf Fund with at least 50% of Burr families giving a gift of any amount. 

Your gift in any amount helps support our school community

Giving is easy. Choose any of these many ways to give to the Wolf Fund:
  • Give online. Click here to use your credit card, Paypal, or Venmo.
  • Text BURRPTO to 202-858-1233 to donate.
  • Send check made out to Burr PTO to school in your child's folder.
  • Mail a check made out to Burr PTO to Burr PTO / 171 Pine St. / Auburndale, MA 02466.
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Burr Student Council Holiday Gift Card Drive


The holidays are a special time. Many of us are lucky to spend extra time with our. families and exchange gifts, but some of our neighbors are not as lucky. Let's help make their holidays special too! 
We are collecting gift cards to local stores for children and families in our communities.
Gift Cards will be collected until December 17th, 2021.

Some suggestions for gift cards are:


Gift cards in any amount are appreciated and helpful.
They will be shared with families in our communities, who will be able to use the cards to buy gifts that they know their family needs and will enjoy.
Adults will also feel empowered and get in the holiday spirit.

Deadline for donating gift cards is December 17th, 2021.

THANK YOU from The Burr Student Council

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Lunar New Year Brainstorming Session!



Would you like to help plan a Lunar New Year event for our Burr Community? We are having a brainstorming session this coming Wednesday, December 15th at 7:30pm and would love your input! 

If you are interested, please email alyssa@burrpto.org for a zoom link. If you would like to help or have ideas, but can't attend Wednesday, just let us know!
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Newton ELPAC Meeting—December 14th


Please join the next ELPAC (English Learner Parent Advisory Council) Community Meeting. All are welcome!
  • Date: December 14, 2021
  • Time: 6:30-8:00PM
  • Location: Online (link to follow)
  • Please RSVP. Interpreters and/or same language groups will be provided with RSVP 
  • Find translated invitations here. 
  • Elections: Please fill out the nomination form if you would like to be nominated to join the board.
  • Reach out to the ELPAC board members with any questions: npselpac@gmail.com
  • We hope to see you on Zoom soon!
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Parents' Trivia Night—Friday December 10th (Sign up by Tuesday!)


Join us for a fun night of community trivia! Put the kids to bed, grab your favorite snacks and join us for some zoom team trivia! The evening will be hosted by Mike "Sarge" Riley from 98.5 The Sports Hub. Attendees will be divided into teams in breakout room format. We'll try to make teams with kids in the same grade to promote getting to know more people in our Burr community. You can also customize your team names, so put your thinking caps on now!

Cost: $25 per individual/$40 per couple
Sign up HERE by Tuesday Dec 7. 
Spots are limited to 96 people.  

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Every child in every grade benefits from your gift to the Burr PTO

The Wolf Fund is our annual giving campaign for the Burr PTO. It runs from October to January and brings in the majority of funding that supports PTO activities through the year. 

This year, our goal is to raise $24,000 through the Wolf Fund with at least 50% of Burr families giving a gift of any amount. 

Giving Tuesday recap

We want to express our heartfelt thanks to the Burr Community for its extraordinary generosity around Giving Tuesday. Since our challenge was announced, donations have risen from 33% to 67% of our $24,000 goal, and the number of families giving has nearly doubled to 95. This tremendous outpouring will result in all $500 of the challenge match being released. At almost $16,000, we still have just over $8,000 to go, but our goal is getting closer every day. Thank you, Wolf Pack!

Your gift in any amount helps support our school community

Giving is easy. Choose any of these many ways to give to the Wolf Fund:
  • Give online. Click here to use your credit card, Paypal, or Venmo.
  • Text BURRPTO to 202-858-1233 to donate.
  • Send check made out to Burr PTO to school in your child's folder.
  • Mail a check made out to Burr PTO to Burr PTO / 171 Pine St. / Auburndale, MA 02466.

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