AUCTION WRAP-UP

                                                           Thank You for a Successful 2023 Auction!

It was great to see some of you at Paddy's on Thursday to mark the end of the auction. Thanks to everyone's support and participation the online auction raised about $8,000 for the Burr PTO!! Those funds will go to support classroom supplies, Creative Arts & Sciences programming, playground improvements, and more. 

Item Delivery:
  • Please be sure to pay your invoices asap.
  • You will hear from an auction committee member soon about how to get your item(s). For some of the physical items, we will have a table in front of Burr on Monday morning, be sure to watch your email for information. 
If you have any questions email amie@burrpto.org.
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THE AUCTION IS LIVE—Bid Early and Often!


One of our biggest (and most fun) fundraisers of the year is live and will run through March 23 @9pm! The online auction is a great chance to win some awesome items, while supporting the Burr PTO. We currently have 100+ auction items worth over $13,000 ready for bidding. 


Items up for bid include:
  • Gift Certificates, services and items: New Balance, Big Picture Framing, Wegmans, mulch from Nicolazzo and Sons Landscaping, Barrett Tree Service East, Blackearth Compost Service, the Beauty Studio, a basket from Greentail Table, Henry Bear's Park, Newton Marriott, Lumiere Housecleaning, Resume & LinkedIn Profile Consult, Mynt3D Pen
  • Kids activities and camps: Class/camp at the New Art Center, Bay State Skating, Dexter Southfield Summer Camp, Empow Studios, Fun and Games, Creative Steps Dance Studio, Jammin with You music lessons, Newton Community Ed, In Home Jams music lessons, birthday party at Energy Fitness & Gymnastics, Giroux Brothers birthday party, Goldfish Swim School, Hip Stitch, Mass Gymnastics Center, Mathnasium, The Dance Academy, Code Ninja, Kidcasso, Newton Little League, Joann Langione Dance Center, Music lessons (trombone, voice, piano), Kiwi Crates
  • Tickets and Passes: Launch Framingham, Swan Boats, Discovery Museum, Puppet Showplace Theater, Level 99, Larz Anderson Museum, Peabody Essex Museum, Boda Borg, Essex Steam Train and Riverboat, Hyline ferry passes, Mass Audobon membership, Sturbridge Village, York's Wild Kingdom, Bay Spirit Tours, Kimball Farms, Firehouse Tour
  • Food: Homemade meals and pies, decorated cookies from Kneads More Sprinkles, DePasquales @Night Cap Corner, Country Desserts, Sweet Tomatoes, Paddy's, Fiorella's, Chiqui's Kitchen, Boston Organics, WECO, Judith's Kitchen, JP Licks, Cafe Martin
  • Fitness/Athletics: YMCA family membership, JCC family membership, Barry's Bootcamp , Soul Cycle, Fit4 Newton, Newton Community Golf, Central Rock Climbing, Treetop Adventures, Paddle Boston boat rental and more
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Grownups-Only Burr Happy Hour

THIS THURSDAY 3/23!



The Happy Hour at Paddy's is Thursday. We are looking forward to seeing you there!

If you will be coming, PLEASE RSVP and prepay now. This will allow us to make sure we get the right-sized room, and have food ready for everybody! And by pre-paying you will save $5 over door price on Thursday!

Thanks, Burr Community, for RSVPing today! Here's the full info about the event:

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The Burr PTO is thrilled to invite you to our first grownups-only event since 2019!

Join the Burr community for a Happy Hour at Paddy's Public House (78 Elm St. in Newton) from 4:00-7:30pm on Thursday 3/23.

We will have a private (upstairs) room and each admission will include a drink ticket and light appetizers. (Additional drinks and food may be purchased.)

Thursday 3/23 will also be the last night of the Burr Fundraising Auction. We will have special items on display at the happy hour and you can make a winning bid from your phone!

Admission: 
$25 for one adult (includes one drink ticket and light appetizers) 
$45 for two adults—spouses, partners, friends, +1s of any kind! (includes two drink tickets and light appetizers for two)

Payment:
To ensure we have enough attendees to secure the room, please RSVP and pay online at this Signup Genius by Wednesday.

If you have any questions, please email dave@burrpto.org
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CAS Program Announcement!—Annawon Weeden will be attending Burr School 3rd grade classrooms on Wednesday 3/22


Annawon provides historical information about Wampanoag people and their culture. As a modern day representative of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, Annawon shares stories, language, clothing, tools, from a uniquely personal perspective. He is funny, engaging, and a great story teller. The 60 minute program includes a hand-on corn husk doll making activity. Please request that Annawon make the non-skirt wearing doll.

Parents are welcome to attend.

MacNeill @ 9:00am
Canning @ 10:00am
Oh @ 11:00am

Creative Arts and Sciences programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. 
Parents are welcome to attend, but no younger siblings please.
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CAS Programming: Tanglewood Marionettes for K and 1 Students, March 22


Creative Arts and Sciences programs are fully funded by the Burr School PTO. 
Parents are welcome to attend, but no younger siblings please.
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Burr Families - We Need Your Help to Make Spring Events Happen!



There are lots of great spring events in the works but they can only happen with your help. Please consider volunteering for one of these committees/events. If you have any questions or want us to find you the perfect opportunity that fits your availability, please email amie@burrpto.org. 

Thank you!!

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SEPAC Information About Transition to Middle School



Parents and Guardians of 5th grade students receiving special education services:
If your child has an IEP or 504 plan, please refer to this informational document created by SEPAC about transition to middle school including upcoming presentations and meetings. Please reach out to Burr SEPAC Liaison Eliza Spaulding or Day SEPAC Liaison Spencer Poole with any questions. We hope this is helpful!
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Crossing Guard of the Year Nomination


Crossing Guards are outside—rain or shine—to keep students safe during arrival and dismissal. If you think your Crossing Guard goes above and beyond for your school and should be considered for our Crossing Guard of the Year Awards, please nominate them using this form by March 22: bit.ly/MASRTSnomination 
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