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Volunteers needed for

UNDERSTANDING OUR DIFFERENCES
The Understanding Our Differences program is a terrific parent led program that teaches our 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade children about various disabilities. It’s focus is on teaching children to be inclusive of and to be allies for persons with disabilities in their community. This program is run entirely with parent volunteers and we need your help! Volunteering is easy, fun and anyone can do it – you don’t need any background knowledge about disabilities or to have a child in the grade to volunteer. Please consider volunteering for the following units:

 3rd grade (Thursdays 11am-1pm)

  • November 14, 2019 -- Physical Disabilities
  • March 12, 2020 -- Blindness/Low Vision
  • April 9, 2020 -- Deafness/Hard of Hearing

Contact Christine Dutt (duttch2@gmail.com) to volunteer!

 4th grade (Thursdays 9:40-11:40 am)

  • November 14, 2019 -- Learning Disabilities
  • April 9, 2020 -- Chronic Medical Conditions

Contact Michael Grubb (mgrubb@gmail.com) or sign-up via sign-up genius to volunteer!

 5th grade

  • October 28, 2019 -- Intellectual Disabilities  (Monday 9-11am)
  • January 16, 2020 – Autism  (Thursday 1-3pm)

Contact Deanna Salemme (salemme@comcast.net) to volunteer!

 Volunteering is easy – anyone can do it. Part of the reason the program is so successful is that it is designed to run well with first-time volunteers. Volunteers will take small groups of kids through learning activities – but this is easy to do because there is a script to follow and it is fun for the kids. You can get ready very quickly the evening before by watching a few minute video online and looking through the activity outline. 

 The whole program takes only 2 hours (and you can leave 30 minutes early if you need to) – so it is shorter and easier than a field trip – and your kids will love having you participate just as much as they love you coming on field trips.

 Want to know more?
www.understandingourdifferences.org





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Cornhole & Crockpots - This Friday!


The Burr PTO is excited to host an adult only fundraiser of competition and fun!

 Date: Friday, October 18th

 Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

 Location: 87 Rowe St, Auburndale 

 Get your recipes and team names ready! Prizes for:

 Best In Crock: Appetizers, Soups/Stews/Entrees and Desserts
Best Signature Drink: Non-Alcoholic & Alcoholic
Cornhole Tournament Champions

 $20 per person - pay online or pay at the door. All proceeds go to the Burr playground enhancements

 DJ, (beer, wine, and soda), 50/50 raffle and a raffle item!

 This event is open to the community & friends of Burr Elementary so bring your friends!

 For more info and to register: http://bit.ly/burrcrocktoberfest2019
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BURR SCHOOL DAY OF THE DEAD

Saturday, November 9 at 3PM

Join us for our first ever Burr Dia de Los Muertos Celebration & Movie Night on Saturday, November 9 at 3pm at the Burr Cafeterium.  Join us to celebrate our loved ones that have passed by helping us built a traditional Day of the Dead Altar, participate in interactive traditional Mexican dances, crafts and a calavera costume parade. Feel free to bring a picture of your deceased loved one to be honored that day.  


 Traditional Mexican hot chocolate and pan de muerto will be provided and the celebration will be followed by COCO!  Please note the movie will begin promptly at 4pm. Best “Calavera” or “Skull” Costume will be awarded a special prize! Face painter and concessions will be available for a small fee. $10 per child, $15 per family. 

Join us!













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Diwali Celebration at Burr!



Please save the date for Diwali Celebration at Burr this year on Sunday November 17 from 4:00-6:00 pm. All families and friends from Burr Community are cordially invited to this event. It’s a nice way to learn about the Hindu Culture and this important auspicious holiday celebrated by many Indian Communities. 



If your family is new to Burr and also celebrates Diwali, we welcome you and would love for you to join and help at our event. Please reach out to Ruchi Bhasin via rusona@gmail.com (mom of Riva Bhasin from Ms. Field’s 2nd Grade) if you can help before or during the event. 


Thank you and hope to see many of you at this special cultural event hosted in the Burr Cafetorium! 






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New School Lunch Website and App




Whitsons just launched their FD Meal Planner website and app. It’s a great new tool for families to not only view menus, but also access nutritional information for all meals provided in the Newton Public Schools. Perhaps most importantly, it shows allergen information and allows families to “build” meals based upon their student’s needs.

 There are a few things to note about the new website:

 The FD Meal Planner is linked from the “menus” button on the district and schools homepage here: NPS Food Service.

 However, your browser must allow “pop-ups” so that when you plug your school name into the search bar, you see the schools populate below the bar. Please make sure “pop-ups” are enabled on your selected browser.

The FD Meal Planner App is available for Apple and Android. Once you download and open the app, you will be prompted to create an account. You must create an account to access the menus for your school.

We are excited about this new tool offered by Whitsons. Please be sure to let your Food Service Advisory Group representative know if you have any questions! Or, visit this page on the district webpage to provide feedback via our Google Form: Feeback Form




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Wolf Fund Kick Off - Be Part of the Pack!


Hello Burr Families!

 This year our Burr PTO fundraising goal is approximately $47,600, which helps to fund our school’s technology needs, all of our amazing Burr community events, supplies for teachers and classrooms, and curriculum enhancing programs such as Creative Arts & Sciences. 

 Here is an overview of the fundraising campaigns and events you’ll see coming this year, including a few new parent events, as we look to meet or exceed our goal. Thank you for all of your support. 

 The Wolf Fund: Our annual fall fundraising campaign that covers approximately half of the PTO goal. The Wolf Fund kicks off the first week in October this year and our goal is to meet the target by January 31st next year. Letters with details went out in folders this week, and the link to donate online is here: https://www.burrpto.org/. 

 Cornhole and Crockpots Parent Night, Friday, October 18th: Parents only!! Join fellow Burr parents for a fall game night at Jenn Reale’s house. Details and signup here: http://bit.ly/burrcrocktoberfest2019

 Online Auction: The online auction happens in late January, and offers the opportunity to score many great camps, experiences, travel, restaurants, and fun items. **Burr parents who run businesses, let us know if you are interested in adding your services or items to the auction, we love to support our local community!

 The Book Fair: The Burr PTO and Porter Square books bring you the Burr Book Fair, November 1st through 6th, in the library and art room. Details coming soon, and many times morning, day, and evening to browse this year’s curated book selection. New this year, author night on Wednesday, November 6th, featuring local author Jacob Kramer (Noodlephant). Jacob will read Noodlephant, which is illustrated by Burr extended family, and will do a Q&A and sign books. Noodlephant art projects in the art space!  

 Parent Prom: New this year! Parent prom party night and silent auction featuring the best of the 80’s and 90’s. Location TBD, mid-March date so be on the lookout for details. 

 Other Fun Stuff! Through the year, we run several other events to make sure we meet our fundraising goal, such as the sleepunder, Mayfair, and Color Day. However, there’s always room for more community fundraising events, so if you have an idea or want to host or coordinate event, please feel free. 

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Upcoming Important Dates



  • Wednesday, October 9 - Yom Kippur - No School
  • Thursday, October 10 - Parent Coffee with Principal Johal
  • Monday, October 14 - Columbus Day - No School
  • Friday, October 18 - Cornhole & Crockpots! PTO Fundraiser
  • Saturday, October 26 - Boofest
  • Wednesday, October 30 - Early Release - 12:30
  • November 1-6 - Burr Book Fair
  • Saturday, November 9 - Day of the Dead Celebration (3pm crafts & dancing, 5pm screening of Coco)
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BOO CREW MEETING Monday, October 7th @ 12pm  - Finagle a Bagel.

 Seeking lots and lots of help for the BooFest! This spooktacular event is one of the most cherished of the year and to pull it off we need lots of volunteers! Whether you want to help plan, set up, run the event, clean up or bake, we need YOU! No experience necessary and we swear you will have fun! If you'd like to help, please email Cristal at cbalis@me.com
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Cornhole & Crockpots! Sign up now!


The Burr PTO is excited to host an adult only fundraiser of competition and fun!

 Date: Friday, October 18th

 Time: 5:30 PM - 9:00 PM

 Location: 87 Rowe St, Auburndale (Jenn Reale's house!)

 Get your recipes and team names ready! Prizes for:

 Best In Crock: Appetizers, Soups/Stews/Entrees and Desserts
Best Signature Drink: Non-Alcoholic and Alcoholic
Cornhole Tournament Champions
$20 per person - pay online or pay at the door. All proceeds go to the Burr playground enhancements

 DJ, (beer, wine, and soda), 50/50 raffle and a raffle item!

 This event is open to the community & friends of Burr Elementary so bring your friends!

 For more info and to register: http://bit.ly/burrcrocktoberfest2019


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