Burr School Sports


Friday Soccer & Tuesday Basketball FINAL WEEK OF REGISTRATION!

 2019 WINTER INDOOR SPORTS TRAINING
TO BE AT BURR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GYM,
SOCCER/FRIDAYS OR BASKETBALL/TUESDAYS
FOR 1 HOUR EACH GROUP IN EVENINGS.
  • BASKETBALL TUESDAYS ARE from 12/3/2019 to 3/10/2020; 
  • SOCCER FRIDAYS ARE from 12/6/2019 to 3/27/2020. 

 PLEASE REGISTER AT www.bit.ly/burrschool
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Just Next Door Fundraiser!


Holiday Shopping on your mind? 

 Don’t look any further, just make a trip to our very own neighborhood store ‘Just Next Door’ in Auburndale. 

 At Checkout, remember  to mention you are shopping for Burr School, every purchase gives 20% back to our school. Spread the word to Family and Friends too. Psst..It’s an Early Release Dismissal so all the more fun to get that shopping list taken care of!

 Event: December Holiday Shopping 
When: Wednesday December 4, 2019 All Day
Where: 327 Auburn St, Auburndale MA 02466
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Update on Understanding Our Differences


On November 14th, Burr parents presented the Learning Disabilities unit of the Understanding Our Differences program to the 4th grade. Using a computer analogy, students learned about the ways the brain takes in, processes, stores and shares information. Students learned that learning can be impacted when someone has a learning disability that affects one or more of these areas. They enjoyed hearing from Newton South senior Olga ZhiZhin who shared her own personal story and answered all of the students’ thoughtful questions.

We would like to thank our volunteer team:  Michael Grubb, Deanna Salemme, Spencer Poole, Fiona St John-Parsons, Molly Scanlon, Cristal Balis, Brenna Fisk, Krissy Munroe, Tamika Olszewski and Lily Shu. We could not have done it without you!

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November is National Diabetes Month


Become familiar with the warning signs of diabetes. Knowledge is an important weapon against this disease and its complications.

 Warning Signs of Type 1 Diabetes
These symptoms can occur suddenly and must receive immediate medical attention.
 Excessive thirst
 Frequent urination sometimes exhibited by bedwetting (in large quantities)
 Blurry vision
 Extreme hunger
 Unexplained weight loss even though eating and feeling hungry
 Sweet, fruity odor on breath
 Abdominal pain
 Nausea/vomiting
 Fatigue
 Drowsiness, lethargy
 Irritability/mood changes
 Rapid, heavy breathing
 Confusion, Stupor
 Unconsciousness

 Many of these symptoms can be related to illnesses that are not associated with diabetes. This should be discussed with a health care provider.
Type 1 diabetes, once known as juvenile diabetes or insulin-dependent diabetes, is a chronic condition in which the pancreas produces little or no insulin. Insulin is a hormone needed to allow sugar (glucose) to enter cells to produce energy. Different factors, including genetics and some viruses, may contribute to type 1 diabetes. Although type 1 diabetes usually appears during childhood or adolescence, it can develop in adults.
Despite active research, type 1 diabetes has no cure. Treatment focuses on managing blood sugar levels with insulin, diet and lifestyle to prevent complications.
Jordan Weiss, a nine-year old from Newton, Massachusetts, passed away in 2003 from complications related to undiagnosed Type 1 Diabetes. To honor Jordan's memory, the JBW Fund was established by his family to foster awareness and education of the warning signs of diabetes. Sometimes the signs are obvious and sometimes the signs are subtle, limited and attributed to another illness. The latter was the case for Jordan.
Familiarizing yourself with the warning signs could help save a life. 

 For more information, talk to your school nurse or visit:

 www.cdc.gov/diabetes www.jdrf.org www.joslin.org www.diabetes.org

 www.beyondtype1.org
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Thank you note to the Burr Community

It was so nice to see many Burr Families at the Diwali Celebration on Sunday. We love this diversity in our neighborhood and it is a pleasure to be able to celebrate with you all. A special mention of thanks goes to the following parents that helped put together this wonderful event!

 Kindergarten parents, Sangeeta and Pushkar Phatak, Anu and Vignesh Jayanth,

 1st Grade Parents, Jyoti and Aalok Nadkar, Sridurga Thadakamalla,  Prabhu and Rajani Jayaprakasan, Richa and Neeraj Jain, 2nd Grade Parents, Anubha and Nitin Khankari, Maria Sigala, 4th grade parents Sudhir and Hema Rao, 5th grade parent Reshma Kulkarni, 2nd grade parent Amit Bhasin for emceeing the event and to many more who brought in food, donated supplies and most of all their time to help out! Your support is much appreciated.

 - Ruchi Bhasin

 (Note from the PTO: Thanks are also in order to Ruchi for organizing this amazing event!!!)
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Special Education Parent Advisory Council (SEPAC) News

Please join SEPAC for our monthly open board meeting this Tuesday, November 19th
from 7:30-9:00pm. This month, we will discuss:

  • Migration of the SEPAC listserv from yahoo groups to another platform
  • Topics for educational presentations for the rest of the 2019-2020 academic year
  • New business, which always allows time for parent feedback and questions

The meeting will be in the Education Center, 100 Walnut Street, Room 217. If you are
unable to attend, and would like to share any thoughts/questions, please email me at
the address below. I also will be sharing summaries of the educational presentations
and meetings to the Burr School SEPAC email list. If you would like to be added to the
list, please email me at the address below, as well.

 Eliza Spaulding
2019-2020 Burr School SEPAC Liaison
elizaspaulding@gmail.com


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 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 


2020 Online Auction 


We will be hosting an online Fundraiser for Burr that will be from January 17 - 25, 2020.  We have raised over $13,000 annually and it is a wonderful way to both show support for Burr while also winning some great items (will be over 100 items!).  We hope people will not only bid themselves, but encourage non-Burr folks to do so (friends & family members that live anywhere!).   

 Request:  We are seeking house rental(s) for the auction. If you/anyone you know has a home that is rented that could be donated for a weekend, long weekend, or week - it would make the auction special.  Cape Cod, Ski areas, Florida, anywhere!  If you have ideas for this, please email or text Jon Spack at: jbspack@gmail.com or (617) 921-7970




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Wolf Fund Update


Great News in that we are over 50% of our goal to date and have raised $12,025 to date in online donations/checks collected. This is from about 72 families and the average donation is $167. Thank you so much to all of our generous family donors. It is so special to have such a giving community at Burr!   

 If you have yet to make a donation, and plan to, you can do so online right here or you can bring a check (made out to "Burr PTO") to the school in your child's folder or bring to the office.  We know generosity comes in many forms at Burr, so we want to be sure to recognize how many of you volunteer for so many events!  Thank you!  Please see upcoming volunteer opportunities here.
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 THE BURR PTO PRESENTS 


Save the Date: Parent Prom, Saturday, March 21st, 6-10pm at Parallel Sound Studio


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, March 21st, 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 Save the Date! 



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